University Times

July

Friday 8

Trustees Budget & Executive Committees Mtg.

2700 Posvar, 8:15 am

SAC Meet the Representatives Event

WPU patio, noon-1 pm

Tuesday 12

GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Lecture

“IV Sedation & Monitoring,” Joseph Talarico; M2 conf rm. Presby, 7:30 am

HSLS Workshop

“Focus on Behavioral Medicine: Searching in PsycINFO,” Michele Klein-Fedyshin; Falk Library classrm. 1, 10:30 am-noon

Biomedical Informatics Workshop

“Text Information Extraction System: A New Tool for Research,” Rebecca Crowley; M3901 Presby South, 11 am (registration required: http://ties.upmc.com/register)

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar

“Complexities of the Regulation of Ileal Bile Acid Transport,” Benjamin Shneider; Rangos Research Ctr. 3rd fl. conf. ctr., noon

GSPIA Johnson Inst. Leadership Luncheon

Audrey Murrell, David Berg Ctr. for Ethics & Leadership; Rivers Club, 301 Grant St., Downtown, noon

Wednesday 13

HSLS Workshop

“Adobe Photoshop for Beginners,” Julia Jankovic; Falk Library classrm. 2, 9:30-11 am

SAC Officers Installation Ceremony

WPU lower lounge, 4:30 pm (sac@pitt.edu)

Friday 15

GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Lecture

“Evaluation & Management of Nonvariceal UGI & LGI Bleeding,” Adam Slivka; M2 conf. rm. Presby, 7:30 am

Saturday 16

IRB Workshop

“Conducting FDA-Regulated Clinical Research: An Academic Centers of Excellence (ACE) Program From the FDA Center for Devices & Radiological Health”; G23 Parran, noon-6 pm (3-1149)

Monday 18

CIDDE Workshop

“Enhancing Communication Through Discussion Boards, Wikis, Journals & Blogs”; B23 Alumni, 10-11:30 am (registration: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshop-registration-form)

Tuesday 19

GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Lecture

“Complications of Cirrhosis: Evaluation & Management (Part 1),” Kapil Chopra; M2 conf. rm. Presby, 7:30 am

CIDDE Workshop

“Introduction to CourseWeb”; B23 Alumni, 10 am-noon (registration: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshop-registration-form)

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar

“Understanding & Overcoming Insertional Oncogenesis in XSCID Gene Therapy,” Brian Sorrentino; Rangos Research Ctr. 3rd fl. conf. ctr., noon

HSLS Workshop

“PubMed Basics,” Linda Hartman; Falk Library classrm. 1, 2-3:30 pm

Wednesday 20

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“The Next Generation of Alerts,” Linda Hartman; Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

HSLS Workshop

“Microarray Data Analysis,” Uma Chandran; Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

Thursday 21

HSLS Workshop

“PowerPoint for Beginners,” Julia Jankovic; Falk Library classrm. 2, 9:30-11 am

CIDDE Workshop

“CourseWeb Level 1”; B23 Alumni, 10 am-noon (registration: www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshop-registration-form)

PhD Defenses

Nursing

“A Study of Anxiety & Agitation Events in Mechanically Ventilated Patients,” Judith Ann Tate; July 8, 369 Victoria, 10 am

GSPH/Infectious Disease & Microbiology

“The Genetic Contributions to HAART-Associated Dyslipidemia,” Matthew Nicholaou; July 11, A115 Crabtree, 10 am

A&S/English

“Queer Theory & the Logic of Adolescence,” Gabrielle Owen; July 11, 501 CL, 1:30 pm

GSPH/Epidemiology

“Fetal Growth in Pre-eclampsia: The Effect of Infant Sex,” Simone Reynolds; July 12, A523 Crabtree, 1 pm

A&S/Economics

“Essays on Structural Modeling of Life Cycle Behavior,” Natalia Khorunzhina; July 12, 4716 Posvar, 3 pm

GSPH/Biostatistics

“Genomic Meta-analysis Combining Microarray Studies With Confounding Clinical Variables: Application to Depression Analysis,” Xingbin Wang; July 13, 308 Parran, 10 am

GSPH/Biostatistics

“Hierarchical Likelihood Inference on Clustered Competing Risks Data,” Nicholas Christian; July 14, 109 Parran, 10 am

Engineering/Bioengineering

“Wrist Biomechanics & Ultrasonographic Measures of the Median Nerve During Computer Keyboarding,” Kevin Toosi; July 14, 102 Benedum, 10 am

Engineering/Bioengineering

“Development of an Animal Model to Examine the Mechanics of the Host Response Following Urogynecological Mesh Implantation,” Andrew Feola; July 14, 402 Bridgeside Point II, 10 am

Nursing

“Medical Emergency Team Calls in Radiology: Patient Characteristics & Outcomes,” Lora Ott; July 14, 451 Victoria, 10 am

GSPH/Human Genetics

“Mechanism & Functional Roles of Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 (NRF1) Binding Sites in the Human Genome,” Wan Zhu; July 14, A312 Crabtree, noon

Medicine/Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology

“Novel Corneal Endothelial Responses to Genotoxic Stress,” Daniel Roh; July 15, S123 Starzl BST, 2 pm

A&S/Economics

“3 Essays in Applied Microeconomics,” Jipeng Zhang; July 18, 4716 Posvar, 9 am

A&S/Economics

“3 Essays on Housing Market & Spatial Disamenities,” Lin Cui; July 18, 4716 Posvar, 2 pm

A&S/Linguistics

“Challenges in the Second Language Acquisition of Derivational Morphology: Theory, Research & Practice,” Benjamin Friedline; July 18, 2809 CL, 4:30 pm

A&S/Anthropology

“Our Roots, Our Strength: The Jamu Industry, Women’s Health & Islam in Contemporary Indonesia,” Sarah Krier; July 19, 3106 Posvar, 1 pm

GSPH/Infectious Disease & Microbiology

“Adenosine Deaminase Acting on RNA (ADAR1) is a Novel Multitargeted Anti HIV-1 Cellular Protein,” Nabanita Biswas; July 19, A115 Parran, 1 pm

A&S/Philosophy

“Toward the Autonomy of Ethics: Skepticism, Agency & Normative Commitment,” Hille Paakkunainen; July 19, 1001B CL, 2 pm

Medicine/Neurobiology

“Dissecting the Registration & Processing of Olfactory Events During General Anesthesia,” Andrew Samuelsson; July 21, 1495 Starzl BST, 10 am

A&S/Physics & Astronomy

“Intermediate Stable Phase Locked Solutions in Neural Oscillators,” Alexander Urban; July 21, 316 Allen, 2 pm

Exhibits

Audubon Exhibit

“Shore Lark”; through July 19; “Canada Goose”; July 19-Aug. 2; Hillman ground fl. exhibition case, reg. library hours (8-7715)

Event Deadline

The next issue will include Pitt and on-campus events of July 21-Sept. 1. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on July 14 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.

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