Calendar
Thursday 5
“From a Black Shore: FRACTURE,” a multimedia exhibition about the soundscape of Iceland, will be on display Feb. 6-March 6 at Pitt-Bradford’s KOA Art Gallery.
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Jill Foust;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am (jef2@pitt.edu)
Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
Hanna Salman;
6014 BST3, 11 am
CIDDE Webinar
“Making Online Accessibility Easy & Part of Your Work”;
B26 Alumni, noon
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
SAC Seminar
“Mindfulness Revisited”;
WPU Assembly Rm., noon
(register: www.sac.pitt.edu/event/brown-bag-mindfulness-revisited)
HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Pat Weiss;
Falk Library classrm. 2, noon-2 pm (pwf@pitt.edu)
Epidemiology Seminar
“Rethinking Sexual Violence Prevention: Sexuality, Trauma & Gender,”
Elizabeth Miller;
A115 Crabtree, noon (jcauley@edc.pitt.edu)
ADRC Lecture
“Lost: When Wandering Turns Dangerous,”
Betty Robison;
S439 Montefiore, noon (412/692-2721)
Provost Inaugural Lecture
“Understanding Protein Dynamics & Function: Basic Principles & Simulations,”
Ivet Bahar, computational & systems biology;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, 4 pm
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“The Role of Big Data in Geology,”
Timothy Carr, WVU;
11 Thaw, 4 pm
Bradford Campus Comedy Performance
Arvin Mitchell;
Mukaiyama-U Rm. Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 9 pm
Friday 6
SBDC Workshop
“The 1st Step: The Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;
Mervis, 7:30-10 am
Technology Entrepreneurship Creativity Conf.
IS, 8:30 am-4 pm
(register: http://tec2015.pitt.edu)
Bradford Campus Admissions Program
UPB, 10 am
(register: www.upb.pitt.edu/visit)
Valentine’s Celebration
Maggie & Stella’s; 11 am-3 pm
(www.maggieandstellasgifts.com)
Psychiatry Grand Rounds
“Medical Marijuana,”
Antoine Douaihy;
WPIC aud., noon
CIDDE Workshop
“iPad Meetup”;
B26 Alumni, noon
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Bradford Campus Gallery Talk
“From a Black Shore: FRACTURE,”
Burke Jam;
Blaisdell KOA Gallery, UPB, noon
Philosophy of Science Seminar
“Reproducibility of Findings in Experimental Philosophy: Problems & Possible Solutions,”
Hamid Seyedsayamdost, London School of Economics;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
Public Health/Health Equity Discussion
“Mechanisms of Adherence in a Harm Reduction Housing Program”;
A216 Crabtree, 1 pm (healtheq@pitt.edu)
Black History Month Panel Discussion
“Africa’s War on Poverty: Strides & Setbacks,”
Geoffrey Teneilabe, keynote;
O’Hara Ballrm., 1-3 pm
(register: panafnetwork@gmail.com)
LGBT Film
“Mala Mala”;
1500 Posvar, 4 pm
Titusville African Dance Party
Henne aud., UPT, 7 pm
(dinner in McKinney Commons, 4:30-6:30 pm; tickets: 814/827-4431)
Bradford Campus Vocal Recital
DeAndre Simmons;
Bromeley Theater Blaisdell, UPB, 8 pm
(814/362-5113)
Saturday 7
Philosophy of Science Workshop
“Multiscale Modeling & Emergence”;
817R CL, 9 am-5:15 pm
(also Feb. 8, 9 am-12:45 pm; www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr)
African-American Heritage Celebration
“Black Veterans With Success: Their History, Health & Commitment to Excellence”;
Soldiers & Sailors Gettysburg Rm., 1 pm
Men’s Basketball Vs. Syracuse;
Petersen, 4 pm
Barco Law Library Exhibit Opening
“Girls Get in for Free,”
Samantha & Abby McGeehan;
4th fl Barco, 5-8 pm (8-1376)
Monday 9
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Rebecca Abromitis;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 12:30 pm
(baa@pitt.edu)
Black History Month Film
“Ghosts of Amistad: In the Footsteps of the Rebels”;
WPU Assembly Rm., 8:30 pm
Tuesday 10
Singer-songwriter Ade Adu will perform Feb. 10 on the Pitt-Bradford campus.
Bradford Campus Performance
Ade Adu;
Blaisdell Studio Theater, UPB, noon
Social Work Lecture
“Outcomes of Child Welfare Services: How Much Are We Really Helping?”
Richard Barth, U of MD;
2017 CL, noon
Philosophy of Science Seminar
“How Constructive Relativity May Succeed,”
Allan Walstad;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
CIDDE Workshop
“Using Blackboard Communication Tools to Promote Student Engagement”;
B26 Alumni, 3 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Faculty Assembly Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Resistance to Therapy: Can We Outsmart Cancer?”
Roya Khosravi-Far, Harvard;
1395 BST, 3:30 pm
Bradford Campus Black History Month Discussion
“The N-Word,”
Tracee Howell;
Frame-Westerberg Commons A/B dining rm., UPB, 9 pm
Wednesday 11
Clinical Oncology/Hematology Grand Rounds
“An Update in Melanoma Diagnosis: The Dermatology Perspective,”
Laura Ferris;
UPMC Shadyside west wing aud., 8 am
(millerc5@upmc.edu)
Pathology Seminar
“Paneth Cell Phenotype in Crohn’s Disease: Genetic & Clinical Relevance,”
Ta-Chiang Liu, WA U;
1104 Scaife, noon
Mental Wellness Workshop
“The Effect of Stress Hormones on the Brain”;
WPU Kurtzman Rm., noon
MMG Seminar
Alan Engelman;
503 Bridgeside Pt. 2, noon
SAC Mtg.
102 Benedum, noon
HSLS Workshop
“Pathway Analysis Tools,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm
(ansuman@pitt.edu)
Office of Academic Career Development Seminar
“Professional Development for Advanced Graduate Students,”
Steven Wendell;
O’Hara Ballrm., 3-5 pm
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
“Pathology,”
Richard Bauer;
G33 Salk, 4 pm
Thursday 12
CIDDE Workshop
“Designing & Evaluating Writing Assignments”;
815 Alumni, 10 am
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Epidemiology Seminar
“A Community Health Assessment of Allegheny County,”
LuAnn Brink, county health dept.;
A115 Crabtree, noon
(jcauley@edc.pitt.edu)
Chemistry Seminars
“Measurements of Fast & Slow Neuronal Signaling,”
Michael Heien, U of AZ, 2:30 pm;
“Unraveling Nanoparticle Properties Using Theoretical Methods,”
Christine Aikens, KS St. 4 pm;
150 Chevron
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“Monitoring & Modeling Intra-Urban Variation in Multiple Air Pollutants in Pgh,”
Jane Clougherty, EOH;
11 Thaw, 4 pm
Greensburg Campus FAFSA Workshop
210 Cassell, UPG, 4-7 pm
(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/fafsa)
German Lecture
“International Climate Fiction & Strategies of Sustainability in the Anthropocene,”
Heather Sullivan, Trinity U;
602 CL, 5 pm
Women’s Basketball Hoopla Reception
Petersen Campus View Club, 5:30 pm
(osec@pitt.edu)
Bradford Campus Film
“Dear White People”;
Main St. Movie House, downtown Bradford, 6:30 pm
Women’s Basketball Vs. VA Tech;
Petersen, 7 pm
Bradford Campus Social Sciences Symposium
“Getting Emotional About Obesity: Are Obesity & Depression Linked?”
Gregory Privitera, Walter Rhinehart & Martha Dibble;
Rice Aud. Fisher, UPB, 7:30 pm
Friday 13
HSLS Workshop
“Prezi for Presentations,”
Julia Dahm;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 10:30 am
(jdahm@pitt.edu)
Psychiatry Lecture
Erin Dalton, Allegheny County Data & Evaluation Ctr.;
WPIC aud., noon
UCSUR Seminar
“Multigenerational Planning for Elders & Children,”
Mildred Warner, Cornell;
UCSUR, 3343 Forbes Ave., noon
(pncis@pitt.edu)
Philosophy of Science Seminar
“Mechanistic Explanation & Causal Structure,”
Robert Richardson, U of Cincinnati;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
CIDDE Workshop
“Practical In-Class Formative (Ungraded) Assessments”;
B26 Alumni, 3-5 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Saturday 14
Men’s Basketball Vs. NC;
Petersen, noon
Bradford Campus Black History Month Program
“I Love My Hair”;
Mukaiyama-U Rm. Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, noon-3 pm
Sunday 15
Heinz Chapel Choir Festival
CL Commons Rm., 3 pm
Monday 16
• Summer term enrollment begins.
Conf. Services Open House
UClub Ballrm. A, 11:30 am-1 pm
(RSVP by Feb. 9: mmgara@pc.pitt.edu)
Senate Educational Policies Committee Mtg.
826 CL, 3 pm
UHC Lecture
“The Descent of Women: Gender Issues in Human Evolution,”
Claudine Cohen;
FFA aud., 8 pm
(http://tinyurl.com/claudine-cohen-lecture)
Tuesday 17
Molecular & Cellular Cancer Biology Symposium
“Translating Basic Science Into Clinical Practice”;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, 8 am-1 pm
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Rose Turner;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am
(rlt@pitt.edu)
Senate Community Relations Committee Mtg.
272 Hillman, noon-2 pm
Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Prostate Cancer Precision Medicine: Lessons From the Genome,”
Peter Nelson, U. of WA;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, noon
(seiskl@upmc.edu)
Philosophy of Science Seminar
“Causation & Default-Processes,”
Andreas Hüttemann, U of Cologne;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Processing & Interactions Between Polycystic Kidney Disease Proteins Determines Localization,”
Peter Harris, Mayo Clinic;
1395 BST, 3:30 pm
Bradford Campus Black History Month Discussion
“Race, Justice & Law Enforcement,”
Mike Taylor & Dan Songer;
Frame-Westerberg Commons A/B Dining Rm., UPB, 9 pm
Wednesday 18
Clinical Oncology/Hematology Grand Rounds
“Think Amyloidosis: A New Era for Diagnosis & Treatment of Amyloidosis,”
Brendan Weiss, Abramson Cancer Ctr.;
UPMC Shadyside west wing aud., 8 am
(millerc5@upmc.edu)
MMG Seminar
“Trying to Understand & Treat Viral Lymphoma,”
Dirk Dittmer, U of NC;
503 Bridgeside Pt. 2, noon
Pathology Seminar
“Molecular Classification of Pediatric Brain Tumors,” David Ellison, St. Jude; Scaife lect. rm. 5, noon
Senate Council Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
“Pathology,”
Kurt Summersgill;
G33 Salk, 4 pm
Medieval/ Renaissance Lecture
“Early Modern Globalization & the Invention of Europe,”
Carmen Nocentelli, U of NM;
602 CL, 5 pm
Bradford Campus Black History Month Talk
Mike Taylor, Wick Chapel, UPB, 8:30 pm
Thursday 19
CIDDE TA Workshops
“Developing a Teaching Portfolio: Part 1,” 8
15 Alumni, 10 am;
“Cheating & Plagiarism,”
G74 Hillman, 2 pm
Epidemiology Seminar
“Results From the Lifestyle Independence & Interventions for Elders (LIFE) Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial,”
Nancy Glynn;
A115 Crabtree, noon
(jcauley@edc.pitt.edu)
Chemistry Seminars
“Chemical Approaches to Study Ubiquitin-like Proteins in Bacteria & Humans ,”
Champak Chatterjee, U of WA, 2:30 pm;
“Development of Gallium Nitride-Based Interfaces Using Surface Functionalized Techniques & Characterization,”
Albena Ivanisevic, NC St., 4 pm;
150 Chevron
Senate PUP Committee Mtg.
153 Benedum, 3 pm
Women’s Basketball Vs. VA;
Petersen, 7 pm
Bradford Campus Miss & Mr. Blue & Gold Pageant
Bromeley Theater, UPB, 8 pm
Contemporary Writers Lecture
Jennifer Clement;
FFA aud., 8:30 pm
(www.pghwriterseries.wordpress.com)
Defenses
A&S/Anthropology
“Leaderships, Crisis & Political Change: The End of the Formative Period in the Nepeña Valley, Perú,”
Hugo Ikehara;
Feb. 6, 3307 Posvar, 11 am
SHRS/Sports Medicine & Nutrition
“Effect of Carbohydrate-Electrolyte Feedings on Knee Biomechanics & Postural Stability During Intermittent High-Intensity Exercise to Fatigue,”
Matthew Darnell;
Feb. 12, 4060 Forbes Twr., 1 pm
Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology
“Modeling the Personalized Variations in Liver Disease Due to A1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Hepatocyte-Like Cells,”
Edgar Tafaleng;
Feb. 12, S123 BST, 3 pm
Theatre
Samuel Hazo Production
“Tell It to the Marines: A Play for the Time at Hand”;
Soldiers & Sailors aud.,
Feb. 6-8 & 13-15, 7 pm
(http://soldiersandsailorshall.org/event/tell-it-to-the-marines-a-play-for-the-time-at-hand/)
Stages Production
“Dog in the Manger”;
Charity Randall Theatre,
Feb. 12-22, Tue-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
Exhibits
Studio Arts Summer 2014 Creative Research Exhibit
“Wyoming Field Study”;
FFA Gallery, through Feb. 6, 10 am-4 pm
Bradford Campus Spectrum Exhibit
“From a Black Shore: FRACTURE,”
Burke Jam;
Blaisdell KOA Gallery, UPB,
Feb. 6-March 6, M-Th 8:30 am-8 pm, F 8:30 am-6 pm
(www.upb.pitt.edu/uploadedFiles/Community_and_Youth_Programs/The_Arts/SpectrumBrochure.pdf)
Barco Law Library Exhibit
“Girls Get in for Free,”
Samantha & Abby McGeehan;
4th fl Barco;
runs Feb. 8-April 10, M-Thu 7:30 am-10 pm, F 7:30 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun noon-8 pm (8-1376)
“Girls Get in for Free,” by Samantha & Abby McGeehan, will be on exhibit in the Barco Law Library through April 10. The exhibit opening will be held Feb. 7, 5-8 pm.
Deadlines
National Science Foundation/Engineering Sustainability 2015 Scholarship
Applications due Feb. 13.
(mcsi@pitt.edu)
KL2 Award for Multidisciplinary-Based Research
Applications due Feb. 16.
(info: www.icre.pitt.edu/crsp/application_process.html)
Multidisciplinary Research in Industry Studies Call for Proposals
Proposals due March 1.
(frankg@pitt.edu)
David C. Frederick Public Service Award
Applications due March 6.
(www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/frederick-public-service-award)
P3HVB Hemostasis & Vascular Biology Research Program Funding
Submissions due March 15.
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/documents/P3HVB.pdf)
Thornburgh Faculty Support Grant
Proposals due March 18.
(www.library.pitt.edu/thornburgh)
NIH Expensive Research Equipment Grant
Submission due March 24.
(gfs49@pitt.edu)
American Diabetes Assn. Funding
Proposal due March 10.
(sac32@pitt.edu)
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of Feb. 19-March 5. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on Feb. 12. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.
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