Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washignton University March 19 - April 1. 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, March 19

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. School of Art and Center for Aging Conference. "Visual Design for an Aging Population." Joseph F. Coughlin, dir., AgeLab, Mass. Inst. of Technology, Keynote speaker. (Reception follows.) Cost: $100, $50 for faculty and staff, $20 for students. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 935-6500.

9 a.m. School of Law Access to Justice Seminar Series. "Mental Disability and the Death Penalty: The Implications of Atkins." James W. Ellis, prof. of law, U. of N.M. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Chief Resident's Invited Lecture. "Child Labor: A Public Health Model." David Parker, clinical asst. prof. of occupational and environmental health, U. of Minn. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Comorbidity & Addictions Center Lecture. "Adolescents and HIV/STD." Ralph J. DiClemente, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and assoc. dir., Emory/Atlanta Center for AIDS Research. Goldfarb Hall, Rm. 359. 935-8386.

11 a.m. Computer Science Colloquium. "Time Domain Processing and Synchronous Processing in Packet Networks." Douglas A. Palmer, Calif. Inst. for Telecommunications and Information Technology, U. of Calif., San Diego. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6132.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Glycine Receptor M2 Segment Derived Peptides That Alter Epithelial Ion Transport or Barrier Function." John M. Tomich, prof. of biochemistry, Kan. State U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-2223.

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STD Clinician." (Continues March 26, April 2 & 9.) Cost: $110. U. of Mo.-St. Louis, S. Computer Bldg., Rm. 200A. To register: 747-1522.

4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. Annual Stanley Spector Memorial Lecture on East Asian History and Civilization. "Non-elite Identities in the Late Choson: Questions of Identity, Status and Conflict." John Duncan, prof. of East Asian languages and culture and history, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4448.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Essential Site Seeing." Shaeffer Sommers, architect. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Friday Forum. "Art and Pleasure." Sabine Eckmann, curator, Gallery of Art, and David Bonetti, visual arts critic, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Cost: $10, $5 for students. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.


Saturday, March 20

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Department of Music Symposium. Alexandre Guilmant Symposium. Thomas Murray, university organist, Yale U. Cost: $45, $35 for seniors and students. Music Classroom Bldg. 935-5517.


Sunday, March 21

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis Hillel at Washington University Symposium. "Gateways to Social Justice." Mark Plaevin, assoc. dir., Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, Washington, Rabbi Hyim Shafner, rabbi, St. Louis Hillel at Washington University. Cost: $10, $5 for students. Brown Hall, Rm. 100 and Holmes Lounge. To register: 935-9040.

2:30-5:15 p.m. Annual Constitutional Courts Conference. Jerome W. Sidel Memorial Lecture. "The Patriot Act — What Price Security?" Nat Hentoff, author and Washington Post columnist. Sponsored by the American Jewish Congress and the School of Law. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 442-3880.


Monday, March 22

Noon. Center for Aging Monday Lecture Series on Clinical Issues of Aging. "The Aging Eye." Morton Smith, prof. emeritus of ophthalmology & visual sciences. 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Lower-Lvl. Conference Rm. 286-2881.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Lecture. "Aptosis and Inflammation in Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease." John H. Russell, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Center for the Study of Nervous System Injury Monday Noon Seminar Series. Brad A. Racette, assoc. prof. of neurology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-9460.

4 p.m. Biology Seminar. "Dissecting a Shaven Baby: The Molecular Basis for Morphological Evolution." David Stern, asst. prof. of ecology and evolutionary biology, Princeton U. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-6719.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. Paul E. Lacy Lecture. "In Search of the Missing Self — On NK Cell Recognition in Cancer, Infection, and Transplantation." Klas Kärre, Karolinska Inst., Stockholm. Sweden. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Russian Club Lecture. "Cuban Missile Crisis: The Russian Perspective." Sergei Khrushchev, senior fellow, Watson Inst. for International Studies, Brown U. Graham Chapel. 651-3828.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. Steedman Fellowship Lecture. Eduardo Arroyo, architect, NOMAD Architects, Madrid. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, March 23

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Engineering Technology Workshop. "Consulting Skills for the IT Professional." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 24.) Cost: $1,195. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Assembly of Proteins and Pili in the Envelope of Gram-positive Bacteria." Olaf Schneewind, prof. of microbiology & immunology, U. of Chicago. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Seminar. "Molecular Genetics of Serotonin-Modulated Behaviors." Evan Deneris, assoc. prof. of neuroscience, Case Western Reserve U. Clinical Science Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8649.

4 p.m. Dept. of Russian Lecture. "The Contemporary Russian Orthodox Church and the Late/Post-Soviet Intelligentsia." Judith Deutsch Kornblatt, prof. of Slavic languages and literature, U. of Wisc. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Upper Lvl. Lambert Lounge. 935-5177.

5 p.m. Historia Medica Lecture Series on the History of Medicine. "Bad Airs, Good Waters, and Healthy Places: Health and Environment in the 19th Century West." Conevery Bolton Valencius, asst. prof. of history. Barnard Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-2773.

7 p.m. Catholic Student Center Lecture. "Whatever Happened to Sin?" Rev. Charles Bouchard. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Lecture. "The Usage of Style in American Art of the 1980s." Alison Pearlman, Art Center College of Design. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.


Wednesday, March 24

8 a.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds. "New Developments in Medical & Surgical Abortion." Karen R. Meckstroth, asst. clinical prof. of obstetrics, gynecology & reproductive sciences, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Center for the Study of Human Values and Neureuther Library Lecture. "Regarding the Pain of Others." Susan Sontag, author and essayist. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.


Thursday, March 25

7:30-9:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Technical Breakfast Briefing. "Protecting Against Hackers, Worms, and Viruses." Sean Hernan, team lead, Vulnerability Handling, CERT. Open to CAIT members only. To register: 935-4444.

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. School of Medicine Ethics Seminar Series. "Health Disparities Among Vulnerable Populations." Renee Cunningham-Williams, research asst. prof. of psychiatry; Cathy Striley, NIMH postdoctoral fellow in psychiatry; and James E. Balls, program manager, Center for the Health of Specific Popu-lations, city of St. Louis Dept. of Health. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 286-2252.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. John McCusker, dept. of molecular genetics & microbiology, Duke U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. Bayer Lecture. "Mastering Molecular Matter: Nanosized Architectures from Molecular and Macro-molecular Building Blocks." Roeland J.M. Nolte, prof. of chemistry, U. of Nijmegen. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-6530.

7:30 p.m. Jewish, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies Lecture. Adam Cherrick Lecture in Jewish Studies. "War and Reconciliation in the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinic Interpretations." Susan Niditch, Samuel Green Professor of Religion, Amherst College. Brown Hall, Rm. 118. 935-7752.


Friday, March 26

9 a.m.-7 p.m. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Conference. "Imperialism, Art and Restitution." (Also 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 27.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7988.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Let's Keep the Live in Liver." Ross Shepherd, prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.


10-11:30 a.m. Arts & Sciences Conversations. "Modern Human Origins." Moderated by Fred H. Smith, prof. of anthropology and dean of Arts & Sciences, Loyola U. Chicago. Graham Chapel. 935-7304.

11 a.m. Chemistry Lecture. Bayer Lecture. "Bio-Inspired Supramolecular and Macromolecular Catalytic Systems." Roeland J.M. Nolte, prof. of chemistry, U. of Nijmegen. McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Actin Filament Pointed Ends in Movement: From Crawling Cells to Beating Hearts." Velia M. Fowler, prof. of cell biology, Scripps Research Inst., La Jolla, Calif. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.


1-5:30 p.m. Computer Science & Engi-neering Computing Symposium. "Clockless Computing: Coordinating Billions of Transistors." Ivan Sutherland, vice pres., Sun Microsystems, keynote speaker. Whitaker Hall. To register: 935-6132.


Monday, March 29

Noon. Center for Aging Monday Lecture Series on Clinical Issues of Aging. "Family Dynamics in the Exam Room and Beyond." Brian Carpenter, dept. of psychology. 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Lower-lvl. Conference Rm. 286-2881.

Noon. Center for the Study of Nervous System Injury Seminar. "Use and Abuse of Osmotic Therapy in the Treatment of Intracranial Mass Lesions." Michael N. Diringer, assoc. prof. of neurology, of neurological surgery, of occupational therapy and of anesthesiology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-9460.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Elaborating Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Aging, Longevity and Healthspan in C. elegans: Lessons & Themes from Simple Old Nematodes" Monica Driscoll, prof. of molecular biology and biochemistry, Rutgers U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families & Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Investing in Organ Donation." Mark Schnitzler, asst. prof. of health administration. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Biology Seminar. "Everything You Would Ever Want to Know About Naked Mole Rats: Circadian Rhythms and Sexual Differentiation in a Eusocial Rodent." Bruce Goldman, dept. of physiology & neurobiology, U. of Conn. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-8635.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Activation of Immunity In Vivo." Richard Locksley, prof. of medicine and of microbiology & immunology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.


Tuesday, March 30

8 a.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology Grand Rounds. "Assessing Fetal Lung Maturity." Ann M. Gronowski, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology and of obstetrics & gynecology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 362-1016

9 a.m.-5 p.m. School of Architecture Colloquium. "The Sustainable University Campus." Co-sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council St. Louis Chapter. Steinberg Hall. 935-6293.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Cellular Factors and HIV Release." Wesley Sundquist, prof. of microbiology & immunology, U. of Utah. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.


2 p.m. Assembly Series. Sesquicentennial Environmental Initiative Lecture. "Economy, Equity, Ecology & Education." William McDonough, principal architect, William McDonough & Partners, Charlottesville, Va. Co-sponsored by the School of Architecture. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-5285.

3:30 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Looking to the Future with NMR: Studies of Protein Structure and Dynamics." Lewis E. Kay, prof. of chemistry, U. of Toronto. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Seminar. "Reversible Molecular Events During Torpor Arousal Cycles in Mammalian Hibernation." Sandy Martin, prof. of cell & developmental biology, U. of Colo. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8649.


Wednesday, March 31

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar Series. "Metal Ion Selectivity and Allosteric Switching in Bacterial Metal Sensor Proteins." David P. Giedroc, prof. of biochemistry & biophysics, Texas A&M U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.


Thursday, April 1

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Sheila Stewart, asst. prof. of cell biology & physiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

1:10 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Spring Lecture Series. "Breaking the Cycle of Violence for Future Generations." Larry EchoHawk, prof. of law, Brigham Young U. Co-sponsored by the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6661.

Music

Friday, March 19

8 p.m. Organ Recital. Thomas Murray, university organist, Yale U. Cost: $10. Graham Chapel. 935-5517.

8 p.m. Washington University Opera. Of Mice and Men. Jolly Stewart, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 20.) Cost: $15; $10 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff; $5 for WUSTL students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Thursday, March 25

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Brett Stamps Quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Sunday, March 28

7:30 p.m. Faculty Recital. Seth Carlin, piano. Edison Theatre. 935-4841.


Thursday, April 1

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Steve Schenkel & the Kim Portnoy Quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Thursday, March 25

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. Kid Peculiar at the Coral Court Motel. Andrea Urice, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 26 & 27; 2 p.m. March 27 & 28.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, March 26

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Christine Lavin and the Four Bitchin' Babes. (Also 8 p.m. March 27.) Cost: $28, $23 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty and staff, $14 for WUSTL students & children 12 and under. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Saturday, March 27

3 p.m. Visiting East Asian Professionals Program Presentation. Rakugo-Japanese Sit-Down Comedy Performance in English. Brown Hall Rm. 100. 935-8772.

Sports

Friday, March 19

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Elmhurst College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 20

11 a.m. Softball vs. Cornell College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Simpson College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. Loras College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 21

10 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Noon. Baseball vs. Simpson College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Illinois Wesleyan U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Brandeis U. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Brandeis U. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. Eureka College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

5 p.m. Softball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, March 23

2 p.m. Baseball vs. Eureka College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, March 24

3 p.m. Softball vs. U. of Wis., Stevens Point. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Thursday, March 25

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs. MacMurray College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Friday, March 26

All Day. Men's & Women's Outdoor Track and Field Washington University Mini Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. St. Mary's U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 27

10 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Rhodes College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Softball vs. Blackburn College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

Noon. Baseball vs. U. of Wis.-Platteville. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Coe College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. Wartburg College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 28

Noon. Baseball vs. U. of Wis.-Platteville. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Coe College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. Illinois Wesleyan U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, March 30

12:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Maryville U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Williams College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Thursday, April 1

4 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Maryville U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And more…

Monday, March 22

4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Reading. Richard Stern, author, critic, essayist and poet. (Reception and book-signing follows.) Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5576.


Friday, March 26

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


Sunday, March 28

11:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m. "The Sustainable University Campus" Workshops. Campus ecology workshops. Co-sponsored by the School of Architecture and the U.S. Green Building Council St. Louis Chapter. Cost: $35; free for WUSTL faculty, staff and students. Givens Hall. 935-6293.


Monday, March 29

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Co-sponsored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Mental Health Outreach Program and human resources. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 30, Mallinckrodt Student Center, The Gargyole; and 5-10 p.m. March 30-31, Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, The Gargoyle. 291-4741.

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 935-6512 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.