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October 24, 1996

CALENDAR

Thursday

*Spring Term Registration Begins

Organizational Development Workshop "Presentation Skills"; 100 Craig, 9 am-5 pm (624-8046)

Theatre Arts Halloween Costume Sale Stephen Foster lobby, 11 am-5 pm (624-6568)

REES Lecture "Deviant Adolescent Behavior in Turn-of-the-Century Budapest," Sandor Vari, history; 3P11 FQ, 11:30 am

Chemistry Lecture "Density Functional Theory as a Tool for Understanding Reactions and Catalysis," Mark Pederson, Naval Research Laboratory; Ashe Aud. Chevron, 2:30 pm

Asian Studies Lecture "Experiences With a Non-Profit Organization: The Asia Society–How They Do Things Differently," Cheryl Contreras, GSPIA; 4E51 FQ, 3 pm

Economics Seminar "Long-term Care and Family Planning," Steven Stern, U. of Va.; 1001 Hamburg Hall CMU, 3:30-5 pm

Chemistry Lecture "Organoimido Derivatives of Polyoxometalate Clusters," Eric Maata, Kansas State; Ashe Aud. Chevron; 4 pm

HA&A Lecture "Andy Warhol: A Legacy of Contradictions," Thomas Sokolowski, director of Andy Warhol Museum; 202 FFA, 4 pm

Friday

Organizational Development Workshop "Identifying Critical Success Factors and Selecting Processes for Improvement"; 100 Craig, 9 am-noon (To register: 624-8046)

Theatre Arts Halloween Costume Sale Stephen Foster lobby, 10 am-5 pm (624-6568)

SAC Fall Assembly "Directions for the University of Pittsburgh," Mark Nordenberg, chancellor; WPU Assembly Rm., noon-2 pm

Women's Studies Lecture "Rethinking the Canon: Women, History and Architecture," Judith Hull; 2629 CL, noon

Human Genetics Seminar "Tracing the Evolutionary History of Modern Humans Using Microsatellite Data," Ranjan Deka; A-115 Crabtree, noon-1 pm (624-3066)

Pharmacology Seminar "Topoisomerase-Associated Proteins Required for Maintenance of Genome Stability," Ian Hickson, Inst. of Molecular Medicine; 1395 BST, noon (648-9400)

Philosophy of Science Lecture "Cheap Backwards Causation in Psychology?" Richard Montgomery, WVU; 817R CL, 12:05 pm

French/Italian Lecture "A Dramatic Recitation of the Episode of Tancredi and Clorinda from Tasso's 'Gerusalemme Liberat'," Paolo Panaro, actor; Heinz Chapel, 2 pm

Asian Studies Lecture "Asian-American Music: Issues of an Emerging Paradigm," Joseph S.C. Lam, music; 3D10 FQ, 3 pm

Classics Lecture "Averting Fratricide: Euripides' 'Iphigeneia in Tauris'," Elizabeth Belfiore, U. of Minn.; 149 CL, 3 pm

Inaugural Al McDowell Media Forum Discussion of career and professional issues concerning the media; WPU Ballroom, 7-9 pm (To register: 624-3202)

Caribbean/Latin American Student Assn. Scholarship Fund Raiser/International Halloween Dance WPU Assembly Rm., 9 pm-2 am (383-1134)

Saturday

HA&A Field Trip to Holocaust Museum Barbara McCloskey's Art and the Third Reich class; bus leaves in front of FFA at 7:30 am, returns 11 pm (648-2401)

Classics Lecture "A Discussion on the Subject of 'Philia' in Greek Tragedy," Elizabeth Belfiore & Mae Smethurst; 1518 CL, 10 am

Pitt Pantherhythms Performance "Acapella Acapittsburgh Acatober"; WPU Assembly Rm., 8 pm

Sunday

Compline Concert Organist Terri Konzen, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm

Monday

Biological Sciences Seminar "G1 Phase Cell Cycle Progression and the Retinoblastoma Gene," Steve Dowdy, Howard Hughes Medical Inst.; 169 Crawford, 4 pm

REES Lecture "Imagined Europe: Antina-tionalism, Identity and Human Rights," Kim Scheppele, Penn; G-24 CL, 4:30 pm

Tuesday

HA&A Colloquium "An Emerald Necklace for Pittsburgh, and Other Essays in Landscape and Garden Design," Barry Hannegan; 203 FFA, noon

Philosophy of Science Lecture "The Frame Problem: An AI Fairy Story," Kevin Korb, Australia; 917R CL, 12:05 pm

Provost Inaugural Lecture "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart: Linking the Bench to the Bedside," Arthur Feldman, medicine; FFA Aud., 3:30 pm (624-5750)

Jazz Seminar "Religion and the Music of Duke Ellington," Rev. John Gensel, St. Peter's Lutheran Church; Heinz Chapel, 7-8:30 pm (624-4364)

Wednesday

Child Development Conference "Voices Connecting: Building University and Community Partnerships," Judith Musick, Ounce of Prevention Fund; WPU Assembly Rm., 8 am-3 pm (To register: 648-7815)

Intercultural Bag Lunch Medical Arts Bldg. Suite 500, noon (383-1813) Jazz Ensemble Performance Towers C lobby, noon-1 pm (624-4364)

History Lecture "Living Standards of Women in 19th Century Bavaria: An Anthropometric Approach," John Murray, U. of Toledo; 3P11 FQ, noon

Linguistics Colloquium "Acoustic Correlates for Phonological Stress in Selected Languages," Keren Everett; 144 CL, 3 pm (624-5900)

Work Abroad Open House 4G FQ, 4 pm (648-7413)

Nursing Lecture "Nursing's New World," Nancy Valentine, Department of Veterans Affairs; WPU, 4 pm (624-7787)

Cell Biology/Physiology Seminar "Mechanisms of Water Flow Across Biological Membranes," Mark Zeidel; 1495 BST, 4 pm

Jazz Seminar "Inside the Music Industry," Marvin Witosfsky, former legal counsel to Sony Music; Heinz Chapel, 7-8:30 pm (624-4364)

Thursday

Organization Development Workshop "Introduction to Processes for Improvement"; 100 Craig, 9 am-noon (624-8046)

Medical Ethics Lecture "Health Insurance Choices, Challenges and Changes," Kelly Kelleher, pediatrics/psychiatry; Scaife Aud. 5, noon-1 pm

REES Lecture "Ukraine After Five Years of Independence: The Social and Political Situation," Tatiana Glubokova, Ukraine; 4E51 FQ, noon

Women's Studies Lecture "Determinants of Support for American First Ladies," Stephanie Muraca; 4L51 FQ, 12:15 pm

Chemistry Lecture "Dynamic Ice Surface in the Polar Stratosphere," Steven George, U. of Col.; Chevron Ashe Aud., 2:30 pm

Biostatistics Seminar "The Design and Use of Sequential Monitoring in Clinical Trials," Maria Mori Brooks, epidemiology; A-115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm

Chemistry Lecture "Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Materials," Janos Fendler, Syracuse; Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm

November

Friday

Jazz Seminars T.S. Monk, drums; Herbie Mann, flute; Benny Bailey, trumpet; Abraham Laboriel, bass; WPU Assembly Rm., 11 am-6 pm (624-4364)

REES Lecture "Russia and the New Russian Diaspora," Igor Zelelev, Russian Academy of Sciences; 4K56 FQ, noon

Senate BPC Meeting WPU Dining Rm. B, noon-2 pm

Classics Seminar "Are Myths Historical in Plato's Republic, Book 2?" Carl Seaquist; 1518 CL, 3 pm

Anthropology Colloquium "Women's Social Power, Education and Child Welfare in Ecuador: A Comparison of Regional Differences in Machismo," Kathleen DeWalt; 3D10 FQ, 3 pm

Caribbean/Latin American Student Assn. Meeting/Social WPU Dining Rm. B, 6:30-7:30 pm (383-1134)

Saturday

Jazz Seminars Johnny Griffin, saxophone; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Wallace Roney, trumpet; WPU Assembly Rm., 10 am-2 pm (624-4364)

Indian Music Concert Sanjeev Abhyankar, vocal; Bharat Kamat and Subhankar Banerjee, tabla; Pramod Marathe, harmonium; Hariprasad Chaurasia, flute; Synod Hall, 6 pm (624-4125) Blues and Ragtime Concert Guitarist and singer Ari Eisinger; FFA Aud., 7:30 pm (687-8800)

Jazz Concert Herbie Mann, flute; Benny Bailey and Wallace Roney, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Abraham Laboriel, bass; T.S. Monk, drums; Nathan Davis, tenor/soprano sax; Carnegie Music Hall, 8 pm (323-1919)

Sunday

Slovak Heritage Festival Commons Rm. CL, 1-5 pm (624-5906)

Bach Cantata Concert The Collegium Musicum and Collegiate Chorale; Heinz Chapel, 3 pm

Compline Concert Organist Karl Moyer, Lancaster; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm

Monday

Tuesday

HA&A Colloquium "Author! Author!: Two New Books in Art History," Barbara McCloskey and Kirk Savage; 203 FFA, noon

Alzheimer's Lecture "Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's Disease: An Ethical Perspective," Stephen Post, Case Western; LHAS Aud. Montefiore, 2-4 pm (261-5040)

Faculty Assembly Meeting 1E56 FQ, 3 pm

HA&A Lecture "Beds & Bedtime During the Tudor & Stuart Period," David Bostwick; 202 FFA, 4 pm

English/Theatre Arts Lecture "The Abstract of the Time: Responses to Hamlet 1601-1996," Marianne Novy; 144 CL, 4 pm

Biological Sciences Seminar "Role of Molecular Chaperones in Signal Transduction," Avrom Caplan, Mt. Siani Medical Ctr.; 169 Crawford, 4:15 pm

Wednesday

Organization Development Workshop "The Foundation: Core Skills for Building Commitment"; 100 Craig, 9 am-5 pm (624-8046)

Inst. for International Studies in Education Seminar "Obnova: Teacher Education Renewal in Bosnia," Srebren Dizdar, secretary of Federal Ministry of Education in Bosnia; 5P22 FQ, noon-1:30 pm

Black Faculty Forum Fall Reception "Connecting Campus to Community Through Continuing Education," Robert Carter, CGS dean; 2P/M56 FQ, 4-6 pm (To register: 624-7690)

Health Management & Policy Lecture "Physician Integration," Michael Soper, Advocate Health Care; GSPH Aud., 4:30 pm (624-6104)

Workshop "Exploring Cultural Diversity Through the Arts," program for upper elementary & middle school teachers; 2K56 FQ, 4:30-7:30 pm (648-7418)

E.P. Thompson History LEcture "Class, Ethnicity, and Labor Identity," Eric Hobsbawn, U. of London; FFA Aud., 7:30 pm Chamber Orchestra Concert Bellefield Aud., 8 pm (624-4125)

Bayer Chemistry Lecture "The Strange Phase Behavior of Clusters," R.S. Berry, U. of Chicago; 8:15 pm

Thursday Information Science and Telecommunication Colloquium "The Link-to-Learn Project"; 409 LIS, 11 am

REES Lecture "Making Markets: The Case of Russia's Transition, 1991-1995," Jeffrey Hass; 4E51 FQ, 12:30-1:30 pm (648-7407)

Organization Development Workshop "Introduction to Group Problem-Solving Skills"; 100 Craig, 1:30-4:30 pm

Tree Planting Ceremony In memory of Mary E. Connor; CL Bellefield side walkway, 2:30 pm

Bayer Chemistry Lecture "Topographic and Dynamics of Many-Dimensional Potential Surfaces," R.S. Berry, U. of Chicago; 3 pm

Biostatistics Seminar "Risk Assessment," Gregg Claycamp, environmental and occupational health; A-115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm

History of Medicine Lecture "The Unwelcomed Messenger: Dr. Joseph Goldberger and the Hunt for the Pellagra Germ," Allan Draut, American U.; Scaife lecture rm. 5, 6 pm

UNIFEM Benefit Program/Reception Guest Nasri Hussein Adam; 2M/2P56 FQ, 6:30 pm (241-1702)

Law Lecture "Lawyer, Civil Rights Activist and Writer," Derrick Bell, author; Teplitz Courtroom, law school, 6 pm (648-1305)

Johnstown Campus Performance "Annie Get Your Gun"; Pasquerilla Performing Arts Ctr., UPJ, 8 pm (814-269-7200)

Ph.D. Defenses

FAS "Electron-Ion Recombination Measurements in a Flowing Afterglow Plasma," Theodosia Gougousi, physics & astronomy; Oct. 29, 106 Allen, 1 pm

FAS "Between Socialism and the Market: Indigenous Siberian Evenki Grapple with Change," Alexia Bloch, anthropology; Oct. 31, 3H51 FQ, 9:30 am

FAS "Study of Block Copolymers at an Air-Water Interface," Jignesh V. Gandhi, physics/astronomy; Nov. 5, 106 Allen, 4 pm

Nursing "An Intervention Protocol for Parental Management of Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in Young Children with Insulin Diabetes Mellitus," Sandra Puczynski; Nov. 6, 446 Victoria, 4-6 pm

GSPH "The West Virginia Healthy Schools Nutrition Study," Anita Koehler, epidemiology; Nov. 7, GSPH dean's conf. rm., 9 am

Medicine "Synthesis of Nitric Oxide by Articular Tissues, and its Role in Cartilage Matrix Turnover," Maja Stefanovic; Nov. 7, 1295 BST, noon.

Exhibits

Jazz Photo Exhibit WPU Conney Kimbo Art Gallery, Oct. 27-Nov. 4.

Johnstown Campus Exhibition Allied Artists of Johnstown; through Nov. 17, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, UPJ.

PrintMakers '96 Exhibition Contemporary Original American Prints; FFA Gallery, Nov. 1-Dec. 12.

Theatre Studio Theatre Production "The Illegitimate Son," directed by Kyle Deise; through Oct. 26 at 8 pm, Sun. at 2 pm, Studio Theatre CL (624-0933)

Theatre Arts Production "Hamlet," directed by W. Stephen Coleman; Stephen Foster, Nov. 1,5 & 6 at 8 pm; Nov. 2 at 2 pm (624-0933)

Theatre Arts Production "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," directed by W. Stephen Coleman; Stephen Foster, Nov. 2 & 7 at 8 pm; Nov. 3 at 2 pm (624-0933)

Deadlines

Pgh. Tissue Engineering Initiative Research Grant Deadline Proposals due Nov. 22. For information, 383-9703.

Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Program Grants for Study Abroad John G. Bowman faculty grant application forms can be obtained in 1209 CL and are due by noon, Dec. 2.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Research Development Program Grant Deadline Proposals due Dec. 13 to Raymond Frizzell, S368 BST. (648-9362) Central Research Development Fund Small Grant Deadline Proposals due by 4 pm Jan. 17 to 350 Thackeray.

Calendar Deadline The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published Thursday, Nov. 7. It will contain events of Nov. 7-21. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 31 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information will not be accepted over the phone but can be sent by FAX: 624-4579 or e-mail to utcal+@pitt.edu. For additional information about calendar deadlines, call 624-1376.


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