Calendar Highlights

Unversity Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 9-15 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

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

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.

Music

Wednesday, April 11

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

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.

And more

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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