Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 3-16 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
"Miniature Books: Four Thousand Years of Tiny Treasures." Through June 6. Olin Library. 935-5418.

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

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

"Senior Printmaking/Drawing Exhibition." April 4. (6 p.m. Opening Reception.) Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

"Currents 102: Sarah Oppenheimer Talk & Exhibition Preview." April 10. (7 p.m. Talk.) Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive. 721-0072.

"Senior Digital Imaging & Photography Exhibition." April 11. (6 p.m. Opening Reception.) Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

Friday, April 4

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "Ma Che Colpa Abbiamo Noi." (It's Not Our Fault.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 5

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "Anche Libero Va Bene." (Along the Ridge.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Monday, April 7

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


Friday, April 11

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "La Cena Per Farli Conoscere." (A Dinner For Them to Meet.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 12

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "Quando Sei Nato Non Puoi Più Nasconderti." (Once You Are Born.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.

Lectures

Thursday, April 3

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Genomic Analysis of Skin Microbiome: Gene-Environment Interactions at the Skin Surface." Julie Segre, National Human Genome Research Inst., NIH. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Consuming News: Newspapers and Print Culture in Early Modern Europe Conference Lecture. "An Afternoon with Calvin Trillin." Calvin Trillin, author. Steinberg Aud. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Better Catalysts for Better Pharmaceuticals — Novel Catalytically Active Ruthenium and Iron Complexes." Eike Bauer, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of Mo.-St. Louis. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4-9:30 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures Symposium. "Transfer Effects: Appropriations of German Culture in Nineteenth-Century America." (Continues 8:15 a.m.-9 p.m. April 4, Brookings Hall, Rm. 300, and 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. April 5, Wilson Hall, Rm. 214.) Steinberg Aud. To register: 935-5106.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Canterbury Tales, Rashemon and the Telling of History: Official Corruption in the Late Ottoman Empire." Donald Quataert, prof. of history, State U. of New York at Binghamton. (Reception follows.) Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Development of the Mouse Eye: Induction, Morphogenesis and Anti-Angiogenesis." Richard Lang, prof. of ophthalmology, U. of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. Stephen Zatman Memorial Lecture. "Volatiles and Melting in the Mantle." David Bercovici, prof. of geology & geophysics, Yale U. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

6 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Robert McCarter, prof. of architecture. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive. 935-9300.

7 p.m. School of Medicine Mini-Medical School II. Cost: $125. (Continues weekly through May 15.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6585.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Spring Reading Series. Brian Henry and Tomaz Salamun, authors, read from their poetry. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Friday, April 4

8:30 a.m. Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Colloquium. "Open-Source and Proprietary Models of Innovation: Beyond Ideology." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. April 5.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. To register: 935-9490.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "CRISTA: An Integrated Adaptive Technique for Voltage-Overscaling and Error Resiliency." Swaroop Ghosh, grad. research asst. in electrical & computer engineering, Purdue U. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "Rational Vaccine Design and Emerging Infections: AIDS and Influenza." Gary J. Nabel, dir., Vaccine Research Center, NIH. (Refreshments served.) Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Case Study Rm. 286-0432.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Dynamic Real-Time Analysis of Signaling Pathways in Live Cells and Animals With Bioluminescence Imaging." David R. Piwnica-Worms, prof. of radiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.

1 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week Lecture. "Strong Hearts: Native Service and Leadership." Tom Holm, prof. of American Indian Studies, U. of Ariz. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6288.

2 p.m. Imaging Sciences Pathway Seminar. "Shape Distributions for Histologic Grade Estimation." David Breen, asst. prof. of computer science, Drexel U. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 362-6946.

2:30-7 p.m. Gynecologic Oncology CME Course. "Sixth Annual Gynecologic Cancer Conference." Cost: $75. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

3 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Colloquium. "Sufism: The Formative Period." Ahmet T. Karamustafa, prof. of history. Eads Hall, Rm. 216. 935-8567.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Graduate Symposium. Matthew Kickasola, graduate teaching asst. and Matthew Pace, graduate teaching asst. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Monday, April 7

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "Leading Change Across IT and the Enterprise." (Continues 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 8.) Cost: $1,250, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Realizing Software Defined Radio." Yuan Lin, grad. research asst. in electrical engineering & computer science, U. of Mich. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-6160.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Simulations of Clathrate Hydrate Structure and Dynamics with Applications to Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration." Saman Alavi, U. of Ottawa. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Tuesday, April 8

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Origins and Functions of Legionella Effectors." Howard Shuman, prof. of microbiology, Columbia U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

2:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Executive & Management Forum. "Aligning IT and Business." Steven Romero, IT Governance Evangelist. Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center, Forest Park. 935-4444.

7 p.m. School of Medicine Mini-Medical School I. Cost: $125. (Continues weekly through May 13.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6585.


Wednesday, April 9

Noon. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture. "The Ethics of Performance Enhancement in Sport." Thomas Murray, pres., The Hastings Center, New York. Co-sponsored by Student Health Law Assoc. (Reception follows.) Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-9358.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Protein Unfolding in the Cell." Andreas Matouschek, prof. of biochemistry, molecular biology and cell biology, Northwestern U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. Annual Erlanger-Gasser Lecture. "Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction." Carol W. Greider, prof. & dir. of molecular biology and genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-3964.

6 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Gallery Talk. "Saturday Night (1956)." Spotlight Series on Willem de Kooning. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

8 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Annual Rolando Lara Memorial Lecture. "Theorizing the New World Baroque." Lois Parkinson Zamora, prof. of English, U. of Houston. Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-5175.


Thursday, April 10

Noon. Developmental Biology Lecture. Annual Oliver H. Lowry Lecture. "Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease." Philip Beachy, prof. of developmental biology, Stanford U. School of Medicine. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0198.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Biggs Lecture in the Classics. "Globalization in Late Antiquity." Glen Bowersock, author. Steinberg Aud. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Activation of Organic and Organosilicon Compounds by New Low Valent Ruthenium Complexes." Donald Berry, prof. of chemistry, U. of Pa. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Seeing the Light — A Novel Cone-Specific Mechanism for Chromophore Recycling." Vladimir Kefalov, asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. University Libraries Lecture. "The Growth of the Small." Joe Loewenstein, prof. of English. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Rm. 935-5495.


Friday, April 11

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Power Optimization and Other Key Challenges in FPGA Research." Jason H. Anderson, adjunct prof. in electrical & computer engineering, U. of Toronto. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Distributed Processing in Sensor Networks." José M. F. Moura, prof. of electrical & computer engineering, Carnegie Mellon U. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.


Saturday, April 12

8 a.m.-1 p.m. Infectious Diseases CME Course. "Highlights From the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections." Cost: $65 for AMA CME, $50 for Nursing CME. Co-sponsored by AIDS Clinical Trials Unity. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.


Monday, April 14

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "The Effects of Land Titling on Household Dynamics." Sebastian Galiani, assoc. prof. of economics. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "T-Cell Tolerance and Autoimmunity: Principles and Surprises." Abul Abbas, prof. of pathology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Input, Processing & Knowledge: What Explicit Pedagogical Conditions Really Do." Christina Sanz, assoc. prof. of Spanish Linguistics, Georgetown U. Sponsored by the Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-5175.

4 p.m. Physics Condensed Matter/Materials and Biological Physics Seminar. "Capture a Glimpse of Supercooled Liquid Structure and Dynamics by NMR." Yue Wu, prof. of physics & astronomy, The U. of N.C. at Chapel Hill. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Voltage Sensor Movements in KCNQ1 Channels: Structure, Function and Mechanism for LQT Syndrome." Jianmin Cui, assoc. prof. of cell biology & physiology. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Jose Oubrerie, prof. of architecture, Ohio State U. (6 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Spring Reading Series. Ciaran Carson, prof. and author, reads from his poetry. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Tuesday, April 15

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Adventures in Microbial Genomics." George Weinstock, prof. of genetics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. Alvin Poussaint, psychiatrist & author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.


Wednesday, April 16

8 a.m.-5 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Center CME Course. "STD Update." (Continues 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 17.) Cost: $75. For location and to register: 747-1522.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. Helen Fisher, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "The Eukaryotic Replisome: Genomic Copyist and Caretaker Extraordinaire." Johannes Walter, assoc. prof. of biology, chemistry & molecular pharmacology, Harvard U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

6:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture. "Ethics Night — Physicians and Pharmaceutical Industry." (Refreshments provided.) Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 935-9358.

Music

Thursday, April 3

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Jerry Green, saxophone. Music of John Coltrane. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Friday, April 4

6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Psychotronics. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


Sunday, April 6

2 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Diana Coss. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Thursday, April 10

8 p.m. Concert. Eliot Trio. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Concert. Vincent Varvel, guitar; William Lenihan, piano; Eric Stiller, bass; Roger Guth, drums. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.


Friday, April 11

6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. The Brotha' D. & The WOO-Daddies. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

7:30 p.m. Concert. Concert Choir. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Saturday, April 12

2 p.m. Senior Piano Recital. Maho Sasaki. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.


Sunday, April 13

2 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Sara Gottman. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Tuesday, April 15

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

Sports

Saturday, April 5

All Day. Track & Field WU Select. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 9

4 p.m. Softball vs. Westminster College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 12

All Day. Track & Field WU Quad. Francis Field. 935-4705.

9 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Coe College. Heman Park. 935-4705.

9 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Coe College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Rhodes College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Rhodes College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 15

6 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Maryville U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And More

Thursday, April 3

11 a.m. American Indian Awareness Week Food Tasting and Information Booth. Lopata Courtyard & Goldfarb Hall Student Commons. 935-6288.


Tuesday, April 8

4:30 p.m. Gephardt Institute for Public Service Poster Session & Ceremony. "Faces of Hope." Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Richard A. Gephardt, former congressman. (Reception follows.) Whitaker Hall Aud. R.S.V.P. to 935-8628.


Saturday, April 5

10 a.m.-10 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week Pow Wow. Athletic Complex. 935-8868.


Sunday, April 13

5:30 -9:30 p.m. School of Social Work International Festival. "Journeying Our Global Village." Lab Sciences Bldg. 935-6600.

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.

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