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Mar. 29, 2002 Vol. 26, No. 26
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The Academy of Science of St. Louis will honor five Washington University faculty members at the academy's eighth annual Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards Dinner April 4 at the Sheraton City Center, 400 S. 14th St. Full story

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Exhibitions

"Max Weber in America and Other Paintings." Werner Gephart, Fulbright Distinguished Chair for German Studies. Through March 31. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 320. 935-7988.

"Selections of Works From the Permanent Collection." Through April 12. Gallery of Art re-opens public exhibition spaces. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"Typoetica: Typographic Poetry Broadsides, Kinetic Books, & More." Robert C. Smith, prof. emeritus of art. Through April 26. Olin Library, Lvl. 5, Special Collections. 935-5495.

Film

Wednesday, April 3

6:30 p.m. International Film Series. 301/302. Chul-Soo Park, Dir. Sponsored by Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Ike's Place. 935-5156.

Wednesday, April 10

6:30 p.m. International Film Series. Yi Yi (A One and a Two). Edward Yang, dir. Sponsored by Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Ike's Place. 935-5156.

Lectures

Friday, March 29

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Healthy Steps Program: Early Findings and Expectations." Cynthia Minkovitz, asst. prof. of populations and family health sciences, dept. of pediatrics, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins U. Clopton Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Microtubules and TOR Signaling." X.-F. Steven Zheng, asst. prof. of pathology and immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 747-1808.

Noon. Social Work Alumni Lecture. Phyllis Bigpond, founder and exec. dir., Denver Indian Family Resource Center. Goldfarb Hall Student Courtyard. 935-4510.

1 p.m. Medicine of Laughter Symposium. "Laughter is Good Medicine É No Fooling." Patty Wooten and Neil Shulman, authors and humorists. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-8925.

4 p.m. Anatomy and Neurobiology Seminar. Daniel Povinelli, assoc. prof. of cognitive science, Inst. of Cognitive Science, U. of La., Lafayette. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

Saturday, March 30

10 a.m. Copenhagen Lecture Series. "The Atomic Bomb Projects." Michael Friedlander, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6543.

Monday, April 1

Noon. Lung Biology Conference. "TNFR-related Molecules as Potential Targets for Therapeutic Approaches." Robert Arch, asst. prof. of medicine and of pathology and immunology. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 801. 747-3996.

3 p.m. American Culture Studies seminar. Seigle Seminar. "Home Ground: Nature, Myth and the Hunger for Place." Gary Ferguson, author and naturalist. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5216.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Antigen Presenting and Immunoregulatory Functions of DN1." Steve Porcelli, dept. of microbiology and immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva U., N.Y. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

Tuesday, April 2

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Altered Nucleo-cytoplasmic Trafficking in Picornavirus-infected Cells. Kurt E. Gustin, postdoctoral fellow in microbiology and immunology, Stanford U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7258.

12:10 p.m. Brown Bag seminar. "Chat With the Chancellor." Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor. Women's Bldg. Lounge. 935-6126.

4 p.m. Favorite Book Series. "How to Judge a Book by Its Cover: A Conservator's Eye-view From the Stacks." Richard C. Baker, book and paper conservator, dept. of special collections. Olin Library, 5th Lvl. 935-5495.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar Series. Stanley J. Opella, prof. of biochemistry, U. of Calif., San Diego. McMillan Hall, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Wednesday, April 3

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture. "The Assault on Affirmative Action." George Curry, editor in chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Liquid Crystals: What They Are and Why You Should Know About Them." Tom Lubensky, Chair and Mary Amanda Wood Professor of Physics and Astronomy, U. of Penn. (Coffee, 3:30 p.m., Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

Thursday, April 4

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Axon Guidance at the Drosophilia CNS Midline." John Thomas, prof., Salk Inst. for Biological Studies, LaJolla, Calif. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar Series. Christopher Sotak, head and prof. of biomedical engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Inst., Mass. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. John and Penelope Biggs Residency in the Classics lecture. George Bass, prof. emeritus, Texas A&M U. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Fumihiko Maki Lecture. Charles Correa, architect. Steinberg Hall Aud. (Reception, 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6293.

Friday, April 5

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar Series. "Mitotic Functions of Cytoplasmic Dynein." Thomas Hays, prof. of genetics, cell biology and development, U. of Minn. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.

1-6:15 p.m. Human Genome Project colloquium. "Research: Germ-Line Interventions and Human Research Ethics." Rebecca Dresser, Daniel Noyes Kirby Professor of Law and prof. of ethics; Mark Frankel, dir., Scientific Freedom, Responsibility, and Law Program for the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Nancy M.P. King, prof. of social medicine, U. of N.C., Chapel Hill; Pilar Ossorio, asst. prof. of law and medical ethics and assoc. dir., Center for Study of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine, U. of Wis., Madison; Anne Bowcock, prof. of genetics, pediatrics, and medicine; Daniel B. Williams, assoc. prof. of obstetrics and gynecology. Sponsored by the School of Law's Center for Interdisciplinary Studies and the School of Medicine. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. 925-7988.

4 p.m. Music lecture. "Fraternity and Nationhood in French Music." Hugh Macdonald, Avis Blewett Professor of Music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

4 p.m. Neuroscience seminar. Mark D'Esposito, prof. of neuroscience and psychology, U. of Calif., Berkeley. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

6 and 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. "San Francisco." Rick and Jane Rosefield. Cost: $5. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

Monday, April 8

10 a.m. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Strategies Used by SIV for Infection and Replication." Jason T. Kimata, asst. scientist of virology and immunology, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, Tex. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7258.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Seminar Series. "Do Mothers Marry Lemons?" Donna Ginther, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Sponsored by the John M. Olin School of Business, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the Center for Social Development, the Business, Law, and Economics Center, the Dept. of Economics, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and the Committee on Social Thought and Analysis. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Lineage Commitment Through Positive Selection." Harald Von Boehmer, prof. of pathology, Harvard U., Dana Farber Cancer Inst. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Molecular Capacitors for Evolutionary Change." Susan Lindquist, dir., Whitehead Inst., Cambridge, Mass. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-5348.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Works." Patricia Patkau, architect. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6293.

Tuesday, April 9

8:30 a.m. Center for Aging lecture. Friedman Lecture. "Successful Aging and Center for Aging Update." John W. Rowe, author, president and C.E.O. of Aetna, Inc. Anheuser Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 286-2881.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "EPEC Tir Binds the Host Adaptor Protein Nck and is the Only Translocated Bacterial Molecule Required for Actin Pedestal Formation." John Leong, assoc. prof. of molecular genetics and microbiology, U. of Mass. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-1029.

4 p.m. History and Philosophy of Science Brown Bag Series. "Racial Pathologies: Morbid Anatomy in British India." Mark Harrison, Acting Director of the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford U., Great Britain. Sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon program in interdisciplinary inquiry. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. 935-9077.

Wednesday, April 10

11 a.m. Assembly Series. The Congress of the South 40/Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Physics colloquium. "The Quantum Protein." Henrik Bohr, prof. of physics, Technical U. of Denmark (Coffee, 3:30, Compton Hall, Rm. 245). Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

Music

Monday, April 1

8 p.m. Liederabend. Music of Schumann and Brahms. Klaus Georg, tenor, Nathan Ruggles, baritone, and Henry Palkes, piano. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-4841.

Saturday, April 6

8 p.m. Acoustic City Concert Series. The Nields. Cost: $12 in advance/$15 at the door, free to Washington U. faculty, staff, and students. Mallinckrodt Center, The Gargoyle. 935-7576.

Sunday, April 7

3 p.m. Chancellor's Concert. Music of Debussy, Mozart, and Saint-Sa‘ns. Washington U. Symphony Orchestra, Dan Presgrave, dir., and Chamber Chorus of Washington U., John Stewart, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

Sunday, April 7

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Copenhagen. Written by Michael Frayn. Michael Blakemore, dir. (Also April 8, 8 p.m.) Cost: $45. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Worship

Friday, March 29

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:15 p.m. Jummuah Prayers. Prayer service. Lopata House, lower lvl. 920-1625.

Friday, April 5

11:15 a.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

1:15 p.m. Jummuah Prayers. Prayer service. Lopata House, lower lvl. 920-1625.

And moreÉ

Tuesday, April 2

Noon-1 p.m. Toastmasters event. Washington University Toastmasters for Oratorical Readiness (WUTFOR). 4480 Clayton Ave., Rm. 1140A. 935-6001.

Thursday, April 4

8 a.m. Distance learning course. STD Clinician Course. Presented by St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Ctr. Cost: $90. (Continues Thursdays through April 11.) U. of Mo., St. Louis, Lucas Hall, Rm. 117. To register, call 747-0294.

5-8 p.m. Take Four Art Exhibition. "Child's Play." Works of J. Michael Deane, Bryan S. Miller, Roxanne Phillips. Jessica Bronson, Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Fellow, curator. Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151 Cherokee St. 772-3628.

8 p.m. Fiction reading. The Writing Program Reading Series. Nicholson Baker, author. Dunker Hall, Rm. 201. 935-7130.

Saturday, April 6

10 a.m. Copenhagen panel discussion. Henrik Bohr, prof. of physics, Technical U. of Denmark, dir., Quantum Protein Center; Michael Friedlander, prof. of physics; John Clark, Wayman Crow Professor of Physics; Dan Shea, prof. of English. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.



The Record calendar lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University March 29 - April 10. For a full listing of medical rounds and conferences, see the School of Medicine's Web site. Also, for more events, please see the expanded Hilltop Campus calendar Web site.

Events sponsored by the University -- its departments, schools, centers, organizations and recognized student organizations -- are published in the calendar. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Calendar submissions should state time, date, place, sponsor(s), title of event or lecture, name(s) of speaker(s), speaker(s) affiliations and admission cost. Mail items to Calendar at Campus Box 1070 or fax to 935-4259 or e-mail at record_calendar@aismail.wustl.edu. Submission forms are available by calling 935-4926 and information can be found here.

The deadline for all entries is noon Tuesday one week prior to publication. Late or incomplete entries will not be printed. The Record is published every Friday during the school year, except holidays, and monthly during the summer.


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