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Monday, October 3

Chakaia Booker: 'Shaved Portions'
03 Oct

Chakaia Booker is renowned for her artistic practice that pushes the limits of abstraction through the use of her signature material—discarded rubber tires...

Ervin Scholars: Honor the Legacy
03 Oct

The John B. Ervin Scholars Program honors the memory of a nationally renowned educator and community leader who believed in giving students a first-rate...

Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood
03 Oct

Leaving China is an exhibition of work by accomplished artist James McMullan that focuses on watercolor paintings about his childhood during World War II....

Life in St. Louis 1888-1905: T.S. Eliot’s First Waste Land
03 Oct

The Waste Land by St. Louis native TS Eliot was published in 1922 and forever changed literature. The Life in St. Louis 1888-1905: T.S. Eliot’s First Waste...

Mapping Nairobi's Linguistic Profile
03 Oct

Professor Iribe Mwangi (University of Nairobi) will discuss his collaborative work with AFAS professor Mungai Mutonya mapping Nairobi's linguistic mosaic, a...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 12:00 AM
Stories From World War II
03 Oct

The "Stories From World War II" exhibition brings together stories from the Second World War told through special collections. A variety of personal accounts...

Valuable Dregs: Research in the William Gaddis Papers
03 Oct

Novelist William Gaddis famously shunned the spotlight and dismissed attempts to tie his private life to his creative work. However, Gaddis also kept an...

Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols: Selections from the Collection of Tim Huskey
03 Oct

Tim Huskey has been collecting Cardinals baseball memorabilia since he was five years old, when he stood in line to get an autograph from his favorite...

Through the Scope: A Small History of Microscopy
03 Oct

The invention of the microscope revealed the invisible and enabled new fields of biomedical research. Explore a small history of microscopy, from Robert...

Ability Ally Flyer
03 Oct

The Ability Exhibit is a creative, hands-on tool for promoting awareness and education. It allows users to explore various adaptive devices and get a real...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Pause @ Graham Chapel
03 Oct

The Office for Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life will be holding space in Graham Chapel. The Chapel will be open for reflection, prayer or a moment of...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 9:00 AM
Ambivalent Pleasures: Advertiser Content in American Art
03 Oct

This installation prompts the question of how the visual culture of marketing and markets influences our lives. Bringing together modern and contemporary...

Katharina Grosse Studio Paintings, 1988–2022: Returns, Revisions, Inventions
03 Oct

Katharina Grosse is internationally celebrated for her large-scale, on-site works that she paints across built and natural environments. To date, less focus...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Katharina Grosse: On the Edge of Something Else
03 Oct

The renowned contemporary artist Katharina Grosse, whose exhibition Katharina Grosse Studio Paintings, 1988–2022: Returns, Revisions, Inventions is on view...

Alumnus Author Book Talk: 'Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball'
03 Oct

Join the WashU Alumni Association for a virtual conversation with author Luke Epplin, AB '01, and WashU Professor Gerald Early to discuss Luke's book "Our...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
Engaging Community and Mobilizing Data to Advocate for Change
03 Oct

During this event, participants and speakers will discuss strategies for collaborating with community partners through all stages of the data life cycle....

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Virtual Event
Dr. Joshua Yuan,  Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Chair and Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor
03 Oct

Joshua Yuan, Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Chair and Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable...

Lunch and Learn: 'Managing Unconscious Biases' workshop
03 Oct

In partnership with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the WashU Department of Sociology will host an in-person workshop titled "Managing Unconscious...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 1:00 PM
Big Ideas Beta Project Innovation in Action Reports
03 Oct

Hear updates from the 2021-22 Big Ideas projects since receiving seed funding from the Institute for Informatics (I2) and the Healthcare Innovation...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 2:00 PM
International Perspectives Panel on Abortion
03 Oct

As part of the fall course, The Politics of Reproduction, we are proud to present this free and public event on Monday, October 3 from 4-5:20 p.m. in...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 4:00 PM
CDI x ORSEL Speed Connections
03 Oct

Stop by for quick conversations about religious/philosophical identity, experience and worldview. Snacks will be served! This event is a collaboration with...

Middle East and North Africa Film Series - Session One
03 Oct

Join us for the first session of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Film Series. For this viewing, we are showing the 2009 Israeli film,...

Monday, October 3, 2022 | 6:00 PM

Monday, October 3