Calendar

Exhibits
American Art of the 1980s: Selections From the Broad Collections. Through April 18. Gallery of Art. 935-5423.

American Art on Paper From 1960s to the Present. Through April 18. Gallery of Art. 935-5423.

Painting America in the 19th Century. Through April 18. Gallery of Art. 935-5423.


History of Adult Education at Washington University, 1854-2004. Through May 31. January Hall, Rm. 20. 935-4806.



Influence 150: 150 Years of Shaping a City, a Nation, the World. Becker Medical Library. 362-7080.



New Beginnings: The First Decade of the Washington University Medical Campus, 1915-1925. Through May 31. Glaser Gallery, Becker Medical Library, 7th Fl. 362-4236.

Lectures

Friday, Feb. 13

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Lipid Metabolism, the Liver, and Blood Vessels: Unexpected Partnerships in the Vascular Dysfunction of Diabetes." Clay F. Semenkovich, prof. of cell biology & physiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STD Laboratory Methods." (Also Feb. 20 & 27.) Cost: $75. U. of Mo.-St. Louis, S. Computer Bldg., Rm. 200A. To register: 747-1522.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Friday Forum Series. "Recalling 1980s New York." Sabine Eckmann, curator, Gallery of Art., and Paul Ha, dir., Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Cost: $10, $5 for students. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.


Saturday, Feb. 14

7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. WUSTL School of Medicine Renal Division CME Course. "Kidney Disease Management for the Primary Care Physician." Cost: $125 for physicians, $95 for allied health professionals. Collinsville, Ill., Holiday Inn. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Feb. 16

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Engineering Technology Workshop. "IT as a Service Organization." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 17.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees for CAIT member organizations available. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Molecular Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Infection." Michael S. Diamond, asst. prof. of molecular microbiology and of pathology & immunology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, & Public Policy Brown Bag Lecture Series. "Racial Differences in the Decision Choice Models of the Hospital Assignment Process." Donald Nichols, prof. of economics. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

3 p.m. Assembly Series. Sam Fox Arts Center Lecture. "The Science of Optics; The History of Art." Charles Falco, prof. of optical sciences and chair of condensed matter physics, U. of Ariz. Co-sponsored by the schools of Architecture, Art, and Engineering & Applied Science. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4620.

3:30 p.m. African and Afro-American Studies Lecture. "The Linguistic Legacy of the African Slave Trade in Social and Educational Perspective." John Baugh, prof. of education and linguistics, Stanford U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 200F. 935-5690.


4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Visualizing the Activation of CD4 T Cells in the Body." Mark K. Jenkins, prof. of immunology and microbiology, U. of Minn. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.


Tuesday, Feb. 17

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Molecular Mechanisms of Resistance and Tolerance to Antifungal Drugs in Candida albicans." Dominique Sanglard, group leader, Inst. of Microbiology, U. Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2742.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Surfaces in the Environment: Characterization and Reactivity Studies." D. Howard Fairbrother, asst. prof. of chemistry, Johns Hopkins U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Wednesday, Feb. 18

Noon. Department of History Celebration of the History of Freedom. Bill Kirby, Edith and Benjamin Geisinger Professor in History & dean of faculty of arts and sciences, Harvard University. Umrath Hall Lounge. To register: 935-6820.

4 p.m. School of Law Access to Justice Speaker Series. "A Conversation With Judge Edwards." Harry T. Edwards, chief judge emeritus and circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.


Thursday, Feb. 19

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Alan Shiels, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

1:10 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Spring Lecture Series. "How Wealth Perpetuates Racial Inequalities." Thomas Shapiro, Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy, Brandeis U. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-5694.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Recent Advances in Indole Natural Product Synthesis." David Horne, assoc. prof. of chemistry, Ore. State U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminars. "Math and Brain: An Essential Regulatory Pathway of Retinal Neurogenesis." Lin Gan, Center for Aging & Developmental Biology, asst. prof. of neurobiology & anatomy and of ophthalmology, U. of Rochester. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Localization in Lattice QCD." Maarten Golterman, prof. of physics, San Francisco State U. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Methane Greenhouses and Anti-Greenhouses During the Precambrian Era." James F. Kasting, visiting prof. of geosciences, Calif. Inst. of Tech. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 362. 935-5610.


Friday, Feb. 20

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Everest as Metaphor." Tom Hornbein, prof. emeritus of anesthesiology and of physiology & biophysics, U. of Wash. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Platelet and Osteoclast Beta 3 Integrins are Critical for Bone Metastasis." Katherine Weilbaecher, asst. prof. of medicine and of cell biology & physiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.


Saturday, Feb. 21

1-5 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Symposium. "Language and Identity in Japan and China." Galal Walker, prof. of east Asian languages & literatures, Ohio State U., and Patricia Wetzel, prof. of Japanese, Portland State U. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4448.


Monday, Feb. 23

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Transcription Factors That Regulate Rice Tungro Virus, a Pararetro-virus, and Strategies to Limit Replication in Vascular Tissues." Roger N. Beachy, prof. of biology, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Recognition and Effector Functions of Human NK Cell Subsets." Marco Colonna, prof. of pathology & immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Image, Space and Materiality." Fumihiko Maki, architect, Tokyo. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Feb. 24

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Specialized Secretion Pathways in Gram-Positive Pathogens." Michael Caparon, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 352-8873.

Noon. Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Identification and Classification of Musculoskeletal Pain in Pregnancy." Clayton Skaggs, assoc. prof. of research, Logan U. College of Chiropractic. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Feb. 25

8:15 a.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Overview of Sleep and Sleep Disorders." Stephen Duntley, asst. prof. of neurology and dir. of sleep lab. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. WU Honoraries and Thomas C. Hennings Lecture. "Our Environmental Destiny." Robert F. Kennedy Jr., prof. of environmental law, Pace U. Graham Chapel. 935-4285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Solution Studies of Large-scale Conformational Changes in the Mechanism of Formation of an Open Promoter Complex by E. coli RNA Polymerase." M. Thomas Record Jr., prof. of biochemistry, U. of Wisc. Cori Aud. 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Mesoscopic Mechanics." Miles Blencowe, prof of physics & astronomy, Dartmouth College. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Annual Fumihiko Maki Lecture. "Roof House to Steel Snake." Taka and Yui Tezuka, architects, Tezuka Architects, Tokyo. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Thursday, Feb. 26

7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Surgery CME Course. "Refresher Course and Update in General Surgery." L. Michael Brunt, assoc. prof. of surgery, course director. (Continues 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Feb. 27.) Cost: $480 for physicians, $395 for allied health professionals. To register: 362-6891.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Daniel Barbash, div. of biomedical sciences, U. of Calif., Davis. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

12:10-12:50 p.m. Wellness Connection Event. "Meal Planning." Connie Diekman, registered nutritionist. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lambert Lounge. 935-5990.

2 p.m. Assembly Series. Environmental Initiative Colloquium panel discussion. "Plant Sciences: The Environment and Sustainability." Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-5285.

3 p.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Speaker Series. "After Brown: Surprising Legacies of the Civil Rights Landmark." Martha L. Minow, William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Law, Harvard U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

4 p.m. African and Afro-American Studies Lecture. "'Spirit in the Dark': Black Music and Black Freedom." Waldo Martin, prof.of history, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Busch Hall, Rm. 113, Cohen Lounge. 935-5690.


4 p.m. Chemistry Lecture. "Recent Advances in Studies of Membrane Associated Proteins by Solid State NMR: Structures, Dynamics, and Ligand Binding." Ann McDermott, prof. of chemistry, Columbia U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Music

Thursday, Feb. 19

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Dead Cat Bounce. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Friday, Feb. 20

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Concert. "Music From the 1980s." Co-presented by the Dept. of Music. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.


Sunday, Feb. 22

3 p.m. Concert. Washington University Symphony Orchestra. Dan Presgrave, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

Saturday, Feb. 14

8 p.m. Me, Vashya/The Glass Menagerie. (Also 2 p.m. Feb. 15.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, WUSTL faculty, staff and students. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.

8 p.m. V-Day Presentation. The Vagina Monologues. Cost: $10, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty and staff. Graham Chapel. 935-6543.


Monday, Feb. 23

5 p.m. African & Afro-American Studies Presentation. God's Image Carved In Ebony: Amanda Berry Smith, Singing Pilgrim. The Village, Black Box Theater. 935-8556.

Sports

Friday, Feb. 20

6 p.m. Women's Basketball Vs. Brandeis U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

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


Sunday, Feb. 22

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

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

And more…

Tuesday, Feb. 17

5:15-8:30 p.m. Food for Thought: Taste of the Town. Tour of St. Louis restaurants. Cost: $10. Buses leave from Mallinckrodt Student Center. Open to the WUSTL community. Registration required. 935-5066.


Monday, Feb. 23

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega, Circle K and human resources. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Mallinckrodt Student Center, The Gargoyle; and 5-10 p.m. Feb. 25 & 26, Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, The Gargoyle. 291-4741.


Tuesday, Feb. 24

8:15 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Technology & Trends Briefing. "IT Trends 2004." Merv Adrian, sr. research fellow, Forrester Research. Eric P. Newman Center. To register: 935-4444.


Thursday, Feb. 26

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Peter Ho Davies, fiction writer and dir. of the master of fine arts program, U. of Mich. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

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.

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