Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Oct. 28-Nov. 10 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
American Writers at Home — Photographs From the Book by J.D. McClatchy and Erica Lennard. Washington University Special Collections. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-5495.

United Nations 60th Year Anniversary: Translating War into Peace. Washington University Libraries. Through Oct. 31. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.

Film

Friday, Nov. 4

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. Pony Express. Hal McClure, dir. Cost: $5 at the door. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.


Wednesday, Nov. 9

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. Shall We Dance. Suo Masayuki, dir. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-5110.

Lectures

Friday, Oct. 28

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Obstetrics & Gynecology CME Course. "Annual Symposium on Obstetrics and Gynecology." Cost: $335 for physicians, $245 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-4 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "Syphilis Update." Cost: $50. For location and to register: 747-1522.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Sherrie Hauft, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

3 p.m. Center for Materials Innovation & Chemistry Dept. Seminar. "Mesostructured Metal Oxides." Thomas J. Pinnavaia, university distinguished prof. of chemistry, Michigan State U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-9305.


Saturday, Oct. 29

7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Urologic Surgery CME Course. "New Techniques in Urinary Incontinence and Female Urology." Cost: $475 for lectures and labs, $275 for lectures only. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Cosmology." Ramanath Cowsik, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.


Monday, Oct. 31

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Mutations in the Patothenate Kinase-2 Gene in Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation." Paul Kotzbauer, asst. prof. neurology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

4 p.m. Religious Studies Lecture. Witherspoon Lecture in Religion and Science. "Neuroscience and the Soul." Nancey Murphy, prof. of Christian philosophy, Fuller Theological Seminary. Lab Sciences Bldg., Jerzewiak Family Aud. 935-7752.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Ig-superfamily Receptors in Innate Immunity and Beyond." Marco Colonna, prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Ben van Berkel, UN Studio, Netherlands. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 1

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Internal Negotiating Skills for the IT Professional." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 2.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-cell Communication in Bacteria." Bonnie Bassler, prof. of molecular biology & dir. of graduate studies, Princeton U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. Dan Moran, asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Nov. 2

4 p.m. Assembly Series. "Crime, Prison and the Death Penalty: The Influence of Race and Poverty." Stephen Bright, dir., Southern Center for Human Rights. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "DNA in a Tight Squeeze: A Twisted Story of Bacterial Transcription." Rob Phillips, prof. of applied physics & mechanical engineering, Calif. Inst of Technology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. School of Law Access to Justice Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Crime, Prison, and the Death Penalty: The Influence of Race and Poverty." Stephen Bright, dir., Southern Center for Human Rights. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-4958.

7 p.m. University Libraries Lecture. "Advising Reagan: Making Economic Policy, 1981-82." Murray Weidenbaum, Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor and honorary chairman of the Weidenbaum Center. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. RSVP to 935-8003.


Thursday, Nov. 3

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "ERK7 & ERK8: The Tail of Two Kinases." Mark K. Abe, asst. prof. of pediatrics, U. of Chicago Children's Hospital. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

Noon. Center for Health Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. Katherine Jahnige Mathews, asst. prof. of obstetrics & gynecology. McDonnell Medical Science Bldg., Schaffer Conf. Rm. 935-9108.

3 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Explorations of the QCD Spectrum Using a Space-time Lattice." Colin Morningstar, asst. prof. of physics, Carnegie Mellon U. (2:30 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Lecture. Annual Mildred Trotter Lecture. "Creating a View of the Sensory World: How Interneurons Interpret and Encode Sensory Signals From the Environment." Gwen Ann Jacobs, prof. of neuroscience and head of cell biology & neuroscience, Montana State U. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid. 362-7043.

5:30 p.m. Historia Medica Series on the History of Medicine. "Civil War Pharmacy." Michael A. Flannery, assoc. prof. and assoc. dir. for Historical Collections, U. of Ala., Birmingham. Bernard Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-4236.


Friday, Nov. 4

8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. School of Law Conference. "Commercializing Innovation." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 5.) Co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies & Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies. Anheuser-Busch Hall. To register: kqkenkins@wulaw.wustl.edu. 935-4610.


Saturday, Nov. 5

7:15 a.m.-8:20 p.m. Cardiovascular Division CME Course. "Percutaneous Cardiac & Peripheral Vascular Therapeutics 2005: Trial to Practice." Cost: $225 for physicians, $175 for physicians in training and allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

7:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Sports Medicine CME Course. "Sports Medicine Update in Primary Care: Focus on the School-Aged Athlete." Sponsored by the Dept. of Orthopaedics. Cost: $150 for physicians, $120 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 7

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Writing Skills for IT Professionals." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 8.) Cost: $820, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Genes, Environment and Chance Determine Longevity." Thomas Johnson, prof. of molecular behavioral genetics, U. of Colo. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Biological Basics and Intergenerational Transfers." Donald Cox, prof. of economics, Boston College. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Chemokine Control of Effector T Cell Entry and Exit in Periphery Tissue." Andrew Luster, div. of rheumatology, allergy and immunology, Mass. General Hospital. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Cellular Electrophysiology of Normal Human Myocardium." András Varró, chair of pharmacology & pharmacotherapy, U. of Szeged, Hungary. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Lise-Anne Couture, architect, Asymptote, New York. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 8

7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Infectious Diseases CME Course. "What's New, What's Hot and What's Back in Infectious Diseases." Cost: $135 for physicians, $105 for allied health professionals, $90 group rate for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.

4 p.m. Anthropology Colloquium. "Human Origins in a Controversial Age: Thoughts From a Science Writer." Carl Zimmer, contributing editor, Discover magazine. (3:30 p.m. Reception, McMillan Hall, Rm. 101.) McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5252.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Biological Nanotube Formation During Leukocyte Rolling on the Endothelium." Jin-Yu Shao, assoc. prof. of biomedical engineering. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, Nov. 9

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Holocaust Memorial Lecture. "Holocaust Denial in the Courtroom: The Historian as Expert Witness." Christopher Browning, author. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

Noon. Chabad on Campus Jewish Medical Ethics Lunch and Learn. "Discuss the Contemporary Application of Jewish Tradition." Rabbi Hershey Novack, Chabad on Campus. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Rm. 203. 721-2884.

4 p.m. Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Regulation of Recombinase Function." Michael M. Cox, prof. of biochemistry, U. of Wisc. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Thursday, Nov. 10

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.

Noon. School of Law Access to Justice Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Civil Rights and Civil Litigation." Martha Chamallas, Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law, Ohio State U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. David Beebe, Janet and Bernard Becker Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Seminar. "AAV-mediated Ocular Gene Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases." Mark Sands, assoc. prof. of internal medicine and genetics. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

Music

Thursday, Nov. 3

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Carolbeth True, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Thursday, Nov. 10

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Cyclo. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, Oct. 28

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Diavolo. (Also 8 p.m. Oct. 29.) Cost: $28, $24 for senior and WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

And more...

Friday, Oct. 28

4 p.m. English Dept. Katrina Relief Fund-raiser. Reading and Discussion. Brenda Marie Osbey, poet laureate, state of La. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle. 935-5190.


Saturday, Oct. 29

9 p.m. Bauhaus Ball. Annual costume ball organized by Architecture & Art. Givens Hall Parking Lot. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 1

1-2 p.m. Olin Library Workshop. "Research in Popular Culture." (Also 3-4 p.m. Nov. 9.) Olin Library, Lvl. A, Arc Lab. 935-5492.


Wednesday, Nov. 2

2-3 p.m. Olin Library Workshop. "Finding Data and Statistics." (Also 1-2 p.m. Nov. 8.) Olin Library, Lvl. A, Arc Lab. 935-5492.


Thursday, Nov. 3

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Michael Martone, author. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Thursday, Nov. 10

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Arthur Sze, poet, dir. of the Creative Writing Program, Inst. for American Indian Art, Santa Fe. 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.

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.