"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Jan. 18-Feb. 1 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
School of Medicine Student, Faculty & Staff Art Show '07 Through Feb. 26. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, First Floor Atrium. wattsond@msnotes.wustl.edu.

Lectures

Friday, Jan. 19

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "The New Genetics of Cystic Fibrosis." Mitch Drumm, assoc. prof. of pediatrics, Case Western Reserve U. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

3 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. Peter Khalifah, prof. of chemistry, U. of Mass. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

7:30 p.m. Saint Louis Astronomical Society Meeting. "So You Have a Telescope? Now What?" McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-4614.


Monday, Jan. 22

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "Pathogen Discovery: Challenges and Opportunities." Larry Anderson, dir., div. of viral diseases, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Case Study Rm. 286-0432.

Noon. Physics Theory Brown Bag Seminar. "Density Functional Theory for Quasiparticle Properties." Dimitri Van Neck, lab. of theoretical physics, Ghent U., Belgium. Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Modeling Informality Formally: Households and Firms." Sebastian Galiani, assoc. prof. of economics. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Yin and Yang of Granzyme B." Tim Ley, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Lipotoxicity: Getting to the Heart of the Matter." Jean Schaffer, assoc. prof. of medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Givens Alumni Lecture. "Lighting Design as Exploration." Paul Zaferiou, president & principal, Lam Partners Inc., Boston. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-6200.


Tuesday, Jan. 23

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Immune Recognition of Candida albicans: The Taste of a Fungal Pathogen." Neil Gow, prof. and chair of microbiology, Aberdeen U., Scotland. Cori Aud.,4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2742.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Hypervalent Iodine Heterocycles and Pseudoheterocycles as Reagents for Organic Synthesis." Viktor Zhdankin, prof. of chemistry & biochemistry, U. of Minn., Duluth. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Women & Gender Studies Program Lecture. "Queen Latifah, Unruly Women and the Bodies of Romantic Comedy." Linda Mizejewski, prof. of English and chair of women's studies, Ohio State U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5102.


Wednesday, Jan. 24

11 a.m. Assembly Series. "Burning to Read." David Lawton, prof. of English. Presented in conjunction with The Big Read. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Center for Materials Innovation and Physics Joint Colloquium. "Orbital Magnetization in Periodic Solids." Timo Thonhauser, prof. of materials science & engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences "Frontiers in Human Pathobiology" Lecture Series. Jean Schaffer, assoc. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Aud. 362-4806.

4 p.m. St. Louis NMR Discussion Group. "Spin-lattice Relaxation of Heavy Nuclei in Crystalline Solids by Spin-rotation Coupling to Lattice Vibrations." Alexander Vega, sr. research scientist, U. of Del. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6276.


Thursday, Jan. 25

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Modeling and Design of Protein-DNA Interfaces." James Havranek, dept. of biochemistry, U. of Wash., Seattle. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Structure Determination of Nanocrystals, Fibrils and Membrane Proteins by Magic-angle Spinning Solid-state NMR." Chad Rienstra, asst. prof. of chemistry, U. of Ill. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

3 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Low-momentum Interactions and the Nuclear Many-body Problem." Dick Furnstahl, prof. of physics, Ohio State U. (2:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Friday, Jan. 26

9:15 a.m. Gene Therapy for Genetic Deficiencies: Success is Just Around the Corner. Kathy Ponder, assoc. prof. of medicine. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Synchronous and Asynchronous Exocytosis from Canine Pancreatic Islet Beta Cells: A Minimal Model for Biophasic Insulin Secretion." Stanley Misler, assoc. prof. of cell biology & physiology. McDonnel Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.


Monday, Jan. 29

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Beneficial Mutation in Adaptive and Innate Immunity." Nina Papavasiliou asst. prof. of lymphocyte biology, Rockefeller U. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. Sandor Kovacs, asst. prof. of medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, Jan. 30

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Two-day Workshop. "Marketing the IT Organization Internally." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 31.) Cost: $1,210, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. 935-4444.

9 a.m.-noon. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Field Guide Course Lecture. "Field Guide to GenBank and NCBI Molecular Biology Resources." (Also 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 31.) McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Erlanger Aud. For information and to register: 362-4737 or holmeskr@wustl.edu.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Prevalence of Diastasis Recti Abdominis in a Urogynecological Patient Population." Tracy Spitznagle, instructor in physical therapy. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1404.


Wednesday, Jan. 31

7 p.m. Science on Tap Lecture. "Is it Natural to be Moral?" Ursula Goodenough, prof. of biology. Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwester Ave., Crown Room. 935-5285.


Thursday, Feb. 1

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Collaborate or Collapse: Experimental and Mathematical Analyses of a Synthetic Cooperative System." Wenying Shou, computational biology center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology Visual Sciences Seminar. "Crx Activates Photoreceptor Gene Transcription by Promoting Chromatin Remodeling." Shiming Chen, assoc. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg,. Rm. 725. 362-3315.

On stage

Friday, Jan. 19

7:30 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Hana's Suitcase" by Emil Sher. Co-presented by Metro Theater Company. (Also 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 2 p.m. Jan 20 & 21.) Cost: $15, $12 for students, seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Tuesday, Jan. 23

7:30 p.m. Performing Arts Department Presentation. "The Dead Father: Dances by Paul D. Mosley." Paul D. Mosley, choreographer. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Rm. 207, Annelise Mertz Dance Studio. 935-5858.


Friday, Jan. 26

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Civil Rights Reader." DBR & the Mission SQ Unit. Cost: $30, $25 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Jan. 19

6 p.m. Swimming & diving. WUSTL Invitational. (Also 11 a.m. Jan. 20.) Millstone Pool. 935-4705.

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

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


Sunday, Jan. 21

Noon. Men's basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.


Friday, Jan. 26

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

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


Sunday, Jan. 28

Noon. Men's basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Women's basketball vs. New York U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

And more

Thursday, Jan. 18

6 p.m. University-wide Green Forum. Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. 935-5916, president@su.wustl.edu, su.wustl.edu.

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.