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Thursday, September 14

 This image is an illustration by Stanley Galli that was painted for a Weyerhaeuser advertisement. The illustration can be found in Washington University in St. Louis’ Walter Reed Illustrative Archive within the Modern Graphic History Library Collection.
14 Sep

The Artifacts & Fictions exhibition presents selected works from the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration and Visual Culture (MFA-IVC) students as a part of...

Domesticated Pulp: Archie Publications and the Comics Code
14 Sep

For over 50 years, the Comics Code Authority enforced its Seal of Approval, a set of self-imposed guidelines used to judge comics as appropriate for all...

Long shalt thou live, if these well be done: Food, Drink and Health
14 Sep

You are what you eat! From medieval humoral theory using food to balance one's complexion to American homesteading recipes on making meals that best aid...

Reaching New Heights: The Life and Legacy of Michael W. Friedlander
14 Sep

Distinguished professor of physics Michael W. Friedlander led an extraordinary life dedicated to his family and students at Washington University in St....

The Assembled Playwright: Harley Hammerman’s Eugene O’Neill Collection
14 Sep

The Assembled Playwright exhibition presents highlights from the Harley Hammerman Collection on Eugene O’Neill. The exhibition includes manuscripts,...

Wicked Women: White Women as Perpetrators of Mass Violence
14 Sep

The Wicked Women: White Women as Perpetrators of Mass Violence exhibition discusses the connection between whiteness, gender and violence through women...

Fire & Freedom: 'Food and Enslavement in Early America'
14 Sep

The traveling exhibition from the NLM explore ways in which meals can tell us how power is exchanged between and among different peoples, races, genders and...

Disorderly Materials / Contingent Objects
14 Sep

Over the past two decades, several philosophers, art theorists, and cultural critics have turned their attention to the study of matter. Philosopher Jane...

EEPS Colloquium: Briony Horgan
14 Sep

Two years in Jezero crater on Mars with the Perseverance rover The Perseverance rover is currently exploring Jezero crater on Mars to search for signs of...

Thursday, September 14 | 11:30 AM
Know Your Level: Community-Academic Partnership Showcase
14 Sep

Join us for our upcoming Know Your Level of Community Engagement: Community-Academic Partnership Showcase. Know Your Level is a lecture series — presented by...

Thursday, September 14 | 12:00 PM
Virtual Event
Introduction to Compute Services
14 Sep

Presented in partnership with WashU Research Infrastructure Services. Get a basic introduction to compute services for those unfamiliar with the topic. Your...

Thursday, September 14 | 1:00 PM
Virtual Event
#SciComm Seminar: A writer’s journey: University communicator to journalist and back again
14 Sep

Becker Library's Center for Health and Science Communication presents Chris Woolston to speak about his journey through an unconventional career path--from...

Thursday, September 14 | 2:00 PM
Virtual Event
MEMS Seminar:  Patricia Weisensee, PhD
14 Sep

Dr. Patricia Weisensee, Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science department at Washington University in St. Louis. We...

Office of Technology Management
14 Sep

Are you working on an innovation you think should be spun out into a startup? What resources are available to help? How can you become involved in the...

Aerobic Respiration and Processing Across Stream Ecosystems
14 Sep

Jancoba Dorley, of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center (NGRREC), will present this Living Earth Collaborative/Ecology and Evolutionary...

Thursday, September 14 | 4:00 PM
The Long Goodbye: MFA in Visual Art 2nd Year Summer Project Exhibition
14 Sep

The Des Lee Gallery presents artwork by the Sam Fox School's MFA in Visual Art class of 2024. FEATURED ARTISTS Emily ElhofferJordan GeigerJoni P. GordonMad...

Thursday, September 14 | 5:00 PM
Alfonso Garduño | G3 Arquitectos: Layers in Design Thinking
14 Sep

In this free public lecture, Visiting Assistant Professor Alfonso Garduño will describe the design approach and a variety of projects both public and private...

Auerbach in Istanbul: A Reading from Die Sprache der Sonne
14 Sep

Matthias Goeritz, distinguished German author and Professor of Practice of Comparative Literature, will give a German-language reading of his critically...

iTap Delmar Loop
14 Sep

Join WashU Asian Alumni Network (WUAAN) for Happy Hour at the International Tap House (iTAP)! Come out and connect with other alumni and friends over drinks...

Thursday, September 14 | 5:30 PM
WU Cinema Presents: 'Frances Ha'
14 Sep

A bittersweet comedy about a 27-year-old who drifts between jobs, friends and relationships in New York. Co-written and starring Greta Gerwig! Directed by...

Thursday, September 14 | 8:00 PM

Thursday, September 14