Unversity Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 5-18 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

Friday, April 6

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "La Febbre" (The Fever). Alessandro D'Alatri Mario, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 7

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "Romanzo Criminale" (Crime Novel). Michele Placido, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102.


Wednesday, April 11

7 p.m. German Film Festival. "Vier Minuten" (Four Minutes). Chris Kraus, dir. Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.


Thursday, April 12

7 p.m. German Film Festival. "Alles auf Zucker!" (Go For Zucker!). Dani Levy, dir. Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.


Friday, April 13

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "Alla Luce del Sole" (Come Into The Light). Roberto Faenza, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102.


Saturday, April 14

2 p.m. German Film Festival. "Fremde Haut" (Unveiled). Angelina Maccarone, dir. Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.

8 p.m. Italian Film Festival of St. Louis. "La Terra" (Our Land). Sergio Rubini, dir. Brown Hall Auditorium. 422-3102.


Sunday, April 15

2 p.m. German Film Festival. "Sommer vorm Balkon" (Summer in Berlin). Andreas Dresen, dir. Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.

Lectures

Thursday, April 5

10 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar. Hunter Lovins, president, Natural Capitalism, Inc., Eldorado Springs, Colo. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lower Lvl., The Gargoyle. 935-5548.

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "LINE-1 Retrotransposition and Human Disease." John Moran, assoc. prof. of human genetics, U. of Mich. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Chemistry Lecture. "A Double Feature: The Preparation of Substituted Poly (phenylenevinylenes) for Device Applications and The Use of Sol-Gel Films for Cell Growth Studies." Elizabeth Sanford, prof. of chemistry, Hope College. McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Making of an African Communist: Edwin Mofutsanyana and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1927-1939." Robert Edgar, prof. of history, Howard U. Co-sponsored by African & African American Studies. (Reception follows.) Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminars. "Neurturin-RET Mediated Signaling is Critical for Normal Retinal Function." Milam Brantley, Jr., asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

4:30 p.m. Danforth Lecture. "The Social Impact of a University." Jonathan F. Fanton, president, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Sponsored by the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, the Gephardt Institute for Public Service and the Assembly Series. Brown Hall Lounge. To R.S.V.P.: 935-7573.


Friday, April 6

10 a.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Speaker Series. Emily Forland, literary agent, Wendy Weil Agency. Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

11 a.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Speaker Series. Jessa Crispin, editor-in-chief, Bookslut.com. Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Genetic Analysis of Organogenesis in the Mouse." Jeffrey Miner, assoc. prof. of internal medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 747-4233.

1:30 p.m. School of Medicine Information Session for Managers. Regarding the School of Medicine Tobacco-free Policy. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Aud. 362-4900.


Saturday, April 7

10 a.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Speaker Series. Fiona McCrae, publisher & dir., Graywolf Press. Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

11 a.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Speaker Series. Jennifer Kronovet, co-founder & co-editor, Circumference: Poetry in Translation. Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Monday, April 9

2:30 p.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Iron-Based Bimetallic Reductants for Treatment of Halogenated Organic Solvents." David Cwiertny, postdoctoral research assoc., U. of Iowa. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

4 p.m. Foreign Language Learning Colloquium Speaker Series. "The Age Factor in Second Language Speech Learning." James Flege, prof. emeritus of psychology, U. of Ala., Birmingham. Co-sponsored by Asian & Near Eastern Languages & Literatures, Germanic Languages & Literatures and Romance Languages & Literatures. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 250. 935-5175.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Insights Into Pathways of NK Cell Cytotoxicity." Marina Cella, assoc. prof. of pathology & immunology. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminars. "Genetic Defects Causing Retinitis Pigmentosa. Insights from Two Genes: NRL and RD3." James Friedman, postdoctoral fellow in ophthalmology, U. of Mich. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Tuesday, April 10

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Remodeling Proteins and the Proteome by AAA ATPase." Tania Baker, E.C. Whitehead Professor of Biology, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 935-7888.

1 p.m. K-12 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program Seminar. "Molecular Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer with Nanotechnology Approaches." Samuel Wickline, prof. of medicine. Center for Clinical Research Training, Conference Rm. 1. 454-8960.

1 p.m. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1404.

4 p.m. Assembly Series Lecture. Phi Beta Kappa Lecture. "Baldwin and the Bosporus or Talking About Black History Month to Students in Turkey." Gerald L. Early, Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.


Wednesday, April 11

11 a.m. Assembly Series Lecture. Women's Society Adele Starbird Lecture. "Return to Little Rock." Minnijean Brown Trickey, civil rights activist. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Protein Misfolding in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease." Richard Morimoto, Bill and Gayle Cooke Professor of Biology, Northwestern U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities Conversation. "Translating Swedish Crime Fiction." Ebba Segerberg. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-4200.

7 p.m. Visiting Artist Lecture Series. Lesley Dill, mixed-media artist. Co-sponsored by the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. 725-1834, ext. 156.


Thursday, April 12

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Genome Wide Association and Candidate Gene Study of Nicotine Dependence-A Two Pronged Approach." Laura Bierut, assoc. prof. of psychiatry. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Julia Hudson Freund Memorial Lecture. Stuart Orkin, dept. of pediatric oncology, Children's Hospital & Dana-Farber Cancer Inst. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

4 p.m. Chemistry Lecture. "From the Pi-way to the Bedside: Use of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry to Study Mutagenic Guanine Oxidation and the Mechanisms of DNA Adduction by Platinum Anticancer Drugs." Paul Henderson, U. of California. McMillen Lab, Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminars. "Senescence, Innate Immunity and Ocular Angiogenesis." Rajendra Apte, asst. prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, April 13

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Telomere Dynamics During the Cell Cycle." Jan Karlseder, assoc. prof. of molecular & cellular biology, The Salk Inst. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

4 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. "Confessions of a Poison Woman: Reading Self Narrative in Meiji Japan." Christine Marran, prof. of Asian languages and & literature, U. of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by International & Area Studies and Women and Gender Studies. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. 935-4448.

6 and 8:30 p.m. WUSTL Association Travel Lecture Series. "Rail Across Russian-St. Petersburg to the Black Sea." Mary Lee & Sid Nolan, directors. Graham Chapel. 935-5212.


Monday, April 16

3 p.m. Neuro-oncology Research Group Seminar Series. "The Roots of Pediatric Brain Tumors, Mutations and Normal Development." Joshua Rubin, asst. prof. of pediatrics. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 454-8981.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "The Role of Endogenous Peptide-MHC Complexes in T Cell Recognition and Selection." Mark Davis, prof. Stanford U., HHMI. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Religious Studies Lecture. "Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace." Lawrence Carter, prof. of religion, Morehouse College. (Reception follows.) Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. 935-8677.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar Series. "Realtime MRI: Its Applications for Diagnosis and Therapy." Bruno Taccardi, prof. of medicine, NIH. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.


Tuesday, April 17

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Subversion of the Eukaryotic Host Cell by Secreted Chlamydia Trachomatis Effectors." Ted Hackstadt, prof. of medicine, Rocky Mountain Laboratories. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-2878.

1 p.m. K-12 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program Seminar. "Why in the World Would a Ph.D.-Scientist Choose a Clinical Research Career in a Department of Medicine?" Kevin Yarasheski, assoc. prof. of medicine. Center for Clinical Research Training, Conference Rm. 1. 454-8960.

2:45-7:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Executive and Management Forum. "ITSM: The Path to True Business/IT Alignment." David Cannon, practice principal. Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center, Forest Park. To register: 935-4444.

4:30 p.m. Religious Studies Lecture. "Lost Gospels and Rediscovered Christianities." Bart Ehrman, prof. of religion, U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (Reception follows.) Wilson Hall, Rm. 214. 935-8677.


Wednesday, April 18

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture/Social Justice Center/Amnesty International. "An Ordinary Man." Paul Rusesabagina, author. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.

4 p.m. Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities Conversation. "Wondrous Birds Grow From the Palm of My Hand." Fatemeh Keshavarz, prof. of Persian language & literature. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-4200.

5:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Gallery Talk. Michael Murawski, coordinator of education and public programs. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 104. 935-4523.

Music

Wednesday, April 11

8 p.m. Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Tuesday, April 17

8 p.m. Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, April 13

8 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Performance. "The Watching Heart: A Journey in Peace." Alice Bloch and Fatemeh Keshavarz, adj. instructor and prof. of Persian and comparative literature. Olin Dance Studio, Ann W. Olin Women's Bldg. 935-5110.

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "House of Desires" by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Trevor Biship, dir. (Also 8 p.m. April 14, 20 & 21, 2 p.m. April 15 & 22.) Cost: $15; $9 for seniors, students, faculty & staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, April 6

7 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Maryville U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 7

All day. Track & Field WUSTL Select meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.

10 a.m. Men's tennis vs. Wheaton College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Monday, April 9

4 p.m. Men's tennis vs. McKendree College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 11

3 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Maryville U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Friday, April 13

All day. Track & Field WUSTL Quad. Francis Field. 935-4705.

2:30 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Missouri Western State U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Saturday, April 14

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

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

3 p.m. Men's tennis vs. U. of Texas-Tyler. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

3 p.m. Women's tennis vs. U. of Texas-Tyler. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Sunday, April 15

10 a.m. Men's tennis vs. U. of Chicago. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 17

4 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Principia College. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Principia College. Forest Park, Dwight Davis Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Wednesday, April 18

4 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

4 p.m. Women's tennis vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

Worship

Thursday, April 5

7 p.m. Catholic Holy Thursday Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. modde@washucsc.org.


Friday, April 6

7 p.m. Catholic Good Friday Service. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. modde@washucsc.org.


Saturday, April 7

7:30 p.m. Catholic Easter Vigil Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. modde@washucsc.org.


Sunday, April 8

9:30 & 11 a.m. Catholic Easter Sunday Mass. Graham Chapel. Sponsored by the Catholic Student Center. modde@washucsc.org.

And more

Thursday, April 5

4:30 p.m. University Libraries Panel Discussion. "Arcadia id est: Artists' Books, Nature and the Landscape." (Reception immediately following, Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Gingko Reading Room.) Co-sponsored by Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935.5418.


Friday, April 6

1 p.m. Skandalaris Center YouthBridge Workshop Series. "Resources for Social Entrepreneurs" & "Building Your Network." Simon Hall. To register: www.sc.wustl.edu.

2 p.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Panel Discussion. "The Place of Art in the Current Literary Marketplace: How That Marketplace has Changed." Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Saturday, April 7

2 p.m. The Writing Program "Publishing Weekend" Panel Discussion. "Looking to be Published: Frank Advice for Beginning Writers." Co-sponsored by the Department of English in Arts & Sciences and The Career Center. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Thursday, April 12

1 p.m. School of Law Panel Discussion. Philip D. Shelton Symposium. "A Higher Sense of Purpose: Access to Higher Education and the Professions." Co-sponsored by the Law School Admission Council. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-6430.



Friday, April 13

6:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Panel Discussion. "Kemper Conversation: Panel on Contemporary German Film." (6 p.m. reception.) Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 103. 935-4523.


Saturday, April 14

2 p.m. Children's Hope International Concert. "Fourth Annual Concert for Orphans." Cost: $15. Whitaker Hall Aud. 812-1713.

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.

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