University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 3-16 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
BAG — Black Artists' Group. In celebration of Black History Month. Through March 5. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.

Celebrating 100 Years of Federal Information. Through March 31. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-6569.

School of Medicine Art Show. Through March 8. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, 1st Floor Atrium. 809-5458.

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Through March 6. Olin Library Lobby. 935-5406.

Film

Friday, March 3

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. Amazing Thailand. Mike Shiley. Cost: $5. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.


Tuesday, March 7

7 p.m. East Asian Studies Screening. YMCA Baseball. Ridgley Hall, Rm. 219. 935-4448.


Wednesday, March 8

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Park Chan Wook, dir. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5110.

Lectures

Friday, March 3

12:30-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center Course. "STD Clinician." (Also 12:30-4:30 p.m. March 10, 17, 24 & 31.) Cost: $125. For location and to register: 747-1522.

2 p.m. Civil Engineering Seminar. "Cable-stayed Bridges: Modeling and Model Updating: A Comparative Study." Atanu Dutta, Indian Inst. of Technology, Guwahati. Urbauer Hall, Rm. 216. 935-6350.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Julia Hudson Freund Memorial Lecture. Brian J. Druker, prof. of medicine, Ore. Health & Science U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. Sand N. Dalton, oboist. Tietjens Hall. 935-4035.


Saturday, March 4

7:30 a.m.-3:40 p.m. Renal Division CME Course. "Chronic Kidney Disease Management for Primary Healthcare Providers." Cost: $125 for physicians, $95 for allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, March 6

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Nuclear Receptor Action in Drosophila: At the Crossroads of Metabolism and Development." Kirst King-Jones, dept. of genetics, U. of Utah. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families & Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-income Families: Evidence From a Field Experiment With H&R Block." Esther Duflo, Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar. "Quantum Phase Transitions." Thomas Vojta, prof. of physics, U. of Mo.-Rolla. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulation of the Initiation, Maintenance and Resolution of the Inflammation by Costimulation." Jonathan Green, assoc. prof. of medicine. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Scar-related Ventricular Arrhythmias." William Gregory Stevenson, dir., clinical cardiac electrophysiology program, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

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


Tuesday, March 7

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

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "RNAi, MicroRNAs and Viral Infection." Don Ganem, prof. of biological sciences, U. of Calif.-San Francisco. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-1123.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Patient Adherence With Physical Therapy — An Exploratory Study in an Outpatient Setting." Alison Bourey, adjunct prof. of health professions, Maryville U. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. 286-1404.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Mechanism of DNA Unwinding and Translocation by DNA Helicases." Timothy M. Lohman, prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics.


Wednesday, March 8

11 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Physician-assisted Hastening of Death: Who Ought to Decide?" Tom Beauchamp, prof. of philosophy, Kennedy Inst. of Ethics, Georgetown U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-6419.

Noon. Mallinckrodt Inst. of Radiology Lecture. Annual Daniel R. Biello Memorial Lecture. "Molecular Imaging to Direct Cancer Therapy: From Early Drug Trials to Clinical Practice." David Mankoff, assoc. prof. of radiology, U. of Wash. Scarpellino Aud., 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd. 362-2866.

2:30 p.m. African & African American Studies Discussion. "Innovations in African American Vernacular English Research." Special session of John Baugh's course "The Linguistic Legacy of the African Slave Trade in Interdisciplinary Perspective." McMillan Hall Café. 935-4978.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Biochemical Basis of Human and Bacterial Hyper-mutation." Myron F. Goodman, asst. prof. of biological sciences, U. of Southern Calif. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Center for New Institutional Social Sciences. "World Poverty: Explanations and Responsibilities." Thomas Pogge, prof. of philosophy, Columbia U. (Also noon-1:30 p.m. March 9.) Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5068.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. Donald C. Shreffler Memorial Lecture. "A Comparison of 'Immunology' with 'Immunity.'" Rolf M. Zinkernagel, prof. of pathology, U. of Zurich, Switzerland. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Genetics. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Dark Energy and the Future of the Universe." Stephen Hsu, prof. of physics, U. of Ore. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

7 p.m. Chabad on Campus Mysticism Lecture Series. Rabbi Hershey Novack, Chabad on Campus. Simon Hall, Rm. 105. 721-2884.


Thursday, March 9

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Of Senseless Flies and Sugarless Proteins: A Notch Between Development and Disease." Hamed Jafar-Nejad, postdoctoral fellow, Baylor College of Medicine. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Lecture Series. "An Accurate Empire: How American Explorers Described Their Country and Themselves." Peter Kastor, prof. of history. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5576.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Evidence for Activity-independent Topographic Specification of Retinal Projections by Phr1." Susan M. Culican, asst. prof. of pediatric ophthalmology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, March 10

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Keratins as Determinants of Tissue and Cell Growth Control in Skin Epithelial." Pierre A. Coulombe, prof. of biological chemistry, Johns Hopkins U. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.


Saturday, March 11

8 a.m.-4 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy CME Course. "Aging: Micro & Macro Level Changes in Healthcare Response." Cost: $90 for professionals, $25 for students. To register: 265-9692.


Monday, March 13

3 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Transcription Factors and Glial Development in the Vertebrate Central Nervous System." Charles D. Stiles, dept. of microbiology & molecular genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Inst., Boston. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Control of CD4: CD8 Lineage Commitment by Th-POK." Dietmar Kappes, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

5-8 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Evening Session. "Business Finance & Budget Fundamentals for IT Professionals." (Continues March 13 & 22.) Cost: $820 for four sessions, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.


Tuesday, March 14

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Three-day Workshop. "Project Management Simulation." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 15 & 16.) Cost: $1,500, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.


Wednesday, March 15

7 p.m. Chabad on Campus Mysticism Lecture Series. Rabbi Hershey Novack, Chabad on Campus. Simon Hall, Rm. 105. 721-2884.


Thursday, March 16

7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Nursing Transplant CME Course. "3rd Annual Solid Organ Transplant State-of-the-Art Management." Cost: $70; $100 after March 10. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

Music

Sunday, March 5

4 p.m. Recital. Barbara Raedeke, organ. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

7:30 p.m. Concert. Music Fit for a King: Theatre Music and Cantatas From the French Baroque. Kingsbury Ensemble. Cost: $15, $10 for seniors and WUSTL faculty & staff, $5 for students. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-2675.

On stage

Friday, March 3

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare. Henry I. Schvey, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 4 & 2 p.m. March 5.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors & WUSTL faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, March 10

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Animal Farm: The Puppet Musical. Synapse Productions. (Also 8 p.m. March 11.) Cost: $28, $24 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Saturday, March 4

Noon. Baseball vs. Rockford College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 5

11 a.m. Baseball vs. Rockford College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, March 7

2 p.m. Baseball vs. Greenville College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 11

Noon. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3:15 p.m. Baseball vs. St. Mary's U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 12

8:45 a.m. Baseball vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3:15 p.m. Baseball vs. St. Mary's U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

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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