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The Washington University Police Department will again initiate its “Don’t be in the Dark” safety program Monday through Thursday evenings, Nov. 7-10, talking in neighborhoods with students about safety after dark.

Ramakrishna Rao, an associate professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, recently received the 2016 Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award, an honor that recognizes outstanding epidemiological or clinical research on neglected tropical diseases.

The Office of Sustainability is encouraging offices around campus to take part in the Green Office Program, making improvements such as reducing energy use and office waste. An awards event is planned in January.

Question: Which former first lady visited Washington University to give an Assembly Series address?

University College — the professional and continuing education division in Arts & Sciences — will hold a preview night at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge.

Zhao Ma, assistant professor of East Asian languages in Arts & Sciences, contributed to the making of the PBS documentary “The Battle of Chosin,” which will air on PBS on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

William J. Maxwell, professor of English and of African and African-American studies in Arts & Sciences, has won a 2016 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation for “F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature” (2015).

Question: Where on the Danforth Campus does this gargoyle (or, more accurately, boss) appear?

The public radio program “Science Friday” has an episode airing at 1 p.m. Oct. 28 featuring three scientists with university ties: Christy Edwards, Bo Adu-Oppong and Michael Wysession.

Urban Cusp founder and former Washington Post columnist Rahiel Tesfamariam will kick off Africa Week at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, in Hillman Hall. Sponsored by the African Students Association, Africa Week explores African education, activism, cuisine and commerce.