University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Jan. 27-Feb. 9 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
Celebrating 100 Years of Federal Information. Through March 31. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-6569.

Celebrating Mozart's 250th Birthday. Through Jan. 30. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.


Saturday, Jan. 28

6-10 p.m. Offcourse Graduate Student Visual Arts Exhibit Reception. Exhibit continues through Feb. 4. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, the Graduate Architecture Council, the Graduate Professional Council and the College of Art. Baseline Gallery, 1110 Washington Ave. 621-9188.

Film

Friday, Feb. 3

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. La Belle France. Monty and Marsha Brown, folk musicians. Sponsored by Alumni & Development Programs. Cost: $5. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

Lectures

Friday, Jan. 27

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Sixty-five Roses and Lung Transplantation." Albert Faro, asst. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Protein Complexes That Control Cell Polarity." Benjamin Margolis, prof. of biological chemistry, U. of Mich. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.


Monday, Jan. 30

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Cellular Mechanisms of Asymmetric Stem Cell Division in the Niche." Yukiko M. Yamashita, Dept. of Developmental Biology, Stanford U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulation of Neuroinflammation: The Chemokine Connection." Robyn Klein, asst. prof. of medicine. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.


Tuesday, Jan. 31

8:15-10:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Seminar. "Service-oriented Architecture (SOA): Insights From Early Practitioners." Brenda Michelson, senior VP and senior consultant, Patricia Seybould Group. Saint Louis Art Museum Aud., 1 Fine Arts Drive. To register: 935-4444.

4 p.m. University Libraries Lecture. "Analyzing the Blur: Don DeLillo's 'Definitive Meditation' on the JFK Assassination." Crystal Alberts, Dept. of English. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-6569.


Wednesday, Feb. 1

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Leading Change Across IT and the Enterprise." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 2.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "Courting Disaster? The World Historical Transformation of Marriage." Stephanie Coontz, prof. of history and family studies, The Evergreen State College. Graham Chapel. 935-6419.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Sound Detection in the Inner Ear: How Hair Cells Oscillate to Amplify Mechanical Stimuli." Loïc Le Goff, lab. of sensory neuroscience, Rockefeller U. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, Feb. 2

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Spliceosomal Branch Site Structure and Recognition." Nancy L. Greenbaum, asst. prof. of chemistry, Florida State U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.


Friday, Feb. 3

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. "Laboratory Methods." (Continues 12:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 10 & 17.) Cost: $75. For location and to register: 747-1522.


Monday, Feb. 6

Noon. Mallinckrodt Inst. of Radiology Lecture. Annual Hyman R. Senturia Lecture. "Imaging of the Painful Hip and Pelvis." Cheryl Petersilge, asst. clinical prof. of radiology and orthopedic surgery, Case Western Reserve U. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "mPar6 Alpha Coordinates Polarization and Migration of Developing Cerebellar Granule Neurons." David J. Solecki, research assoc. in developmental neurobiology, Rockefeller U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "The Consequences of Teenage Childbearing." Kevin Lang, prof. of economics, Boston U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "PGC-1: A Physiologic Transducer Linked to Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Cardiac Metabolism and Function." Daniel Kelly, Alumni Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases and dir., Center for Cardiovascular Research. (5 p.m., refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Feb. 7

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Somatosensory Function in Cerebral Palsy." Jason Wingert, movement science program, program in physical therapy. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Feb. 8

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Accountability, Power and Politics: Navigating the Troubled Waters of Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy." Sarah Buel, clinical prof. of law, U. of Texas. Co-sponsored by Equal Justice Works and the National Lawyers Guild Student Chapters. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 934-6419.

12:30-5 p.m. Annual Postdoc Scientific Symposium. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: bradleym@wustl.edu.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Enzymatic Symmetry Breaking: How Does Topoisomerase IV Distinguish Left From Right?" Keir Neuman, laboratoire de physique statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, Feb. 9

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Amorphous Solids Studied by Solid-state NMR." Marcel Utz, asst. prof. of physics, U. of Conn. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Novel Mechanism of Retinal Light Adaptation." Tomomi Ichinose, staff scientist in ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

Music

Friday, Jan. 27

8 p.m. Benefit Concert. Nerissa and Katryna Nields. To benefit Lydia's House and Peter and Paul Community Services. Cost: $15, free for WUSTL students. Gregg House, Ursa's Lounge. 935-7576.

On stage

Friday, Jan. 27

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. Ipi Zombi? Written by Brett Bailey. Pushkar Sharma, dir. (Also 8 p.m. Jan 28, Feb. 3 & 4; 2 p.m. Jan. 29 & Feb. 5.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Wednesday, Feb. 1

7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. Michel Yang, dancer & choreographer. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. 935-5858.

Sports

Friday, Jan. 27

6 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. U. of Rochester. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. U. of Rochester. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Sunday, Jan. 29

1 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Women's Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

And more...

Friday, Jan. 27

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hearing Screening for Nurses. Offered by the adult audiology dept. (Also 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 3.) Continuing Medical Education Bldg., Walk Through Rm. 2212. 609-2339.

4 p.m. Art & Activism Panel Discussion. Featuring Nerissa Nields, Katryna Nields, Con Christeson and Jacqui Barnet. Gregg House, Ursa's Lounge. 935-7576.


Saturday, Jan. 28

10 a.m. Memorial for Sona Haydon. Presented by the Dept. of Music. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

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.