For Kimberly Jade Norwood, Washington University professor of law and African & African American studies, the topic of her newly released book, Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America (Routledge, 2013), strikes close to home.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sheryl WuDunn will present an Assembly Series address on “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Graham Chapel on Washington University in St. Louis’ Danforth Campus. A booksigning will follow in the Women’s Building Formal Lounge. Both events are free and open to the public.
Mary Jo Bang is a poet who, for most of her life, has secretly made visual art. Buzz Spector is a visual artist who, for most of his life, has sercretly made poetry. Now both reveal their secret practices with “Otherwise,” an exhibition on view through Feb. 8 at the Fort Condo Compound for the Arts.
In a world’s first, physicians at Siteman Cancer Center have begun treating patients using MRI-guided radiation therapy, a technology that allows tumors to be visualized during treatment. Shown is Wayne Kestler, 80, one of the first patients treated with the new technology.
The STL PREP (Perception, Reality, Engagement and Partnership) orientation series will host a lunch-and-learn session for WUSTL faculty and staff, “Making Community/Academic Partnerships in Public Health Interventions Work, starting at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at the Institute for Public Health. Those wishing to attend should RSVP by Wednesday, Feb. 12.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antimicrobial resistance is one our most serious health threats, with infections from resistant bacteria becoming far too common. Part of the problem is over-prescription of antibiotics. Nanopore Diagnostics, winner of this year’s Olin Cup, hopes to change that.
Nominations for the 15th annual naming of a Dean’s
Distinguished Service Award recipient, as well nominations for research
support and operations staff awards, are being accepted through Feb. 28.
The world is always falling apart. And artists have long been interested in the melancholy symbolism of ruin and decay. But in recent years, such themes have acquired particular urgency as global environmental issues increasingly become matters of both scientific and public concern.
Alfredo Jaar is one of Latin America’s foremost contemporary artists, known for installations and public interventions that investigate war, corruption, social justice, media desensitization and the global balance of power. On Monday, Feb. 10, Jaar will deliver the inaugural Bunny and Charles Burson Visiting Lecture for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
There’s more than one way to make sure your ticker gets some love this Valentine’s Day. Plan a visit to the annual Health Happening Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in the Eric P. Newman Education Center for free health screenings and information on a wide variety of health topics.
