University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place April 19-May 2 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
"Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace." Through April 27. Olin Library Lobby. 935-6626.

"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

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.

3 p.m. Physics Theory Seminar. "Goldstone Boson Currents in the Kaon Condensed CFL Phase of Dense Quark Matter." Andrei Kryjevski, dept. of physics, Ind. U. (2:30 p.m. Coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

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.

4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Chemistry in Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets." Katharina Lodders, research asst. prof. of earth & planetary sciences. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.

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. Co-sponsored by Religious Studies and Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures. 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.

8 a.m.-1 p.m. AIDS Clinical Trials Unit CME Course. "Highlights from the 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections & Treatment Updates for HIV Clinicians." Cost: $75. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.

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


Monday, April 23

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Thymic and Peripheral Regulatory T Cell Development." Chyi-Song Hsieh, asst. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics & Center for Materials Innovation Seminar. "Extended Universality and Information Theory." Carlos Wexler, prof. of physics, U. of Mo. (3:45 p.m. Coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Architecture Lecture Series. Sean Godsell, architect, Melbourne, Australia. Lab Sciences Bldg., Rm. 300. 935-9300.


Tuesday, April 24

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "The Business-IT Partnership: Delivering Business Results." Cost: $905, reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Mucosal Antigen Acquisition and Defense." Hans-Christian Reinecker, assoc. prof. of medicine, Harvard U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

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

1 p.m. K-12 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program Seminar. "Infections in Migrants — A Southern California Casebook." Claire Panosian, clinical prof. of medicine, U. of Calif., Los Angeles. Wohl Hosp. Bldg. Aud. 454-8960.


Wednesday, April 25

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Molecular Structure of Iron Regulatory Protein 1 in Complex with Iron Responsive Element: How an Enzyme Becomes a Gene Regulator and Vice Versa." William Walden, prof. of microbiology and immunology, U. of Ill. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Thursday, April 26

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Single Molecule Measurements of Gene-regulator Protein's Interactions with DNA." Yan Mei Wang, asst. prof. of physics. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., RM. 823. 362-2139.

2 p.m. Chancellor's Fellowship Conference. "African-Americans and Documentary Film." Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. Graham Chapel. 935-6821.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Fast and Faster Glimpses of Reactive Intermediates." Robert Moss, L.P. Hammett Professor of Chemistry, Rutgers U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Political Education of John Jones: Race Politics in a Northern City, 1845-1879." Margaret Garb, asst. prof. of history. (Reception follows.) Hurst Lounge, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Visuomotor Deficits in Chil-dren with Cerebral Palsy." Fatema Ghasia, research fellow in ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.


Friday, April 27

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Pathology Symposium. In Honor of Dr. Emil R. Unanue. "Immunology at the Horizon of the New Millennium." Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-8748.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering. "The Chemistry of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Applications to Biomolecule Detection, Nanotube Separation and Electronic Networks." Michael Strano, assoc. prof. of chemical & biomolecular engineering, U. of Ill. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Vesicular Axonal Transport: Linking Injury Signaling to Nerve Regeneration." Valeria Cavalli, asst. prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-7437.

4 p.m. Physics & Center for Materials Innovation Joint Seminar. "Disorder and Dissipation in the Microwave Conductivity Spectra of Carbon Nanotube and Silicon Nanowire Arrays." Mark Lee, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.


Monday, April 30

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "What Determines Adult Skills? Impacts of Pre-school, School-years and Post-school Experiences in Guatemala." Jere Behrman, W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics, U. of Penn. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Tec Kinase Signaling Regulates Conventional Versus Innate T Cell Development." Leslie Berg, assoc. prof. of pathology, U. of Mass. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.


Tuesday, May 1

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "The Female Gametocyte of the Malaria Parasite: A Model for the Initial Development of a Polarised Embryo?" Andy Waters, dept. of parasitology, Leiden U., the Netherlands. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Computational Methods for Biomolecular Solvation." Nathan Baker, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.


Wednesday, May 2

7 a.m.-7:15 p.m. Internal Medicine CME Course. "The Washington Manual Comprehensive Internal Medicine and Board Review Course." (Continues through May 6.) Cost: $1,025, $825 for residents, fellows and allied health professionals. Eric P. Newman Education Center. For schedule, details and to register: 362-6891.

Music

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.


Sunday, April 29

3 p.m. Chancellor's Concert. " Carmina Burana" by Carl Orff. Washington University Concert Choir, John Stewart, dir., and Washington University Symphony Orchestra, Dan Presgrave, dir. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, April 20

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 21; 2 p.m. April 22.) Cost: $15; $9 for seniors, students, faculty and staff. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Thursday, April 19

4 p.m. Softball vs. Ill. College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 24

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

4 p.m. Men's tennis vs. Lindenwood U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.

And more

Thursday, April 19

5 p.m. Skandalaris Center IdeaBounce Event. Simon Hall, May Aud. For information and to register: www.sc.wustl.edu.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Poetry & Fiction Readings. Co-sponsored by Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies. (Reception follows.) Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5106.


Friday, April 27

1 p.m. Skandalaris Center Innovators & Entrepreneurs Workshop. "Market Size & Revenue Forecasting," "Developing Your Idea and Finding Your Value Proposition" and "Creating Your Business Model." Simon Hall. To register: www.sc.wustl.edu.

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.