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University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Jan. 17-30 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (webevent.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
"Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture." Through Jan. 28. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

"Carmon Colangelo: Prints." A body of work by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts. Through January. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 520 S. Euclid Ave., Lvl. 2. 747-3284.

"Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker & The Women's Magazine, 1940-1960." Through Jan. 28. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Film

Tuesday, Jan. 22

4 p.m. Film and Media Studies Irish Film Festival. "Michael Collins." Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.


Tuesday, Jan. 29

4 p.m. Film and Media Studies Irish Film Festival. "Bloody Sunday." Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Lectures

Thursday, Jan. 17

8 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "STD Intensive." (Continues 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Jan. 18.) Cost: $125. For location and to register: 747-1522.

3 p.m. School of Law Lecture. "The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court." Jeffrey Toobin, senior legal analyst, CNN. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-4958.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Computational and Experimental Studies of DNA-Protein Interactions and Gene Regulation." Joseph Erlanger, prof. of genetics. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, Jan. 18

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Disclosing Serious Unanticipated Adverse Events: Educational Guidelines for Washington University Physicians." F. Sessions Cole, prof. of pediatrics, and Jonathan Gottlieb, prof. of medicine. Clopton Aud. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Static Analysis of Interrupt-Driven Embedded Software." John Regehr, asst. prof. of computer science, U. of Utah. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "Sky View 2008: A Preview of Astronomical Events." Mark Jones, former president, Saint Louis Astronomical Society. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Monday, Jan. 21

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Medical Imaging: Past, Present and Future." R. Gilbert Jost, prof. of radiology. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Jan. 22

1 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Lecture. Rulla Tamimi, asst. prof. of epidemiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Wohl Hosp. Bldg., 2nd Floor. 454-8981.


Thursday, Jan. 24

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Not Dead Yet — The Mechanism of Organelle Degradation During Lens Fiber Cell Differentiation." Steven Bassnett, prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, Jan. 25

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Iron, Infection and Inflammation: The Central Role of Hepcidin." Robert E. Fleming, assoc. prof. of pediatrics, Saint Louis U. School of Medicine, Clopton Aud. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Axonal Degeneration: Mitochondria, Energy, And Redox." Jeffrey D. Milbrandt, prof. of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 747-4233.

2:30 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Transport and Spectral Functions in High-Temperature QCD." Gert Aarts, prof. of physics, U. of Swansea. (2 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Monday, Jan. 28

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Minimum Drinking Age Laws and Long-Term Outcomes." Karen Norberg, research instructor. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Seminar. "The Role of Complement in Flavivirus Infection: The Triangle Between B and T Cell Priming, Antibody Effector Function and Immune Evasion." Mike Diamond, assoc. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Auditorium. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Atrial Selective Sodium Channel Blockers as a Novel Strategy for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation." Charles Antzelevitch, exec. dir. of research, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Jan. 29

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Roles of DNA Adenine Methylation in Salmonella Virulence." Josep Casadesús, prof. of genetics, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Single Molecule Mechanics of Motor Proteins In Vitro and In Vivo." Paul R. Selvin, prof. of cell and developmental biology, U. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, Jan. 30

4 p.m. Immunology Seminar Series. Andrey Shaw, prof. of immunobiology. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

Music

Tuesday, Jan. 22

8 p.m. Concert. Chamber Orchestra. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Saturday, Jan. 26

8 p.m. Kingsbury Ensemble. (Also 3 p.m. Jan. 27.) Umrath Hall Lounge. 935-5566.

On Stage

Thursday, Jan. 24

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek." (Also 8 p.m. Jan. 25 & 26; 2 p.m. Jan. 26 & 27.) Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Jan. 25

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Top Secret: The Battle for The Pentagon Papers." (Also 8 p.m. Jan. 26.) Cost: $30, $25 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Jan. 18

6 p.m. Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving. WU Invitational. (Also 11 a.m. Jan. 19.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Emory U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Emory U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Jan. 20

Noon. Men's Basketball vs. Case Western Reserve U. Athletic Complex.

2 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Case Western Reserve U. Athletic Complex.


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 Danforth 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 recordcalendar@wustl.edu. Submission forms are available by calling 935-6512 and information can be found here.

The deadline for all entries is noon on the Thursday seven days before the Record issue date. Late or incomplete entries will not be printed. The Record is published every Thursday during the school year, except holidays, and monthly during the summer.