Calendar Highlights

University Events
"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 26-April 1 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.

Lectures

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.

On Stage

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

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.

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.