CALENDAR
Thursday 1
Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
“Tailoring Ion Channels by Alternative Splicing,”
Paula Grabowski;
6014 BST3, 11 am
ADRC Lecture
“The Future of Therapy in Alzheimer’s Disease,”
Steven DeKosky;
Montefiore 4th fl. classrm. B, noon (2-2700)
Endocrine Conference
“Hepatocyte Growth Factor Regulates Inflammation in Type 2 Diabetes,”
Jon Piganelli;
1195 Starzl BST, noon
EOH Seminar
“Sphingisine 1-Phosphate & the Pulmonary Vasculature: Implications for Acute Lung Injury,”
Bryan McVerry;
540 Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Dr., noon
Chemistry Seminar
“Computational Studies of Iron-Sulfur Proteins: Electronic Devices of Living Cells,”
Tshiko Ichiye, Georgetown;
12A Chevron, 4 pm
Friday 2
HR Workshop
“Traveling on University Business,”
Vincent Johns & Rebecca Marcej;
342 Craig, 9 am-noon
Molecular Virology & Microbiology Retreat Day
S100 & S100A Starzl BST, 9 am-4 pm
Greensburg Campus Children’s Literature Conference
Millstein Library, UPG, 9:45 am-2:15 pm (724/836-7159)
Evelyn Wei Scholarship Fund Jewelry Sale
118 Parran;
10 am-3 pm (412/647-3555)
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Hypoxia-Inducible Factors & Angiogenesis in Chronic Lung Disease of Infancy (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or BPD),”
Carl White, U of CO;
1395 Starzl BST, noon
Senate Budget Policies Committee Meeting
501 CL, noon
Saturday 3
Johnstown Campus Commencement
Sports Ctr., UPJ, 1 pm (814/269-2062)
Bradford Campus Concert
Barrage Fiddlers;
Bromeley Family Theatre, Blaisdell, UPB, 7:30 pm (814/362-0248)
Sunday 4
•Residence halls open.
Monday 5
• Summer term registration period ends; classes begin.
HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Ahlam Saleh;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 9:30 am-11:30 am
HSLS Workshop
“Measuring Health: Finding Mental Measurement Tools,”
Ester Saghafi;
Detre Library classrm., 10-11:30 am
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“Soar,” 106 DL, 10 am;
“Mermaid,” 106 DL, 2 pm
Bradford Campus Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
Mukaiyama U Rm., Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 11 am-2 pm
Medicine Seminar
“Mechanisms of Chromosomal Instability & Aneuploidy in Human Cells,”
Duane Compton; 520 E&EI, 2 pm
Tuesday 6
HR Workshop
“Refresher on Writing With University Style,”
Sarah Rosenson & Shannon Proud;
342 Craig, 9-10:30 am
HSLS Workshop
“Introduction to HSLS Resources & Services at WPIC Library,”
Rebecca Abromitis;
Detre Library entrance, 10-11:15 am
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“Traveling With Pets,” 106 DL, 10 am;
“The Island,” 106 DL, 2 pm
Titusville Campus Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
Haskell Memorial Library, UPT, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar
“Population Effects on Bacterial Thermotaxis,”
Hanna Salman;
520 E&EI, 11 am
Vaccine Research Seminar
“Envelope Variation as a Primary Determinant of Lentiviral Vaccine Efficacy,”
Jodi Craigo;
6014 BST3, noon
Survival Skills & Ethics Brown Bag Lunch
“Careers”;
S120 BST2, noon-1:30 pm (412/578-3716)
Faculty Assembly Meeting
2700 Posvar, 3 pm (4-6505)
Wednesday 7
Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Application of New Technology: The Experience of Using Oncotype DX at UPMC Magee-Womens Cancer Center,”
Hongmei Liang;
“RNA Stability & Leukemia,”
Michael McNamara;
UPMC Cancer Pav., Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl. aud., 8 am
HR Workshop
“Immigration Service: US Lawful Permanent Resident Status,”
Elizabeth Leibach & George Omwandho;
342 Craig, 9 am-noon
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“1612,” 106 DL, 10 am;
“Cargo 200,” Pgh. Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Ave., 7:30 pm
Survival Skills & Ethics Brown Bag Lunch
“Grants”;
S120 BST2, noon-1:30 pm (412/578-3716)
Postdoc Data & Dine Symposium
WPU Assembly Rm. & Ballrm., 5-9 pm (8-8290)
Thursday 8
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
“Morbidity & Mortality Conference,”
Michael Seftchick;
230 McKee Pl. 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon
HSLS Workshop
“Adobe Photoshop for Beginners,”
Sam Lewis;
Detre Library classrm., 10 am-noon
Endocrine Conference
“A Zinc-Potassium Continuum in Neuronal Apoptosis,”
Elias Aizenman;
1195 Starzl BST, noon
GSPH Lindberg Lecture & Symposium
“Informatics & Public Health,”
Leslie Lenert, keynote;
G23 Parran, 8:30 am-noon & S100 Starzl BST, noon-4 pm (412/647-7156)
HR Workshop
“Hidden Treasures at the Library,”
Marian Hampton;
Hillman lower level, 9-11 am
Social Work Lecture
“The Stepfamily Journey: Not for Wimps,”
Elizabeth Einstein;
2017 CL, 6:30 pm (4-6902)
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“Nothing Personal,” 106 DL, 10 am;
“A Kiss: Not for the Press,” 106 DL, 2 pm;
“Hard-Hearted,” Pgh. Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Ave., 7:30 pm
Johnstown Campus Open Enrollment Benefits Fair
Cambria Rm., Student Union, UPJ, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
EOH Seminar
“Searching for New Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases,”
John Lazo;
540 Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Dr., noon
Chemistry Novartis Lecture
“Studies in Target-Oriented Synthesis,”
David Evans, Harvard;
12B Chevron, 2:30 pm
Friday 9
Bradford Campus Entrepreneurship Lecture
“Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: Doing Business Across Cultures,”
Terri Morrison;
Blaisdell, UPB, 9 am-1 pm (814/362-5065)
Continuing Dental Education Seminar
“Principles of Dental Public Health: The New Role of the Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner,”
Elizabeth Onik & Jayme Zovko;
2148 Salk, 9 am-noon
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“Alexandra,” 106 DL, 10 am;
“Day Watch,” 106 DL, 2 pm;
“Cruelty,” Pgh. Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Ave., 7:30 pm
Sr. VC’s Research Seminar
“Structure-Activity-Resistance: Designing New HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors,”
Nicolas Sluis-Cremer;
Scaife aud. 6, noon
Psychology Colloquium
“Evaluating the Contribution of Interactive Problem Solving to the Resolution of Ethnonational Conflicts,”
Herbert Kelman, Harvard;
4127 Sennott, 3 pm (4-4531)
Saturday 10
Russian Cinema Under Putin Film Screenings
“Simple Things”; Pgh. Filmmakers, 477 Melwood Ave., 7:30 pm
Monday 12
• Summer 12-week, 6-week-1 & 4-week-1 sessions registration period ends; classes begin.
Medicine Seminar
“Signaling to Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells: The Beginnings of a Good Meal,”
Kodi Ravichandran;
S123 Starzl BST, 2 pm
GSPIA Johnson Inst. Lecture
“Why Giving Matters,”
Arthur Brooks, Syracuse;
PAA, 4:30 pm (8-1336)
Tuesday 13
Clinical Research Seminar
“CTSI Translational Technologies Core Overview & Diamond: A CTSI-Sponsored Novel Clinical & Translational Methodology”; Montefiore 7th fl. aud., 8-9:30 am (8-9114)
HR Workshop
“Transforming Your Research Into Commercially Viable Innovations at the U of Pgh.,”
Marc Malandro, Daniel Bates & Carolyn Weber;
342 Craig, 9-11 am
HSLS Workshop
“Introduction to HSLS Resources & Services at Falk Library,”
John Siegel;
Falk Library entrance, 10-11:15 am
Health Services Seminar
“Economic Evaluation of Standing Order Programs to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates in Hospitalized Elderly,” Chyongchiou Lin & Donald Middleton;
305 Parkvale, noon
HSLS Lunch With a Librarian
“Jazz It Up: How to Find Medical Images for Your Presentation,”
Fran Yarger;
Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon
Senate Community Relations Committee Meeting
272 Hillman, 1 pm
Wednesday 14
• Summer 4-week-1 & 6-week-1 sessions add/drop period ends.
Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Angiogenesis in NSCLC,”
Alan Sandler;
UPMC Cancer Pav., Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl. aud., 8 am
HR Workshop
“Beyond Regulations: Cross-Cultural Awareness & Understanding,”
Janine Fisher;
342 Craig, 9 am-noon
Pathology Seminar
“Novel Aspects of P13k Regulation in Liver Cancer,”
Marie DeFrances;
1104 Scaife, noon (8-1040)
Senate Council Meeting
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
Chemistry Dowd Lecture
“Plants: Nature’s Chemical Factories,”
Sarah O’Connor, MIT;
12B Chevron, 7 pm
Thursday 15
Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds
“Morbidity & Mortality Conference,”
Bruce Rosenthal;
“Oral Core Content Session,”
Gary Pollock;
“Potpourri,”
Kaveh Ilkhanipour;
230 McKee Pl. 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon
HR Workshop
“Grammar, Punctuation & Proofreading: Ensuring Professional Presentation,”
Beth Newborg;
342 Craig, 9-11 am
HSLS Workshop
“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”
Sam Lewis;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon
Endocrine Research Seminar
“Fatty Acids & Pancreatic Beta-Cell Function: Two Sides of a Coin,”
Vincent Poitout;
1195 Starzl BST, noon
Chemistry Dowd Lecture
“Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Madagascar Periwinkle,”
Sarah O’Connor, MIT;
12B Chevron, 2:30 pm
Integrative Medicine Lecture
“The Wisdom of the Heart,”
Deborah Conway;
580 S. Aiken Ave., Suite 310, Shadyside, 5:30 pm (412/623-3023)
PhD Defenses
A&S/Economics
“Three Essays on Microeconomic Theory & Experiment,”
Huan Xe;
May 1, 4716 Posvar, 2 pm
A&S/Philosophy
“On the Structure of Communicative Understanding,”
Endre Begby;
May 1, 1001B CL, 2 pm
A&S/HA&A
“Kumano Mandara: In & Out of Time & Space,”
Susan Zitterbart;
May 6, 104 FFA, 10 am
Business
“Managing Projects With Stochastic Durations,”
Karolina Glowacka;
May 6, 102 Mervis, 1:30 pm
A&S/Statistics
“Numerical Algorithms for Stock Option Valuation,”
Scott Nickleach;
May 7, 244B CL, 1 pm
A&S/Statistics
“Modeling & Analyzing Multivariate Longitudinal Left-Censored Biomarker Data,”
Ghideon Ghebregiorgis;
May 9, 244B CL, 10 am
Engineering/Bioengineering
“Relaxin Regulates Systemic Hemodynamics & Arterial Mechanical Properties,”
Dan Debrah;
May 12, Ctr. for Biotechnology 2nd fl. conf. rm., 300 Technology Dr., 9 am
GSPH/Infectious Diseases & Microbiology
“Functional Analysis & Characterization of Epstein Barr Virus Latent Membrane Protein 2b,”
Monica Tomaszewski-Flick;
May 12, A115 Crabtree, 10 am
A&S/English
“Ralph Ellison & the American Pursuit of Humanism,”
Richard Purcell;
May 14, 527 CL, 1 pm
A&S/English
“As If Through Another’s Eyes: A Study of Peer Tutoring & First Year Students’ Revision Behaviors,”
Margaret Stahr;
May 15, 526 CL, 3 pm
Theatre
Kuntu Repertory
“Ain’t Misbehavin: The Fats Waller Musical Show”;
May 15-17, 22-24 & 29-31 at 8 pm, May 18 & 25 at 4 pm, May 22 at 11 am, May 24 at 1 pm, Alumni 7th fl. aud. (4-7298)
Exhibits
Hillman Library Audubon Exhibits
“Connecticut Warbler,” through May 5;
“Field Sparrow,” May 6-19;
Hillman ground fl. exhibit case (reg. library hours; 8-7715)
Deadlines
University Research Council Multidisciplinary Small Grant Program
Full proposals due to Office of the Provost by 4 pm May 2. (klinzing@provost.pitt.edu or lyoncw@pitt.edu)
Chancellor’s Affirmative Action Award
Nominations due to 1234 CL by May 5. (8-7860)
Teaching Evaluation Surveys
Requests must be submitted before May 16 for 4-week-1 or 6-week-1;
before May 30 for 12-week or term;
before June 13 for 4-week-2;
before June 27 for 6-week-2;
before July 11 for 4-week-3 to G39 CL (4-6147).
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published May 15. It will contain events of May 15-29. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm May 8 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.
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Information submitted for the Calendar of the Times should identify the type of event, such as lecture or concert, and the program's specific title, sponsor, location and time. The name and phone number of a contact person also should be included. Information should be sent to the University Times by email to: utcal@pitt.edu, by FAX to: 412/ 624-4579, or by campus mail to: 308 Bellefield Hall. We cannot guarantee publication of events received after the deadline.
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