CALENDAR
Thursday, March 4
Nursing Horizons Conference
"Celebrating the Past; Building the Future,"
Beverly Malone, American Nurses Assn., and Melodie Chenevert, PRO-NURSE; also March 5, Sheraton Station Square, 7:30 am (To register: 521-7823)
Human Resources Workshop
"Coping With Difficult People"; 100 Craig, 10 am-noon (To register: 624-8046)
Immunology Seminar
"Monkey Business: Dendritic Cell Vaccine Development in the Rhesus SIV Model," Simon Barratt-Boyes, GSPH; W995 BST, noon
Pharmacology Seminar
"Local Postsynaptic Calcium Signaling by IP3 in Cerebellar Long-Term Depression," Elizabeth Finch, Duke; 1395 BST, noon
Biostatistics Seminar
"New Approaches for Analyzing Survival Data With a Surviving Fraction," Debajyoti Sinha, U. of NH; A-115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm
Clinical Pharmacology Seminar
"Cellular and Biochemical Mechanism(s) by Which Estrogen Protects the Cardiovascular System," Raghvendra Dubey; 1104 UPMC conf. ctr., 4-5 pm
Biological Sciences Seminar
"The Evolution & Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity: Anti-Predator & Anti-Competitor Responses in Larval Anurans," Rick Relyea, U. of MI; 169 Crawford, 4:15 pm
Friday, March 5
Pharmacology Seminar
"Molecular Motors and the Development of Polarity in Intestinal Epithelial Cells," Karl Fath, biological sciences; 1395 BST, noon
Senate BPC Meeting
Dining Rm. B WPU, noon
Philosophy of Science Lecture
"Multiple Realizability and Universality," Robert Batter-man, OSU; 817R CL, 12:05 pm
Anthropology Colloquium
"Fossils, Genes and the Origin of Species: a New Evolutionary Theory," Jeffrey Schwartz; 3D10 FQ, 3 pm
Classics Lecture
"Cities in Transition: Augsburg in Late Antiquity," G. Gottlieb, U. of Augsburg, Germany; 149 CL, 3:30 pm
Sunday, March 7
* Spring recess for students through March 14 inclusive; no classes
Women's Studies Lecture/Reception
"Critical Issues Facing Women & Girls," Marie Wilson; 125 FFA, 4-6 pm; reception, FFA Cloisters, 6-7 pm (624-6485)
Compline Choir Concert
Charles Thompson, Baden United Methodist Church; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm
Tuesday, March 9
Human Resources Workshop
"Worker's Compensation"; 100 Craig, 11 am-noon (To register: 624-8046)
Joint Pitt/CMU Chemistry Seminar
"Molecule Surface Properties by Design," Andrew Rappe, Penn; Mellon Inst. conf. rm., CMU, 4:45 pm
Wednesday, March 10
KGSB Training Event
"Mechanics of Starting a Small Business"; 180 Mervis, 8-10 am
Pathology Seminar
"Infections Etiologies of Persistent Cough," Robert Wadowsky, Children's Hospital; 1104 UPMC conf. ctr., noon
SAC Meeting
2M/2P56 FQ, 12:30-2 pm
Pharmacology Seminar
"Lysosomal Sorting and Termination of Signaling by Protease-Activated Receptor-1," JoAnn Trejo, U. of CA; 1395 BST, noon
Joint Pitt/CMU Biological Sciences Seminar
"ER Quality Control: Tolerance and Turnover," Davis T.W. Ng, PSU; 3rd fl. conf. rm. Mellon Inst., 3:30 pm
Cell Biology/Physiology Seminar
"Dynamics of Secretory Protein Traffic," Jennifer Lippin-cott-Schwartz, NIH; 5th fl. board rm. EEI, 4 pm
Three Rivers/Heinz Public Sector Health Care Purchasing Coalition
Michael Herman, 3 Rivers Area Labor Management Committee; Joseph King, City of Pgh. Fire Fighters Local #1, and Jody Buchheit Spolar, Pgh. Board of Public Education; GSPH Aud., 4:30-6 pm
Thursday. March 11
Clinical Research Workshop
"Fundamentals of Clinical Research"; Aud. 5 Scaife, 8 am-5 pm (To register: 692-2744)
REES Lecture
"The Abuse of Women's Bodies: Russian Pornography and Prostitution," Helena Goscilo, Slavic dept.; PCW rm., Chatham Coll., 11:30 am
Human Resources Workshop
"Together We CAN Make a Difference"; 100 Craig, noon-1 pm (To register: 624-8046)
Clinical Pharmacology Seminar
"Alterations in Baroreceptor Afferent Discharge in the Pregnant Rat," Tina Hines, nursing; 1104 UPMC conf. ctr., 4-5 pm
Friday, March 12
* Observance of Great Americans' Day; University closed
Saturday , March 13
Kuntu Repertory Theatre Auditions
For "Keepers of the Dream"; City Theatre, 57 S. 13th St., South Side, 10 am (624-7298)
Henry Bahnson Lecture
"Selective Management of the Melanoma Epidemic," Hiram Polk, U. of Louisville; Scaife lecture hall 5, 10-11 am (648-9138)
Sunday, March 14
Bach Cantatas Concert
Heinz Chapel, 3 pm
Compline Choir Concert
Charles Thompson, Baden United Methodist Church; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm
Monday, March 15
HA&A Lecture
"The Experience of Place, Space and Site in Urban Life," Edward Casey, SUNY; 358 CL, 4 pm
Joint Pitt/CMU Pittsburgh Symposium on the Frontiers of Condensed Matter Science
"Model of the Hydrophobic Interaction," Benjamin Wi-dom, Cornell; 7500 Wean Hall, CMU, 4:30 pm
Brain Awareness Week Town Meeting
"How the Brain Sees," Marlene Behrmann, neuroscience; "Brain Cell Transplantation: Science Fiction or Science Fact?" Douglas Kondziolka, neurological surgery/radiation oncology; "Saving Brains Too Good to Die With Cerebral Resuscitation," Peter Safar, resuscitation medicine; FFA aud., 7 pm (624-4610)
Tuesday, March 16
Human Resources Workshop
"Getting a Grip on Stress, Part II"; 100 Craig, 9-11 am (To register: 624-8046)
HA&A Colloquium
"Hollywood and the Holocaust: Schindler's List," Marcia Landy, English; 203 FFA, noon
Philosophy of Science Lecture
"On Some Realisms Most Realists Don't Like," Uwe Meixner, U. of Regensburg; 817R CL, 12:05 pm
Joint Pitt/CMU Pittsburgh Symposium on the Frontiers of Condensed Matter Science
"Molecular-motor Model," Bejamin Widom, Cornell; 12 Chevron, 3 pm
Music on the Edge Concert
"New Electroacoustic Music"; FFA Aud., 8 pm
Contemporary Writers Series Lecture
Barry Lopez, author of "Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape"; 324 CL, 8:15 pm
Wednesday, March 17
*Spring term deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean's office
Bloodborne Pathogen Training
GSPH Aud., 9-10:30 am (624-9505)
Human Resources Workshop
"Contract Management: Planning, Negotiation and Documentation of Contracts"; 100 Craig, 10 am-noon (To register: 624-8046)
Pathology Seminar
"Liver Regeneration Studies Using a Mouse Model of the Genetic Disease Hereditary Tyrosineamia," Ken Overturf, U. of AL; 1104 UPMC conf. ctr., noon
Pharmacology Seminar
"Endogenous Cannabinoid Ligands in the CNS," Nephi Stella, U. of CA; 1395 BST noon
HA&A Lecture
"Looking at Landscapes: An Artist's Response," Ed Powell, studio arts; University Art Gallery, noon
FSAP Workshop
"Helping Your Child in School, Part II," Sherry Cleary, University Child Development Ctr; Dining Rm. B WPU, noon-1 pm
Year 2000 Public Forum
WPU Ballrm, 2:30-4 pm
Biological Sciences Seminar
"Cryptococcus Neoformans: A Sugar-Coated Pathogenic Fungus," Tamara Doering, Cornell; 169 Crawford, 4:15 pm
Thursday, March 18
Human Resources Workshop
"Working for Free After Work: Volunteering"; 100 Craig, 10-11 am (To register: 624-8046)
Bioethics Lecture
"Feminist Bioethics in Geriatrics: A Marriage Proposal," Evelyn Granieri, medicine; lecture rm. 1 Scaife, noon-1 pm
Pharmacology Seminar
"Signal Transduction Pathways That Regulate Cell Death in Response to DNA-Damage," Surender Kharbanda, Harvard; 1395 BST, noon
REES Lecture
"East European Economies: Challenges and Opportunities," Jan Winiecki, European U.-Viadrina, Frankfurt; 180 Mervis, 3-4:30 pm
Clinical Pharmacology Seminar
"PET Studies of REM Sleep," Eric Nofzinger, psychiatry; 1104 UPMC conf. ctr., 4-5 pm
Chemistry Dowd Symposium
"Carbohydrates in Cell-Cell Recognition Processes," Laura Kiessling, U. of WI; Chevron Ashe Aud., 8 pm
Ph.D. Defense
FAS
"A Theory of Action Potential Generation in Cortical Neurons and Its Implications for Cortical Activity," Boris Gutkin, neuroscience; March 5, 1495 BST, 11:30 am
FAS
"The Relativization of Tradition: An Examination of the 'Evangelical Post-Modernist Controversy' in Contemporary American Evangelical Protestantism," George Van Campbell, religious studies; March 17, 2604A CL, 3 pm
FAS
"Rural Household Wealth and Production in the Late Classic (600-950 A.D.) Naco Valley, Northwest Honduras," John Douglass, anthropology; March 18, 3H51 FQ, 10 am
Exhibits
University Art Gallery Exhibit
"40 Years of Collecting: Selections From the Collection of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art"; through March 27, Mon.-Sat., 10 am-4 pm, Thurs. until 8 pm.
Theatre
Theatre Arts Workshop
"Romance Language," directed by Brian Carney; through March 28, Studio Theatre, CL basement (For performance times: 624-7529)
Deadlines
Competitive Medical Research Fund Grant
Applications due by March 15 or Sept. 15 to 201 Kaufmann Bldg. (692-2759)
Cystic Fibrosis Research Ctr. Grant
Proposals due April 1 to Raymond Frizzell, S362 BST. (648-9362)
Calendar Deadline
The next issue of the University Times calendar will contain events of March 18-April 1. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm March 11 at Bellefield Hall. Information can be sent by FAX: 624-4579 or e-mail to utcal+@pitt.edu. Questions should be directed to 624-1376.
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