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February 19, 2015

Calendar

Thursday 19

CIDDE TA Workshops

“Developing a Teaching Portfolio: Part 1,”

815 Alumni, 10 am;

“Cheating & Plagiarism,”

G74 Hillman, 2 pm

Epidemiology Seminar

“Results From the Lifestyle Independence & Interventions for Elders (LIFE) Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial,”

Nancy Glynn;

A115 Crabtree, noon (jcauley@edc.pitt.edu)

Immunology Eberly Distinguished Lecture

“Long Non-Coding RNA: New Links in the Inflammatory Cascade,”

Kate Fitzgerald, U of MA;

Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon

Chemistry Seminars

“Chemical Approaches to Study Ubiquitin-like Proteins in Bacteria & Humans,”

Champak Chatterjee, U of WA, 2:30 pm;

“Development of Gallium Nitride-based Interfaces Using Surface Functionalized Techniques & Characterization,”

Albena Ivanisevic, NC St., 4 pm;

150 Chevron

Senate PUP Committee Mtg.

153 Benedum, 3 pm

Provost Inaugural Lecture

“Danger: Giant Frogs; Some Recent Music With Remarks by the Composer,”

Eric Moe, music;

FFA aud., 4 pm

Bradford Campus FAFSA Completion Night

156 computer lab McDowell, 5:30-7:30 pm

(woodley@pitt.edu)

Dental Medicine Reception

“Celebration of Diversity & Black History in the Health Sciences,”

Paula Davis;

S100A BST, 6-8 pm

(aaf40@pitt.edu)

Women’s Basketball Vs. VA;

Petersen, 7 pm

Physics/Astronomy Lecture

“De-Light Pittsburgh,”

Diane Turnshek, CMU;

102 Thaw, 7 pm

Bradford Campus Miss & Mr. Blue & Gold Pageant

Bromeley Theater, UPB, 8 pm

Contemporary Writers Lecture

Jennifer Clement;

FFA aud., 8:30 pm

(www.pghwriterseries.wordpress.com)

Friday 20

SBDC Workshop

“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan”;

Mervis, 7:30-10 am

(register: www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu)

Senate Computer Usage Committee Mtg.

717 CL, 10 am

HSLS Workshop

“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”

Julia Dahm;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10:30 am

(jdahm@pitt.edu)

Biomedical Informatics Lectures

“Tracing the Emotional Spreading Following a Mass Violence Event via Big Data,”

Yu-Ru Lin, 11 am;

“Predicting 30-day Hospital Readmissions From Electronic Health Records,”

Fu-Chiang Rich Tsui, 11:30 am;

407A Baum

(tls18@pitt.edu)

IS Event

“Power in Teams: Structures, Dynamics & Effects on Team Performance,”

Lindred Greer;

322 IS, noon

Psychiatry Clinical Grand Rounds

Lalith Solai;

WPIC aud., noon

Sr. VC’s Research Seminar

“Multi-neuron Approaches to Studying Visual Perception & Decision Making,”

Marlene Cohen, neuroscience;

Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon

Philosophy of Science Talk

“Accentuate the Negative: A Puzzle About the Structure of the Origin Solved,”

James Lennox;

817R CL, 12:05 pm

(4-1052)

UCIS Lecture

“Covering China From the Group Up & Turning Reporting Into Books,”

Michael Meyer;

O’Hara ballrm., 2 pm

(www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc)

Writing Workshop

“Revising Memory,”

Mark Kramer & Sam Pittman;

317B O’Hara, 3 pm

(www.writingcenter.pitt.edu)

Classics Lecture

“Knowledge Is of Universals: How to Understand Aristotle’s Claim Without Problems,”

Pieter Hasper, IN U-Bloomington;

244B CL, 4 pm

Hispanic Lecture

“¿Quiénes son? Voces femeninas en el tango y la literatura,”

Alicia Borinsky, Boston U;

602 CL, 4 pm

Monday 23

Blood Drive

WPU lower lounge, 9 am-2 pm (hirth@pitt.edu)

Senate Admissions & Student Aid Committee Mtg.

229 Alumni, noon

Race/Sex/Human Evolution Meet & Greet

602 CL, 2 pm

(jhs@pitt.edu)

Black History Month Lecture

“Fighting Racism in a Color-blind Era,”

Tricia Rose;

Alumni 7th fl. aud., 5:30 pm

Tuesday 24

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Syllabus Construction”;

G74 Hillman, 11 am

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

MMR Seminar

“Does Altering the Early Life Microbiome Change the Arc of Development?”

Martin Blaser, NYU;

Rangos aud., noon

(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Polyamine Catabolism & Therapeutic Resistance in Glioblastoma Multiforme,”

Scott Welford, Case Western;

Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper classrm. D, noon

(toyg@upmc.edu)

Bradford Campus Music Performance

“Stings & Hammers”;

Studio Theater, UPB, noon

IRB Seminar

“International Research: Logistical & Ethical Considerations,”

Theresa Colecchia & Michelle LeMenager;

O’Hara ballrm., noon

(www.irb.pitt.edu)

Philosophy of Science Talk

“The Argument From the Good Lot: Unconceived Alternatives & 19th-Century Bacteriology,”

Raphael Scholl, U of Bern;

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

Book Signing

“When Everyone Wins: From Inequality to Cooperation,”

David Gray;

U Store on 5th, 1 pm

(www.pittuniversitystore.com)

Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar

“Targeting the Undruggable RAS Oncogene: Know Your Enemy,”

Channing Der, UNC;

1395 BST, 3:30 pm

(3-7757)

Men’s Basketball Vs. Boston College;

Petersen, 9 pm

Bradford Campus Black History Month Talk

“Dear White People,”

Ashley Young, Akire Hoots & Brianna Ferguson;

Frame-Westerberg Commons dining rm. A/B, UPB, 9 pm

Wednesday 25

Conf. Services Open House

UClub ballrm. A, 8-9:30 am

(mmgara@pc.pitt.edu)

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Complement Biomarkers & Their Utility in the Diagnosis, Differentiation & Treatment of Thrombotic Microangiopathies,”

Spero Cataland, OH St.;

UPMC Shadyside west wing aud., 8 am

(millerc5@upmc.edu)

Office of Academic Career Development Workshop

“Grantsmanship for Success With the NIH”;

S100 BST, 8:30-10:30 am

(register: www.oacd.health.pitt.edu)

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Dealing With Difficult Situations in the Classroom: Part 1”;

815 Alumni, 10 am

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Andrea Ketchum;

Falk Library classrm. 1, noon

(ketchum@pitt.edu)

Black History Month Social Work Lecture

“The Collision of Race & Criminal Justice: Lessons From the Aftermath of Ferguson,”

David Harris, law;

2017 CL, noon

Pathology Seminar

“Epigenome Modification in the Pathophysiology of Phenylalanine Intoxication,”

Steven Dobrowolski;

1104 Scaife, noon

Apple Training Sessions

“Best of Consumer Electronics Show”;

U Store on 5th, noon & 5 pm

(www.pittuniversitystore.com)

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture

“Pathology”;

G33 Salk, 4 pm

UHC Lecture

“The Revolution at the Corner Drugstore,”

Larry Merlo, CVS;

UClub ballrm. B, 7:30 pm

(www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/content/revolution-corner-drugstore)

Thursday 26

Medical Grand Rounds

“Acute Ischemic Stroke,”

Ashutosh Jadhav;

UPMC Shadyside west wing aud., 8 am

(rubinoje@upmc.edu)

East Asian Colloquium

“‘Radical’ Thinking About Character Recognition: The Structure of the Chinese Orthography & Its Ramifications for Literacy Training,”

Frank Dolce;

4217 Posvar, 11 am

Office of Academic Career Development Workshop

“Developing Graduate Fellowship Applications in the Humanities”;

O’Hara dining rm., 1-3 pm

(register: www.oacd.health.pitt.edu)

ADRC Black History Month Event

“The Time Is Now: Addressing Mental Health in Our Community”;

Kingsley Assn., 6435 Frankstown Ave., East Liberty, 2:30 pm

(register: 412/692-2722)

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Developing a Lesson Plan”;

G74 Hillman, 3 pm

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Chemistry Seminar

“Cyclization Mechanisms in Natural Products Biosynthesis,”

Eric Schmidt, U of UT;

150 Chevron, 4 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

Aubrey Hillman;

11 Thaw, 4 pm

Sustainability Lecture

“Local Initiatives for Climate Survival & Environmental Justice,”

Lennox Yearwood Jr. & Michael Guerrero;

4130 Posvar, 4 pm

Bradford Campus Black History Month Jeopardy

Mukaiyama U Rm. Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 6 pm

Friday 27

Philosophy Climate Science Workshops

CL & UClub, 9 am

(also Feb. 28; www.philosophy.pitt.edu/workshops-climate-science)

Board of Trustees Mtg.

WPU Assembly Rm., 11 am

Psychiatry Lecture

“Convergent Translational Approaches to Understanding Fear & PTSD: Genetic, Epigenetic & Neural Circuitry Perspectives,”

Kerry Ressler, Emory;

WPIC aud., noon

Design/Biostatistics/Epidemiology Journal Club

109 Parran, noon

CIDDE Book Discussion

“Specifications Grading”;

532 Alumni, noon

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Psychology Diversity Colloquium

Catherine Tamis-LeMonda;

4127 Sennott, 3 pm

Hispanic Lecture

“Revolutionary Visions: Ramón Emeterio Betances & the Specters of 19th-Century Puerto Rican Patriotism,”

Kahlil Chaar-Pérez;

602 CL, 3 pm

Philosophy of Science Talk

“On Defining Climate & Climate Change,”

Charlotte Werndl, U of Salzburg;

817R CL, 3:30 pm

(4-1052)

Beyond Microtonal Music Festival Concert

Mak Grgic, Daniel Lippel & Michael Harrison;

Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Shore, 8 pm

(www.music.pitt.edu/events/beyond-microtonal-music-festival140827)

Saturday 28

Honors Convocation

Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., 10 am

(www.convocation.pitt.edu/)

Beyond Microtonal Music Festival Symposium

Charles Corey, Anthony Cheung, Kyle Gann & Michael Harrison;

132 Music, 1-4 pm

(www.music.pitt.edu/events/beyond-microtonal-music-festival140827)

Bradford Campus One World Cultural Festival

Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 6:30-9:30 pm

Beyond Microtonal Music Festival Concert

Flux Quartet & Mantra Percussion;

Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Shore, 8 pm

(www.music.pitt.edu/events/beyond-microtonal-music-festival140827)

March

Sunday 1

Women’s Basketball

Vs. Clemson; Petersen, 2 pm

Beyond Microtonal Music Festival Symposium

Frank Oteri & Robert Hasegawa;

Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Shore, 6 pm

(www.music.pitt.edu/events/beyond-microtonal-music-festival140827)

Beyond Microtonal Music Festival Concert

Ray-Kallay Flux Quartet, Alia Musica and Mantra Percussion;

Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., North Shore, 8 pm

(www.music.pitt.edu/events/beyond-microtonal-music-festival140827)

Monday 2

Flow Cytometry Workshop

Hillman Cancer Center 2.42 pod lunch area, 9 am

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Cheating & Plagiarism”;

815 Alumni, 1 pm

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Medieval & Renaissance Studies

“The Music Libel Against the Jews & the Medieval Miracle of the Virgin,”

Dorothy Kim, Vassar, 602 CL, 4 pm

Hispanic Lecture

“Distopoas of Globalization,”

Jean Franco, Columbia U;

602 CL, 4 pm

UHC Panel Discussion

“A Half-Century of Struggle & Success: A Civil Rights Retrospective”;

Alumni 7th fl. aud., 7:30 pm

(www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/civil-rights-retrospective)

UHC Lecture

“Race & the Bio-politics of Human Ancestry,”

Jonathan Marks;

FFA aud., 8 pm

(www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/jonathan_marks_lecture)

Tuesday 3

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Teaching With PowerPoint”;

815 Alumni, 2 pm

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Bradford Campus Reading

“Sing in the Morning, Cry at Night,”

Barbara Taylor;

Mukaiyama U Rm. Frame-Westerberg, UPB, 7 pm

Wednesday 4

• Pitt Day in Harrisburg. Buses depart at 7 am (poller@pitt.edu).

IEE Workshop

“Market Segmentation & Branding Strategies to Help Your Business,”

Robert Gilbert;

UClub, 7:30-10:30 am

(register: tgerek@innovation.pitt.edu)

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Investigating the Mechanism of Perineural Invasion in Head & Neck Cancer,”

Seungwon Kim;

Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl., 8 am

Prescription Drug Collection

U Pharmacy, Nordenberg Hall, noon-7 pm

(jas412@pitt.edu)

Senate Mental Wellness Workshop

“Stress Buffering Techniques,”

Bruce Rabin;

Kurtzman Rm. WPU, noon

Pathology Seminar

“Targeting Novel Androgen Axis Resistance Mechanisms for Development of Next Generation Treatment Strategies,”

Allen Gao;

1104 Scaife, noon

HSLS Workshop

“Microarray Data Analysis,”

Uma Chandran;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

(ansuman@pitt.edu)

Greensburg Campus FAFSA Completion Workshop

210 Cassell, UPG, 3-7 pm

(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/fafsa)

Men’s Basketball Vs. Miami;

Petersen, 8 pm

Thursday 5

Office of Academic Career Development Workshops

“Best Practices for Hiring & Mentoring Postdocs,”

S120 BST, 8:30-10:30 am;

“An Informal Discussion for Men & Women to Explore Potential Career Paths & Opportunities Outside Academia,”

1105ABC Scaife, 6-8 pm

(register: www.oacd.health.pitt.edu)

CIDDE TA Services Workshop

“Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement: Part 1”;

815 Alumni, 10 am

(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar

Sandra Weller;

6014 BST3, 11 am

Epidemiology Seminar

“Neuroepidemiology: Applying Neuroimaging Methods in Epidemiologic Studies,”

Bedda Rosario-Riveria & Andrea Rosso;

A115 Crabtree, noon

(jcauley@edc.pitt.edu)

Chemistry Seminar

“Making the Problem Go Away: Inducing Protein Degradation With Small Molecules,”

Craig Crews, Yale;

150 Chevron, 2:30 pm

HSLS Workshop

“Painless PubMed,”

Melissa Ratajeski;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 3 pm

(mar@pitt.edu)

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

Erich Zorn;

11 Thaw, 4 pm

Defenses

A&S/Psychology

“The Development of Children Adopted Following a Social-Emotional Intervention in an Institution,”

Megan Julian;

Feb. 23, 4127 Sennott, 3 pm

Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

“The Role of Parental Attachment in the Etiology of Substance Use Disorder,”

ZuWei Zhai;

Feb. 24, 456 Salk, 1 pm

A&S/Physics & Astronomy

“Multiscale Structured Surfaces & Their Effect on Drag & Fluid Flow,”

Elliot Jenner;

Feb. 26, 319 Allen, 3 pm

Public Health/Epidemiology

“Osteoporosis & Sarcopenia in Older Adults,”

Didier Chalhoub;

March 2, 109 Parran, 2:30 pm

Public Health/Epidemiology

“Unhealthy Lifestyle Practices in the Mexican Population: National Surveys of Coverage of the Integrated Health Programs of the Mexican Institute of the Social Security 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2010,”

Benjamin Acosta-Cazares;

March 4, A425 Public Health, 10 am

Medicine/Neuroscience

“Protracted Development of Brain Systems Underlying Working Memory in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study,”

Daniel Simmonds;

March 5, 1495 BST, 8:45 am

Theatre

Stages Production

“Dog in the Manger”;

Charity Randall Theatre, through Feb. 22, Th-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm

(www.play.pitt.edu)

Exhibits

Bradford Campus Spectrum Exhibit

“From a Black Shore: FRACTURE,”

Burke Jam;

Blaisdell KOA Gallery, UPB, through March 6, M-Th 8:30 am-8 pm, F 8:30 am-6 pm

(www.upb.pitt.edu/uploadedFiles/Community_and_Youth_Programs/The_Arts/SpectrumBrochure.pdf)

Barco Law Library Exhibit

“Girls Get in for Free,”

Samantha & Abby McGeehan;

4th fl Barco;

through April 10, M-Thu 7:30 am-10 pm, F 7:30 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun noon-8 pm

(8-1376)

Hillman Library Exhibit

“Get to the Point!”;

Hillman Library gr. fl., through April 25

(http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/exhibits/thepoint/)

Deadlines

UCSUR Steven Manners Faculty Development Award

Letter of intent due Feb. 27.

(annaca@pitt.edu)

Multidisciplinary Research in Industry Studies Call for Proposals

Proposals due March 1.

(frankg@pitt.edu)

David C. Frederick Public Service Award

Applications due March 6.

(www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/frederick-public-service-award)

American Diabetes Assn. Funding

Proposal due March 10.

(sac32@pitt.edu)

P3HVB Hemostasis & Vascular Biology Research Program

Submissions due March 15.

(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/documents/P3HVB.pdf)

Thornburgh Faculty Support Grant

Proposals due March 18.

(www.library.pitt.edu/thornburgh)

NIH Expensive Research Equipment Grant

Submissions due March 24.

(gfs49@pitt.edu)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of March 5-19. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on Feb. 26. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

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