University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 4-24 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.

Mona Van Duyn Exhibition. Presented by University Libraries. Olin Library, Lvl. 1 Grand Staircase Lobby. Through March 25. 935-5495.

Perspective Magazine Exhibition. Presented by University Libraries. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Gingko Reading Room. Through March 25. 935-5495.

Lectures

Friday, March 4

8:15 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Annual Technology & Trends Briefing. "2005 IT Trends." Daryl C. Plummer, VP & Gartner Fellow, Gartner Research. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive. 935-4444.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Ventricular Assist Device Support in Pediatric Patients." Sanjiv K. Gandhi, assoc. prof. of surgery. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

10 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Parameters of Codes on Bipartite Graphs." Alexander Barg, prof. of electrical & computer engineering, U. of Md. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Sigma-2 Receptor: A Molecular Switch for Proliferation and Apoptosis?" Robert H. Mach, prof. of radiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

12:15 p.m. Chabad on Campus Jewish Medical Ethics Class. "Jewish Legal Rulings on IVF and Their Impact on SCNT." Rabbi Hershey Novack. Olin Residence Hall, Lvl. 1 Lounge. 721-2884.

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. "STD Clinician." (Continues 12:30-4:30 p.m. March 11 & 25 and April 1 & 8.) Cost: $125. U. of Mo.-St. Louis, South Computer Bldg., Rm. 200A. To register: 747-1522.


Saturday, March 5

7:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Medical Oncology CME Course. "Review of the ASCO 2005 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium." Cost: $45. Frontenac Hilton, 1335 S. Lindbergh Blvd. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, March 7

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Targeting Cancer Cells With Immunotoxins; A 25-year Voyage." Ellen Vitetta, The Scheryle Simmons Patigian Distinguished Chair in Cancer Immunobiology, U. of Texas. Southwestern Medical Center. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Adult Stem Cell Development." Linheng Li, asst. investigator, Stowers Inst. for Medical Research. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Molecular Control of Cell Fate and Axon Pathfinding in the Developing Visual System." Robert Hinges, postdoctoral fellow, Salk Inst., La Jolla, Calif. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

7 p.m. Technology Management Briefing. "Turning Technology Into Business in St. Louis." J.J. Stupp, chief financial officer of Exegy Inc. and University trustee. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. To register: 935-5584.


Tuesday, March 8

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. Cara Lewis, doctoral student in movement science. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Morphogenesis of the Poxviruses Revisited by 3-D Electron Microscopy: Some New Surprises Pertaining to Viral Pathogenesis and to the Cell Biology of Membrane Trafficking Itself." John Heuser, prof. of cell biology & physiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 747-2132.


Wednesday, March 9

12:30 p.m. Becker Medical Library Teleconference. "Partnering for Public Health: The Public Health Workforce, Information, and Librarians." Co-sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and the Medical Library Association. Becker Medical Library, 7th Lvl., King Center. To register: 362-4736.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Imaging, Perturbing, and Modeling Two-component Signaling in E. coli." Mark Goulian, asst. prof. of physics, U. of Penn. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4:30 p.m. Physical Therapy Professional Conclave. 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 286-1406.


Thursday, March 10

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "A Novel pH-dependent Endocytic Pathway for Herpesvirus Entry Into Cells." Anthony V. Nicola, research fellow in clinical infections diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, March 11

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Neonatal Respiratory Distress: An Inherited Disease?" F. Sessions Cole, Park J. White, M.D., Professor and vice chair of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Packaging of Triacylglycerol in Adipocytes." Perry E. Bickel, M.D., asst. prof. of internal medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3934.

2:30-6:30 p.m. Internal Medicine CME Course. "Geriatrics in Primary Care Medicine." Cost: $95; $120 after March 4. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Saturday, March 12

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Continuing Education Course. "Metabolic and Musculoskeletal Implications of Obesity." Cost: $80 for professionals, $15 for students. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. For questions or to register: wisdomc@msnotes.wustl.edu.

7:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine CME Course. "Pulmonary Hypertension." Cost: $65. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Renal Division CME Course. "Kidney Disease Management for the Primary Care Physician With Case Studies." Cost: $125 for physicians, $95 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, March 14

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "The Effect of Nearly Universal Health Insurance on Health Utilization and Health: Evidence From Medicine." David Card, prof. of economics, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Signaling Modules Linking Adoptive and Innate Immune Receptor Pathways." Wojciech Swat, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology Lecture. Annual Daniel R. Biello Memorial Lecture. "FDG-PET in the Evaluation of Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Related Disorders." Daniel Silverman, head of the neuronuclear section and assoc. dir., Alzheimer's Disease Center Imaging Care, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.


Tuesday, March 15

10 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering/Center for Security Technologies Seminar. "Communications Perspectives in Optical Recording and Security." Steven W. McLaughlin, Ken Byers Distinguished Professor of electrical & computer engineering, Georgia Inst. of Tech. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.

Noon. Chabad on Campus Contemporary Jewish Law Lecture. "Jewish Law and Copyright." Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 312. 721-2884.

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Lateral Gene Transfer in the Evolution of Parasite Metabolism and Pathogenesis." Boris Striepen, asst. prof., center for tropical medicine & emerging global disease, U. of Ga. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 362-8873.


Wednesday, March 16

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Buder Center for American Indian Studies Lecture. "Without Reservations: An Urban Indian's Comic, Poetic, and Highly Irreverent Look at the World." Sherman Alexie, author, screenwriter. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Zero Resistance States From Surface Acoustic Waves." Malcolm Kennett, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, March 17

4 p.m. Assembly Series. Biggs Lecture in Classics. Malcolm Schofield, prof. of ancient philosophy, U. of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Host Mechanisms in Adenovirus Keratitis." James Chodosh, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology, U. of Okla. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, March 18

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Transplant Center CME Course. "Annual Solid Organ Transplant State-of-the-art Management." Cost: $70; $100 after March 11. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Coordinating Care: An International History of Pediatric Rehabilitation." Walton O. Schalick, asst. prof. of newborn medicine and of history. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "53BP1, a Sensor of DNA Double Strand Breaks." Thanos Halazonetis, assoc. prof. of molecular & cellular oncogenesis program, the Wistar Inst. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6912.

4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. Annual Stanley Spector Memorial Lecture on East Asian History and Civilization. "Visions of a Vendetta: Chushingura in Ukiyo-e Prints." Henry D. Smith, prof. of East Asian languages & cultures, Columbia U. (Reception follows.) McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4448.


Monday, March 21

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "NK Receptors." Lewis Lanier, American Cancer Society Research Professor & vice chair of microbiology & immunology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.


Tuesday, March 22

7:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Management Technology Briefing. "Combating Spam, Viruses, Spyware & Other Emerging Threats." Kenneth Schneider, chief architect, Symantec Network & Gateway Se-curity Group. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 935-4444.

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

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Genetics, Genomics & Virulence of Vibrio cholerae." John Mekalanos, prof. & chair of microbiology & molecular genetics, Harvard U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 286-2891.


Wednesday, March 23

11 a.m. Assembly Series. School of Medicine Lecture. "The Human Body and the Human Spirit." Sherwin Nuland, instructor in bioethics & medical history, Yale U. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Defining the Interaction of the EGF Receptor With Lipid Rafts Using Lipidomics and Live Cell Fluorescence Cluster Analysis." Linda J. Pike, assoc. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.


Thursday, March 24

Noon. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Lecture Series. "Research and Trends on Revenue Generation in the Nonprofit Sector." Cynthia Massarsky, deputy dir, Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures, Yale School of Management. Brown Hall, Rm. 124. 935-6661.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "In situ Microelectrodes in the Field and in the Lab: Linking Geochemical Cycling With Microbial Activity." Gregory Druschel, asst. prof. of geology, U. of Vt. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

Music

Tuesday, March 15

8 p.m. Concert. Eliot Trio. Cost: $15, $10 for WUSTL faculty & staff, $5 for students. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, March 5

12:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Eureka College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Baseball vs. Cornell College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 6

Noon. Baseball vs. Cornell College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 19

9:30 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Cornell College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Softball vs. Clarke College. Marriott West Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Softball vs. Central College. Marriott West Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Concordia U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 20

8:30 a.m. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Softball vs. Augustana College. Marriott West Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Softball vs. Loras College. Marriott West Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Illinois Wesleyan U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Monday, March 21

2 p.m. Baseball vs. Greenville College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, March 23

4 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Lindenwood U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Worship

Friday, March 18

7:15 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Faculty Guest Series. Stephen S. Lefrak, prof. of medicine and asst. dean. Hosted by Chabad on Campus. 7240 Forsyth Blvd. 721-2884.


Thursday, March 24

7 p.m. Catholic Holy Thursday Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

And more...

Friday, March 4

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Public Exhibition Tour. Led by student docents. Kemper Art Museum. 935-7918.


Tuesday, March 15

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


Thursday, March 17

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


Friday, March 18

3:30 p.m. Career Center Event. Friday Forum: Communications & Marketing. Umrath Hall Lounge. 935-5930.


Sunday, March 20

2:30 p.m. University Libraries Event. "A Feast of Awareness: A Celebration of Mona Van Duyn." Women's Bldg. To register: 935-8003.


Monday, March 21

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Co-sponsored by Alpha Phi Omega. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 22, Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle; 5-10 p.m. March 23 & 24, Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle. 658-2150.

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


Tuesday, March 22

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


Thursday, March 24

4 p.m. Career Center Event. Interviewing Skills 101. Umrath Hall, Rm. 157, The Career Center. 935-5930.

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Frank Bidart, Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature and poet. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7139.

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 935-6512 and information can be 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.