University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University Nov. 12-23. 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 Visual Language of Comics From the 18th Century to the Present. Through Nov. 30. Olin Library Grand Staircase Lobby and Special Collections Reading Room. 935-5495.

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.

Lectures

Friday, Nov. 12

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. 13-16.) Cost: $125. Becker Medical Library, Rm. 601A. 747-0294.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Pediatric Airway." David W. Molter, asst. prof. of otolaryngology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Molecular Basis for CXCR4 Dependent Brain Tumor Growth." Joshua B. Rubin, asst. prof. of pediatrics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-1668.

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.

1:30-3 p.m. Boeing Center on Technology, Information & Manufacturing Seminar. "Forecasting Updating and Supplier Coordination for Complementary Component Purchases." Douglas J. Thomas, asst. prof. of business logistics & operations management, Penn State U. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-4567.

2:30-6 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center CME Course. "Contemporary Approaches to Urologic Cancers." Cost: $35. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

4 p.m. Department of Medicine Lecture. Annual Carl Moore Memorial Lecture. "INK4a-ARF: A Marriage of Tumor Suppressors." Charles J. Sherr, investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Inst., Md. 362-8801.


Saturday, Nov. 13

1 p.m. School of Social Work Lecture. Keith Boykin, pres., National Black Justice Coalition. Co-sponsored by Spectrum Alliance, Association of Black Students, and African & Afro-American Studies Program. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. For more information: vflewellen@wustl.edu.


Monday, Nov. 15

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Regulators of Ras Signaling in C. elegans: The Department of Redundancy Department." Meera Sundaram, assoc. prof. of genetics, U. of Penn. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Saving Social Security." Peter A. Diamond, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

1:30-3 p.m. Boeing Center on Technology, Information & Manufacturing Seminar. "Structural Flexibility: A New Perspective on the Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations." Seyed M. R. Iravani, asst. prof. of industrial engineering & management sciences, Northwestern U. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-4567.

3 p.m. Neuro-Oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Molecular Basis of the VHL Hereditary Cancer Syndrome: Insights Into Oxygen Sensing and Beyond." William G. Kaelin Jr., prof. of medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7379.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Mechanisms Used by the Intracellular Protozoan Leishmania to Avoid Host Immune Responses." Stephen Beverly, Marvin A. Brennecke Professor of Molecular Microbiology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Lecture. "General Factors Governing the Efficiency of Luminescent Devices." William M. Yen, Graham Perdue Professor of Physics & Astronomy, U. of Ga., and Edwin T. Jayes, visiting prof. of physics. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Design as an Organizational Asset." Robert Gutman, prof. of architecture, Princeton U. (6:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Nov. 16

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Roles of Morphogenesis, Adherence and Immune Evasion in Fungal Pathogenesis." Bruce S. Klein, prof. of pediatrics, internal medicine and medical microbiology, U. of Wis. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2742.

1-3 p.m. Academic Publishing Services Workshop. "Strategies for Successful Grant Proposals: Securing Clinical Grants." Victoria Fraser, prof. of medicine, and John Newcomer, assoc. prof. of psychiatry. Cost: $50 for WUSTL faculty and staff, $35 for students, postdocs, fellows and residents. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 747-4656.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Seminar Series. Paul Durham, WUPC faculty candidate, asst. prof. of cell biology, Southwest Mo. State U. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560.

4 p.m. Anthropology Seminar Series. "Comparative Analyses of Social Play and the Brain in Primates." Kerrie Lewis, lecturer, dept. of anthropology. (3:30 p.m. reception, McMillan Hall Rm. 101.) McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5252.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Transition Metal Carbide and Oxide Nanoclusters: Discovering Stardust in the Lab." Michael A. Duncan, distinguished research prof. of chemistry, U. of Ga. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Wednesday, Nov. 17

3 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series. "Second-language Vocabulary Learning." Jan Hulstijn, prof. of second language acquisition, U. of Amsterdam. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-7951.


Thursday, Nov. 18

9 a.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series. "L2 Vocabulary Learning: Rehearsal Regimes, Student Awareness and Dictionary Use." Jan Hulstijn, prof. of second language acquisition, U. of Amsterdam. Eads Hall, Rm. 103. 935-7951.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "How Will Haplotypes Help Us to Find Disease Genes?" Hongyu Zhao, prof. of epidemiology and of public health & genetics, Yale U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

1-3 p.m. Academic Publishing Services Workshop. "Strategies for Successful Grant Proposals: Navigating the Study Section." Andrey Shaw, prof. of pathology & immunology, and panelists. Cost: $50 for WUSTL faculty and staff, $35 for students, postdocs, fellows and residents. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 747-4656.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Asymmetric Catalysis of Cycloaddition Reactions." Viresh H. Rawal, prof. of chemistry, U. of Chicago. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Origin of the Earth and Moon: A Progress Report." Kevin Righter, meteorite curator, Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Nov. 19

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual Ben Abelson Memorial Lecture. "Pediatrics in the 21st Century: Treatment of Individuals, Not Diseases." George J. Dover, pediatrician in chief and Given Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Lecture. "Cancer Susceptibility and the Functions of the BRCA2 Tumor." Ashok R. Venkitaraman, prof., Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, University of Cam-bridge, U.K. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

1:30-3 p.m. Boeing Center on Technology, Information & Manufacturing Seminar. "Queuing for Expert Services." Beril Toktay, assoc. prof. of operations management, INSEAD, France. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-4567.

3 p.m. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "ASIC3, an Ion Channel to Sense the Pain of a Heart Attack." Edwin M. McCleskey, prof. & sr. scientist, Vollum Inst., Ore. Health & Science U. Mc-Donnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.


Saturday, Nov. 20

7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Urologic Surgery CME Course. "Bladder Education Symposium & Training (BEST)." Cost: $25. Chase Park Plaza. For more information and to register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 22

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Circadian Output in Drosophila." Paul Taghert, prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Activated Macrophages Are an Adaptive Element of the Colonic Epithelial Stem Cell Niche During Regenerative Responses to Injury." Thaddeus Stappenbeck, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. 2004 Cannon Lecture for Excellence in Architecture & Engineering. "Informal." Cecil Balmond, engineer, dir. of European operations, Arup Associates, London. (6:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Nov. 23

4 p.m. Medical Humanities & Social Sciences Talk. "Tracing Trails of Eighteenth-century Medical Manuscripts." Lilla Vekerdy, librarian, Becker Medical Library. Brookings Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5340.

Music

Sunday, Nov. 14

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


Tuesday, Nov. 16

8 p.m. Recital. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-4841.


Thursday, Nov. 18

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


Sunday, Nov. 20

8 p.m. Concert. Love & War in Italian Music of the Early Baroque. Kingsbury Ensemble, Maryse Carlin, dir. Cost: $15, $10 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $4 for students. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Monday, Nov. 22

8 p.m. Voice Recital. Emily Heslop, soprano, and James Harr, tenor. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, Nov. 12

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Kansas City Ballet. Co-presented by Dance St. Louis. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 13; 2 p.m. Nov. 14.) Cost: $28, $24 for seniors and WUSTL faculty and staff, $18 for WUSTL students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. Cloud Nine. Written by Caryl Churchill. Andrea Urice, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 13, 19 & 20; 2 p.m. Nov. 14 & 21.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, WUSTL faculty, staff and students. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Nov. 19

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. All the Great Books (abridged). The Reduced Shakespeare Company. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 20.) Cost: $28; $24 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff; $24 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 13

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

6 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Principia College. NCAA Tournament. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Friday, Nov. 19

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Tufts College. Annual Lopata Classic. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Nov. 20

10 a.m. Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving. Thanksgiving Invitational. (Also 10 a.m. Nov. 21.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

And more…

Friday, Nov. 12

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Job Search Strategies. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.


Tuesday, Nov. 16

5:15 p.m. Career Center Event. Student Advisory Board Meeting. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.


Friday, Nov. 19

7 p.m.-1 a.m. Tango/Swing/Salsa Dance. Umrath Hall Lounge. 935-6098.

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.