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"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University April 11-24. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (http://calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibitions
Contemporary German Art: Recent Acquisitions. Continues through April 20. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

Contemporary Projects: Arnold Odermatt Photographs. Continues through April 20. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

Cynthia Weese: Works. Continues through April 11. Givens Hall. 935-6200.

East and West — Two Mashiko Potters: Masayuki Miyajima and Darice Veri. Continues through April 20. Gallery of Art Teaching Gallery. 935-8772.

Green Givens Display. Continues through April 18. Givens Hall. 935-6200.

Made in France: Art From 1945 to the Present. Continues through April 20. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

Ten Shades of Green. Continues through April 11. Givens Hall. 935-6200.

Film

Friday, April 18

5:30 p.m. It's Not Easy Being Green. Givens Hall, Kemp Aud. 935-6200.

Lectures

Friday, April 11

11 a.m. Comorbidity & Addictions Center Seminar. "Cultural Variations in Drug Use and Delinquent Behavior: Blacks, Hispanic and White Girls 20 Years Ago — Using Qualitative Research in Minority Communities." Co-sponsored by the Center for Mental Health Services Research. Goldfarb Hall, Rm. 246. 935-5687.

11 a.m. Pathology & Immunology Lecture. "High-affinity T Cell Receptors: Engineering, Specificity, and Function." David M. Kranz, prof. of biochemistry, U. of Ill. Children's Hospital 3rd Floor Aud. 362-8740.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Cdc42: Always Another Surprise." Richard A. Cerione, prof. of molecular medicine, Cornell U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6040.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar. Paul Bridgman, assoc. prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium. J.S. Marron, prof. of statistics, U. of N.C. (4 p.m. tea, Cupples II Hall, Rm. 200.) Cupples II Hall, Rm. 199. 935-6760.

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Friday Forum Lecture. "Made in France: Art From 1945 to the Present." Rebecca DeRoo, asst. prof. of art history. (6:30 p.m. reception.) Cost: $10. Gallery of Art. 935-4523.

7:30 p.m. University Libraries Lecture. "Darwin & the Duodecimo: Natural Selection & Books." Roderick Cave, researcher and author. West Campus Conference Center, Rm. AB. 935-5495.


Saturday, April 12

10:30 a.m. University Libraries Lecture. "Chinese and Vietnamese Ritual Papers." Roderick Cave, researcher and author. Olin Library, Lvl. A. 935-5495.


Monday, April 14

Noon. Neurology & Neurological Surgery Research Seminar. "The Atkins Diet: Turning Epilepsy and Obesity Into Odd Bedfellows." Liu Lin Thio, asst. prof. of neurobiology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-7316.

4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "CD8 T Cell Avidity in Development and Function." Janet Connolly, research asst. prof. of genetics. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "The Organic Superconductor: Beta-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu(SCN)2 Under Pressure." Anne-Katrin Klehe, dept. of physics, Oxford U., England. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Next: Reconsidering Everyday Forms and Fabrication." Charles Lazor, designer, BLUDOT Design, Minneapolis. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, April 15

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Phosphoinositide Signaling During Phagocytosis and Bacterial Invasion." Sergio Grinstein, medical officer (research), dept. of biochemistry, U. of Toronto. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8873.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Seminar. David Yue, prof. of biomedical engineering and neuroscience, Johns Hopkins U. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-8560.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "The Design, Synthesis and Applications of Chemical Precursors to Advanced Ceramic Materials." Larry G. Sneddon, prof. and chair of chemistry, U. of Penn. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4:30 pm. Women & Gender Studies Panel Discussion. "Beauty and the Body." (Reception follows.) Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. 935-5102.

6 p.m. Historia Medica Lecture Series on the History of Medicine. "Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones … Opiates, Pain, and Professional Medicine in the Middle Ages." Walton O. Schalick III, asst. prof. of history and pediatrics. Bernard Becker Medical Library, Lvl. 7, Kenton King Center. 362-4236.


Wednesday, April 16

Noon. Academic Women's Network Brown Bag Seminar. "Grant Writing for Medical School." (Also April 18 & 23, noon.) Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 747-0808.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "How Does a Molecular Machine Work?" Alexander Grosberg, prof. of physics, U. of Minn. Cori Aud. 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

6:15 p.m. Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture. "Judentum und Antisemitismus — Karl Kraus und Heinrich Heine." Dietmar Goltschnigg, prof. of German, U. of Graz, Austria. Cupples II Hall, Rm. 114. 935-5106.


Thursday, April 17

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Genetic and Genomic Approaches to Complex Traits and Disease." Richard Spielman, prof. of genetics., U. of Penn. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

2:45-7:30 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Executive/Management Forum. "Thinking Outside the Client: Focusing IT on the Needs of Business Customers." Martha Rogers, Peppers & Rogers Group, Norwalk, Conn. Open to CAIT members only. Missouri Botanical Gardens. 935-4792.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Electric Force Microscopy of Organic Electronic Materials and Nanoscale Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Using Hih Sensitivity Cantilevers." John Marohn, asst. prof. of chemistry, Cornell U. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Conjuctival Pyogenic Granulomas After Strabismus Surgery." Gabriela Espinoza, ophthalmology resident; "The Importance of Vitreous Liquefaction in Age-related Cataract." George Harocopos, ophthalmology resident. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.


Friday, April 18

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Innate Immunity and Pediatrics — Lessons From the Fly." Paul B. McCray, Jr., prof. of pediatrics, U. of Iowa. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar. Richard Baird, sr. research scientist & center head, Central Inst. for the Deaf, assoc. prof. of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.

6:30 p.m. Green Givens Week Roundtable. "The Human Niche: Sustainability for the Built Environment." Panelists include Jane Wolff, asst. prof. of architecture, and Dan Dellmuth, affiliate asst. prof. of architecture. Givens Hall, Rm. 113. 935-6200.


Monday, April 21

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Understanding the Receptor Switch: How Do Hormones Activate G Proteins." Thomas J. Baranski, asst. prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 362-0183.

Noon. Neurology & Neurological Surgery Research Seminar. "Deep Brain Stimulation: What's Shocking?" Joel Perlmutter, prof. of neurology & radiology and assoc. prof. of neurobiology. Maternity Bldg., Schwarz Aud. 362-7316.

Noon. Work, Families, and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Family Bargaining and Marriage Markets." Marjorie McElroy, prof. of economics, Duke U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Biology Seminar. "The Ecology & Evolution of Spatially-structured Microbial Communities." Brendan Bohannan, asst. prof. of biological sciences, Stanford U. Rebstock Hall, Rm. 322. 935-4105.

4 p.m. Pathology & Immunology Lecture. Paul E. Lacy Lecture. "Mhc Homologs in Immune Recognition." Pamela J. Bjorkman, prof. of biology, Calif. Inst. of Technology. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Physics Among Light-weights: Superconductivity in MgB2." Paul C. Canfield, assoc. prof. of physics, Iowa State U. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

4 p.m. Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture. Rava Lecture. "Eros & the Antique: Sir William Hamilton in Enlightenment Naples." Bruce Redford, prof. of English, Boston U. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-5175.

6 p.m. Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series. "Next: Re-considering Everyday Forms & Fabrication." Charles Lazor, designer, BLUDOT Design, Minneapolis. (5:30 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Hall Aud. 935-6200.


Tuesday, April 22

Noon. Molecular Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Theileria: A Tropical Parasite, Skilled at Surviving in the Jungle of Signal Transduction." Dirk Dobbelaere, prof. of molecular pathology, Inst. of Animal Pathology, U. of Bern, Switzerland. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-8874.

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Update on Research in Cerebral Palsy." Diane Damiano, assoc. prof. of neurological surgery. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Rm. B108/B109. 286-1404.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Research Unit Seminar. Wei Wu., graduate research asst. in anesthesiology. Clinical Sciences Research Building, Rm. 362-8560.

5:30 p.m. Laser Vision Correction Seminar Series. "Understanding LASIK" and "Am I a Candidate?" Michael S. Conners, dir., refractive surgery center. Center for Advanced Medicine, Lvl. 3 Conference Rm. 747-8036.

7 p.m. Students & Teachers As Research Scientists (STARS) Academic Year Program. Alison Goate, prof. of genetics. U. of Mo.-St. Louis, Century C Millennium Center. 516-6226.


Wednesday, April 23

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Molecular Mechanism of Maltose Transport in E. coli, a Model for ABC Transport." Amy L. Davidson, asst. prof. of molecular virology & microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-0261.

4 p.m. Music Lecture. "Motives of Reconciliation: A Reconsideration of Mozart's Idomeneo." Julian Rushton, West Riding Professor of Music, U. of Leeds, England. Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102. 935-4841.


Thursday, April 24

Noon. Genetics Seminar Series. "Tau Protein in Neurodegenerative Disease: Genetics and Animal Models." Gerard D. Schellenberg, research prof. of gerontology & geriatric medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. Erlanger-Gasser Lecture. "Life 100nm Beneath the Plasma Membrane: Watching the Microphysiology of Secretion in Neurons and Endocrine Cells." Wolfhard Almers, sr. scientist, Oregon Health & Science U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6944.

4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar. "Chemistry With Stretched Molecules: Using Vibrational Excitation to Probe Surface Chemical Dynamics." Dan Auerbach, IBM Almaden Research Center, Calif. McMillen Lab., Rm. 311. 935-6530.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar. "Corneal Changes Associated With SCUBA." Kevin Maverick, ophthalmology resident, and "Visual and Refractive Outcomes in Lasek Patients Compared with Lasik Patients." Jeffrey Padousis, ophthalmology resident. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-1006.

Music

Saturday, April 12

8 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Klaus Georg, tenor, and Henry Palkes, piano. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.


Thursday, April 17

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Paul DeMarinis, saxophone. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.


Wednesday, April 23

8 p.m. Concert. Washington University Jazz Band. Chris Becker, dir. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Wednesday, April 9

8 p.m. Washington University All Student Theatre Performance. Pippin. (Also April 10-12, 8 p.m.) Cost: $5. Brookings Quadrangle. 935-7281.


Thursday, April 24

8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. Big Love by Charles Mee. Andrea Urice, dir. (Also April. 26, 5 & 9 p.m., April 27, 2 & 7 p.m.) Cost: $12, $8 for WUSTL faculty, staff & students. Tickets available at Edison Theatre box office. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.

Worship

Friday, April 11

11 a.m. Catholic Mass. (Soup lunch follows.) Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.


Sunday, April 13

11 a.m. & 9 p.m. Catholic Mass. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.


Tuesday, April 15

5:15 p.m. Catholic Mass. (Soup dinner follows.) Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.


Thursday, April 17

9:30 p.m. Catholic Praise & Adoration Service. Catholic Student Center, 6352 Forsyth Blvd. 935-9191.

Sports

Saturday, April 12

1 p.m. Softball vs. MacMurray College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.

1 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. New York U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 15

4:30 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Principia College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Thursday, April 17

3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Vincennes U. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Friday, April 18

4 p.m. Softball vs. Maryville U. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.


Monday, April 21

3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Principia College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.


Tuesday, April 22

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

And more…

Friday, April 11

8 a.m. Techportal@Olin Event. "Analysis of Technology Companies." Co-sponsored by Olin Digital Commerce Center and the Technology Management Club. Simon Hall, May Aud. 935-5942.

5-7 p.m. Closing Reception . Ten Shades of Green. Givens Hall. 935-6200.

7-9 p.m. George Warren Brown School of Social Work International Festival Cultural Show. "Uniting Colors of the World." (5-7 p.m. international food available, Goldfarb Hall, Lvl. 1.) Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 567-9324.


Monday, April 14

8 p.m. Writing Program Reading Series. Dave Koch, Anne Sanow, Garth Greenwell and Stephanie Pippin, master of fine arts candidates. (Also April 15, 8 p.m., featuring Rose Jenkins, Daniel Paul and Obi Nwakanma.) Duncker Hall, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.


Wednesday, April 16

9 a.m.-noon. Visiting East Asian Professionals Program Workshops on the Traditions of Pottery. (Also 1-4 p.m.) Co-sponsored by the School of Art and the Saint Louis Art Museum. Lewis Center. 935-8400.


Friday, April 18

7 p.m. Gallery of Art Guided Tours. Tours of Contemporary German Art: Recent Acquisitions; Made in France: Art From 1945 to the Present; East and West — Two Mashiko Potters: Masayuki Miyajima and Darice Veri; and Contemporary Projects: Arnold Odermatt Photographs led by student docents. Gallery of Art.

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.

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