University Times

Thursday, July 12

Environmental Health & Safety Training

"Bloodborne Pathogen & Formaldehyde Training"; Benedum aud., 9-10:30 am (4-9505)

Rangos Research Seminar

"Control of iNOS Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle," Jonathan Finder; B-212 Children's, 4 pm

Toastmasters Meeting

1102 Scaife, 6 pm

Tuesday, July 17

KGSB Workshop

"Marketing, Marketing, Marketing"; Univ. Club, 1:30 pm

Wednesday, July 18

Intercultural Bag Lunch

5th fl. Med. Arts, noon

GSPH Council Meeting

109 Parran, 4 pm

Thursday, July 19

Pediatric Center for Neuroscience Seminar

"Signaling Cascades in Activity-dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus in Vivo," Edda Thiels; 1100 Rangos, 3 pm

Toastmasters Meeting

1102 Scaife, 6 pm

Friday, July 20

* Summer 6-week-2 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean's office.

Dental Medicine Journal Club

"Endodontic Questions & Answers," Patick Demarco & Manuel Colaco, 10 am

Saturday, July 21

* Pitt Kennywood Day

Monday, July 23

Pitt Soccer Day Camp

"Shoot to Score"; Trees Field, 9 am (8-8217)

Tuesday, July 24

Intercultural Bag Lunch

5th fl. Med. Arts, noon

Wednesday, July 25

* Summer 4-week-3 session deadline for students to submit monitored withdrawal forms to dean's office.

Thursday, July 26

Environmental Health & Safety Training

"Chemical Hygiene, Lab Safety & Formaldehyde Training"; Benedum aud., 9-11 am (4-9505)

Toastmasters Meeting

1102 Scaife, 6 pm

Ph.D. Defenses

Medicine

"Clathrein-Mediated Endocytosis of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator," Kelly Weixel; July 13, 5th fl. Eye & Ear Institute, 10:30 am

Psychology

"The Impact of Emergency Department Intimate Partner Violence Advocacy: A Longitudinal, Randomized Trial," Kelly Baker Hyman; July 16, 2nd fl. Univ. Place, 10 am

Computer Science

"The View Holder Approach: Utilizing Customized Materialized Views to Create Database Services Suitable for Mobile Database Applications," Susan Lauzac; July 16, 338 Eberly, noon

Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

"Wheelchair Decision-Making by Consumers & the Effect of WheelchairNet," Mary Ellen Buning; July 18, 5073 Forbes Twr., 10:30 am

GSPH

"Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Clinical Populations: Demonstration of a Computerized Method of Preliminary Risk Screening," Suzanne O'Neil; July 18, Magee conf. ctr. aud., 1 pm

Nursing

"The Effect of Distractive Auditory Stimuli in Persons With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," Gerene Bauldoff; July 18, 331 Victoria, 1 pm

GSPIA

"Globalization & Latin American Economics, 1960-1995: A Network Analysis Model & Its Implications for Economic Growth," Giovanni Reyes; July 18, 3G52 Posvar, 3 pm

Information Sciences

"Semantics, Complexity & Capability: The Use of Integrated Navigational Tools for Information Finding in Hypertext Document Space," Wasu Chaopanon; July 20, 503 IS, 8 am

Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

"Expanding the Models Used to Evaluate Wheelchair Propulsion & Shoulder Biomechanics," Alicia Koontz; July 20, 5047 Forbes Twr., 9 am

Economics

"The Economics of Advertising With Inclusion of the Media," Anthony Dukes; July 20, 4P58 Posvar, 11 am

Nursing

"Predictors of Improved Quality of Life 12 Months After Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery," Amy McClune; July 20, 430 Victoria, 1 pm

Medicine

"In Utero Gene Transfer to the Glucocenbrosidase Knockout Mouse Line & Partial Characterization of a Potentially Novel B-glucosidase," Michael Vallor; July 20, E1695 BST, 2 pm

Nursing

"Erythropoietin vs. Usual Care in the Treatment of Anemia in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Comparison of Hemoglobin & Quality of Life," Margaret Rosenzweig; July 23, 115 Victoria, 10 am

Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

"The Influence of Neuromotor Control on Manual Wheelchair Propulsion in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis," Brian Fay; July 23, HERL conf. rm. VA, Highland Dr., 10 am

Nursing

"The Effectiveness of a Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehabilitation Program in Managing Urinary Incontinence Among Taiwanese Middle Age & Elder Women," Chuan-Hsiu Tsai; July 23, 451 Victoria, noon

Computer Science

"A Framework for Testing Graphical User Interfaces," Atif Memon; July 26, 103 MIB conf. rm., 9:30 am

Medicine

"Expression Cloning of the P84 Binding Partner-IAP & Characterization of P84IAP in the CNS," Peihua Jiang; July 26, 1491 BST, 3 pm

Deadlines

Pitt Kennywood Day

Purchase discounted tickets for July 21 Kennywood picnic through July 20 @ WPU ticket office M-F, 9 am-5 pm, except July 20, 9 am-3 pm.

Teaching Survey Request Forms

Due by July 13 for 4WK3 to G-39 CL. (4-6147).

Calendar Deadline

The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published July 26. It will contain events of July 26-Aug. 30. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm July 19, at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to: 4-4579 or e-mail to utcal@pitt.edu.