University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Feb. 21-March 5 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
"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

Wednesday, Feb. 27

7 p.m. Science on Tap Film & Discussion. "Video Surveillance: Fact and Fiction." Robert Pless, assoc. prof. of computer science. Schlafly Bottleworks, Crown Rm., 7260 Southwest Ave. 935-5285.


Thursday, Feb. 28

7:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Film Screening. "Protest." From Season 4 of the PBS series Art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century. Steinberg Aud. 935-4523.


Monday, March 3

7 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Middle East Film Series. "Nasser 56." Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. 935-8567.

Lectures

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, postdocs 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, postdoctoral 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 a.m.-1 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Symposium. "The Ethics of Performance Enhancement in Sport." Thomas Murray, pres. of The Hastings Center. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-9358.

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. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Recent Progress in Heuristic Search: A Case-Study of the 4-Peg Towers of Hanoi Problem." Richard E. Korf, prof. of computer science, UCLA. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

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. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture Series. "Where Clinical Ethical Tools Matter Most: Healthcare Disparities Near Life's End." September Williams, physician & filmmaker. West Pavilion Amphitheater, Barnes-Jewish Hosp. 935-9358.

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. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture Series. "Transforming the Legacy: Ethical Issues in the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study on the Negro Male." September Williams, physician & filmmaker. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-9358.

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.

4 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Seminar. "Young Women's Breast Cancer Program: Challenges, Opportunities and Advances in Clinical Care and Research." Paul Goodfellow, prof. of surgery & genetics, and Jennifer Ivanovich, research instructor of surgery. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference Rm. 2. 454-8981.

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. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture Series. "Clinical Ethics, End of Life Care, and Healthcare Disparities." September Williams, physician & filmmaker. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 935-9358.

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.


Thursday, Feb. 28

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Using C. elegans to Dissect Cell Division Mechanisms." Karen F. Oegema, asst. prof. of cellular & molecular medicine, U. of Calif., San Diego. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "New Building Blocks and Tools for Molecular Self-Assembly." Darren Hamilton, assoc. prof. of chemistry, Mount Holyoke College. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Taxonomies of Inheritance: Jewish Texts in al-Andalus." David Wasserstein, prof. of history & Jewish studies, Vanderbilt U. (Reception follows.) Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Aldo-Keto Reductases in Stress and Inflammation." J. Mark Petrash, prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences and genetics. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Dynamics of Electron Transfer at Environmental Interfaces." Kevin Rosso, assoc. dir. of environmental dynamics & simulation, William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Fall Reading Series. Michael Palmer, author, will read from his poetry. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Friday, Feb. 29

8 a.m.-6 p.m. School of Medicine Symposium. In Honor of Eugene M. Johnson Jr., Ph.D. "Life, Death and the Renewal of the Neuron: The Leap from Bench to Bedside." (5:15 p.m. reception.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-8658.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Preventing Prematurity: Exploring Human Diversity to Improve Child Health." Louis J. Muglia, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Energy Efficiency for Natural Gas Consumption in U.S. Industries." Kayva Shala, independent consultant, U. of Mo., Columbia. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Regulation of Nuclear Transport." Susan Wente, prof. of cell & developmental biology, Vanderbilt U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "Fictions of the Prima Donna." Phyllis Weliver, asst. prof. of humanities, Saint Louis U. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Monday, March 3

6:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Thom Mayne, Morphosis, Santa Monica, Calif. (6 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, March 4

Noon. Assembly Series. "Race and the Roberts Court." Charles Ogletree, prof. of law, Harvard Law School. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4:15 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Colloquium."Sufism." Ahmet T. Karamustafa, prof. of history. Ridgley Hall, Rm. 219. 935-8567.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Fall Reading Series. Michael Palmer, author, speaks on the craft of poetry. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Wednesday, March 5

4:30 p.m. Assembly Series."From Quantum to Consciousness: Does Emergence Support the Language of Spirit?" Philip Clayton. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5285.

Music

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.


Saturday, Feb. 23

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


Wednesday, Feb. 27

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


Thursday, Feb. 28

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Kara Baldus, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Friday, Feb. 29

7:30 p.m. Trinity Piano Trio. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.


Monday, March 3

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


Tuesday, March 4

8 p.m. Student Recital. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

On Stage

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.) Cost: $15, $9 for seniors, WUSTL students, faculty & staff. A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.

8 p.m. Washington University Opera Production. "Lizzie Borden." (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 23.) Cost: $18, $12 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $7 for students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Feb. 29

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Knots." (Also 8 p.m. March 1.) Cost: $30, $25 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison 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.