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Thursday, November 16

Adam Pendleton: To Divide By
16 Nov

“What is your name?” “Where are you from?” “How did you end up here?” “Can you feel it?” “Does it hurt?” With these and other questions, the American artist...

BME Seminar: David T. Curiel, MD, PhD
16 Nov

Presenting on “Targeted In Vivo Gene Delivery via Tropism Modified Adenoviral Vectors - A Thirty Year Quest for the Holy Grail”. David T. Curiel, MD, PhD,...

Chris Jackson and Chrystal Jackson: 'Somewhere in the Stars'
16 Nov

Washington University in St. Louis alumnus (1981) Chris Jackson authored and produced numerous musical shows and productions in St. Louis, the Midwest, and...

Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code
16 Nov

For over 50 years, the Comics Code Authority enforced its Seal of Approval, a set of self-imposed guidelines used to judge comics as appropriate for all...

God of Carnage
16 Nov

God of Carnage follows a meeting between two sets of parents after a playground altercation between their sons. The adults agree to settle the dispute...

MADness Unleashed: The World of MAD Magazine
16 Nov

The MADness Unleashed exhibition is an overview of MAD Magazine and its place within American culture. The exhibition is highlighted by original art and...

SLIFF: Human Ties spotlight
16 Nov

The Center for the Humanities sponsors the Human Ties lineup of films at the Saint Louis Film Festival (festival dates are Nov. 9–19). 4 pm, Fri., Nov. 10:...

Thursday, November 16 | 12:00 AM
Secret Sciences: The Hidden Arts of Alchemy
16 Nov

In the popular imagination, alchemy is often synonymous with the transmutation of lead into gold. But while this was certainly one of the alchemists’ goals,...

The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection
16 Nov

The Assembled Playwright exhibition presents highlights from the Harley Hammerman Collection on Eugene O’Neill. The exhibition includes manuscripts,...

WashU Employee Onsite Biometric Screening Event
16 Nov

Knowing your numbers is key in detecting disease early and we offer three ways for all WashU benefits eligible employees to complete their annual screening...

Digital Transformation Coffee Hours
16 Nov

Curious about WashU's new Digital Transformation initiative? Have ideas? Want to get involved? Every Thursday, you can join Philip R.O. Payne, Digital...

Thursday, November 16 | 9:00 AM
Workshop: Writing about AI for general audiences
16 Nov

Artificial Intelligence promises to disrupt industries and change professions. The scale and scope of those possible changes touch almost every field—well...

Thursday, November 16 | 9:00 AM
DCDS PhD Virtual Information Session
16 Nov

General Information Session

Thursday, November 16 | 10:00 AM
Virtual Event
Unreal City Sprint
16 Nov

Join the Data Services Department for a sprint during Geography Awareness Week (GAW) to continue the reimagining of the Unreal City website. The Unreal City...

Disorderly Materials / Contingent Objects
16 Nov

Over the past two decades, several philosophers, art theorists, and cultural critics have turned their attention to the study of matter. Philosopher Jane...

Observations and Simulations of Small-scale Convection beneath the Oceanic Plates
16 Nov

EEPS Colloquium: Zach Eilon (Co-authors: Juliane Dannberg, Josh Russell, Jim Gaherty, René Gaßmöller, Lun Zhang, Don Forsyth) Several aspects of the oceanic...

Thursday, November 16 | 11:30 AM
Virtual Event
2023 WashU Bouchet Inductees
16 Nov

Join the Graduate Center and members of the Bouchet Graduate Honors Society (BGHS) to learn about the society, current students’ academic journeys, and their...

Weidenbaum Center Public Policy Meeting
16 Nov

Each year, the Weidenbaum Center funds hundreds of thousands of dollars in research in the social sciences here at Washington University. Please join us to...

Thursday, November 16 | 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity
16 Nov

The paradox of poverty amid plenty has plagued the United States throughout the 21st century – why should the wealthiest country in the world also have the...

Thursday, November 16 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Dr. Saurabh Ghosh
16 Nov

Dr. Saurabh Ghosh, Dept of Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee The family of ABO3 perovskite oxides form a large class of compounds with diverse...

Data Analytic Identification of Interacting Neural Populations: Ideas and Issues
16 Nov

Statistics and Data Science Seminar Abstract: As improved recording technologies have created new opportunities for neurophysiological investigation,...

Thursday, November 16 | 4:00 PM
Living Earth Collaborative / Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar
16 Nov

Washington University Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Students Eduardo Aguirre-Mazzi, "Phylogenomic insights into the evolution, biogeography, and...

Thursday, November 16 | 4:00 PM
Statistics and Data Science Seminar: Harnessing The Collective Wisdom: Fusion Learning Using Decision Sequences From Diverse Sources
16 Nov

Co-sponsored by TRIADS Abstract: Learning from the collective wisdom of crowds enhances the transparency of scientific findings by incorporating diverse...

Thursday, November 16 | 4:00 PM
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards presented by the Skandalaris Center
16 Nov

The Skandalaris Center is proud to present the Washington University Innovation and Entrepreneurship Awards. Join us as we host a panel of past participants...

Thursday, November 16 | 5:00 PM
International Education Week
16 Nov

International Education Week, taking place from November 13 to 17, is an annual celebration of global learning and cultural exchange. Throughout the week, a...

Thursday, November 16 | 5:00 PM
The Science of Sex in Long-term Relationships with Emily Nagoski, Nov. 16 at Brown School
16 Nov

Masters and Johnson Lecture: The Science of Sex in Long-term Relationships with Emily Nagoski, PhD Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 5:30pm at GRAHAM CHAPEL at...

STC Tech Expo 2023
16 Nov

This event is for the residential students at WashU. The Student Technology Coordinators (STCs) are organizing a tech-themed event for their residents to...

Thursday, November 16 | 6:00 PM
What We Can Learn from Performing Roman Comedy
16 Nov

Christopher Polt, Boston College and T.H.M. Gellar-Goad, Wake Forest University Sponsored by the Department of Classics. Co-sponsored by the Performing Arts...

Thursday, November 16 | 6:00 PM
Workshop on Roman Comedy in Performance
16 Nov
PhD in Imaging Science Virtual Information Session
16 Nov

General Information Session

Thursday, November 16 | 7:00 PM
Virtual Event
US-China Forum Annual Town Hall
16 Nov

US-China Forum Annual Town Hall is coming on November 16th! We will have four professors from different departments talking about the current US-China...

Wind Ensemble Concert
16 Nov

WashU Wind Ensemble will perform works under the direction of Chris Becker.

ESE PhD Virtual Information Session
16 Nov

General Information Session

Thursday, November 16 | 8:00 PM
Virtual Event

Thursday, November 16