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Thursday, March 2

Credit: Katherine Simone Reynolds
02 Mar

In 2021 the Washington University Libraries acquired the literary papers of Aaron Coleman. Coleman, a poet and translator, received his Master of Fine Arts...

50 Years of Title IX
02 Mar

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
02 Mar

"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 Mar

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

Inherent Vice: Preserving Vulnerable Collections
02 Mar

Libraries and archives are stewards to immense collections threatened by building leaks, pest infestations, and their own inherent vices. The Inherent Vice...

School of Medicine Composting Pilot Program
02 Mar

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
02 Mar

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...

The Oresteia
02 Mar

The House of Atreus is burdened by an old curse and trapped in a cycle of retributive violence. How can justice be achieved without piling new crimes on top...

Thursday, March 2 | 12:00 AM
Mr. William Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies, 1685
02 Mar

"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....

Women in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine
02 Mar

Back by popular demand, this exhibit, in collaboration with the Academic Women's Network, features 22 women from the Washington University School of Medicine...

Washington University College Republicans
02 Mar

Join us for fun, pizza-filled discussions on current events each Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in DUC 232.

Digital Transformation Coffee Hour
02 Mar

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, March 2 | 9:30 AM
BME Seminar: Thomas Boland, PhD
02 Mar

Presenting on “Cells in Machines and Things we Discovered Along the Way” Thomas Boland, PhD, professor of metallurgical, materials and biomedical...

WUSM Farmers Market
02 Mar

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

Impactful Interventions to Support Newcomer Adolescents
02 Mar

Join this moderated roundtable discussion as we review promising and evidence-based programs, including two SALaMA interventions: FORWARD with Peers, a...

Thursday, March 2 | 12:30 PM
Virtual Event
Networking For Success
02 Mar

Join TEIMS, the Sever graduate student group, and AGES, the association of graduate engineering students, to learn about effective networking strategies and...

Thursday, March 2 | 1:00 PM
University Shield
02 Mar

Youngsup Song, Postdoctoral Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will present his seminar titled, "Toward Carbon-Neutral Energy Generation...

2023 Mark S. Wrighton Research Award on Aging 3MT Competition
02 Mar

Watch doctoral candidates battle it out in a Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition for the Mark S. Wrighton Award on Aging. The 3MT® is an academic...

Living Earth Collaborative Seminar
02 Mar

We will livestream the presentations on Thursdays at 4:00 p.m. at the Living Earth Collaborative YouTube Channel

Thursday, March 2 | 4:00 PM
Sex Dolls at Sea: Imagined Origins of Sexual Technologies
02 Mar

Bo Ruberg Abstract: Technologies designed for sex and intimacy are on the rise, from wifi-enabled sex toys to sex robots. Along with this boom in "sex tech"...

Thursday, March 2 | 4:00 PM
Cover of “With Great Truth and Regard: The Story of the Typewriter in India” by Sidharth Bhatia. Design by Sarita Sundar, Shreyas R Krishnan, Joanna Mendes, Sybil D’Souza, Georgie Paul, Ruchika Chanana.
02 Mar

Sarita Sundar is the founder of Hanno, a heritage interpretation and design consultancy. Her practice and research spans heritage studies, popular and visual...

ESE Alumni Panel
02 Mar

The Electrical & Systems Engineering department invites you to attend the ESE Alumni Panel focusing on graduate alumni who are working in Data Analytics in...

Thursday, March 2 | 5:30 PM
Virtual Event
Middle East / North Africa Film Series - Session Two
02 Mar

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

Thursday, March 2 | 5:30 PM
Skandalaris Venture Competition Semifinals
02 Mar

Join us in the Crowder Courtyard as the Skandalaris Venture Competition semifinalists compete for a spot in the finals! SVC semifinalists will do their best...

Mapping Xinjiang: A Mongol-Banner Cartographer and the Qing Geographic Knowledge of Central Eurasia in the Late Eighteenth Century
02 Mar

The Institute of History and Philology at Academia Sinica collects a huge map of Xinjiang made by a Qing Mongolian banner officer called Suningga in 1773. As...

Thursday, March 2 | 6:00 PM
Virtual Event
International Women's Day Panel
02 Mar

Celebrate International Women's Day with us by honoring the historical, political, and cultural achievements of women around the world. Learn more about...

Thursday, March 2 | 6:30 PM
Lay Mental Health Discussions: Novel Treatments in Psychiatry
02 Mar

The Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research in conjunction with the Silvio O. Conte Neuroscience Center is sponsoring a weekly...

Thursday, March 2 | 6:30 PM
A Conversation with Prof. Penina Acayo Laker
02 Mar

Through a Q&A style discussion open to questions from audience members, Prof. Penina Acayo Laker, Assistant Professor of Communication Design at the Sam Fox...

Climate Conversation: Conference of the Parties
02 Mar

The WashU Climate Change Program (WUCCP) is hosting our second Climate Conversation event of the spring semester - student delegates will be talking about...

Public Lecture:  Rewriting the Creation Story for the Earth and Moon
02 Mar

The origin of the Earth and Moon is one of science’s greatest mystery stories, complete with false starts and dead ends. The Apollo missions shattered all...

Thursday, March 2 | 7:00 PM
WU Cinema Presents: 'Princess Mononoke'
02 Mar

Director Hayao Miyazaki Country Japan Year 1997 Running Time 134 minutes Japanese with English subtitles An action-packed epic, Princess Mononoke also...

Thursday, March 2 | 8:00 PM

Thursday, March 2