University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Feb. 28-March 13 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.

"Core Level II Exhibition." March 7. (6 p.m. Opening Reception.) Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

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. 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. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Virtual Private Machines: A Resource Abstraction for Multicore Computer Systems." Kyle Nesbit, U. of Wis.-Madison. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

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.

7:30 p.m. Weidenbaum Center Forum. "Multinational Firms and A New Deal for Globalization." Matthew J. Slaughter, prof. of intl. economics, Dartmouth. Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-5652.


Tuesday, March 4

7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. School of Medicine CME Course. Annual Cardiac MR Training. (Continues 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. March 5; 7:30 a.m.-5:45 p.m. March 6 and 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 7.) Cost: $1,950. Co-sponsored by the Oklahoma Heart Foundation. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-1087.

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

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Autophagy, Innate Immunity and Microbial Countermeasures." Beth Levine, prof. of internal medicine & microbiology, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2689.

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

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Evening Seminar. "Computational Biology and Noninvasive Imaging of Cardiac Arrhythmia." Yoram Rudy, prof. of engineering and biomedical engineering. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

7 p.m. English Lecture. "Back to Basics: Father, Can't You See I Am Burning?" Slavoj Zizek, dir., Inst. for Sociology, Ljubljana U. Steinberg Aud. 935-5190.

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

3:30 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Prevention and Control Group Seminar Series. "Modern Challenges in Cancer Risk Communication: Chemopreventive Treatments and Online Risk Assessment." Erika Waters, fellow, National Cancer Inst, Bethesda, Md. Saint Louis U. School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Ave., Salus Center, Rm. 1501. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Francophone Week With Series "From City to Country: An Outline of Fluvio-Critique." Richard Terdiman, prof. of literature, U. of Calif. Santa Cruz. Duncker Hall, Room 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5175.

4:30 p.m. Assembly Series. "From Quantum to Consciousness: Does Emergence Support the Language of Spirit?" Philip Clayton, prof. of theology, Claremont School of Theology. (Reception follows.) Co-sponsored by the Religious Studies Program. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5285.

7 p.m. English Lecture. "Back to Basics: Irma Revisited." Mladen Dolar, senior research fellow, Ljubljana U. Steinberg Aud. 935-5190.


Thursday, March 6

8 a.m. Siteman Cancer Center Jonathan Adam Jones Lymphoma Lectureship. "Immunotherapy of Non-Hodgkin's B Cell Lymphoma." John M. Timmerman, asst. prof. of medicine and hematology-oncology, UCLA. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-8981.

9:30 a.m. Sam Fox School Symposium. "Architecture, Art and the Experience of Blackness." (Reception follows). Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "How Did Genome Annotation Get So Good, and What Can We Do With It?" Michael Brent, prof. of computer science and engineering. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Stem Cell Approaches for Retinal Repair." Thomas A. Reh, prof. of biological structure, U. of Wash. School of Medicine. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, March 7

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "A Yeast Under Cover: Capsule Synthesis in the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus Neoformans." Tamara L. Doering, assoc. prof. of molecular microbiology, Vanderbilt U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.


Monday, March 10

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Lecture. "Monkeypox and Smallpox: 'Historic' Considerations for the Emergence of Orthopoxvirus Diseases." Inger K. Damon, lab. Chief, CDC, Atlanta. (Refreshments served.) Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Case Study Rm. 286-0432.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Pathways in Blood and Vessel Development." Kyunghee Choi, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.


Tuesday, March 11

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Discovery and Characterization of Novel Respiratory and Enteric Viruses." David Wang, asst. prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.


Wednesday, March 12

Noon. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Lecture. Annual Daniel R. Biello Memorial Lecture. "Integrating Nuclear Imaging and CT for Cardiac Imaging: Hype or New Paradigm?" Marcelo F. Di Carli, assoc. prof. of radiology and medicine, Harvard Medical School. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Protease Receptor Dimerization in Thrombin Signaling and Sepsis." Athan Kuliopulos, assoc. prof. of medicine & biochemistry, Tufts-New England Medical Center. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

6 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Gallery Talk. "L'oeil du Silence." Spotlight Series on Max Ernst. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Music

Thursday, Feb. 28

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


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.


Wednesday, March 5

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


Thursday, March 6

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Anita Rosamond, vocalist. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.

On Stage

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.

And More

Friday, Feb. 29

4:30 p.m. I-CARES Open House. Remarks by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Wilson Hall, third floor atrium. 935-9541.

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.

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