The Record: Happenings
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Speakers planned for schools’ Commencement celebrationsIn addition to the universitywide Commencement ceremony, students and their families also celebrate at smaller recognition events planned May 12-15. These events feature distinguished speakers, faculty members and student leaders. |
Upcoming events
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APR 30 |
Artist book open house2–4 p.m. Thursday, April 30 John M. Olin Library, Special Collections Classroom Artists’ books play with function and form and blur the boundary between what is art and what is a book. See some wonderful examples from WashU Libraries’ Rare Book Collections. |
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MAY 8 |
‘Borders, vulnerability and protection: rethinking trafficking and migration policy’10 a.m. Friday, May 8 Brown Hall Lounge Join the Clark-Fox Policy Institute and Forced Migration Initiative for a panel bringing together scholars and practitioners to critically examine how realities of our time shape vulnerability to forced migration and trafficking. |
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MAY 13 |
‘Approaches to reducing breast cancer disparities’3:30–5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 Eric P. Newman Education Center, Seminar Room B, Medical Campus Julie R. Palmer, from the Boston University School of Medicine, will discuss findings from the Black Women’s Health Study for the Siteman Cancer Center Seminar Series. |
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Great Artists Series season concludes7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30 Celebrated musicians Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih will present an intimate recital that includes works by Beethoven, Schumann, Kabalevsky and Kaprálová in WashU’s E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. |
Looking ahead
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MAY 15 |
Meet alumna Ellen Barker, author of ‘Nothing North of Delmar’1 p.m. Friday, May 15 |
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MAY 26 |
C.R. Stephen Lecture on anesthesiology4 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 |
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MAY 28 |
Tyson Research Center showcase and dinner2–5 p.m. Thursday, May 28 |
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Exhibits and ongoing events Public tour: 'Looking Back Toward the Future'Visit the Kemper Art Museum during Commencement weekend for a museum educator-led tour of this season’s featured exhibition, "Looking Back Toward the Future: Contemporary Photography from China," at 4 p.m. Friday, May 15. |
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