Calendar
Thursday 24
GSPH Lecture
“The Role of Haptoglobin in Diabetic CVD: A Pharmacogenomic Fairy Tale,”
Tina Costacou;
A115 Crabtree, noon
Chemistry Seminar
“Fluorescence-Enabled Electrochemistry & Single-Cell Imaging,”
Bo Zhang, U of Washington;
150 Chevron, 2:30 pm (4-8200)
Postdoc Professionalism Lecture
“Immigration Options After Your Postdoctoral Training,”
Rita Sostrin & Charles Nieman;
S100 BST, 3-5 pm
(www.oacd.health.pitt.edu/immigration)
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“Great White WM12 Reservoir in the Ultra-Deepwater Perdido Fold Belt: An Overview of the Seismic Interpretation to Reservoir Simulation Modeling Workflow,”
Bryce McKee, Shell Appalachia/Upstream Americas;
11 Thaw, 4 pm
(chavez@pitt.edu)
Friday 25
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Jill Foust;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 11 am
(jef2@pitt.edu)
Human Genetics Seminar
“Next Generation Sequencing & the Genetic Risk of Autism,”
Kathryn Roeder, computational biology;
A115 Crabtree, noon
GI Research Rounds
“Neural Involvement in Pancreatic Cancer,”
Rachelle Stopczynski;
Presby conf. rm. M2, noon
(joj2@pitt.edu)
Emerging Legends Concert
Christopher Mark Jones;
Cup & Chaucer, gr. fl. Hillman, noon
Philosophy of Science Talk
“Signaling & Information in Gene Regulatory Networks,”
Brett Calcott, Australian National U;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(pittcntr@pitt.edu)
Anthropology Colloquium
“(Mi)Staking Subaltern Everyday Practice in Crisis: Mapping Borderline Mobility, Identity, Agency,”
Arjuna Parakrama;
3415 Posvar, 3:30 pm
Saturday 26
Greensburg Campus Special Olympians Fundraiser
“SOPA Hoops Saturday”;
Chambers gym, UPG, 2 pm
(upgmedia@pitt.edu)
Men’s Basketball vs. DePaul;
Petersen, 4 pm
Sunday 27
Episcopal Service
Heinz Chapel, 11 am
(Sundays: http://pittepiscopalchaplaincy.wordpress.com/)
University String Quartet
Heinz Chapel, 3 pm
(4-4157)
Monday 28
Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Transforming Stroke Care: 30 Years of Progress,”
Lawrence Wechsler, neurology;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, 4 pm (4-0784)
Tuesday 29
GI Educational Program
“GI Journal Club Jeopardy,”
Charles Gabbert, Elizabeth Blaney & Heitham Abdul-Baki;
Presby conf. rm. M2, 7:30 am
(joj2@pitt.edu)
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Melissa Ratajeski;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 9 am
(mar@pitt.edu)
HSLS Workshop
“PowerPoint for Conference Posters,”
Julia Jankovic;
Falk Library classrm. 2, noon
(jcj6@pitt.edu)
Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Opposing Signals From the Ureteric Bud & the Stroma Dictate Progenitor Cell Renewal vs. Differentiation in the Developing Kidney,”
Thomas Carroll, U of TX;
Rangos Research Ctr. aud., noon
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)
Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Teaching Viruses to Destroy Cancers,”
Stephen Thorne;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper classrm. D, noon
(toyg@upmc.edu)
Anthropology Lecture
“(Re)Localizing the Welfare State: Multi-Leveled Rural Development Policy & Cultural Memory in Wales,”
William Russell Schumann III;
4217 Posvar, noon (env1@pitt.edu)
Pitt Bowling League
PAA, 5:30 pm
(Tuesdays through April; 4-8956)
C.F. Reynolds Medical History Society Lecture
“Development of Curative Therapies for Childhood Leukemia: 1940-2010,”
Robin Rohrer, Seton Hill;
Scaife lect. rm. 5, 6 pm
(erlen@pitt.edu)
Wednesday 30
Social Work Reed Smith Lecture
“The Future of Affirmative Action,”
William Carter Jr., law;
2017 CL, noon (4-7382)
Pathology Seminar
“Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: From KIT to Succinate Dehydrogenase,”
Jason Hornick, Harvard;
1104 Scaife Hall, noon
(szalkuskict@upmc.edu)
Studio Arts Gallery Talk
Undergraduate research award participants;
FFA gallery, noon
Book of Common Prayer Service
Heinz Chapel, 12:15 pm
(Wednesdays: http://pittepiscopalchaplaincy.wordpress.com/)
HSLS Workshop
“Genome Browsers 1,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1 pm
(ansuman@pitt.edu)
Senate Council Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Lecture
“Pathology”;
G33 Salk, 4 pm
(fordam@upmc.edu)
GI Grand Rounds
“GI Endoscopic & Radiologic Unknowns,”
Jennifer Wu, Jeffrey Easler & Shari Rogal;
Scaife 11th fl. conf. ctr., 5 pm
(joj2@pitt.edu)
Thursday 31
Molecular Biophysics & Structural Biology Seminar
“High-resolution Structures of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors & Their Implications for Drug Development,”
Lin Chen;
6014 BST3, 11 am
EOH Seminar
“Zn2+-Mediated Synaptic Signaling: The Role of Zn2+ as a Neurotransmitter,”
Thanos Tzounopoulos, otolaryngology;
Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Drive, conf. rm. 540, noon
(4-8300)
Epidemiology Lecture
“The Evolution of Subclinical Vascular Disease Through Menopause,”
Samar El Khoudary;
A115 Crabtree, noon
CTSI Workshop
“Demonstrating Respect & Enhancing Trust: Mastering the Informed Consent Process,”
Michael Green;
7039 Forbes Twr., 1 pm
Chemistry Seminar
“Exceeding the Limit in Solar Energy Conversion,”
Xiaoyang Zhu, Columbia;
150 Chevron, 2:30 pm
(4-8200)
SHRS/Office of Health Sciences Diversity Lecture
“What You Should Know About Some of Our Past,”
Wendell Freeland;
4060 Forbes Twr., 3-5 pm
(8-2066)
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“Water Quantity & Water Quality in Small Urban Catchments: The Influence of Stormwater Management Strategy & Land Cover,”
J.V. Liperfido, US Geological Survey;
11 Thaw, 4 pm
(chavez@pitt.edu)
Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Success Without Victory: A Theory & Practice of Radical Lawyering,”
Jules Lobel, law;
2500 Posvar, 4:30 pm
(4-0784)
OvreArts Concert
Heinz Chapel, 7:30 pm
(4-4157)
February
Friday 1
Bradford Campus Admissions Session
UPB, 10 am
Human Genetics Seminar
“Decompartmentalizing the Mouth: Oral Status Impact on Overall Health,”
Alexandre Vieira, oral biology;
A115 Crabtree, noon
UCSUR Seminar
“How Do Residents Define Their Neighborhood Using Online Tools? Results From Pittsburgh to New York City,”
Jane Clougherty & Jessie Carr;
3343 Forbes Ave., noon
(pncis@pitt.edu)
Emerging Legends Concert
Broken Fences;
Cup & Chaucer, gr. fl. Hillman, noon
Physical Therapy Clinical Rounds
4060 Forbes Twr., noon
Saturday 2
Men’s Basketball vs. Syracuse;
Petersen, noon
Sunday 3
Women’s Basketball vs. USF;
Petersen, 1 pm
Organ Recital
Pitt students;
Heinz Chapel, 3 pm (4-4157)
Monday 4
HSLS Workshop
“EndNote Basics,”
Andrea Ketchum;
Falk Library classrm. 2, noon
(ketchum@pitt.edu)
Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip; Not Just a Childhood Condition,”
James Roach, pediatric orthopaedics;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, 4 pm (4-0784)
Men’s Basketball vs. Seton Hall;
Petersen, 9 pm
Tuesday 5
Sr. VC’s Laureate Lecture
Helen Hobbs;
Scaife lect. rm. 6, noon
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Molecular Sex & the Mitochondrial Genome,”
Patrick O’Farrell, U of CA-San Francisco;
1395 Starzl BST, 3:30 pm
Bus Rapid Transit Workshop
200 Robinson St., 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6
HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,”
Mary Lou Klem;
Falk Library classrm. 1, 11 am
(klem@pitt.edu)
Pathology Seminar
“Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, Autophagy & New Drug Therapies,”
David Perlmutter, Children’s;
1104 Scaife, noon
(szalkuskict@upmc.edu)
Studio Arts Gallery Talk
Wyoming field study participants;
FFA gallery, noon
HSLS Workshop
“Genome Browsers 2,”
Ansuman Chattopadhyay;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 1 pm
(ansuman@pitt.edu)
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Resident Lecture
G33 Salk, 4 pm
(fordam@upmc.edu)
Jewish Studies Lecture
“It’s All Very Pretty, but a Person Cannot Cry There: Jewish Anxieties Over Suburbanization, 1945-65,”
Rachel Kranson, religious studies;
JCC, Squirrel Hill, 7 pm
(sqhill@pitt.edu)
Women’s Basketball vs. Providence;
Petersen, 7 pm
Pitt Symphony Orchestra
Bellefield aud, 8 pm
(concerts@pitt.edu)
Thursday 7
CTSI Workshop
“Text Information Extraction System”;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper classrm. C, 11 am
(legowskie@upmc.edu)
Epidemiology Lecture
“Does Vitamin B6 Have Cancer Chemopreventive Potential?”
Lesley Butler;
A115 Crabtree, noon
Emerging Legends Concert
Nancy Deckant;
Cup & Chaucer, gr. fl. Hillman, 1 pm
Chemistry Seminar
“A Physics-based Framework for Knowledge-based Protein Models: Directly Determining Physical Potentials From a Model Protein Databank,”
William Noid, Penn State;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
(4-8200)
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
Brendan McNeil, WVU;
11 Thaw, 4 pm
(chavez@pitt.edu)
Provost’s Inaugural Lecture
“Life, Law & Inflection Points,”
Pat Chew, law;
2500 Posvar, 4:30 pm
(4-0784)
CPAS Lecture
“Artistotle on the Virtues of Thought,”
Aryeh Kosman, Haverford;
817R CL, 5 pm
(4-4494)
Defenses
GSPH/Human Genetics
“A Haplotype-Based Permutation Approach in Gene-Based Testing,”
Harrison Brand;
Jan. 29, 109 Parran, 9:30 am
GSPH/Biostatistics
“Statistical Methods for Recovering GWAS Data,”
Umut Ozbek, Feb. 6;
309B Parran, 1 pm
(umo1@pitt.edu)
GSPIA/Public & International Affairs
“Exploratory Study on the Applicability of the Public Service Motivation Concept to South Korea,”
JungHo Park;
Feb. 7, 3600 Posvar, 10 am
Exhibits
Summer 2012 Creative Projects
University Art Gallery, FFA, through Feb.15, M-F 10 am-4 pm
8-2431)
ULS
“Eyes on the Future: Images of World’s Fairs in the Collections of the University Library System”;
Hillman & FFA Library;
through Feb. 24, reg. library hours
Barco Law Library
“Dream,”
Sue Vincent;
through Mar. 22, M-Th 7 am-10 pm, F 7 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 10 am-10 pm
(8-1376)
ULS
“Reconstruction of Leibniz’s Amazing 1670s Cipher Machine,”
Nicholas Rescher;
Feb. 1-May 1, 363 Hillman, reg. library hours
(rescher@pitt.edu)
Bradford Campus
“T.E. Hanley: A Local Man With a World View”;
Blaisdell KOA Art Gallery, Feb. 7–Mar. 8, M-Th 8:30 am-8 pm, F 8:30 am-6 pm
Deadlines
Nationality Rooms Summer Graduate Students Study Abroad Scholarship
Application deadline Jan. 24.
(www.nationality rooms.pitt.edu/scholarshipsgrants/summer-study-abroad)
University Times Books, Journals & More
Submissions due Jan. 31. Submit online at www.utimes.pitt.edu. (info: 4-4644)
Nationality Rooms Summer Undergraduate Students Study Abroad Scholarship
Application deadline Jan. 31.
(www.nationality rooms.pitt.edu/scholarshipsgrants/summer-study-abroad)
Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy Grant
Application deadline Jan. 31.
(www.thornburghforum.pitt.edu)
Collaborative Translational Research Funding
Letter of intent due Feb. 20.
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-13-029.html)
Steven Manners Faculty Development Awards
Application deadline Apr. 12. (dmuc@pitt.edu)
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times will include University and on-campus events of Feb. 7-21. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on Jan. 31 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or email to utcal@pitt.edu.
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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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