University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Feb. 18-March 3 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

Sunday, Feb. 20

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


Sunday, Feb. 27

1 p.m. French Film Series. Son Frère. Patrice Chéreau, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.

Lectures

Friday, Feb. 18

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering Colloquium Series. "Securing Network Routing." Yin-Chun Hu, postdoctoral researcher, dept. of computer science, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-6129

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.

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

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." R. 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. postdoctoral 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.


Friday, Feb. 25

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Mitotic Regulators as Tumor Suppressors and Targets for Anti-tumor Therapeutics." Loren Michel, asst. prof. of anatomy & cell biology, U. of Ks. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-1668.

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "HIV/STD Case Finding & Initial Care." Cost: $50. University of Mo.-St. Louis campus. For location and to register: 747-1522.

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Friday Forum. "On the Body: Women, Health and Contemporary Culture." Barbara Baumgartner, assoc. dir. and lecturer, program in women & gender studies, and Rebecca Lester, asst. prof. of anthropology and the program in medicine & society. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Cost: $10, $5 for students. For reservations: 935-5490.


Saturday, Feb. 26

8 a.m.-12:40 p.m. Annual Update in Cardiovascular Diseases and Hypertension. Eric P. Newman Education Center. Registration fee: $65. 362-6891.


Monday, Feb. 28

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Why Marriage?" Anita Bernstein, Sam Nunn Professor of Law, Emory U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

2:30 p.m. Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "Protein Disorder and Implications for Self-Assembly." Rohit Pappu, asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6070

3 p.m. Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Lecture. "America & Europe: Mars vs. Venus?" Michael Rühle, head of Policy Planning and Speech Writing Section of the Political Affairs Div., NATO. Co-sponsored by the American Council on Germany and the International Law Society. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Perforin-granzyme System: What Is It Really for and How Does It Work?" Tim Ley, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Pyroxene as a Recorder of Oxygen Fugacity: Implications for the Martian Interior." Molly McCanta, Urey Postdoctoral Fellow, Lunar & Planetary Inst., Houston. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Wednesday, March 2

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "The Impact of Media on Women's Health." Judy Norsigian, exec. dir., Our Bodies, Ourselves organization. Presented in conjunction with the Kemper Art Museum's Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women's Health in Contemporary Art exhibition. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Metal Ion Sensing in Yeast: Transcriptional Regulation by Copper, Iron and Zinc Ions." Dennis Winge, prof. of biochemistry, U. of Utah. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.


Thursday, March 3

Noon. Center for Health Policy Ethnic & Racial Disparities in Health Care Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Health Disparities in Medicare Patients in a Hospital Setting." Don Nichols, assoc. prof. of economics. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-9108.

Music

Sunday, Feb. 20

3 p.m. Concert. "Le Tombeau de Couperin." Washington University Symphony Orchestra, Dan Presgrave, conductor. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

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.

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation . Bloody Poetry by Howard Brenton. Jason Cannon, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Feb. 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.

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.


Saturday, Feb. 26

Noon. Baseball vs. Fontbonne U. Kelly Field. 935-4705

1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. U. of Chicago. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. U. of Chicago. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Feb. 27

Noon. Baseball vs. Webster U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, March 1

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

And more...

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.


Saturday, Feb. 26

Noon-1 p.m. Career Center Event. Sophomore Saturday. Ursa's Café. 935-5930.

1-3 p.m. Career Center Event. Summer Opportunities Fair. Ursa's Fireside Lounge. 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.