University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Oct. 29-Nov. 11. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html)

Exhibits
The Washington University School of Art Faculty Show. Through Dec. 5. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Human Comedies: 19th-Century French Caricature. Steinberg Hall, Lower Lvl., Teaching Gallery. 935-4523.

Presidential Debates at Washington University. Photo exhibit. Through Nov. 3. Whispers Café, Olin Library, Lvl. 1. Viewable during café hours. 935-5410.

Lectures

Friday, Oct. 29

8:45-11:30 a.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Forum. Ethics Forum for Tax Practitioners. (7:45 a.m. continental breakfast.) Simon Hall, May Aud. To register: 935-9358.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Immune Tolerance: Too Little or Too Much Can Both Be Bad." Fei Fang Shih, instructor in pediatrics, St. Louis Child-ren's Hospital. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. African & Afro-American Studies Lecture. "Black Struggle in the Age of McCarthy: Civil Rights and the Early Cold War." William Jelani Cobb, asst. prof. of history, Spelman College. Eliot Hall, Rm. 200F. 935-5690.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Mechanism of Dopamine Signaling in C. elegans." Michael Koelle, assoc. prof. of molecular biophysics & biochemistry, Yale U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6040.

1:30 p.m. High Energy Astrophysics Seminar. "Core Issues in the Cassiopeia: A Supernova Remnant." Una Hwang, NASA. (1:15 p.m. coffee and cookies.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "Staging Music: The Dramatic Role of Preludes and Ritournelles in French Baroque Opera." Antonia Banducci, musicologist, U. of Denver. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Dynamic Reorganization at the Cell-stromal Interface After Wounding." Sandra K. Masur, prof. of ophthalmology and assoc. prof of physiology & biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

4 p.m. Pathology & Immunology Seminar. "The Molecular Dynamics of T Cell Recognition: A Film Festival." Mark Davis, prof. of microbiology & immunology, Stanford U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-8740.


Saturday, Oct. 30

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Seminar Series. "Brownian Motion." Anders Carlsson, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, Nov. 1

Noon. CSNSI and Neurology Research Seminar. Eugene M. Johnson, Norman J. Stupp prof. of neurology and prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-9460.

Noon. Work, Families & Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "The Role of the State in Marriage and the Corporation." Mary Anne Case, Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law, U. of Chicago. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Bayer Distinguished Lectureship. "Self-Organization and Constitutional Dynamic Chemistry-Design and Selection." Jean-Marie Lehn, prof. of chemistry, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg and Collége de France, Paris. (6 p.m. reception, Arts & Sciences Laboratory Science Bldg., Rm. 400.) Louderman Hall, Rm. 458. 935-4108.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Neutrophil Homeostasis: A New Role for Stromal-derived Factor-1 (SDF-1)." Dan Link, assoc. prof. of medicine. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Richard Neutra's Miller House." Stephen Leet, assoc. prof. of architecture. (6:30 p.m., reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Nov. 2

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Designing and Mining Pathogen Genome Databases." David S. Roos, Merriam Professor of Biology, U. of Penn. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Seminar Series. A. Leslie Morrow, prof. of psychiatry and of pharmacology and assoc. dir., Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies, U. of N.C. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560.

4 p.m. Disability Studies Faculty Group Talk. "Naturalizing Norms?" Carl Craver, asst. prof. of philosophy. Brookings Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5340.


Wednesday, Nov. 3

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "The Presidential Election." Panel discussion. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice: The Social Responsibility of Lawyers" Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Race and Class Conundrums: The Cosby Factor." Cheryl Harris, prof. of Law, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "A Structural and Dynamic View of Signal Transduction in Bacteria." Frederick Dahlquist, prof. of chemistry & biochemistry, U. of Calif. Santa Barbara. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "The Coming Revolution in Particle Physics." Hugh Montgomery, Fermilab, Batavia, Ill. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, Nov. 4

Noon. Center for Health Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Clinical Training in Caring for Vulnerable Children and Adolescents." Katie Plax, asst. prof. of pediatrics. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-9108.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Elastin Gene Defects in Inherited Skin and Cardiovascular Diseases." Zsolt Urban, asst. prof. of pediatrics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Holocaust Memorial Lecture. "The Armenian Genocide and America's First International Human Rights Movement." Peter Balakian, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Using Genetic Mouse Models to Investigate Visual Processing in the Retina." Peter Lukasiewicz, prof. of ophthalmology and visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 935-1006.

7 p.m. Science on the Edge Lecture. "Genetically Modified Food: What We Eat, What We Need and Where It's Headed." Roger Beachy, dir., Danforth Plant Science Center, and Brent Buckner, prof. of biology, Truman State U. Co-sponsored by the dept. of biology. St. Louis Science Center. 935-6860.


Friday, Nov. 5

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Modern RNA World: Computational Analysis of Noncoding RNA Genes." Sean R. Eddy, assoc. prof. of genetics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

Noon. Gastroenterology Research Conference. "Epithelial Dysfunction as a Primary Initiating Factor in the Pathogenesis of Crohn's-like Ileitis." Theresa T. Pizarro, asst. prof. of medicine, U. of Va. Clinical Science Research Bldg., North Tower, Rm. 901. 362-2031.

4 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "Theory and Practice in Reading Chinese and Japanese as Foreign Languages: Contemplating Well-worn Paths and Future Directions." Michael Everson, assoc. prof. of foreign language education, U. of Iowa. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. 935-4449.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "Berlioz's Lost Roméo et Juliette." Hugh Macdonald, Avis H. Blewett Professor of Music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Saturday, Nov. 6

Noon. Pediatrics Course. "Epidemiology and Treatment of Strokes in Children With and Without Sickle Cell Disease." Desiree A. White, assoc. prof. of psychology; Robert C. McKinstry, asst. prof. of radiology; John B. Porter, dept. of haematology, U. College of London; Gabrielle deVeber, dir. Children's Stroke Program, Toronto. The Westin Hotel. For costs and to register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 8

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "STD Clinician." (Continues 8 a.m.-4:30 a.m. Nov. 9-16.) Cost: $125. Becker Medical Library, Rm. 601A. 747-0294.

Noon. CSNSI and Neurology Research Seminar. Stephen P. Duntley, assoc. prof. of neurology and dir. of Multidisciplinary Sleep Medicine Center. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-9460.

Noon. History & Philosophy of Science Talk. "Does Biology Need a New System of Classification? A Pragmatic Alternative to Replacing the Linnaean System." Marc Ereshefsky, prof. of philosophy and dir. of graduate studies, U. of Calgary. Prince Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5340.

4 p.m. Condensed Matter/Materials and Biological Physics Seminar. "Unraveling Phonon Resonances in Semiconductors: Pressure and Isotope Tuning." Bernard A. Weinstein, prof. of physics, SUNY at Buffalo. (3:45 p.m. coffee) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Checking Modernism's Baggage." Joshua Ramus, architect partner, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, P.C., New York. (6:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Nov. 9

Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Innate Immunity in Enteric Infections." Arturo Zychlinsky, prof. of cellular microbiology, Max Planck Inst. for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany. McDonnell Sciences Bldg., Cori Aud. 362-3692.

1-3 p.m. Academic Publishing Services Workshop. "Strategies for Successful Grant Proposals: Securing Fellowship Grants." Matthew Dobbs, asst. prof. of orthopaedic surgery, and Heather True-Krob, asst. prof. of cell biology and physiology. Cost: $50 for WUSTL faculty and staff, $35 for students, postdocs, fellows and residents. McDonnell Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 747-4656.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Seminar Series. "Neuro Stem Cells." Charles A. Vacanti, prof. of anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, anesthesiologist-in-chief and dir. of Laboratories for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560.


Wednesday, Nov. 10

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Neureuther Library Lecture. Anchee Min, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

3 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Forum. "The Evolving Role of the CIO." Bob Greenberg, chief information officer, IBM Corp. (5 p.m. reception and dinner.) Saint Louis Zoo, River Camp, Forest Park. 935-4444.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Structure and Dynamics of snRNA." Samuel E. Butcher, asst. prof. of biochemistry, U. of Wis. McDonnell Sciences Bldg., Cori Aud. 362-0261.


Thursday, Nov. 11

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "The Nature of Variation for Complex Traits: Lessons From Drosophila." Trudy F.C. Mackay, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Genetics, N.C. St. U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

Noon. Medical Humanities and Social Sciences Talk. "It Ain't Naturally So, or Health and Disease from an Evolutionary Perspective." Marc Ereshefsky, prof. of philosophy and dir. of graduate studies, U. of Calgary. Brookings Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5340.

1-3 p.m. Academic Publishing Services Workshop. "Strategies for Successful Grant Proposals: Securing Career Development Grants, Independent Funding." Amy Waterman, instructor in medicine, and Sanjay Jain, research instructor in surgery. Cost: $50 for WUSTL faculty and staff, $35 for students, postdocs, fellows and residents. McDonnell Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 747-4656.

Music

Saturday, Oct. 30

10 a.m.-noon. Seth Carlin Piano Master Class. Choo Choo Hu, Kristy Mezines, Douglas Archibald and William Bush, student pianists. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-4841.


Thursday, Nov. 4

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Kyle Honeycutt Quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Saturday, Nov. 6

8 p.m. Voice Recital. "Music of Handel, Mussorgsky, Ives, Poulenc." Christine Johnson and Alla Voskoboynikova. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Thursday, Nov. 11

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. The North End. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, Oct. 29

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Henry I. Schvey, dir. Cost: $12, $8 for students, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mo. History Museum, Lee Aud. 935-6543.

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. The Invisible Man. Aquila Theatre Company. (Also 8 p.m. Oct. 30.) Cost; $28, $24 for seniors and WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 6

11 a.m. Women's Soccer vs. U. of Chicago. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Football vs. Jefferson College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. U. of Chicago. Francis Field. 935-4705.

And more…

Saturday, Oct. 30

2-4 p.m. Safe Trick-or-treat. Trick-or-treating for St. Louis community children. Residence halls of the South 40. 935-5050.

5:30-7 p.m. Bauhaus Festival. Pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating activities for children of faculty and neighborhood families. Hosted by the School of Architecture's Architecture Student Council. South parking lot next to Givens Hall. 935-8307.


Monday, Nov. 1

4:45 p.m. Student Union Educate Yourself: 2004 Panel Discussion. "Local Issues/The Presidency." Topic dependent on panelists. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 215. 935-7878.


Wednesday, Nov. 3

3 p.m. Career Center Event. How to Apply to Grad School. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.

5:30-7:30 p.m. Career Center Event. Networking Reception. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.


Thursday, Nov. 4

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Career Planning I: Where Do I Begin? Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Matthea Harvey, author and poet. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Friday, Nov. 5

3:30-5 p.m. Career Center Event. Friday Forum: Science and Health Care. McMillan Café. 935-5930.


Monday, Nov. 8

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Interviewing Skills 101. The Career Center. 935-5930.


Tuesday, Nov. 9

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Resume & Cover Letter Writing. The Career Center. 935-5930.


Wednesday, Nov. 10

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Career Center Event. Lunch With a Pro: Science & Health Care. The Career Center. 935-5930.

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Internship Search Strategies. The Career Center. 935-5930.


Thursday, Nov. 11

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Career Planning II: Where Do I Begin? The Career Center, 2nd Floor Conference Rm. 935-5930.

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.