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Thursday, September 2

A Day in the Life
02 Sep

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
02 Sep

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

Higher Ground: Honoring Washington Park Cemetery, Its People and Place
02 Sep

The history of Washington Park Cemetery, the once largest African American cemetery in the St Louis region, reveals a pattern of practices representing...

Hostile Terrain 94 at Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
02 Sep

Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a global pop-up exhibition composed of thousands of handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who died in the Arizona desert...

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
02 Sep

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
02 Sep

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...

Symposium: Transnational Framings: The German Literary Field in the Age of Nationalism
02 Sep

Our conference seeks to bring into view the push and pull of the national and international in Germany and Austria in the so-called Age of Nationalism,...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Virtual Event
University Shield
02 Sep

Presenting on “Mechanisms of KCNQ1-Calmodulin Channel Complex Activation to Dual Open States” To read the full abstract, please click here. Billy Kang, PhD...

Abstract DNA illustration (image: Shutterstock)
02 Sep

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, September 2, 2021 | 10:00 AM
Virtual Event
WUSM Farmer's Market
02 Sep

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

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 10:00 AM
A Call to Action: Addressing Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities in People with Serious Mental Illness
02 Sep

Join us for a very special Open Classroom event, as we celebrate the start of the academic year and Professor Leopoldo Cabassa is awarded the Distinguished...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
BearFit Gentle Flow Yoga
02 Sep

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, September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Hostile Terrain 94
02 Sep

Join Tabea Linhard, professor of Spanish and comparative literature and Global Studies affiliate; Mattie Gottbrath, coordinator for international programming...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM
University Shield
02 Sep

The MEMS department welcomes our incoming class of PhD students! We will have a poster session given by 2nd-year PhD students (and any others who would like...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 3:00 PM
Hydro-petrology of Earth's Most Explosive Volcano
02 Sep

Mike Krawczynski, assistant professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, will present this lecture. Arguably the most influential and enigmatic element for...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Processes Determining Plant Species Diversity in Restored Tallgrass Prairies
02 Sep

Andrew Kaul, postdoctoral fellow – Restoration Ecology, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden. Virtual seminar will...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 4:00 PM
Virtual Event
BearFit BearFlex
02 Sep

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

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Virtual Event
Von Kaisers- und anderen alten Zeiten
02 Sep

The University Libraries and the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures present a German-language reading with Matthias Goeritz, award-winning poet...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Virtual Event
Building Trust in Healthcare
02 Sep

Join Washington University School of Medicine's Student National Medical Association Chapter (SNMA) for a two-part panel series on the experience of patients...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 7:00 PM
Virtual Event
Carmen Giménez Smith Poetry Reading
02 Sep

Born in New York, poet Carmen Giménez Smith is the daughter of South American immigrants. A CantoMundo fellow, she earned a BA in English from San Jose State...

Thursday, September 2, 2021 | 8:00 PM
Virtual Event

Thursday, September 2