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Tuesday, February 7

50 Years of Title IX
07 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
07 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'
07 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
07 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
07 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
07 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
07 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
07 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'
07 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...

Microbiology Seminar Series
07 Feb

The Microbiology seminar series is held weekly during the academic year. Speakers present current research on pathogenic bacteria, fungi, protozoa,...

Reframing Aging: Current Perspectives on Older Adults and Aging Society
07 Feb

We all know that life expectancy has doubled in the last century. Our interpersonal relationships, service organizations and policies, community...

Tuesday, February 7 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Foundations of an Inclusive Workplace*
07 Feb

All WashU staff and faculty are invited to participate in this collaborative learning session. Participants will build and practice skills to help them...

Tuesday, February 7 | 2:00 PM
Virtual Event
Syndemics: Meditations on Theory, Practice and Politics
07 Feb

Emily Mendenhall will lecture on the history, practice, and politics of syndemic theory. Of anthropological origins, the syndemic idiom has become a central...

Tuesday, February 7 | 4:00 PM
Taste of Cultural St. Louis
07 Feb

Please enjoy delicious free food from cultural restaurants around St. Louis. This is a student-centered event.

Tuesday, February 7 | 5:00 PM
Civic Cafe: Democracy Dinner: The Current State of U.S. Racial Politics
07 Feb

Please join Please join Dr. Matthew Hayes, Associate Professor of Political Science, and the Gephardt Institute on Feb. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn...

Tuesday, February 7 | 5:30 PM
Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh holding a copy of This is Not My Home. Photo courtesy of Gabriel Martinez.
07 Feb

Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh, debut author-illustrators of the incredibly heartfelt and humorous picture book, "This Is Not My Home" will be hosting their...

Tuesday, February 7 | 6:00 PM
Climate Conversation: Environmental Justice in St. Louis
07 Feb

The WashU Climate Change Program (WUCCP) is hosting our first Climate Conversation event of the spring semester on Tuesday, February 7th at 7 PM in Schnuck...

Tuesday, February 7 | 7:00 PM

Tuesday, February 7