Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Feb. 20-March 3. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html)

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. 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.

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

1 p.m. Film & Media Studies Media Speaker Series. "Cultural Moves: Identity, Culture, and the Politics of Representation." Herman Gray, prof. of sociology, U. of Calif., Santa Cruz. Co-sponsored by the programs in American Culture Studies, African and Afro-American Studies, the Writing Program and the College of Arts & Sciences. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 215. 935-4056.

7:30 p.m. St. Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "Magnificent Mars." Ken Croswell, astronomer and author. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


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. Center for Aging Monday Lecture Series on Clinical Issues of Aging. "Depression: Assessment and Intervention." Eugene Rubin, prof. of psychiatry. 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Lower-Lvl. Conference Room. 286-2468.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Transcription Factors That Regulate Rice Tungro Virus, a Pararetrovirus, 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.

2:30 p.m. Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Simultaneous Delaminating and Coating of Layered Materials With Supercritical Fluids." Esin Gulari, div. dir., National Science Foundation. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6070.

3 p.m. Neurooncology Research Group Seminar Series. Scott Pomeroy, asst. prof. of neuroscience, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 747-0407.

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.


4:30 p.m. William Greenleaf Eliot Day Celebration. "William Greenleaf Eliot: The Man Without Guile." Jan Jacobi, middle school head, Mary Institute and Country Day School, St. Louis. "William Greenleaf Eliot and Freedom's Memorial." Candance O'Connor, author of Beginning a Great Work: Washington University in St. Louis, 1853-2003. (Book-signing follows.) Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge.

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. Olin Cup Competition Workshop. "Idea/Opportunity Evaluation." Patricia J. Snider, pres. and CEO, BioGenerator. McDonnell Medical Science Bldg., Shaeffer Conference Rm. To register, call 750-7501.

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. Lock & Chain and Chimes/Hennings Lecture. "Our Environmental Destiny." Robert F. Kennedy Jr., prof. of environmental law, Pace U. Graham Chapel. 935-4285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Bio-physics 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.

7:30 a.m. Olin Cup Competition Workshop. "Idea/Opportunity Evaluation." Bill Simon, vice pres. and COO, Center for Emerging Technologies. Simon Hall, Rm. 109. To register, call 750-7501.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. School of Medicine Ethics Seminar Series. "Eliminating Discrimination Against Marginalized Populations." Lula Beatty, National Inst. on Drug Abuse. (Panel discussion follows.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 286-2252.

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 & 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.

6 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "Acquiring the Future: What Does it Tell Us About Second Language Acquisition?" Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, prof. of TESOL and applied linguistics, Indiana U. Brown Hall, Rm. 118. 935-5175.


Friday, Feb. 27

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Hyperactivation of Ras-P13K-Rac Signaling in NF1 Haploinsufficient Mast Cells — Potential Implications in Neurofibroma Formation." David Clapp, prof. of pediatrics and of microbiology & immunology and director of the M.D./Ph.D. program, Indiana U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Vascular Extracellular Matrix and Blood Vessel Development." Robert P. Mecham, prof. of cell biology & physiology and of medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.

12:30-6:50 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center CME Course. "Annual Missouri Lung Cancer Review." Ramaswamy Govindan, asst. prof. of medicine, course chair. Cost: $95. The Chase Park Plaza, St. Louis. To register: 362-6891.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "How Britain Found the Blues: The Transference, Reception and Adoption of African-American Folk Music in the United Kingdom." Roberta Freund Schwartz, asst. prof. of historical musicology, U. of Kan. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Saturday, Feb. 28


11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Master of Liberal Arts Saturday Seminar Series. "How Does Memory Create Culture?" Pascal Boyer, Luce Professor of Individual and Collective Memory in Arts & Sciences. McDonnell Hall, Goldfarb Aud. 935-6778.


Monday, March 1

Noon. Center for Aging Monday Lecture Series on Clinical Issues of Aging. "Sarcopenia, Aging and Resistance Exercise." John Holloszy, prof. of internal medicine. 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Lower-Lvl. Conference Room. 286-2881.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Nickel-dependent Gene Regulation in Bacteria." Peter T. Chivers, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Traditional Institutions Meet the Modern World: Caste, Gender and Schooling Choice in a Globalizing Economy." Mark Rosenzweig, Mohamed Kamal Professor of Public Policy, Harvard U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

2:30 p.m. Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Molecular Modeling for Nanotechnology Applications." Rajesh Khare, manager, Accelerys Inc., San Diego. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6070.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Fashioning and Re-fashioning T Cell Fates." Steven L. Reiner, Immunology Program Distinguished Visiting Professor. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "The Aegean Crucible." Constantine Michaelides, dean emeritus of architecture. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, March 2

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "The Roles of Hsc70 and Rme-8 in Endocytosis." Henry Chang, dept. of cell biology, Yale U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Assembly Series. Environmental Initiative Colloquium Panel Discussion. "Research in Aerosols and Air Quality." Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-5285.

8 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Stranded: Tango, Women and the White Slave Trade." Alicia Borinsky, Felice Massie Distinguished Visiting Professor of Romance Languages & Literatures. Women's Bldg., Formal Lounge. 935-5175.


Wednesday, March 3

11 a.m. Assembly Series. College Republicans Lecture. "Liberal Lies About the American Right." Ann Coulter, political analyst, attorney and author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.


Thursday, March 4

9 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Speaker Series. "Celebrating Early Women Law Professors." Herma Hill Kay, Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law and Dean Emerita of Law, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Jaime Rivera, dept. of genetics, U. of N.C. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

1:10 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Spring Lecture Series. "Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice and Education: Essential Knowledge for the Profession." Frederic Reamer, prof. of social work, Rhode Island College. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6661.

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series Lecture. 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.

Music

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.


Tuesday, Feb. 24

8 p.m. Recital. Lewis Eyrich, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Thursday, Feb. 26

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Randy Holmes Hard Bop Heritage. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Joseph Michels, tenor, and Henry Palkes, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Sunday, Feb. 29


8 p.m. Concert. Chamber Music by Washington University Composers in Celebration of the Sesquicentennial. Cost: $15, $10 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff, $5 for WUSTL students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

On Stage

Friday, Feb. 20

8 p.m. OVATIONS! George Piper Dances/Ballet Boyz. (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 22.) Cost: $28, $23 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff, $14 for WUSTL students & children 12 and under. Edison Theatre. 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.

Worship

Tuesday, Feb. 24

5:15 p.m. Catholic Mass. (Carne-Val dinner and dessert follows.) Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.


Wednesday, Feb. 25

Noon. Catholic Ashes Service. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

12:05 p.m. Catholic Mass With Ashes. St. Louis College of Pharmacy. 935-9191.

5:15 p.m. Catholic Mass With Ashes. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

And more…

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

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Reading. Hugo Loetscher, author. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, AV Presentation Rm. 935-5106.

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.


Friday, Feb. 27

10 a.m. Teaching Center Workshop on Teaching Tense. Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig, prof. of TESOL and applied linguistics, Indiana U. Co-sponsored by the dean of the faculty of Arts & Sciences. Library, Level A, Arc Presentation Room. 935-5175.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Public Exhibition Tour. Led by student docents. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

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 and information can be 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.