Thursday 17

• Constitution Day

Medicine Grand Rounds

“The Pitt-Kazakhstan Project: Building a New Medical School,”
D. Michael Elnicki;
west wing aud. UPMC Shadyside, noon
(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

Health Services Research Seminar
“Large Pragmatic Clinical Trials: Principles & Practical Tips From a Recently Funded PCORI Project,”
Molly Conroy;
305 Parkvale, noon
(www.crhc.pitt.edu/hsr-seminar.asp)

ADRC Lecture
“Late-life Anxiety & Accelerated Aging,”
Carmen Andreescu, psychiatry;
S439 conf. rm. Montefiore, noon
(412/692-2721)

CRSP Lecture
“Policing Reform, Community & Ethical Leadership,”
Cameron McLay, Pgh. Police chief;
2017 CL, noon
(www.crsp.pitt.edu)

Physical Therapy Research Seminar
“Vision for Trunk Stability During Walking & Walking for Visual Stability,”
Eric Anson, Johns Hopkins;
232 Bridgeside Point, noon

CIDDE Workshop
“Dealing With Difficult Situations in the Classroom”;
B23 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Chemistry Seminars
“Chemical Methods to Monitor & Manipulate the Immune System,”
Thomas Kodadek, Scripps Research Inst., 2:30 pm;
“Theoretical & Computational Tools for Addressing Fundamental Questions Relevant to Optical Spectroscopy of Bio- & Nano-Systems,”
Lasse Jensen, Penn State, 4 pm;
150 Chevron (chemrcpt@pitt.edu)

Institution-Wide Strategic Planning Meeting
Connolly Ballrm. Alumni, 3 pm

Geology/Planetary Science Colloquium
“EH&S Training for Geology & Planetary Sciences Department Researchers,”
Mark DiNardo & Keith Duval;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
(www.geology.pitt.edu/event/fall-2015-colloquium-series)

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Andrea Ketchum;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 4 pm
(ketchum@pitt.edu)

Confident City Cyclist Class
BikePGH;
Schenley Quad, 5:30-8:30 pm
(register: commuting@bc.pitt.edu)

Constitution Day Panel Discussion
“Marriage Equality & Beyond,”
Evan Wolfson, Anthony Infanti, William Carter & Dan Frankel;
Teplitz Memorial Moot Ctrm. Barco, 5 pm

UPPDA Fall Family Picnic
Vietnam Veterans Pavilion, Schenley Park, 5-8 pm
(register: www.oacd.health.pitt.edu)

Falk Library Exhibit Lecture
“Background to the Discovery of DNA,”
Adam Davis;
1105 Scaife, 6 pm
(info.hsls.pitt.edu/updatereport/?p=8658)

Friday 18

SBDC Program
“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan”;
Mervis, 7:30-10 am
(www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu)

GI Lecture
“Evaluation of Motility Disorders,”
Klaus Bielefeldt;
Presby M2 C-wing conf. rm., 7:45 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)

IS Lecture
“IBM’s Research Agenda: Emerging Technologies & Future Industry Needs,”
Zachary Lemnios, IBM;
3rd fl. IS, 11 am

SVC Research Seminar
“Inflammatory Caspases in Nonimmune Cells: Regulating More Than Just Life & Death,”
Melanie Scott;
lec. rm. 6 Scaife, noon

Psychiatry Guest Lecture
“Role of Melatonin & Melatonin Receptor Pathways in Huntington’s Disease,”
Robert Friedlander & Walter Dandy, neurosurgery;
WPIC aud., noon-1:30 pm
(patrickfm@upmc.edu)

Bradford Campus Exhibit Opening Reception
“Arts Faculty & Staff”;
KOA Speer Electronics Lobby, Blaisdell, UPB, noon
(www.upb.pitt.edu/TheArts)

Philosophy of Science Talk
“COI: From Common Origin Inferences to Common Origin Ideas,”
Michel Janssen, U of MN;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052; pitt.edu/~pittcntr)

Senate BPC Meeting
1817 CL, 1:10 pm
(bag13@pitt.edu)

CIDDE Workshop
“Introduction to Blackboard”;
B26 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

German Student Roundtable
“German Unity/German Diversity”
(“Deutsche Einheit/Deutsche Vielfalt”);
206 CL, 3-4:30 pm

Allegheny Observatory Lecture
“Something’s Fishy in Fomalhaut,”
David Nero;
159 Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm
(reservations: www.pitt.edu/~aobsvtry/tours.html)

Saturday 19

POW-MIA Vigil
Soldiers & Sailors, noon Sat.-2 pm Sun.
(vietnamveteransinc@gmail.com)

Sunday 20

Organ Concert
Roberta Jones;
Heinz Chapel, 3 pm

Monday 21

Biomedical Informatics Lecture
“Power of Engagement,”
Jill Hagenkord, 23andMe;
536 A/B Baum, 9 am
(tls18@pitt.edu)

Flu Shot Clinic
S100 BST2, 10 am-2 pm

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Rose Turner;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 11:30 am-12:30 pm
(rlt@pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop
“Delve Into the World of Genes, Genomes, & Microbes With InfoBoosters”;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1 pm

Daya ICPI Peace Week Lecture
“Promoting Peace in Pgh.: African-American Perspectives on Equality & the Hill District,”
Sala Udin & Michael David Battle;
3911 Posvar, 1 pm
(dayaicpi@gmail.com)

CIDDE Workshops
“Teaching Interactively in Large Enrollment Classes,”
528 Alumni, noon;
“Introduction to Blackboard,”
B26 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Tuesday 22

GI Lecture
“Psychobehavioral Approaches to GI Disease,”
Eva Szigethy;
Presby M2 C-wing conf. rm., 7:30 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)

Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Molecular & Functional Preclinical MR Imaging Studies to Improve Diagnosis & Therapy Response,”
Gary Martinez, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr. & Research Inst.;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, 10 am
(toyg@upmc.edu)

Laureate Lecture
“Dairy Cattle as a Source for Zoonotic Infections of Humans,”
Harald zur Hausen, German Cancer Research Ctr.;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, noon

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Respiratory Viruses & T Cells: Who Will Guard the Guardians?”
John Willams, CHP;
Rangos Research Ctr. aud., noon-1 pm
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

Philosophy of Science Talk
“Visual Epistemic Representations as Tools for Gaining Information,”
Agnes Bolinska, U of Toronto;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052; pitt.edu/~pittcntr)

Pitt IoT Seminar
“IoT One Year Later: Now What?”;
102 Benedum, 1-5 pm
(pkovach@pitt.edu)

HSLS Workshop
“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”
Julia Dahm;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1:30-3:30 pm
(jdahm@pitt.edu)

CIDDE Workshops
“Blackboard Assessment Tools,” B26 Alumni, 2 pm;
“Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement,”
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Pharmacology/Chemical Biology Seminar
“Development of Novel Drugs Targeting Cancer Metabolic Pathways,”
Thomas Burris, St. Louis U;
1395 Starzl BST, 3:30 pm

Year of the Humanities Reading/Presentation
“The Shift: One Nurse, 12 Hours, Four Patients’ Lives,”
Theresa Brown, NY Times;
O’Hara ballrm., 4-5 pm
(alh54@pitt.edu)

Block Party
“Be A Good Neighbor Neighborhood Block Party”;
Oakland Sq. Parklet, 5:30-7:30 pm

Daya ICPI Peace Week Screening/Discussion
“The Imam & the Pastor”;
3431 Posvar, 6 pm
(dayaicpi@gmail.com)

Wednesday 23

Clinical Oncology/ Hematology Grand Rounds
“Advances in Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery,”
Inderpal Sarkaria;
UPMC Cancer Pavilion 2nd fl. Herberman aud., 8 am
(millerc5@upmc.edu)

Molecular/Cellular Cancer Biology Mtg.
“Dynamic Interaction of PARP1 & APE1 During Repair of Abasic Sites,”
Lili Liu, pharmacology & chemical biology;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Research Pav. 2nd fl. conf. rm., 9 am
(nixonw@upmc.edu)

CIDDE Workshops
“Technology for Large Lecture Courses,” B26 Alumni, 10 am;
“Writing Assignments: Design, Assessment & Feedback,”
B23 Alumni, 3 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Pathology Seminar
“Pathophysiology of Cholangiopathies: Lessons From Polycystic Liver Diseases,”
Mario Strazzabosco, Yale;
Scaife lect. rm. 1, noon
(8-1040)

Social Work Lecture
“Lessons From the Demise of Hull House,”
Tracy Soska;
2017 CL, noon
(4-6337)

Chemistry Seminar
“Exploring the Limits of Resolution in Liquid Chromatography & Capillary Electrophoresis,”
James Jorgenson, UNC;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
(chemrcpt@pitt.edu)

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
“Mandibular Surgery,”
Richard Bauer;
G33 Salk Annex, 4-6 pm

Thursday 24

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
Aaron Batista, bioengineering;
6014 BST3, 11 am

OACD Career Fair
Petersen, 11 am-4 pm
(professional students, graduate students, postdocs register: www.oacd.health.pitt.edu)

Farmer’s Market
WPU driveway, 11:30 am-2:30 pm

Health Services Research Seminar
“Using a Microsimulation Model to Estimate the Prevalence & Cost of Hepatitis C Treatment in PA Medicaid,”
Walid Gellad;
305 Parkvale, noon
(www.crhc.pitt.edu/hsr-seminar.asp)

Hispanic Heritage Talk
Patricia Documet & Diego Chaves-Gnecco;
lect. rm. 1 Scaife, noon
(8-2066)

TIES Informational Luncheon
UPMC Shadyside, west wing classrm. A/B, 12:15 pm
(info & register: ties.upmc.com/#infosession)

Studio Arts Conversations With Artists
“Reverberations,”
JoAnna Commandaros & Paolo Piscitelli;
FFA Gallery, noon

German Party
“Septemberfest: The Event!”;
1228 CL, 1:30-3:30 pm

Medicine Seminar
“Leveraging Anatomical Connectivity to Understand Homologies & Neuroimaging of the Default Mode Network,”
Sarah Heilbronner, U of Rochester;
6014 BST3, 2 pm
(steind@pitt.edu)

Hispanic Lecture
“Populismo y política: Desmovilización marrana,”
Alberto Moreiras;
139 CL, 2 pm

Chemistry Seminars
“Capillary Liquid Chromatography at Ultra-High Pressures,”
James Jorgenson, UNC, 2:30 pm;
“Lessons From Nature: Biosynthetic Halogenation Inspires New Chemistry,”
Bradley Moore, UC-San Diego;
4 pm, 150 Chevron
(chemrcpt@pitt.edu)

Geology/Planetary Science Colloquium
“Impacts of Lake Level & Climate Change on Lake Tanganyika’s Chemistry & Biological Production Over the Past ~400 Years,” James McManus, U of Akron;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
(www.geology.pitt.edu/event/fall-2015-colloquium-series)

Year of the Humanities Lecture
“The Graduate School Mess: What Caused It & How We Can Fix It,”
Leonard Cassuto, The Chronicle of Higher Education;
FFA aud., 5 pm

Greensburg Campus Reading
“Flight 93,”
Tom McMillan;
118 Village,  UPG, 7 pm
(724/836-7741)

Pgh. Contemporary Writers Lecture
Michael Paterniti;
FFA aud., 8:30 pm

Friday 25

African-American Student Retention Symposium
Keynote: “Mentors & Role Models: A Personal Perspective,”
Alfred Moyé, former Student Affairs vc & trustee emeritus, 9:30 am;
UClub ballrm. B, 8:30 am-2 pm
(asundergrad.pitt.edu)

CIDDE Workshops
“Accessibility & Universal Design for Digital Content,”
B26 Alumni, 10 am;
“Maximizing Your Inheritance: Effectively Adapting ‘Inherited’ Course Materials in Your Own Teaching,”
815 Alumni, 10 am;
“Turnitin: OriginalityCheck, GradeMark, PeerMark,”
B26 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

CTSI Workshop
“Implementing Ethical Conduct of Human Participant Research”;
7039 Forbes Twr., noon
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/RCR/workshops.shtml)

Psychiatry Lecture
“Suicide as an Instrumental Behavior,”
Alexandre Dombrovski;
WPIC aud., noon-1:30 pm
(patrickfm@upmc.edu)

Philosophy of Science Talk
“Dynamics & Diversity in Epistemic Communities,”
Cailin O’Connor, UC-Irvine;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052)

Daya ICPI Peace Week Activity
“UNHCR Passages: Environmental Refugee Simulation”;
Posvar patio, 12:30-4 pm
(dayaicpi@gmail.com)

German Faculty Roundtable
“German Unity/German Diversity” (“Deutsche Einheit/Deutsche Vielfalt”);
4130 Posvar, 3-4:30 pm

Honors College Roundtable
“Academically Based Community Engagement: An Idea Exchange”;
WPU Kurtzman Rm., 2-4 pm

Saturday 26

Bradford Campus Open House
10 am, UPB
(register: www.upb.pitt.edu/visit.aspx)

Bradford Campus Concert
Southern Tier Symphony;
Bromeley Theater, UPB, 7:30 pm

Monday 28

Flu Shot Clinic
WPU Assembly Rm., 10 am-2 pm

CIDDE Workshop
“Effective Teaching With & Without PowerPoint”;
815 Alumni, noon
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

French/Italian Roundtable
“La langue et l’identité dans le monde francophone,”
Jeanette Jouili, Abdellah Taïa, Nadia Fadil & Denis Provencher;
1328 CL, noon-1:30 pm
(www.wstudies.pitt.edu/events/campus-visit-lgbt-moroccan-writer-abdellah-taia)

Tuesday 29

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Michele Klein Fedyshin;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 8:30 am
(Kleinf@pitt.edu)

Anne C. Sonis Memorial Lecture
“Palliative Care Futurist: Matching Care to Our Patients’ Needs,”
Diane Meier, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon
(412/692-4853)

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Stem Cell Differentiation & Cancer in the GI Tract,”
Noah Shroyer, gastroenterology/hepatology;
Rangos Research Ctr. aud., noon
(412/692-6438)

UPCI Seminar
“PET Imaging: A Window in Cancer,”
Jason Lewis, Cornell;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, noon
(412/623-3241)

Philosophy of Science Talk
“Epistemology of the Imagination,”
Mike Stuart, U of Toronto;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052; pitt.edu/~pittcntr)

CIDDE Workshop
“Panopto Video Hosting & Streaming”;
B26 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

CTSI Workshop
“Reviewing Scientific Colleagues: Responsibilities of Peer Review”;
S123 BST, 2 pm
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/RCR/workshops.shtml)

Pharmacology/Chemical Biology Seminar
“Controlling Controlled Release to Make Medicine That Imitates Life,”
Steven Little, chemical/petroleum engineering;
1395 BST, 3:30 pm

Chemistry Seminar
“Wetting the Nanoscale,”
Haitao Liu;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
(chemrcpt@pitt.edu)

ULS Wine & Cheese Faculty Reception
Thornburgh Rm. Hillman, 4-7 pm
(RSVP: jerin@pitt.edu)

GSWS Screening/Discussion
“Salvation Army,” Abdellah Taïa;
FFA aud., 7-9:30 pm
(www.wstudies.pitt.edu/events)

Wednesday 30

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Circulating & Tumorial Biomarkers of the Proinflammatory Response & Immune Suppression as Predictors of Immunotherapeutic Benefit,”
Ahmad Tarhini;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. B & C, 8 am-9 pm
(412/692-2751)

HSLS Workshop
“Genome Navigation: USCS Genome Browser,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm
(ansuman@pitt.edu)

Block Party
“Be a Good Neighbor Neighborhood Block Party”;
294 Semple St, 5:30-7:30 pm

Book Launch
“The Nerve of It: Poems New & Selected,”
Lynn Emanuel;
U Store on 5th, 6:30 pm (8-1455)

American Experience Lecture
“The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution,”
Marcia Coyle, Natl Law Journal;
UClub ballrm. B, 7:30 pm
(www.thornburghforum.pitt.edu)

October

Thursday 1

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
James Schneider, CMU;
6014 BST3, 11 am-noon

CIDDE Workshop
“Role of the TA”;
B23 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Geology/Planetary Science Colloquium
“Discovering the World’s Youngest Exhumed Ultrahigh-Pressure Terrane,”
Suzanne Baldwin, Syracuse;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
(www.geology.pitt.edu/event/fall-2015-colloquium-series)

Chemistry Seminar
“Mapping Conformational Changes in Proteins Using EPR Spectroscopy,”
Stefan Stoll, U of WA;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
(chemrcpt@pitt.edu)

CNBC Alumni Lecture
“Correlations & Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease in Molecular & Brain Networks,”
Chris Gaiteri, Rush U;
6014 BST3, 4-5 pm
(412/383-9872)

Defenses

A&S/Communication
“The Charm of Rhetoric: George Santayana & the Aesthetics of Rhetoric,”
Brita Anderson;
Sept. 18, 1128 CL, 9 am

Medicine/Integrative Molecular Biology
“Shear Stress Stimulated Apical Endocytosis in Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelia,”
Venkatesan Raghavan;
Sept. 18, S120 BST, 10 am

A&S/Communication
“An Exploratory Study on Physician/Patient Electronic Messaging Within Secured Health Portals,”
Susan Wieczorek;
Sept. 21, 1128 CL, 10 am

A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Bose-Einstein Condensation & Quantized Flow of Microcavity Polaritons With Long Lifetime,”
Gangqiang Liu;
Sept. 24, 321 Allen, 10:30 am

A&S/Hispanic Languages & Literatures
“Imágenes de América Latina. Pensar con Roberto Bolaño y José Revueltas,”
Alejandro Sanches Lopera;
Sept. 25, 329 CL, 10 am-noon

Theatre

PICT Production
“Educating Rita”;
through Sept. 19, Charity Randall Theatre
(times & tickets: www.picttheatre.org/play/educating-rita)

Exhibits

Bradford Campus Exhibit
Works by arts faculty & staff;
KOA Gallery, Blaisdell, UPB, Sept. 18-Oct. 16, M-F 8 am-6 pm
(www.upb.pitt.edu/thearts)

Falk Library Exhibit
“From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine & Industry”;
through Oct. 10, M-Th 7 am-mid., F 7 am-10 pm, Sat 9:30 am-10 pm, Sun 11 am-mid.
(info.hsls.pitt.edu/updatereport/?p=8658)

FFA Exhibit
“Reverberations,”
studio arts & music faculty members;
FFA Gallery, through Oct. 23
(www.studioarts.pitt.edu/content/reverberations)

Barco Library Exhibit
“Panoptica,”
by Jessica Kalmar;
through Nov. 6, M-Th 8 am-10 pm, F 8 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun noon-10 pm (8-1376)

Deadlines

Science 2015 – Unleashed!
Submit poster abstracts by Sept. 18.
(www.science2015.pitt.edu)

Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement
Nominations due Sept. 21.
(info: 4-7232)

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Submit nominations to 801 CL by Oct. 9.
(www.pitt.edu/~graduate?maguidelines.pdf)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards
Nominations due Oct. 16.
(lkirsch@pitt.edu)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards
Nominations due Oct. 16.
(ghuber@pitt.edu)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Awards
Nominations due Oct. 16.
(mredfern@pitt.edu)

Coulter TPII $100K Awards for Translational Research
Letter of intent due Oct. 19.
(www.engineering.pitt.edu/coulter; coulter1@pitt.edu)

ICRE 2016 Admission
Application due Oct. 31
(www.icre.pitt.edu/degrees/degrees.aspx)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of Oct. 1-15. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on Sept. 24. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

 

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