University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 31-April 13 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
Black Caucus of the American Literary Association Literary Awards 2006. Through March 31. 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.


Friday, April 7

Visual Poetry. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-5495.

5-7 p.m. Sam Fox School Core Show Opening Reception. Bixby Hall. 935-9347.

6-8 p.m. Sam Fox School Digital Imaging & Photography Exhibition. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

Friday, March 31

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. Manuale D'amore (Manual of Love). Giovani Veronesi, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 1

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. Buongiorno, Notte (Good Morning, Night). Marco Bellocchio, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Wednesday, April 5

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. The Twilight Samurai. Yoji Yamada, dir. Sponsored by Asian & Near Eastern Languages & Literatures. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5110.


Friday, April 7

6 & 8:30 p.m. Travel Lecture Series. Fiji. Rick Howard, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. Il Fuggiasco (The Fugitive). Andrea Manni, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 8

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival. La Vita Che Vorrei (The Life That I Want). Guissepe Piccioni, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 422-3102.


Wednesday, April 12

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. The Beast and the Beauty. Lee Gye Byeok, dir. Sponsored by Asian & Near Eastern languages & literatures. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5110.

Lectures

Friday, March 31

8:30 a.m.-6:30 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 am.-5:30 p.m. Apr. 1.) For locations and to register: 935-5106.

9 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speakers Series. "A Rebellious Vision of Community Problem Solving." Gerald López, prof. of clinical law and dir., Center for Community Problem Solving, New York U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-6419.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. Women and Gender Studies Conference. "Global Feminisms: The Role of Women in Building States and Societies." Continues April 1. 935-5102

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Cooperative Interactions That Transform Human Cells." William C. Hahn, asst. prof. of medicine, Dana Farber Cancer Inst., Harvard U. Co-sponsored by the Dept. of 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 Clini-cian." Cost: $125. For location and to register: 747-1522.


Monday, April 3

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Mechanisms of Spontaneous Firing in Central Neurons." Bruce P. Bean, prof. of neurobiology, Harvard U. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Are Families Efficient?" Robert A. Pollak, Robert E. Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300, 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Imaging Antigen Presentation Dynamics in Situ." Mark Miller, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Moore Aud, 550 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

5 p.m. Historia Medica Lecture Series on the History of Medicine. Estelle Brodman Lecture. "Eighteenth Century Perspectives on Language, Mind and Brain From the Writings of Jonathan Swift." Marjorie Lorch, senior lecturer, Birckbeck College, U. of London. Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-4236.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Mechanisms for Complex Atrial Conduction Disturbances Generated Near Premature Stimuli Sites in Aging Human Bundles." Madison Spach, James B. Duke Professor of Pediatrics Emeritus, Duke U. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. William Valentine, chairman and design principal, HOK Architects. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, April 4

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

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Molecular Biophysics Seminar Series. "Exploitation of the Host Actin Cytoskeleton by Bacterial and Viral Pathogens." Matthew Welch, assoc. prof. of cell and developmental biology, U. of Calif.-Berkeley. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Programming a Pore: The Biophysics of Initiating Apoptosis." Paul Schlesinger, assoc. prof. of cell biology & physiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, April 5

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture. "The Media History and Portrayal of Black America." Earl Graves Jr., pres. and chief executive officer, Graves Publishing Co. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Proteins in Action: Dynamics During Catalysis and Signaling." Dorothee Kern, assoc. prof. of biochemistry, Brandeis U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Center for New Institutional Social Sciences Speaker Series. Lesley Sharp, assoc. prof. of anthropology, Barnard College. (Also noon April 6.) Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5068.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Numerical Simulations of Colliding Black Holes." Edward Seidel, dir., Center for Computa-tion and Technology, La. State U. (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.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Nancy Friese, artist. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Thursday, April 6

Noon. Center for Health Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. Donald Nichols, asst. prof. of economics. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-9108.

3 p.m. Academic Women's Network Seminar. "Following the Yellow Brick Road(Map): Opportunities for Making Good on the Promises of Biomedical Research." Donna Dean, sr. science adviser, Lewis-Burke Associates. (Reception follows, Farrell Teaching & Learning Center, Lvl. 2 Hearth Room.) Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-4233.

3 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Plasma Instabilities and Quark-gluon Plasma Equilibration." Peter Arnold, assoc. prof. of physics, U. of Va. (2:30 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Center for the Study of Ethics & Human Values Discussion. "Controversies in Living Donor Transplantation: Is It Okay to Be My Brother's Keeper?" David Currier Cronin II, associate prof. and dir. of liver transplantation, Yale U. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 935-9358.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Rachele and Her Loves: Marriage and Divorce in a Revolutionary Age." Lois Dubin, assoc. prof. of religion & Biblical lit., Smith College. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "The Bizarro World of Angiogenesis." Jayakrishna Ambati, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences, U. of Ky. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, April 7

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Arresting Developments in Receptor Signaling." Jeffrey Benovic, prof. and chair of biochemistry & molecular biology, Thomas Jefferson U. Co-sponsored by molecular biology & pharmacology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-1668.


Monday, April 10

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "How Eukaryotic Cells Adapt to Metal Nutrient Deficiency: Lessons Learned From Saccharomyces Cerevisiae." David Eide, prof. of nutritional sciences, U. of Wis. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

3:30 p.m. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies Seminar. "Preemptive Use of Force: Legalities and Realities in Today's World." Walter Slocombe, attorney, former U.S. undersecretary of defense. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Lecture. Annual Robert J. Terry Lecture. "It Is All in the Eye of the Beholder." Amiram Grinvald, prof. and dir., Grodetsky Center for Research of Higher Brain Functions, Weizman Inst. of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-7043.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Immunity, Cognition and Behavior: Lessons From SLE." Betty Diamond, prof. of medicine and of microbiology, Columbia U. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Arrhythmogenic Calcium Release from Cardiac Myofilaments." Henk E.D.J. ter Keurs, prof. of physiology & biophysics, U. of Calgary. (5 p.m. refreshments.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Marcelo Carvalho Ferraz, Brasil Arquitetura Studio, São Paolo. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, April 11

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Natural Killer Cell Control of Viral Infections." Wayne Yokoyama, Levin Professor of Medicine. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-2132.


Wednesday, April 12

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Interdiscliplinary Project in the Humanities, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi Lecture. Wayne Fields, dir., American Culture Studies Program. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Single Molecular Dynamics of RecA Filament and SSB5." Taekjip Ha, assoc. prof. of physics, U. of Ill. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Thursday, April 13

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Molecular Insights Into Myelination and Axonal Degeneration." Jeffrey Milbrandt, David Clayton Professor of Neurology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

Music

Thursday, April 6

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Chris Burchett, guitar. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Sunday, April 9

8 p.m. Recital. Chamber works of Martin Kennedy, asst. prof. of theory & composition. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-4851.


Thursday, April 13

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Adam Mannes, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On stage

Friday, March 31

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Doug Varone & Dancers. Co-presented by Dance St. Louis. Cost: $28, $24 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

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

Sports

Friday, March 31

2 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Drury U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 1

10 a.m. Men's Tennis vs. Coe College. Shaw Park, Clayton. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. Coe College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

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

3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Maryville U. Shaw Park, Clayton. 935-4705.


Sunday, April 2

11 a.m. Women's Tennis vs. U. of Chicago. Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

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


Tuesday, April 4

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Maryville U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 8

All day. Track & Field WUSTL Select Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

All day. Track & Field WUSTL Multi-event. (Continues April 9.) Francis Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 11

3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. McKendree College. Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Lindenwood U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 12

4 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. McKendree College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Worship

Wednesday, April 12

7:45 p.m. Passover Seder. Hosted by Chabad on Campus. (Also 7:45 p.m. April 13.) 7420 Forsyth Blvd. 721-2884.

And more...

Saturday, April 1

1-4 p.m. Graduate Student Research Symposium. Uncas A. Whitaker Hall for Biomedical Engineering. More information: gss@artsci.wustl.edu.


Tuesday, April 4

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Sigrid Nunez, novelist. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

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.