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The ability to access, search and interact with legal case documents that record the freedom suits of former slaves is now just a browser click away, thanks to a major initiative of the Digital Library Services unit of Washington University Libraries. The Libraries secured funding for the project from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, with the Missouri History Museum as an institutional partner. A video illustrates the impact of the project.
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On Monday, Feb. 18, alumna Susannah Cahalan will read from her new memoir, Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, as part of the Assembly Series. The book focuses on her ordeal with a rare and terrifying disease. A panel discussion will follow. The event, free and open to the public, will be held at 5 p.m. in Simon Hall’s May Auditorium.
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Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, has been honored with awards from the National Academy of Sciences and the Association of American Medical Colleges for his pioneering research to define the human gut microbiome.
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At a reading speed of 250 words per minute, it would take the average adult almost three full days (without sleep or bathroom breaks) to complete J.K. Rowling’s mammothly popular Harry Potter series. Now you can do it in 70 minutes flat, thanks to Potted Potter, which comes to Edison Theatre this Friday.
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A “Global Tea” was held Jan. 31 in Danforth University Center as an opportunity for undergraduate students to learn about the new Global Certificate offered by the university. Event organizers obtained donations of tea from international students returning to St. Louis after winter break.
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7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12
“Making Our Voices Heard: Women’s Rights Today,” Sandra Fluke, attorney and women’s rights activist. Faculty response by Adrienne D. Davis, vice provost and William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law. Free and open to the public. Event details. Simon Hall, May Aud. Contact: rap@wustl.edu.
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13
“The Science of Happiness: What it is, What it’s Not and How it’s Pursued,” Timothy J. Bono, asst. dean, College of Arts & Sciences and lecturer in psychology. Part of Danforth University Center (DUC) Spring Lecture Series. Free and open to the public. Event details. DUC, Goldberg Formal Lounge. josh.gruenke@wustl.edu or (314) 935-6697.
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Faculty, staff and students are invited to enroll in “Be the Match,” a national bone marrow registry, at various times and locations Wednesday, Feb. 13. Registration takes only 20 minutes and a cheek swab, and no appointment is necessary.
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Brings calm to medical students amid a sea of chaos. FULL STORY
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