The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

Public Health to host Food Futures Forum Oct. 9The School of Public Health will convene leading voices from academia, government, civil society and the private sector to engage in critical dialogue on transforming food systems to support human and planetary health. The Food and Agriculture Research Mission Food Futures Forum will take place from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum, with a virtual option. |
Upcoming events
SEP 29 |
Federal Reserve panel in Graham Chapel12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29 Graham Chapel The Weidenbaum Center in Arts & Sciences will host a panel of three distinguished leaders of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis to discuss the evolving role of the Federal Reserve in the U.S. economy. |
SEP 30 |
‘Innovation Conversation’ with Bland AI4–5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 Skandalaris Center WashU alumni Isaiah Granet and Noah Kravitz, founders of Bland AI, will share their experiences in building a team, finding product-market fit and raising venture funding. |
OCT 1 |
‘The Open Collection’ museum talk4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1 Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library WashU Libraries will present highlights from the Kranzberg Library’s Special Collections as part of a talk and demonstration led by Kristin Emanuel, a doctoral candidate in English in Arts & Sciences. |
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Hotchner Festival highlights WashU playwrightsFriday, Sept. 26– Saturday, Sept. 27 The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences will present staged readings of four new student plays as part of the 2025 A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival. The readings will take place in A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre in the Mallinckrodt Center. |
Looking ahead
OCT 2 |
College Transit Challenge9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 |
OCT 2 |
Annual Oliver H. Lowry Lecture4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2 |
OCT 8 |
Libraries virtual book club: ‘The Color Purple’3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8 |
Exhibits and ongoing events 'Me and My Arrow(s)' exhibitJoin WashU Libraries for an exhibit featuring artist Jeremy Kannapell's collection of arrows from various materials and moments in time. The exhibit remains on display through Dec. 14 at Olin Library. |
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