Calendar

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Dec. 4-Dec. 13 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).

Exhibitions
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.

Film

Wednesday, Dec. 6

7:30 p.m. Screening. Pan's Labyrinth. Guillermo del Toro, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4056.


Friday, Dec. 8

7:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Presentation. The Matrix. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-4523.

Lectures

Monday, Dec. 4

11 a.m. Computer Science & Engineering and Electrical & Systems Engineering Joint Seminar. "Mathematical Parallels Between Packet Switching and Information Transmission." Tony Lee, prof. of information engineering, Chinese U. of Hong Kong. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 217. 935-5565.

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Defining and Measuring Time Spent in Household Management: Implications for Forensic Economics." Anne Winkler, prof. of economics and public policy administration, U. of Mo., St. Louis. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar. "Brownian Motors from Biology to Quantum Electronics." Heiner Linke, prof. of condensed matter physics & biophysics, U. of Ore. (3:45 p.m. coffee) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Regulation of Inflammation and Pathogenesis in the Central Nervous System." John Russell, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Molecular Mechanisms Controlling K Channel Diversity and Functioning in the Heart." Jeanne Nerbonne, Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology & Pharmacology. (5 p.m. reception) Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-7887.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Eva Prats, architect, Flores/Prats Architects, Barcelona. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Dec. 5

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "The Politics of IT Project Management." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 6.) Cost: $1,195; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Network Topology in Signal Transduction." Norbert Perrimon, prof. of genetics, Harvard U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Aud. 747-2630.

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

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Nickel Transporters and Transcriptional Regulators." Peter Chivers, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

7 p.m. Skandalaris Center Entrepreneurship Symposium. (Reception follows.) Simon Hall, May Aud. 935-7668.


Wednesday, Dec. 6

4 p.m. Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences "Frontiers in Human Pathobiology" Lecture Series. "Obesity." Samuel Klein, Danforth Professor of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Aud. 362-4806.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Superconductivity, Close to its Centennial." N.W. Ashcroft, prof. of atomic and solid state physics, Cornell U. (3:30 p.m. coffee. Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.


Thursday, Dec. 7

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Transcription, Biosensors and Fluorescence." Tomasz Heyduk, prof. of biochemistry & molecular biology, St. Louis U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "Eastern Peace and Western Tranquility: Cantonese Migrants and Social Mobility in the West River Basin, 1575-1722." Steven Miles, asst. prof. of history. (Reception follows.) Brown Hall Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Cytokines, Chemokines and Co-receptors, Their Role in Herpetic Keratitis, a Story in Progress." Patrick Stuart, research asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual science. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, Dec. 8

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Combining Viral and Immune Cell Therapy in the Treatment of Cancer." Stephen Thorne, research assoc. in pediatrics and Bio-X program, Stanford U. 362-5104.


Monday, Dec. 11

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Writing Skills for IT Professionals." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 12.) Cost: $820; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "SARS in China: Lessons Learned." James Maguire, prof. and head of international health, U. of Md. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. 286-0432.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Regulation of V(D)J Recombination." Mark Schlissel, prof. of molecular & cell biology, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. "KM3 and After." Winy Maas, principal architect, MVRDV Architects, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-9300.


Tuesday, Dec. 12

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Bistability and the Regulation of Competence in Bacillus subtilis." David Dubnau, prof. of microbiology & molecular genetics, Public Health Research Inst., Newark, N.J. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 935-7888.


Wednesday, Dec. 13

8:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Executive & Management Forum. "Big Business Impact Through Next Generation Mobile Solutions." Dave Hoyt, corporate v.p. of strategy & solution delivery, Daugherty Business Solutions. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 935-4444.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Bacterial Reprogramming of Eukaryotic Cell Biochemistry." Erec Stebbins, assoc. prof. of structural microbiology, Rockefeller U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

Music

Tuesday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Student Recital. Students in the Dept. of Music. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Wednesday, Dec. 6

8 p.m. Concert. Washington University Jazz Band. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Thursday, Dec. 7

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Phil Dunlap, piano, and his trio. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Friday, Dec. 8

8 p.m. Washington University Opera. "In Women's Chambers." Excerpts from operas by Britten, Susa and Adamo. (Also 8 p.m. Dec. 9.) Umrath Hall Lounge. 935-4841.


Saturday, Dec. 9

8 p.m. Concert. Kingsbury Ensemble. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Sunday, Dec. 10

3 p.m. "Messiah" Sing-along. John Stewart, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Monday, Dec. 11

8 p.m. Concert. Flute Choir. Jan Smith, dir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Tuesday, Dec. 12

8 p.m. Concert. Chamber Ensembles. Elizabeth Macdonald, dir. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-4841.

Sports

Saturday, Dec. 9

7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. McKendree College. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Wednesday, Dec. 13

6 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Maryville U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

8 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Maryville U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

And more...

Tuesday, Dec. 5

7 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Conversation Series. [Grid‹›Matrix]. Sabine Eckmann, dir., Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum; and Lutz Koepnick, prof. of German and of film & media studies. (6:30 p.m. reception) Kemper Art Museum. RSVP to 935-4523.


Wednesday, Dec. 6

3-8 p.m. Annual Campus Store Faculty & Staff Appreciation Event. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Campus Store. 935-5580.


Thursday, Dec. 7

5:30 p.m. Skandalaris Center Event. IdeaBounce. (Reception follows.) Simon Hall, May Aud. For information and to register: sc.wustl.edu.

7 p.m. Sam Fox School Artist Talk. Tom Friedman. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.


Friday, Dec. 8

1 p.m. Skandalaris Center Event. Innovators & Entrepreneurs Workshop. (Reception follows.) Simon Hall. For information and to register: sc.wustl.edu.


Sunday, Dec. 10

2 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Tour. Featuring current special exhibitions. 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 935-6512 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.