Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 10-30 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.


Friday, March 24

6-8 p.m. Sam Fox School Painting Area Exhibition. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

Monday, March 20

7 p.m. East Asian Studies Screening . YMCA Baseball. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4448.


Thursday, March 23

7 p.m. African Film Festival . Safi, La Petite Mere (2004). Rasò Ganemtoré, dir. Niiwam (1991). Clarence Thomas Delgado, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Friday, March 24

7 p.m. African Film Festival . Bè Kunko/Everybody's Problem. Cheick Fantamady Camara, dir. DoléDollar. Imunga Ivanga, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Saturday, March 25

7 p.m. African Film Festival . African Middleweights/Africains Poids Moyens. Daniel Cattier, dir. Le Ballon D'or/The Golden Ball. Cheick Doukoure, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Sunday, March 26

7 p.m. African Film Festival . Something Else/Nkan Mii. Seke Somulu, dir. The Colonial Misunderstanding/Le Malentendu Colonial. Jean-Marie Teno, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.

Lectures

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.

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


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

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. "Keeping Pace — Multiple Mechanisms Controlling Cardiac Potassium Diversity and Functioning." Jeanne Nerbonne, alumni endowed professor of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

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.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Host-herpesvirus Standoff: Good News From the Front in an Ancient Battle." Herbert "Skip" Virgin, prof. of pathology & immunology and of molecular microbiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.


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.


Friday, March 17

10 a.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. Paul Sieving, dir., National Eye Inst., Bethesda, Md. Maternity Bldg., RM. 725. 362-1006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Role of CD36 and Fatty Acid Sensing in Regulating FoX01." Nada A. Abumrad, prof. of internal medicine and of nutritional science. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "The Measurement of Astronomical Distances — To What Lengths Will Astronomers Go?" Michael Friedlander, prof. of physics. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Saturday, March 18

7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Oncology CME Course. "Updates From the 2006 ASCO GI Cancers and Prostate Cancer Symposia." Cost: $55. The Ritz-Carlton, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. AIDS Clinical Trials Unit CME Course. "HIV Update From the 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections." Cost: $60. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.


Monday, March 20

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar . "Polygenic Control of C. Elegans Fat Storage." Ho Yi Mak, postdoctoral fellow in molecular biology, Mass. General Hospital. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families, & Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Multiple Dimensions of Private Information: Evidence From the Long-Term Care Insurance Market." Kathleen McGarry, prof. of economics, U. of Calif.-Los Angeles. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Complex Immunobiology of Tumors." Douglas Hanahan, prof. of biochemistry, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Applications of Engineering Concepts in Medical Imaging." Kyongtae T. Bae, assoc. prof. of radiology, asst. prof. of biomedical engineering. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Iñaki Abalos, Abalos-Herreros Architects, Madrid, Spain. Steinberg Hall Aud., 935-9347.


Tuesday, March 21

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Three-day Workshop. "Business Requirements Management." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 22 & 23.) Cost: $1,455, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. 286-1400.

4 p.m. University Libraries Lecture. "Dropping the Bomb: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb Against Japan in WWII." Henry Berger, prof. emeritus of history. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-6569.


Wednesday, March 22

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Arthur Holly Compton Lecture. "Creationism & Evolution: It's Not Over Yet!" Eugenie Scott, dir., National Center for Science Education. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Natural Product Antimitotic Peptides Induce Ring Oligomers of Tubulin." Dan Sackett, staff scientist, Lab. of Integrative and Medical Biophysics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Russian Club Lecture. "Russia and CIS." Boris Nemtsov, chief economic adviser to the president of Ukraine. Co-sponsored by Student Union, International & Area Studies and the College of Arts & Sciences. Graham Chapel. 651-3828.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Hedi Kyle, book conservator and artist. Co-sponsored by University Libraries. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Thursday, March 23

4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Lecture & Workshop Series. "Western Photographs, National Culture." Martha Sandweiss, prof. of history & American studies, Amherst College. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5576.


Friday, March 24

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Curcumin and Cancer Chemoprevention." Shrikant Anant, asst. prof. of gastroenterology. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

Noon. GI Division Research Conference. "Novel Approaches to the Epidemiology of IBD." Cyrus Tamboli, assoc. prof. of internal medicine, U. of Iowa. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 901. 362-2031.

2-6 p.m. Geriatrics CME Course. "Geriatrics in Primary Care Medicine." Cost: $95; $120 after March 17. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

3 p.m. Joint Center for East Asian Studies Colloquium. "Playing With History in East Asia." Frederick Dickinson, assoc. prof. of Japanese history, U. of Penn., and Jinhee Choi, asst. prof. of film studies, Carleton U. Alumni House. RSVP to 935-4448.

3:30 p.m. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies Lecture. "Interplay of the European Court of Human Rights With the Austrian Constitutional Court and With the Legislator Amending the Constitution." Justice Herbert Haller, Constitutional Court of Austria. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 309. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Paul Rava Memorial Lecture. "Dante, the Book Glutton: Food for Thought from Italian Poets." Victoria Kirkham, prof. of Romance languages, U. of Penn. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5175.


Saturday, March 25

7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Gastroenterology & Colorectal Surgery CME Course. "Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Combined Medical and Surgical Symposium." Cost: $95 for physicians, $75 for allied health professionals; $115 and $90 after March 13. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, March 27

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulatory T Cells in Autoimmunity and Tumor Immunity." Shimon Sakaguchi, Dept. of Experimental Pathology, Kyoto University, Japan. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Multiscale Modeling of Cardiac Electrical Activity." Craig Henriquez, W.H. Gardner Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke U. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Rainer Mahlamäki, architect, Helsinki, Finland. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, March 28

Noon. Law School Jewish Lunch & Learn. "Examining Secular Issues and Jewish Law." Rabbi Hershey Novack, Chabad on Campus. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 307. 721-2884.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series . "The Structure and Biosynthesis of Trypanosome Surface Molecules: Basic Science and Therapeutic Possibilities." Michael Ferguson, prof. of molecular parasitology, U. of Dundee, Scotland. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2630.


Wednesday, March 29

11 a.m. Assembly Series. CS40 Lecture. "Super Size Me!" Morgan Spurlock, documentary director. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Chemical Forces That Stabilize Proteins." Ronald Raines, prof. of biochemistry & chemistry, U. of Wisc. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Center for New Institutional Social Sciences Speaker Series. Bruce Carruthers, prof. of sociology, Northwestern U. (Also noon-1:30 p.m. March 30.) Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5068.

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


Thursday, March 30

4 p.m. Assembly Series. John & Penelope Biggs Residency in the Classics. "Metaphor." Bill Gass, novelist, essayist, critic, and David May Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Humanities. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies Lecture. "Legitimacy, Efficacy and University in International Organization: What the First Fifty Years of the United Nations Tells Us About the Future." Thomas D. Grant, research fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, Cambridge, England. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 305. 935-7988.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Why Do Some Nations Save So Much, and Others, So Little? A Transnational History of Encouraging Thrift in Europe, Japan, and the U.S." Sheldon Garon, prof. of history, Princeton U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

5:30-8 p.m. St. Louis Symposium on German Literature & Culture. "After the Digital Divide? German Aesthetic Theory in the Age of New Media." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. March 31 and 8:30 am.-5:30 p.m. Apr. 1.) For locations and to register: 935-5106.

6 p.m. Sam Fox School Lecture. "Modelmania." Olafur Eliasson, artist, Berlin. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.

On stage

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.


Friday, March 30

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. Young Choreographers Showcase. (Also 8 p.m. March 31 & Apr. 1.) Cost: $15, $9 for students, children, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. 935-6543.

Sports

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.


Tuesday, March 21

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Ill. College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, March 22

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs. MacMurray College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Thursday, March 23

4 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Friday, March 24

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Elmhurst College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

Evening. Track & Field WU Mini Twilight Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

7 p.m. Softball vs. College of St. Scholastica. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 25

10 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. U. of Ill.-Springfield. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Softball vs. Centre College. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Elmhurst College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Softball vs. Loras College. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 26

8:45 a.m. Baseball vs. Elmhurst College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

11 a.m. Softball vs. College of St. Scholastica. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

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

3 p.m. Softball vs. U. of Dubuque. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Thursday, March 30

4 p.m. Softball vs. Westminster College. Annual Midwest Region Invitational. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

And more...

Thursday, March 23

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Talk & Exhibition Preview. Currents 97: Cameron Martin. Exhibition runs through June 18. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, Gallery 337. 935-9347.


Friday, March 24

10 a.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Workshop. "American Material Culture: Reading Photographs From Local Collections." Martha Sandweiss, prof. of history & American studies, Amherst College. Lab Sciences Bldg. Rm. 201. 935-5576.


Monday, March 27

11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Blood Drive. Sponsored by the Chinese Student Association. (Also 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 28, Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle, and March 29 & 30, Wohl 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 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.