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Washington University in St. Louis

September 23, 2005
Vol. 30, No. 7

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September 23, 2005 > University Events

University Events


"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Sept. 23-Oct. 6 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).

Exhibitions
Chemical Heritage Foundation Traveling Exhibit. Her Lab in Your Life: Women in Chemistry. Through Sept. 23. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rettner Gallery. 935-6593.

Lectures

Friday, Sept. 23

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Imaging Seizures." John Zempel, asst. prof. of neurology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Where Do Oncogenic Tyrosine Kinase Signals Come From?" Michael Tomasson, asst. prof. of internal medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "Talking Machine World: Music and Globalization in the Early Twentieth Century." Karl Hagstrom Miller, asst. prof. of history, U. of Texas. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Monday, Sept. 26

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. "KATP Channels: From Structure to Disease." Colin G. Nichols, prof. of cell biology & physiology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Are You Saving Enough for Retirement?" Jonathan Skinner, John French Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "GITR-induced Signaling: Regulation at the Interface Between Treg Cells and Immune Effector Cells." Robert Arch, asst. prof. of medicine. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Inflammatory Mechanisms in Post-operative Atrial Fibrillation." Richard Schuessler, assoc. research prof. of surgery and of biomedical engineering. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Brian Healy, architect, Brian Healy Architects, Boston, and Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Sept. 27

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STD Update." (Continues same time Sept. 28-30.) Cost: $75. For location and to register: 747-1522.


Wednesday, Sept. 28

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Thomas Fulbright Lecture in History. "The Miracle of Religion in Modern American History." Jon Butler, dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and Howard R. Lamar Professor of American History, Yale U. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Protein Folding, Macromolecular Assembly and Disease." Scott Hultgren, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Visiting Artist Lecture Series. T.L. Solien, artist. Stein-berg Hall Aud. 935-9347.

7 p.m. "Science on Tap" Lecture. "The Sumatra Earthquake: Could It Happen Here?" Michael Wysession, assoc. prof. of earth & planetary sciences. Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Ave. 935-5285.


Thursday, Sept. 29

7:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. General Thoracic Surgery CME Course. "Contemporary General Thoracic Surgery." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 30.) Cost: $500. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

Noon. Chabad on Campus Law School Jewish Lunch and Learn. "Examining Secular Issues and Jewish Law." Rabbi Hershey Novack, Chabad on Campus. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 201. 721-2884.

3 p.m.-8 p.m. Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference. "The New Corporate Governance Conference." (Continues 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sept. 30 and 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 1.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. To register: 935-7988.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Tryptophan Catabolism: Gene Identification and Mechanistic Studies." Tadhg Begley, prof. of chemistry and chemical biology, Cornell U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Lecture. Annual Oliver H. Lowry Lecture. "RNAi and Development in C. elegans." Craig C. Mello, Blais Professor of Molecular Medicine, U. of Mass. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-0198.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Mammalian Genetics to Study Early Visual Signaling." Ana Mendez, research assoc., Zilkha Neurogenetic Inst., U. of Southern Calif. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, Sept. 30

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Tails of a Broken Heart." Patrick Jay, asst. prof. of pediatrics and of genetics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Genome-scale Analysis of G-protein and MAP Kinase Signal Regulation in Yeast." Henrik G. Dohlman, prof. of biochemistry & biophysics, U. of N.C. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6040.


Saturday, Oct. 1

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "The Measurement of Astronomical Distances: To What Lengths Will Astronomers Go?" Michael Friedlander, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, Oct. 3

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "IT as a Service Organization." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 4.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "BMP Signaling in Hematopoietic and Vascular Development." Kyung-hee Choi, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Nader Tehrani, Office dA, Boston. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Oct. 4

10 a.m. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Carcot Arthropathy: 'A Perfect Storm' for Bone Loss." Dave Sinacore, assoc. prof of medicine and of physical therapy. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Micro-bial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Human Gut Microbiota: Terra Incognita Is Becoming More Cognita." Jeffrey Gordon, Dr. Robert J. Glaser Distinguished University Professor of Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

4 p.m. Anthropology Colloquium. "Why the French Don't Like Headscarves." John Bowen, Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor In Arts & Sciences. (3:30 p.m., Reception.) McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5252.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Multi-photon Imaging of Lymphoid Tissue Dynamics." Mark Miller, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, Oct. 5

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Strategies to Increase Your Value as an IT Profession-al." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct.6.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Olin Fellows Conference Lecture. "Science Is Important, But It Isn't Everything." Pamela Nagami, physician and author. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Chimeric Metallopeptide Nucleases: The Helix-turn-helix as a Scaffold for DeNovo Design." Sonya Franklin, assoc. prof. of chemistry, U. of Iowa. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Air Hockey for Giants: A Solution to the Heart Mountain Fault Problem." Edward Beutner, prof. emeritus of geology, Franklin and Marshall College. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Thursday, Oct. 6

Noon. Center for Health Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Targeting Disparities in Mental Health: Older African-American Clients in Community Long-Term Care." Enola Proctor, Frank J. Bruno Professor of Social Work Research. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-9108.

Music

Thursday, Sept. 29

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Ptah Williams, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Sunday, Oct. 2

2:30 p.m. Concert. Washington University Symphony Orchestra. Dan Presgrave, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Thursday, Oct. 6

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Dave Stone, saxophone. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, Sept. 23

4 p.m. Women & Gender Studies Presentation. Words of Choice. Uppity Theatre Company. Co-sponsored by the Performing Arts Dept. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5102.

7 p.m. Visiting East Asian Professionals Program Presentation. My Journey. Uhan Shii Theatre Group. Cost: $10, free to students with ID. Forest Park, Saint Louis Art Museum Auditorium, 1 Fine Arts Drive. 935-8772.

8 p.m. Black Repertory Company Production. Crossin' Over. (Also 8 p.m. Sept. 24; 3 p.m. Sept. 25.) Cost: $10-30. Edison Theatre. For tickets: 534-3810.

Sports

Saturday, Sept. 24

7 p.m. Football vs. North Central College. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, Sept. 28

7 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Principia College. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, Oct. 1

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

Worship

Tuesday, Oct. 4

10:30 a.m. Chabad on Campus Rosh Hashanah Explanatory Service. Rabbi Hershey Novack, officiant. Bais Abraham, 6910 Delmar Blvd. Reservations suggested to 721-2884.

And more...

Friday, Sept. 23

4 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Robert Crawford, poet and author. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Tuesday, Sept. 27

2 p.m. Federalist Society Debate. "Make Way for Wal-Mart! Eminent Domain After Kelo." Scott Bullock, sr. attorney, Institute for Justice, and Daniel Mandelker, How-ard A. Stamper Professor of Law. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 600-0647.

5:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Ethics Debate Night. British National Debate Team vs. WUSTL Debaters. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-9358.


Thursday, Sept. 29

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Bin Ramke, poet. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Monday, Oct. 3

7:30 p.m. Chabad on Campus Rosh Hashana Graduate Student Dinner. 7240 Forsyth Blvd. 721-2884.


Thursday, Oct. 6

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Bonnie Jo Campbell, author. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


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.

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