Thursday 14

ADRC Lecture
“Amyloid-Beta Deposition in Non-demented Elderly: A Role for Lifestyle?”
Ann Cohen, psychiatry;
S439 conf. rm. Montefiore, noon
(412/692-2721)

CTSI Workshop
“Responsible Use of Animals in Biomedical Research (RCR)”;
7039 Forbes Twr., noon
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/RCR/workshops.shtml)

EOH Seminar
“Multiple-Pollutant Exposure Assessment for Environmental Epidemiology,”
Jane  Clougherty, environmental & occupational health;
540 Bridgeside Pt., noon (www.eoh.pitt.edu)

Senate PUP Mtg.
153 Benedum, 3 pm

Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Tackling Breast Cancer Through the Lab, Clinic & Community,”
Nancy Davidson, Hillman Cancer Ctr.;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, 4 pm

Friday 15

• Summer term add/drop period ends.

Bike to Work Day
Schenley Plaza, 7-10 am

SBDC Workshop
“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan”;
Mervis, 7:30-10 am
(register: www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu)

CIDDE Workshop
“What’s New in Blackboard?”;
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Allegheny Observatory Lecture
Nadine McQuarrie, geology & planetary science;
159 Riverview Park, North Side, 7:30 pm
(reservations: 412/321-2400)

Saturday 16

Bradford Campus Event
“Illuminations: A Celebration for Families & the Arts”;
Blaisdell, UPB, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
(814/362-5113)

Monday 18

• Summer 12-week add/drop period ends.

CIDDE Workshop
“Syllabus Construction”;
815 Alumni, 1 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Senate EPC Mtg.
826 CL, 3 pm

Tuesday 19

• Benefits open enrollment period ends.

Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Cross-cultural Awareness & Understanding,”
342 Craig, 9 am-noon
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

SAC Spring Development Assembly
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, keynote;
WPU, 11:30 am-3:30 pm

Senate CRC Mtg.
272 Hillman, noon

CTSI Workshop
“Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About DSMPs & DSMBs (RCR)”;
3253 Forbes Twr., noon
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/registration.aspx?number=140)

Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Modeling the Evolution & Progression of NRAS Mutant Melanoma,”
Christin Burd, OH State;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, noon
(toyg@upmc.edu)

MMR Seminar
“Defying Time: From Progenitors to Nephrons,”
Raphael Kopan, U of Cincinnati;
Children’s Rangos aud., noon
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

 

Wednesday 20

Faculty & Staff Development Programs
“Research Contract Administration,”
Kelly Downing, B21 UClub, 9-11 am;
“An Introduction to Social Media: Networking on the Web,”
342 Craig, 9-11 am
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

Chancellor’s Staff & Faculty Appreciation Picnic
Bigelow Blvd. between Forbes & Fifth,
noon-2 pm
(RSVP: https://pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a9wAovS1YySsygJ)

Pathology Seminar
“Novel Proteolytic Mechanisms in B-Cell Lymphomagenesis,”
Kojo S.J. Elenitoba-Johnson, U of MI;
Scaife lecture room 3, noon

Senate Council Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
“Implants,”
Mark Ochs;
G33 Salk, 4 pm (also May 27)

Starzl Prize Lecture
“Evolution of Liver Transplant Immunosuppression,”
John Fung, Case Western Reserve;
Scaife lecture rm. 6, 4 pm

Thursday 21

SBDC Workshop
“Finding Alternative Funding for Your Small Business: Local Lenders Showcase”;
WPU Assembly Rm., 7:30-10 am
(register: www.entrepreneur.pitt.edu)

Faculty & Staff Development Programs
“Microsoft Excel 2010 Fundamentals,”
Vernon Franklin, 302 Bellefield, 9 am-noon;
“Strategies for Resolving Conflict,”
Maureen Lazar, 342 Craig, 9 am-noon
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

Biobehavioral Oncology Seminar
“Early Life Adversity on Later Health: Transition From Nonhuman Primate Studies to Children — Where Do We Go From Here?”
Judy Cameron;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper classrm. C, noon

Friday 22

Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Veterans on Campus,”
Ryan Ahl, 342 Craig, 9-11 am
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Charlie Wessel;
Falk Library classrm. 1, noon
(cbw@pitt.edu)

Senate BPC Mtg.
1817 CL, 1:10 pm

CIDDE Workshop
“Cheating & Plagiarism”;
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Saturday 23

• Official date for degrees awarded in the School of Law and the first professional programs in the medical and dental medicine schools.

Monday 25

• University closed for Memorial Day.

Tuesday 26

Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Fundamentals,”
Vernon Franklin, 302 Bellefield, 9 am-noon
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

CIDDE Workshop
“Encouraging Student Participation”;
815 Alumni, 11 am
(register: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)

Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“DNA-PKcs & ATM in DNA Repair: Beyond Signaling,”
Shan Zha, Columbia;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, noon
(toyg@upmc.edu)

MMR Seminar
“Going With the Flow: Endocytosis in the Kidney Proximal Tubule,”
Ora Weisz;
Children’s Rangos aud., noon
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)

CTSI Workshop
“Ethical Image Manipulation for Scientific Publication (RCR)”;
S132 BST, 2 pm
(www.ctsi.pitt.edu/registration.aspx?number=146)

Wednesday 27

• Summer 4-week-1 session deadline for students to submit withdrawal forms to dean’s office.

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“The Role of Exomes in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia & Cost Effectiveness Analysis,”
Taewoong Choi & Amy Soni;
UPMC Cancer Pavilion Herberman aud., 8 am
(millerc5@pitt.edu)

Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Being an Effective Communicator,”
Maureen Lazar, 342 Craig, 9-11 am
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

HSLS Workshop “Painless PubMed,”
Rose Turner;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 4 pm
(rlt@pitt.edu)

Thursday 28

Pathology Fetterman Lecture
“A Tale of 2 Systems: Integration, Collaboration &
Evolution of Children’s Health Systems in Canada & the USA,”
Michael Apkon, Hospital for Sick Children-Toronto;
Children’s Rangos 3rd fl. conf. rm., 8 am

Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Online Tools: Connect to Financial Clarity,”
Chris Yoest, 342 Craig, 9-10:30 am
(register: www.hr.pitt.edu/training-development/faculty-st)

Defenses

Public Health/ Human Genetics
“Signaling Pathways in Cell Models of Fabry Disease Nephropathy,”
Anatália Labilloy;
May 15, 109 Parran, 2 pm

Engineering/Industrial Engineering
“Engineering of Surface Microstructure Transformations Using High Rate Severe Plastic Deformation in Machining,”
Sepideh Abolghasem;
May 19, 1060 Benedum, 1 pm

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology
“The Role of Non-myogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Skeletal Muscle of Dystrophin/Utrophin Double Knockout Mice,”
Jihee Sohn;
May 21, 504 Bridgeside Pt. II, 10 am

Education/Instruction & Learning
“The Effectiveness of Peer-assisted Learning Strategies for Increasing Reading Fluency & Competencies in Students With Autism,”
Richard Regelski;
May 21, 5152 Posvar, 10 am

A&S/French & Italian Languages & Literatures
“The Politics of Aesthetics: Nation, Region & Immigration in Contemporary ‘French’ Culture,”
David Spieser;
May 26, 1325 CL, 11 am

A&S/Anthropology
“The Kyoto Brand: Protecting Agricultural & Culinary Heritage,”
Gregory de St. Maurice;
May 26, 3106 Posvar, 4 pm

Nursing
“The Impact of Promoter Polymorphisms on Cytokine Concentration in Preterm Breast Milk & Subsequent Infant Outcomes,”
Kelley L. Baumgartel;
May 27,  451 Victoria, 10 am

SHRS/Rehabilitation Science & Technology
“Development & Evaluation of an Assistive Prompting System for People With Traumatic Brain Injury,”
Jing Wang;
May 28, 4060 Forbes Twr., 9 am

A&S/Geology & Planetary Science
“Geometry, Kinematics, Exhumation & Sedimentation of the Northern Bolivian Fold-Thrust-Belt-Foreland Basin System,”
Adam Rak;
May 28, 214 SRCC, 1 pm

Business
“Why Auditors Are Unable to See Their Own Behavior as Others Do: Understanding a Potential Blind Spot,”
Michele Frank;
May 28, 101 Mervis, 1 pm

Theatre

PICT Production “How the Other Half Loves”;
Randall Theatre, May 28-June 13
(times & tickets: www.picttheatre.org/play/half-loves)

Exhibits

Falk Library
“Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health & Illness,”
through May 31;
M-Th 7 am-mid., F 7 am-10 pm, Sat 9:30 am-10 pm, Sun 11 am-mid.

Special Collections
“Building Global Networks: The Habsburg Monarchy’s Contribution to the Age of Discovery & Exploration”;
through June 30, 363 Hillman, M-F 9 am-4:45 pm

Barco Library Exhibit
“The Only Perfect Quiet”;
May 1-June 20, M-Th 8 am-6 pm, F 8 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-5 pm Deadlines Benefits Open Enrollment Deadline for changing benefit selections is May 19.
(openenroll.hr.pitt.edu)

NIH Biosketch Format Grant Application deadline is May 25.
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-032.html)

Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise Application deadline is June 15.
(www.vilcek.org/prizes/creative-promise/biomedical-science.html)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of May 28-June 11. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on May 21. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.