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Friday, September 8

 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.
08 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
08 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
08 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
08 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
08 Sep

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

Flora Chen, ARCH 311: Architectural Design I. Canopy Grove. Instructor Hans Tursack, Fall 2022.
08 Sep

This exhibition features work from the 2022-23 academic year in the College of Architecture selected for the upcoming undergraduate publication of student...

Wicked Women: White Women as Perpetrators of Mass Violence
08 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'
08 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
08 Sep

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

Reproducibility and Geometric Partitions
08 Sep

Vinodchandran Variyam Professor, School of Computing University of Nebraska – Lincoln Reproducibility in science is a critical concern. The fundamental...

Lunch and Learn
08 Sep

Join Vice Dean Sophia Hayes & Asso. Vice Dean William Acree for a monthly lunch, on us! We'd like to learn how your coursework, research, and overall...

Friday, September 8 | 12:00 PM
So Many Databases, So Little Time: Efficient Searching for Academic Journal Articles
08 Sep

The University Libraries have access to over 1,100 databases – how do you know which ones to use? This workshop will give you tips and tricks to picking and...

David M. Becker, Professor Emeritus of Law Memorial
08 Sep

Please join us as we celebrate David M. Becker, Professor Emeritus of Law December 31, 1935 - April 17, 2023 Friday, September 8, 2023 | 1:00 PM | Graham...

Friday, September 8 | 1:00 PM
Fox Fridays: Grasshopper
08 Sep

In this free workshop, students will be introduced to Grasshopper, a visual programming plug-in for Rhino. Using computational techniques, we will design a...

Sports & Society Reading Group: Big Money in Sports
08 Sep

The Sports & Society reading group will meet on Friday, September 8th from 3-4:30pm in McMillan 101 to discuss Big Money in Sports. In particular, we’ll be...

Friday, September 8 | 3:00 PM
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
08 Sep

Willie Mays’ catch. Babe Ruth’s called shot. Kirk Gibson’s limping home run. Moments like these have been described again and again, and in Joe Posnanski’s...

Friday, September 8