The Record Happenings

Thursday, March 4, 2021

Sam Fox School, CRE2, Pulitzer Arts welcome artist Weber

Jordan Weber, a multidisciplinary artist and activist based in Des Moines, Iowa, has earned a national reputation for creating sculptures, murals, installations and community projects that investigate the intersection of social justice and environmental racism. Now, Weber is exploring questions of incarceration and healing in St. Louis. Weber will discuss his work during the Sam Fox School’s “Environmental Racism and the Arts” panel discussion at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 9.

Upcoming events

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‘Kinship Novels of Early Modern Korea’

4 p.m. Friday, March 5

The East Asian Studies program in Arts & Sciences welcomes Ksenia Chizhova, of Princeton University, for a talk about the subject matter included in Korean kinship novels and its place in the domestic world.

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Artist talk with Christine Sun Kim

11 a.m. Saturday, March 6

The Kemper Art Museum presents a talk with artist Christine Sun Kim. The talk will focus on Kim’s mural “Stacking Traumas,” which is on display at the Kemper this year.

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‘Energy & Israeli Foreign Policy’ series

7 p.m. Monday, March 8

Elai Rettig, the Israeli Institute Teaching Fellow at Washington University, presents a series of talks. He will discuss Israeli gas politics March 8 and renewable energy in Israel on March 15.

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‘Climate Action at WashU’

5 p.m. Wednesday, March 10

Chancellor Andrew D. Martin leads a conversation with Henry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for civic affairs and strategic planning, and Phil Valko, assistant vice chancellor for sustainability, on the university’s efforts in regard to climate change. A Q&A session will follow.

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Assembly Series focuses on climate change mitigation

5 p.m. Tuesday, March 9

Drew Shindell, an expert on climate science and policy and faculty member at Duke University, will deliver an Assembly Series lecture on the “Health, Labor and Agriculture Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation in the U.S.” A moderated Q&A session will follow.

Looking ahead

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Medicaid expansion research workshop

9 a.m.–Noon Friday, March 12

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Danforth Staff Council town hall

2–4 p.m. Monday, March 15

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‘The Fruits of Empire’ book talk

11 a.m. Tuesday, March 16

Exhibits and ongoing events

Virtual First Fridays at Becker

The Bernard Becker Medical Library shares a themed selection from the library’s renowned archival and rare book collections each month. This month’s theme is “Vaccines” and will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, March 5.

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Save the Date

Assembly Series: ‘Overcoming Barriers to Justice’

Noon Tuesday, March 30