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Monday, February 13

50 Years of Title IX
13 Feb

In June 1972, Congress passed Title IX, prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any federal government-funded school or other educational programs. The 50...

Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans
13 Feb

"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relationship to issues of...

Chakaia Booker: 'Shaved Portions'
13 Feb

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

School of Medicine Composting Pilot Program
13 Feb

Was your New Year's resolution to be more sustainable? Here's an easy way to stick to it! WashU School of Medicine will be piloting a composting program at...

Shakespeare in Hand
13 Feb

Shakespeare’s words have become so famous that there is a quote for just about every circumstance or occasion. Though many miniature books feature an entire...

Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, 1685
13 Feb

"The Play’s the Thing" exhibition celebrates the 400-year anniversary of the first folio—the first time William Shakespeare’s collected works were printed....

Valentines with the Vice Dean
13 Feb

Come to the Office of Grad Studies Suite and have coffee and donuts with Director of Grad Student Affairs, Andy Wiegert, and Vice Dean of Graduate Education,...

Monday, February 13 | 8:30 AM
Glaser Gallery Exhibit: 'How did we get hear? Historic hearing devices, 1800-2000'
13 Feb

The hearing aids we are familiar with today are both tiny and mighty, but they weren’t always that way. This exhibit highlights the long history of hearing...

Foundations of an Equity Lens
13 Feb

All WashU staff and faculty are invited to take part in this 90-minute interactive session. Participants will explore a working understanding of "equity,"...

Love Data Week 2023: REDCap and Your Data: A Love Story
13 Feb

Join us for a week of virtual presentations and workshops around all things data. Presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University...

Monday, February 13 | 10:00 AM
Virtual Event
Cognability: An Ecological Theory of Neighborhoods and Cognitive Aging
13 Feb

Join us in February for Cognability: An ecological theory of neighborhoods and cognitive aging presented by Michael Esposito, of Washington University in St....

Monday, February 13 | 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
Shrayesh Patel, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
13 Feb

Shrayesh Patel, Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago Polymer electrolytes are important class of solid electrolytes...

Love Data Week 2023: The Quality and Cost of Shared Data: The RADS team describes what they have learned so far
13 Feb

Join us for a week of virtual presentations and workshops around all things data. Presented by Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University...

Monday, February 13 | 1:00 PM
Virtual Event
Physics Colloquium on Quantum Technologies with Atom-Light Interaction
13 Feb

From knotted cords to contemporary computers, the revolution of information technologies has been a major driving force for human civilization. Since its...

Monday, February 13 | 1:45 PM
ESE Dissertation Defense: Menghao Zhang
13 Feb

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer incidence rates have risen in the past four decades, and breast cancer has become the second most...

Physics Colloquium with Aditi Mitra
13 Feb

Aditi Mitra (Hosted by Henriksen) from New York University will be presenting the colloquium.

Monday, February 13 | 4:00 PM
Physics Colloquium with Aditi Mitra on Nonequilibrium Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems
13 Feb

It has been hard enough determining the ground states of strongly interacting quantum systems, is the study of their nonequilibrium properties totally...

Monday, February 13 | 4:00 PM
Plant Evolution at Different Phylogenetic, Temporal and Spatial scales
13 Feb

Our work addresses questions about the evolutionary processes that generate biological diversity at multiple phylogenetic, spatial, temporal, and phenotypic...

Monday, February 13 | 4:00 PM
Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session One
13 Feb

The Spring 2023 MENA film series features "In Between" (February 13), "The Unorthodox" (March 2), and "The Syrian Bride" (April 19 - Iftar to follow)...

Monday, February 13 | 5:30 PM
What is Black Love Panel Discussion with ABS & Queens
13 Feb

What is Black love? What does it mean to you? How do you feel about representations in the media? Join us for discussion and to hear the opinions from guest...

Monday, February 13 | 5:30 PM
Relationships in Grad School Dinner Talk
13 Feb

It is often discussed that grad school can be an isolating and difficult experience for individuals. However very rarely do we address the challenges and...

Monday, February 13