University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 7-20 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

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.


Friday, April 14

6-8 p.m. Sam Fox School First-Year M.F.A. Exhibition Opening Reception. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347.

Film

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, 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 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Advanced MR Imaging of CNS Neoplasms." Robert C. McKinstry III, assoc. prof. of radiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-7029.

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, Säo 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, Lynne Cooper Harvey Distinguished Professor in English and 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. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Series. "Findings and Implications From Second Language Acquisition Research." Richard Schmidt, prof. of second language studies, U. of Hawaii. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-5175.

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.


Friday, April 14

4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. Annual Stanley Spector Memorial Lecture on East Asian History & Civilization. "Why Weren't Women a Problem in 19th Century Chinese Thought?" Susan Mann, prof. and chair of history, U. of Calif.-Davis. (Reception follows.) McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4448.


Monday, April 17

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Take Action: Contribute to Your Firm as a High-Impact IT Professional." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18.) Cost: $1,195, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

11 a.m. Midwest Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "Pandemic Influenza Vaccines." Robert Belshe, prof. and dir. of infections diseases and immunology, St. Louis U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 286-0432.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Did Reform of Prudent Trust Investment Laws Change Trust Portfolio Allocation?" Robert Sitkoff, asst. prof. of law, Northwestern U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Role of SLP-76 in Hematopoeitic Cell Development and Function." Gary Koretzky, dept. of pathology & lab medicine, U. of Penn. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Lecture. "Narrative Transgression in Contemporary German-Jewish Holocaust Literature." Erin McGlothlin, asst. prof. of Germanic languages & literatures. McMillan Hall, Rm. 115. 935-5576.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Robert McCarter, prof. of architecture, U. of Fla. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347.


Tuesday, April 18

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. "Transcriptional Silencing and Adherence in the Yeast Pathogen Candida Glabrata." Brendan Cormack, assoc. prof. of molecular biology & genetics, Johns Hopkins U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-5597.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B112. 286-1404.


Wednesday, April 19

8:30-11 a.m. Shepard Memorial Dental/Otolaryngology Lecture. "Dental Potpourri." Phillip J. Sheridan, asst. prof. of dentistry, Mayo Clinic, Minn. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 935-5419.

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Libraries' Neureuther Lecture. "Stand Up for Children Now." Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights leader and children's advocate. Co-presented as the George Warren Brown School of Social Work's Benjamin E. Youngdahl Lecture and Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.


Thursday, April 20

Noon. Center for New Institutional Social Sciences Lecture. Mary Beth Combs, prof. of economics, Fordham U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5068.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Michelle Le Beau, prof. of medicine, U. of Chicago Cancer Research Center. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Jesus in America: Personal Savior as Cultural Hero." Richard W. Fox, prof. of history, U. of Southern Calif. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

Music

Saturday, April 8

8 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Philip Touchette, tenor. Whitaker Hall Aud. 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.


Thursday, April 20

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Mike Karpowicz, saxophone. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On stage

Friday, April 7

8 p.m. School of Medicine Arts Commission Presentation . Guys and Dolls. (Also 8 p.m. April 8 & 15, 2 p.m. April 15.) Cost: $10, $8 for students. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. For tickets: saccod@msnotes.wustl.edu.

Sports

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.


Friday, April 14

4 p.m. Softball vs. Central College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 15

All day. Track and Field WU Quad. Francis Field. 935-4705.

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


Monday, April 17

4:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. U. of Mo.-St. Louis. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 18

4 p.m. Softball vs. Greenville College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

4:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Southern Ill. U.-Edwardsville. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 19

4:30 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Principia College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Principia 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...

Thursday, April 13

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Jon Cook, prof. of literature, U. of East Anglia. 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 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.