University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 8-21 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.

Lectures

Friday, April 8

8 a.m. Neurology Grand Rounds. Irwin Levy Lecture. "Progress in the World of Epilepsy: Where's the Excitement?" Daniel H. Lowenstein, prof. and vice-chairman of neurology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., West Pavilion Aud. 362-7177.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Diarrheal Disorders in Children — Physiological and Molecular Studies." Fayez K. Ghishan, Horace W. Steele Endowed Chair in Pediatric Research and head of pediatrics, U. of Ariz. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Physics Seminar. "Chemical Reactivity of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles." R. Lee Penn, asst. prof. of environmental chemistry, U. of Minn. (10:45 a.m. coffee.) Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-6276.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Signaling Pathways From Cell Surface Proteoglycans to Rho Kinases and the Actin Cytoskeleton." John R. Couchman, prof. of biomedical sciences, Imperial College, London. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-2254.

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STD Clinician." Cost: $125. U. of Mo.-St. Louis, South Computer Bldg., Rm. 200A. To register: 747-1522.

2 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week Lecture. "The Campaign for Democracy Around the World: Lessons from Indian Country." Carole Goldberg, prof. of law, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-4510.


Saturday, April 9

10 a.m. Physics of the Environment Saturday Series. "Black Gold: America and Oil." Michael Ogilvie, prof. of physics. Sponsored by the Dept. of Physics and University College. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, April 11

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Toward an Economic Theory of Dysfunctional Identity." Glenn Loury, University Professor of economics, Boston U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

3 p.m. Neuro-Oncology Research Group Seminar Series. Joel Garbow, research scientist in chemistry. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7379.

4 p.m. Department of Music Lecture. "Who Owns Music? Laws, Local Perspectives, and Professional Ethics." Anthony Seeger, prof. of ethnomusicology, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. Paul E. Lacy Lecture. "How Viruses Get Into Cells: Structures, Mechanisms, Inhibitors." Stephen Harrison, prof. of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology and of pediatrics, Harvard U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.


Wednesday, April 13

11 a.m. Assembly Series. ArtSci Council, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi Lecture. "The Physicist as Novelist." Alan Lightman, scientist and author. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Using Fe-S Proteins to Program Bacterial Metabolism Under Anaerobic Conditions." Patricia J. Kiley, prof. of biomolecular chemistry, U. of Wisc. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.


Thursday, April 14

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Investigation of Several Routes to CP-724, 714 Utilizing Palladium-catalyzed Cross-coupling Reactions and Their Applications on Kilogram Scale." David Ripin, Pfizer. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Friday, April 15

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Poetry of Healing." Rafael Campo, asst. prof. of medicine, Harvard U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. "Can We Find the Fountain of Youth? Sir2, Glucose Metabolism and Aging in Mammals." Shin-ichiro Imai, asst. prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "Lewis Spratlan: Work and Works." Lewis Spratlan, prof. of music, Amherst College. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

5 p.m. Gastroenterology Lecture. Annual Burton A. Shatz Visiting Professor Lecture. "Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Cancer Screening: Royal Flush or Drop in the Bucket?" David A. Ahlquist, prof. of medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn. Center for Advanced Medicine, Lvl. 3, Farrell Conf. Rm. 1. 362-2027.


Saturday, April 16

10 a.m. Physics of the Environment Saturday Series. "Nuclear Energy, Waste, Weapons, and Terrorism." Wim Dickhoff, prof. of physics.. Sponsored by the Dept. of Physics and University College. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, April 18

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Maps and Processing Streams in Mouse Visual Cortex." Andreas Burkhalter, prof. of anatomy & neurobiology, of neurological surgery, and of biomedical engineering. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Neurology Monday Noon Seminar Series. Jeffrey Millbrandt, prof. of pathology, immunology, and internal medicine. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 747-3243.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "In Search of Stem Cells in the Normal Stomach and Diabetic Pancreas." Jason Mills, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Temperature Dependence of Nuclear Quadrupole Coup-ling Constants in Hydrogen-bonded Systems from Electronic Structure Simulations." Daniel Sbastiani, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

6:30 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "Post 9/11: Foreign Languages Between Knowledge and Power." Claire Kramsch, prof. of German and foreign language acquisition, dir. of the Berkeley Language Center, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5175.


Tuesday, April 19

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Childhood Obesity: Research and Treatment Updates." Tiffany Tibbs, research instructor in psychiatry. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

12:30 p.m. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Regulation of Expression of Vancomycin Resistance Genes in Enterococcus." Patrice Courvalin, prof. and head of antibacterial agents unit & dir. of the National Reference Center for Antibiotics, Institut Pasteur, Paris. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 362-3692.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. Annual Leopold Marcus Lecture. "Electronically Coupled MM Quadruple Bonds." Malcolm Chisholm, distinguished professor of mathematical and physical sciences, Ohio State U. Louderman Hall, Rm. 458. 935-6530.


Wednesday, April 20

9 a.m. Annual Shepard Memorial Dental/Otolaryngology Lecture Series. "Orthodontics: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." James Vaden, chairman of orthodontics, U. of Tenn., Memphis. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 935-5419.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. Sissela Bok, author and Harvard senior visiting fellow. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Intracellular Bacterial Communities in Pathogenesis: A Tactic for Subverting Innate Defenses." Scott Hultgren, prof. of cell biology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.


Thursday, April 21

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Dioxygen Activation at Monocopper Enzyme Site Models." Christopher J. Cramer, prof of chemistry, U. of Minn. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

Music

Tuesday, April 12

8 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Concert. A Concert on Women's Mental Health Featuring Texts by Sylvia Plath and Emily Dickinson. Presented in conjunction with Inside Out Loud: Visualizing Women's Health in Contemporary Art. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4841.


Saturday, April 16

8 p.m. Concert. Concert Choir of Washington University. John Stewart, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, April 8

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. William Whitaker, dir. (Also 8 p.m. 9; 2 p.m. April 10.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, April 9

All Day. Track & Field. Washington University Select. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Softball vs. Fontbonne U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Monday, April 11

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


Wednesday, April 13

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. U. of Mo.-St. Louis. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 19

4 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Principia College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

6 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Maryville U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 20

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Principia College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Thursday, April 21

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. McKendree College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And more...

Saturday, April 9

Noon-10 p.m. American Indian Awareness Week Powwow. (10 a.m., arts & crafts booths open; 1 & 7 p.m., Intertribal and Contest Dancing.) Athletic Complex. 935-4510.


Friday, April 15

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Reading. "An Evening with Poet and Physician Rafael Campo." Rafael Campo, author and physician. 935-4523.

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 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.