Research workshop explores social science of international development, March 24

NorthCommunity-based conservation in Madagascar, property rights for the poor in Argentina and trade-offs between violence and power in societies throughout human history are among topics to be explored in a free public workshop on the social science of international development from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 24 in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

African Film Festival at Washington University March 26-29

The annual Washington University African Film Festival will be held March 26-29. The event will feature films that emphasize movement and migration and their impact on African’s shifting identities. All screenings are free and open to the public and begin at 7 p.m. each evening in Brown Hall, Room 100. A postshow discussion and reception will follow Saturday’s films.

Kenyan performance group Haba na Haba to visit WUSTL March 13-22

The Performing Arts Department and the African & African American Studies Program, both in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, will host a residency March 13-22 for a nine-member touring ensemble of internationally known Kenyan performance group Haba na Haba. Group members perform acrobatics, music, dance and drama to educate their communities on topics such as HIV/AIDS, drug abuse, reproductive health, women’s issues and violence. The residency will culminate March 20 with a performance, titled “Co-existence,” based on the recent ethnic conflicts in Kenya following disputed elections. The event, free and open to the public, takes place at 8 p.m. in the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave., in University City.

Leading scholars and U.S. policymakers to debate federal budget challenges March 20-21 at WUSTL

Washington University School of Law and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies will bring together leading experts for “Federal Budget and Tax Policy for a Sound Fiscal Future,” March 20-21. Conference discussion panels will focus on budget process rules, budget process reform, entitlements, tax expenditures, and budget accounting. The conference is free and open to the public; registration however, is required.

Justice conference to feature Jane Spinak

The School of Law’s Clinical Affairs Program will host its ninth annual “Access to Equal Justice Colloquium: Critical Perspectives on Court and Law Reform” on March 27 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for University faculty and students, lawyers, judges, community leaders […]

Access to Justice conference to feature Jane Spinak, founder of the Child Advocacy Clinic, March 27

The School of Law’s Clinical Affairs Program will host its ninth annual “Access to Equal Justice Colloquium: Critical Perspectives on Court and Law Reform” on March 27 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for University faculty and students, lawyers, judges, community leaders and government officials to discuss and critique law, court and related systems reform efforts. Organizers hope that the information about how these reforms succeed and fail shared at the conference will drive future reform efforts. The colloquium is free and open to the public; registration however, is required.

W.J.T. Mitchell to speak on “The Future of the Image” March 2

W.J.T. Mitchell, the Gaylord Donnelley Distinguished Service Professor in the departments of Art History and English at the University of Chicago, will speak on “The Future of the Image” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, in the Etta Eiseman Steinberg Auditorium as part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ spring lecture series. An award-winning teacher, scholar and theorist of media, art and literature, Mitchell is associated with the emergent fields of visual culture and iconology—the study of images across the media.

Washington University in St. Louis ends sales of bottled water

WUSTL has fielded questions from groups from other universities about how WUSTL implemented the bottled water ban.Faculty, students and staff on Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth, North and West campuses no longer can find bottled water in vending machines or at most campus eateries. Because of concerns about the environmental impact of bottled water, WUSTL ended sales of the product in January, and administrative offices no longer offer bottled water at events and meetings.
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