October 22, 1998
The Record

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University over the next 10 days. For a full listing of medical rounds and conferences, see the School of Medicine's website at medschool.wustl.edu/events/. For an expanded Hilltop Campus calendar, go to www.wustl.edu/thisweek/thisweek.html.

Exhibitions

"Early Modern European and American Art." Through Oct. 25. Upper Gallery, Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"Magnificent Rome: A 16th-Century View." Through Oct. 25. Lower Gallery 1, Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"19th-Century American Art." Through Dec. 13. Lower galleries 3 and 4, Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"The Realist Vision: 19th-Century European Art." Through Oct. 25. Lower Gallery 2, Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

"William Jay Smith: Man of Letters." Through Nov. 24. Special Collections, Level 5, Olin Library. 935-5495.

Films

Friday, Oct. 23

7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series. "The Usual Suspects." (Also Oct. 24, same times, and Oct. 25, 7 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series. "Blade Runner." (Also Oct. 24, same time, and Oct. 25, 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Monday, Oct. 26

2:30 p.m. Russian dept. film. "Oblomov." (English subtitles.) Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5517.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Classic Series. "Psycho." (Also Oct. 28, same times.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

6 p.m. Chinese Film Series. "To Live." Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

Friday, Oct. 30

7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series. "The Big Lebowski." (Also Oct. 31, same times, and Nov. 1, 7 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series. "The Crow." (Also Oct. 31, same time, and Nov. 1, 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Lectures

Thursday, Oct. 22

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Center for Mental Health Services Research brown bag lunch seminar. "Currents in the Economics of Mental Health Research: Report From an NIMH Workshop." Jodi Constantine, doctoral student. Room 39 Goldfarb Hall. 935-5687.

Noon. Genetics seminar. "Cell Fate Determination in Zebrafish Neural Crest." David W. Raible, Dept. of Biological Structure, U. of Washington. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7076.

Noon. Vision Sciences seminar series. "Genes and Trabecular Meshwork: New Findings and Novel Tools." Ernst Tamm, assoc. prof., Anatomisches Institute, U. of Erlangen, Germany. Schwarz Aud., First Floor Maternity Bldg. 362-3365.

1:10 p.m. Social work lecture series. "Social Issues Confronting Urban America." Gordon D. Bush, mayor of East St. Louis, Ill., and Clarence Harmon, mayor of St. Louis. Brown Lounge. 935-4909.

2:30 p.m. Thesis defense. "Characterization of N-terminal Fibrillin-1 and -2 Fragments and Identification of Their Interaction With the Extracellular Matrix." Timothy Trask, student, Medical Scientist Training Program. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. African and Afro-American studies lecture. "A Conception of Race in African-American Philosophy and Religion." Victor Anderson, prof. of Christian ethics, Vanderbilt U. Room 103 Eads Hall. 935-5690.

4 p.m. Cancer Center seminar series. "Gene Transfer Into Hematopoietic Stem Cells." Arthur Nienhuis, dir., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Third Floor Aud., St. Louis Children's Hosp. 747-0359.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "The Resurgence of Young-Earth Creationism and Its Impact on Science Education." Karen Bartelt, assoc. prof., Chemistry, Science and Mathematics Div., Eureka (Ill.) College. Room 162 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Tunnel Number of a Knot." Jennifer Schultens, prof. of mathematics, Emory U. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. (Tea: 4 p.m., Room 200 Cupples I.) 935-6760.

Friday, Oct. 23

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Science of Listening." Richard T. Sarkin, dir., medical student education, Children's Hospital of Buffalo and SUNY (Buffalo). Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

9:30 a.m. Thesis defense. "The Molecular Basic of Opioid Analgesia." Seth Silbert, student, Medical Scientist Training Program. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

1:30 p.m. Painting dept. slide lecture. "Will Barnett's 'True Freedom': Abstraction in Theory and Practice." Jackson Rushing III, prof. and chair, Dept. of Art History, UMSL. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-8664.

2 p.m. Mechanical engineering seminar. "Nonlinear Dynamics of Aeroelastic Systems." Earl H. Dowell, J.A. Jones Professor and dean, School of Engineering, Duke U. Co-sponsored by the American Helicopter Society. Room 101 Lopata Hall. 935-6047.

3 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Factorization Problem of Birational Maps." Kenji Matsuki, prof. of mathematics, Purdue U. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

4 p.m. Anatomy and neurobiology seminar. "An ES Cell Model of Early Embryonic Cell Fate Choice." David Gottlieb, prof. of neurobiology. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Hematology seminar. "Iron Deficiency and Iron Overload: Insights From Anemic Animals." Nancy C. Andrews, asst. prof., Dept. of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hosp., Harvard Medical School. Room 8841 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Geometry seminar. "Counting Arguments for the Tunnel Number of a Knot." Jennifer Schultens, prof. of mathematics, Emory U. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

4 p.m. Music lecture. "Sacred Conversations." James Primosch, composer and assoc. prof. of music, U. of Pennsylvania. Room 102 Music Classroom Bldg. 935-4841.

4:30 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Carol Ross Barney, architect, Ross Barney and Jahkowski Inc., Chicago, discussing her recent work. Reception to follow at 5:30 p.m. Room 116 Givens Hall. 935-6200.

Saturday, Oct. 24

9 a.m. Neural science seminar. "Presynaptic Mechanisms in Neurotransmission and Plasticity: Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide as Diffusible Retrograde Messengers for Synaptic Potentiation." Min Zhou, asst. prof. of anesthesiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3365.

Monday, Oct. 26

Noon-1 p.m. Molecular biology and pharmacology seminar. "NeuroD is Required for Postnatal Neurogenesis in Mice." Jackie Lee, asst. prof. of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, U. of Colorado, Boulder. The Philip Needleman Library, Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-2725.

Noon-1 p.m. Work, Families and Public Policy brown bag seminar. "The Declining Economic Fortune of American Children." Martha Ozawa, Bettie Bofinger Brown Professor of Social Policy. Room 300 Eliot Hall. 935-6691 or 935-4918.

3 p.m. Math analysis seminar. "Irreducible Lie Group Representation: The Early Results and Constructions." Jean-Pierre Leduc, prof. of mathematics. Room 115 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

4 p.m. Biology lecture. "Estrogen Regulation of Cytokine Receptors in Human Bone Cells." Teresa Sunyer, research assoc. in biology. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 935-6853.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Recognition and Regulation in Multidomain Signalling Proteins: Insights From the Structures of Src, SHP-2 and Cb1." Michael J. Eck, asst. prof. of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Difference and Repetition." Neil M. Denari, principal, Cor-Tex Architecture, and dir. of Southern California Institute of Architecture. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4636.

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Noon. Molecular microbiology/microbial pathogenesis seminar. "A Common Theme in the Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infection of the Human Respiratory Tract." Jeffrey N. Weiser, asst. prof. of pediatrics and microbiology, U. of Pennsylvania. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-5401.

12:10-12:55 p.m. Physical therapy research seminar. "Diabetes, Obesity and the Role of Lifestyle Intervention." Susan B. Racette, research instructor in medicine. Classroom C, lower level, 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 286-1400.

4 p.m. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Membrane Flow and Cell Polarity, Regulation of Apical and Basolateral Lipid Transport in HepG2 Cells." Dick Hoekstra, prof. of physiological chemistry, U. of Groningen, the Netherlands. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "DNA Nanotechnology." Ned Seeman, prof. of chemistry, New York U. (Coffee at 3:40 p.m.) Room 311 McMillen Lab. 935-6530.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Jewish and Near Eastern Studies Program lecture. "Home is Each Other, Language is Self: An Excursion Into the Literary World of a Writer Away From Home and in Another Language." Jeannette Lander, author and essayist, Berlin, Germany. Stix International House. 935-5106.

8 p.m. Writing Program reading series. Visiting Poet in Residence Carol Frost, prof. of poetry, Hartwick College, reading from her work. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

6:30 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. "Fast-track Anesthesia Techniques." Paul F. White, prof. and holder of the Margaret Milam McDermott Distinguished Chair in Anesthesiology, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Wohl Hospital Bldg. Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 362-6978.

8 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Primary Surgery in Ovarian Cancer." Edward Trimble, head, surgery section, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series lecture. Black Arts and Sciences Festival. Gwendolyn Goldsby Grant, media psychologist and columnist for Essence magazine. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

3:45 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Seeking Simplicity in Complex Media: A Physicist's View of Rubber, Glass and Other Random Solids." Paul M. Goldbart, prof. of physics, U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Room 204 Crow Hall. (Coffee at 3:30 p.m., Room 241 Compton Hall.) 935-6276.

Thursday, Oct. 29

4 p.m. The Inaugural Nelson I. Wu Lecture on Asian Art and Culture. "Shadows and Gestures: European Images in the Visual Culture of Late Ming China." Richard Barnhart, prof. of Chinese art, Yale U. (Reception following.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4448.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Holocaust Memorial/Woman's Club Lecture. "Prosecutions Before the International Criminal Court: Prospects and Pitfalls." Louise Arbour, chief prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Writing Program colloquium. "Time and the Lyric." Barbara Jordan, poet, author and teacher at U. of Rochester. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.

4 p.m. Russian dept. lecture. "The Nature of Literary Plots." Robert Belknap, prof., Dept. of Slavic Languages, Columbia U. Women's Bldg. Lounge. 935-5517.

4:15 p.m. Philosophy lecture. "Discovering Nature's Indifference." Peter Kosso, assoc. prof. of philosophy, Northern Arizona U. Room 100 Busch Hall. 935-6640.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Will Bruder, architect, will discuss his recent work. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-6200.

Friday, Oct. 30

9:15-10:30 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. The 13th Phillip R. Dodge Lecture. "Specificity and Plasticity of Prefrontal Cortex: Relevance to Disorders of Cognition." Patricia Goldman-Rakic, prof. of neuroscience, Section of Neurobiology, Yale School of Medicine. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "Getting Into and Out of the Cell Cycle in Budding Yeast." Raymond J. DeShaies, Div. of Biology, California Institute of Technology. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-1668.

Music

Saturday, Oct. 24

2:30-4:30 p.m. WU Jazz Quartet performance. Dept. of Music class will perform "Hands Down." Plaza Frontenac atrium. 727-7054.

Sunday, Oct. 25

4 p.m. Music dept. Graduate Recital. Vivian Gaston, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-5574.

Performances

Friday, Oct. 30

8 p.m. OVATIONS! series performance. "Mark Twain Tonight!" Hal Holbrook, actor. Cost $23. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Miscellany

Friday, Oct. 23

1:30 p.m. Russian dept. open house. Room 216 Ridgley Hall. 935-5517.

Saturday, Oct. 24

1:30-3:30 p.m. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "Book Design." Presentation by Kay Michael Kramer, retired dir. of art and design, Mosby Publishing Co. Cost: $15. Bixby Gallery. 935-4643.

1:30-3 p.m. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "How Did They Paint That?" Demonstration by Matt Anderson of "Job" painted by Abraham Rittner. Cost: $15. Gallery of Art. 935-4643.

Sunday, Oct. 25

Noon. Newman Catholic Student Center benefit brunch. William H. Danforth, chairman of WU Board of Trustees, and his wife, Elizabeth Gray Danforth, will be honored. Ballroom, Frontenac Hilton Hotel, 1335 S. Lindbergh Blvd. For cost and information, call 725-3358.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

8 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center class lecture and clinical practicum. "Syphilis Update." (Continues Oct. 29 and 30, same time.) Cost: $55. Bradley Room, first floor, Old Shriner's Hosp., 712 S. Euclid. For registration information, call 747-1522.

7 p.m. Portrait installation and poetry reading. Portrait of poet Donald Finkel will be installed; reception following. Level 4 reading room, Olin Library. 935-5410.

Thursday, Oct. 29

7:30 p.m. Feminist reading group meeting. Discussion of articles "The Politics of Feminism in Islam" and "Globalizing Feminist Ethics." Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-5102.

Friday, Oct. 30

7 a.m.-5:45 p.m. Office of Continuing Medical Education. "Third Annual Fingers to Toes: Comprehensive Orthopedic Review Course for Primary Care Providers." (Continues Oct. 31, 7:30-11:40 a.m.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. For cost and to register, call 362-6891.

Saturday, Oct. 31

9 a.m.-noon. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "Basic Bookbinding." John Bielik, bookbinder. Cost: $40. Room 212 Bixby Hall. 935-4643.

Sports

Saturday, Oct. 24

1:30 p.m. Football team vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Francis Field. 935-5220.

Wednesday, Oct. 28

7 p.m. Women's volleyball team vs. College of St. Francis (Ill.). Field House. 935-5220.

Saturday, Oct. 31

11 a.m. WU Mini Meet. Men's and women's cross country. Tower Grove Park, St. Louis. 935-5220.

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.

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