The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

Public health dean presents path forward in time of changeInaugural Dean Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, will present “Why Health? Reimagining What We Think About When We Think About Health,” as part of the university’s Assembly Series. The event will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in Graham Chapel. Register to attend. |
Upcoming events
JAN 24 |
MLK Week keynote address on Medical CampusNoon–1:45 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Eric P. Newman Education Center auditorium Kemi M. Doll, MD, a noted gynecologic oncologist at UW Medicine in Seattle, will discuss racial inequity in endometrial cancer on the WashU Medical Campus. Doll is also co-founder of the Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African Americans. |
JAN 24 |
Sam Fox School spring lecture series begins5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24 Steinberg Hall Auditorium Illustrator Carson Ellis, sculptor Beatriz Cortez and architect Rahul Mehrotra are among the internationally renowned creative professionals who will discuss their work for the Sam Fox School’s spring Public Lecture Series. First up are Miroslava Brooks and Daniel Markiewicz, founding partners of Forma. |
JAN 28 |
Meet the Makers panel: Opera Theatre of St. Louis7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28 Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Theatre WashU Law’s Adrienne Davis will moderate a panel discussion featuring WashU faculty and artists from the Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ New Works Collective. Artists will perform excerpts from their works. |
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Emmanuel Pahud launches 2025 Great Artists Series7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 Emmanuel Pahud, “one of today’s most dazzling interpreters of the 20th-century flute repertoire” (BBC Music Magazine), and pianist Alessio Bax, one of “the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone), will launch WashU’s 2025 Great Artists Series tonight in the 560 Music Center’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. |
Looking ahead
JAN 31 |
‘The Cinema Within’ documentary, Q&A5:30–7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31 |
FEB 3 |
National Women Physicians Day celebration1:30–5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3 |
FEB 5 |
‘The Crisis of American Christianity’ lecture7–8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5 |
Exhibits and ongoing events Issues in Aging seminar series to discuss Latino populationsJorge Llibre-Guerra, at WashU Medicine, will share his perspective on aging-relevant issues in the Latino community as part of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging’s monthly series. This month’s virtual talk will take place at noon Monday, Jan. 27. |
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