"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Sept. 14-27 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
2006 Freshman Reading Program. Sponsored by University Libraries. Through Sept. 15. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.

Technology Changes Fall '06. Sponsored by University Libraries. Through Sept. 15. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.

Lectures

Thursday, Sept. 14

9 a.m. Research Administrators Forum. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud. 747-6273.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Experimental Cosmochronology." Yuri Amelin, research scientist, Earth Sciences Sector, Geological Survey of Canada, Natural Resources Canada. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Sept. 15

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual J. Neal & Lois Middlekamp Lecture. "Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children — It's Everywhere." Sheldon Kaplan, prof. and vice chancellor for clinical affairs, Dept. of Pediatrics, Baylor U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

10:30 a.m. Olin School of Business Meir Rosenblatt Memorial Seminar Series. "The USGA Golf Handicapping System: Is it Fair?" Steven Nahmias, prof. of operations & management information systems, Santa Clara U. Co-sponsored by the Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing. Charles F. Knight Center, Rm. 220. 935-5577.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Integration of Signaling and Trafficking in Growth Factor Receptor Function." Silvia Corvera, prof. of molecular medicine, U. of Mass. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

12:30-4:30 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Symposium. Annual Steven J. Rose Symposium. "Skeletal Muscle Biology: Mechanics and Function." Richard Lieber, prof. of orthopaedic surgery & bioengineering, U. of Calif.-San Diego. Cost: $60. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 286-1404.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "The NASA Stardust Mission — Analyzing Comet Dust." Frank Stadermann, sr. research scientist in physics. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Saturday, Sept. 16

7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oncology CME Course. "Advances in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment." Cost: $185 for physicians, $150 for allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. School of Medicine CME Course. "Annual St. Louis Critical Care Update." Cost: $45. St. Louis Marriott West, 660 Maryville Centre Drive. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Sept. 18

3 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "Putative Role of Old Stroma in Tumorgenesis." Sheila Stewart, asst. prof. of cell biology & physiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-8981.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Automated Electrophysiology in Discovery Research and Preclinical QT Safety." Randal Numann, assoc. research fellow, cardiovascular dept., Pfizer Inc. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Sept. 19

9:30 a.m. Research Administrators Forum. Goldfarb Hall, Rm. 132. 747-6273.

Noon. Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Lecture. Annual Norman R. Seay Lecture. "Memory and Aging Research in African Americans" Jennifer Manley, asst. prof. of neuropsychology, Columbia U. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. 286-0930.


Wednesday, Sept. 20

4 p.m. Assembly Series. David Robertson, music dir., Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Reforming Introductory Physics Courses at Research Universities." Gary E. Gladding, prof. of physics, U. of Ill. (3:30 p.m. coffee. Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.

6 p.m. University City Centennial Lecture Series: Honoring Women Past, Present and Future. "Continuing Education for Women: Taking Time for Ourselves in this Busy World." Lynnea Brumbaugh-Walter, adjunct prof. of business communications. Co-sponsored by University College. Cost: $15, $10 for students and seniors. University City City Hall. 537-1536.


Thursday, Sept. 21

9:15 a.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Symposium at 77 — Science in Honor of Professor Carl Frieden. "Keeping Track of Time During Cellular Motility and Cytokinesis." Tom Pollard, Sterling Professor and chair of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, Yale U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-4152.

10:15 a.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Symposium at 77 — Science in Honor of Professor Carl Frieden. "A Perspective on Biological Catalysis." Stephen Benkovic, Evan Pugh Professor and Eberly Chair in Chemistry, Penn. State U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-4152.

1:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Symposium at 77 — Science in Honor of Professor Carl Frieden. "Celebrating 7's." Arthur Horwich, prof. of genetics, Yale U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-4152.

2:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Symposium at 77 — Science in Honor of Professor Carl Frieden. "Protein Folding and Misfolding." Walter Englander, Jacob Gershon-Cohen Professor of Medical Science and prof. of biochemistry & biophysics, U. of Penn. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-4152.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Barry Sleckman, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. Symposium at 77 — Science in Honor of Professor Carl Frieden. "Conformational Disease." David Eisenberg, prof. of chemistry, of biochemistry, and of molecular biology, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-4152.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Geologic History of the Adirondack Mountains, New York." James McLelland, Charles A. Dana Professor of Geology Emeritus, Colgate U. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Sept. 22

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center CME Course. "STDs for Community Health Workers." Cost: $25. For location and to register: 747-1522.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Annual Strunk Family Lecture. "Immune Dysfunction, Viral Infections, and the Origins of Childhood Asthma and Allergic Diseases." Robert Lemanske, prof. of pediatrics and medicine and head of allergy, immunology and rheumatology, U. of Wisc. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Regulating Vps4, an AAA-type ATPase of the MVB Sorting Pathway." Markus Babst, asst. prof. of biology, U. of Utah. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 747-4233.


Monday, Sept. 25

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Plasticity of Intrinsic Excitability in Hippocampal Neurons." Daniel Johnston, prof. of neurobiology, U. of Texas. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Vignettes and Self-reported Work Disability." James Smith, RAND, Santa Monica, Calif. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "A Peptide Bound to Class II-MHC Elicits T Cells with Diverse and Distinctive Specificities." Emil R. Unanue, prof. of pathology & immunology. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.


Tuesday, Sept. 26

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Biomechanics of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury." Philip Bayly, prof. of mechanical and aerospace engineering and of biomedical engineering. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1400.


Wednesday, Sept. 27

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Mark Rank, author and Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Ubiquitin Recognition and Ubiquitin-dependent Sorting." James H. Hurley, senior investigator, laboratory of molecular biology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Annual Paul Rava Memorial Lecture. "The Grand Tour: 'Swagger' Portrait: To Vogue a la mode in Eighteenth-century Rome." Christopher M.S. Johns, Norman and Roselea Goldberg Professor and chair of History of Art, Vanderbilt U.; and "'The Residence of the Arts': Angelica Kauffman and the Grand Tour in Rome." Wendy Wassyng Roworth, prof. of art and art history, U. of R.I. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5175.

Music

Thursday, Sept. 14

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes presents Jazz in the Quad. Willie Akins, saxophonist, and his quartet. Co-sponsored by Residential Life and New Student Orientation. Brookings Quadrangle. 935-4841.


Thursday, Sept. 21

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Ptah Williams, piano, and his quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Sports

Saturday, Sept. 16

11 a.m. Men's Soccer vs. Wartburg College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. Wartburg College. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, Sept. 17

Noon. Women's Soccer vs. Augustana College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Augustana College. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Wednesday, Sept. 20

7:30 p.m. Men's Soccer vs. Fontbonne U. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Thursday, Sept. 21

7 p.m. Volleyball vs. Fontbonne U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, Sept. 22

6 p.m. Women's Soccer vs. U. of St. Thomas. Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, Sept. 23

7 p.m. Football vs. North Central College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

And more...

Thursday, Sept. 14

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Paul Muldoon, Visiting Hurst Professor, poet. Women's Bldg. Formal 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 935-6512 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.