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September 14, 2017

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Thursday, Sept. 14

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
“Advances in the Development of Antivirals That Block HIV and HBV by Novel Mechanisms of Action,” Stefan Sarafianos, University of Missouri; 6014 Biomedical Science Tower 3, 11 a.m.

Alzheimer Disease Research Center Seminar
“Imaging Correlates of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Early Alzheimer’s Disease,” Gad Marshall, Harvard Medical School; S439 ADRC Conference Room, 4 South Montefiore Hospital, Noon

Environmental and Occupational Health Seminar

“The Role of Micro and Macro-Environmental Factors on Muscle Stem Cell Function,” Fabrisia Ambrosio; 100 Bridgeside Point, Conference Room 540, Noon

Epidemiology Seminar
“Forecasting and Deflecting the Opioid Overdose Epidemic Curve: An update on research activities at Pitt Public Health,” Donald Burke; G23 Parran Hall Auditorium, Noon

French and Italian Lecture
“From the Editor’s Desk: Practical Advice on Academic Publishing,” Denis Provencher, University of Arizona; 1325 Cathedral of Learning, Noon

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Future Proof your Data: Planning for Reuse,” Andrea Ketchum; Falk Library Classroom 1, 1 p.m.

Senate Tenure and Academic Freedom Committee Meeting
156 Cathedral of Learning, 2 p.m.

Chemistry Seminar
Jessica Hoover, West Virginia University; 150 Chevron Building, 2:30 p.m.

Chemistry Seminar
Janet Macdonald, Vanderbilt University; 150 Chevron Building, 4 p.m.

Geri Allen Memorial Service
Heinz Memorial Chapel, 4 p.m.

Innovation Institute Legal Seminar
“Get Your Startup Legal Questions Answered”; Barco Law Building, 5:30 p.m. (Information: Legal Seminars)

 

Friday, Sept. 15

GI State of the Art Lecture
“The ABCs of EUS,” Asif Khalid, VA Medical Center; F946 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Open Forum: Swanson School of Engineering Dean Search
O’hara Student Center Dining Room, 10 a.m. (Information: Open Forum)

Biomedical Informatics Special Seminar

“Logic-based Causal Discovery,” Sofia Triatafyllou, University of Pennsylvania; 407A/B Baum, 5607 Baum Blvd., 11 a.m.

Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar
“The Nuclear Envelope and Regulation of Central Nervous System Function and Disease,” Quasar Padiath, Public Health; Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 6, Noon

ULS Workshop
“Introduction to Network Analysis and Visualization,” Ryan Horne; G49 Hillman Library Digital Scholarship Commons, 1 p.m. (Register: ULS)

Senate Budget Policies Committee Meeting
817 Cathedral of Learning, 2 p.m.

 

Saturday, Sept. 16

Greensburg Campus Admissions Open House
150 Finoli Drive (Register: UPG Open House)

 

Sunday, Sept. 17

Heinz Chapel Concert
Eastern Standard (trio); 3 p.m.

 

Monday, Sept. 18

Pitt Law: Constitution Day 2017
“Hate Crimes and Their Prosecution in the United State Today”; University Club Ballroom A, Noon 

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“PechaKucha Basis for Presentation,” Rebecca Abromitis; Falk Library Classroom 2, 3 p.m.

Senate Plant Utilization and Planning Meeting
272 Hillman Library, 3 p.m.

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Lecture
 “Cities at the Heart of Empire: On Life in Early Modern Urban Hubs,” Sanjay Subrahmanyam, University of California, Los Angeles; 501 Cathedral of Learning, 5 p.m.

 

Tuesday, Sept. 19

GI State of the Art Lecture
“PsychoBehavioral Approaches to GI Disease,” Eva Szigethy, Psychiatry and Medicine; F946 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m. 

Teaching Center Workshop
“Plagiarism Detection Services: Turnitin and SafeAssign,” B26 Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. (Register: Teaching Center)  

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Disorders of Thyroid Hormone Action: Insights From Human Genetics,” Krishna Chatterjee, University of Cambridge; Rangos Research Conference Room, Noon

Senate Community Relations Meeting
270 Mervis Hall, Noon

UPMC Cancer Center Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer,” David Meckes, Florida State University; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cooper Conference Room A, B, C; Noon

ULS Workshop
“Copyright Survival Guide,” G49 Hillman Library Digital Scholarship Commons, 1 p.m. (Register: ULS)

Center for Creativity Workshop
“Building a Digital Portfolio with WordPress,” Center for Creativity, 4 p.m. (Register: C4C Workshop)

Chemistry Seminar
“Recent Advancements in Heck-Like Reactions Using Heteroatomic Electrophiles,” Donald Watson, University of Delaware; 150 Chevron Building, 4 p.m.

 

Wednesday, Sept. 20

Senate Benefits and Welfare Meeting
318 Craig Hall, 9 a.m.

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Presentation Zen: Effective Use of Visuals and Design,” Rebecca Abromitis; Falk Library Classroom 2, Noon

Center for Creativity Workshop
“Lunch and Learn: Found Poetry,” Center for Creativity, 12:15 p.m. (Register: C4C Workshop)

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Genome Navigation: UCSC Genome Browser,” Ansuman Chattopadhyay; Falk Library Classroom 2, 1 p.m.

Senate Council Meeting
2700 Posvar Hall, 3 p.m.

 

Thursday, Sept. 21

Epidemiology Seminar
“Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation and the Opioid Epidemic,” David Salcido; G23 Parran Hall Auditorium, Noon 

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
Patrick Thibodeau; 6014 Biomedical Science Tower, 11 a.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Designing Mid-Semester Student Surveys to Improve Your Course,” 815 Alumni Hall, 11 a.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Pharmacology/Chemical Biology Seminar
“Cellular Heterogeneity and Therapeutic Failure in Prostate Cancer,” Jiaoti Huang, Duke University; 1395 Biomedical Science Tower, Noon

Teaching Center Workshop
“Accessibility for Digital Course Materials”; G49 Hillman Library Digital Scholarship Commons, 2 p.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Chemistry Seminar
“Ultrafast Vibrational Spectroscopy of Ionic Liquids: Insight Into Carbon Capture, Chemical Reactions, and Energy Storage,” Sean Garrett-Roe; 150 Chevron Building, 4 p.m.

Center for Creativity Workshop
“Drawn Together,” Center for Creativity, 7 p.m. (Register: C4C Workshop)

 

Friday, Sept. 22

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Research@Pitt Bootcamp,” Melissa Ratajeski; G49 Hillman Library Digital Scholarship Commons, 10 a.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Designing Mid-Semester Student Surveys to Improve Your Course,” 815 Alumni Hall, 11 a.m. (Registration: Teaching Center) 

Teaching Center Workshop
“Becoming a Grading Guru: The Grading Process and providing Effective Feedback,” 815 Alumni Hall, 1 p.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Writers’ Café
“Flash Fiction and Using Constraints to Write,” Peg Pursell & Tom McWhorter; 317B O’Hara Student Center, 3:30 p.m. (Questions? Email: Barbara Edelman)

 

Saturday, Sept. 23

University Library System Celebration
Celebrating the Founder of Pittsburgh Black Dance Ensemble: Bob Johnson; Hillman Library Ground Floor, Digital Scholarship Services, 1 p.m. (RSVP by email: Laura Brooks)

 

Sunday, Sept. 24

Heinz Chapel Concert
Garrett Law, organist; 3 p.m.


Monday, Sept. 25

Bioethics and Health Law Symposium
“Neuroethics of Implantable Brain Stimulation Devices”; University Club, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Information: Symposium)

Teaching Center Workshop
“Peer Assessment Tools”; B26 Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Teaching Center Workshop
“Teaching Effectively With and Without PowerPoint”;  B23 Alumni Hall, 1 p.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Center for Creativity Open Mic
Nordy’s Place, 8:30 p.m. (Information: C4C events)


Tuesday, Sept. 26

Center on Race and Social Problems Lecture
“Toxic Inequality,” Tom Shapiro, Brandeis University; 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Noon 

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Adenovirus Respiratory Infection: CD8 T Cells, Acute Inflammation and Persistence,” Jason Weinberg, University of Michigan; Rangos Research Conference Room, Noon

Pharmaceutical Sciences Fall Seminar
Jayanth Panyam, University of Minnesota; 456 Salk Hall, Noon

UPMC Cancer Center Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Integrative Molecular Pathological Epidemiology of Cancer: Emerging Topics on Microbiota and Immunity,” Shuji Ogino, Harvard Cancer Center; UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Cooper Conference Room A, B, C; Noon

Department of Medicine Special Seminar
“Role of Macrophages in HIV Infection and Persistence,” Woong-Ki Kim, Eastern Virginia Medical School; 893 Scaife Hall, 1 p.m.

ULS Workshop
“Finding Funding: Resources and Opportunities for New Researchers”; Office of Research, University Club Lower Level, 1 p.m. (Register: ULS) 

Global Studies Center Lecture & Conversation
“Sustainable Development Goals for a Better World,” Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University; Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 4:30 p.m.


Wednesday, Sept. 27

Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence Workshop
“Legal Challenges in the Workplace: A Primer for Small Businesses”; University Club Room A, 8 a.m. (Register: IEE Workshop)

ULS Webinar
“Mendeley Basics” (Register: ULS)

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Box Basics,” Pat Weiss; Falk Library Classroom 2, 2 p.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Developing a Lesson Plan”; 815 Alumni Hall, 2 p.m. (Register: Teaching Center) 

Center for Creativity Workshop
“Creating Multimedia Digital Narratives”; Center for Creativity, University Store Lower Level, 4 p.m. (Register: C4C Workshop)

ULS Webinar
“Using the University Library System (ULS) Online” (Register: ULS)


Thursday, Sept. 28

Epidemiology Seminar
“Multi-modal Data Integration and Causal Inference for Systems Medicine,” Panagiotis Benos; G23 Parran Hall Auditorium, Noon

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
“Structural Studies of Modulations of Human Glycine Receptors,” Xin Huang; 6014 Biomedical Science Tower, 11 a.m.

Pharmacology/Chemical Biology Seminar
“Fish oil and Hypertriglyceridemia: Have We Been Barking up the Wrong Tree?” Francisco Schopfer, 1395 Biomedical Science Tower, Noon

UPMC Shadyside Medicine Grand Rounds
“Diabetic Foot: We Are All Affected,” Jessica Sciulli; UPMC Shadyside Medical Building West Wing Auditorium, Noon

Chemistry Seminar
“Can a Highly Flexible Protein Have *A* Structure and If So, How Do We Describe it?” Terrance Oas, Duke University; 150 Chevron Building, 4 p.m.

Innovation Institute Legal Seminar
“Contract Basics”; CMU campus, room 6115 Gates Hillman Center, 5:30 p.m. (Information: Legal Seminars)


Defenses

SHRS/Sports Medicine and Nutrition
“A Description of Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Characteristics, Injury, and Injury Risk Factors in NCAA Division I Athletes Participating in Lower Extremity Dominant Sports,” Mallory Faherty; Sept. 18, 104 Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, 1:30 p.m.

SCI/Information Science and Technology
“Weighted Machine Learning for Spatial-Temporal Data,” Mahdi Hashemi; Sept. 25, 828 Information Science Building, Noon

SHRS/Communication Science and Disorders
“Information Processing Speed in People With Aphasia,” Hyunsoo Yoo; Sept. 26, 6048 Forbes Tower, 1:00 p.m.

 

Exhibits

Bradford Campus
“Between the Line and the Mind,” Samila Sosic, KOA Gallery Blaisdell Hall, UPB; through Oct. 2, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

University Art Gallery
“A Part From Nature,” Isabelle Hayeur, University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building; through Oct. 27, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Opening Reception: Sept. 12, 5-7 p.m.; Information: UAG)

Falk Library Exhibit
“Doc Savage: The Supreme Adventurer and Physician,” through November 23, Falk Library upper floor, Monday – Thursday, 7 a.m.-midnight, Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m.-midnight

University Art Gallery
“Shifting Ground: Landscapes From the UAG and Local Collections,” University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building; through Dec. 8, Monday – Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Information: UAG)


Deadlines

REAL Pilot Awards
Application due by Sept. 15 (Information: CTSI Funding)

The Innovation Institutes’ First Gear Program
Funding application is due by Sept. 15. (Information: First Gear)

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences’ Film Screening and Workshop
Deadline to register is Oct. 9. (Register: Open Door Project)

Alzheimer Disease Research Center Seed Monies Grant Program
Application due by Oct. 6. (Information: ADRC Monies Grant)

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Nominations due Oct. 6, 2017. (Information: Mentoring Award)

University of Pittsburgh Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Application due date is Nov. 3. (Information: CFAR)

 


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