University Times

Thursday 6

SBDC Workshop

“The Art of Successful Selling”;

PAA, 8-10:30 am (8-1542)

5-Campus College Fair

Connolly Ballrm. Alumni, 11 am-2 pm & 5-7 pm

Molecular Biology/Structural Biology Seminar

“What Structural Biology Can Teach Cell Biologists About Endocytosis,”

Linton Traub;

6014 BST3, 11 am

Asia Over Lunch Lecture

“Social & Cultural Needs & Participation of International Students: A Case Study at the University of Pittsburgh,” Mayumi Terano;

4130 Posvar, noon (8-7763)

CIDDE Faculty Development Workshop

“Leading Effective Classroom Discussions,”

Carol DeArment;

815 Alumni, noon-1:30 pm

Ctr. for Bioethics & Health Law Grand Rounds

“The Ethics of Allocating Scarce Health Care Resources: A New View,”

Ezekiel Emanuel;

113 Barco, noon

Endocrine Research Conference

“Commensal Gut Bacterial Stimulation of Hepatic IL-6 & STAT3 Activity Inhibits Liver Dendritic Cell Maturation,”

John Lunz;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

EOH Seminar

“Environmental Tobacco Smoke & Male/Female Differences in Airway Biology,”

Laura Van Winkle;

540 Bridgeside Point, Technology Dr., noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“Translational Research for Treatment & Prevention of Diabetes,”

Janice Zgibor;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Immunology Seminar

“The Human High Molecular Weight Melanoma-Associated Antigen: Can It Help Us to Counteract Immunoescape Mechanisms Utilized by Tumor Cells?”

Soldano Ferrone;

Scaife aud. 5, noon (8-7050)

Medicine Seminar

“Protease Switches: Pathways to Inflammation & Pain,”

Nigel Bunnett;

520 E&EI, 1 pm

Chemistry Seminars

“Building Approach for the Design & Synthesis of Functional Porous Materials,”

Mohamed Eddaoudi, USF; 12B Chevron, 2:30 pm;

“Photochemistry & Conformational Change in Circadian Clock Light-Sensing Proteins,”

Brian Crane, Cornell;

12A Chevron, 4 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

“Sources & Atmospheric Transformations of Organic Aerosols,”

Allen Robinson, CMU;

203 Thaw, 4 pm

Iris Marion Young Award for Political Engagement Presentation

Audrey Murrell, KGSB;

WPU lower lounge, 5-6:30 pm (4-4364)

Hispanic Languages & Literatures Film Screening

“Maquilapolis: A City of Factories”;

FFA aud., 8:30 pm

Friday 7

• Spring term deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

SBDC Workshop

“The 1st Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;

309 Mervis, 7:30-10 am (8-1542)

Continuing Dental Education Seminar

“OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogen Update,”

W.H. Milligan;

2148 Salk, 9 am-noon

East Asian Languages & Literatures Colloquium

“Old Friendships: Exploring the Historic Relationship Between Pan-Islamism & Japanese Pan-Asianism,”

Sadia Sattar;

4130 Posvar, 2 pm (4-5568)

Anthropology/Asian Studies Lecture

“The Middle Class as a Social Norm: Consumer Citizenship in China’s Reform,”

Hai Ren, U of AZ;

3106 Posvar, 3 pm

Sunday 9

• Spring recess for students;

University offices & buildings remain open & staffed during spring recess except for Pitt’s spring holiday, March 14.

Men’s Basketball vs. DePaul;

Petersen, noon

Bradford Campus Concert

Southern Tier Symphony;

Bromeley Family Theatre, Blaisdell, UPB, 3 pm

Monday 10

HSLS Workshop

“PubMed Basics”;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 1-2:30 pm

Medicine Seminar

“Playing in Traffic: Epithelial Sorting in Health & Disease,”

Michael Caplan;

S123 Starzl BST, 2 pm

Tuesday 11

Clinical Research Seminar

“CTSI Catalyst Program Overview”;

Montefiore 7th fl. aud., 8-9:30 am

Office of Research/NCURA Broadcast Workshop

“Effective Proposal Development”;

S120 Starzl BST, 11:30 am-3:30 pm (4-7405)

Ctr. for Vaccine Research Spring Seminar

“Development of an Attenuated Plasmodium Falciparum Sporozoite Vaccine,”

Stephen Hoffman;

6014 BST3, noon

CHP Molecular Medicine Research Seminar

“The Role of Leptin in Humans: Lessons From Translational Research,”

Christos Mantzoros;

Rangos Research Ctr., 1st fl. conf. rm., noon

UCIS Lecture

“From Revolution to Globalization: A Half-Century Rendezvous Between Beijing & Havana,”

Yinghong Cheng, DE St.;

4130 Posvar, 5:30 pm (8-7737)

Wednesday 12

Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds

Brett Perricelli;

Montefiore 7th fl. aud., 7 am

SBDC Workshop

“Bank on It: The Essentials for Small Business Financing”;

115 Mervis, 7:30-11 am (8-1542)

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Mixed Chimerism, GVL & Transplantation Tolerance,”

Megan Sykes;

UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Herberman Conf. Ctr., 2nd fl. aud., 8 am

Pathology Research Seminar

“Human Cancer Invasion & Metastasis: Roles of Angiopoietin-2, Integrins, Small Rho GTPases & Beyond,”

Shi-Yuan Cheng;

1104 Scaife, noon (8-1040)

SAC Meeting

1175 Benedum, 12:15 pm

Thursday 13

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

“Morbidity & Mortality Conference,”

Susan Caslow;

230 McKee Pl., 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon

Immunology Seminar

“Extracellular ATP Effects on Myeloid Lineage Cells,”

Mike Thomas;

“HSP90 Inhibitors Augment RTK Epitope Presentation in Tumor MHC Class I Complex,”

Mayumi Kawabe;

Scaife aud. 5, noon (8-7050)

Chemistry Seminar

“Biomimetic Synthesis of Cyclic Ether Natural Product,”

Frank McDonald, Emory;

12B Chevron, 2:30 pm

Friday 14

•University closed for spring holiday.

Saturday 15

Continuing Dental Education Seminar

“Direct Anterior Composite Restorations,”

Edward Narcisi;

2148 Salk, 9 am-4 pm

Monday 17

European Studies Lecture

“Progressive Loyalism in the 1970s: The Search for Common Ground,”

Tony Novosel;

4130 Posvar, 1 pm (4-2918)

Ctr. for Vaccine Research Seminar

“Plague, Sepsis & Coagulation,”

Stephen Smiley;

6014 BST3, 3 pm

Music Monday

Bellefield Hall aud., 8 pm

Tuesday 18

Basic Research Seminar

“What’s New for Immunotherapy of Hepatocellular Cancer & Melanoma,”

Lisa Butterfield;

Hillman Cancer Ctr., Cooper classrm. B/C, noon

Faculty Book Discussion

“What the Best College Teachers Do”;

815 Alumni, noon-1:30 pm (also March 19; registration: 3-9729)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar

“Molecular Basis of Diabetic Dyslipidemia,” Henry Dong; 456 Salk, noon

Rangos Research Ctr. Special Research Seminar

“Calcium Signaling Dysfunction in the Genetically Epilepsy Prone Rat,”

Prosper N’Gouemo;

Rangos Research Ctr. 1st fl. conf. rm., noon

Ctr. for Philosophy of Science Lecture

“Propensities & Conditional Probabilities,”

Isabelle Drouet, U of Paris;

817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

Microbiology & Moleclar Genetics Seminar

“Damaged DNA & the Cellular Response: A Driving Force in Aging,”

Laura Niedernhofer;

S120 Starzl BST, 2 pm

Green Chemistry Seminar

“Sustainability & the Chemical Industry,”

Eric Beckman;

12A Chevron, 4 pm

Pulmonology/Allergy & Immunology Research Conference

“The Role of IL-17 Receptor Signaling Influenza in Infection,”

Christopher Crowe;

1100 Rangos Research Ctr., 4 pm

Endocrinology & Metabolism Bone Club

“Peripheral Nerve Function & Fracture Risk in Older Men,”

Kimberly Falkner;

1195 Starzl BST, 4:30 pm

Open Access Lecture

“Preparing for Critical Changes in Scholarly Publishing: How Will Open Access Impact You?”

Barbara Epstein & Joan Lakoski;

Scaife aud. 6, 5 pm

Wednesday 19

Orthopaedic Surgery Presentation

“SCFE Diagnosis, Treatment & Long-Term Outcome,”

James Kasser & Jean Donaldson;

Montefiore 7th fl. aud., 7 am

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Recent Advances in the Biology & Therapy of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia,”

Kenneth Foon;

UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Herberman Conf. Ctr., 2nd fl. aud., 8 am

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics”;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 9:30-11:30 am

ULS Lecture

“Int’l Development Issues,”

Jane Meyers, Luboto Library Project;

272 Hillman, 10 am-noon

Ridgway Ctr. for International Studies Lecture

“U.S.-China Relationship & Its Implications for Pennsylvania,”

Robert Casey, U.S. Senate;

Barco Teplitz Moot Courtrm., 11 am

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“Google Scholar vs. MEDLINE for Health Sciences Literature Searching”;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

CRSP Lecture

“Race at Work: Discrimination Against Black & Latino Job Seekers,”

Devah Pager, Princeton;

2017 CL, noon-1:30 pm

Religious Studies Lecture

“From Deference to Democracy: Catholics Transform Their Faith in the Mid-20th Century,”

Timothy Kelly, St. Vincent College;

2628 CL, noon

HSLS Workshop

“DNA Analysis Tools”;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

Chemistry Seminar

“Substrate Activity Screening: A New Method for Inhibitor Discovery,”

John Ellman, UC-Berkeley;

BST3 lecture aud., 4 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

“Formation & Preservation of Event-Scale Stratigraphy in the Coastal Ocean,”

Patricia Wiberg, U of VA;

203 Thaw, 4 pm

Global Studies Lecture

“Brain Drain: A Search for Equitable Global Solutions,”

Thuy Bui, UPMC;

4130 Posvar, 4 pm (4-2918)

Thursday 20

• Fall term registration & add/drop begins; first 2 days reserved for seniors.

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

“Morbidity & Mortality Conference,”

Michael Turturro;

“Potpourri,”

Adam Yates;

“ED Process Redesign: The Role of Information Design,”

Keith Conover;

230 McKee Pl. 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon

Business & Financial Services Workshop

“Purchasing Fundamentals”;

342 Craig, 9 am-3 pm

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar

“DNA Translocation in a Replicative Hexameric h=Helicase,”

Leemor Joshua-Tor;

6014 BST3, 11 am

Asia Over Lunch Lecture

“China’s Petition Issues & Its Institutional Origin,”

Yujie Li;

4130 Posvar, noon

Endocrine Research Conference

“Angiogenic-Osteogenic Coupling,”

Thomas Clemens;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“Using Best Practices to Measure Physical Activity in a Large Multi-Site Study of Morbidly Obese Adults: Accelerometer Selection, Use & Analysis,”

Wendy King;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Faculty Article Discussion

“A Nudge Is Best: Helping Students Through the Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development”;

815 Alumni, 3:30-5 pm

(also March 21 noon-1:30 pm; registraiton: 3-9729)

Ctr. for Integrative Medicine Lecture

“A Holistic Approach to Treating Anxiety & Depression,”

James Donnelly;

580 S. Aiken Ave. Suite 310, Shadyside, 5:30 pm (412/623-3023)

Johnstown Campus Poetry Reading

Terrance Hayes;

Irving Whalley Memorial Chapel, UPJ, 7:30 pm (814/269-7138)

PhD Defenses

GSPH/Behavioral & Community Health Sciences

“Childhood Bereavement & the Promotion of Resilience,”

Eric Hulsey;

March 6, A651 Crabtree, 10 am

SIS/Information Sciences & Technology

“Ontology Mapping: Towards Semantic Interoperability in Distributed & Heterogeneous Environment,”

Ming Mao;

March 10, 522 IS Bldg., 10 am

Ctr. for Neuroscience

“Dendritic Neurotransmitter Release & Its Modulation in Accessory Olfactory Bulb Circuits,”

Jason Castro;

March 10, A219B Langley, 10 am

A&S/Economics

“Experimental Studies on Public Good Allocation With Agents,”

Katherine Wick;

March 19, 4716 Posvar, 9 am

Engineering/Bioengineering

“Development & Characterization of a Biohybrid Scaffold for Regenerative Medicine Applications,”

Donald Freytes;

March 19, conf. rm. A Bridgeside Point, 12:30 pm

GSPH/Epidemiology

“Host Genetic Variants, Treatment Outcomes & Metabolic Complications in Hepatitis C Virus Genotype-1,”

Danielle Iuliano;

March 20, 101 Parran, 10 am

Theatre

Johnstown Campus

“If You Give a Pig a Party”;

March 11, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Ctr., UPJ, 10 am & 7 pm (814/269-2080)

Kuntu Repertory

“Lavender Lizards & Lilac Landmines: Layla’s Dream”;

March 20-22, 27-29 & April 3-5 at 8 pm, March 23 & 30 at 4 pm, March 29 at 1 pm, April 3 at 11 am, Alumni 7th fl. aud (4-7298)

Exhibits

Hillman Library Audubon Exhibits

“Hemlock Warbler”;

through March 10;

“Blackburnian Warbler,”

March 11-24; Hillman gr. fl. exhibit case, regular library hours (8-7715)

Studio Arts

“Collaborative Installations”;

through March 21, FFA Art Gallery, M-F 10 am-4 pm

Hillman Library Special Collections

“Les Edifices Antiques de Rome: Dessines et Mesures Tres Exactement”;

“Watermark,” Joseph Brodsky;

through March 28, 363 Hillman, regular library hours

Bradford Campus

“Affairs of the Art 2008”;

March 17-April 11,

KOA Art Gallery, Blaisdell, UPB, M-Th 8:30 am-8 pm, F 8:30 am-6 pm (814/362-0248)

Barco Law Library

“Teacher-Student,”

Tim Fabien & Bryan Conley; through April 11,

Barco Law Library Gallery, M-Th 7:30 am-11:45 pm, F 7:30 am-8 pm, Sat. 10 am-8 pm, Sun. 10 am-11:45 pm

Deadlines

University Research Council Multidisciplinary Small Grant Program

White papers due to Office of the Provost by 4 pm March 14. Full proposals due to Office of the Provost by 4 pm May 2. (klinzing@provost.pitt.edu or lyoncw@pitt.edu)

Int’l Studies Fund Grand Competition

Applications due March 15 to 4400 Posvar. (Info: Lenora Lewandowski, 8-7390)

Women’s Assn. Scholarship

Application deadline March 15. (cain.jackie@yahoo.com)

Newman Award for Intergenerational Project Initiatives

Applications due March 21 to 4400 Posvar. (8-7390)

SPRING Service-Learning Course Mini-Grants

Applications due March 31. (4-6307)

Steven Manners Faculty Development Award

Applications due April 7. (4-6172)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published March 20. It will contain events of March 20-April 3. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm March 13 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.

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