University Times

Thursday 10

EOH Seminar

“Sensing Danger in Sterile Inflammation,”

Allan Tsung;

540 Bridgeside Point, noon

Endocrine Research Conference

“DNA Repair, NAD+ Biosynthesis & Autophagy: A Coordinated Process Governing DNA Damage Induced Cell Death & Survival,”

Robert Sobol;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“Policy Advocacy & the Public Health Researcher,”

Maggie Potter;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Biostatistics Seminar

“Using a Case-Crossover Design to Assess Injury Patterns in Wheelchair Occupations in Motor Vehicles,”

Thomas Songer, epidemiology;

A115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

“American Geophysical Union Mtg. Practice Talks,”

G&PS grad students;

203 Thaw, 4 pm

REES/Humanities Lecture

“The Industry of Truing: Socialist Realism, Reality, Realization,”

Petre Petrov, Princeton;

501 CL, 4:30 pm

African Studies Film

“Where the Water Meets the Sky”;

4130 Posvar, 5-7 pm (4-8143)

Global Health Film

“Pandemic: Facing AIDS”;

A115 Crabtree, 6-8 pm

Friday 11

• Last day for fall term undergrad day classes.

• Deadline for continuing students to register for spring term without penalty.

SBDC Workshop

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

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

Ctr. for Philosophy of Science Workshop

“Emergence & Reduction in the Sciences”; 817R CL, 9 am

(also Dec. 12 & 13; info: www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr; registration: rubus@pitt.edu)

WPIC Meet the PI Lecture

“Lost in Translation: Risk, Epidemiology & Alzheimer’s Disease,”

Mary Ganguli;

Detre 2nd fl. aud., 11 am-12:30 pm

Medical Education Grand Rounds

“Collective Competence? Rethinking the Discourse of Competence in the Context of Teamwork,”

Lorelei Lingard, U of W. Ontario;

Scaife 4th fl. lecture rm. 3, noon (8-9000)

Sr. VC’s Research Seminar

“New Frontiers in Structural Biology: X-Ray Studies of Macromolecular Complexes,”

Guillermo Calero, structural biology;

Scaife aud. 6, noon

Information Sciences Colloquium

“Studying Science From Large-Scale Usage Data: An Overview of the MESUR Project,”

Johan Bollen, IN U;

IS, 1 pm

Saturday 12

• Reading day.

• CGS, Sat., grad & evening classes continue to meet through Dec. 19. Final exams should be held during the last scheduled class meeting.

CGS Info Session

McCarl Ctr. 4th fl. CL, 10 am (4-6600)

Men’s Basketball Vs. Kent State;

Petersen, 2 pm

European Studies Lecture

“Religion Unbound: Converting Transnational Communities in America & the Hapsburg Empire, 1890-1914,”

Joel Brady, religious studies;

3703 Posvar, 3 pm

Women’s Choral Ensemble Holiday Concert

Heinz Chapel, 8 pm (4-4125)

Monday 14

• Final exam period for undergrad day classes through Dec. 19.

Tuesday 15

GI Fellows Educational Program

“Journal Club: Population-Based Studies, Assessing Risk,”

Su Min Cho;

M2 conf. rm. Presby, 7:30 am

Johnson Inst. SW PA Regional Equitable Development Summit

“Going Regional on Addressing Blighted & Abandoned Properties”;

20th Century Club, 8:30 am-12:30 pm (412/258-6642)

Osher Lifelong Learning Inst. Open House

4th fl. CL, 10 am-noon (4-7308)

Health Services Research Seminar

“Life Adversity as a Correlate of Cardiovascular Risk,”

Danielle Beatty;

305 Parkvale, noon

Pitt Communicators Session

“Forging New Alumni Connections,”

Mimi Koral, Pitt Alumni Assn., & Jasmine Hoffman, IA;

IA offices lower level conf. rm., 128 N. Craig St., noon-1:30 pm (4-5821)

Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar

Guillermo Calero, structural biology;

1395 Starzl BST, 3:30 pm

Wednesday 16

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Larynx Preservation: Lessons Learned & Future Directions,”

Arlene Forastiere;

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

Multidisciplinary Thyroid Cancer Conference

“Controversies in Prophylactic Central Compartment Lymph Node Dissection for PTC,”

Linwah Yip;

1195 Starzl BST, 8 am

Pathology Research Seminar

“Profilin-1: Pro- or Anti-Migratory?”

Partha Roy, bioengineering;

1105 Scaife, noon (8-1040)

PACWC Happy Hour

UClub bar, 4-6 pm

GI Grand Rounds

“Endoscopic & Radiologic Unknowns,”

Vinay Sundaram, Julie Holinga, Elie Aoun & Bridget Clarke;

11 Scaife, 5 pm

Thursday 17

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

“ED Eye Stuff Made Easy,”

Evan Waxman;

“NSAIDs Review,”

Robert Kaliappan & Clare Wallner;

“Morbidity & Mortality Conference,”

John Sangl;

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

HSLS Workshop

“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

ADRC Lecture

“Palliative Care in Alzheimer’s Disease: Selected Topics,”

Robert Arnold, palliative care & medical ethics;

S439 Montefiore ADRC conf. rm., noon (412/692-2700)

Epidemiology Seminar

“A New Look on HIV Infection & Aging,”

James Becker;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Greensburg Campus Lecture

Thomas Ogoreuc, US Steel Co.;

Ferguson Theater, UPG, 5:30 pm

Friday 18

Faculty Development Workshop for Medical Educators

“Bedside Teaching,”

Hollis Day;

Scaife lecture rm. 3, noon

Saturday 19

• Fall term ends; official date for degrees awarded for fall term.

Men’s Basketball Vs. Mt. St. Mary’s;

Petersen, TBA

Sunday 20

• Residence halls close.

• Winter recess through Jan. 5 for students, all schools.

Music Performance

IonSound;

Bellefield aud., 7 pm

Tuesday 22

• Fall term grades must be approved by instructors by 5 pm before final posting can begin.

Men’s Basketball Vs. Ohio U;

Petersen, 7 pm

Thursday 24

• Winter recess through Jan. 3 for faculty & staff;

designated Univ. offices, including major responsibility centers & research projects, will be staffed as necessary during this period.

Monday 28

Men’s Basketball Vs. DePaul;

Petersen, 7 pm

Tuesday 29

Women’s Basketball Vs. Duquesne;

Petersen, 2 pm

Thursday 31

Women’s Basketball Vs. Mt. St. Mary’s;

Petersen, 1 pm

January

Monday 4

• All Univ. offices & buildings reopen.

Tuesday 5

• Residence halls open.

Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Distinct Roles of E2F Transcription Factors & the Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Pathway in Progenitor & Differentiating Cells,”

James Pipas;

Cooper Conf. Ctr. classrm. D, noon

Health Services Research Seminar

“Body Mass Index, Neighborhood Fast Food & Restaurant Concentration & Car Ownership,”

Sanae Inagami;

305 Parkvale, noon

Wednesday 6

• Spring term registration period ends; classes begin.

Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds

“Recent Advancements in the Management of Childhood Brain Tumors,”

Ian Pollack;

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

Renal Research Seminar

“O’Brien Overview,”

Thomas Kleyman & John Johnson;

F1145 Presby, noon

PhD Defenses

A&S/Hispanic Languages & Literatures

“Can Silence Speak? Reading the Marginalized Woman in Three Novels of Female Development,”

Leah Strobel;

Dec. 10, 1528 CL, 2 pm

GSPH/Behavioral & Community Sciences

“Evaluating Patient Medications & Complementary Therapies Documentation: Comparative Analysis of Sources, Discrepancies & the Potential Impact of Errors on Patient Care,”

Tammy Mah-Fraser;

Dec. 14, 226 Parran, 1 pm

A&S/Chemistry

“Synthetic Studies on Haouamine A,”

Chenbo Wang;

Dec. 16, 325 Eberly, 2 pm

Engineering/Bioengineering

“Developing Instrumentation for Multi-Parametric Investigation of Mechanisms of Mechanosensitivity in Ion Channels,”

Kalpesh Upadhye;

Dec. 18, 306 Bridgeside Point, 2 pm

Exhibits

Nationality Rms. Holiday Displays

CL; Taped tours weekends through Jan. 10, except Dec. 27 & 28, Sat. 9 am-2:30 pm, Sun. 11 am-2:30 pm;

Dec. 27-31, 10 am-2:30 pm, first-come, first-served guided tours (4-6000)

Barco Law Library Exhibit

“Spin Art Meets Photographic Art”

by Michael Rosella;

through Jan. 22, 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)

Falk Library Exhibit

“Opening Doors: Contemporary African-American Surgeons”;

through Jan. 28, M-Th 7 am-mid., F 7 am-10 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-10 pm, Sun. 9:30 am-mid., Falk Library, Scaife

African-American Alumni Council Exhibit

“Then & Now: A Historical Exhibition of African-American Progress at the University of Pittsburgh”;

through Feb., Hillman Library ground fl. lobby, reg. library hours

Deadlines

EUCE Faculty Research Grant

Application deadline is Dec. 11.

(info & application procedure: www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/faculty/index.html)

Salvation Army Hat & Glove Donations

Donations requested for the Salvation Army Christmas dinner for the homeless & needy;

deliver hat & glove sets to 710 Alumni by Dec. 14. (4-7702)

ADRC Seed Monies Grant

A brief description of the proposed pilot study should be emailed to Leslie Dunn at dunnlo@upmc.edu by Dec. 14;

application deadline is Jan. 25. (info: 412/692-2731)

Greensburg Campus La Cultura Dinner

Advance ticket deadline Dec. 15. (info: 724/836-7497)

UCIS-EUCE Faculty Fellowship for Fall 2010 or Spring 2011

Deadline is Jan. 15.

(info & application procedures: www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/faculty/index.html)

University Times Books, Journals & More Supplement

Submissions for annual supplement due Jan. 31.

Submit online at http://www.utimes.pitt.edu/?page_id=8465. (info: 4-4644)

Dick Thornburgh Forum on Law & Public Policy Faculty Grant

Proposals due Jan. 31.

(info & application procedure: jak49@pitt.edu)

GSPIA Johnson Award for Best Paper in Ethics, Accountability & Leadership

Submissions due April 2.

(info: www.johnsoninstitute-gspia.org/research.asp or 8-1336)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the University Times will include events of Jan. 7-21. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm Dec. 23 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.

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