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Jan./Feb. 2024

Washington University and Deerfield Management launch VeritaScience to drive drug discovery

Washington University in St. Louis and Deerfield Management, a health-care investment firm, announced the launch of VeritaScience, a new private R&D collaboration designed to advance the discovery, clinical development and commercialization of promising therapeutic and diagnostic candidates with potential to benefit human health.

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As part of the "Here and Next" strategic plan, WashU students, staff, and alumni are collaborating with local organizations for the betterment of the St. Louis region and beyond. Click below for a closer look at some of our efforts.

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Join Neighborhood C.A.R.E. (Connect, Advocate, Respect, Engage) as the Washington University Bears take on New York University!

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FIREWORKS NOTICE - 02/03/24

The Asian Multicultural Council (AMC) at Washington University in St. Louis will host a Lunar New Year Festival fireworks show on February 3, 2024. The fireworks will take place at Mudd Field starting at 8 pm. The event will conclude promptly at 8:10 pm. If your pets are sensitive to noise from fireworks, you may want to bring them inside during this span of time on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

If you have any questions or concerns prior to the event, please contact Jacob Goedde in Campus Life at 314-935-4423 / goedde@wustl.edu or Redell Hendricks in Government & Community Relations at 314-935-5297 / redell.hendricks@wustl.edu.

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Washington University partners on $3.8 million CDC grant

Washington University in St. Louis is increasing outreach to rural high schools in Missouri and southern Illinois to help diversify the student body.

Featured story from Inside Higher Ed.

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Educational reform should embrace learners' diversity, study finds

Educational reform should embrace learners’ diversity, provide equitable access to foster attendance and promote student interest in learning through child-centered teaching, finds a new study from the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.

2023: The year in photos

Photographers at Washington University in St. Louis captured the beauty of campus, the hard work of faculty and students and the joy of community members. Here are some of our photographers' favorite images from 2023.

Arts and Culture

'Eliza' film screening and discussion

January 26, @ 5 p.m.

Brown Hall, Room 100

A free screening of the short film, Eliza, telling the story of Eliza Rone, whose family was enslaved by Robert Campbell, a member of Washington University's Board of Trustees, and whose sons attended WashU. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film co-director Delisa Richardson, cast members, and Campbell House Museum' director about the role of film in reparative processes.

Based upon extraordinary true events, this is the story of Eliza Rone, an enslaved woman who, in 1856, worked for the richest family in St. Louis - the Campbells. The WashU & Slavery Project is pleased to offer this free screening of the historical short dramatic film “Eliza”, which recently premiered during the 23rd annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase in July. The film won awards for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Actress Kazia Steele in the lead role. The event is free and open to the public. The event will also feature a post-film discussion and Q&A with co-writer and co-director Delisa Richardson, Campbell House Museum director Andy Hahn, and key cast members. Doors open at 5pm and the screening (28min) will begin at 5:30pm, followed by panel discussion.

Sponsored by: WashU & Slavery Project (Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity), Circa 87 Productions (co-writer and co-director Delisa Richardson), Campbell House Museum, Washington University Libraries, and the Departments of African and African American Studies and Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya Lecture

February 1 @ 5:30 p.m.

Steinberg Auditorium

Join us February 1 for a lecture with Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya. Born in Atlanta to Thai and Indonesian immigrants, Amanda is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and activist. Her work in sculpture, textile, public art, and ritual has reclaimed space in museums and galleries, at protests and rallies, on buildings, in classrooms, and on the cover of TIME. Her work examines the unseen labor of women, amplifies AAPI narratives, and affirms the depth, resilience and beauty of communities of color. Amanda has been artist-in-residence with the NYC Commission on Human Rights and sits on the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities where she advises the President on how art can foster community well-being.

Black History Month Celebration

February 1 @ 5:00 p.m.

Tisch Commons

Join the Department of African & African American Studies, the Center for Black Grads, African Student Association, Black Men's Coalition, Association of Black Students and more for a night filled with fun, food and history as we joyfully celebrate the commencement of another Black History Month.

The Winter's Tale

February 23 & 24 @ 7:30 p.m.

February 25 @ 2 p.m.

March 1 & 2@ 7:30 p.m.

March 3 @ 2 p.m.

Edison Theatre

Once upon a time . . . King Leontes of Sicilia accused his childhood friend King Polixenes of Bohemia of seducing his wife. His jealousy was groundless and preposterous, and yet no one could dissuade him from it. Even when the “Oracle” confirmed his wife Hermione’s innocence, he rejected the truth and pushed his entire kingdom into further turmoil. Ultimately, Leontes lost everything -- wife, family, and all those who loved him.

Years passed . . . and a new generation moved the world beyond the imperious behavior of delusional men. Geography shifted, magic became possible, and a world formerly driven by rage was re-envisioned to one where reconciliation and understanding prevail.

"The Winter's Tale" is Shakespeare’s grand and ambitious fable that defies categorization. Four hundred years later, everything thing about it seems custom made for our moment.

Translation by William Shakespeare

Directed by William Whitaker

Ticketed available at Washington University Box Office or call 314-935-6543.

University People

Washington People: Antonio Douthit-Boyd

Antonio Douthit-Boyd, in Arts & Sciences, returned to his hometown of St. Louis years ago and last fall joined Washington University full time to be the Performing Arts Department's ballet master. Learn about his journey and the future of classical dance at WashU.

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Calendar of Events

January

19 | 5:30 P.M. Comics: A User's Guide

*****Steinberg Hall, Auditorium

23 | 6 P.M. The Women's Chapel

*****Intersect Arts Center, 3636 Texas Avenue

25 | 4 P.M. Innovation Activation: The Why of You

*****Skandalaris Center, Danforth Campus

26 | 12 P.M. Kemper Unplugged

*****Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

26 | 5:30 P.M. Women's Basketball & 7:30 P.M. Men's

******Basketball

28 | 12 P.M. Men's Basketball & 2 P.M. Women's

******Basketball

February

01 | 6 P.M. The Sum of Us: Moving Beyond the Myth of Equity

******as a Zero-Sum Game

*****Graham Chapel

02 | 3 P.M. National Women Physicians Day 224: Women in ******Leadership Story Panel

*****Eric P. Newman Education Center, 320 S Euclid

02 | 7 P.M. Black Anthology 224: 'Pressed'

*****Edison Theatre

03 | 6 P.M. Men's Tennis

05 | 12 P.M. 'Every Good Boy Does Fine,' a conversation with ******pianist and author Jeremy Denk

*****Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center

05 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom: Art is my Voice

*****Hillman Hall, Live Stream Available

06 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Creative Energy: A Tool for

******Change?

*****Virtual Event

06 | 7 P.M. Earthalujah! Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop ******Shopping: A Conversation with William Talen and

********Savitri D

*****Emerson Auditorium

07 | 7 P.M. An Evening with Local Author: Rebecca Copeland

*****University City Public Library

08 | 4 P.M. Wanting Brought to an End

*****Seigle Hall, Room 109

08 | 5:30 P.M. Americanist Dinner Forum with Kathryn

******Walkiewicz

*****Women's Building Formal Lounge *RSVP ONLY*

10 | 7 P.M. Varsity Vocals: ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal

*****E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Music Center

10 | 3 P.M. Women's Tennis

12 | Assembly Series: 'The Fate of the Earth,' A talk by

******Elizabeth Kolbert

*****Graham Chapel

12 | 5:30 P.M. Mary Mattingly Lecture: Proposals

*****Steinberg Auditorium

13 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Syphilis: an Infectious Disease

******Perpetuated by Social Inequities

*****Virtual Event

13 | 4 P.M. Special Stuckenberg Talk: 'Intellectual humility in an

******uncertain and polarized world'

*****Somers Family Hall, Room 216

15 | 6 P.M. AFAS Featured Event: Jazz and Journaling

*****Location TBD *RSVP Required*

16 | 11 A.M. Opening: The Body in Pieces

*****Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

16 | 7:30 P.M. 2024 Eclipse: St. Louis Astronomical Society

******February Meeting

*****McDonnell Hall, Room 162

16 | 5:30 P.M. Women's Basketball & 7:30 P.M. Men's

******Basketball

17 | 1 P.M. Softball

17 | 6 P.M. Women's Tennis & 6 P.M. Men's Tennis

18 | 12 P.M. Men's Basketball & 2 P.M. Women's Basketball

18 | 3 P.M. Softball

19 | 4 P.M. Special Stuckenberg Talk: 'The early development of

******prosocial behavior'

*****Somers Family Hall, Room 216

21 | 3 P.M. Physics Colloquium: 'More Magic with 2D Crystals'

*****Crow Hall, Room 201

21 | 5 P.M. Following Courage: William Wells Brown

*****Olin Library, Room 142

22 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | The Last Word: Exploring ******Identity, Resistance, and Narrative Power in Art

*****Virtual Event

22 | 4 P.M. AFAS Featured Event: 'Black Networked Resistance'

******book talk

*****Location TBD *RSVP Required*

23 | 5:30 P.M. Q&A with Khalil Robert Irving

*****Steinberg Hall, Auditorium

23 | 6:30 P.M. Opening: Spring Exhibitions

*****Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

23 | 3 P.M. Women's Tennis

24 | 1 P.M. Women's Basketball & 3 P.M. Women's Basketball

24 | 2 P.M. Baseball

24 | 6:30 P.M. Women's Tennis

25 | 7 P.M. Quarterly Alumni and Parent Book Discussions:

******"Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett

*****Virtual Event

25 | 11 A.M. & 2 P.M. Baseball

25 | 1 P.M. & 3 P.M. Softball

27 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Black & Blue: Double

******Consciousness and the Black Artist

*****Virtual Event

28 | 3 P.M. Hunting for Ghosts using Rare-Isotope Doped

******Superconducting and Optomechanical Sensors

*****Crow Hall, Room 201

28 | 4 P.M. Faculty Book Celebration

*****Umrath Lounge

28 | 4:30 P.M. Bend it Like Beckhoff Exhibition Opening

*****Olin Library, Room 142

28 | 5:30 P.M. Conversations with Leaders: Ronne Turner, vice

******Provost, Admissions and Financial Aid

*****Virtual Event

29 | 4 P.M. Pranksters, Standups and Fitness Gurus: New

******Perspectives on Parody

*****Emerson Auditorium

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Previous Editions

Calendar of Events

19 | 5:30 P.M. Comics: A User's Guide

23 | 6 P.M. The Women's Chapel

25 | 4 P.M. Innovation Activation: The Why of You

26 | 12 P.M. Kemper Unplugged

02 | 3 P.M. National Women Physicians Day 224: Women in ******Leadership Story Panel

02 | 7 P.M. Black Anthology 224: 'Pressed'

05 | 12 P.M. 'Every Good Boy Does Fine,' a conversation with ******pianist and author Jeremy Denk

05 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom: Art is my Voice

06 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Creative Energy: A Tool for

******Change?

06 | 7 P.M. Earthalujah! Reverend Billy & The Church of Stop ******Shopping: A Conversation with William Talen and

********Savitri D

07 | 7 P.M. An Evening with Local Author: Rebecca Copeland

08 | 4 P.M. Wanting Brought to an End

08 | 5:30 P.M. Americanist Dinner Forum with Kathryn

******Walkiewicz

10 | 7 P.M. Varsity Vocals: ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal

12 | Assembly Series: 'The Fate of the Earth,' A talk by

******Elizabeth Kolbert

12 | 5:30 P.M. Mary Mattingly Lecture: Proposals

13 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Syphilis: an Infectious Disease

******Perpetuated by Social Inequities

13 | 4 P.M. Special Stuckenberg Talk: 'Intellectual humility in an

******uncertain and polarized world'

15 | 6 P.M. AFAS Featured Event: Jazz and Journaling

16 | 11 A.M. Opening: The Body in Pieces

16 | 7:30 P.M. 2024 Eclipse: St. Louis Astronomical Society

******February Meeting

19 | 4 P.M. Special Stuckenberg Talk: 'The early development of

******prosocial behavior'

21 | 3 P.M. Physics Colloquium: 'More Magic with 2D Crystals'

21 | 5 P.M. Following Courage: William Wells Brown

22 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | The Last Word: Exploring ******Identity, Resistance, and Narrative Power in Art

22 | 4 P.M. AFAS Featured Event: 'Black Networked Resistance'

******book talk

23 | 5:30 P.M. Q&A with Khalil Robert Irving

23 | 6:30 P.M. Opening: Spring Exhibitions

25 | 7 P.M. Quarterly Alumni and Parent Book Discussions:

******"Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett

27 | 12:30 P.M. Open Classroom | Black & Blue: Double

******Consciousness and the Black Artist

28 | 3 P.M. Hunting for Ghosts using Rare-Isotope Doped

******Superconducting and Optomechanical Sensors

28 | 4 P.M. Faculty Book Celebration

28 | 4:30 P.M. Bend it Like Beckhoff Exhibition Opening

28 | 5:30 P.M. Conversations with Leaders: Ronne Turner, vice

******Provost, Admissions and Financial Aid

29 | 4 P.M. Pranksters, Standups and Fitness Gurus: New

******Perspectives on Parody

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