University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 22-April 4 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (webevent.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits
"Lesley Dill: 'The Thrill Came Slowly.'" Through April 29. Co-sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. 725-1834, ext. 156.

"Reality Bites." Through April 29. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Film

Thursday, March 22

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "My Lost Home/Ma Maison Perdue" (2001), Kamal El-Mahouti, dir., and "Daughter of Kel-toum" (2001), Mehdi Charef, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Friday, March 23

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Toi, Waguih/You, Wagui" (2005), Namir Abdel Messeeh, dir., and "The Night of Truth/La Nuit de la Vérité" (2004), Fanta Régina Nacro, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Saturday, March 24

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Whole: A Trinity of Being" (2004), Shelley Barry, dir., and "U-Carmen Ekhayelitsha" (2005), Mark Dornford-May, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Sunday, March 25

7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Ousmane/Dewanati" (2006), Dyana Gaye, dir., and "A Child's Love Story/Un Amour d'Enfant" (2004), Ben Diogaye Beye, dir. (Discussion with director follows film.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.


Wednesday, April 4

7 p.m. Japanese Film Series. "Be With You" (2004), Nobuhiro Doi, dir. Busch Hall, Rm. 100. 935-5110.

Lectures

Thursday, March 22

8:15-10:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Executive and Management Forum. "Endpoint Security: Protecting Networks from Mobile End-users." David Strom, author. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "The Dog (and Fox) as a Model for the Genetics of Complex Phenotypes: Morphology, Behavior and Disease." K. Gordon Lark, dept. of biology, U. of Utah. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

2 p.m. Center for Materials Innovation/Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Joint Seminar. "Design of Stable Nanocrystalline Alloys for Coating Applications." Christopher Schuh, assoc. prof. of metallurgy, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6540.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Carbohydrate Conjugates in Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry." Chris Orvig, prof. of chemistry, U. of British Columbia. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Ocular Carbonic Anhydrases: Why So Many for Such a Simple Reaction, and Which Do Our Drugs Target?" William Sly, James B. and Joan C. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, St. Louis U. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

6:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Lecture. "International Art Galleries: From 'Living Room' to 'White Cube,' from 'White Cube' to 'Art Adventure.'" Uta Grosenick, author. Brown Hall Aud. 935-4523.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Reading Series. David Baker, the visiting Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature. Hurst Lounge, Duncker Hall. 935-7130.


Friday, March 23

8 a.m.-noon. Weidenbaum Center Forum. "Global Challenges to U.S. Business." Simon Hall, May Aud. For information and to register: 935-5652.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Donald Thurston Memorial Lecture. "Time to Change the Channel: How Coevolutionary Arms Races Lead to Tetrodotoxin Resistance in Snakes." Edmond Brodie III, prof. of biology, U. of Va. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar. Joan Rose, AEESP distinguished lecturer. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

1-5:45 p.m. Geriatrics CME Course. "Geriatrics in Primary Care Medicine." Cost: $95. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.


Saturday, March 24

7:30 a.m.-3:25 p.m. Oncology CME Course. "Updates from the 2007 ASCO GI Cancers and Prostate Cancer Symposia." Cost: $65. Chase Park Plaza, 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd. To register: 362-6891.

10 a.m. Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Metals and Civilization." Kenneth F. Kelton, Ph.D., Arthur Holly Compton Professor in Arts & Sciences, prof. of physics and of metallurgy and materials science. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276


Monday, March 26

11:45 a.m. Infectious Diseases Lecture. "HIV/TV Co-infection: Challenges and Strategies." Barbara Seaworth, assoc. prof. of medicine, U. of Tx., Tyler. Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., Steinberg Amphitheatre. 454-8276.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "T Cell Homeostasis." Stephen Jameson, prof. of lab medicine and pathology, U. of Minn. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Condensed Matter/Materials & Biological Physics Seminar. "Influence of Non-equilibrium Conditions on Thin Film Stress and Surface Morphology Evolution." Eric Chason, div. of engineering, Brown U. (3:45 coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Tuesday, March 27

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Autophagy, Innate Immunity and Microbial Countermeasures." Beth Levine, prof. of internal medicine and infectious diseases, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Cori Aud. 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2689.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Giving a Dementia Diagnosis to Families: What Happens, and Then What Happens." Brian Carpenter, asst. prof. of psychology. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1404.

4:30 p.m. Social Work lecture. "Using Punk Rock and Leftover Food to Change the World." Robert L.E. Egger, founder and president, D.C. Central Kitchen. Rm. 132, Goldfarb Hall. 935-7573.


Wednesday, March 28

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Triggering & Regulation of Innate Intestinal Immunal Response by Shigella." Phillip Sansonetti, prof., Pasteur and head, Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Molèculaire Biologie Cellulaire et Infection, Pasteur Inst. of Paris. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Drug Absorption and Disposition: Characterization of Transporters Important in Uptake/Elimination." Leslie Benet, prof. of biopharmaceutical sciences and pharmaceutical chemistry, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Physics Colloquium. "Examples of the Zeroth Theorem of the History of Science." J.D. Jackson, prof. of physics, U. of Calif., Berkeley. (3:30 p.m. coffee, Compton Hall, Rm. 245.) Crow Hall, Rm. 204. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Dept. of English Talk. "Sentimental Modernity: Rethinking Point of View in Fiction and Cinema." Jim Chandler, prof. of English, U. of Chicago. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5190.


Thursday, March 29

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Modifier Genes and Systems Biology of Health and Diseases." Joseph Nadeau, dept. of genetics, Case Western Reserve U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Lecture. Annual C.R. Stephen Lecture. "Relationship of Sleep and Anesthesia." Clifford Saper, James Jackson Putnam Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Harvard U. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-8701.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Chemistry of Sterically Protected Unusual Phosphorous Compounds." Masaaki Yoshifuji, adjunct prof. of chemistry, U. of Ala. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The 'Conquest of Nature': Water, Landscape and the Making of Modern Germany." David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard U. (Reception follows.) Brown Hall Lounge. 935-5450.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Turkish-German Constellations in Literature and Film." Martina Wagner-Egelhaaf, prof. of German, U. of Münster, Germany. Co-sponsored by the Kemper Art Museum. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 104. 935-5106.

8 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "1943: The Jewish World at Ground Zero." David Roskies, Sol and Evelyn Henkind Chair in Yiddish Literature and Culture and prof. of Jewish literature, Jewish Theological Seminary. Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. McDonnell Hall, Rm. 162. 935-8567.


Friday, March 30

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Kelle Moley, prof. of obstetrics and gynecology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar. Younan Xia, prof. of chemistry, U. of Wash. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

11 a.m. Jewish, Islamic & Near Eastern Studies Lecture. "Survival Strategies: Interpreting Islam in Central Asia, Past and Present." Devin DeWeese, prof. of central European studies, Indiana U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-8567.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Distinct Roles for Classical and Alternative NF-kB Signaling in Osteoclasts." Deborah Novack, asst. prof. of internal medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg, Rm. 426. 362-7437.


Monday, April 2

4 p.m. Physics Condensed Matter/Materials and Biological Physics Seminar. "Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy on Semiconductors." Sascha Sadewsser, div. of solar energy, Hahn-Meitner Institut, Berlin. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages and Literatures Lecture. "Die Gruppe 47, von Heute Aus Gesehen." Wilfried Barner, prof. of German, U. of Goettingen, Germany. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5106.


Tuesday, April 3

11:45 a.m. Center for Materials Innovation & Biomedical Engineering Joint Seminar. "Engineering Cell Adhesive Biointerfaces and Tissue Constructs." Andres Garcia, Georgia Inst. of Technology. Whitaker Hall, Rm. 100. 935-6540.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Extensive and Regulated Glycan Synthesis by Abundant Human Intestinal Symbionts." Laurie Comstock, assoc. prof. of medicine, Harvard U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-3692.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Energy Transfer in Natural Photosynthetic Antenna Supercomplexes." Robert Blankenship, Lucille P. Markey Distinguished Professor of Biology & Chemistry. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

Music

Sunday, March 25

8 p.m. Indian Classical Music Concert. Imrat Khan, sitar, and Samir Chatterjee, tabla. Cost: $15; $10 for seniors, faculty & staff; $5 for students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

On Stage

Friday, March 23

8 p.m. Washington University Opera. "Tartuffe" by Molière. Jolly Stewart, dir., John Stewart, conductor. (Also 8 p.m. March 24.) Cost: $18; $12 for seniors, faculty & staff; $7 for students. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.


Thursday, March 29

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "Highness" by Carolyn Kras. Annamaria Pileggi, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 30 & 31, 2 p.m. March 31 & April 1.) Cost: $15, $9 for seniors, students, children, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.


Friday, March 30

8 p.m. OVATIONS! Series. "Leftover Stories to Tell: A Tribute to Spalding Gray." (Also 8 p.m. March 31.) Cost: $30, $25 for seniors, WUSTL faculty & staff, $18 for students & children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, March 23

All day. Track & Field WUSTL Mini Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

2 p.m. Baseball vs. Clarke College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 24

10 a.m. Men's tennis vs. Carthage College. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Women's tennis vs. Carthage College. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Noon. Baseball vs. Elmhurst College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Sunday, March 25

1 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Graceland U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Graceland U. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, March 27

1 p.m. Baseball vs. Maryville U. Kelly Field. 935-4705.


Friday, March 30

All day. Track & Field Washington University Invitational. (Also March 31.) Francis Field. 935-4705.


Saturday, March 31

1 p.m. Softball vs. Millikin U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Monday, April 2

1:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Edgewood College. Kelly Field. 935-4705.

And more

Saturday, March 31

2 p.m. Memorial Service. Honoring Dr. Leonard Berg. (Reception follows.) Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 286-0071.

5-9:30 p.m. School of Social Work International Festival. "Connecting Cultures." Lab Sciences Bldg. 935-6600.

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.