University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Oct. 16-29 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (news-info.wustl.edu/calendars) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
"Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design and Culture at Midcentury." Through Jan. 5. Kemper Art Museum, 935-4523.

"Bold Strokes and Finesse: The Stage Designs of John Ezell." Through Nov. 22. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 621-8537.

Film

Wednesday, Oct. 22

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "The Family Game." Yoshimitsu Morida, dir. Seigle Hall, Rm. L06. 935-5110.


Tuesday, Oct. 28

7 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Khalli Balak Min Zouzou." Hassan Al-Imam, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 118. 935-8567.

Lectures

Thursday, Oct. 16

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Evolutionary Anatomies of Disease Mutations." Sudhir Kumar, The Biodesign Inst., Ariz. State U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Gregory Longmore, prof. of medicine. Connor Auditorium. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Chemistry Bayer Distinguished Lectureship. "Functional and Supramolecular Metallopolymers." Ian Manners, prof. of inorganic & materials chemistry, U. of Bristol, U.K. (5:30 p.m. reception, Lab Sciences Bldg., Rettner Gallery.) Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-4108.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Fall Reading Series. John Brandon, author. Hurst Lounge, Room 201, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.


Friday, Oct. 17

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. East Asian Studies Conference. "Presenting China: Theory and Pedagogy." (Also 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 18). Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. Registration requested. 935-4448.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Pediatric Interventional Electrophysiology: Science, Innovation, and the Incorporation of New Technology." George Van Hare, prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Chemistry Bayer Distinguished Lectureship. "Functional Materials From Metal-Containing Block Copolymers via Solution Self Assembly and Living Supramolecular Polymerizations." Ian Manners, prof. of inorganic & materials chemistry, U. of Bristol, U.K. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 250. 935-6530.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Recent Efforts in Bioaerosol Sampling, Detection, Quantification as well as Microbial Inactivation." Maosheng Yao, Peking U. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Dynamic Analysis of Embryogenesis." Rusty Lansford, lecturer in bioengineering, Calif. Inst. of Technology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "An Ancient Eye Test — Using the Stars." George Bohigian, prof. of clinical ophthalmology & visual science. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Saturday, Oct. 18

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Advising the President: What Scientific Advice Does the President Get?" Michael Friedlander, prof. of physics. Co-sponsored by U. College. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, Oct. 20

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult SES Outcomes." Jim Smith, RAND Corp. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Breast Cancer Research Group Seminar Series. "Can we Lower Breast Cancer Risk? Moving Biology Intuition into Population-based Approaches." Leslie Bernstein, prof. and dir. of cancer etiology, City of Hope. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference Rm. 2. 454-8981.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Advances in the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia." Timothy W. Smith, asst. prof. of medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Eugene J. Mackey, Jr. Memorial Lecture. Richard J. Jackson, visiting prof., U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Co-sponsored by the Center for Ethics and Human Values. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Oct. 21

7:30 a.m.-noon. Corporate & Foundation Relations Employer Smoking Cessation Summit. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 935-9713.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "A 'Surge' in Genomic and Genetic Approaches to Leishmania Virulence." Stephen Beverly, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-1123.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Peggy Orenstein. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.


Wednesday, Oct. 22

Noon. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Lecture. Annual Wendell G. Scott Memorial Lecture. "Quality Tsunami in American Medicine: Role of Board Certification and Maintenance of Certification." Gary J. Becker, exec. dir., American Board of Radiology. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Seminar. "Defective Receptor Signaling in Glioma." Webster Cavenee, dir., Ludwig Inst., U. of Calif., San Diego. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 454-8981.

5 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Lecture. Annual Daniel Bisno Lecture on Ethics in Medicine. "Aging and Retirement." Lazar Greenfield, FACS. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-4418.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Hilman Curtis, principal and chief creative officer, hilmancurtis inc. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Thursday, Oct. 23

7:30 a.m.-noon. Thoracic Surgery CME Course. "Contemporary General Thoracic Surgery." (Continues 1 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Oct. 24.) Cost: $525, $400 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

11 a.m. Chemistry Lecture. "Novel Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Non-blinking and Ultra-small." Todd Krauss, assoc. prof. of chemistry, U. of Rochester. McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Noon. Barnes-Jewish Hospital Ethics Committee Lecture and Book Signing. "Why Justice is Good for Our Health." Norman Daniels, prof. of ethics and population health, Harvard School of Public Health. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 747-5361.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "From Vial to Bedside: What the Fly Can Tell Us About Human Sleep Research." Paul Shaw, asst. prof. of neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Carl Bernstein. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Science Seminar Series. "Intestinal Epithelial Stem Cell Niche Modification in Response to Injury." Thaddeus S. Stappenbeck, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Annual Paul Rava Memorial Lecture. "Mapping Dante's Hell." Theodore J. Cachey Jr., prof. of Italian, U. of Notre Dame. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5175.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Spectral Analysis of Planetary Analogs Under Simulated Planetary Surface Conditions." Ed Cloutis, Dir., Centre for Forest Interdisciplinary Research, U. of Winnipeg. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures Lecture. Liselotte Dieckmann Biennial Lecture. "The Statue as Rogue Object in German Romanticism." Catriona MacLeod, assoc. prof. of German, U. of Penn. Co-sponsored by The Committee on Comparative Literature. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5106.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Fall Reading Series. Visiting Hurst Professor. Jean Valentine, author. Hurst Lounge, Room 201, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.


Friday, Oct. 24

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual J. Neal and Lois Middlekamp Lecture. "Polio: A Look Back at America's Most Successful Public Health Crusade." David M. Oshinsky, Ph.D., Jack S. Blanton Chair in History, Univ. of Texas at Austin and Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York U. Clopton Aud. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Human Computation." Luis von Ahn, asst. prof. of computer science, Carnegie Mellon U. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Fast Imaging With Sparse Sampling." Zhi-Pei Liang, prof. of bioengineering, U. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Colloids as Building Blocks: Anisotrophy and its Effect on Particle Assembly." Michael Solomon, assoc. prof. of chemical engineering, U. of Mich. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. Robert J. French, prof. of physiology and biophysics, U. of Calgary. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

Noon. East Asian Studies Lecture. "A Transnational History of Non-Saving in the United States." Sheldon Garon, prof. of history and East Asian Studies, Princeton U. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 201. 935-4448.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "Anderson, Price, Norman, Graves: Making Opera American and the Color-Blind Double-Blind." Todd Decker, asst. prof. of music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-5566.


Saturday, Oct. 25

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Global Warming." Carl Bender, prof. of physics. Co-sponsored by U. College. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, Oct. 27

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Innate Immune Pathways for Chronic Inflammatory Disease." Michael Holtzman, prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Lecture and Reading. "A Korean Authors' Visit: Bi-lingual Readings and a Discussion on Translation." Bruce Fulton, chair, Korean Literature and literary translation, U. of British Columbia; Lee Hye-kyung, author; Kim Aeran, author. Book signing follows. January Hall, Rm. 110. 935-5110.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "What Does Atrio-Ventricular Node Rate Dependence Mean?" Jacques Billette, prof. of physiology, U. of Montreal. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Harris Armstrong Lecture. Kenneth Frampton, prof. of architecture, Columbia U. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Oct. 28

8:15 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology (CAIT) Training Workshop. "Dynamic Enterprise BI Dashboards (Business Intelligence)." Free for CAIT member organizations, interested others please call. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Herpes Simplex Virus Commandeers the Host Cell Chaperone and DNA Damage Machinery." Sandra Weller, prof. and chair of molecular, microbial and structural biology, U. of Conn. Health Center. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7361.


Wednesday, Oct. 29

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Exploring the Energy Landscape: Disorder, Dynamics and Protein Function." Peter Wright, prof. and chair of molecular biology, The Scripps Inst. of Research. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

8 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "About War and Print Culture (Spain 1936-1939)." Jordana Mendelson, assoc. prof., Spanish & Portuguese Languages & Literature, New York U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 250. 935-5175.

On Stage

Friday, Oct. 24.

8 p.m. "Of Thee I Sing" presented by the Performing Arts Dept. (Also 8 p.m. Oct. 25; 2 p.m. Oct. 26). Cost: $15, $9 for students, faculty, staff and senior citizens. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Music

Thursday, Oct. 23

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Dave Stone, saxophone and Adam Maness, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Sunday, Oct. 26

3 p.m. Concert. Liederabend with Dominic Armstrong, tenor. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.

Sports

Sunday, Oct. 19

11 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. Brandeis U. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Brandeis U. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, Oct. 22

7 p.m. Volleyball vs. U. of Mo.-St. Louis. WU Field House. 935-4705.


Friday, Oct. 24

7 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Dominican U. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, Oct. 25

9:30 a.m. Swimming and Diving Alumni Meet. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

9:30 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. Rhodes College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Football vs. Ohio Wesleyan U. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Monday, Oct. 27

7 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Maryville U. Francis Field. 935-4705.

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Election programming update
Election-related events continue on the Danforth Campus for those wanting more intellectual engagement about campaign issues.


Wednesday, Oct. 22

Noon. Student Debate Competitions on Election Issues: "Is our Country Ready for a Black President?" Danforth University Center Commons. Free and open to the public.


Thursday, Oct. 23

Noon. Student Debate Competitions on Election Issues: "Should the Drinking Age be Lowered to 18?" Danforth University Center Commons. Free and open to the public.

4 p.m. "Public Ethics: The Responsibilities of Elected Officials." Investigative journalist Carl Bernstein talks about the need for ethical governance and a free press to ensure it. Graham Chapel. Presented by the Assembly Series and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values in Arts & Sciences. Free and open to the public.

5:30 p.m. Political Art Show. An exhibition/reception of student art reflecting political themes. Danforth University Center. Free and open to the public. For information, contact Lane Goodman at LaneG@samfox.wustl.edu.


Thursday, Oct. 30

4:30 p.m. "Environmental Issues in Politics: What to Do About Proposed Energy Costs?" Location to be announced. Discussion with panelists from Missouri Coalition for the Environment and the Missouri Green Party as well as the Libertarian, Republican and Democratic parties. For information, contact the Environmental Social Work Initiative: kupshur@gwbmail.wustl.edu or msmetana@gwbmail.wustl.edu.


Monday, Nov. 3

7:30 p.m. "Education Policy." A panel discussion featuring Washington University faculty and administrators presented by Controversy N' Coffee. Danforth University Center, Rm. 276. Coffee and dessert will be served. Free and open to the public.

For questions regarding programming, contact Robin Hattori at rhattori@wustl.edu or Brittany Perez at president@su.wustl.edu.

To access the entire election programming calendar, visit any of the following Web sites: assemblyseries.wustl.edu, gephardtinstitute.wustl.edu and gpc.wustl.edu.

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.