Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Nov. 11-22 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.

Film

Friday, Nov. 11

7 p.m. Unsettled Ground Film Night. Spiral Jetty. Robert Smithson, dir. Art in the Public Eye: The Making of Dark Star Park. Nancy Holt, dir. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 15

7 p.m. Bon Appétit Management Company Campus Film Tour. Seafood for Thought. (Continues 9 a.m. Nov. 16.) Wohl Student Center. 935-7785.

7:30 p.m. Arabic/Persian Film Series. M Empire. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5110.


Wednesday, Nov. 16

7 p.m. Music Dept. Film Introduction and Screening. A Man From Munkacs: The Gypsy Klezmer. Yale Strom, klezmer musician, filmmaker and scholar. Co-sponsored by the depts. of Germanic Languages & Literatures and of Music; Film & Media Studies; International & Area Studies; Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies; The Center for the Humanities and the Jewish Student Union. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7693.

Lectures

Friday, Nov. 11

7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Gastroenterology CME Course. "A Galaxy of Gastroenterology." (Continues 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 12.) Cost: $285 for physicians, $225 for allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., M.D. Lecture. "The Hazardous Route to Evidence-based Neonatology." Avroy Fanaroff, Gertrude Lee Chandler Tucker Professor and chairman of pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Journey to the Center of the Immunological Synapse — The Cell Biology of T Cell Activation." Michael Dustin, prof. of biomolecular medicine, NYU Medical Center. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426, Cell Biology Library. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Dept. of Medicine Lecture. Annual Carl V. Moore Memorial Lecture. "Comparative Genomics: Using Evolution to Decode the Human Genome." Eric Green, scientific director, div. of intramural research, Nat. Insts. of Health. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-8801.

4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture. "Stomping and Shouting: Possible African-American Influence on Muskogee Ceremonial Dances." Jerome Camal, dept. of music. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

4 p.m. School of Law Lecture. William Catron Jones Lecture Series. "Politics and Privatization: China in Global Perspective." Andrew Walder, dir., Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. Sponsored by the Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies and East Asian Studies. (5:30 p.m. reception and memories of William C. Jones, Janite Lee Reading Room.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 309. 935-4448.


Saturday, Nov. 12

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Physicians for Human Rights Seminar. "Our Future, Our Crisis — Fighting Global AIDS. Advocacy and Human Rights Training for Health Professional Students." Co-sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values. Eric P. Newman Education Center. Cost: $10 for WUSTL students, $20 for all others. 935-9359.

Noon-5 p.m. Clinical Trials Division CME Course. "Update on Methods for Successful Clinical Trials in Children With a Focus on Neurologic Trials." Cost: $130 for physicians, $110 for allied health professionals. The Westin, St. Louis, 811 Spruce St. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 14

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "STD Clinician." (Continues through Nov. 21.) Cost: $125. For location and to register: 747-1522.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Ent-Steroid Tales: Three New Stories With Therapeutic Significance." Douglas Covey, prof. of molecular biology and pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

3 p.m. Neurooncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Translational Control Mechanisms in Neurofibromatosis." Jason Weber, prof. of internal medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 454-8981.

3 p.m. Undergraduate Research Symposium. Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor. Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-7342.

4 p.m. Immunology Program Research Seminar Series. "Engineering MHC Class I/Peptide for Better Vaccines and Probes of CD8 T Cell Development." Ted Hansen, prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Gregg Pasquarelli, SHoP Architects, New York. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 15

Noon. Molecular Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Yersinia enterocoilitica Infection: Views From Both Sides." Virginia Miller, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4829.

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

3 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series. "Moving From Research to the Classroom." Sue Gass, second language studies program, Mich. State U. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-7951.

3 p.m. Undergraduate Research Symposium. Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-7342.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Synthetic and Mechanistic Insights Into Transition-metal Nanoparticle Self-assembly and Catalysis." Richard Finke, prof. of chemistry, Colo. State U. McMillen Hall, Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Wednesday, Nov. 16

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Consulting Skills for the IT Professional." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 17.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

3 p.m. Undergraduate Research Symposium. Edward S. Macias, dean of Arts & Sciences; and James E. McLeod, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. Women's Building Formal Lounge. 935-7342.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Interactions on Protein Surface and Stability." George Makhatadze, prof. of biochemistry & molecular biology, Penn. State U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4:45 p.m. Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Seminar. Annual Daniel Bisno Lecture. "Ethics of Genetic Enhancement." Ronald Green, dept. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Sponsored by the School of Medicine and the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 935-9358.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Helene Aylon, painter. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Thursday, Nov. 17

Noon. George Warren Brown School of Social Work Lecture Series. "Transforming Mental Health: Why Needed? How Are We Doing?" Michael Hogan, dir. of the Ohio Dept. of Mental Health. Co-sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-6661.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Metal Oxides Applied to Solar Energy Conversion." Bruce Parkinson, prof. of chemistry, Colo. State U. McMillen Hall, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Molecular Pathways Regulating Synaptic Size and Strength." Aaron DiAntonio, assoc. prof. dept. of molecular biology and pharmacology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

4:15 p.m. Earth and Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Stardust in the Laboratory: Tiny Witnesses to Stellar Nucleosynthesis." Andrew Davis, dir., center for cosmochemistry, U. of Chicago. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Nov. 18

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "The Business-IT Partnership: Delivering Business Results." Cost: $900, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Informatics for Advanced Disease Surveillance." Kenneth Mandl, div. of emergency medicine, Children's Hospital Boston. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

2-6 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center CME Course. "Medical, Surgical and Radiological Management of Brain Tumors: Treatment Options Including Gamma Knife." Cost: $45. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 21

Noon. Program in Occupational Therapy Research Seminar. "Identifying the Occupational Performance Needs of Children With Autism." Patti LaVesser, asst. prof. of neurology and of occupational therapy. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lvl. 1, Rm. 1501. 286-1600.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. Diversity and Productivity in Production Teams." Barton Hamilton, prof. of economics, management and entrepreneurship. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Investigating the Protective Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses Against West Nile Virus." Michael Diamond, asst. prof. of medicine. Moore Aud., 660 S. Kingshighway. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "The Long QT Syndrome: From Genes to Sudden Cardiac Death." Peter J. Schwartz, prof. and chair. of cardiology, U. of Pavia, Italy. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Larry Malcic, sr. vice pres., dir. of design, HOK, London. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 22

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Role of Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles in Toxin Trafficking and Envelope Stress." Meta Kuehn, asst. prof. of biochemistry, Duke U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-6772.

Music

Saturday, Nov. 12

8 p.m. Concert. Virtuoso Recorder Music of the Baroque. Kingsbury Ensemble. Cost: $15, $10 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $ 5 for students. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-6543.


Thursday, Nov. 17

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Tom Kennedy, bass. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On stage

Friday, Nov. 11

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Death and the Ploughman. SITI Company. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 12.) Cost: $28, $24 for seniors & WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Production. Escape from Happiness by George F. Walker. William Whitaker, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Nov. 12, 18 & 19, 2 p.m. Nov. 13 & 20.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors, and WUSTL faculty and staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.

And more...

Sunday, Nov. 13

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School College of Architecture Scholarship Dinner. Charles F. Knight Center. 935-9347.


Monday, Nov. 14

11:45 a.m. Sam Fox School College of Art Annual Scholars Luncheon. Charles F. Knight Center. 935-9347.


Tuesday, Nov. 15

4 p.m. Arts & Sciences Klezmer Music Workshop and Demonstration. Yale Strom, klezmer musician, filmmaker and scholar. Co-sponsored by the depts. of Germanic Languages & Literatures and of Music, Film & Media Studies, International & Area Studies, Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Programs, the Center for the Humanities and the Jewish Student Union. Music Classrooms Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-7693.


Wednesday, Nov. 16

4 p.m. Music Dept. Book Reading. A Wandering Feast. Yale Strom, klezmer musician, filmmaker and scholar. Co-sponsored by the depts. of Germanic Languages & Literatures and of Music, Film & Media Studies, International & Area Studies, Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Programs, the Center for the Humanities and the Jewish Student Union. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7693.


Thursday, Nov. 17

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Arthur Sze, poet, dir. of the Creative Writing Program, Inst. for American Indian Art, Santa Fe, N.M. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Event. Smoke Out for Life. Sponsored by the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place. To register: 747-7222.

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.