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Thursday, February 2

Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans
02 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'
02 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...

Seymour Chwast, End Bad Breath, 1967. D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library
02 Feb

In the late 1940s and 50s, mainstream illustration was dominated by the simulated small-town charm of Norman Rockwell and the slick but false assurances of...

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

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...

School of Medicine Composting Pilot Program
02 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...

Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, 1685
02 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....

Glaser Gallery Exhibit: 'How did we get hear? Historic hearing devices, 1800-2000'
02 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...

BME Seminar: Jessica Oakes, PhD
02 Feb

Presenting on “Particles in the Lung: from Dysfunction to Treatment”. Jessica Oakes, PhD, assistant professor of bioengineering at Northeastern University,...

Faith Zone Religious Diversity & Hospitality
02 Feb

All WashU staff and faculty are invited to take part in this 2-hour interactive session guided by the Office of Religious, Spiritual, & Ethical Life in...

Thursday, February 2 | 10:00 AM
Virtual Event
WUSM Farmers Market
02 Feb

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

Introduction to Epidemiology and Causal Inference
02 Feb

Causal inference -- the art and science of making a causal claim about the relationship between two factors -- is in many ways the heart of epidemiologic...

Thursday, February 2 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Susmita Sarkar
02 Feb

Susmita Sarkar, PhD candidate at Purdue University, will present her seminar titled, "Mechanistic Interactions in Sustainable Energy Storage Materials and...

Welcome Back Global Studies
02 Feb

Join us for hot chocolate as we celebrate the first edition of the Global Futures class, the GCPodcast launch, Amy Heath-Caprtentier on her recent book...

Thursday, February 2 | 3:00 PM
Testimony as Transformation: Culturally- and Spiritually-Adapted Narrative Therapy among Cambodian Genocide Survivors
02 Feb

Lesley will be presenting her research about mental health treatment for survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. From 1975-1979, the communist...

Thursday, February 2 | 4:00 PM
'The Genealogical Adam and Eve': A conversation with Prof. Joshua Swamidass
02 Feb

How can the Genesis account of Adam and Eve be reconciled with history and evolutionary science? How can a scientist integrate their faith and work? Join us...

Thursday, February 2 | 7:00 PM
The Black Rep presents 'The Light'
02 Feb

The St. Louis Black Repertory Company continues its 46th Season with The Light by Loy A. Webb. Previews begin Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at the Hotchner...

WU Cinema Presents: 'Groundhog Day'
02 Feb

Director: Harold Ramis Runtime: 101 mins 1993 Format: 35MM Bill Murray is at his wry, wisecracking best in this riotous romantic comedy about a weatherman...

Thursday, February 2 | 8:00 PM

Thursday, February 2