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Monday, February 6

50 Years of Title IX
06 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
06 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'
06 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...

Two figures in robes and hats are sketching a plant in a vase. They are superimposed over a blue gradient background with the text hashtag color our collections
06 Feb

From February 6-10, 2023, libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions around the world are sharing free coloring sheets and books based on materials...

Seymour Chwast, End Bad Breath, 1967. D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library
06 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
06 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
06 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
06 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
06 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'
06 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...

The New PhD: How to Build a Better Graduate Education
06 Feb

During Professor Cassuto’s visit, he will be engaging in conversations with faculty, graduate students, and graduate education leaders across the university....

Alberto Salleo, Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University
06 Feb

Alberto Salleo, Chair & Professor of Materials Science & Engineering, Stanford University Carrier mobility in conjugated polymers continues to increase with...

Digital Media Lecture: 'Unmasking White Data: A Digital Forensics of White Supremacy'
06 Feb

In conjunction with it search for an assistant professor in digital media, Film & Media Studies would like to invite you to a series of lectures on topics...

Phylogenomic methods for evolutionary mechanisms in free-living and parasitic plants
06 Feb

I am a systematic biologist broadly interested in the study of phylogenetics and evolutionary genomics. My research integrates fieldwork, museum/herbaria...

Monday, February 6 | 4:00 PM
Rendering of the proposed Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersberg, Florida. The project is designed by Mario Gooden Studio. (Photo: Courtesy Mario Gooden Studio)
06 Feb

Mario Gooden is a cultural practice architect and director of Mario Gooden Studio: Architecture + Design. His practice engages the cultural landscape and the...

Monday, February 6