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Washington University in St. Louis

March 26, 2004
Vol. 28, No. 26

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March 26, 2004 > Calendar

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.


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

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

150 iconNew 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 26

9 a.m.-7 p.m. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Conference. "Imperialism, Art & 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.


150 icon10-11:30 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.


150 icon1-5:30 p.m. Computer Science & Engineering 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.


150 icon2:15 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.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Congress of the South 40 Lecture. "Making It Up As I Go Along." Mo Rocca, cast member of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.


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.

4 p.m. 24th Oliver H. Lowry Lecture. "Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanisms in Animal Cells." Robert G. Roeder, head of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molceular Biology at Rockefeller University. Moore Auditorium, 362-0269.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Catastrophic Origin of the Ascent of the Dinosaurs." Paul Olsen, Arthur D. Storke Memorial Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia U. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 361. 935-5610.


Friday, April 2


150 icon9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology International Workshop. "The Brain and Its Self: The New Frontier of Neuroscience." (Continues 9 a.m.-8 p.m. April 3 and 9 a.m.-noon April 4.) Co-sponsored by the McDonnell Center for Higher Brain Function and the Henry Luce Program in Individual and Collective Memory. To register, e-mail kmount@wustl.edu.

11:30 p.m. School of Law Access to Justice Speaker Series. "The Over-Consumption Myth and Other Tales of Economics, Law and Morality." Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

Noon. Gastroenterology Research Conference. "Mechanisms of Substance P in Intestinal Inflammation." Charalabos Pothoulakis, assoc. prof. of medicine, Harvard U. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 901. 362-2031.


150 icon1:30-9:30 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures Symposium. "Transfer Effects: Appropriations of German Culture in Nineteenth-Century America." (Continues 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. April 3, Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge, and 8:30 a.m.-noon April 4, Radisson Hotel Clayton, 7750 Carondelet Ave.) Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. To register: 935-5160.

4 p.m. Interdisciplinary Forum. "Intolerance and Prejudice." Opening remarks from Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-8578.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Friday Forum Lecture. "Painting America in the 19th Century." Angela Miller, assoc. prof. of art history & archaeology, and Andrew Walker, senior curator, Missouri Historical Society. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Cost: $10, $5 for students. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.


Monday, April 5

Noon. Center for the Study of Nervous System Injury Monday Noon Seminar Series. "Noise-induced Hearing Loss." Barbara A. Bohne, professor of otolaryngology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-9460.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Honor Thy Symbionts." Jeffrey I. Gordon, R.J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor of Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4:15 p.m. Religious Studies Lecture. "Writing the Philosopher's Family: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Fashioning of Episcopal Authority in Late Antiquity." Susanna Elm, prof. of history, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7752.


Tuesday, April 6

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Structure and Function of Dengue Virus, an Icosahedral Enveloped Virus." Michael G. Rossman, Hanley Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Purdue U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-0065.

12:10-12:50 p.m. Human Resources Wellness Connection. "Let's Walk." Betsy Foy, asst. dir., Student Health and Counseling. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lvl. 3, Lambert Lounge. 935-6650.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Too Much Is Not Enough." Eric Owen Moss, architect, Eric Owen Moss Architects, Culver City, Calif. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.

8 p.m. Romance Languages and Literatures Lecture. "Paintings. 'Polyptyque(s)': Representing the Multiple, From Gustave Moreau to Pierre Soulages." Serge Bourjea, prof. of French literature, Université de Montpellier, France. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5175.


Wednesday, April 7

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Protein Interactions in Cell Polarity: Specificity and Regulation." Ken Prehoda, asst. prof. of molecular biology, U. of Ore. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 362-0261.


Thursday, April 8

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. Shreffler Memorial Lecture. Jeffrey A. Frelinger, prof. of microbiology & immunology, U. of N.C. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2139.

1:30 -3:30 p.m. Academic Publishing Services Workshop. "How to Write Better" Paul Winner, lecturer in English. Cost: $50. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. To register: 362-4181.

4 pm. Religious Studies Lecture. Witherspoon Lecture in Religion and Science. "Science and the Quest for Cosmic Purpose." John F. Haught, Thomas Healy Distinguished Professor of Theology, Georgetown U. Lab Sciences Bldg., Jerzewiak Family Aud. 935-7752.

7:30 p.m. Washington University Libraries Lecture. "Material as Metaphor." Richard Minsky, book artist and founder, Center for Book Arts, New York. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-5495.

Music

Sunday, March 28

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


Tuesday, March 30

8 p.m. Concert. Washington University Chamber Winds. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Thursday, April 1

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


Thursday, April 8

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Kara Baldus Trio. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

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.

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. Kid Peculiar at the Coral Court Motel. Andrea Urice, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 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.


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.


Friday, April 2

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. Young Choreographers Showcase. (Also 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. April 3; and 2 p.m. April 4.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty and staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. 935-6543.

Sports

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.


Saturday, April 3

9 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Nebraska Wesleyan U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

9 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Nebraska Wesleyan U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Baseball vs. Thomas More College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

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

1:30 Men's Tennis vs. Wright State U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

1:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Wright State U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Sunday, April 4

11 a.m. Baseball vs. U. of Dallas. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3:45 p.m. Baseball vs. Knox College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 7

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. U. of Mo.-St. Louis. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And more…

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.


Thursday, April 1

7 p.m. Book Discussion. Philip Freeman, prof. of classics, author of St. Patrick of Ireland. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Campus Store. 935-5580.


Tuesday, April 6

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series Discussion. Louise Glück, U.S. poet laureate. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Thursday, April 8

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Louise Glück, U.S. poet laureate. Women's Bldg. 935-7130.


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