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University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Jan. 22-Feb. 4 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
"Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future." Through April 27. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.
"The Gateway Arch and St. Louis." Through March 9. Steinberg Hall Architecture Gallery. 935-4523.
Lectures
 Thursday, Jan. 22
 Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Chemoreception in Drosophila." John Carlson, prof. of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, Yale U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.
Noon. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture. "The Civil Rights Dimensions of Prisoner Reentry: The Impact on Individuals, Families and Communities." Michael Pinard, prof. of law, U. of Md. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 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.
 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
 4:30 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.
 Wednesday, Jan. 28
 4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. "Through a Glass, Darkly: Is Translating Poetry Possible?" Janine Beichman, prof. of Japanese Literature, Daito Bunka U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-4448.
 Thursday, Jan. 29
 Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Cellular Responses to Physiologic DNA Double Stranded Breaks Generated in Developing Lymphocytes." Barry Sleckman, prof. of pathology and immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.
4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Use of First and Second Generation Activatable Probes for Imaging RGC Apoptosis." Edward Barnett, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.
 Friday, Jan. 30
 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Sarah Tycast, instructor of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.
11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Occurrence and Behavior of Prions in the Environment." Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, asst. prof. of civil engineering, U. of Neb. at Lincoln. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.
Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Molecules and Morphogenesis: BMPs, the Actin Cytoskeleton and Matrix Organization in Lens Placode Formation and Invagination." David C. Beebe, prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.
 Saturday, Jan. 31
 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Symposium. "The Gateway Arch and St. Louis." Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.
 Monday, Feb. 2
 11 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Automated Prostate Cancer Localization with Multispectral MRI." Iman Samil Yetik, asst. prof. of electrical and computer engineering, Ill. Inst. of Technology. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.
Noon. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Immigration: Enough Enforcement? The Crackdown and the Policy Options for the New Administration." Julia Preston, journalist, New York Times. Co-sponsored by the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7567.
3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Neuro-oncology Seminar Series. "Stem Cells, Developmental Signaling Cascades and Brain Tumors." Charles Eberhart, assoc. prof. of neuropathology, Johns Hopkins U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 454-8981.
4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Learning Tolerance From Cancer: The Lesson of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells." Enzo Bronte, Venetian Inst. for Molecular Medicine, Italy. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.
5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Cardiac KATP Channels: New Twists on an Old Conundrum." Colin G. Nichols, prof. of cell biology & physiology. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.
 Tuesday, Feb. 3
 4:30 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. "Quit Day." Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnard Health and Cancer Info. Center. To register: 362-7844.
 Wednesday, Feb. 4
 11 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Joint Prediction of RNA Secondary Structure." Gaurav Sharma, assoc. prof. of electrical and computer engineering, U. of Rochester. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.
And More
 Monday, Feb. 2
 6-10 p.m. Marrow Registry Drive. (Also 6-10 p.m. Feb. 3.) Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge. For information: wumr@sugroups.wustl.edu.
 Friday, Jan. 30
 7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Opening Celebration. "Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future." Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.
On Stage
 Saturday, Jan. 24
 11 a.m. ovations for young people series. "Masked Marvels & Wondertales." Cost: $10. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.
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.
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