CALENDAR
Thursday 6
Endocrine Conference
“The p52-Gadd45 Pathway in the Control of Cell Cycle Progression,” Qimin Zhan; 1195 BST, noon
Immunology Seminar
“Dendritic Cells & the Quest for Transplant Tolerance,” Angus Thomson, surgery & immunology; lecture rm. 5 Scaife, noon
Pathology Seminar
Joseph Conigliaro; 1105 Scaife, noon
Chemistry Lecture
“Regiochemical Control Across Nanoscale Molecular Frameworks,” Karen Wooley, Washington U; Ashe Aud. Chevron, 2:30 pm
ASDA Grand Rounds
“Oral Considerations for HIV Disease: Pathogenesis, Transmissions, Dental Management,” Louis DePaola; 458 Salk, 4 pm
Sleep Medicine Lecture
“OSA: Surgical Viewpoint on Evaluation, Therapeutic Strategies & Treatment of Simple Snoring,” Jonas Johnson; 628NW Montefiore, 4 pm
UPMC Depression Prevention Seminar
“Depression: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know”; Gillespie Rm. Carnegie Library, Oakland, 6:30-8 pm
Friday 7
* Spring holiday — University closed.
Audiology Seminar
“Audiology & International Policy Trends: Implications for Practice,” Katherine Seelman; 5073 Forbes Tower, 7:30 am
Nursing Horizons Conference
Victoria, 8 am-4 pm (4-5328)
Chemistry Lecture
“Rational & Rationalizing Design of Inorganic Solids & Chiral Hosts Using Metallacrowns,” Vincent Pecoraro, U of MI; Ashe Aud. Chevron, 2:30 pm
Sunday 9
Heinz Chapel Compline Choir Concert
George Tutwiler, Pgh. Theological Seminary; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm
Monday 10
Film Studies Lecture
“Thresholds of Cinema or the Frame-Mobile,” Dudley Andrew; 501 CL, noon-2 pm
HA & A Colloquium
“The 14th Year of King Cuo of the Zhongshan State: Historical Events & Artistic Styles in Provincial China,” Wu Xiaolong; 203 FFA, noon (8-2405)
Senate Community Relations Committee Meeting
2017C CL, noon-1:30 pm
Senate Council Meeting
2P56 Posvar, 3 pm
Biostatistics Seminar
“Efficient Estimation of the Survival Distribution & Related
Quantities for Treatment Policies in Two-Stage Randomization Designs in Clinical Trials,” Abdus Wahed, NCU; A522 Crabtree, 3 pm
Biological Sciences Lecture
Deborah Goldberg, U of MI; 169 Crawford, 4:15 pm
Greensburg Campus Latin American Film
“A Place in the World”; Powers, UPG, 7 pm (724/836-7497)
Tuesday 11
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Grand Rounds
“Genetic & Functional Studies of the BRACA1 Gene,” Lawrence Brody; 0 level aud. Magee, 7:30 am
Intercultural Bag Lunch
Dining Rm. A WPU, noon (also March 18)
GSPH Educational Policies & Curriculum Meeting
109 Parran, 3 pm
Magee Seminar
“Histologically Normal Non-Tumor Adjacent Tissue in Cancer: What Can This Tissue Tell Us About the Pathway of Carcinogenesis?” Jean Latimer; 1st fl. conf. rm. Magee, 4 pm
Wednesday 12
• Spring term deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.
Small Business Development Ctr. Workshop
“The First Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”; 1K56 Posvar, 7:30 am (register: 8-1542)
Bioinformatics Lecture
“Spatially Realistic Modeling of Cellular Microphysiology,” Joel Stiles; 8084 Forbes Tower, 9 am
Parking & Transportation Fort Pitt Bridge & Tunnel Info Session
Assembly Rm. WPU, noon-1 pm
Pathology Seminar
“Mechanisms Governing Enterocyte Migration in the Inflammatory Microenvironment,” David Hackam, Children’s; 1105 Scaife, noon
Renal Research Seminar
“Stretch Regulated Ion & Membrane Transport in Bladder Umbrella Cells,” Edward Wang; F1145 Presby, noon
Toastmasters Meeting
L5 Clapp, noon-1 pm (also March 19)
Women’s Studies Lecture
“Choosing Children: Ethical Issues in Adoption & Assisted Reproduction,” Mary Lyndon Shanley, Vassar; 208B CL, 3:15 pm
GSPH Council Meeting
109 Parran, 4 pm
Thursday 13
• Fall term registration begins; first two days reserved for seniors.
Pitt Five-Campus College Fair
Ballrm. Alumni, 11 am-2 pm & 5-7 pm (4-7170)
Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“Pedagogies of War & Peace: Culture, Practice & Agency in Contemporary Japan,” Akiko Hashimoto, sociology; 4E51 Posvar, noon (4-4665)
Bioethics & Health Law/Women’s Studies Grand Rounds
“Making Babies: Should There Be an Open Market & Anonymous Donation of Human Eggs & Sperm?” Mary Lyndon Shanley, Vassar; 2nd fl. aud. WPIC, noon-1 pm
Endocrine Conference
“Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy: What Went Wrong & How to Fix It,” Stavros Manolagas; 1195 BST, noon
Epidemiology Seminar
“Subclinical Atherosclerosis as Measured by Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,” Evelyn Talbott; A115 Crabtree, noon
Immunology Seminar
“Islet Autoantigens & Autoimmune Diabetes,” Massimo Pietropaolo, medicine; lecture rm. 5 Scaife, noon
Pharmacology Seminar
“Pre- & Postsynaptic Mechanisms of Hippocampal Interneuron Long-Term Depression,” Saobo Lei, NIH; 1395 BST, noon
Biostatistics Seminar
“Binding Site Detection by Incorporating Structural Information & Model Selection With Likelihood Based Cross-Validation,” Sunduz Keles, UC Berkeley; A115 Crabtree, 3 pm
Geology & Planetary Science Lecture
“Oxygen Isotopes & Climate Change in the Yukon,” Lesleigh Anderson, U of MA; 11 Thaw, 4-5 pm
GSPIA Ethics & Accountability Lecture
“Corporate Accountability & Social Responsibility,” Carl Ware, Coca-Cola; 2K56 Posvar, 4 pm (8-1336)
Greensburg Campus Town Meeting
“New Directions in Family Court in Westmoreland County”; Ferguson, UPG, 7 pm (724/836-9942)
Pgh. Contemporary Writers Poetry Reading
D.A. Powell, Larissa Szporluk & Kevin Young; FFA aud., 8:30 pm (4-6506)
Friday 14
HPI Governance Initiative Briefing
“Corporate Compliance,” Mary Beth Buchanan, US Dept. of Justice; Univ. Club, 8-9:30 am
Infectious Disease Research Seminar
“Can We Prevent Herpes Simplex Virus Immune Evasion?” Harvey Friedman; 1105 Scaife, noon
Pharmacology Seminar
“Ras/Raf/Mek & Jak/STAT3 Pathways: A Gold Mine for Cancer Drug Discovery,” Said Sebti, U of S. FL; 1395 BST, noon
Pulmonary Grand Rounds
“Lymphocytes, Lymphokines & Silicosis,” Gerald Davis; 628NW Montefiore, noon
Religious Studies Colloquium
“Walking the Labyrinth: Reflections on Ritual Action,” Barbara Laishley; 2628 CL, noon (4-2279)
Senate Budget Policies Committee Meeting
Dining Rm. B WPU, noon-2 pm
Women’s Studies Film
“Norma Rae”; 901 CL, noon
Academic Career Development Seminar
“Getting to the Payline: Successful Fellowship Applications,” Joan Lakoski & Robert Milner; S120 BST, 3 pm
Philosophy of Science Lecture
“Naturalism,” Penelope Maddy, UC Irvine; 817R CL, 3:30 pm (4-1052)
Medieval & Renaissance Studies Lecture
“Parzival’s Enigmatic World,” Werner Williams, U of Augsburg; 239 CL, 4 pm
Music Lecture
“Ol’ Man River at the Fountain of Youth: The Emergence of Doo-Wap,” Paul Machlin, Colby College; 132 Music, 4 pm
Saturday 15
UPMC Presentation
“Heart Failure: What’s New in Treatment?”; S100A BST, 8:30-11:30 am (7-8762)
Baseball
Vs. Niagara; Trees Field, noon
Gymnastics
Vs. Michigan State, Fitzgerald, 7 pm
Sunday 16
Baseball
Vs. Niagara; Trees Field, noon
Bach & the Baroque Concert
Stephen Schultz, flutist; Heinz Chapel, 3 pm (register: 4-4125)
Heinz Chapel Compline Choir Concert
Abigail Sten & Georgeann Kovac, Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm
Monday 17
German Studies Lecture
“Dialogues Between a Holocaust Poet & a German Thinker,” James Lyon; 142 CL, 2:30-4 pm
Classics Lecture
“Imagining Death in Classical Athens: Athenian White Lekythoi,” John Oakley, William & Mary; 142 CL, 3:30 pm
Geology & Planetary Science Lecture
“Investigation of Fugitive Dust Processes Using Remote Sensing in the Arizona-Sonora Mexico Border,” Will Stefanov, U of AZ; 11 Thaw, 4-5 pm
Tuesday 18
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences Grand Rounds
“Invasive Carcinoma of the Vulva,” Linda Carson; 0 level aud. Magee, 7:30 am
Research on Health Care/Health Equity Research & Promotion Seminar
“Consensus Development on Core Quality Measures for Mental Health Care,” Richard Hermann; 1105 Scaife, noon (412/692-4853)
Philosophy of Science Talk
“Bettering Cabernet: Science, Tradition & Money in the French Campaign to Eradicate Hybrid Wine Grape Research,” George Gale, U of MO; 817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
Softball
Vs. Youngstown State; Trees Field, 2 pm
Baseball
Vs. Cleveland State; Trees Field, 3 pm
GSPH Planning & Budget Policies Committee Meeting
109 Parran, 3 pm
Magee Seminar
“Heat Shock Protein 70 Protection in Ovarian Ischemia,” Kowit-Yu Chong; 1st fl. conf. rm. Magee, 4 pm
Wednesday 19
Oncology Grand Rounds
“Oral Cancer: Discoveries, Pathogenesis & Diagnostics,” David Wong; 202 UPMC Cancer Pavilion Shadyside, 8 am
Bioinformatics Lecture
“Serial Analysis of Gene Expression: Quantitative Gene Expression & Gene Recovery,” Robert Ferrell; 8084 Forbes Tower, 9 am
Baseball
Vs. Kent State; Trees Field, noon
Pathology Seminar
“Fas-Mediated Apoptosis: Regulation & Mechanisms in Cancer, AIDS & Bone Disease,” Jay McDonald, U of AL; 1105 Scaife, noon
Pharmacology Seminar
“Using Drosophila Mutants to Dissect the Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration,” Michael Palladino, U of WI; 1395 BST, noon
Renal Research Seminar
“Self Inhibition of EnaC,” Shaohu Sheng; F1145 Presby, 2 pm
Senate Plenary Session
“University Health Benefits: How Will Pitt Meet the Challenge?” Sherman Folland, Oakland U; Assembly Rm. WPU, 2-4 pm
Softball
Vs. Robert Morris; Trees Field, 2 pm
Women’s Tennis
Vs. Cleveland State; Washington’s Landing, 3 pm
HPI Lecture
“Civil Rights & Health Disparities,” Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington; A115 Crabtree, 4-5:30 pm
Linguistics Talk
“Difference, Domination & Discourse: Sociolinguistic Approaches to Aboriginal English in the Legal System,” Diana Eades, U of HI; 144 CL, 4 pm
Amnesty International Lecture
Aderito deJesus Soares; G24 CL, 8 pm
Univ. Chamber Orchestra Concert
Bellefield aud., 8 pm
Thursday 20
FSDP Workshop
“Managing Performance,” John Greeno, Judith Stemmler & Katherine Loh; 342 Craig, 9 am-1 pm
ADRC Lecture
“The Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Alzheimer’s Disease,” Yvette Conley, nursing; ADRC conf. rm. Montefiore, noon
Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“The 14th Year of King Cuo of the Zhongshan State: Historical Events & Artistic Styles in Provincial China,” Wu Xiaolong; 203 FFA, noon (4-4665)
Epidemiology Seminar
“Caffeine & Spontaneous Abortion,” Mark Klebanoff; A115 Crabtree, noon
Germanic Languages & Literatures Lecture
“Kalter Blick & Kinoglanz—Concepts of Vision in Weimar Germany & the Russian Avant-gard,” Martin Kley; 1401 CL, noon
Renal Grand Rounds
“New Insights Into the Molecular & Cellular Pathophysiology of PKD,” Ellis Avner; F1145 Presby, noon
Anne C. Sonis Memorial Lecture
“Geology of the Quality chasm,” Edward Wagner, U. of WA; Univ. club, 3 pm
Chemistry Lecture
“Electron Tunneling Through Organic Media: In Solution & at Interfaces,” Matthew Zimmt, Brown; Ashe Aud. Chevron, 4 pm
Jewish Studies Lecture
“Kings as Lovers of Jews in the Middle Ages,” David Nirenberg, John Hopkins; 142 CL, 4 pm (4-2280)
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Lecture
“Modern Medical Implants: Malevolent, Marvelous or Merely Money Makers,” Buddy Ratner, U of WA; 1175 Benedum, 5 pm
Ph.D. Defenses
Medicine/Neurobiology
“The Effects of Light on Ion Channel Function,” Daniel Leskiewicz; March 10, 1495 BST, 3:30 pm
FAS/Anthropology
“The Evolution of the Bogotá Chiefdom: A Household View,” Michael Kruschek; March 13, 3H51 Posvar, 11 am
Business Administration
“Firm Capabilities, Timing of the Internet Adoption & Performance,” Lei Shi; March 13, 359 Mervis, 1-3 pm
Education/Administrative & Policy Studies
“International Aid to Education & Policy Reform in Developing Countries,” Diane Matthews; March 18, 5D56 Posvar, 2 pm
Education/Instruction & Learning
“Evaluation of a Novel Method of Science Education: The Undergraduates Teaching Undergraduates Program” Christine McCreary; March 19, 4M51 Posvar, 1:30 pm
Theatre
Johnstown Campus Production
“A Couple of Blaguards”; March 6, Pasquerilla, UPJ, 7:30 pm (800/846-2787)
Kuntu Repertory Theatre
“Ashes to Africa,” by Mark Southers; March 20-April 5, Th-Sat. 8 pm, Sun. 4 pm, 7th fl. aud. Alumni (4-7298)
Deadlines
Staff Assn. Council Nomination Forms
Nomination forms are due by noon March 14 to 925 WPU.
UCSUR/Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Award
Applications due April 17 to 600 Univ. Place. (4-5543)
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published March 20. It will contain events of March 20-April 3. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm March 13 at 308 Bellefield Hall.
Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or e-mail to utcal@pitt.edu.
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