November 12, 1998
The Record

Exhibitions

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

"Joint Faculty Exhibition." Nov. 6 to Dec. 9. Gallery of Art, Steinberg Hall. 935-4523.

Films

Friday, Nov. 13

7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series. "Wag the Dog." (Also Nov. 14, same times, and Nov. 15, 7 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series. "Roger and Me." (Also Nov. 14, same time, and Nov. 15, 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Classic and Foreign Series. "Alice's Restaurant." (Also Nov. 18, same times.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Wednesday, Nov. 18

6 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Film Series. "Okoge." (English subtitles.) Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

Friday, Nov. 20

7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series. "Wings of Desire." (Also Nov. 21, same times, and Nov. 22, 7 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series. "Fame." (Also Nov. 21, same time, and Nov. 22, 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit; $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Lectures

Thursday, Nov. 12

11 a.m. Cancer Center seminar. "Adhesion Receptors: Critical Regulators of Differentiation and Survival." Caroline Damsky, prof., U. of California-San Francisco. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley. 362-3365.

11:15-12:15 p.m. Center for Mental Health Services Research brown bag seminar. "Assessing Service Needs of Depressed Elders." Nancy Morrow-Howell, assoc. prof. of social work; Enola Proctor, prof. of social work and dir. of the Center for Mental Health Services Research; and Hong Li, doctoral student in social work. Room 39 Goldfarb Hall. 935-5687.

4 p.m. Cancer Center seminar series. "Molecular Role of Caspases in Apoptotic Cell Suicide and Human Disease Pathogenesis." Donald Nicholson, dir., depts. of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Merck Frosst Centre for Therapeutic Research. Third Floor Aud., St. Louis Children's Hosp. 747-0359.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "The Search for Source Craters of Martian Meteorite ALH84001." Nadine G. Barlow, instructor of astronomy and dir., Robinson Observatory, U. of Central Florida. Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4 p.m. Genetics seminar. "GATA-Binding Proteins and Mouse Development." David Wilson, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Colloquium Series. "Koreans in Japan and in the Americas." George A. DeVos, prof. emeritus of anthropology, U. of California-Berkeley. Room 331 Social Sciences and Business Bldg., U. of Missouri-St. Louis. 935-4448.

4 p.m. Molecular biology and pharmacology seminar. "Regulation of Energy Balance by PPARy and Its Co-activators." Bruce M. Spiegelman, prof. of cell biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. The Philip Needleman Library, Room 3907 South Bldg., 4577 McKinley. 362-2725.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Non-Existence of Global Smoothing Solution Operators of the D-bar Equation on Some Smoothly Bounded Pseudoconvex Domains in C^n." Norberto Salinas, prof. of mathematics, U. of Kansas. (Tea 4 p.m. in Room 200 Cupples I Hall.) Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

7 p.m. Graphics slide/lecture. "Changing Concepts." Jack Summerford, graphic designer and writer. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-8402 or 935-7497.

8 p.m. Writing Program reading series. Author and Visiting Hurst Professor Carol Bly. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.

Friday, Nov. 13

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "New Insights Into the Mechanisms of the Immune Response to Cancer." Tim Eberlein, Bixby Professor and chairman, Dept. of Surgery. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "New Views of Microtubule Dynamics in Vertebrates and Yeast Using Fluorescent Speckle and Multi-Mode Microscopy." Edward D. Salmon, Dept. of Biology, U. of North Carolina. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3964.

1:30 p.m. Thesis defense seminar. "Structure and Thermodynamics of S. cerevisiae MyristoylCoA: Protein N-Myristoyltransferase." Rajiv Sahai Bhatnagar, Medical Scientist Training Program. Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Geometry seminar. Anneke Bart, prof., St. Louis University. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

4 p.m. Hematology division seminar. "Phosphatidyl Inositols in Cell Signaling." Philip Majerus, prof. of medicine. Room 8841 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-3365.

Saturday, Nov. 14

4 p.m. Neural science seminar. "Membrane Fusion Machinery in Neuronal Exocytosis." Phyllis Hanson, Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3365.

Sunday, Nov. 15

1 p.m. School of Art slide lecture. Art St. Louis Jurors' Presentation. Regenia Perry, prof. emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth U. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6597.

Monday, Nov. 16

Noon. Molecular biology and pharmacology seminar. "Roles of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Regionalization of Midbrain and Hindbrain." Ivor Mason, senior lecturer in developmental neurobiology, Medical School of Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Hospital, London. The Philip Needleman Library, Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-2725.

Noon. Neurology and neurological surgery research seminar. "Presenilin-1 Function and Its Role in Alzheimer's Disease." Jane Wu, asst. prof. of pediatrics. Schwarz Aud., first floor, Maternity Hosp. 362-3365.

2:15 p.m. Condensed matter sciences seminar. "Solid-State Structural Phase Transformation Induced by Electromigration Forces." Patrick Gibbons, prof. of physics. (Coffee 2 p.m.) Room 241 Compton Hall. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Biology seminar. "Genetic Resources for Complex Traits in Mice: Body Weight and Obesity." James M. Cheverud, prof. of anatomy, anthropology, biology and genetics. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 935-6860.

4 p.m. Immunology research seminar series. "NK Cell Receptor for MHC Class I." Lewis Lanier, Immune Biology Dept., DNAX Research Institute. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Molecular biology and pharmacology seminar. "Neural Cell Fate Determination in the Early Embryo." Kristen Kroll, Dept. of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School. Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Women's studies/philosophy/classics lecture. "Tragedy and Women's Deliberation." On Sophocles' Antigone. Tiffany Sutton, guest lecturer, philosophy. Room 211 Busch Hall. 935-5102.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Harris Armstrong Endowed Lecture. "The Gift: Reflections on the Work of Charles and Ray Eames." Beatriz Colomina, architectural historian and assoc. prof., Princeton U. (Reception 5 p.m. Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

Noon. Molecular microbiology/microbial pathogenesis seminar. "Evasion of Immune Effector Mechanisms by Mycobacterium tuberculosis." Joel D. Ernst, assoc. prof. of medicine, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, U. of California-San Francisco. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. African and Afro-American Studies Program Lecture Series. "Between Gunpowder and Growth: The Fate of the African City at Century's End." Howard French, New York Times correspondent. Room 101 Duncker Hall. 935-5690.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Seminar Series. Ken Blumer, assoc. prof. of cell biology and physiology. Room 5550 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Bioorganic chemistry seminar. "Insights Into Catalysis by Enolase." George Reed, U. of Wisconsin. Room 3907 South Bldg. 362-3365.

Wednesday, Nov. 18

6:30 a.m. Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. "The Mechanism and Use of Alpha-2 Agonists." Mervyn Maze, prof., assoc. chair-research, Dept. of Anesthesiology, Stanford U. Wohl Aud., 4960 Children's Place. 362-6978.

8 a.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Thyroid Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology." James R. Etzkorn, asst. prof. of internal medicine, endocrinology and metabolism. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and molecular biophysics seminar. "Protein Folding on Membranes: Mechanism of Secondary Structure Formation." Stephen H. White, prof., Dept. of Physiology and Biophysics, U. of California-Irvine. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences special colloquium. "The Mars Pathfinder Mission and Science Results." Matt Golombek, Mars Pathfinder Project Scientist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Room 162 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4 p.m. Neurology Grand Rounds. Robert S. Klayman Memorial Lecture in Parkinson's Disease Research. "Experimental Therapeutics of Parkinson's Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Disorders: Unmet Needs." Ira Shoulson, prof. of experimental therapeutics, neurology, pharmacology and medicine, U. of Rochester School of Medicine, and neurologist and physician, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, N.Y. West Pavilion Aud., lower level, Barnes Hosp. 362-6909.

4 p.m. Poetry reading. "The Sounds of Japanese Culture." Robert E. Morrell, prof. of Japanese languages and literatures. Sponsored by Comparative Literature program and Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-5170.

Thursday, Nov. 19

Noon. Genetics dept. seminar. "Genetics of Learning and Other Complex Behavior in Mice." Lorraine Flaherty, Wadsworth Center, Axelrod Inst. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

1:10 p.m. Social work lecture series. "Indigenous People in a Diverse Society: Strategies for Survival and Progress." Hilary N. Weaver, asst. prof., School of Social Work, State U. of N.Y., Buffalo. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-4909.

4 p.m. American culture studies lecture. "Rescuing Dictated Slave Narratives From the Literary Trash Can." Barbara Baumgartner, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, women's studies and American culture studies. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-5216.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "Iron and Manganese Metabolism by Micobis: Eating at the Hard Rock Café." Ken Nealson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Room 362 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4 p.m. The Second Annual David M. Kipnis Lecture. "From Molecular Patterns to Morphogenesis: The Lessons From Drosophila." Eric F. Wieschaus, Princeton, N.J. Moore Aud., North Bldg., 4580 Scott Ave. 362-3365.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Flattening Graphs in 3-Space." Martin Scharlemann, prof., U. of California, Santa Barbara. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. (Tea 4 p.m., Room 200 Cupples I Hall.) 935-6760.

5 p.m. Vision science seminar. "Understanding Excimer Laser Tissue Interaction and Wound Healing." Terrence P. O'Brien, Johns Hopkins Hosp. East Pavillion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hosp. 362-3365.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Patricia and John Patkau, Patkau Architects, Edmonton and Vancouver, and Raymond E. Maritz visiting professors. (Reception 5 p.m., Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.

6 p.m. Arts and Sciences Century Club Series. "Bioprospecting for New Drugs in Amazonia Peru." Walter H. Lewis, prof. of biology. (Reception 5:30 p.m.) Goldfarb Aud., McDonnell Hall. For reservations, call 935-8003 or 935-4986.

Friday, Nov. 20

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Lung Nerves and the Genesis of Airway Disease." Julio Perez-Fontan, prof. of pediatrics and of anesthesiology, dir., Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, St. Louis Children's Hosp. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

4 p.m. Geometry seminar. "Heegaard Splittings of Solvmanifolds." Martin Scharlemann, prof., U. of California-Santa Barbara. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6760.

4 p.m. Hematology division seminar. "A Modular System of Docking Sites Mediates MAP Kinase Recognition of Substrate Proteins." Kerry Kornfeld, asst. prof. of molecular biology and pharmacology. Room 8841 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-3365.

4 p.m. Music dept. lecture. "Distant Echoes: Historical Singers and Their Recordings." Bruce Carvell, asst. registrar. Room 102 Music Classroom Bldg. 935-4841.

4 p.m. Neuroscience biweekly seminar. "Phospholipid-Nucleotide Interactions in Control of K Channels: Chips or Candy." Colin Nichols, assoc. prof. of cell biology and physiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3365.

Saturday, Nov. 21

9 a.m. Neural sciences seminar. "Endocytic Mechanisms: The Heuser-Ceccarelli Debate Revisited." Bob Wilkinson, assoc. prof of cell biology and physiology. Erlanger Aud., McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-3365.

Music

Sunday, Nov. 15

3 p.m. Fall recital. Celina Boldrey, violinist. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-5490.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

8 p.m. Music dept. concert. "Music of Beethoven and Dvo&rcirc;vák." Eliot Trio. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4841.

Thursday, Nov. 19

8:30 p.m. Student recital. Music of Haydn, Schubert and Beethoven. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Performances

Friday, Nov. 13

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. performance. Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." William Whitaker, director. (Also Nov. 14, 20, 21, same time, and Nov. 15, 22, 3 p.m.) Cost: $10; $8 for faculty, staff, students and senior citizens. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Miscellany

Saturday, Nov. 14

9 a.m.-noon. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "Make the Bunny Hop." Bob Smith, prof. emeritus of art, will teach how to make pop-up books with moving parts. Cost: $40. Room 204 Lewis Center. 935-4643.

Saturday, Nov. 21

9:30 a.m. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "Accordion Triangle Book." Karyl Howard. Cost: $35. Bixby Hall. 935-4643.

9:30 a.m. Fine Arts Institute workshop. "Book Preservation and Repair." Roxanna Herrick, head of preservation, Olin Library. Cost: $15. Bixby Gallery. 935-4643.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 14

11 a.m. Men's and women's cross country. NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships. (Hosted by WU.) Forest Park, St. Louis. 935-5220.

Noon. Men's and women's swimming/diving. WU all-divisions diving. Millstone Pool. 935-5220.

Friday, Nov. 20

8 p.m. Men's basketball team vs. Colby College (Maine). 15th Annual Lopata Classic. (Also 6 p.m. Ill. Wesleyan vs. Pomona-Pitzer.) Field House. 935-5220.

Saturday, Nov. 21

10 a.m. Men's and women's swimming/diving. WU Thanksgiving Invitational. (Also Nov. 22, same time.) Millstone Pool. 935-5220.

6 p.m. Men's basketball consolation game. 15th Annual Lopata Classic. (Championship game at 8 p.m.) Field House. 935-5220.

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