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"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 26-April 8 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.

"Expressions of Jewish Life Through Texts and Objects." April 6-June 28. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Rm. 935-4151.

"Paris — From the Commune of 1871 to the Exposition of 1900: Images From the Russell Sturgis Photograph Collection." Through March 30. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Rm. 935-9730.

"Windows." Through March 27. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 362-8541.

Film

Thursday, March 26

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Meteni: The Lost One." Wondessen Deresse, dir. and "Awaiting For Men." Katy N'diaye, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Friday, March 27

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "This Is My Africa." Zina Saro-Wiwa, dir. and "Shoot The Messenger." Ngozi Onwurah, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Saturday, March 28

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Le Clandestin." Jose Laplaine, dir. and "Paris Selon Moussa." Cheik Doukoure, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Sunday, March 29

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Come Back to Sudan." Daniel Junge and Patti Bonnet, dirs. and "Heartlines." Angus Gibson, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Monday, March 30

7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Rai Story." Madeleine Verschaffelt and Ahmed Rachedi, dirs. (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.


Monday, April 6

7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Maxx." Saman Moghadam, dir. (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.

Lectures

Thursday, March 26

10 a.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. Harold Cruse's "The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.

Noon. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "The Public Interest in Intellectual Property Law." Pam Samuelson, prof. of law, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7567.

2 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.

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


Friday, March 27

7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cerebral Palsy CME Course. Annual Cerebral Palsy Conference. "Building the Road to Independence." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 28.) Cost: $325 for physicians, $255 for allied health professionals, $100 for non-medical attendees. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

9 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Reforming Family Court: Getting It Right Between Rhetoric and Reality." Jane Spinak, clinical prof. of law, Columbia U. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7567.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Robert Heuckeroth, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. School of Medicine. Clopton Aud. 454-6006.

10 a.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On Breaking Bread, by bell hooks and Cornell West." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Do Surgical Masks Provide Respiratory Protection?" Lisa Brosseau, assoc. prof. of environmental health sciences, U. of Minn. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Maintenance of Genome Stability: Identifying New Targets for Cancer Therapy." Jean Gautier, prof. of genetics and development, Columbia U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

2 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era." Richard Iton, U. of Toronto. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.


Saturday, March 28

7:30 a.m.-Noon. Infectious Diseases CME Course. "Highlights From the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections." Cost: $65 for AMA CME, $50 for Nursing CE. Co-sponsored by AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Seminar Series. "Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries." Patrick Gibbons, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, March 30

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "They Ain't Whites, They're Mormons: An Illustrated History of Polygamy as Race Treason." Martha Ertman, prof. of law, U. of Md. School of Law. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.

1 p.m.-5 p.m. Cell Biology and Physiology Symposium. "Symposium Celebrating the Darwin Bicentennial." Co-sponsored by The Genome Center. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Phi Beta Kappa Lecture and Ceremony. Henry "Roddy" Roediger, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, dean of academic planning in Arts & Sciences. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Association of Women Faculty Town Hall Meeting. "Building Excellence Through Faculty Diversion: Institutional Implementation." Patricia Stone, vice provost for faculty development and diversity, Stanford U. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5478.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Dynamics of B Cell Antigen Capture and Hymphocyte Egress." Jason Cyster, prof. of microbiology & immunology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Brad Cloepfil, founder/principal, Allied Works Architecture, Portland, Ore. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, March 31

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Emerging Bat Zoonotic Viruses: From Hendra to Melaka." LinFa Wang, senior principal research scientist, Australian Animal Health Lab. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-1124.

1 p.m. Association of Black Students Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. "Beginning the Dream." Robert Johnson, founder, Association of Black Students. Danforth University Center, Rm. 276. aking27@wustl.edu.


Wednesday, April 1

10 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Terahertz Optoelectronics: New Devices, Techniques and Applications." Amit Kumar Agrawal, postdoctoral research assoc., Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Photon Trajectories of Single Protein Molecules Folding and Unfolding." William A. Eaton, investigator, National Inst. of Health. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Holocaust Remembrance Program. "Discrimination, Ostracism and Dehumanization: The Nazis' Attempt to Legalize the Holocaust." Harry Reicher, adjunct prof. of law, U. of Pa. Law School. (Reception follows, School of Law Courtyard.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 727-2959.

4 p.m. Institute for Public Health Faculty Seminar Series. "Conceptual, Methodological and Training Challenges in Implementation Science (Translation to Research)." Enola Proctor, prof. of social work research. Steinberg Aud. 454-7998.

4 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Lecture. Annual Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture. "The Witness Protection Program: Making Theatre, Everyday." Tracy Davis, the Barber Professor of Performing Arts at Northwestern U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5858.

7 p.m. Assembly Series. Congress of the South 40 Lecture. Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Freund Fellow Lecture. Claudia Schmacke, artist. (Reception 6:30 p.m.) Co-sponsored by the Saint Louis Art Museum. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr. 935-9300.


Thursday, April 2

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Colloquium. "The Economics & Law of Innovation." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 3, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 401.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. To register: 935-9490.

10 a.m. Postdoctoral Society Seminar Presentation. "Academia, Research and Community: Your Responsibility to Tomorrow." Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Co-sponsored by Diversity Postdoctoral Association and the DBBS Student Advisory Committee. Connor Aud., Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 852-9074.

11 a.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Lecture. "Strategies for Women's Success at Work." Joanne Bober. McMillan Cafe. 935-5102.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Decoding the Non-Coding Genome, Microbes to Man." Eddy Rubin, dir., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. Annual Erlanger-Gasser Lecture. "Mechanisms in Endocytic Membrane Traffic." Pietro De Camilli, prof. of cell biology, Yale School of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-3964.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Sale of Wives in Qing Dynasty China: Survival Strategies and Judicial Interventions." Matt Sommer, assoc. prof. of history, Stanford U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300M. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Boosting the Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Apoptotic Capacity of the Retina With a Novel Pharmacotherapeutic." Carl Romano, senior dir. of retina research, Alcon Lab. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4 p.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Workshop. "Negotiating the Workplace: Attitudes and Approaches." Joanne Bober. McMillan Café. Registration required. R.S.V.P. women@artsci.wustl.edu.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Mercury Pollution in California — From Subduction to Mercury in Tuna." Gordon Brown, prof. of geological & environmental sciences, Stanford U. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, April 3

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals." Gregory Stephanopoulos, assoc. prof. of chemical engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Roles for A-Type Lamins on Telomere Biology and the DNA Damage Response Pathway." Susana Gonzalo, asst. prof. of radiation oncology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

12:30 p.m. Biostatistics Seminar Series. Shuangge Ma, asst. prof. of public health, Yale U. Shriners Bldg., Rm. 3307, 706 S. Euclid. 362-1565.

4 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. "Urban Imaginaries, the Modernist Miniature and the Feuilleton." Andreas Huyssen, prof. of German and comparative literature, Columbia U. (Reception 3:30 p.m.) Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Germanic Languages & Literatures. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-9300.

5 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "Yowling Freer Than We Ever Dreamed: The Godz and the Joys of Incompetence." Patrick Burke, asst. prof. of music. McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5566.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Lorcan O'Herlihy, founder/principal, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, Culver City, Calif. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Saturday, April 4

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Seminar Series. "Galileo: A Founder of Modern Physics." John S. Rigden, adj. prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, April 6

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulation of the Host Anti-Viral Response by ISG15." Debbie Lenschow, asst. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Paul Monaghan, partner, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, April 7

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Involvement of RNase L in Antiviral Innate Immunity." Robert H. Silverman, dept. of cancer biology, Cleveland Clinic. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2842.

4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Series. "Haunted Heimat: The Specter of Male Violence in Postwar West German Film." Jennifer Kapczynski, asst. prof. of German and film and media studies. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5576.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Single Molecule Transcription by RNA Polymerase II." Eric Galburt, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, April 8

4 p.m. Genetics Seminar. QUAD-Departmental Seminar Series. "Epigenetics, Chromatin Remodeling and Mammalian Development." Terry Magnuson, prof. and chair of genetics, U. of N.C. at Chapel Hill. Co-sponsored by depts. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell Biology & Physiology and Developmental Biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

Music

Thursday, March 26

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Chris Burchett, guitar, and his quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0874.


Friday, March 27

6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Brothers Lazaroff. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

8 p.m. Guest Voice Recital. Marlissa Hudson, soprano. Danforth University Center, Formal Lounge. 935-5566.


Sunday, March 29

7 p.m. Senior Voice Recital. Kevin Nicoletti and Antonio Rodriguez. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.


Monday, March 30

7 p.m. SLSO Community Partnership Concert. "Unofficial Leningrad, 1961." E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.


Thursday, April 2

8 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Alan Naylor. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Jan Shapiro, vocalist, and William Lenihan, guitar. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0874.


Wednesday, April 3

6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Illphonics. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


Monday, April 6

8 p.m. Student Recital. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.

On Stage

Thursday, March 26

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "Candlestick Park." (Also 8 p.m. March 27 & 28; 2 p.m. March 28 & 29.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, March 27

8 p.m. OVATIONS Series. Diavolo. (Also 8 p.m. March 28.) Cost: $32, $28 for seniors, faculty and staff, $20 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, March 28

11 a.m. ovations for young people series. Diavolo. Cost: $10. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

And More

Thursday, March 26

8 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference Poetry Reading. Rita Dove, poet and prof. in the writing program, U. of Va. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5047.


Friday, March 27

8 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference Poetry Reading. Yusef Komunyakaa, poet and prof. of English, New York U. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5047.


Sunday, March 29

3 p.m. Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr. Memorial Service. Graham Chapel. (Reception follows in Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge.) 935-5277.

7 p.m. School of Design and Visual Art Annual Fashion Design Show. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels, 999 Second St. 935-9090.

8:30 a.m. Thurtene Road Race. 5k and 1k walk/run. Starting and ending at Francis Field. To register: thurtene.org.


Thursday, April 2

4 p.m. Gephardt Institute for Public Service Poster Session & Ceremony. "Faces of Hope." Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Richard A. Gephardt, former congressman. (Reception follows.) Whitaker Hall Aud. R.S.V.P. to 935-8628.


Friday, April 3

Noon-4 p.m. Mentors in Medicine Symposium. Oral presentations and poster viewing. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 362-8065.

Sports

Thursday, March 26

2 p.m. Baseball vs. Millkin U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, March 27

2:30 p.m. Track & Field. WU Mini Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 28

All Day. Track & Field. WU High School Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Softball vs. Wis.-Eau Claire. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

Noon. Softball vs. Ill. Wesleyan U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 29

Noon Softball vs. Ohio Northern U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Grinnell College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4 p.m. Softball vs. Wis.-Eau Claire. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 1

4 p.m. Softball vs. Webster U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

6 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Westminster College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Thursday, April 2

4 p.m. Track & Field. WU Invitational. (Continues 10 a.m. April 3 & 4.) Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 4

12:30 p.m. Baseball vs. U. of Dubuque. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 7

2 p.m. Baseball vs. McKendree U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 8

3 p.m. Softball vs. Ill. College. WUSTL Field. 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.

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