CALENDAR
Thursday, February 17
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
"The Role of Anthracyclines in Adjuvant Therapy of Breast Cancer,"
Kathy Pritchard; 5th fl. Eye & Ear Boardrm., 8 am
Alzheimer's Seminar
"Alzheimer's Disease: Amyloid Neuroimaging Agents (Looking for
a Window Into the Brain — Finding a Crack)," William Klunk,
psychiatry; ADRC Conf. Rm. Montefiore, noon-1 pm
UPCI Immunology Seminar
"Extracellular Proteolysis of Antigens by CD13 on Dendritic Cells,"
Xin Dong, pathology; 995 BST West, noon
Biology Seminar
"Transgenesis & Metamorphic Neural Development in Xenopus laevis,"
Nicholas Marsh-Armstrong, Carnegie Institution of Washington;
169 Crawford, 4 pm
Pharmacology Seminar
"Monocytic Frucose 1, 6-Bisphophatase: An Early & Sensitive Marker
of Calcitriol Effects in Cancer Patients," Josephia Muindi; 622
Scaife, 4-5 pm
Seminar
"Germanium as a Silicate Weathering Tracer: Applications From
Precambrian to Present," Andrew Kurtz, Penn State; 203 Thaw,
4 pm
Toastmasters Meeting
1103 Scaife, 6 pm
Black History Month Lecture
"Exellence in Leadership"; WPU Assembly Rm., 7 pm (648-7880)
Johnstown Campus Financial Aid Workshop
UPJ Living/Learning Center Heritage Hall, 7-8:30 pm (814/269-1962)
Women's Studies Certificate Reception
Student presentations, noon-4 pm; speaker, "The Vibrator & the
Issue of Orgasmic Mutuality," Rachel Maines, 7 pm; WPU Ballrm.
Wrestling
Vs. Edinboro; Fitzgerald Field House, 7:30 pm
Friday, February 18
Medicine Grand Rounds
"Management of Heart Failure in the 21st Century: In Recognition
of National Heart Failure Awareness Week"; lec. rm. 6 Scaife,
8 am
Law School Minority Law Day
Moot court rm., law school, 9 am-5 pm (624-9101)
Genetics Seminar
"An Application of the Combinatorial Partitioning Method to Identify
Genetic Subgroups With High Blood Pressure," Sharon Lee Reilly
Kardia, U of MI; A-115 Crabtree, noon-1 pm
Johnstown Campus Great Americans Day Program
"The Political Apprenticeship of Eleanor Roosevelt," Elisabeth
Perry, St. Louis U; UPJ Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, noon-1
pm (814/269-1962)
Pharmacology Seminar
"A PDZ-Interacting Domain in CFTR Is an Apical Membrane Polarization
Signal," Bruce Stanton, Dartmouth; 1395 BST, noon
Anthroplogy Lecture
"Trajectories of Social Change in Prehistoric Europe," William
Parkinson, U of MI; 3D10 Posvar, 3 pm
Statistics/Biostatistics Seminar
"A New Formulation of the Restricted Maximum Likelihood Estimation
With Extension to the Generalized Linear Mixed Models," Jason
Liao, U of SC; A-115 Crabtree, 3 pm
Center for Philosophy of Science Lecture
"On the Alleged Lack of Peaceful Coexistence Between Relativity
& the Quantum," Rob Clifton; 817R CL, 3:30 pm
HIV Update/Training Conference
Speakers John Mellors, Sharon Riddler, Deborah McMahon & Emanuel
Vergis; Masonic Temple 1st fl. Ballrm., 5 pm (register by Feb.
23: 624-1895)
Latin American Studies Film
"The Elephant & the Bicycle," Carnegie Museum of Art Theatre,
8 pm (622-3212)
Saturday, February 19
Pitt Democrats Senate Candidate Debate
Youth issues, higher education, & financial aid, Tom Foley, Ron
Klink, Murray Levin, Bob Rovner, Allyson Schwartz; Benedum, 3
pm (687-5191)
Sunday, February 20
Women's Softball
Vs. Boston College; Frick Park, 1 pm
Chamber Orchestra/Heinz Chapel Choir Concert
"Beethoven's Mass in C," conducted by Roger Zahab; composed by
Gilda Lyons; Bellefield Aud., 3 pm (624-4125)
Monday, February 21
* Summer term registration begins.
Seminar
Oliver Chadwick; 203 Thaw, noon-1 pm
Biology Seminar
"Putting It All Together, Chromatin Assembly During DNA Replication
& Repair," Jessica Tyler, UC, San Diego; 169 Crawford, 4 pm
Jack Matthews-Herbert Rubin Lecture
"Specific Language Impairment Across Languages," Laurence Leonard;
WPU Kurtzman Rm., 6 pm (647-1341)
Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society Concert
Tokyo String Quartet; Carnegie Music Hall, 8 pm (tickets: 624-4129)
Tuesday, February 22
HR Workshop
"Using 360 Degree Feedback for Individual & Organizational Development,"
Joan Bischoff; 100 Craig, 9 am-noon (to register: 624-8046)
Intercultural Bag Lunch
5th fl. Med. Arts, noon
Pharmacogenetics Seminar
"Novel Lipidic Vectors for Gene Transfer," Song Li; S-100A BST,
noon
Center for Philosophy of Science Lecture
"Twilight of the Perfect Model Model," Paul Teller, U of CA;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
Black History Month Lecture
"Laughing in the Dark," Patrice Gaines; WPU Assembly Rm., 7 pm
(648-7880)
Wednesday, February 23
HR Workshop
"Supervisory Skills: The Foundation, Core Skills for Building
Commitment," Shirley Tucker; 100 Craig, 12:30-4:30 pm & Feb.
24, 9 am-12:30 pm (to register: 624-8046)
University Art Gallery Program
"The Art & Science of Conservation," Christine Daulton; FFA,
10 am-4 pm (648-2423)
Pathology Seminar
"Microarchitecture of Bile Formation," James Crawford, U of FL;
1104 UPMC Conf. Ctr., noon
Pharmacology Seminar
"Control of Cell Shape & Motility in Isolated & Social Settings,"
Gabriel Fenteany, Harvard; 1395 BST, noon
Women's Studies Lecture
"Russian Women Publishers," Rhonda Clarke; 901 CL, noon-1 pm
Biology/Physiology Seminar
"Regulation of Endocytic Traffic in Kidney & Bladder Epithelia,"
Gerard Apodaca; 5th fl. Eye & Ear Boardrm., 4 pm
Thursday, February 24
Board of Trustees Meeting
Masonic Temple Ballrm., 8 am
Hematology/Oncology Grand Rounds
"Fellows Presentation," Marwan Fakih; 5th fl. Eye & Ear Boardrm.,
8 am
Bioethics Grand Rounds
"Advance Directives in Psychiatry: Who Benefits?" Linda Morrison;
lec. rm. 5 Scaife, noon-1 pm
Pharmacology Seminar
"Domain Interactions Regulating Calcium Sensing Receptor Activity,"
Gerda Breitwieser, Johns Hopkins; 1395 BST, noon
UPCI Immunology Seminar
"The Impact of Cytokine Genotypes Polymorphison Solid Organ Allograft
Oucome," Adriana Zeevi; 995 BST West, noon
Bayer Chemistry Colloquium
"Activation of Aliphatic C-F Bonds at Transition Metal Centers,"
Russell Hughes, Dartmouth; Chevron Ashe Aud., 2:30 pm
Biostatistics Seminar
Sin-Ho Jung; A-115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm
Office of Planned Giving Seminar
"Estate Planning Tax & Charitable Gifts Stategies," Douglas Rothermich;
WPU Ballrm., 3:30-5 pm (624-5852)
Bayer Chemistry Colloquium
"Regulation of Extracellular Dopamine in the CNS," Margaret Rice,
NYU; Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm
Biology Seminar
"Regulation of the Cell Cycle by the cdk-activating kinase (CAK),"
Philipp Kaldis, Yale; 169 Crawford, 4 pm
International Coffee House
"A Taste of Europe"; WPU Lower Lounge, 4-6 pm
Pharmacology Seminar
"Diuretic & Natriuretic Effects of Adenosine A1-Receptor Antagonists,"
Curtis Kost; 622 Scaife, 4-5 pm
Bayer Chemistry Lecture
"Molecular Chemical Engineering: The Contributions of Chemical
Engineers to Biomaterials & Pharmaceutical Engineering," Nicholas
Peppas, Purdue; FFA Aud., 5 pm
Toastmasters Meeting
1103 Scaife, 6 pm
Chemistry/Physics & Astronomy Lecture
"Looking at Enzymes Function, Unfold & Refold, One Molecule at
a Time," Steven Chu, Stanford; 243 Masonic Temple, 8 pm
Friday, February 25
Medicine Grand Rounds
Pulmonary Division; lec. rm. 6 Scaife, 8 am
Bayer Chemistry Lecture
"Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Based Hydogels for Protein Delivery &
Molecular Imprinting," Nicholas Peppas, Purdue; 1175 Benedum,
10 am
Classics Conference
Begins at 10 am, speaker John Cooper, Princeton 4:30 pm; Sat.
26, begins at 10 am, speaker John Palmer, U of FL, 2 pm; 2M56
Posvar
Pharmacology Seminar
"Challenges & Opportunities in the Development of Pharmaceuticals
— A Regulatory Perspective," Drusilla Scott, Parke-Davis Pharm.
Research; 1395 BST, noon
Center for Philosophy of Science Lecture
"The Method of Zadig: Cuvier, Huxley & the Problem of Reconstruction
in Paleontology," Claudine Cohen, Centre Alexander-Koyre; 817R
CL, 12:05 pm
Senate Budget Policies Committee Meeting
WPU Dining Rm. B, 12:05-2 pm
Genetics Seminar
"Nondisjunction in Mammals," Terry Hassold, Case Western; A-115
Crabtree, 2-3 pm
Linguistics Colloquium
"Aspects of Gwich' in Athabaskan Grammar," Giulia Oliverio; 144
CL, 3 pm
Saturday, February 26
Men's Basketball Vs. Rutgers; Fitzgerald Field House, 2 pm
Women's Basketball Vs. Georgetown; Fitzgerald Field House, 7 pm
Women's Gymnastics Vs. W. Michigan; Trees, 7 pm
Sunday, February 27
Music Concert
Guitar students & guitar studio of John Maione; FFA Aud., 2 pm
(624-4125)
Monday, February 28
Senate Plant Utilization & Planning Meeting
3P57 Posvar, 12:10-2 pm
Honors Convocation
Carnegie Music Hall, 3 pm
Biology Seminar
"Transcriptional Responses to DNA Damage," Mingxia Huang, Baylor;
169 Crawford, 4 pm
Tuesday, February 29
Summer Volunteer Opportunities Orientation
Service projects in Yellowstone & Brazil will be explained; WPU
Dining Rm. A, noon
Center for Philosophy of Science Lecture
"The Impact of the New Biology in Ethics," Jurgen Mittelstrass,
U. of Konstanz; 817R CL, 12:05 pm
Faculty Assembly Meeting
2P56 Posvar, 3 pm
Men's Basketball Vs. Miami; Fitzgerald Field House, 7:30 pm
Music on the Edge Concert
Robert Black, basso; Amy Knoles, bongo; FFA Aud., 8 pm (624-4125)
Wednesday, March 1
HR Workshop
"Worker's Compensation"; 100 Craig, 10-11:30 am (to register:
624-8046)
University Art Gallery Program
"Recent Works," Uwe Wittwer; FFA, 10 am-4 pm (648-2423)
Intercultural Bag Lunch
5th fl. Med. Arts, noon
Pathology Seminar
"Mapping & Sequencing a Human Chromosome: How & Why?" Eric Green,
NIH; 1104 UPMC Conf. Ctr., noon
Pitt/UPMC Workshop
"Ask the IRB," Jeannie Barone; 1102 Scaife, noon-1 pm (692-4377)
Thursday, March 2
Nursing Conference
7:30 am & March 3, 7:15 am; Sheraton Station Square (521-7800
ext. 266)
HR Workshop
"Degree & Certification Programs for Staff," Dean Julian; 100
Craig, 9:30 am-noon (to register: 624-8046)
UPCI Immunology Seminar
"Regulation of Autoimmunity by the CD28/B7 Pathway," Jeffrey
Bluestone, U of Chicago; S 100A BST West, noon
Bayer Chemistry Colloquium
"Studies at the Interface of Organic & Polymer Chemistry: Architecturally
Controlled Advanced Materials for the Next Generation of Computers,"
Craig Hawker, Almaden Research Ctr.; Chevron Ashe Aud., 2:30
pm
Bayer Chemistry Colloquium
"Atmospheric Processing of Organic Aerosols," G. Barney Ellison,
U of CO Boulder; Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm
Toastmasters Meeting
1103 Scaife, 6 pm
Women's Studies Lecture
"The Making of Womanist Theology," Jacquelyn Grant; WPU Kurtzman
Rm., 7 pm
Ph.D. Defenses
Neuroscience
"Interconnections Between the Prefrontal Cortex & Ventral Tegmental
Area in the Rat: Synaptic Contacts Onto Identified Projection
Neurons," David Carr; Feb. 23, LRDC 2nd fl. Aud., noon
Physics & Astronomy
"Coupled-Channel Approach for Strangeness Electromagnetic Production,"
Wen-Tai Chiang; Feb. 23, 216 Allen, 12:30 pm
Pharmacy
"Intravenous Transfection Using Cationic Liposomes as a Carrier,"
Young Kook Song; Feb. 29, 808 Salk, 9 am
Theatre
University Repertory Theatre
"The Adding Machine"; through Feb. 19 at 8 pm, Feb. 20 at noon, Studio Theatre CL basement (tickets: 624-7529)
Exhibits
University Art Gallery
"Recent Works by Uwe Wittwer" & "Selections From the Permanent Collection," through March 4; FFA, Fri. & Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Thurs. 10 am-8 pm (648-2423)
Calendar Deadline
The next issue of the University Times calendar will contain events of March 2-16. Information must be received by 5 pm Feb. 24, at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information may be sent by fax: 624-4579
or e-mail to utcal+@pitt.edu.
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