University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Dec. 9-Jan. 26 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.

Rosa Parks: A Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Through Dec. 31. Olin Library, Lvl. 1 Lobby. 935-8679.

Film

Wednesday, Dec. 14

7 p.m. Asian & Near Eastern Languages & Literatures Japanese Film Series. Kwaidan (1964). Kobayashi Masaki, dir. Ridgley Hall, Rm. 219. 935-5110.


Friday, Jan. 6

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. Canada's Incredible Parks. Dale Johnson, dir. Cost: $5. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

Lectures

Friday, Dec. 9

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Insights 'In-vivo' for the At-risk Newborn Brain." Terrie Inder, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Developmental Origins of Mammalian Skull Bones and Sutures." Gillian Morriss-Kay, prof. of human anatomy & genetics, U. of Oxford, England. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3908.


Monday, Dec. 12

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Business Finance & Budget Fundamentals for IT Professionals." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 13.) Cost: $820, reduced price available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

3 p.m. Neuro-Oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Meningiomas: Current Classification and Molecular Features." Arie Perry, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Lymphocyte Antigen Receptor Gene Assembly: Maintaining Order and Genomic Stability." Barry Sleckman, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Kingshighway. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Connexin Remodeling in Heart Disease: Substrate for Arrhythmogenesis." Kathryn Yamada, research assoc. prof. of medicine. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Dec. 13

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Helicobacter pylori: Genetic Diversity and Genome Evolution." Douglas Berg, prof. of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "The Role of IGF-I in Experimental Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy." Robert Schmidt, prof. of pathology & immunology. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Dec. 14

4:30 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Professional Conclave. 4444 Forest Park Blvd. 362-1406.


Thursday, Dec. 15

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Stanley J. Korsmeyer Memorial Lecture. H. Robert Horvitz, prof. of biology, Howard Hughes Medical Inst. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Modeling Optic Nerve Tumors in Mice." David Gutmann, Donald O. Schnuck Family Professor of Neurology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "What Heated the Asteroids?" Alan Rubin, research geochemist, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Dec. 16

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "There's a Hole in the Bucket: Molecular Pathogenesis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia." David Wilson, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Cancer and Aging — Rival Demons?" Judith Campisi, prof., U. of Calif., Berkeley. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.


Monday, Jan. 9

Noon. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Modulation of Calcium Channels by Accessory Sub-units." Geoffrey Pitt, asst. prof. of pharmacology and medicine, Columbia U. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Saturday, Jan. 14

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Women's Health CME Course. "Eighth Annual Contemporary Women's Health Issues." Cost: $135 for physicians, $85 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Physical Therapy CME Course. "Introduction to Concepts and Application." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Jan. 15.) Cost: $395. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. 112. To register: 286-0100.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Physical Therapy CME Course. "Lower Quarter Advanced Application." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Jan. 15.) Cost: $395. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. 112. To register: 286-0100.


Monday, Jan. 16

4 p.m. Martin Luther King Celebration Lecture. Ellis Cose, author and Newsweek columnist. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6854.


Wednesday, Jan. 18

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Shall We Overcome? Democracy, Race, & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century." Sheryll Cashin, prof. of law, Georgetown U. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-6419.


Thursday, Jan. 19

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Herman & Ethel Kleyman Memorial Lecture. James R. Downing, chair, dept. of pathology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.


Monday, Jan. 23

Noon. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Risk Stratification for Sudden Arrhythmic Death: Is Ejection Fraction Alone Sufficient?" Michael Cain, Tobias and Hortense Lewin Professor of Medicine. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Transmembrane Ubiquitin Ligases Contribute to Viral Immune Modulation and Tumorigenesis." Klaus Frueh, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Inst., Ore. Health & Science U. Moore Aud., 660 S. Kingshighway Ave. 362-2763.


Wednesday, Jan. 25

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Civil Liberties in Wartime." Geoffrey Stone, Harry Kalven Jr. Distinguished Science Professor of Law, U. of Chicago. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-6419.

On stage

Friday, Jan. 20

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Turtle Island String Quartet & Ying Quartet. Cost: $28, $24 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, Dec. 10

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Ill. Wesleyan U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Dec. 17

1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Fontbonne U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Fontbonne U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Jan. 7

1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. U. of Chicago. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. U. of Chicago. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, Jan. 13

6 p.m. Swimming & Diving vs. Lindenwood U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Saturday, Jan. 14

1 p.m. Swimming & Diving vs. Wabash College. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, Jan. 20

All day. Swimming & Diving. Washington University Invitational. (Continues all day Jan. 21.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Jan. 22

11 a.m. Men's Basketball vs. Brandeis U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Brandeis U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

Worship

Saturday, Dec. 24

4:30 p.m. Catholic Christmas Eve Mass. Graham Chapel. 935-9191.

11 p.m. Catholic Christmas Eve Candlelight Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

And more...

Monday, Jan. 23

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Co-sponsored by Phi Delta Theta fraternity. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle; 5-10 p.m. Jan. 25 & 26, Wohl Student Center, Friedman Lounge.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle. 935-5066.

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.