Calendar
“Through the Eyes of the Artist,” watercolors by Wexford native Roc Prologo, will be on display at the Barco Law Library Gallery through Jan. 20.
“Through the Eyes of the Artist,” watercolors by Wexford native Roc Prologo, will be on display at the Barco Law Library Gallery through Jan. 20.
Wednesday 23
• No classes through Nov. 27 due to Thanksgiving recess for students.
Thursday 24
• University closed through Nov. 25 in observance of Thanksgiving.
Saturday 26
Women’s Basketball vs. Drexel;
Petersen, 2 pm
Sunday 27
Men’s Basketball vs. RMU;
Petersen, 5 pm
Monday 28
• Classes resume.
Tuesday 29
GI Fellow Program
“M&M #1,” Kevin McGrath;
conf. rm. M2 Presby, 7:30 am
Flu Shot Clinic
Falk Pharmacy, 2nd fl. Falk Medical Bldg., 9 am-3 pm (412/623-6222)
HSLS Workshop
“PowerPoint for Beginners,”
Julia Jankovic;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 9-11 am (jcj6@pitt.edu)
Health Services Research Seminar
“Improving the Safety of Hospitalized Patients: From Practice to Safety, Science & Policy,”
Vineet Chopra; 305 Parkvale, noon (reedja3@upmc.edu)
Magee-Womens Work-in-Progress Conference/Seminar
“Meeting the Needs of Women at Midlife: Beyond the Hot Flash,”
Beth Prairie;
MWRI 1st fl. conf. ctr., noon (klazar@mwri.magee.edu)
MMR Seminar
“Stem & Progenitor-Cell Based Treatment & Modeling of the Myelin Disorders,”
Steven Goldman;
3rd fl. conf. ctr. Rangos Research Ctr., noon (linda.cherok@chp.edu)
Pharmaceutical Science Seminar
“Modeling Human Heart Development & Heart Disease Using Human ES/iPS Cells,”
Lei Yang;
456 Salk, noon (hornick@pitt.edu)
Philosophy of Science Talk
“The New Quantum Logic,”
Robert Griffiths, CMU;
817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)
History Lecture
“A Southern Cloth Complex? India, Africa & the Connected Worlds of Indian Ocean & Atlantic Slaving,”
Pedro Machado, IN U;
3703 Posvar, 2 pm
Chemistry Seminar
“New Copper Catalyzed Reactions,”
Matthew Gaunt, Cambridge;
12B Chevron, 2:30 pm (chemrcpt@pitt.edu)
Faculty Assembly Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
MMG Seminar
“Muscle Stem Cells in Aging, Regeneration & Tumorigenesis,”
Amy Wagers;
503 Bridgeside Pt. 2, 3:15 pm (kmd78@pitt.edu)
Women’s Basketball vs. Mount St. Mary’s;
Petersen, 7 pm
Wednesday 30
Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
“ACL Injury: Osteoarthritis to Tissue Engineering,”
Edward Wojtys, U of MI;
Montefiore 7th fl. LHAS aud., 7 am
Clinical Oncology/Hematology Grand Rounds
“Immune Modulation in Myeloma,”
Ivan Borrello;
UPMC Cancer Pavilion Herberman Conf. Ctr. 2nd fl. aud., 8 am (millerc5@msx.upmc.edu)
Asia Over Lunch Lecture
“Branding Affective Labor in the Dark Tribe: Organic Farming & Emotional Landscape of Talampo Amis in Eastern Taiwan,”
Yi-tze Lee, anthropology;
4130 Posvar, noon (www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc)
GSPIA Book Launch
“A Revolution in Military Adaption: The U.S. Army in the Iraq War,”
Chad Serena;
3911 Posvar, 12:30 pm (brizzi@gspia.pitt.edu)
HSLS Workshop
“Protein Sequence Analysis,” Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm (ansuman@pitt.edu)
Developmental Biology Seminar
“Dissection of Aversive & Appetitive Behaviors in Drosophila,”
Greg Suh;
conf. ctr. rms. B & C Rangos Research Ctr., 2 pm (mmerrank@pitt.edu)
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Grand Rounds
“Endoscopic & Radiologic Unknowns,”
Matthew Rockacy, Jeffrey Easler & Jana Hashash;
1104 Scaife, 5 pm
Men’s Basketball vs. Duquesne;
Consol Energy Ctr., 7 pm
Bradford Campus Talk
“The Seven Simple Actions You Can Take to Achieve a Lifetime of Happiness & Success,”
Larry Schardt;
Bromeley Theater, Blaisdell, UPB, 7 pm
December
This Pitt quilt, made by Graduate School of Public Health staff member Anna Sangl from donated Pitt T-shirts, will be auctioned off at the GSPH Dec. 2 winter fundraiser for the Evelyn H. Wei Scholarship Award in Epidemiology. The fundraiser offers shoppers jewelry, photography, books, artwork and quilts donated by faculty and staff of the Department of Epidemiology. The scholarship fund was established in memory of Wei, a Pitt researcher and GSPH alumna, who was killed by a vehicle in 2004 near her Regent Square home. To date, the fund has raised more than $45,000. The sale will be held 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the lobby and room 109 of Parran Hall. The quilt currently is on display in The Book Center.
This Pitt quilt, made by Graduate School of Public Health staff member Anna Sangl from donated Pitt T-shirts, will be auctioned off at the GSPH Dec. 2 winter fundraiser for the Evelyn H. Wei Scholarship Award in Epidemiology. The fundraiser offers shoppers jewelry, photography, books, artwork and quilts donated by faculty and staff of the Department of Epidemiology. The scholarship fund was established in memory of Wei, a Pitt researcher and GSPH alumna, who was killed by a vehicle in 2004 near her Regent Square home. To date, the fund has raised more than $45,000. The sale will be held 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the lobby and room 109 of Parran Hall. The quilt currently is on display in The Book Center.
Thursday 1
Flu Shot Clinic
Falk Pharmacy, 2nd fl. Falk Medical Bldg., 9 am-3 pm (412/623-6222)
Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
“The Role of Dynamin Family Members in Membrane Remodeling,”
Jenny Hinshaw;
6014 BST3, 11 am (zambotti@pitt.edu)
Endocrinology/Metabolism Research Conference
“Role of Caveolin-1 in Cellular Senescence & Age-Related Diseases,”
Ferruccio Galbiati;
1195 Starzl BST, noon (rmn4@pitt.edu)
GSPH Epidemiology Seminar
“Can We Prevent Falls in Older Persons?”
Steven Albert;
A115 Crabtree, noon (flinnl@edc.pitt.edu)
English Talk
“Discussion of the Oxford History of the Novel in English,”
Patrick Parrinder;
602 CL, 12:30 pm
Chemistry Seminar
“The Science & Technology of Organic Semiconductor Devices,”
Richard Friend, Cambridge;
150 Chevron, 4 pm (chemrcpt@pitt.edu)
Jewish Studies/History Colloquium
“Resistance, Partisans, Civil Wars: What Did This Have to Do With the Murder of Jews, 1939-1945?”
Christian Gerlach, U of Bern;
3703 Posvar, 4-6 pm
Friday 2
HSLS Workshop
“PubMed Basics,”
Jill Foust;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am (jef2@pitt.edu)
Dental Medicine Lecture
“Diagnostic Considerations & Restorative Management of Difficult Cases,”
Edward Feinberg;
2148 Salk, 9 am-4 pm (llb4@pitt.edu)
Endocrinology & Metabolism Patient Care Conference
Sandra Sobel;
1195 Starzl BST, 9:30 am (rmn4@pitt.edu)
GSPH Fundraiser
For Evelyn Wei Scholarship Fund;
109 Parran, 10 am-2:30 pm (4-1599)
GI Research Rounds
“Bioengineering in Organ Transplantation: Targeting the Liver,”
Alex Soto-Gutierrez, pathology;
conf. rm. M2 Presby, noon
Sr. VC Research Seminar
“Individual Susceptibility to the Most Common Infectious Noncontagious Disease of Humankind: Caries,”
Alexandre Vieira;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon
Physical Therapy Grand Rounds
Debra Miller;
4060 Forbes Twr., noon (tfuller@pitt.edu)
Emerging Legends Concert
Too Tall Americanos;
Cup & Chaucer, gr. fl. Hillman, noon
Veterans Services Workshop
“10 Steps to a Federal Job,”
Ann Rairigh;
McCarl Ctr. 4th fl. CL, noon-3 pm (4-6919)
Chemistry Seminar
“Excitons & Charge Generation at Organic Semiconductor Heterojunctions,”
Richard Friend, Cambridge;
150 Chevron, 2:30 pm (chemrcpt@pitt.edu)
Bradford Campus Concert
“Chicago Brass Quintet & Table for Five”;
Bromeley Theater, Blaisdell, UPB, 7:30 pm (814/362-5113)
Women’s Choral Ensemble Holiday Concert
Heinz Chapel, 8 pm (412/394-3353)
Saturday 3
Greensburg Campus Pharmacology Teleconference
“Diabetic Management With Insulin”;
250 Millstein, UPG, 8:30-11:30 am
(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/about/cpg)
Dental Medicine Lecture
“Surgical Crown Elongation,”
Pouran Famili & Ali Seyedain;
2148 Salk, 9 am-4 pm (llb4@pitt.edu)
CMH Teaching Workshop
“Basic Introduction to Teaching at the College Level”;
Scaife 4th fl. lect. rm. 2, 10 am-3 pm
Football vs. Syracuse;
Heinz Field, noon
Sunday 4
Nationality Rooms Holiday Open House
Commons Rm. CL, noon-4 pm (4-6150)
World Music Festival
WPU Ballrm., noon-6 pm
Jewish Studies/Israel Heritage Rm. Committee Session
“Orthodox Cinecorporeality: Fleshing Out the Haredi Male Body in Contemporary Israeli Cinema,”
Dan Chyutin, film studies;
337 CL, 6 pm
Monday 5
Greensburg Campus Professional Growth Program
“Keeping Toddlers & Preschoolers Fit, Happy & Healthy”;
216 Smith, UPG, 6-8 pm
(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/about/cpg)
Tuesday 6
GI Fellow Program
“Case Control Studies,”
Jennifer Seminerio;
conf. rm. M2 Presby, 7:30 am (gibsonh@upmc.edu)
Flu Shot Clinic
Falk Pharmacy, 2nd fl. Falk Medical Bldg., 9 am-3 pm (412/623-6222)
CMH Grants Over Lunch
“Preparing Fellowship Proposals”;
S100A BST, noon
MMG Seminar
“Emerging Role of Phyins of Immunity & Inflammation,”
Kate Fitzgerald;
503 Bridgeside Pt. 2, 3:15 pm (kmd78@pitt.edu)
Pharmacology/Chemical Biology Seminar
“Structural Physiology of NHERF1, a Multifunctional PDZ Protein,”
Peter Friedman;
1395 Starzl BST, 3:30 pm (mmcclain@pitt.edu)
UHC/ Thornburg Law & Public Policy American Exp. Lecture
“This Time Will Be Different: Adapting to Fiscal Reality,”
Robert Reischauer, Urban Inst.;
O’Hara Student Ctr., 4 pm
(http://ae.honorscollege.pitt.edu/)
Men’s Basketball vs. VMI;
Petersen, 7 pm
Wednesday 7
Eye & Ear Lecture
“Cortical Circuits That Support Visual Perception,”
Matthew Smith;
E&EI boardrm. 5th fl., 11:45 am (RSVP: munschl@upmc.edu)
Maggie & Stella’s Holiday Open House
209 Oakland Ave., 11 am-7 pm (8-1353)
Pathology Lecture
“Gene-Environment Interaction in Lipid Levels: A Multifacted Research Puzzle,”
Brian Shirts, U of UT;
1104 Scaife, noon
HSLS Workshop
“Microarray Data Analysis,”
Uma Chandran;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm (ansuman@pitt.edu)
Senate Council Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
GI Grand Rounds
“Gastroenterology & Hepatology,”
Heitham Abdul-Baki & Elizabeth Blaney;
1104 Scaife, 5 pm
Women’s Basketball Hoopla Reception
Petersen Campus View Club, 5:30 pm (aeb27@pitt.edu)
Women’s Basketball vs. Georgetown;
Petersen, 7 pm
Symphony Orchestra Concert
Bellefield aud., 8 pm
Thursday 8
HSLS Workshop
“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”
Julia Jankovic;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 9-11 am (jcj6@pitt.edu)
Flu Shot Clinic
Falk Pharmacy, 2nd fl. Falk Medical Bldg., 9 am-3 pm (412/623-6222)
HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Pat Weiss;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 11:30 am-1:30 pm (pwf@pitt.edu)
Bradford Campus Holiday Concert
Vocal Arts Ensemble;
KOA Gallery Blaisdell, UPB, 11:30 am
Epidemiology Seminar
“Lost Ground: Can Public Health Really Improve Health?”
Ronald Voorhees;
A115 Crabtree, noon (flinnl@edc.pitt.edu)
ADRC Conference
“Diagnostic & Treatment Methodologies for Dementia Patients in Barcelona, Spain: Description of a Large Cohort,”
Merce Rovira;
Montefiore ADRC conf. rm. S439, noon (412/692-2721)
Humanities Ctr. Colloquium
“Europeanization & the Migrant Debates,”
Randall Halle;
602 CL, 12:30 pm
Physics/Astronomy Seminar
“Condensed Matter,”
Patrick Irvin;
318 Allen, 4 pm
Defenses
A&S/Neuroscience
“Role of Locus Coerulcus & Amygdala Projections to Ventral Subiculum in Stress Regulation,”
Witold Lipski;
Nov. 28, A219B Langley, 11 am
A&S/Philosophy
“Grounding Mental Content,”
Christine Young;
Nov. 28, 1001B CL, noon
Medicine/ Cellular & Molecular Pathology
“The Gut Microbiota & the Liver: Collaborators in Host Immunity & Metabolism,”
Natasha Corbitt;
Nov. 28, 1105A Scaife, 1 pm
A&S/Neuroscience
“Making Better Scientists Through Chemistry: Norepinephrine, Psychostimulants & Cognitive Enhancement?”
Barry Waterhouse;
Nov. 28, LRDC 2nd. fl. aud., 4 pm
Law
“The Future of GATS Article XV: Service Subsidy Regulations Under the WTO,”
Yi-Ting Cheng;
Nov. 29, Barco 2nd fl. conf. rm., 2 pm
A&S/Biological Sciences
“Acute Downregulation of the Lysosomal Ion Channel TRPML1 Induces Cathepsin B & Bax Dependent Apoptosis,”
Grace Colletti;
Nov. 29, A219B Langley, 2 pm
A&S/Chemistry
“UV Resonance Raman Study of Solution Environment Effect on Poly-L-Lysine Conformation & Resolution Enhancement Mechanism of 2-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy,”
Lu Ma;
Nov. 29, 307 Eberly, 2:30 pm
A&S/Physics & Astronomy
“Problem Solving, Scaffolding & Learning,”
Shih-Yin Lin;
Nov. 30, 216 Allen, 9:30 am
IS/Library Science
“Information Seeking Behavior of Bilingual Users’ Online Searching; An Exploratory Study,”
Wan Yin Hong;
Nov. 30, 502 IS, 10 am
IS/IS & Technology
“Ontology-Based Open-Corpus Personalization for E-Learning,”
Sergey Sosnovsky;
Nov. 30, 522 IS, 10 am
SHRS/Communication Science & Disorders
“On the Mechanism of Response Latencies in Auditory Nerve Fibers,”
Ethan Huang;
Nov. 30, 5047 Forbes Twr., 1 pm
Chemistry
“High Resolution Laser Studies of Photoinduced Changes in Molecular Charge Distributions Using the Stark Effect,”
Justin William Young;
Dec. 1, 307 Eberly, 9 am
SHRS/Rehabilitation Science
“Development & Evaluation of an Advanced Real-Time Electrical Powered Wheelchair Controller,”
Hongwu Wang;
Dec. 2, 4065 Forbes Twr., 10 am
GSPH/Environmental & Occupational Health
“Neuronal Survival After Traumatic Brain Injury: Cardiolipin-a Critical Target,”
Jing Ji;
Dec. 5, Bridgeside Pt., 3rd fl. conf. rm., 3 pm
A&S/Hispanic Languages & Literatures
“Hacia un Cuarto Cine: violencia, marginalidad, memoria y nuevos escenarios globales en ventiún películas latinoamericanas,”
Jorge Balarezo;
Dec. 7, 1528 CL, noon
Medicine/Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology
“Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis of Yolk Protein in Drosophila Oocyte,”
Anupma Jha;
Dec. 8, M3901 CHP, 2 pm
Medicine/Molecular Pharmacology
“The Role of mtDNA Damage in Mitochondrial Dysfunction,”
Amy Furda;
Dec. 8, 1395 Starzl BST, 2 pm
Theatre
Pitt Repertory Theatre
“This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing”;
Nov. 30-Dec. 4;
CL Studio Theatre, W-Sat 8 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm (www.play.pitt.edu)
Exhibits
Audubon Exhibit
“Least Bittern,”
through Dec. 6;
“Great Blue Heron,”
Dec. 6-20; Hillman gr. fl. exhibit case, reg. library hours (8-7715)
Bradford Campus Spectrum Visual Arts Exhibit
“Collective Living: Architectural Thesis,”
Dominic Yik;
through Dec. 2; KOA Gallery, Blaisdell, UPB
Museum Studies Seminar Exhibit
“The Imprint of War: Responses in Print,”
Jacques Callot, Nicholas Naughton & Sandow Birk;
through Dec. 5; FFA Gallery, M-F 10 am-4 pm (610/357-4599)
Barco Law Library Exhibit
“Through the Eyes of the Artist,”
Roc Prologo;
through Jan. 20; M-Th 7:30 am-11:30 pm, F 7:30 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-8 pm, Sun 10 am-11:30 pm (8-1376)
Deadlines
Greensburg Campus Wine Tasting
Register by Nov. 30.
(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/alumni/events)
GSPIA Iris Marion Young Award
Submit nominations by Dec. 5.
NIH Pilot Funding
Submit application electronically by Jan. 25. (mam266@pitt.edu)
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times will include University and on-campus events of Dec. 8-Jan. 12. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm Dec. 1 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.
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For deadlines, see the current publication schedule.
Information submitted for the calendar should identify the type of event, such as lecture or concert, and the program’s specific title, sponsor, location and time. The name and phone number of a contact person should be included. Information should be sent by email to: utcal@pitt.edu, by FAX to: 412/624-4579, or by campus mail to: 308 Bellefield Hall. We cannot guarantee publication of events received after the deadline.
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