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Trust and Bias: Guiding Communication through Data Visualizations on March 8
In this talk, I will demonstrate the practical application and the cognitive perception of data visualization in communication through: (1) interactive systems I have built that explore the role of data visualizations in clinical communication and (2) rhetoric devices that are used to guide people's understanding of data visualizations.
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#SciComm Seminar: The Translational Science Benefits Model: Moving Beyond Traditional Measures of Research Impact on March 9
Hosted by Becker Library's Center for Health and Science Communication, this seminar series features WashU faculty, staff, and expert guests from the St. Louis community, discussing topics related to all aspects of science communication.
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Meet the Makers, An Insider’s Look at OTSL’s New Works Collective on March 9
Last winter, more than 130 artists applied to create new operas with OTSL.
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Chakaia Booker: 'Shaved Portions'
Chakaia Booker is renowned for her artistic practice that pushes the limits of abstraction through the use of her signature material—discarded rubber tires salvaged from city streets, auto-repair shops, and dumps—and its relation to ecological concerns.
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50 Years of Title IX
In June 1972, Congress passed Title IX, prohibiting sex-based discrimination in any federal government-funded school or other educational programs.
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Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans
"The Beauty in Enormous Bleakness: The Design Legacy of the Interned Generation of Japanese Americans" explores architecture’s relationship to issues of immigration, exclusion, and cultural identity in 20th-century America.
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Anti-oppressive and De-colonial Approaches to Community Engagement in St. Louis on February 22
Today, Governor Mike Parson announced that new grant funding is available through the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood for eligible child care providers and businesses and/or community partners who want to work together to expand child care in their local community.
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Forum on Medicine, Race and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future on February 25
The Medical Humanities Program and the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Equity will co-host a Forum on Medicine, Race, and Ethnicity in St. Louis, Past to Future.
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Equity-Minded Reform of Faculty Evaluation: Principles and Action on February 21
The Faculty Development & Support Initiative under WashU's ten-year strategic vision, Here and Next, will be hosting a university-wide town hall presentation.