March 30, 2000
The Record

Exhibitions

"Juhani Pallasmaa: Works on Paper." Through April 7. Givens Hall. 935-6200.

Film

Friday, March 31

7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Filmboard Feature Series. "Being John Malkovich." (Also April 1, same times, and April 2, 7 and 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit, $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Wednesday, April 5

6 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Dersu Uzala." (English subtitles.) Sponsored by Asian and Near Eastern languages and literatures. Room 219 Ridgley Hall. 935-5156.

7:30 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week film. "A Place called Chiapas." Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-6288.

Friday, April 7

7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series. "American Beauty." (Also April 8, same times, and April 9, 7 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit, $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Midnight. Filmboard Midnight Series. "Reservoir Dogs." (Also April 8, same time, and April 9, 9:30 p.m.) Cost: $3 first visit, $2 subsequent visits. Room 100 Brown Hall. 935-5983.

Lectures

Thursday, March 30

9:30 a.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. "Quasi-lines on Projective Manifolds." Lucian Badescu, prof. of mathematics, U. of Bucharest, Romania, and U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Room 199 Cupples I Hall. 935-6726.

10:30 a.m. Center for Mental Health Services Research seminar. "WHODAS II: Measuring the Burden of Disease and Disorder." JoAnn Epping-Jordan, scientist, World Health Organization, Geneva. Room 205 Brown Hall. 935-5687.

Noon-1 p.m. Genetics seminar. "Serendipity in the Euglenozoa: Small Nuclear and Nucleolar RNAs." Michael Gray, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scotia. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7072.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical engineering seminar. "Modeling and Development of Nanometer Aerosol Instruments." Da-Ren Chen, asst. prof. of mechanical engineering, particle technology lab., U. of Minn., Minneapolis. Room 100 Cupples II Hall. 935-6047.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. "The Politics of Theater/The Theatricality of Politics in the Ancient Roman World." Eleanor Leach, author and the Ruth N. Halls Prof. of Classical Studies, Ind. U. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Cardiovascular research seminar. "Longitudinal Evaluation of LV Remodeling With MRI After Myocardial Infarction in the Rat: Quantification of Efficacy of ACE-inhibition." Christine Lorenz, asst. prof. of biomedical computing and of biomedical engineering and dir., Center for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. Room 801 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8901.

4 p.m. Russian Department lecture. "Lyric and Society: Western Theory and Eastern European Practice." Claire Cavanagh, prof. of Slavic languages and literatures, Northwestern U. Lambert Lounge, Room 303 Mallinckrodt Center. 935-5177.

4:15 p.m. Philosophy and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology Colloquium Series. "Putting Evolution and Development Back Together: The Case of Cultural Evolution." William Wimsatt, U. of Chicago. Room 216 Psychology Bldg. 935-6670.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Extending Meromorphic Functions in Algebraic Geometry." Lucian Badescu, prof. of mathematics, U. of Bucharest, Romania, and U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Room 199 Cupples I Hall (tea 4 p.m., Room 200). 935-6726.

6:30 p.m. History lecture. "White Supremacy and Anti-Semitism: An Historical Comparison." George E. Fredrickson, the Edgar E. Robinson Prof. of U.S. History, Stanford U. Sponsored by the Organization of American Historians, the history dept. and the African and Afro-American Studies Program. Room 204 Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-5690.

7 p.m. Architecture's Monday Night Lecture Series. "Custom Built." Allan Wexler, artist, Brooklyn, N.Y. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6200.

Friday, March 31

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Judicious Use of Antibiotics." Penelope G. Shackelford, prof. of pediatrics, assoc. prof. of molecular microbiology and dir. of pediatric ambulatory medicine div. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon-1 p.m. Alzheimer's Disease Research Center seminar. "Protein Conformation in Neurodegenerative Diseases." Thomas Wisniewski, assoc. prof. of neurology and pathology, N.Y.U. School of Medicine. Schwarz Aud., first floor, Maternity Bldg. 286-2881.

Noon-1 p.m. Gastroenterology research conference. "Apolipoprotein AIV." James Mu, fellow in gastroenterology. "Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase." Greg Gurtner, fellow in gastroenterology. Room 901 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8951.

1 p.m. Philosophy colloquium. "Moral Dimensions of Embodied Perception." Kate Parsons, graduate student. Room 101 Duncker Hall. 935-6670.

1:30 p.m. African and Afro-American studies lecture. "Bad Boys: Public Schools and the Construction of Black Masculinity." Ann Arnett Ferguson, prof. of African and Afro-American studies, Smith College, Northhampton, Mass. Co-sponsored by programs in American culture studies, social thought and analysis and women's studies and depts. of education and political science. Room 300 Eliot Hall. 935-5810.

Monday, April 3

10 a.m. Center for Mental Health Services Research Seminar Series. "Informed Consent and Decision Making Capacity." Enola Proctor, prof. and dir., Center for Mental Health Services Research. Room 38 Goldfarb Hall. 935-5687.

4 p.m. Anatomy and neurobiology seminar. "Revelations From the Library of 80 Potassium Channel Genes in C.elegans." Lawrence B. Salkoff, prof. of anatomy and neurobiology and of genetics. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7043.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Chemokines and Cell Sorting in Lymphoid Organs." Jason Cyster, asst. prof. of microbiology and immunology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics' condensed matter/materials seminar. "The Metal - Nonmetal Transition and Other Mysteries of Sub-stoichiometric Lanthanum Trihydride." R. G. Barnes, physics dept. and Ames Laboratory, Iowa State U. Room 241 Compton Hall (coffee 3:45 p.m.). 935-6276.

7 p.m. Architecture's Monday Night Lecture Series. "Hapticity and Time: Notes on Fragile Architecture." Juhani Pallasmaa, architect and the Raymond E. Maritz Visiting Prof. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception, 6:30 p.m. Givens Hall). 935-6200.

Tuesday, April 4

Noon. Molecular basis of cancer seminar. "Cancer and the Immune System." Michael Dustin, assoc. prof. of pathology and asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. Fifth floor, bone marrow transplant conference room, Steinberg Bldg., Barnes-Jewish Hospital North. 362-8836.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Motility and Invasion by Toxoplasma." David Sibley, assoc. prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

12:10 p.m. Physical therapy research seminar. "Repairing the Damaged Spinal Cord." John W. McDonald, asst. prof. of neurology and neurological surgery and dir., Spinal Cord Injury Unit. Classroom C., 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 286-1400.

4 p.m. Institute for Biomedical Computing special seminar. "The Future of Functional Genomics as Seen From the Drosophila Blastoderm." John Reinitz, asst. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biology, Mt. Sinai Medical School, N.Y. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-2138.

Wednesday, April 5

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "African Americans: Change Agents for America." Na'im Akbar, author and clinical psych-ologist, Fla. State U., Tallahassee. Graham Chapel. 935-5285. (See story)

4 p.m. Biochemistry and molecular biophysics seminar. "Structure and Motion in a Few Proteins With Roles in Cancer Progression: TIMP, MMP and Viral Co-chaperone." Steven R. VanDoren, asst. prof. of biochemistry, U. of Mo., Columbia. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

5:15 p.m. Mothers and Babies Research Center conference. "Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Placenta." Arnold W. Strauss, Alumni Prof. of Pediatrics and prof. of molecular biology and pharmacology. Room 36, third floor south, St. Louis Children's Hospital. 747-0739.

6 p.m. Arts & Sciences Century Club lecture. "Gauguin, Van Gogh and the Avant-Garde: Making Art Modern." Elizabeth Childs, assoc. prof. of art history and archaeology. Room 162 McDonnell Hall (wine reception 5:30 p.m.). For information and registration, call 935-4986.

7 p.m. Visual Arts & Design Center slide lecture. Michael Pittari, editor, Art Paper. Steinberg Hall Aud. 535-4660.

Thursday, April 6

8 a.m. I. Jerome Flance Visiting Professor of Medicine lecture. "Spot-welding in the Lung: Integrin-mediated Activation of Transforming Growth Factor Beta." Dean Sheppard, prof. of medicine, dir., Lung Biology Center, and assoc. chair of biomedical research, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-8983.

Noon-1 p.m. Genetics lecture. Michael Nonet, asst. prof. of anatomy and neurobiology. Room 823 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7072.

2 p.m. Thesis defense. "Dendrite and Spine Dynamics After Glutamate Receptor Activation." Mayer Josh Hasbani, neuroscience dept. Room 928 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-7190.

4 p.m. Cardiovascular research seminar. Edward M. Geltman, prof. of medicine and asst. prof. of radiology. Room 801 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8901.

4 p.m. Earth and planetary sciences colloquium. "Timescale of Planetesimal Differentiation in the Early Solar System." Meenakshi Wadhwa, assoc. curator of meteorites, geology dept., The Field Museum, Chicago. Room 361 McDonnell Hall. 935-5610.

4:15 p.m. Philosophy colloquium. "Emotion and Moral Judgment." Gopal Sreenivasan, asst. prof. of philosophy, Princeton U. Room 216 Psychology Bldg. 935-6670.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. "Special Lagrangian Submanifolds: Something Old and Something New." Robert McLean, U. of Mo., Columbia. Room 199 Cupples I Hall (tea 4 p.m., Room 200). 935-6726.

5 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "On the Crossroad of Two Avenues: Cytoskeleton and Synucleins." Andrei P. Surguchov, research assoc. prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences. East Pavilion Aud., Barnes-Jewish Hospital Bldg. 362-5722.

7 p.m. Architecture's Monday Night Lecture Series. "The Abstraction of Landscape." William Curtis, architectural historian and the Ruth and Norman Moore Visiting Prof. Steinberg Hall Aud. (reception 6:30 p.m., Givens Hall). 935-6200.

7:30 p.m. Feminist reading group meeting. Rachel Roth, author and asst. prof. of political science and women's studies, will discuss her book, "Making Women Pay: The Hidden Costs of Fetal Rights." Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Duncker Hall. 935-5102.

Friday, April 7

Noon. American Indian Awareness Week lecture. Levi Esquerra, business developer for Ariz. Commission on Indian Affairs. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6288.

Noon. Cell biology and physiology seminar. "The Role of Cholesterol and Cholesterol-enriched Membrane Domains in the Regulation of EGF Receptor-mediated Signaling." Linda J. Pike, assoc. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. Room 426 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 362-2725.

Noon-1 p.m. Gastroenterology research conference. Jeffrey I. Gordon, prof. of medicine and Alumni Prof. and dept. head, molecular biology and pharmacology. Room 901 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-8951.

1:30 p.m. Thesis defense. "A Role for Interleukin-1b in the Contact Hypersensitivity Response." Laurie P. Shornick, molecular cell biology program. Room 10064 Clinical Sciences Research Bldg. 362-2725.

4 p.m. Neuroscience seminar. "Activity-dependent Mechanisms Controlling the Development of Visual System Connections." Hollis Cline, Cold Spring Harbor Lab., N.Y. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7190.

6 and 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. "Adventures Along the U.S. - Canada Border." John Holod. Sponsored by WU Assoc. Cost: $4.50. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

Music

Thursday, March 30

8 p.m. Student string quartet concert. Music of Mozart, Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Women's Bldg. Lounge. 935-4841.

Saturday, April 1

8 p.m. Voice recital. Music of Schumann, Debussy and Ireland. Klaus Georg, tenor, and Henry Palkes, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Thursday, April 6

8:30 p.m. Holmes Jazz Series. InsideOUT, jazz combo. Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall. 935-4841.

Sports

Friday, March 31

4 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Augustana College (Ill.). Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

Saturday, April 1

9:30 a.m. Women's tennis vs. U. of Chicago. Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

Sunday, April 2

12:30 p.m. Men's baseball vs. Eureka College. Kelly Field. 935-5220.

Tuesday, April 4

4 p.m. Men's baseball at Maryville U., St. Louis. 935-5220.

Wednesday, April 5

3:30 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Eastern Ill. U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

Friday, April 7

3:30 p.m. Women's tennis vs. U. of Ill., Springfield. Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

Saturday, April 8

9 a.m. Men's tennis vs. U. of Wis., Oshkosh. Tao Tennis Center. 935-5220.

10 a.m. Men's and women's track and field. WU Invitational. Bushyhead Track and Francis Field. 935-5220.

On stage

Thursday, March 30

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Behind the Broken Words." Anthony Zerbe and Roscoe Lee Browne, actors. (Also March 31, same time). Cost: $25. Graham Chapel. 935-6543.

Friday, March 31

8 p.m. Performing Arts dept. play. "The Imaginary Invalid." William Whitaker, dir. (Also April 1, 7 and 8, same time, and April 2 and 9, 3 p.m.) Cost: $10; $8, senior citizens and WU faculty, staff and students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

And more...

Friday, March 31

11:45 a.m. 15th St. Louis Symposium on German Literature. Lectures and discussions about the work of Heinrich von Kleist. (Continues through April 2). Whittemore House and Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-5106.

2 p.m. 2000 Heart of America Patent Law and Policy conference. "Re-engineering Patent Law: The Challenge of New Technologies." Randall R. Rader, federal circuit judge. (Continues through April 1). Cost: $220 before March 23, $240 after March 23, $20 students. Anheueser-Busch Hall. 935-7244.

8 p.m. Open Door Art Studio benefit concert. SH-BOOM will perform oldies. Cost: $10 in advance, $12 at door. Co-sponsored by Residential Life, Alpha Phi Omega and Student Health Services. Gargoyle, Mallinckrodt Student Center (art exhibit, Green Chairs). 935-6324.

Monday, April 3

1:30 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week event. Traditional American storytelling. Dolores Santha, national storyteller for the Seneca and Comanche. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6288.

2 p.m. Short course. "Opera Theatre of St. Louis Circles the Globe in 2000." Hugh Macdonald, the Avis Blewett Prof. of music and chair; Sue Taylor, lecturer and dir., Friends of Music; and Trebor Tichenor, ragtime musician. (Mondays through April 24). Cost: $80, Friends of Music $70. For information and registration, call 935-6759.

Tuesday, April 4

4 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week event. Food tasting. Student Commons, Goldfarb Hall. 935-6288.

Thursday, April 6

4 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week event. Cahokia Mounds tour. Departs from George Warren Brown School of Social Work. To register, call 935-6288 before April 4.

Friday, April 7

6 p.m. PRINTMARKET preview party. Cost: $50, $35 for those under age 35. Steinberg Hall. 361-3737. (See story)

7 p.m. Catholic Student Center twilight retreat. "No One Cries the Wrong Way: On the Goodness of God and the Mystery of Human Suffering." The Rev. Joe Kempf. (Dinner 6:30 p.m.) Co-sponsored by Catholic Student Center and WU Student Union. For reservations, call 935-9191, ext. 250.

Saturday, April 8

9 a.m. Continuing Medical Education program. "Myasthenia Gravis: Clinical and Basic Concepts." Cost: $125, physicians; $95, allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. (Registration and breakfast, 8:30 a.m.; dinner, 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, Westport Plaza.) For reservations, call 362-6891.

10 a.m. PRINTMARKET. Sale of fine prints and other works on paper. (Also April 9, same time.) Cost: $5, $2 for students. Sponsored by WU Gallery of Art. Steinberg Hall. 361-3737. (See story)

"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 cf6000.wustl.edu/calendar/events/v1.1.

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