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.

"On the Riverfront: St. Louis and the Gateway Arch." Through March 9. Steinberg Hall Architecture Gallery. 935-4523.

Lectures

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. Chemistry Seminar. "Magnetic Assembly and Colloidal Polymerization of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles: Novel Materials for Information and Energy Storage." Jeffrey Pyun, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of Ariz. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

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. Computer Science and Engineering Colloquium. "Anytime Heuristic Search." Eric Hansen, assoc. prof. of computer science & engineering, Miss. State U. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

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.

4 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Saarinen Exhibition Lecture. Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, partners, Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Saturday, Jan. 31

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sam Fox School Symposium. "On the Riverfront: St. Louis and the Gateway Arch." Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9300.


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. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Coral Courts Lecture. Lindy Roy, founder, ROY co. (6 p.m. reception.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


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.

4 p.m. Institute for Public Health Faculty Seminar Series. Ramesh Raghavan, asst. prof. of social work. Steinberg Aud. 454-7998.


Thursday, Feb. 5

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Learning From Re-Sequencing Data: What to do When the $1,000 Genome Arrives?" Shamil Sunyaev, asst. prof. of medicine and health sciences & technology, Harvard Medical School. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Molecular Structures and Reactivity: New Insights and Applications." Lawrence Williams, assoc. prof. of chemistry & chemical biology, Rutgers. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Mechanisms of Immune Evasion by Ocular Tumors." Kyle C. McKenna, asst. prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences, U. of Pittsburgh. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

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


Friday, Feb. 6

12:30 p.m. Biostatistics Seminar Series. Warwick E. Daw, research assoc. prof. of genetics. Shriners Bldg., Rm. 3307, 706 S. Euclid. 362-1565.

3 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Spring Symposium. "The Tokyo Trial and After: New Interpretations, New Lives." (Reception follows.) McMillan Cafe. 935-4448.


Saturday, Feb. 7

7:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Hematology & Oncology CME Course. "Highlights of the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium." Cost: $95. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Feb. 9

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Neighbors and Co-Workers: The Importance of Residential Labor Market Networks." David Neumark, prof. of economics, U. of Calif., Irvine. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Herculean Tasks of Developing T Cells." Paul Allen, prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research Group Seminar Series. "How 'Old' Stroma Impacts Breast Carcinogenesis." Sheila Stewart, asst. prof. of medicine. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conf. Rm. 2. 454-8981.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Delayed Enhanced MRI as a Research Tool." Pamela K. Woodard, assoc. prof. of radiology. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6 p.m. Committee for the Language Learning Series Panel Discussion. "Transforming College and University Foreign Language Programs: Response to MLA Report." Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-5175.


Tuesday, Feb. 10

11:30 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Interplay of Pore Structure, Colloid Deposition and Pore Fluid Flow." Aaron Packman, assoc. prof. of civil & environmental engineering, Northwestern U. Urbauer Hall, Rm. 216. 935-5548.

4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Series. "Romanticism, Violence and the Feminine in Contemporary Irish Poetry." Guinn Batten, assoc. prof. of English. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5576.

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

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Modeling and Design of Protein-DNA Interfaces." Jim Havranek, asst. prof. of genetics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

And More

Friday, Jan. 30

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Opening Celebration. "Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future." Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


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.

Sports

Friday, Feb. 6

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Feb. 8

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

2 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Brandeis 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.