Remembering Rita Levi-Montalcini
Members of the
Washington University in St. Louis community will gather at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Ginkgo
Room of Olin Library to remember Rita Levi-Montalcini, one of two women
from the university who won the Nobel Prize. The event, which is hosted
by the Woman’s Club of Washington University, is free and open to the
public.
Woman’s Club welcome to WUSTL
Gloria Lubowitz, president of the Woman’s Club of Washington University, talks to club members and other members of the WUSTL community during the club’s Fall Welcome Lunch at Harbison House Sept. 16. Woman’s Club members Risa Zwerling Wrighton hosted the luncheon to introduce women new to the university to the Woman’s Club. The club offers members opportunities to form friendships and grow intellectually through luncheons, lectures, tours and programs.
Cultural Heritage Choir to close celebration of women and diversity at WUSTL
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir will give a free concert covering American history through music at 8:15 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the 560 Music Center.
Weeklong celebration of women and minorities
It is being called “A Celebration of Women and Diversity at Washington University,” but it is much more than a celebration. Beginning Monday, April 5 through Saturday, April 10, a unique set of events — mostly free and open to the public — will be offered that demonstrate the talent and vitality that women and minorities bring to the university, the region, the nation and the world.
Environmental Initiative Colloquia continue with five programs on the Assembly Series spring schedule
Continuing Washington University’s yearlong Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative, the final set of colloquia will cover significant issues such as tackling childhood lead poisoning, building a sustainable environment in plant sciences, understanding the effect of aerosols in our air; creating ecological and economically viable structures; and understanding how research universities can impact environmental education and public policy.