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Thursday, March 31, 2022

Kaspi to give McDonnell Center lecture on fast radio bursts

Victoria Kaspi, professor at McGill University and director of the McGill Space Institute, will give a lecture on the celestial phenomenon of bursts of radio light coming from outside the Milky Way galaxy at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 31, virtually and at Whitaker Hall, room 100, on the Danforth Campus. The event is sponsored by the McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences.

Upcoming events

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Assembly Series: ‘Decolonizing mindfulness’

3–4:30 p.m. Friday, April 1

CRE2 welcomes Michael Yellow Bird, dean and professor of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba, for a virtual Assembly Series talk about his most recent article, “Decolonizing Mindfulness, Mindful Decolonization and Social Work Futurities.”

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China’s quest for university leadership

Noon Tuesday, April 5

William C. Kirby, of Harvard University, will give a talk on his new book, “Empires of Idea: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China,” which draws comparisons between American and Chinese universities. Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom.

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‘Material World of Modern Segregation’ book celebration

4–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6

The editors and contributors of this special volume of The Common Reader will share discoveries about the lived realities of race and segregation in St. Louis. Weil Hall, Kuehner Court.

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Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet April 3

7 p.m. Sunday, April 3

The Attacca Quartet, one of the most versatile and outstanding ensembles performing today, will perform works by Caroline Shaw, Philip Glass, Arvo Pärt and Maurice Ravel at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 3, in the E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. The event is part of the Great Artists Series, sponsored by the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.

Looking ahead

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Thurtene carnival

Friday, April 8– Sunday, April 10

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Brauer Lecture Series: ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’

5:30–7 p.m. Monday, April 11

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Friedman Lecture keynote: ‘Serious Illness Care’

9 a.m.–Noon Wednesday, April 13

Exhibits and ongoing events

‘Bound for Beauty’ exhibit

Join University Libraries for an exhibit that explores books that were individually bound before the mass production of books with standardized bindings. The exhibit is on display in the Ginkgo Room and Miniature Books Case in Olin Library through Sept. 25.

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Save the Date

93rd Annual Fashion Design Show

7 p.m. Saturday, April 30