University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Jan. 15-28 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).

Lectures

Thursday, Jan. 15

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "The Neurobiology of Social Scents: Of Mice, Molecules and Microscopes." Timothy Holy, asst. prof. of neurobiology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, Jan. 16

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "You Say 'Disaster,' I Say 'Mass Casualty' but We Can't Call the Whole Thing Off." Dee Hodge, assoc. prof. of pediatrics, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Improving Butanol Fermentations Through Metabolic and Bioprocess Engineering Perspectives." David Nielsen, postdoctoral fellow in chemical engineering, MIT. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.


Saturday, Jan. 17

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance. "Financial Freedom Seminar: Achieving Economic Independence Through Education." Brown Hall, Rm. 100. To register: 935-7262.


Monday, Jan. 19

4 p.m. School of Medicine Martin Luther King Celebration Lecture. "Framing the Issue: Political Discourse and Race Relations in the Barack Obama Era." William Julius Wilson, prof., Harvard U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-6854.


Tuesday, Jan. 20

4:30 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. "On the Road to Freedom." Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnard Health and Cancer Info. Center. To register: 362-7844.


Thursday, Jan. 22

Noon. School of Law Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Speaker. "The Civil Rights Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry: The Impact on Individuals, Families, and Communities." Michael Pinard, attorney and civil rights advocate. Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-7567.

3:30 p.m. Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute Seminar. "The Visible and Invisible World of International Claims Tribunals." Seigle Hall, Rm. 109. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Tuning Retinal Function With Inhibition and Transporter Activity." Peter Lukasiewicz, prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. Stephen Zatman Memorial Colloquium. "Shearing Melt of the Earth: An Experimentalist's Perspective on the Influence of Deformation on Melt Extraction from the Mantle" David Kohlstedt, prof. of geology and geophysics, U. of Minn. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Reading Series. Carolyn Forché, visiting prof. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Friday, Jan. 23

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Very Hungry Parasite: Progress Against Malaria in the 21st Century." Audrey Odom, instructor of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium. "Dynamic Ideal Point Estimation and Ideological Change on the U.S. Supreme Court." Andrew Martin, prof. of law. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Perchlorate-Reducing Gene Targets for Biological Treatment Applications." Mary Jo Kirisits, asst. prof. of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, U. of Texas at Austin. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Intracellular FGFs Novel Regulators of Membrane Excitability." Jeanne M. Nerbonne, prof. of developmental biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.


Sunday, Jan. 25

3 p.m. Art History and Archaeology Lecture. George E. Mylonas Memorial Lecture. "The Uses of the Past on Periklean Acropolis." Jeffrey M. Hurwit, U. of Ore. Brown Hall Aud. 423-3900.


Monday, Jan. 26

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Institutions, Social Norms and Bargaining Power: An Analysis of Individual Leisure Time in Couple Households." Leslie Stratton, assoc. prof. of economics, Va. Commonwealth U. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Epithelia Morphogenesis in Development and Disease." Greg Longmore, prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "The Electrophysiological Substrate of Heart Failure and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy." Niraj Varma, cardiovascular medicine, Cleveland Clinic. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Jan. 27

4:30 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. "Wanting to Quit." Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnard Health and Cancer Info. Center. To register: 362-7844.

And More

Monday, Jan. 19

7 p.m. University's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. "Shattering Ceilings: Celebrating Success in Pursuit of 'The Dream.'" Graham Chapel. Reception follows at Danforth University Center. 935-5965.

On Stage

Friday, Jan. 16

7:30 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "To Kill a Mockingbird." (Also 7:30 p.m. Jan. 17; 2 p.m. Jan. 17 and 18.) Cost: $32, $28 for seniors, faculty and staff, $20 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, Jan. 24

11 a.m. ovations for young people series. "Masked Marvels & Wondertales." Cost: $10. 560 Music Center. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Jan. 16

6 p.m. Swimming and diving. WU Invitational. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Case Western Reserve U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Case Western Reserve U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Jan. 17

11 a.m. Swimming and diving. WU Invitational. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Jan. 18

Noon. Men's Basketball vs. Emory U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Emory U. 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.

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.