Calendar Highlights

University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 16-22 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 20

7 p.m. Annual Children's Film Symposium. "Greyfriars Bobby" (1961). Don Chaffey, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.


Saturday, April 21

10:30 a.m. Annual Children's Film Symposium. "The Black Cauldron" (1985). Ted Berman and Richard Rich, dirs. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

4 p.m. Annual Children's Film Symposium. "Jestem" (I Am) (2005). Dorota Kedzierzawska, dir. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

Lectures

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. (Reception 5 p.m.) 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. (Reception follows.) Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-8677.


Wednesday, April 18

11 a.m. Assembly Series. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture. "An Ordinary Man." Paul Rusesabagina, author. Sponsored by the Social Justice Center, Amnesty International and the Association of Black Students. Graham Chapel. 935-4620.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Structure and Mechanism of AAA Proteins Involved in DNA." Dale Wigley, fellow of the Royal Society, London Research Inst. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

4 p.m. Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities Conversation. "Wondrous Birds Grow From the Palm of My Hand: Translating the Mystical Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi." Fatemeh Keshavarz, prof. of Persian language and literature and of comparative 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.

6 p.m. Barnes-Jewish Hospital Ethics Committee Lecture. "How Medicine's Complicity with Big Business Can Endanger Your Health." Jerome P. Kassirer, M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine and Yale University. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 867-3627.


Thursday, April 19

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Absolute Pitch: Genetics and Perception." Jane Gitschier, prof. of medicine and pediatrics, U. of Calif., San Francisco. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Economics Graduate Student Association Lecture. Douglass C. North Honorary Lecture Series. "Doubts or Volatility?" Thomas Sargent, economist and author. Co-sponsored by the School of Law Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7988.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Bifunctional DNA and Protein Alkylation by 1, 2, 3, 4-Diepoxybutane (DEB)." Natalia Tratyakova, assoc. prof. of medicinal chemistry, U. of Minn. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Lecture. Annual David M. Kipnis Lecture. "Cell Fate Determination in the Vertebrate Retina." Constance Cepko, prof. of genetics, Harvard U. Moore Aud., 520 S. Euclid Ave. 362-0198.

5 p.m. Historia Medica Lecture Series on the History of Medicine. "Seeing Ideas: Insight from Interplay between Artists, Physicians and Scientists." Thomas Woolsey, prof. of experimental neurological surgery. (Reception follows.) Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-4236.

5 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. Robert Nussenblatt, chief of immunology, National Eye Inst., National Institutes for Health, Bethesda, Md. 362-1006.


Friday, April 20

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Whitney R. Harris Inst. for Global Legal Studies Workshop. Latin American Law Workshop. (Continues 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. April 21.) Anheuser-Busch Hall. 935-7988.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Family Planning and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Strange Bedfellows." Jeffrey Peipert, prof. of obstetrics & gynecology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Ryckman Lecture. "Is there a Role for Coal in a Carbon Constrained World?" Adel Sarofim, Presidential Professor of Engineering, U. of Utah. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

11 a.m. Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies Lecture. "Temple Treasures in the Dead Sea Caves: New Insights from Archaeology." Richard Freund, Maurice Greenberg Professor of Jewish History, U. of Hartford. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 301. 935-8567.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Endocytosis of the EGF receptor and Dopamine Transporter: Functional Roles and Unexpected Similarity of the Mechanisms." Alexander Sorkin, assoc. prof. of pharmacology, U. of Colo. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

4 p.m. Annual Children's Film Symposium Lecture. "Walt Disney and 1960s America." Stephen Watts, prof. of history, U. of Mo. Duncker Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5576.


Saturday, April 21

7:15 a.m.-6:50 p.m. Medicine CME Course. "ARCH 2: Percutaneous Cardiac and Peripheral Vascular Therapeutics." Cost: $200 for physicians, $150 for physicians in training and allied health professionals. The Ritz-Carlton St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza. To register: 362-6891.

2 p.m. Annual Children's Film Symposium Lecture. "The Making of Children's Films." Sandy Tung, film director. Brown Hall Aud. 935-5576.

Music

Tuesday, April 17

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


Sunday, April 22

2:30 p.m. Eliot Trio Concert. David Halen, violin; Daniel Lee, cello; and Seth Carlin, piano. Cost: $15; $10 for seniors, faculty and staff; free for students. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-4841.

Sports

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 Ill. U. Edwardsville. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

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


Thursday, April 19

4 p.m. Softball vs. Ill. College. WUSTL Field. 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." (Reception 6 p.m.) Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 103. 935-4523.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Reading Series. Elizabeth Graver and Edward Schwarzschild, fiction writers. Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


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.

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