University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Nov. 5-18 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
"Chance Aesthetics." Through Jan. 4. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

"Metabolic City." Through Jan. 4. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Films

Thursday, Nov. 5

7 p.m. Korean Film Series. "Sunny." Lee Jun-ik, dir. Seigle Hall, Rm. L004. 935-5110.


Monday, Nov. 9

7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "The Secret of the Grain." (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.


Thursday, Nov. 12

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Shall We Dance?" McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5110.


Monday, Nov. 16

7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Uc Maymun (Three Monkeys)." (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.

Lectures

Thursday, Nov. 5

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Center CME Course. "STDs for Community Health Workers." Cost: $15. For location and to register: 747-1522.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Copy Number Variants: Important Contributors to Phenotypic Variability." Timothy A. Graubert, assoc. prof. of medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3:30 p.m. Clinical and Translational Sciences. Bander Program in Business Ethics in Medical Research. "Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Might Be Headed." William M. Sage, vice provost for health affairs, U. of Texas at Austin. (3 p.m. reception.) Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-9829.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Compositional Differentiation of the Solid Earth: Pre- and Syn-Formation." Richard Carlson, Carnegie Institution for Science. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

7 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion. "Racial Profiling: Beyond 'Pro' and 'Con.'" Part of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy" series. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. For information: humanvalues.wustl.edu.


Friday, Nov. 6

7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Gastroenterology Galaxy of Gastroenterology CME Course. "Topics in Gastroenterology for the Specialist and Primary Care Physician." (Continues 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 7.) Cost: $300, $225 for allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Women's Health CME Course. Annual Contemporary Women's Health Issues. "Common Health Care Problems in Women: Case-Based Consideration of Cost Containment Strategies and Latest Advances." Cost: $165 for physicians, $115 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. WINGS Lecture. "How Pain Changes the Brain and How the Brain Can Modify Pain." Charles Berde, prof. of pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "The Nanoparticle Approach to Cleaner Water and Cleaner Energy." Michael Wong, assoc. prof. of chemistry, Rice U. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. "Principles of Circuit Development in the Mammalian Retina." Daniel Kerschensteiner, asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "El Tango, or How Piazzolla Read Borges." John Turci-Escobar, asst. prof. of music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-5566.


Saturday, Nov. 7

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Cosmology and Particle Physics." Mark Alford, assoc. prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.

Monday, Nov. 9

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Proteoglycans Specify a Mitogenic Response to Sonic Hedgehog." Rosalind A. Segal, prof. of neurobiology, Dana Farber Cancer Inst. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. Victor G. Davila-Roman, assoc. prof. or medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

4 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures Discussion. "The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years After, a Roundtable Discussion." (Reception immediately follows in McMillan Cafe.) McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5106.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Common Cytokine Receptor Gamma Chain Cytokines: Old Ideas, New Lessons." Warren J. Leonard, National Institutes of Health. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

6 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Naufragios y Naufragos en la Colonia: Entre el Topico y la Realidad." Trinidad Barrera, prof. of Hispanic American literature, U. of Seville, Spain. (The lecture is in Spanish.) Eads Hall, Rm. 103. 935-5175.

6:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Lecture. "Chance Encounters: John Cage, Francois Morellet, Ellsworth Kelly." Yve-Alain Bois, prof., Inst. for Advanced Study. (6 p.m. reception.) Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Art History and Archaeology. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4523.


Tuesday, Nov. 10

8 a.m. The Woman's Club of Washington University Meet The Leaders Panel Discussion. "Women in Jazz in St. Louis." Carolbeth True, jazz artist, and William Lenihan, lecturer in music. Cost: $20. (Breakfast buffet included.) Charles F. Knight Center, Rm. 211. R.S.V.P. to womansclub.wustl.edu.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "New Insight Into Host Cell Parasitism by the Q Fever Bacterium, Coxiella Burnetii." Robert Heinzen, National Institutes of Health. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-1029.

5 p.m. Freedom From Smoking Class. "Coping With Urges and Making a Plan." Center for Advanced Medicine, Barnard Health and Cancer Info. Center. To register: 362-7844.

7 p.m. Catholic Student Union Lecture. "The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters." Luke Timothy Johnson, prof. of New Testament and Christian origins, Emory U. (Refreshments served.) Catholic Student Center Chapel, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.


Wednesday, Nov. 11

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Holocaust Memorial Lecture. "Blood and Soil: Genocide in World History." Benedict Kiernan, prof. of history, Yale U. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

Noon. History & Philosophy of Science & Medicine Seminar Series. "Old Noises in the Evolutionary Synthesis: Systematics and the Origin of Species From Edgar Anderson's Viewpoint." Kim Kleinman, prof., U. College. Life Sciences Bldg., Rm. 202. 935-5137.

5 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Gallery Talk. "A Challenge to Democracy: Ethnic Profiling of Japanese Americans During World War II." Part of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy" series. Kemper Art Museum. For information: humanvalues.wustl.edu.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Public Lecture Series. Manuel Balio, visiting prof. of arch. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9300.

7 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion. "Officer Discretion in Traffic Stops: Implications for Discrimination." Part of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy" series. Simon Hall, Rm. 108. For information: humanvalues.wustl.edu.


Thursday, Nov. 12

Noon. Genetics Seminar. Sharon L.R. Kardia, prof. of epidemiology, U. of Mich. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Developmental Biology Lecture. Annual Oliver H. Lowry Lecture. "MicroRNA Control of Cardiovascular Development and Disease." Eric N. Olson, chair in science, Southwestern Medical Center. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-0198.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. Paul Schenk, staff scientist, Lunar & Planetary Inst. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

4:30 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "Language Learning in Contemporary Study Abroad." Celeste Kinginger, assoc. prof. of applied linguistics & French, Penn. State U. Co-sponsored by depts. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures, Romance Languages & Literatures and Psychology, the Teaching Center and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5110.


Friday, Nov. 13

9 a.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "How Languages are Learned in Study Abroad." Celeste Kinginger, assoc. prof. of applied linguistics & French, Penn. State U. Co-sponsored by depts. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages & Literatures, Romance Languages & Literatures and Psychology, the Teaching Center and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Busch Hall, Rm. 18. 935-5110.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Rethinking Brain Tumors: Lessons From Mouse Models." David Gutmann, prof. of neurology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium. "Gradient-Descent Methods for Temporal-Difference Learning: Active Learning in Regression Over Finite Domains." Csaba Szepesvari, assoc. prof. of computing science, U. of Alberta, Canada. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6160.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Where Do Cloud Condensation Nuclei Come From?" Peter Adams, assoc. prof. of civil & environmental engineering, Carnegie Mellon U. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. "Animating the Transport Cycle: The Role of Protein Dynamics in Multidrug Resistance Activity of EmrE." Katherine A. Henzler-Wildman, asst. prof. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

7 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Panel Discussion. "Is America Really Post-Racial?" Part of "Ethnic Profiling: A Challenge to Democracy" series. Co-sponsored by Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurship, African and African American studies, Mo. History Museum, Student Union, campusprogress.org and the Jamestown Project. Danforth University Center, Tisch Commons. For information: humanvalues.wustl.edu.


Monday, Nov. 16

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Understanding the Sources of and Solutions to Human Inequality." James Heckman, research assoc. in economics, U. of Chicago. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Economics. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-4918.

2:30 p.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Genome Engineering for Sustainable Biofuels." Ryan Gill, managing dir., Colo. Center for Biorefining and Biofuels. Co-sponsored by I-CARES. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 200. 935-5548.

4 p.m. Genetics Seminar. Annual Donald C. Shreffler Memorial Lecture. "The Etiology of Type 1 Diabetes." John Todd, principal investigator, Cambridge Inst. for Medical Research, UK. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Pathology & Immunology. Moore Aud. 362-2139.


Tuesday, Nov. 17

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Metabolomic Analysis of Human Cytomegalovirus Infected Cells: Origin of the Cytoplasmic Assembly Zone." Thomas Shenk, prof. in the life sciences, Princeton U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-7367.

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


Wednesday, Nov. 18

Noon. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Lecture. Annual Wendell G. Scott Memorial Lecture. "Healthcare 'Insur-ance' Reform." William A. Peck, prof. of medicine. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

3:30 p.m. History Colloquium. "Honey, I'm Going to See a Magistrate: Rethinking Women's Political Action in the Nineteenth Century South." Laura Edwards, prof. of history, Duke U. (Reception follows.) Co-sponsored by women, gender and sexuality studies. Busch Hall, Rm. 18. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Breast Cancer Research Group Seminar Series. "Breast Cancer in Asian-American Women." Anna H. Wu, prof. of preventive medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Center for Advanced Medicine, Farrell Conference Rm. 1. 454-8981.

5 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Gallery Talk. "Ellsworth Kelly and Chance Aesthetics." Tricia Y. Paik, asst. curator, Saint Louis Art Museum. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Music

Thursday, Nov. 5

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Willie Akins, saxophone, and his quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0274.


Tuesday, Nov. 10

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


Thursday, Nov. 12

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Miles Davis tribute featuring selections from "In a Silent Way" and "Petit Machins." Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0274.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 7

Noon. Football vs. U. of Chicago. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, Nov. 15

1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Augustana College. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. MacMurray College. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

On Stage

Saturday, Nov. 14

8 p.m. OVATIONS Series. "Remember Me." Parsons Dance Company with East Village Opera Company. (Also 2 p.m. Nov. 15.) Cost: $32, $28 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $20 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

And More

Tuesday, Nov. 17

9:30 a.m. Research Administrator Forum. Danforth University Center, Rm. 276. 747-5574.

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.