University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Feb. 14-27 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
School of Medicine Arts Commission Annual Art Show. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center atrium. Through Feb. 15. 747-3284.

"Thaddeus Strode: Absolutes and Nothings." Through April 21. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

"On the Margins." Through April 21. Kemper Art Museum, 935-4523.

"Weitman Exhibition." Inaugural exhibition showcasing more than three dozen photographs of Herb Weitman, longtime head of Photographic Services. Through mid-March. Sam Fox School Weitman Gallery. 935-6500.

"Disappearing Shanghai: An Installation of Photographs by Howard French." Through March 3. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4448.

Film

Friday, Feb. 15

7:30 p.m. Film and Media Studies Japanese Film Festival. "Hanging Garden." Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.


Saturday, Feb. 16

7:30 p.m. Film and Media Studies Japanese Film Festival. "Linda Linda Linda." Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Lectures

Thursday, Feb. 14

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Marketing the IT Organization Internally." (Continues 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 15.) Cost: $1,250, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Haplotyping and Identity-by-Descent Matrix Calculation Methods for QTL Mapping in Pedigrees." Guimin Gao, research asst. prof. of biostatistics, The U. of Ala. at Birmingham. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Structure, Dynamics and Function in Biological Electron Transfer." David N. Beratan, prof. of chemistry, Duke U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "What Causes Age-Related Macular Degeneration? A Geneticist's View." Rando Allikmets, assoc. prof. of ophthalmic science, Columbia U. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Harrell Fletcher. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Friday, Feb. 15

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Gregory A. Storch, prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Creativity Support Tools: Accelerating Discovery & Innovation." Ben Shneiderman, prof. of computer science & engineering, U. of Maryland. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Carbon Nanotubes as PEM Fuel Cell Catalyst Support." Yangchuan Xing, assoc. prof. of chemical engineering, Mo. U. of Science & Technology. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "ESCRT-III Family Members Stimulate Vps-4 ATPase Activity Directly or Via Vta 1." David J. Katzmann, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biology, Mayo Clinic. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.

3 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Colloquium. "Colonial Imagination: The Making of Counterculture in Modern Korea." Choi Kyeong Hee, assoc. prof. of East Asian languages & civilizations, U. of Chicago, and Soyoung Kim, prof. of cinema studies, Korea National U. of Arts. Women's Bldg., Formal Lounge. 935-4448.

6 p.m. Assembly Series. "Loveline with Dr. Drew." Drew Pinsky, advice columnist. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-5285.

6:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Lecture. Douglas Fogle, curator, Carnegie Museum of Art. (6 p.m. reception, Kemper Art Museum.) Steinberg Aud. 935-4523.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "Global Warming — Causes and Cures." Carl Bender, prof. of physics. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Saturday, Feb. 16

11 a.m. MLA Saturday Seminar Series. "Congress After the 2008 Elections." Steven S. Smith, prof. of social sciences & political sciences. McDonnell Hall, Goldfarb Aud. 935-6700.


Monday, Feb. 18

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Business Finance & Budget Fundamentals for IT Professionals." (Continues 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 19.) Cost: $850, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

2 p.m. Religious Studies Symposium. "Writing a People's History of Christianity." Co-sponsored by the Catholic Student Center. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-8677.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Toll-like Receptors, Inflammation and Cancer." Georgio Trinchieri, program dir., center for cancer research, National Cancer Inst. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Luttinger Liquids and the Exotic World of One-Dimensional Conductors." Matthew Grayson, prof. of electrical engineering & computer science, Northwestern U. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4:30 p.m. Religious Studies Lecture. E.G. Weltin Lecture in Early Christianity. "Jesus as Exorcist and Healer." Richard A. Horsley, prof. of liberal arts & the study of religion, U. of Mass. Boston (Reception follows.) Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-8677.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Learning the AV Node Through Ablation." Jane Chen, asst. prof. of medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Feb. 19

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "HIV Entry and its Inhibition." Robert Doms, prof. of microbiology, U. of Penn. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-9223.

12:15 p.m. Physics Brown Bag Seminar. "Who AM I? Neutrinos' Identity Crisis." Kai Zuber, U. of Dresden, Germany. (Noon snacks.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Wednesday, Feb. 20

Noon. I-CARES Brown Bag Seminar. "Applied Economic Analysis of Biofuel Policies and Markets Underway at the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the U. of Mo." Wyatt Thompson, asst. prof. of agricultural economics, and Seth Meyer, asst. research prof. of agricultural economics, U. of Mo. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 212. 935-9541.

4 p.m. Global & Transnational Feminisms Lecture Series. "Whiteness on the Margins of Native Patriarchy: Race, Sexuality, Caste and the Agenda of Transnational Studies." Shefali Chandra, asst. prof. of history and gender & women's studies, U. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign. McMillan Cafe. 935-5102.

6:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values. Ethics Night on Campus "Eating Green: What is Best for the Earth and for Us?" Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-9358.


Thursday, Feb. 21

8 a.m.-5 p.m. School of Medicine Guze Symposium on Alcoholism. "Alcohol, Suicide and Suicidality." Cost: $100; free for WUSTL faculty, staff, post-docs and students. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 286-2244.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Cytosine Methylation: Control and Variation." Eric J. Richards, prof. of biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Applications for Ultra-thin Polymer Films Assembled on Flexible Substrates." Adam Nolte, post-doctoral researcher, National Inst. of Standards & Technology. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Apoptosis and Tolerance: The Role of Caspase-Induced Mitochondrial Disruption." Hirotaka Kazama, staff scientist, ophthalmology & visual science. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "The Formation of Ganymede's Grooved Terrain." Michael Bland, graduate research assoc. of lunar & planetary lab., The U. of Ariz. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Feb. 22

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Brain Machine Interfaces: Tapping Into Different Levels of Cortical Activity." Daniel W. Moran, asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Novel Nanomaterials from Fast Laser-Induced Self-Organization: Applications to Solar Harvesting and Magnetism." Ramki Kalyanaraman, asst. prof. of physics. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Myosin VI In Vivo: What Properties are Important for its Function?" Kathryn G. Miller, prof. of biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.

3 p.m. Association of Women Faculty Colloquium. "The Science and Law of Climate Change." Barbara Schall, prof. of biology and Maxine Lipeles, dir. of the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6160.


Saturday, Feb. 23

7:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Cardiovascular Disease CME Course. "10th Annual Update in Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension." Cost: $75. St. Louis Marriott West, 660 Maryville Centre Drive. To register: 362-6891.

11 a.m. MLA Saturday Seminar Series. "The Politics of Reproductive Rights and Motherhood." Susan Frelich Appleton, prof. of law. McDonnell Hall, Goldfarb Aud. 935-6700.


Monday, Feb. 25

8 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "STD Intensive." (Continues 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 26 & 27.) Cost: $125. For location and to register: 747-1522.

10 a.m. School of Law Lecture. "U.N. War Crimes Tribunals: Do They Help or Hinder Achieving Peace and Justice?" Larry Johnson, asst. secretary-general. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 309. 935-7988.

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "People, Property and Patriarchy: The Evolution of Rights Over Human Capital." Nancy Folbre, prof. of economics, U. of Mass. Amherst. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

3 p.m. School of Law Guest Lecture. "U.N. War Crimes Tribunals: Do They Help or Hinder Achieving Peace and Justice?" Larry Johnson, asst. secretary-general. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 403. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Eighteenth-Century Interdisciplinary Salon Lecture. "Rethinking the Enlightenment: Nature and Culture in the High and Late Enlightenment." Peter Reill, prof. history, UCLA. (Reception follows.) Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5175.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. Jonathan Green, assoc. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Heterogeneity of Cellular Ca2 Cycling in Intact Failing Rat." J. Andrew Wasserstrom, assoc. prof. of medicine, Northwestern U. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Kostas Terzidis, assoc. prof. of architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design. (6 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Feb. 26

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Project Management Simulation." (Continues 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 27 & 28.) Cost: $1,560, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon-4:30 p.m. Annual Postdoc Scientific Symposium. Günter Wagner, prof. of ecology & evolutionary biology, Yale U. (Reception follows.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-2591.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Protein Misfolding Done Right: The Biogenesis of Bacterial Amyloid Fibers." Matt Chapman, prof. of microbiology, U. of Mich. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-6772.

Music

Thursday, Feb. 14

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Danny Sher's Idiosyncrasies. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Sunday, Feb. 17

3 p.m. Symphony Orchestra. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.


Thursday, Feb. 21

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Jan Shapiro, vocalist, and Bill Lenihan, guitar. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Friday, Feb. 22

6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Mmmelt. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4448.

8 p.m. Opera Production. Lizzie Borden, vocalist. (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 23.) Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, Feb. 23

8 p.m. Kingsbury Ensemble. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Wednesday, Feb. 27

8 p.m. Jazz Band. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.

On Stage

Thursday, Feb. 14

7 p.m. Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-9040.


Friday, Feb. 15

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Sacred Funk." Cost: $30, $25 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, Feb. 16

11 a.m. Ovations! for young people Series. The Campbell Brothers. Cost: $8. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Feb. 22

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "She Stoops To Conquer." (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 23, 29 & March 1; 2 p.m. Feb. 24 & March 2.) A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Feb. 22

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

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


Sunday, Feb. 24

Noon. Men's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

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 935-4926 or by downloading the PDF 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.