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July 24, 2014

Calendar

Friday 25

IEE/SBDC Workshop

“2nd Step Program: Developing a Business Plan”;

117 Mervis, 7:30-10:30 am

(also Aug. 15; 8-1542)

Sr. VC Research Seminar

“Signaling Pathways Within Tumorigenic Stem Cells,”

Mei Zhang;

Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon

Saturday 26

Greensburg Campus Admissions Program

Open House;

UPG, 9:45-noon

(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/admissions)

Tuesday 29

GI Lecture

“Dysphagia,”

Kenneth Fasanella;

Presby M2 conf. rm., 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

MMR Seminar

“Drug Discovery Using a C. elegans Model of a1-antitrypsin Deficiency,”

Stephen Pak;

Rangos aud., noon

(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

HSLS Workshop

“PowerPoint for Conference Posters,”

Julia Dahm;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm (jcj6@pitt.edu)

Wednesday 30

OSHER Lifelong Learning Inst. Open House

1400 Posvar, 10 am-noon

(also Aug. 13, 5:30-7 pm; osher@pitt.edu)

Thursday 31

Medical Grand Rounds

“Update in Neurology,”

Neil Busis;

west wing aud. UPMC-Shadyside, 8 am

(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Melissa Ratajeski;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 8:30 am

(mar@pitt.edu)

August

Friday 1

GI Lecture

“Diarrhea & Malabsorption,”

Jana Al Hashash;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

IEE/SBDC Workshop

“The 1st Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;

117 Mervis, 7:30-10:30 am

(8-1542)

Saturday 2

• Summer 12-week, 6-week-2, 4-week-3 sessions end; final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

Monday 4

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics,”

Linda Hartman;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 2–4 pm

(lhartman@pitt.edu)

Tuesday 5

GI Lecture

“Evaluation of Motility Disorders,”

Klaus Bielefeldt;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Biobehavioral Oncology Seminar

“Speeding Up Translational Science with FitNinja,”

Dave Klein;

Hillman Cancer Pavilion, 202C Herberman conf. ctr., 11 am

(oliverdo@upmc.edu)

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Andrea Ketchum;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 4 pm

(ketchum@pitt.edu)

Wednesday 6

• Summer 12-week, 6-week-2, 4-week-3 session grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 pm before final posting can begin.

Building Evacuation Exercises

Scaife, 8:30 am

Thursday 7

Building Evacuation Exercises

BST, 8:30 am

HSLS Workshop

“Prezi for Presentations,”

Julia Dahm;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

(jcj6@pitt.edu)

Friday 8

GI Lecture

“Nutrition Assessment, Parenteral Nutrition & Venous Access,”

David Binion;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Building Evacuation Exercises

Salk, 8:30 am

Bradford Campus Senior Citizen’s Expo

Martin Causer;

Sport & Fitness Ctr., UPB, 9 am-2 pm

(contined@pitt.edu)

Saturday 9

• Summer term ends; final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

• Official date for awarding degrees.

Sunday 10

• Residence halls close.

Monday 11

Building Evacuation Exercises

WPU, 7:30 am;

IS, 9:15 am;

UClub, 10 am

Bradford Campus Admissions Program

“Exploration Days”;

UPB, 10 am

(www.upb.pitt.edu/visit)

Tuesday 12

GI Lecture

“Management of Ingested Foreign Bodies,”

Kevin McGrath;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Building Evacuation Exercises

Benedum, 8:30 am;

GSPH, 9:15 am

Wednesday 13

• Summer term grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 pm before final posting can begin.

Hepatology Rounds

“HCV: Natural History, Diagnosis & Treatment,”

Vinod Rustgi;

E724 Montefiore, 7 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Building Evacuation Exercises

BST3, 8:30 am;

LRDC, 9:15 am

Thursday 14

Building Evacuation Exercises

Chevron, 8:30 am;

Alumni, 9:15 am

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Ester Saghafi;

Falk Library classrm. 1, noon

(esaghafi@pitt.edu)

Friday 15

GI Lecture

“Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Evaluation & Management,”

Leonard Baidoo;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Building Evacuation Exercises

CL, 8:15 am

Allegheny Observatory Lecture

“Thoughts on SETI: Some Roads Less Traveled,”

John Stein, Geneva College;

Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm

(RSVP: 412/321-2400)

Sunday 17

India Day 2014

“The Glory of Punjab,”

Bhai Sucha Singh & Ashok Trivedi;

parade begins Bigelow Blvd. side of CL, 11:45 am

(www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/news-events)

Monday 18

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Mary Lou Klem;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am

(klem@pitt.edu)

Tuesday 19

• Residence halls open.

GI Lecture

“Enteral Nutrition & Enteral Access: Successful Feeding in the ICU,”

Stephen O’Keefe;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

IEE/SBDC Workshop

“A Self-Designed Life & Work,”

Lisa Miles;

117 Mervis, 7:30-10:30 am

(8-1542)

CTSI Workshop

“Text Information Extraction System”;

S123 BST, noon

(legowskie@upmc.edu)

Friday 22

GI Lecture

“The ABCs of EUS,”

Asif Khalid;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Sunday 24

Episcopal Service

Heinz Chapel, 11 am

(Sundays: http://pittepiscopalchaplaincy.wordpress.com)

Monday 25

• Fall term enrollment period ends; fall term classes begin.

Tuesday 26

GI Lecture

“Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis,”

George Papachristou;

Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am

(joj2@pitt.edu)

Thursday 28

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Andrea Ketchum;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 11 am

(ketchum@pitt.edu)

ULS Hillman Alfresco

“Party on the Plaza”;

Hillman Library plaza, 11 am-3 pm

Defenses

Public Health/Biostatistics

“Hypothesis Testing in Sequentially Randomized Trials Through Artificial Randomization & Permutation,”

Semhar B. Ogbagaber;

July 24, A216 Crabtree, 9:30 am

Public Health/Behavioral & Community Health Sciences

“Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Unintended Pregnancy, Reproductive Coercion & Intimate Partner Violence,”

Charvonne Holliday;

July 24, 109 Parran, 1 pm

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science & Technology

CANCELLED

“Electric-Powered Wheelchair Safety,”

Tom Corfman;

July 24, 4017 Forbes Tower, 3 pm

Medicine/Computational Biology

“Structural Modeling of Regulation in Alpha-Actinin/F-Actin Interactions,”

Timothy Nino S. Travers;

July 25, 6014 BST3, 1 pm

Public Health/ Environmental & Occupational Health

“The Role of Polymerase h in Protecting Against Genome Instability & Telomere Defects Caused by the Generation of Environmentally Relevant DNA Lesions,”

Hannah C. Pope-Varsalona;

July 28, 540 Bridgeside Point II, 1 pm

A&S/Psychology

“Understanding the Interaction Between Students’ Theories of Intelligence & Learning Activities,”

Soniya Gadgil;

July 30, LRDC Glaser Aud., 11 am

A&S/History & Philosophy of Science

“Chimera of the Cosmos,”

Eric Hatleback;

July 31, G28 CL, 10 am

A&S/History & Philosophy of Science

“Models in Scientific Practice,”

Yoichi Ishida;

July 31, 1001B CL, 10 am

IS/Information Science & Technology

“Preserving Privacy in Social Networking Systems: Policy-Based Control & Anonymity,”

Amirreza Masoumzadeh;

Aug. 1, 828 IS, 10 am

Business

“Network Advantage in Venture Capital Syndicates: The Role of Lead Firm Reputation,”

Sangyoon Shin;

Aug. 7, 102 Mervis, 2 pm

Medicine/Molecular Virology & Microbiology

“Characterization of the Vibrio Cholera RND Efflux Systems,”

Dawn Lorraine Taylor;

Aug. 8, 402 Bridgeside Point II, 9 am

Engineering/Industrial Engineering

“Effect of Length Scales on Microstructure Evolution During Severe Plastic Deformation,”

Saurabh Basu;

Aug. 15, 1021 Benedum, 9:30 am

Medicine/Molecular Pharmacology

“Rational Design & Therapeutic Potential of a Novel Nox1 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: In Vivo Effects of Nox1 Inhibition,”

Daniel Jacob Ranayhossaini;

Aug. 18, 1395 BST, 2 pm

Medicine/Ctr. for Neuroscience

“Effects of Unpredicted Chronic Mild Stress on Adolescent Rats,”

Erin Kristin Kirschmann;

Aug. 20, A219B Langley, 10 am

A&S/Chemistry

“A Dehydrogenative Dehydro-Diels-Alder Reaction & Its Application to Fluorescent Tools & Natural Product Synthesis,”

Laura S. Kocsis;

Aug. 25, 307 Eberly, 10 am

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology

“Wnt/-catenin Signaling in Liver Homeostasis & Regeneration,”

Jing Yang;

Aug. 25, 1105A Scaife, 10 am

A&S/Statistics

“High Dimensional Variable Selection via Penalized Likelihood for GLM’s,”

Wenjing Qi;

Aug. 25, 363 CL, 1 pm

Theatre

PICT Production

“Woman & Scarecrow”; Henry Heymann Theatre, through Aug. 2

(various times; http://picttheatre.org/plays-events/2014-season/woman-and-scarecrow)

Exhibits

Hillman Library

“Oakland: A Look Back Over the 20th Century”;

Hillman gr. fl., through Aug. 8, Sun 10 am-F 10 pm & Sat 9 am-10 pm

Deadlines

National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Awards

Preliminary proposal deadline is July 31.

(kars@upmc.edu)

Perioperative & Critical Care Conference/Workshops

Early registration deadline is Aug. 1 for the conference to be held Sept. 6 & 7.

(https://ccehs.upmc.com/liveFormalCourses.jsf)

Greenwall Foundation Making a Difference in Real-World Bioethics Dilemmas Program

Letters of intent due Aug. 1.

(greenwall.org/new-bioethics-grant-program.php)

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Application deadline for awards is Aug. 1.

(www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program)

University Times “What’s New at Pitt?” Submissions

Deadline is Aug. 15 for submitting information for first fall term issue.

(www.utimes.pitt.edu/?page_id=6816)

Engineering Sustainability 2015 Call for Abstracts

Submission deadline is Oct. 27. (http://eswpregpage.com/ESCFP.aspx)

Basic to Clinical Collaborative Research Pilot Program (BaCCoR)

Submission deadline is Dec. 15. (lld34@pitt.edu)

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