University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Nov. 20-Dec. 10 at Washington University. An extra week has been added due to the Thanksgiving holiday. 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

Friday, Nov. 21

7 p.m. Children's Film Symposium. "Pixar Shorts." Saint Louis Art Museum. 935-5576


Saturday, Nov. 22

Noon. Children's Film Symposium. "Matchmaker Mary." Tom Whitus, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

2:30 p.m. Children's Film Symposium. "The Flyboys." Rocco DeVilliers, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

5 p.m. Children's Film Symposium. "The Making of WALL-E." Andrew Stanton, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

7:30 p.m. Children's Film Symposium. "King of the Hill." Steven Soderburgh, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.


Wednesday, Dec. 3

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Seagull Diner." Naoko Ogigami, dir. Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.


Thursday, Dec. 4

7 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Persepolis." V. Paronnaud and M. Strapi, dirs. Brown Hall, Rm. 118. 935-8567


Tuesday, Dec. 9

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Film Festival. Some Like It Cool Film Series. "Rebel Without a Cause." Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.


Wednesday, Dec. 10

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Film Festival. Some Like It Cool Film Series. "Anatomy of a Murder." Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.

Lectures

Thursday, Nov. 20

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Evolution of Darwin's Finches." Peter R, Grant, prof of zoology, ecology & evolutionary biology, and Rosemary Grant, senior research biologist, Princeton U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Au/Pt-Catalyzed Organic Reactions." Liming Zhang, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of Nev., Reno. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Where Elites Meet: Households, Harem Visits and Sea-Bathing in Pre-Colonial Tunisia c. 1830-1881." Julia Clancy-Smith, assoc. prof. of history, U. of Ariz. Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. (Reception follows.) Eliot Hall, Rm. 300M. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Of Wine and Vision: Role of Resveratrol in Regulating Angiogenesis." Rajendra S. Apte, asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual science. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

5 p.m. Historia Medica Lecture. "Anatomy Lessons: Reading the Body in Emily Dickinson's Poetry." Barbara Baumgartner, senior lecturer in women, gender & sexuality studies. Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-2774.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Fall Reading Series Lecture. Steve Stern, author, lectures on the craft of fiction. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Friday, Nov. 21

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual Chief Residents' Invited Lecture. "In Defense of Food: The Omnivore's Solution." Michael Pollan, prof. of journalism, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Signal Processing in Landmine Detection: Recent Advances and Challenges." Dominic K.C. Ho, prof. of electrical and computer engineering, U. of Mo. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "CO2 Capture and Storage for Coal Power Plants: Status and R&D Needs." Jeff Phillips, senior program manager, Electric Power Research Inst. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "The Role of M-CSF in the Osteoclast." F. Patrick Ross, research prof. of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

2:15 p.m. Physics Seminar. McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences Seminar. "Probing Particle Dark Matter with Gamma-Ray and Neutrino Telescopes." Shin'ichiro Ando, postdoctoral student in theoretical physics, Calif. Inst. of Technology. (2 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "La Langue de L'etranger: On Jacques Derrida's Monolingualism of the Other." Reda Bensmaia, chair, Dept. of French, Brown U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5175.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "The Evolution of Volcanism on Venus." Christopher Orth, research asst. in Arts & Sciences. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Monday, Nov. 24

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Towards an RTT-fair Congestion-Control Protocol for Terabit Networks." Jasleen Kaur, asst. prof. of computer science, U. of N.C. at Chapel Hill. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

Noon. Infectious Diseases Lecture. "Raltegravir and Other New Antiretroviral Agents: Focus on Resistance." Rodger D. MacArthur, prof. of medicine, Wayne State U. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., Steinberg Amphitheatre. 454-8276.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Complex Targeting of Immune Receptor Function by Orthopoxviruses." Leon Carayannopoulos, asst. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "How to Make an Antiarrhythmic Drug Out of a Local Anesthetic: Drug Interactions with Voltage-gated Na Channels." Dorothy A. Hanck, prof. of cardiology, U. of Chicago. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Fumihiko Maki Lecture. Steven Holl, principal, Steven Holl Architects, New York. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Nov. 25

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "L-Form Bacteria Revisited in the Molecular Era: Life With No Wall or Division Machinery." Jeff Errington, dir., Inst. for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7650.


Monday, Dec. 1

10 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Probe Selection from Array Data." William Shannon, prof. of biostatistics. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Defining Family." Kathy Baker, Northwestern U. School of Law. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Untangling the Roles of HVEM-BTLA and Light in Innate and Adaptive Immunity." Mitchell Kronenberg, adjunct prof. of biological sciences, U. of Calif., San Diego. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. R. Martin Arthur, prof. of engineering. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. The Coral Courts Lecture. Lindy Roy, principal, ROY Co., New York. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Dec. 2

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Escape From the Red Cell: Proteases in Egress of the Malaria Parasite." Michael J. Blackman, program leader in the Div. of Parasitology, National Inst. for Medical Research. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-1514.


Wednesday, Dec. 3

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Training Workshop. "The Business-IT Partnership: Delivering Business Results." Cost: $930; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Siteman Cancer Center Prevention and Control Seminar Series. "Can We End the Global Tobacco Epidemic?" Jonathan Samet, founding dir., Inst. for Global Health, U. of Southern Calif. Goldfarb Hall, Rm. 132. 454-8981.


Thursday, Dec. 4

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Predictive Behavior Within Microbial Genetic Networks." Saeed Tavazoie, assoc. prof. of molecular biology, Princeton U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "The Remarkable Evolution of Cro Proteins." Matthew Cordes, assoc. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics, U. of Ariz. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Rediscovering Thomas Jefferson." David Konig, prof. of history. (Reception follows.) Eliot Hall, Rm. 300M. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Lecture. "Fact, Fiction and Notoriety: The Art of Reading Ancient Jewish Inscriptions." Jonathan Price, prof. of classics & history, Tel Aviv U. Eads Hall, Rm. 216. 935-8567.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Interleukin-10 Overexpression Results in Chronic Macrophage-Mediated Demyelinating Polyneuropathy." Dru S. Dace, postdoctoral research assoc. in ophthalmology & visual science. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, Dec. 5

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Women's Health CME Course. Annual Contemporary Women's Health Issues. "Women and Aging: What Is Preventable and What Is Inevitable?" Cost: $160 for physicians, $110 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Imaging GPCR Signaling in Living Cells." N. Gautam, prof. of anesthesiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "Olivier Messiaen at 100." Hugh Macdonald, prof. of music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-5566.


Monday, Dec. 8

4 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. "Cancer Immunoediting: Using Mouse Cancer Models to Guide us Towards Novel Human Cancer Immunotherapies?" Robert Schreiber, prof. of pathology & immunology. Co-sponsored by Tumor Immunology Research Seminar Series. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. Condensed Matter/Materials and Biological Physics Seminar. "Novel Quantum Criticality and Emergent Particles in Trapped Cold Atom Systems." Kun Yang, prof. of physics, Fla. State U. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Dual Energy Quantitative X-Ray CT Imaging." Joseph A. O'Sullivan, prof. of electrical and systems engineering. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Dec. 9

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Role of the AP-4 Complex in Sorting of the Amyloid Precursor Protein." Juan S. Bonifacino, cell biology and metabolism, National Inst. of Health. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Biophysical Evening Seminar. "Animating the Transport Cycle: The Role of Protein Dynamics in Multidrug Resistance Activity of EmrE." Katherine Henzler-Wildman, asst. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, Dec. 10

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Training Workshop. (Continues 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dec. 11.) "The Politics of IT Project Management." Cost: $1,250; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Neuroprotection and Retinal Ganglion Cell Death in Glaucoma." Cynthia L. Grosskreutz, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

Music

Thursday, Nov. 20

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Fo[u]r Peace Band. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Saturday, Nov. 22

4 p.m. Concert. Chamber Winds. Danforth University Center Commons. 935-5566.


Sunday, Nov. 23

3 p.m. Concert. Symphony Orchestra. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.


Monday, Nov. 24

3 p.m. Concert. Master Class. Orli Shaham, piano. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.


Monday, Dec. 1

7 p.m. Concert. Jazz Combo. Theater, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.

8 p.m. Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Wednesday, Dec. 3

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


Thursday, Dec. 4

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Steve Schenkel, guitar, and Ashley Mason, vocals. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Friday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Concert. Concert Choir. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Sunday, Dec. 7

3 p.m. Concert. Messiah Sing-Along. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Monday, Dec. 8

8 p.m. Concert. Flute Choir. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Tuesday, Dec. 9

8 p.m. Concert. Chamber String Ensembles. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5566.

On Stage

Thursday, Nov. 20

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "Boston Marriage" by David Mamet. Annamaria Pileggi, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 21 & 22; 2 p.m. Nov. 22 & 23.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, Nov. 22

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Rose." A concert reading by Olympia Dukakis. Cost: $40.(Reception follows. Cost: $50). Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "Common Ground." (Also 8 p.m. Dec. 6; 2 p.m. Dec. 7.) Cost: $15, $10 for students, faculty and staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Nov. 21

7 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Central College. Tip-off Tournament. (Continues 2 p.m. Nov. 22.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Nov. 22

10 a.m. Swimming and Diving. WUSTL Thanksgiving Invitational. (Continues 10 a.m. Nov. 23.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Nov. 29

3 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Whittier College. Annual McWilliams Classic. (Continues 1 p.m. Nov. 30.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Hamilton College. Annual Lopata Classic. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Dec. 6

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Ill. Wesleyan U. Annual Lopata Classic. 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.

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