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July 9, 2015

Calendar

Thursday 9

Medicine Grand Rounds
“HIV for the Primary Care Physician,”
Ken Ho, medicine;
UPMC-Shadyside west wing aud., noon
(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

Community Relations Volunteer Event
Greater Pgh. Community Food Bank, 1 N. Linden St., Duquesne.
Shuttle leaves from Bigelow Blvd. at 3:30 pm.
(kcm21@pitt.edu)

Friday 10

SBDC Workshop
“The 1st Step: The Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;
Mervis, 7:30-10 am
(register: www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Barb Folb;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 11:30 am
(folb@pitt.edu)

Saturday 11

Czechoslovak Room Event
“600th Anniversary of Master Jan Hus’ Death,”
Jon Coulter;
113 CL, 5 pm
(RSVP: 412/667-1439)

Monday 13

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Jill Foust;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9:30 am
(jef2@pitt.edu)

Tuesday 14

GI Lecture
“IV Sedation & Monitoring,”
Joseph Talarico;
Presby M2 C-wing conf. rm., 7:30 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)

IRB Research Seminar
“The Changing Landscape: Requests for Use of Central IRBs,”
Jean Barone;
S120 BST, noon
(pao100@pitt.edu)

Thursday 16

HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Melissa Ratajeski;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am
(mar@pitt.edu)

Medicine Grand Rounds
“Cutaneous Drug Reactions,”
Timothy Patton, dermatology;
UPMC-Shadyside west wing aud., noon
(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

Friday 17

• Summer 6-week-2 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

GI Lecture
“Evaluations & Management of Nonvariceal UGI & LGI Bleeding,”
Adam Slivka;
Presby M2 C-wing conf. rm., 7:45 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)

SVC Research Seminar
“Reveal the Dark Matter in Cancer,”
Da Yang, pharmaceutical sciences;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, noon

SAC Lunchtime Healthy Ride
Erin Potts, Pgh. Bike Share;
meet at Carnegie Library, noon
(healthyridepgh.com)

Allegheny Observatory Lecture
“50 Years of the Cosmic Microwave Background,”
Arthur Kosowsky, physics & astronomy;
159 Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm
(reservations: 412/321-2400)

Sunday 19

Pitt Day at Kennywood
(details: sac.pitt.edu)

Monday 20

Bradford Campus Exploration Day
10 am, UPB
(www.upb.pitt.edu/visit)

Tuesday 21

GI Lecture
“Complications of Cirrhosis: Evaluations & Management (Part 1),”
Kapil Chopra;
Presby M2 C-wing conf. rm., 7:30 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Linda Hartman;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 11 am
(lhartman@pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop
“PowerPoint for Conference Posters,”
Julia Dahm;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1:30 pm
(jdahm@pitt.edu)

Wednesday 22

• Summer 4-week-3 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

HSLS Workshop
“Focus on Behavioral Medicine: Searching in PsycINFO,”
Michele Klein Fedyshin;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am
(kleinf@pitt.edu)

Blood Drive
WPU lower lounge, 9 am-2 pm (4-7708)

CIDDE Workshops
“Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement,” 11 am;
“Encouraging Student Participation,” 2 pm; 815 Alumni
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

PancreasFest Conf.
Through July 24;
U Club, 5:30-8:30 pm; July 23, 7:30 am-5:45 pm;
July 25, 6:30 am-2:30 pm
(register: www.pancreasfest.org)

Thursday 23

Medicine Grand Rounds
“Cystic Fibrosis: From Salty Sweat to Personalized Medicine,”
Michael Myerburg, pulmonary, allergy & critical care medicine;
UPMC-Shadyside west wing aud., noon
(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

Defenses

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
“Rational Design of Nanocarriers With Enhanced Carrier-Drug Interaction for Improved Cancer Chemotherapy,”
Peng Zhang;
July 9, 456 Salk, 1 pm

Nursing
“Effect of Music Intervention During Daily Weaning Trials in a Long-term Acute Care Hospital: A 6-Day Prospective Randomized Crossover Trial,”
Zhan Liang;
July 13, 451 Victoria, 9 am

A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Improving Graduate Students’ Content & Pedagogical Content Knowledge,”
Emily Marshman;
July 13, 321 Allen, 5 pm

SHRS/Health Information Management
“Comprehensive Approach to Explaining Users’ Acceptance & Intention to Use Electronic Health Records (EHR) in a Practice Setting, Focusing Specifically on Rehabilitation Facilities With a Primary Emphasis on Saudi Arabia’s Health Care System,”
Abdullah Alanazi;
July 14, 6053 Forbes Twr., 10 am

A&S/Geology & Planetary Science
“A Quantitative Assessment of Atmospherically Generated Foam Cements: The Insights, Impacts & Implications of Wellbore Integrity & Stability,”
Richard Spaulding;
July 15, 214 SRCC, 1 pm

A&S/Economics
“3 Essays on Information Economics,”
Jae Won Kang;
July 16, 4716 Posvar, 9 am

Medicine/Molecular Virology & Microbiology
“Cell Type Dependent Effects on HSV Transcription,”
Justine Harkness;
July 16, 503 Bridgeside Point II, 1 pm

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science & Technology
“Development & Assessment of Advanced Assistive Robotic Manipulators User Interfaces,”
Cheng Shiu Chung;
July 16, 4065 Forbes Twr., 1 pm

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science & Technology
“Development & Evaluation of a Smartphone Virtual Seating Coach Application to Facilitate Powered Seat Function Usage for Powered Wheelchair Users,”
Yu-Kuang  Wu;
July 17, 4065 Forbes Twr., 3 pm

A&S/Chemistry
“Examination of ‘Primary’, ‘Secondary’ & ‘Tertiary’ Structural Elements of Bis-amino Acids: Progress Toward Fauxteins,”
Matthew Parker;
July 20, 307 Eberly, 11 am

A&S/Geology & Planetary Science
“Estimating the Limits of Infiltration in the Urban Appalachian Plateau,”
Sarah Lavin;
July 20, 214 SRCC, 1 pm

Nursing
“Acceptability & Feasibility of Reiki for Symptom Management in Children Receiving Palliative Care,”
Susan E. Thrane;
July 20, 129 Victoria, 1 pm

Public Health/Infectious Diseases & Microbiology
“Studies on the Cellular Factors & Hormones Controlling HIV Transmission in an Organ Culture Model,”
Soni Sankapal;
July 20, A115 Crabtree, 1 pm

SHRS/Physical Therapy
“Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation as a Supplement to Stabilization Exercises in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial,”
Muhammad Alrwaily;
July 21, 4014 Forbes Twr., 8 am

SHRS/Communication Science & Disorders
“2f2-f1 DPOAE Sources in Contradiction to the 2-Source/2-Mechanism Model,”
Jennifer Horn;
July 21, 6081 Forbes Twr., 11 am

Nursing
“Time-series Analysis & Clustering to Characterize Cardiorespiratory Instability Patterns in Step-down Unit Patients,”
Eliezer Bose;
July 21, 451 Victoria, 2 pm

SHRS/Sports Medicine & Nutrition
“The Evaluation of Scapular Kinematics & Muscular Characteristics of the Scapular Stabilizers in Overhead Athletes Presenting With Scapular Dyskinesis Compared to Healthy Controls,” Michelle Varnell;
July 21, 4060 Forbes Twr., 2 pm

Nursing
“Development of a Measure of Self-advocacy Among Female Cancer Survivors,”
Teresa L. Hagan;
July 22, 117 Victoria, noon

Public Health/Epidemiology
“Health Disparities Between Whites & Japanese in Measures of Diabetes & Subclinical Atherosclerosis in an International Population-Based Study,”
Vasudha Ahuja;
July 23, 330 Bellefield Professional Bldg., 10:30 am

Nursing CANCELLED
Testing a Model of Health-related Quality of Life in Women Living With HIV,”
Nahed Saad Alsayed;
July 23, 430 Victoria, 1 pm

 

Theatre

PICT Production
“Sharon’s Grave”;
Heymann Theatre, July 16-Aug. 8
(times & tickets: www.picttheatre.org/play/sharons-grave)

Deadlines

Pgh.’s Transformational Philanthropists Portrait Gallery
Nominations due to buechel@pitt.edu by July 14.
(philanthropy.gspia.pitt.edu/Projects/ThePittsburghPhilanthropyProject/tabid/1130/Default.aspx)

2016 Searle Scholars Program
Materials due to Michelle Broido by noon July 15.
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/documents/Searle.pdf)

NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
Letters of intent due Aug. 9.
(grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-16-003.html)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will be the last issue of the summer term. It will include University & on-campus events of July 23-Sept. 3. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on July 16. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

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