University Events

"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place at Washington University June 6-July 27. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Hilltop Campus (calendar.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Lectures

Friday, June 6

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Learning to Spell in English: Normally Progressing Children and Dyslexic Children." Rebecca Treiman, Burke and Elizabeth High Baker Professor of Child Developmental Psychology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar. "Fundamental Issues in Theoretical Systems Neuroscience." Charles Anderson, research prof. of neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.


Saturday, June 7

7:15 a.m.-noon. Infectious Diseases Continuing Medical Education Course. "HIV Treatment: A Practical Update for the Primary Provider." William G. Powderly, prof. of medicine and clinical chief, div. of infectious diseases, course chair. Cost: $55. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-8276.


Thursday, June 12

12:10-12:50 p.m. Wellness Connection Healthy Living Brown Bag Lunch Series. "Healthy Eating: Facts vs. Myths." Connie Diekman, dir., University Nutrition. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lambert Lounge. 935-5990.

4 p.m. Anesthesiology Seminar. "Actions of Volatile Anesthetics on Brain Proteins: How Much Do We Know?" R. Adron Harris, M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair of Molecular Biology, U. of Texas. Clinical Sciences Research Bldg., Rm. 5550. 362-7043.


Friday, June 13

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Using Neuroimaging to Identify Language Regions in Pediatric Neurosurgical Patients." Jason M. Watson, postdoctoral fellow in psychology. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

4 p.m. Anatomy & Neurobiology Seminar. "Neuroblastomas: Transformation Into Ganglion Cells With Drugs and Growth Factors." Milton Goldstein, prof. emeritus of anatomy & neurobiology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 362-7043.


Monday, June 16

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.


Thursday, June 19

12:10-12:50 p.m. Wellness Connection Healthy Living Brown Bag Lunch Series. "Ready, Set, Go!" Martha Tillman, dir., fitness center. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lambert Lounge. 935-5990.


Friday, June 20

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Memorable Cases and Experiences From our House Staff and Certificates, Awards and Thanks for our Graduating Residents." Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.


Thursday, June 26

12:10-12:50 p.m. Wellness Connection Healthy Living Brown Bag Lunch Series. "What is Proper Nutrition?" Connie Diekman, dir., University Nutrition. Mallinckrodt Student Center, Lambert Lounge. 935-5990.


Friday, June 27

6:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Continuing Medical Education Course. "Advanced Urologic Laparoscopic Oncology: Conquering the Frontier." (Continues June 28, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Eric P. Newman Education Center, June 29, 6:30 a.m., Chase Park Plaza.) Eric P. Newman Education Center. For times, costs, and to register, call 362-6891.

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. "Escherichia coli and the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: Problems That Have Not Gone Away." Philip I. Tarr, prof. of pediatrics and of molecular microbiology, dir. of gastroenterology & nutrition. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.


Monday, June 30

3 p.m. Neurooncology Research Group Seminar. "Normal and Neoplastic Growth Regulation in the Developing Brain: Tales from Mutant Mice." Thomas Curran, chair of developmental neurobiology, St. Jude Children's Research Hosp., Memphis, Tenn. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 928. 747-0407.


Friday, July 11

9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Rick Martin, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-6006.

Music

Sunday, July 6

7:30 p.m. Gateway Festival Orchestra Concert. James Richards, dir. Brookings Quadrangle. 569-0371.


Sunday, July 13

7:30 p.m. Gateway Festival Orchestra Concert. James Richards, dir. Brookings Quadrangle. 569-0371.


Sunday, July 27

7:30 p.m. Gateway Festival Orchestra Concert. James Richards, dir. Brookings Quadrangle. 569-0371.

And more…

Monday, June 16

9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Summer Writers Institute. John Dalton, author, Ruth Ellen Kocher, poet and author, and Rockwell Gray, essayist, instructors. (Continues through June 27.) Cost: $650. Visit artsci.wustl.edu/~ucollege/summerwr for locations. 935-6759.

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.