The Record Happenings

Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022

HOME-OFFICE to discuss ‘FIELD-STATION’ tonight

Sam Fox School alumni Daniel Jacobs and Brittany Utting, co-founders of the Houston-based architectural practice HOME-OFFICE, will discuss “FIELD-STATION,” their new mural for the Sam Fox School, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, in Steinberg Auditorium. Commissioned for the school’s Weil Project Wall, the piece explores the confluence of forestry, activism and place-based research.

Upcoming events

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Arvidson discusses Mars data from Curiosity rover

4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8

Arts & Sciences’ Raymond E. Arvidson will discuss the red planet’s transition from warm and wet to cold and dry conditions based on evidence collected by the Curiosity rover. Knight Hall, Emerson Auditorium.

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St. Louis Symphony on the South 40

5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12

Enjoy a performance from the Washington University String Quartet, followed by a performance from a chamber ensemble from the St. Louis Symphony, on the South 40 on the Danforth Campus.

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Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek on photons and vision

6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14

The Department of Physics in Arts & Sciences welcomes Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for a colloquium on possible technologies for expanding visual perception, as part of the Compton Centennial Celebration. Graham Chapel.

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Black Rep launches 46th season with ‘Richard III’

7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8

The Black Rep launches its 46th season with “The African Company Presents Richard III.” The story, based on true events, chronicles the popular success of William Brown’s African Grove Theatre, established in New York in 1821, and the malicious campaign to shut it down. Performances are in WashU’s Edison Theatre through Sept. 25.

Looking ahead

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‘Jazz Dance is…,’ a conversation with Melanie George

Noon Friday, Sept. 16

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Higher education’s role in global challenges

3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16

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Historia Medica lecture: ‘A History of Lenses’

4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21

Exhibits and ongoing events

Community of Interprofessional Champions fall series begins

Join the Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education for a series of virtual professional development workshops beginning at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. Featured topics will include collaborative teams in action and team development measures.

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Save the Date

‘Managing Back to School Transitions’ virtual forum

11:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26