University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Feb. 11-24 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women's Health in Contemporary Art. Through April 24. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Film

Friday, Feb. 11

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Presentation. Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour. Susan Stern, dir. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


Sunday, Feb. 13

1 p.m. French Film Series. Monsieur Ibrahim. François Dupeyron, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.


Sunday, Feb. 20

1 p.m. French Film Series. Raja. Jacques Doillon, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Lectures

Friday, Feb. 11

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STD Laboratory Methods." (Continues 12:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 18.) Cost: $75. University of Mo.-St. Louis campus. For location and to register: 747-1522.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture. "Patriotic Fervor in Places West: The Role and Meaning of 'Victory Songs' and Sing-alongs in World War I-era St. Louis." Erin Brooks, graduate student in musicology, Dept. of Music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Saturday, Feb. 12

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center CME Course. "Review of the 2004 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium." Cost: $55. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Address: 100 Carondolet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Feb. 14

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-Day Workshop. "Consulting Skills for the IT Professional." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 15.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT members. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Spring Lecture Series. "Nonprofit Organizations and the Future of Social Policy." Steven Rathgeb Smith, dir., Nancy Bell Evans Center for Nonprofit Leadership and prof. of public affairs, U. of Wash. Brown Hall, Rm. 124. 935-6661.

Noon. Work, Families, & Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Did the Returns to the Early School and Work Experiences of Young Adults Change Over the Last 40 Years?" V. Joseph Hotz, prof. of economics, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Innate Immunity to Herpes Simplex Virus: Images of Subversion." David Leib, prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.


Tuesday, Feb. 15

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Structure and Biosynthesis of Trypanosome Surface Molecules: Basic Science and Therapeutic Possibilities." Michael Ferguson, prof. and chair of molecular parasitology, Wellcome Trust Biocentre, School of Life Sciences, U. of Dundee, Scotland. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2630.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "New Proteomics Technologies: Discovery and Bioengineering for Lifespan Enhancement in Drosophila." David E. Clemmer, Robert and Marjorie Mann Chair of chemistry, Ind. U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Wednesday, Feb. 16

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Social Justice Center Lecture. "The Connection Between Hip-Hop and Poetry." Saul Williams, spoken-word artist. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

3 p.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Law, Politics, and Social Justice: Breast Cancer Advocacy and Public Policy." Frances M. Visco, president & member, board of directors and exec. committee, the National Breast Cancer Coalition. Organized in conjunction with Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women's Health in Contemporary Art at the Kemper Art Museum. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Phospholipase A2 Regulation and the Lipid MAPS Approach to Eicosanoid Lipidomics." Edward A. Dennis, prof. of chemistry & biochemistry, U. of Calif., San Diego. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Vortex Dynamics and Fluctuations Near the Magnetic Field Tuned Superconductor-insulator Transition." Victor M. Galitski, dept. of physics, U. of Calif., Santa Barbara. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Friday, Feb. 18

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Influenza A Virus M2 Protein as a Coordinator of Virus Entry." Andrew Pekosz, asst. prof. of molecular microbiology and of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

3 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Symposium. "Traditional Religious Practices in Contemporary East Asia." James E. Ketelaar, prof. of modern Japanese history & dir., Center for East Asian Studies, U. of Chicago, and Zhiru Ng, asst. prof. of religious studies, Pomona College. (Reception follows.) Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4448.


Monday, Feb. 21

Noon. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Lecture. Annual Hyman R. Senturia Lecture. "The Paradigm Shift From Lifetime to 10-year Time-limited Certificates: The ABR Maintenance of Certification Plan." Robert Hattery, exec. dir., American Board of Radiology. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "The Regulation of Drosophila Aging by Insulin and Its Transcription Factor FOXO." Marc Tatar, assoc. prof. of biology & medicine, Brown U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Emerging Views on the Roles of Protein Kinase C-theta (PKCq) in T Cell Biology." Amnon Altman, division of cell biology, La Jolla Inst. for Allergy & Immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Vernichtendes Gefühl: Zur Affektdynamic von Scham und Schuld in Schillers Jungfrau von Orleans und Kleists Penthesilea." Claudia Benthien, assoc. prof. of German, Humboldt U., Berlin. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-4360.


Tuesday, Feb. 22

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Mechanotransduction by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Type IV Pili: Role in Epithelial Cell Signaling and Gene Expression." Magdalene So, prof. & chair of molecular microbiology & immunology, Ore. Health Sciences U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-2878.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Synthesis and Characterization of Magnetic Zintl Phases and Group IV Nanoparticles." Susan M. Kauzlarich, prof. of chemistry, U. of Calif., Davis. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Wednesday, Feb. 23

7:30 a.m.-6:15 p.m Dept. of Surgery "Invitation Day." Featuring the Eugene M. Bricker Visiting Lecture in Surgery. Cost: $200. Eric P. Newman Education Center. For more information and to register: 362-6891.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Thomas Fulbright Lecture in History. "George Washington's Remarkable Generation." Don Higginbotham, Dowd Professor of American History, U. of N.C. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Inaugural Postdoc Scientific Symposium. Open to all WUSTL faculty, staff and postdoctoral students. (3:30-5:30 p.m. Postdoc poster session & happy hour, McDonnell Pediatric Research Bldg.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. RSVP: 362-2591.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "How Do Proteins Accommodate Charge in Their Hydrophic Interior?" Bertrand Garcia-Moreno, prof. of biophysics, Johns Hopkins U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Randomly Packed Particles: K-Core Percolation and the Geometry of Jamming." Jennifer M. Schwarz, dept. of physics & astronomy, U. of Penn. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, Feb. 24

7:30 a.m.-5:40 p.m. Dept. of Surgery CME Course. "Refresher Course & Update in General Surgery." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 26.) Cost: $450 for physicians, $375 for physicians in training and allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondolet Plaza. For more information and to register: 362-6891.

3 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Multi-scale Modeling of Sol-gel Materials and Capillary Phenomena." Lev Gelb, asst. prof. of chemistry. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Italian Studies Lecture. Annual Paul Rava Memorial Lecture. "When Europe Loses Its Magic: Massimo Bontempelli's 'Europa.'" Keala Jewell, prof. of Italian, Dartmouth U. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5175.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Notch Signing in Development and Disease." Raphael Kopan, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology and of medicine. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

On Stage

Friday, Feb. 11

8 p.m. Student Presentation. The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 12.) Proceeds benefit Women's Support & Community Services. Cost: $10, $8 for WUSTL faculty, staff, & students. Graham Chapel. 935-6543.


Thursday, Feb. 17

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton. Jason Cannon, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 18 & 19; 2 p.m. Feb. 19 & 20.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, Feb. 18

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Presentation. She's Hideous by Eric Dienstfrey. Organized in conjunction with the dept. of music. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Sports

Friday, Feb. 18

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Feb. 20

Noon. Men's Basketball vs. U. of Rochester. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. U. of Rochester. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

And more...

Friday, Feb. 11

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Washington University Spring Career Fair. Open to all WUSTL students and alumni. Sponsored by Engineering Career Services. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle. 935-4459.


Monday, Feb. 14

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Co-sponsored by Pi Beta Phi sorority and Chi Omega fraternity. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Feb. 15, Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle, and 5-10 p.m. Feb. 16 & 17, Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gar-goyle. 291-4741.

3:30 p.m. Career Center Event. Internship Search Strategies. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.


Tuesday, Feb. 15

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


Wednesday, Feb. 16

12:10-12:50 p.m. "Chat With the Chancellor." Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor. West Campus Multipurpose Room. 935-5990

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


Monday, Feb. 21

3:30 p.m. Career Center Event. Resume & Cover Letter Writing. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.


Tuesday, Feb. 22

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


Wednesday, Feb. 23

5 p.m. Career Center Event. Interviewing Skills 101. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 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.