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Events

Thursday, October 21

A Day in the Life
21 Oct

The portability of miniature books makes them perfect for carrying and using throughout daily life. A large portion of the Julian and Hope Edison Collection...

Exhibit: Transnational Framings: German Visual Culture in the Age of Nationalism
21 Oct

The exhibition Transnational Framings: German Visual Culture in the Age of Nationalism, 1848-1919, demonstrates how mass-produced, illustrated media from...

Joy Williams: Honored Guest
21 Oct

The Washington University Libraries acquired the Joy Williams Papers in 2017, a significant milestone for its Modern Literature Collection. Williams is one...

Li Yuexi 李月溪(1881-1946), Telebiao 特勒驃, Stone relief rubbing taken from the Six Horses of Zhao Mausoleum 昭陵六骏
21 Oct

Legendary: Horses and Classical Chinese Literature is an exhibition inspired by Chinese culture and literature highlighting essential works from the East...

Moving Magic: Movable Books in the Rare Books Collections
21 Oct

Though many consider pop-up books to be for children, books with moving parts have been around for centuries and encompass all genres. The Rare Book...

BME Seminar: Raffaella De Vita
21 Oct

Presenting on "From monologues to dialogues: An engineering analysis of the vagina" Raffaella De Vita, Ph.D., professor and associate department head in the...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Abstract DNA illustration (image: Shutterstock)
21 Oct

The Synthetic Biology Young Speaker Series (SynBYSS) is a yearlong, weekly, virtual seminar series. The series is organized and chaired by Tae Seok Moon,...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Virtual Event
WUSM Farmer's Market
21 Oct

The Office of Sustainability, Operations & Facilities Management Department, and Human Resources are excited to announce the return of The School of Medicine...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 10:00 AM
BearFit Gentle Flow Yoga
21 Oct

Join BearFIT Instructor Alex in Studio 1904 for this gentle stretch yoga class to help reconnect your mind and body as you finsih off the week.

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Engaging Families in Preventing Youth Suicide
21 Oct

Families serve a critical role in providing support, nurturance, and coaching to their children. Engaging caregivers in safety planning to prevent suicide is...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Andrew Schiermeier
21 Oct

Andrew Schiermeier, BSME '91, President & CEO of Adira Therapeutics, will present his seminar titled "From Mechanical Engineering to Curing Deadly Genetic...

Fear and Loathing in New Spain: Antiblackness in Colonial Mexico
21 Oct

Region and Enmity: A RaceB4Race Symposium, October 19–22 Download program Enmity is a sustaining force for systemic racism, a fervent antipathy toward a...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Virtual Event
Apples and Oranges: Best Approaches in Working with Heritage Speakers
21 Oct

The Washington University Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series and the Saint Louis University Department of Languages, Literatures, and...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Comedy Three Ways
21 Oct

Abstract: Comedy raised a deep question for renaissance literary theory. Working with an idiom derived from Aristotle, Horace, and Aelius Donatus, humanists...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Jennifer Ponce de León: Art, Ideology and Social Movements Across the Americas
21 Oct

Jennifer S. Ponce de León is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research focuses on cultural production and antisystemic movements in the Americas since the...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Virtual Event
TRX Total Assets
21 Oct

Join BearFIT Instructor Jason in Studio 1904 for this dynamic take on suspension training with a mix of dumbells and body weight exercises. Registration is...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 4:00 PM
LGBTQIA History Month: 50 years of LGBT Campus Center Activism
21 Oct

Will Sherry, director of the University of Michigan Spectrum Center, will share key milestones on the 50 year history of the Spectrum Center and reflections...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 4:30 PM
Kids and COVID-19 – A Question About Masking
21 Oct

Join the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research for a special mini-version of our exciting Pitch Partners event!   Ken Haller and several of his...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 5:00 PM
Virtual Event
BearFit BearFlex
21 Oct

Join BearFIT Instructor Meghann in Olympic Studio for this unique Strength and endurane class.

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Virtual Event
Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Praca do Patriarca e Viaduto do Chá
21 Oct

Architect, critic and historian Kenneth Frampton, the Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Tear Down the Walls: White Radicalism and Black Power in 1960s Rock
21 Oct

From the earliest days of rock and roll, white artists regularly achieved fame, wealth, and success that eluded the Black artists whose work had preceded and...

Faculty Reading: G'Ra Asim & Niki Herd
21 Oct

G’Ra Asim, a writer and musician, is an assistant professor of creative writing at Washington University in St. Louis. His nonfiction debut, Boyz n the Void:...

Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 8:00 PM
Virtual Event

Thursday, October 21