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"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Nov. 9-22 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
Caught! Modern Dance Photographs by Barbara Morgan. Through Dec. 21. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Rm. 935-5495.

Eyes on the Prize 1 & 2: Documenting the Civil Rights Movement. Through Dec. 21. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Grand Staircase Lobby. 935-8679.

Lectures

Thursday, Nov. 9

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

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Genetics of Common Inflammatory Diseases." John D. Rioux, prof. of genetics and genomic medicine of inflammation, U. of Montreal. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Jason Weber, prof. of medicine. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Patterning the Fly Eye: What We See." Ross Cagan, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Probing Non-Abelian Statistics with Quasiparticle Interferometry." Kirill Shtengel, assoc. prof. of condensed matter theory, U. of Calif., Riverside. (3:30 p.m. coffee. Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Atmospheric Conditions on Early Mars and the Missing Layered Carbonates." Mark Bullock, manager, planetary atmospheres section, Southwest Research Inst. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Nov. 10

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "International Adoption: New Families, New Challenges, New Questions." Mary Cradock, asst. prof. of pediatrics, and Rachel Orscheln, instructor in pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "BMP Signaling in Hemtopoietic, Vascular and Heart Development." Kyunghee Choi, prof. of pathology & immunology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

Noon. Kemper Conversation Series. "Pressing Issues: The Social Agency of Prints." Elizabeth Childs, assoc. prof. of art history and archaeology, and Lisa Bulawsky, assoc. prof. of printmaking. (Reception immediately following, Museum's Teaching Gallery.) Bixby Hall, Lvl. 2. 935-4523.

2 p.m. Physics High-energy Astrophysics Seminar. "Theory and Practice of Small-scale Microwave Background Fluctuations." Arthur Kosowsky, prof. of physics and astronomy, U. of Pittsburgh. (1:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

3 p.m. School of Law Lecture. William Catron Jones Lecture Series. "American and Chinese Universities in the 21st Century." William Kirby, dir., Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard U. Sponsored by the Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies and East Asian Studies. (4:30 p.m. reception, Janite Lee Reading Room.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 305. 935-7988.


Saturday, Nov. 11

7:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Oncology CME Course. "Controversies in Oncology: A Focus on Recent Advances." Cost: $45. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Monday, Nov. 13

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Thrombospondin-CD47: NO Control on Vascular Physiology?" William Frazier, prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

3 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "CXCR4 in Brain Tumors: Mediating an Environmental Influence on Behavior." Joshua Rubin, asst. prof. of pediatrics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 454-8981.

3 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Errant Scribes: Travel and Translation." Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities, NYU. Co-sponsored by International & Area Studies, Comparative Literature, Women & Gender Studies and the Center for the Humanities. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5175.

4 p.m. Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar. "Magnetic Sensing in Animals: Mysteries, Myths and Biophysical Mechanisms." Thorsten Ritz, prof. of physics, U. of Calif., Irvine. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Danforth Lecture Series. "The Social Responsibility of Business." P. Roy Vagelos, retired chair of the board and chief executive officer, Merck Co. Inc. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. Donald C. Shreffler Memorial Lecture. "Developmental Genetics in the Mouse: Cell Biology Meets Embryonic Patterning." Kathryn Anderson, Developmental Biology Program, Sloan-Kettering Inst. Co-sponsored by the Depts. of Genetics and Pathology & Immunology. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. "Where in the World is Architecture?" Robert Ivy, editor in chief, Architectural Record. Brown Hall, Rm. 118. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Nov. 14

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Identification and Characterization of ISG15 as a Critical Antiviral Molecule." Debbie Lenschow, asst. prof. of internal medicine and rheumatology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4829.

1 p.m. Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center Development Program Seminar. "A Community Investigation of Dioxin Exposures: The University of Michigan Dioxin Exposure Study." Al Franzblau, prof. of environmental health sciences, U. of Mich. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud. 454-8255.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "The Great Jazz Schism." Dan Morgenstern, dir., Inst. of Jazz Studies, Rutgers U. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Romance Languages and Literatures Lecture. "Les Yeux Enchantés, La Main Ailée: Surréalisme et Peinture." Henri Behar, dir., Le Centre d'Etudes Surréalistes, Sorbonne U., Paris. Co-sponsored by the program in Comparative Literature. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5175.


Wednesday, Nov. 15

Noon. Sam Fox School Brown Bag Lunch Discussion Series. Meredith Malone, curatorial intern. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 104. 935-4523.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Role of Y-family Polymerases in Preventing or Promoting Mutagenesis and Carcinogenesis." Roger Woodgate, chief, lab. of genomic integrity, National Institutes for Health, Bethesda, Md. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences "Frontiers of Pathobiology" Lecture Series. "Biology of Stem Cell Transplantation." John Dipersio, prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Aud. 362-4806.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "The Loves of Hans Bethe." Sam Schweber, prof. of history of science, Harvard U. (3:30 p.m. coffee. Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Property Rights: Autobiographies, Fictions and Quotes." Sylvia Molloy, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities, NYU. Co-sponsored by International & Area Studies, Comparative Literature, Women & Gender Studies and the Center for the Humanities. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5175.


Thursday, Nov. 16

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Genetic Analysis of Apoptosis in C. elegans." Barbara Conradt, assoc. prof. of genetics, Dartmouth Medical School. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Novel NMR/MRI Modalities: NMR Without RF Irradiation and Quadrupolar MRI." Alexej Jerschow, prof. of chemistry, N.Y.U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The British Warfare State." David Edgerton, prof. of the history of science, technology and medicine, U. of London. Brown Hall Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Molecular Mechanism of HSV-1 Entry Into Ocular Cells." Vaibhav Tiwari, dept. of ophthalmology & visual sciences, U. of Ill., Chicago. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Hydrogen Isotopic Biogeochemistry: Problems and Progress." Alex Sessions, asst. prof. of geobiology, California Inst. of Technology. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.


Friday, Nov. 17

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The Pathophysiology of Critical Care Neurology: Things We Have Learned From PET in the NNICU." William Powers, Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Backpedaling the Cell Cycle: The Re-versibility of Mitotic Exit in Vertebrate Cells." Gary Gorbsky, program head of molecular, cell and developmental biology, U. of Okla. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-3964.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "The MESSENGER Mission to Mercury." Roger Phillips, prof. of earth & planetary sciences. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Monday, Nov. 20

10:30 a.m.-noon. Boeing Center for Technology, Information and Manufacturing Operations and Manufacturing Management Seminar. "Revenue Management with Limited Demand Information." Itir Karaesmen-Aydin, asst. prof. of management science, U. of Md. Simon Hall, Rm. 241. 935-5577.

Noon. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Race, Social Justice and Democracy." Stephanie Wildman, prof. of law, Santa Clara U. Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-4958.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Social Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy." Elizabeth Scott, prof. of law, Columbia U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "A New Immune Axis for Chronic Inflammatory Disease." Michael Holtzman, Selma and Herman Seldin Professor of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. "Building Recombinant Ecologies." Steve Luoni, Ruth & Norman Moore Visiting Professor of Architecture. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Nov. 21

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Adaptation to Intracellular Infection: Regulation of Flagellar Motility and Virulence in Listeria monocytogenes." Darren Higgins, assoc. prof. of microbiology & molecular genetics, Harvard U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4829.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1400.

1 p.m. Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program. "An Innovative, Dean's-office Based Approach Designed to Increase Faculty Success." Eugene Orringer, prof. of medicine, U. of N.C. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud. 454-8255.

Music

Thursday, Nov. 9

7:30 p.m. Concert. Washington University Concert Band. Dan Presgrave, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Paul DeMarinis, saxophone, and Carolbeth True, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Friday, Nov. 10

8 p.m. Recital. Chip Broze, baritone, and Alison Moritz, soprano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Saturday, Nov. 11

7 p.m. Recital. Jade Lin Hornbaker, mezzo soprano. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-4841.

On Stage

Thursday, Nov. 16

7 p.m. A.E. Hotchner Playwriting Festival Staged Readings. (Also 7 p.m. Nov. 17.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 726-0793.

Sports

Saturday, Nov. 11

1 p.m. Football vs. Greenville College. Francis Field. 935-4705.

And more...

Thursday, Nov. 9

1-6:30 p.m. Government Career Fair. "A Call to Service." For undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students. Brown and Goldfarb halls. 935-4245.


Tuesday, Nov. 14

12:15 p.m. Whitney R. Harris Institute for Global Legal Studies Lecture and Book Signing. Qiu Xiaolong, author. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 309. 935-7988.

6 p.m. Oncology Interest Group Cancer Survivors' Panel Dinner. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Rm. 301. 479-7049.


Wednesday, Nov. 15

5:15 p.m. School of Medicine Distinguished Service Teaching Awards. (6:15 p.m. reception.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. 424-3575.


Sunday, Nov. 19

2 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Tour. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


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.