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Thursday 19

HSLS Workshop
“PowerPoint for Beginners & Advanced PowerPoint,”
Sam Lewis;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-2 pm

IRB Workshop
“Ask the IRB for Exempt/Expedited Research,”
Christopher Ryan;
211 Lawrence, noon

Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“Tale of Two Koreas: Division System, Semi-Sovereignty & Broken Subjectivity in Shiri & JSA,”
Seung Hwan Shin, English;
4130 Posvar, noon (8-7370)

Bioethics & Health Law Grand Rounds
“Futility: The Circumspect View,”
Daniel Sulmasy, NY Medical College;
LHAS aud., 7th fl. Montefiore, noon

Epidemiology Seminar
“In the Forefront of Prevention/Lifestyles Intervention Research; Current Efforts & Future Directions,”
Andrea Kriska;
A115 Crabtree, noon

Endocrine Research Conference
“DAP12 Undermines Liver Dendritic Cell Maturation & Function,”
Tina Sumpter;
1195 Starzl BST, noon

ADRC Lecture
“Vascular Disease & Its Risk Factors Are a Driving Force for Age-Related Brain Atrophy,”
Cyrus Raji, pathology & radiology;
ADRC conf. rm., S439
Montefiore, noon

Law Lecture
“Ethics & Public Corruption: An Insider’s View,”
Richard Juliano, former deputy chief of staff to former IL Gov. George Ryan, & Hank Shea, U of St. Thomas;
Barco Teplitz Mem. Courtrm., noon (8-1490)

EUCE/European Studies Symposium
“The EU, NATO & the US in the New Century: Trends in Competition & Cooperation,”
Alberta Sbragia & Michito Tsuruoka;
PAA, 1 pm

Chemistry Seminar
“Testing the Histone Code Hypothesis Using Synthesis,”
Tom Muir, Rockefeller U;
12B Chevron, 2:30 pm

ULS Workshop
“Basic RefWorks”;
Hillman ground fl., 2:30-4 pm

CRSP Lecture
“Communities Educating Children,”
Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Children’s Zone;
2017 CL, 2:30-4 pm (4-7382)

Chemistry Seminar
“What Is Conceptual Learning in Chemistry & Why Should We Promote It?”
David Yaron, CMU;
12A Chevron, 4 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“Problems That Still Need to Be Solved in Exploration Geophysics,”
Joel Starr, Equitable Production;
11 Thaw, 4 pm

OED Limbach Lecture
“From Concept to Exit: The Renal Solutions Story,”
Peter DeComo, Renal Solutions;
S123 Starzl BST, 4 pm (4-3160)

CGS Workshop
“Test-Taking Skills”;
McCarl Ctr., 4th fl. CL, 4-5:30 pm (also Feb. 24)

Medieval & Renaissance Studies Lecture
“Allegories of Violence: The Medieval Ritual Murder Accusation & Scholarly Projects of Memory,”
Hannah Johnson, English;
501 CL, 4:30 pm (4-5220)

Integrated Medicine Lecture
“Can ŒEMDR’ Help Me Put My Past Behind Me?”
James Donnelly;
580 S. Aiken Ave., suite 310, Shadyside, 5:30 pm (412/623-3023)

Black History Month Lecture
Randall Pinkett;
Parran 1st fl. aud., 5:30 pm

Global Issues Lecture
“Image of War in Chechnya,”
Zarema Mukusheva;
113 Barco, 6 pm (4-2918)

Law Lecture
“The Rule of Law Around the World II,”
Ulla Bak, Carolina Botero, Sergii Zheka & Ana Nikodijevic;
Alcoa Rm. 2nd fl. Barco, 6 pm (8-7023)

Friday 20

UCSUR Conference
“The Gender Wage Gap: Strategies for the Future”;
Barco, 8:30 am-5 pm (8-7796)

SBDC Workshop
“Bank on It: The Essentials for Small-Business Financing”;
104 Mervis, 8:30-10:30 am (8-1542)

Endocrine Conference
“Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy,”
Jennifer Ogilvie;
1195 Starzl BST, 9:30 am

Bioethics & Health Law Grand Rounds
“Evaluating Demands for Life-Prolonging Treatment Based Upon Religious Beliefs,”
Daniel Sulmasy, NY Medical College;
Montefiore 7 main aud., 11 am

Information Sciences Archival Agitators & Advocates Lecture
“The Protocols for Native-American Archival Materials & the Future of Archival Work,”
David George-Shongo, Seneca Nation;
501 IS, 11 am

Human Genetics Seminar
“Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Insights From Zebrafish,”
Beth Roman;
A115 Crabtree, noon

Medical Educators’ Faculty Development Lecture
“Mentoring Students for Research,”
Mike Boninger;
Scaife lecture rm. 3, noon

Asian Studies Music Symposium
“Echoes From the Distant Past: Music & Musical Instruments of Ancient China, Japan & Korea”;
WPU Dining Rm. A, 1:30-6 pm

Digital Libraries & Cyberscholarship Colloquium
“What Do I Do With a Billion Emails? The TREC Legal Track & the Future of Information Retrieval in E-Discovery,”
Jason Baron, National Archives & Records Administration;
501 IS, 2 pm

Anthropology Lecture
“Rethinking the Transition Between the Neolithic & Chalcolithic in Çatalhöyük/Turkey,”
Peter Biehl, SUNY-Buffalo;
3106 Posvar, 2 pm

Philosophy of Science Lecture
“The Origin of the Universe & the Arrow of Time,”
Sean Carroll, Cal Tech;
817R CL, 3:30 pm (4-1052)

Anthropology Lecture
“Between the Kitchen & the State: Domestic Practice & Chimú Expansion in the Jequetepeque Valley, Perú,”
Robyn Cutright;
3106 Posvar, 4 pm

Photography Exhibit Reception
“Landscapes,”
James Wesley Morar;
Barco Law Library Gallery, 5-8 pm

English Dept. Film
“Tropa de Elite”
(“Elite Squad”), Nathan Bryant;
1501 Posvar, 6:30 pm (917/325-4981)

Saturday 21

Dental Education Seminar
“Remote Area Medicine: The Katrina Expedition 2006,”
William Octave;
“Review of Occlusal Concepts,”
David Donatelli;
“Pemphigus: What You Don’t Know May Kill Someone,”
Terri McDonald;
“Nutrition & Oral/Systemic Health,”
Kenneth Etzel;
2148 Salk, 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Survival Skills & Ethics Workshop
“Management Skills”;
4th fl. Scaife lecture rm. 2, 10 am-3 pm (412/578-3716)

Pink the Petersen Women’s Basketball
Vs. Cincinnati;
Petersen, 2 pm

Bradford Campus Cultural Festival
Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 6:30 pm (814/362-7623)

Men’s Basketball
Vs. DePaul; Petersen, 7 pm

Music on the Edge Concert
Violinist Mary Rowell & pianist Geoffrey Burleson;
Warhol Museum, North Side, 8 pm (tickets: 412/394-3353)

Sunday 22

EUCE/European Studies Lecture
“Women in Italy During the Last 2 Centuries,”
Stefania Licini;
244A CL, 2:30 pm

Monday 23

Infectious Disease Seminar
“Roles of Angiogenesis & Lymphangiogenesis in Experimental & Human GI Inflammation,”
Jonathan Alexander;
A719 Crabtree, noon

ULS Workshop
“Advanced RefWorks”;
Hillman gr. fl., noon-1:30 pm

Anthropology Lecture
“Experience, Mortality, Islam & Authority in the Kyrgyz Republic (With a Comparative Note on Albania),”
David Montgomery, Emory;
3106 Posvar, 3 pm

Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Priming Snares for Calcium-Triggered Vesicle Exocytosis,”
Thomas Martin, U of WI-Madison;
1495 Starzl BST, 3:30 pm

Tuesday 24

Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar
“Imaging Form & Function in the Developing Mammalian Cardiovascular System,”
Mary Dickinson;
E&EI 5th fl. boardrm., 11 am

Basic & Translational Research in Lung Diseases Lecture
“COPD & IPF: Similarities Among Old Friends,”
Oliver Eickelberg;
628 NW Montefiore, noon

Basic Research Seminar
“Mechanisms & Amplified EGFRvIII-and PDGFR-alpha Stimulation of Glioma Cell Invasion,”
Shiyuan Cheng;
201 Herberman Conf. Ctr., noon

Health Services Research Seminar
“VA Patient Satisfaction Disparity Analysis,”
Susan Zickmund & Michael Fine;
305 Parkvale, noon

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Molecular Markers & Molecularly Targeted Therapies for Gliomas,”
Ian Pollack;
Rangos Research Ctr., Lawrenceville, 3rd fl. conf. ctr., noon

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
“Lysophospholipid Regulation of Vascular Wall Remodeling,”
Gabor Tigyi; 456 Salk, noon

Survival Skills & Ethics Workshop
“Grants Over Lunch”;
S100 BST2, noon (412/578-3716)

Philosophy of Science Lecture
“History Matters! But Why? And How?”
Claus Beisbart, Dortmund U of Technologies;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

Faculty Assembly Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm

ReSET Roundtable Discussion
“Challenges in Adolescent Smoking Research,”
Deborah Moss;
109 Parran, 3:30 pm

PIMB Seminar
“Regulation of Organ Dimensions: Establishing the Size of the Zebrafish Heart,”
Deborah Yelon;
S100 Starzl BST, 4 pm

Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Liver & Transplant Pathology: From the Bedside & Microscope to the Bench,”
Anthony Demetris, medicine;
FFA aud., 4:30 pm

Global Studies/REES Lecture
“Life & Death in Soviet Prison Camps,”
Julie Draskoczy, Slavic languages & literatures;
Sutherland Hall lounge, 8 pm (4-2918)

Univ. Honors College Panel Presentation
“The Future of Journalism & Democracy”;
20th Century Club aud., 8 pm (4-6880)

Wednesday 25

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Cutaneous Paraneoplastic Syndromes,”
Larisa Geskin;
Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl. aud., 8 am

Information Sciences Publishing Pgh. Pictures Lecture
“The Spectator & the Topographical City,”
Martin Aurand, CMU;
501 IS, 10:30 am

Pathology Research Seminar
“Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Signaling Pathways That Govern Cell Migration,”
Jason Haugh, NC State;
1105 Scaife, noon

Women’s Studies Lecture
“Carnal Knowledge: Emotion, the Face & the Crisis of Male ‘Performance,’”
Kyle Stevens, English;
2201 Posvar, noon

Health Sciences Diversity Lecture
“Imagine Inclusion,”
Candi Castleberry-Singleton, UPMC;
A115 Crabtree, 12:30-2 pm

History Lecture
“Mad Men/Mad Women: Gender, Race & U.S. Advertising Since 1950,”
Maurine Green-wald;
3703 Posvar, 4 pm

Medicine Fisher Lecture
“Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Translational Odyssey,”
Nancy Davidson, UPCI;
Scaife aud. 6, 4 pm (3-7382)

Thursday 26

UPMC Bariatric Surgery Info Session
Magee zero level aud., 11:30 am-1 pm (412/641-3632)

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian
“PowerPoint 07”;
Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“Will India & China Dominate the 21st-Century Global Economy?”
Lee Branstetter, CMU;
4130 Posvar, noon (8-7370)

EOH Seminar
“Genetic Investigation of Susceptibility to Oxidant-Induced Lung Injury: From Mouse to Man,”
Steven Kleeberger;
540 Bridgeside Point, noon

Endocrine Research Conference
“The PAT Family of Lipid Droplet Proteins: Bouncers at the Door to the Fat Club,”
Perry Bickel;
1195 Starzl BST, noon

Epidemiology Seminar
“Why Do Some Women Develop Sequelae Following Pelvic Inflammatory Disease?”
Catherine Haggerty;
A115 Crabtree, noon

Dental Medicine Faculty Development Seminar
“Conflict of Interest & Industry-Academic Relations Policy,”
Barbara Barnes;
457 Salk, 1 pm

HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Mary Jo Dorsey;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1:30-3:30 pm

Chemistry Seminar
“The Discovery & Application of Peptide-Based Asymmetric Catalysts ‘Simple’ Catalysts & Complex Molecules,”
Scott Miller, Yale;
12B Chevron, 2:30 pm

Chemistry Seminar
“2 Glasses of Water, With Ice,”
Valeria Molinero, U of UT;
12A Chevron, 4 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“Glaciology, Ice Stream Migration, Time-Series Investigations, Polar Regions & Antarctic Ice Sheet Studies & Antarctic Tectonics,”
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Penn State;
11 Thaw, 4 pm

Asian Studies Lecture
“A Treatise in the Spirit of Its Age: Universality, Individualism & Dynamism in Gratian’s Tractus de Penitentia,”
Atria Larson, Catholic U;
3702 Posvar, 4 pm

Law Lecture
“The European Community Design Right: A Uniquely Tailored System for Protecting Industrial Designs,”
Annette Kur, Max Planck Inst. for Intellectual Property, Competition & Tax Law;
followed by panel discussion:
“The Future of Industrial Design Protection in the United States, Europe & Beyond”;
107 Barco, 4-5:30 pm

Greensburg Campus Lecture
“Understanding Autism: New Discoveries,”
Nancy Minshew, medicine;
Village, UPG, 6 pm

Bioethics Medical History Society Lecture
“Foundations of Palliative Care: William Osler’s Study of the Act of Dying,”
Paul Mueller, Mayo Clinic;
Scaife lecture rm. 5, 6 pm

Contemporary Writers Author Visit
William Henry Lewis;
501 CL, 8:30 pm

Friday 27

SBDC Workshop
“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan”;
117 Mervis, 7:30-10:30 am (8-1542)

Board of Trustees Mtg.
WPU Assembly Rm., 10 am

Clinical Grand Rounds
“Child & Adolescent MR Services,”
Martin Lubetsky;
WPIC 2nd fl. aud., 11 am-12:30 pm

Human Genetics Seminar
“Commercialization of Early Stage Technologies at the University of Pittsburgh,”
Andrew Remes & Amy Philips;
A115 Crabtree, noon

Senate Budget Policies Committee Mtg.
512 CL, noon

Simulation & Modeling Seminar
Albert To, civil & environmental engineering;
1175 Benedum, 2:30 pm (8-3094)

Honors Convocation
Carnegie Museums Music Hall, 3 pm (4-7100)

Saturday 28

Dental Education Seminar
“Advanced Anesthesia Review,”
Paul Moore, Joseph Giovannitti, Michael Cuddy & Sean Boynes;
2148 Salk, 8:30 am-1:30 pm

Greensburg Campus Concert
Vocalist Cynthia Ortiz-Bartley & pianist Gabe D’Abruzzo;
Campana Chapel, UPG, 7 pm

March

Monday 2

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian
“Endnote vs. RefWorks: Which Should I Use?”
Ahlam Saleh;
Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

Greensburg Campus Memorial Service
For Randi Koeske, faculty member in psychology, who died Jan. 31;
Campana Chapel, UPG, 4 pm (724/836-7497)

Physics & Astronomy Lecture
“Oxide Nanoelectronics on Demand,”
Jeremy Levy;
104 Thaw, 4:30 pm

Women’s Basketball
Vs. St. John’s;
Petersen, 7 pm

Bradford Campus Reading
Joyce McDonald;
Bromeley Family Theater, UPB, 7:30 pm

Tuesday 3

HSLS Workshop
“The WOW Factor: PowerPoint for Posters,”
Sam Lewis; Falk Library classrm. 2, 10-11:30 am

CVR Seminar
“Tularemia,”
Karen Elkins;
6014 BST3, noon

Health Services Research Seminar
“The Cost-Effectiveness of Osteoporosis Screening Strategies for Menopausal Women,”
Smita Nayak;
305 Parkvale, noon

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
“Gene Delivery for Alzheimer’s Disease,”
Jeffrey Hughes;
456 Salk, noon

Senate Plenary Session
“Scholarly Publishing Today & Tomorrow: What You Need to Know”;
WPU Assembly Rm., 12:15-3:15 pm

Asian Studies Lecture
“State Rituals & Ming-Choson Relations,”
Evelyn Rawski, history;
4217 Posvar, 2:30 pm (8-7426)

CGS Workshop
“Note-Taking/Memory Skills”;
McCarl Ctr., 4th fl CL, 4-5:30 pm

Wednesday 4

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Cancer Stem Cells & Immunity,”
Markus Frank;
Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl. aud., 8 am

Academic Career Development Workshop
“K24: Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research,”
Clayton Wiley & Michael Fine;
S120 Starzl BST, 11:30 am-1 pm

Pathology Research Seminar
“Molecular Control of Endothelial Cell-Pericyte Tube Coassembly,”
George Davis, U of MO-Columbia;
1104 Scaife, noon

Women’s Studies Lecture
“Theater for Change: Community Projects From California to South Africa,”
Rebecca Shultz;
2201 Posvar, noon

HSLS Workshop
“Metacore,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library conf. rm. B, 1-3 pm

Senate Council Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm

Chemistry Philips Lecture
“Fuel Cells & Batteries in the Electrical Energy Landscape,”
Héctor Abruña, Cornell;
12 Chevron, 4 pm

Men’s Basketball
Vs. Marquette;
Petersen, 7:30 pm

Thursday 5

SBDC Workshop
“The Art of Successful Selling,”
John Rosso, Peak Performance Management;
PAA, 8-10:30 am (8-1542)

Five-Campus College Fair
“The College Selection Process,”
“Writing a College Essay,” &
“Scholarships & Financial Aid”;
Alumni Ballrm., 11 am-2 pm (also 5-7 pm; 4-4096)

Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“Guide to New Japanese Digital Resources: Asahi Shinbun Database & Institutional Depositories,”
Hiro Good, East Asian Library;
4130 Posvar, noon (8-7370)

ADRC Lecture
“Physiological Indicators of Perceived Suffering,”
Joan Monin, UCSUR;
S439 ADRC conf. rm., Montefiore, noon

EOH Seminar
“DNA Repair in Human Disorders With Accelerated Aging,”
Vilhelm Bohr;
540 Bridgeside Point, noon

Epidemiology Seminar
“Preterm Birth & Later Life Maternal Cardiovascular Disease,”
Janet Catov;
A115 Crabtree, noon

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“The Astrochronologic Calibration of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: Towards a Global Synthesis,”
Stephen Meyer, UNC;
11 Thaw, 4 pm

Chemistry Philips Lecture
“Materials Advances for Electrical Energy Generation & Storage: Fuel Cells, Lithium Ion Batteries & SuperCaps,”
Héctor Abruña, Cornell;
12 Chevron, 4 pm

Philosophy of Science Workshop
“Doing Without Concepts”;
817R CL, 4 pm

PhD Defenses

Medicine/Neurobiology
“Trafficking & Activity Dependent Function of Vesicular Transporters,”
Lesley Colgan;
Feb. 23, 1495 Starzl BST, 9 am

A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Neutrino & Antineutrino Inclusive Charged-Current Cross Section Measurement With the MINOS Near Detector,”
Debdatta Bhattacharya;
Feb. 27, 216 Allen, 4 pm

A&S/Anthropology
“Huaracane Social Organization: Change Over Time at the Prehispanic Community of Yahuay Alta, Perú,”
Kirk Costion; March 2, 3307 Posvar, noon

A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“2-Photon Photoemission Investigation of Alkali Atoms Adsorbed on Noble Metal Surfaces,”
Vahit Sametoglu; March 2, 319 Allen, 2 pm

Medicine/Biomedical Informatics
“A Bayesian Rule Generation Framework for ‘Omic’ Biomedical Data Analysis,”
Jonathan Lustgarten; March 5, M183 Parkvale, 2:30 pm

Theatre

Pitt Repertory Theatre
“Angels in America: Part I: Millennium Approaches”;
through March 1, Wed-Sat. at 8 pm, Sun. at 2 pm;
Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Mem. (4-0933)

Johnstown Campus Repertory Theatre
“Dancing at Lughnasa”;
Feb. 19, 21 & 27 & March 1 at 8 pm;
Studio Theatre, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Ctr., UPJ (814/269-7200)

Johnstown Campus Repertory Theatre
“Almost, Maine”;
Feb. 20, 26 & 28 at 8 pm, Feb. 22 at 2 pm;
Studio Theatre, Pasquerilla Performing Arts Ctr., UPJ (814/269-7200)

Exhibits

Bradford Campus Photography Exhibit
“People, Places, Things,”
Ward Roe;
through Feb. 27, KOA Art Gallery, Blaisdell, UPB, 8 am-6 pm, M-F (814/362-5113)

Women’s Studies Multimedia Exhibit
“In Sisterhood: The Women’s Movement in Pittsburgh”;
through Feb. 27, Kimbo Gallery, WPU, 10 am-5 pm M & F, 10 am-6 pm T-Th, noon-5 pm Sat. (412/621-3252)

Pitt History Exhibit
“Free At Last?”;
through April 5, Heinz History Ctr., Strip District, 10 am-5 pm daily (412/454-6000)

Photography Exhibit
“Landscapes,”
James Wesley Morar;
Feb. 20-May 31, 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 (8-1376)

Deadlines

Provost’s Faculty Diversity Seminar
Application (CV, syllabus, cover letter & dept. letter) due Feb. 20 to Joanne Nicoll, 820 Alumni. (info: 3-9729)

Johnstown Campus Advisory Board Service to Community Award
Nominations due Feb. 20. Forms available at www.upj.pitt.edu/advisoryboard.

Univ. Research Council Multidisciplinary Small Grant Program
White papers due Feb. 27 to the Office of the Provost.
(info: George Klinzing at klinzing@provost.pitt.edu or Charles Lyon at lyoncw@pitt.edu)

UCIS Hewlett International Grant Program
Applications due Feb. 28.
(info & application: www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/hewlett_international.html)

Conflict of Interest Filing
Deadline is April 15. COI disclosures must be filed through https://coi.hs.pitt.edu.

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times calendar will include events of March 5-19. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm Feb. 26 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.

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