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The spring 2012 Assembly Series begins Friday, Feb. 10, with acclaimed author and educator Parker Palmer. An underlying theme for many of the speakers this semester is the inherent human need to connect mind and body with heart and soul, whether it be through music, humor, creativity or fun.
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RecycleMania, which pits WUSTL against other U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities to see which campus can keep the greatest amount of waste materials out of landfills, begins Sunday, Feb. 5. Last year, WUSTL recycled approximately 278.3 tons of waste during the contest for a top 5-percent finish.
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A giant experiment, led by Tiffany Knight, PhD, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, is under way at Tyson Research Center that will test three different variables in 32 glades with the goal of establishing best practices for restoring not just degraded glade habitats but degraded ecosystems in general. Collaborating scientists locally and from around the world will participate.
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Second-year students at the School of Medicine discuss the painting “The Last Supper” by Andrew Loza, an MD/PhD student. The painting is one of many pieces of art done by faculty, staff and students at the School of Medicine on display through Feb. 17 in the Farrell Learning and Teaching Center Atrium.
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Public health in St. Louis is the first social issue to be explored during “St. Louis Up Close,” a new series featuring casual conversations with local nonprofit leaders. Five more discussions are planned for the series, sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Community Service Office. All talks are free and open to the public.
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4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1
“Optical Quantum Computation in Semiconductor Quantum Dot Systems” by Yanwen Wu, postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Physics, U. of Texas at Austin. Free and open to the public. Coffee in Compton Hall, Room 245 at 3:30 p.m. precedes lecture. Lecture in Crow Hall, Room 204. (314) 935-6276.
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The Health Happening health and wellness fair at the School of Medicine will take place from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. A variety of free health screenings and informational booths will be available.
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The No. 7 women’s basketball team split a pair of University Athletic Association (UAA) games last weekend. The team suffered its third loss Jan. 27 to No. 5 University of Rochester. Two days later, WUSTL held off a tough Emory University team in an 83-80 overtime win. The women take to the road to play the same two teams this weekend, at Rochester Friday, Feb. 3, and at Emory Sunday, Feb. 5.
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