CALENDAR
Thursday 20
Immunology Seminar
“Immunomodulatory Mechanisms Allowing Recovery of the Autologous Insulin Secretion in Type 1 Diabetes,”
Tatiana Zorina, pediatrics;
aud. 5 Scaife, noon (8-7050)
Pharmacology Seminar
“Genetic & Molecular Aspects of Gs-Alpha Signaling in Hormone Resistance,”
Murat Bastepe, Harvard;
1395 BST, noon (3-7757)
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Scanning Slides & Negatives,”
Cindy Lu;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
UPMC Cancer Presentation
“A Reason to Hope: Advances in the Treatment of Oral & Head & Neck Cancers,”
Athanassios Argiris;
Cooper Conf. Rm. Hillman Cancer Ctr., Shadyside Hospital, 6:30-8 pm
Friday 21
• Summer 6-week-2 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.
Allegheny Observatory Lecture
“Ancient Astronomy,”
Eric Monier, SUNY-Brockport;
Allegheny Observatory, Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm
Monday 24
Toastmasters Meeting
117 Mervis, 11:45 am-12:45 pm (also July 31 & Aug. 7, 14, 21 & 28)
Wednesday 26
•Summer 4-week-3 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Evaluating Online Discussions,”
Barbara Frey; view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 27
Minority Health Symposium
“Closing the Tobacco-related Health Disparities Gap: What Have We Done?”;
PAA, 8:30 am-4 pm
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Using Portable Tegrity,”
Michael Arenth;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Friday 28
Katz SBDC Lecture
“The Second Step: Developing a Business Plan”;
104 Mervis, 7:30-10:30 am (register: 8-1544)
Sunday 30
SAC
Staff/Faculty/Student Kennywood Day
11 am-11 pm (4-4236)
August
Wednesday 2
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Course Statistics,”
Cindy Lu;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 3
Sustainable Engineering Undergraduate Research Symposium
1175 Benedum, 10:30 am-2 pm
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Applications of ePortfolios in Higher Education,”
Eddie Watson;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Saturday 5
• Summer 12-week, 6-week-2 & 4-week-3 sessions end;
final exams scheduled during last class meeting.
Monday 7
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
BST3, 8:30 am (4-9505)
Tuesday 8
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Alumni, 8:30 am (4-9505)
Wednesday 9
• Summer 12-week, 6-week-2 & 4-week-3 sessions grades must be approved by instructors by 5 pm before final posting begins.
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
WPU, 8:30 am (4-9505)
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Adaptive Release,”
David Holzemer;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 10
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
LRDC, 8:30 am (4-9505)
UPMC Educational Session
“Hearing Loss & Hearing Aids”;
EEI, 12:30-3 pm (register: 7-2030)
Friday 11
Emergency Preparedness Exercises
Salk, 8:30 am;
Petersen, 9:15 am (4-9505)
Saturday 12
• Summer term ends; final exams scheduled during last class meeting.
• Official date for awarding degrees.
Sunday 13
• Residence halls close.
Monday 14
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Benedum, 8:30 am (4-9505)
Tuesday 15
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
GSPH, 8:30 am (4-9505)
Wednesday 16
• Summer term grades must be approved by instructors by 5 pm before final posting begins.
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
Chevron, 8:30 am (4-9505)
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Self Instructional Materials,”
Rich Oravetz;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 17
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
IS, 8:30 am (4-9505)
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Digital Photography Part 4,”
Jim Burke;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Friday 18
Emergency Preparedness Exercise
CL, 8:30 am (4-9505)
Allegheny Observatory Lecture
“The Opposition Effect,”
Bruce Hapke, geology & planetary science;
Allegheny Observatory, Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm
Wednesday 23
• Residence halls open.
• New student orientation through Aug. 27.
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Communication in Blackboard,” Jae Shin; view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 24
• New faculty orientation.
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Using Articulate Presenter: Overview,”
David Holzemer;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Freshman Convocation
Petersen, 2 pm
Friday 25
• New TA orientation.
Monday 28
• Fall term registration period ends & classes begin.
Wednesday 30
CIDDE Blackboard mCast
“Different Roles of Blackboard Users,”
David Holzemer;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Thursday 31
CIDDE Instructional Technology mCast
“Optical Character Recognition,”
Jae Shin;
view at https://cidde-web.cidde.pitt.edu/MCAST/, 12:30 pm
Ph.D. Defenses
Bioengineering
“Slip & Fall Risks: Pre-Slip Gait Contributions & Post-Slip Response Effects,”
Brian Moyer;
July 20, B63 Benedum, 10 am
A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Marked Statistics & the Environmental Dependence of Galaxy Formation,”
Ramin Skibba;
July 24, 106 Allen, 1 pm
GSPH/Biostatistics
“Identification & Assessment of Longitudinal Biomarkers Using Frailty Models in Survival Analysis,”
Feng-shou Ko;
July 24, 325A Parran, 2 pm
Business
“Firm Value: Evidence From Corporate Outsourcing Transactions,”
Ning Gao;
July 25, 102 Mervis, 11 am
GSPH/Biostatistics
“A Stepwise Model Selection Strategy in Survival Analysis With Missing Covariates,”
Jia Li;
July 25, 325A Parran, 2:30 pm
Medicine/Biomedical Informatics
“Automated Knowledge Discovery From Functional Magnetic Resonance Images Using Spatial Coherence,”
Pinaki Mitra;
July 26, M185 Parkvale, 1 pm
GSPH/Epidemiology
“Factors Influencing Variations in Vaginal Flora: Douching, Condom Use & the Risk for Bacterial Vaginosis in the GIFT Study,”
Katherine Berger;
July 27, epidemiology conf. rm. Crabtree, 1-3 pm
A&S/English
“Student Writing, Politics & Style,”
Christopher Richard Warnick;
July 27, 526 CL, 2-5 pm
SHRS/Rehabilitation Science
“Development & Validation of a Gait Classification System for Older Adults by Movement Control & Biomedical Factors,”
Wen-Ni Wennie Huang;
Aug. 2, 5047 Forbes Tower, 10:30 am
A&S/Political Science
“Electoral Legitimacy in the United States,”
Stephanie McLean;
Aug. 3, 4606 Posvar, 10 am
GSPH/Epidemiology
“Maternal Anxiety During Pregnancy: Its Relations to Birth & to Depressive Symptoms During Late Childhood/Adolescence of Offspring,”
Shahla Hosseini;
Aug. 4, 8th fl. conf. rm. 3501 Forbes Ave., 10 am
Medicine/Human Genetics
“Prospective Identification & Characterization of Adipogenic & Myogenic Vascular Cells in Human Adipose Tissue,” Solomon Yap;
Aug. 8, 1100 Rangos, 3-5 pm
SIS/Information Science & Telecommunications
“An Overlay Architecture for Personalized Object Access & Sharing in a Peer-to-Peer Environment,”
Chatree Sangpachatanaruk;
Aug. 9, 522 IS, 1-3 pm
A&S/Computer Science
“Virtualization of Network I/O on Modern Operating Systems,”
Takashi Okumura;
Aug. 24, 6329 Sennott, 10 am-noon
SHRS/Communication Science & Disorders
“Gene Expression Kinetics & Protein Distribution of Nucleotide Excision Repair Factors in the Inner Ear as a Function of Cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum-II DNA Damage,”
O’Neil Guthrie;
Aug. 25, 4017 Forbes Tower, 9 am
Business
“Managing Interruptions: The Role of Fit Between Task Demand & Capacity,”
Claire Baiyun Gong;
Aug. 29, 102 Mervis, 2-4 pm
A&S/English
“The World Goes One Way & We Go Another: Movement, Migration & Myths of Irish Cinema,”
Dana Och;
Aug. 31, 501 CL, 11 am-2 pm
Deadlines
Johnson Award for Best Papers in Ethics & Accountability in Public Service
Papers due to 3913 Posvar or ethics@gspia.pitt.edu by Nov. 1. (8-1336)
Theatre
Kuntu Repertory Theatre
“Sing Black Hammer”;
through July 23, Th-Sat. at 8 pm, Sat. & Sun. at 4 pm, July 20 at 11 am, 7th fl. aud. Alumni (4-7298)
Exhibits
Hillman Library
“Columbia Jay,” through July 31;
“Little Screech Owl,” Aug. 1-14;
Audubon exhibit case, ground fl. Hillman,
M-Th 7:50 am-10 pm, F 7:50 am-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. noon-9 pm (8-7715)
Univ. Art Gallery
“Malvina & Mortality,”
Travis Nygard;
through Aug. 12, FFA lobby & library, M-Th 11 am-7 pm, F 11 am-5 pm, Sat. noon-5 pm (8-2423)
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