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| | | April 14, 2006 > University Events University Events  "University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 14-27 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 April Welcome. Through April 30. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Whispers Café Cube. 935-6626. Road Show. Through May 5. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Whispers Café Cube. 935-6626. Sam Fox School Core Show. Bixby Hall. 935-9347. Sam Fox School Digital Imaging & Photography Exhibition. Through April 19. Des Lee Gallery, 1627 Washington Ave. 935-9347. Spires: Washington University's Intercollegiate Arts & Literary Magazine. Through April 30. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626. Visual Poetry. Olin Library, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Reading Rm. 935-5495.  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 21 7 p.m. Sam Fox School Presentation. Unsettled Ground. Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-9347. Lectures Friday, April 14 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Extracorporeal Life Support in Pediatrics." Robert Bartlett, prof. emeritus of surgery, U. of Mich. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006. 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, Saint Louis U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 286-0432. Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "How to Build a Lung: The Importance of Mesoderm." David Ornitz, Alumni Endowed Professor and head of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339. 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. 2:30 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Synthesis of Natural Glycoconjugates and Development of Carbohydrate-based Cancer Vaccines." Zhongwu Guo, prof. of chemistry, Wayne State U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530. 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. 4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "The Mechanism of Pausing by RNA Polymerase and Its Role in Transcriptional Regulation." Robert Landick, prof. of bacteriology, U. of Wis. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152. 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. Friday, April 21 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology One-day Workshop. "The Business-IT Partnerwhip: Delivering Business Results." Cost: $900, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444. Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "The Non-lysosomal Actions of Lysosomal Enzymes — Involvement in Cardiovascular Development and Disease." Aleksander Hinek, prof. and sr. scientist, dept. of laboratory medicine & pathobiology, U. of Toronto. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-2254. Saturday, April 22 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Colonialism and Empire Undergraduate Conference. "Torture, Terror, and the State: Some Lessons From Colonial Kenya." David Anderson, Oxford U. Student papers to be presented. MacMillan Hall, Rm. 219. 935-5690. Monday, April 24 Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Gonadotropin Structure Function: Bench Science to Therapeutics." Irving Boime, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology and of obstetrics & gynecology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339. 4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Lecture. "In the House of Mirrors: Painting and Experience in the Dutch Republic." Mariët Westermann, dir., Inst. of Fine Arts, N.Y.U. Anheuser-Busch Halll, Rm. 305. 935-5576. 4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Toll Pathway of Host Defense." Ruslan Medzhitov, prof. of immunobiology, Yale U. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763. 4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Annual Isidore Silver Memorial Lecture. "Ronsard's Subversive Mentor." Cathy Yandell, W.I. and Hulda F. Daniell Professor of French Literature, Language, and Culture, Carleton College. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5175. Tuesday, April 25
4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Low-valent Palladium Complexes and Their Interac-tions With Silanes." Mark Fink, prof. of chemistry, Tulane U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530. Thursday, April 27 3 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Local Currents for Quantum Mechanics With a Fundamental Length Scale." Gerald A. Goldin, university dir., science and mathematics partnerships, Rutgers U. (2:30 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276. 4 p.m. Anesthesiology Lecture. Annual C.R. Stephen Lecture. "HMGB1 and the Inflammatory Reflex." Kevin J. Tracey, dir. and CEO, Feinstein Inst. for Medical Research, New York. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-8701. 4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Ent-Steroids: A Perspective and Recent Developments." Douglas Covey, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6276. 4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Strange Career of Annie Lee Moss: Rethinking Race, Gender, & McCarthyism." Andrea Friedman, assoc. prof. of history. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450. 7 p.m. Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies Talk. "Odyssey to America: Reflections of a Holocaust Survivor." John Stoessinger, author and political analyst. Missouri History Museum, Lee Aud. 935-7988. Music Thursday, April 20 8 p.m. Concert. Washington University Concert Choir. John Stewart, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841. 8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Mike Karpowicz, saxophone. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841. Thursday, April 27 8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Willy Akins, saxophone. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841. On stage Saturday, April 15 2 and 8 p.m. School of Medicine Arts Commission Presentation. Guys and Dolls. Cost: $10, $8 for students. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. For tickets: saccod@msnotes.wustl.edu. Friday, April 21 8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. Alonzo King's LINES Ballet. Co-presented by Dance St. Louis. (Also 8 p.m. April 22 & 2 p.m. April 23.) Cost: $28, $24 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543. Sports Friday, April 14 4 p.m. Softball vs. Central College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705. Saturday, April 15 All day. Track and Field WUSTL 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. Tuesday, April 25 2 p.m. Baseball vs. Westminster College. Kelly Field. 935-4705. Wednesday, April 26 3:30 p.m. Softball vs. Ill. College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705. And more... Saturday, April 22 9 a.m. Program in Physical Therapy Run for Research. 5K run and one-mile walk. (8:15 a.m. registration & check-in.) Tower Grove Park. To register: pt.wustl.edu. Monday, April 24 8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. M.F.A. readings. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130. Tuesday, April 25 9 a.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Workshop. "Silence and Noise in Dutch Paintings of Manners." Mariët Westermann, dir., Inst. of Fine Arts, N.Y.U. Simon Hall, Rm. 108. 935-5576. Wednesday, April 26 8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. M.F.A. readings. 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. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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