The Record: Happenings
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

‘She Leads’ symposium to feature Juliet IwelunmorJuliet Iwelunmor, a professor of medicine and an associate director for global health and dissemination at WashU Medicine, will give the Karl King Hoagland Jr. keynote address for “She Leads,” a half-day event featuring WashU faculty, administrators and alumni, joined by distinguished experts in their fields. The event will take place from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 24 in Hillman Hall’s Clark-Fox Forum. |
Upcoming events
OCT 9 |
Fall foraging walkNoon Thursday, Oct. 9 Meet at Graham Chapel Explore edible plants on campus with an informational walk through the WashU Arboretum. Froggi VanRiper, a lecturer in environmental studies in Arts & Sciences, will lead the walk. |
OCT 13 |
Inaugural Goldstein Visiting Professionship: ‘Physicians in the AI era’4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 Eric P. Newman Education Center, Auditorium Cornelius James, MD, of the University of Michigan Medical School, will discuss the emergence of artificial intelligence, its impact on physicians and supportive strategies for the health-care field. |
OCT 15 |
‘Bridging Research and Community’ symposium1–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 Delmar Divine, Berges Family Foundation Conference Center The Confluence Collaborative for Community Engagement will host a research symposium bringing together WashU faculty and staff and community partners to advance community-engaged research. |
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Lenski to give Gordon-Losos Award Lecture6–8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 Join the Living Earth Collaborative for a talk with evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski, of Michigan State University, on “Time Travel with Experimental Evolution: How Do New Abilities Evolve?” The inaugural lectureship series will be hosted by Jeffrey Gordon, at WashU Medicine, and Jonathan Losos, in Arts & Sciences, and take place at the Anheuser-Busch Theater at the Saint Louis Zoo. |
Looking ahead
OCT 16 |
Conversation on ‘AI at the Crossroads’3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 |
OCT 17 |
‘Spotlight on Stomach Cancer’ symposium7:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 |
OCT 17 |
Global Black Studies graduate certificate launch9 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 |
Exhibits and ongoing events WashU Mindfulness Month continuesThe Mindfulness Science and Practice team in Arts & Sciences will present a variety of events during October to highlight mental health and wellness. Events will take place on the Danforth and Medical campuses. |
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