University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 10-23 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.

"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.

"Senior Sculpture Exhibition." April 18. (6 p.m. Opening Reception.) Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

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 Piu Nasconderti." (Once You Are Born.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Friday, April 18

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "Mio Fratello E Figlio Unico." (My Brother Is An Only Child.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 19

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. "Rosso Come Il Cielo." (Red Like The Sky.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.

Lectures

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. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Interplay Between Thermodynamic Principles and Experiments: The System MgSO4-H2O as an Example and its Applications in Martian Surface Environments." I-Ming Chou, geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

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.

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.


Friday, April 11

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. School of Medicine CME Course. "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Treating Individuals and Preventing Sudden Death in Athletes." Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 867-3627.

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." Jose 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.

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "What Does Quantum Mechanics Tell Us About the Universe?" Mark Alford, assoc. prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


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. 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.

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.

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 p.m. Africa Week 2008 Lecture. "Filmmaking in Africa: An Ongoing Struggle." Sponsored by the African Student Assoc. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-7879.

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. & 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. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture. Alvin Poussaint, psychiatrist & author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

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 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.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Quantum Mechanics off the Beaten Track." Philip Mannheim, prof. of physics, U. of Conn. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

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.

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum New Media Workshop. "Looking at On The Margins." Registration required. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


Thursday, April 17

Noon. Developmental Biology Lecture. Annual David M. Kipnis Lecture. "Genes That Control the Size and Shape of the Human Cerebral Cortex." Christopher A. Walsh, prof. of neurology & pediatrics, Harvard Medical School. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0198.

2-9 p.m. Research Integrity 1st Biennial Conference. "Responsible Conduct of Research Education, Instruction and Training." (Continues 8 a.m.-6 p.m. April 18; 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., April 19.) Renaissance St. Louis Grand & Suites Hotel, 800 Washington Ave. To register: epi.wustl.edu/epi/rcr2008.htm.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "The Development of New Stereoselective Organocatalytic Processes." Jon Antilla, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of S. Fla. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Phr1: An Activity and Ephrin Independent Regulator of Retinogeniculate Targeting." Susan Culican, asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

5 p.m. Becker Medical Library Lecture. Historia Medica Lecture. "Realdo Colombo and Michelangelo: Anatomy Lessons From Renaissance Rome." Caroline Hillard, dissertation fellow in art history & archaeology. Bernard Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-2774.


Friday, April 18

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Malnutrition is an Enteric Infectious Disease: Devastating, Long-Term Effects on Child Development." Richard Guerrant, prof. of international medicine, U. of Va. School of Medicine. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Earth Day: Originated in the U.S., Lost in the U.S., Can it be Rediscovered?" Lilia Abron, pres. PEER Consultants P.C. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

1 p.m. East Asian Studies Roundtable Discussion. "Celebrating A Thousand Years of The Tale of Genji." Charo d'Etcheverry, assoc. prof. of East Asian languages & literatures, U. of Wis.-Madison, Michael Emmerich, lecturer in East Asian studies, Princeton U., Jamie Newhard, asst., prof. of Japanese, and Haruo Shirane, prof. of Japanese literature, Columbia U. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4448.

2 p.m. Association of Women Faculty Colloquium. "A Sustainable World, What it Means to Us." Peter Raven, prof. of botany. Panel discussion to follow. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-6160.

4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. Annual Stanley Spector Memorial Lecture on East Asian History and Civilization. "Envisioning The Tale of Genji: Canonization, Popularization, and Visual Culture." Haruo Shirane, prof. of Japanese literature, Columbia U. (Reception follows.) Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4448.


Saturday, April 19

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Are There More Than Four Dimensions?" Michael Ogilvie, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, April 21

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Harnessing Computing Power Through Communication." Natalie Jerger, fellow in electrical & computer engineering, U. of Wis.-Madison. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-6160.

4 p.m. Breast Cancer Research Group Seminar Series. "Preliminary Results From the Physical Activity and Lymphedema Trial." Kathryn H. Schmitz, asst. prof. of biostatistics & epidemiology, U. of Pa. School of Medicine. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference Room 2. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "CXCL12 and Leukocyte Trafficking at the Blood-Brain Barrier." Robyn Klein, asst. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Condensed Matter/Mate-rials and Biological Physics Seminar. "Electronic Duality in the Pressure-Tuned Quantum Critical Metal CeRhIn5." Tuson Park, Los Alamos National Lab. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Gap Junction Remodeling in Ischemic Heart Disease: Molecular Mechanisms and Arrhythmogenesis." Andrew L. Wit, prof. of pharmacology, Columbia U. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Patricia Patkau, Patkau Architects, Vancouver, Canada. (6 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.

7 p.m. The Writing Program Spring Reading Series. Second-year students in the MFA program read from their poetry & fiction. (Also 7 p.m. April 23.) Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Tuesday, April 22

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Death of the Tubercle Bacillus." William Jacobs, prof. of microbiology, immunology & molecular genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

6 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture. "Discussion on Ethical Concerns Around Prostitution." (Food provided.) Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. To register: 935-9358.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Prekäres und Unverhofftes Glück Anmerkungen zur Klassischen Deutschen Literatur." David E. Wellbery, prof. of Germanic studies, U. of Chicago. Eads Hall, Rm. 116. 935-5106.


Wednesday, April 23

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "MAPKs — Nuclear Import and Transcriptional Regulation in Pancreatic Beta Cells." Melanie Cobb, prof. of pharmacology, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

Music

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 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.


Thursday, April 17

7 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Courtney Dey. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Tony Viviano, vocalist. Music of Tony Bennett & Frank Sinatra. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.


Friday, April 18

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


Saturday, April 19

8 p.m. Concert. "A French Baroque Carnaval." Kingsbury Ensemble. Cost; $15; $10 for seniors and WUSTL faculty & staff; $5 for students. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-2675.


Tuesday, April 22

8 p.m. Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Wednesday, April 23

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

On Stage

Friday, April 18

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "The Lion and the Jewel." (Also 8 p.m. April 19, 25 & 26; 2 p.m. April 20 & 27.) Cost: $15, $9 for seniors, WUSTL students, faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

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.


Friday, April 18

All Day. Women's Tennis. UAA Championship. (Continues All Day April 19 & 20.) Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 22

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Lindenwood U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4 p.m. Softball vs. Mo. Baptist U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 23

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. McKendree U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And More

Sunday, April 13

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


Wednesday, April 16

5 p.m. College of Art Visual Communications Seminar Presentations. Also April 17. (4 p.m. Reception.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9347.


Saturday, April 19

7:30 p.m. Passover Seder. Hosted by Chabad on Campus. (Also 8:30 p.m. April 20.) 7018 Forsyth Blvd. 721-2884

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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