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Thursday, February 9

50 Years of Title IX
09 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
09 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'
09 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
09 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
09 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
09 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
09 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
09 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....

Data Sharing for Federally Funded Researchers
09 Feb

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently put out a memo stating that all federally funded, scientific data needs to be shared...

Glaser Gallery Exhibit: 'How did we get hear? Historic hearing devices, 1800-2000'
09 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...

Digital Transformation Coffee Hour
09 Feb

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, February 9 | 9:30 AM
WUSM Farmers Market
09 Feb

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

Data Sharing for Federally Funded Researchers
09 Feb

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) recently put out a memo stating that all federally funded, scientific data needs to be shared...

Part-Time MSW Program + Tuition Benefits Lunch & Learn
09 Feb

Join us over lunchtime to learn about the Brown School's Part-Time Master of Social Work program, designed especially for individuals wishing to pursue...

Thursday, February 9 | 12:00 PM
 Super-intelligence, Frankenstein, and Post-humanism: AI Ethics Beyond Data and Algorithmic Bias
09 Feb

Moving beyond the contemporary debates centering on data and algorithmic bias, join Professor An as he discusses the philosophical and practical issues...

Thursday, February 9 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
In St. Louis, For St. Louis Service Event
09 Feb

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion and Campus Life invite you to participate in a service event with Operation Food Search to help combat food insecurity...

Thursday, February 9 | 1:30 PM
Vivian Feig
09 Feb

Vivian Feig, Schmidt Science Fellow at MIT, will present her seminar titled, "Dynamic Bio-interfacing Functional Materials." Seminar Announcement

Molecules in mud: Reconstructing Neogene Hominid Environments from Molecular Biomarkers in Terrestrial and Marine Sediments
09 Feb

Today, humans rely on grasses like corn, wheat, and rice as a primary food source and for feeding livestock. Our dependence on grasses as a food source has...

Thursday, February 9 | 4:00 PM
Not the Body, Not the Mind: Functional Disorders, Unexplained Symptoms and the Ubiquity of Social Distress
09 Feb

In the US, one patient on three seen in an epileptology clinic is diagnosed with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). Nevertheless, their seizures look...

Thursday, February 9 | 4:00 PM
Pitch Workshop
09 Feb

Pitch Workshops aim to help enhance your confidence when presenting yourself, your ideas and your work, no matter your area of expertise. Join the...

Returning Home: Repatriation of Jewish Books Confiscated During WWII
09 Feb

In 2021, the Library of the Jewish Museum in Prague contacted Washington University Libraries to learn more about books in the Brisman Collection of Jewish...

Thursday, February 9 | 4:00 PM
Olin Library, Rm. 142
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Gallery Talk: New on View in Photography
09 Feb

Molly Moog, curatorial assistant at the Kemper Art Museum, discusses two newly opened photography installations. The first highlights travel photography...

Masters Chair Fellowship Information Session
09 Feb

This fellowship provides master of science degree candidates in the Computer Science & Engineering (CSE), Electrical & Systems Engineering (ESE) or the...

Thursday, February 9 | 7:00 PM
Virtual Event
The Black Rep presents 'The Light'
09 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...

Visiting Writer: Kate Bernheimer
09 Feb

Kate Bernheimer’s most recent book is Office at Night, a novella co-authored with Laird Hunt (Finalist, Shirley Jackson Awards). It was published by Coffee...

Thursday, February 9 | 8:00 PM

Thursday, February 9