Calendar
Thursday 25
Structural Biology Seminar
“Structural Dynamics of Gating in Cys-loop Receptors,”
Sudha Chakrapani, Case Western;
6014 BST3, 11 am
SAC Seminar
“Ergonomics,” Rick Schultz, safety & training;
WPU Assembly Rm., noon
CTSI Lecture
“Detecting, Addressing & Preventing Scientific Misconduct,”
Karen Schmidt;
7039 Forbes Twr., noon
Epidemiology Seminar
“On the Move: Group-based Exercise for Community-dwelling Older Adults,”
Jennifer Brach;
public health aud., noon
CIDDE TA Workshops
“Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement,” 2 pm;
“Cheating & Plagiarism,” 3 pm;
815 Alumni
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Chemistry Seminar
“2-Dimensional Layered Materials,”
Xiangfeng Duan, UCLA;
150 Chevron, 2:30 pm
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
“National Risk Assessment Partnership,”
Grant Bromhall, Nat’l Energy Technology Lab;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
UPPDA Picnic
Veteran’s Pavilion, Schenley Park, 5-8 pm
(oacd@hs.pitt.edu)
Contemporary Writers Lecture
Lucie Brock-Broido;
FFA aud., 8:30 pm
(www.pghwriterseries.wordpress.com)
Friday 26
UPMC Drug Collection
Turn in unused, unwanted and expired medications;
Children’s, Falk Pharmacy, Presby 1st fl. prescription shop, Magee lobby & Hillman Cancer Ctr. gr. fl. atrium, 10 am-2 pm
CIDDE CourseWeb Workshops
“Communication Tools,” 10 am;
“Using the Grade Center,” 1:30 pm;
B26 Alumni
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Psychiatry Lecture
“High Definition Fiber Tracking (HDFT) an MRI Biomarker for Brain Anatomical Connection Disorders in TBI, Neurosurgery & Autism,”
Walter Schneider;
WPIC aud., noon
Emerging Legends Concert
Susanne Ortner-Roberts & Mark Strickland;
Cup & Chaucer, gr. fl. Hillman, noon
Philosophy of Science Lecture
“Strategies for Dealing With Biological Complexity,”
Sara Green, U of Aarhus;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052)
HSLS Workshop
“Prezi for Presentations,”
Julia Dahm;
Falk Library classrm. 2, 12:30 pm
(dahm@pitt.edu)
Hispanic Languages & Literatures Lecture
“Cuerpos que no salen en la foto: Ciudadanias blanqueadas en lapardocracia Venezolana (Siglo XIX),”
Beatriz Stephan;
501 CL, 4 pm
Saturday 27
Football Vs. Akron;
Heinz Field, 1:30 pm
Sunday 28
Episcopal Service
Heinz Chapel, 11 am
(Sundays: pittepiscopalchaplaincy.wordpress.com)
Organ Recital
Duquesne U students;
Heinz Chapel, 3 pm
Bradford Campus Concert
Southern Tier Symphony;
Bromeley Theater, UPB, 3 pm
Monday 29
CIDDE TA Workshop
“Syllabus Construction”;
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
CTSI Lecture
“You Do WHAT With Your Data?”
Melissa Ratajeski;
7039 Forbes Twr., 3 pm
Tuesday 30
SAC Schenley Park Walk
With Pgh Park Conservancy naturalist educator;
meet at Schenley Park Café/Visitor Ctr, noon-1 pm
(register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fBDyYaiqxoKuOfQnzI20Pqx1NfaZokkxw4xZ55nkVoM/viewform)
Basic & Translational Research Seminar
“Secreted Hsp90 in Tumor Progression: Trifecta of Signaling, Epigenetic Regulation & Stromal Activation,”
Jennifer Issacs, USC;
Hillman Cancer Ctr. Cooper conf. rm. D, noon
(toyg@upmc.edu)
MMR Seminar
“Molecular & Systems Biology Computations for Quantitative Pharmacology,”
Ivet Bahar;
Rangos aud., noon
(linda.cherok@chp.edu)
Philosophy of Science Talk
“Homonegativity & the Medicalization of Homosexuality,”
Andreas de Block, U of Leuven;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052)
CIDDE TA Workshop
“Developing a Teaching Portfolio”;
815 Alumni, 2 pm
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Greensburg Campus Written/Spoken Readings
Sarah Shotland & Sheila Squillante;
Chambers, UPG, 7 pm
October
Wednesday 1
• Science 2014 runs through Oct. 3; see pages 10 & 11 for complete schedule.
Clinical Oncology & Hematology Grand Rounds
“Compliance Update,”
Frank Czura, Kyle Shaffer & Linn Swanson;
UPMC Cancer Pavilion Herberman aud., 8 am
(millerc5@upmc.edu)
Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Family & Medical Leave Act,”
Jane Volk, Cheryl Ruffin & Aynsley Jimenez;
342 Craig, 9-11 am
Bradford Campus Flu Shot Clinic
Frame-Westerberg conf. rm. A & B, UPB, 11 am-2 pm
MMG Seminar
Jay Chung, NIH;
503 Bridgeside Pt. II, noon
Dental Medicine Clinical Research Lecture
“Biological Basis & Current Clinical Protocols of Regenerative Endodontic Therapy,”
Raquel Braga;
458 Salk, noon
Science 2014 Career Symposium
“Exploring Your Passions & Recognizing Your Potential,”
Jon Kowalski;
U Club ballrm. B, 3-5 pm
Neurological Surgery Lecture
“Management of Complex Cerebral Aneurysms: How Much Has Changed Since 1993?”
B. Gregory Thompson Jr., U of MI;
B-400 Presby; 4 pm
(edwardscy2@upmc.edu)
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Lecture
“Complications in CMF Trauma,”
Richard Bauer;
G-33 Salk, 4 pm
Science 2014 Michael G. Wells Entrepreneurial Scholars Lecture
“The Entrepreneurial Journey,”
Rudy Mazzocchi, Elenza;
Alumni 3rd fl., 4 pm
Gastroenterology/Hepatology Grand Rounds
“Case Presentations,”
Swaytha Ganesh & Anthony Razzak;
1104 Scaife, 5 pm
(joj2@pitt.edu)
Thursday 2
United Way Day of Caring
Various locations, 9 am-4 pm, buses board at 8 am on Bigelow side of Soldiers & Sailors
(Register: www.unitedway.pitt.edu/dayofcaring/index.php)
Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies Event
“The Dynamic Development of Gender Variability,”
Anne Fausto-Sterling, 1001-B CL, 10 am;
“Sex/Gender: Biology in a Social World,”
book discussion, 337 CL, 1 pm;
“How Your Generic Baby Acquires Gender: A Dynamic Systems Approach,”
U Club ballrm. A, 4 pm
Science 2014 Dickson Prize in Medicine Lecture
“A Microbial View of Human Development: The Gut Microbiota & Childhood Undernutrition,”
Jeffrey Gordon, WA U-St. Louis;
Alumni, 11 am
Epidemiology Seminar
“Epi in Action! Internship Poster Session”;
public health commons area, noon
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
Brian Balta;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
Chemistry Seminar
“Protein-Protein Interactions in Acetate Biosynthetic Pathways,”
Michael Burkhart, UC-San Diego;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
Science 2014 Provost Lecture
“The Development of High-Speed DNA Sequencing: Neanderthal, Moore & You,”
Jonathan Rothberg, 4 Combinator;
Alumni, 4 pm
Classics Lecture
“The Diplomat, the Dealer & the Digger: Writing the History of the Antiquities Trade in 19th-Century Greece,”
Yannis Galanakis, Cambridge;
125 FFA, 4:30 pm
Falk Library Exhibit Lecture
“William Shakespeare & the Four Humors: Elizabethan Medical Beliefs,”
Gail Paster;
1105 Scaife, 6 pm
Drue Heinz Literature Prize Readings
Kent Nelson & David Guterson;
National Aviary, 700 Arch St., 6:30 pm
(mes5@pitt.edu)
Concert
OvreArts;
Heinz Chapel, 7:30 pm
Friday 3
IEE Workshop
“The 1st Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;
Mervis, 7:30-10 am
(iee@katz.pitt.edu)
Greensburg Campus Golf Outing
Ligonier Country Club, 10 am
(www.greensburg.pitt.edu/golfouting)
CIDDE Workshops
“TA: Developing a Teaching Portfolio,”
G74 Hillman, 10 am;
“CourseWeb & Mobile Learn,”
B26 Alumni, 10 am;
“iPad Meetup,”
B26 Alumni, noon;
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Johnstown Campus Blue & Gold Golf Classic
Sunnehanna Country Club, 11 am-6 pm
(www.upj.pitt.edu/en/Alumni/blue-and-gold-golf-classic)
Science 2014 Mellon Lecture
“Bringing Genetics & Epigenetics to the Fetal-Adult Hemoglobin Switch,”
Stuart Orkin, Harvard; Alumni, 11 am
Science 2014 Klaus Hofmann Lecture
“X-Chromosome Inactivation as a Model for Epigenetic Regulation by Long Noncoding RNA,”
Jeannie Lee, Harvard; Alumni, 2 pm
Music on the Edge
“Meridian Arts”;
Bellefield aud., 8 pm
(4-7529)
Saturday 4
Greensburg Campus 5K Run/Fun Walk
150 Finoli Drive, UPG, 7 am
(register: www.greensburg.pitt.edu/blueandgoldweekend/5k)
Bradford Campus Book Sale
UPB, noon-3 pm
Bradford Campus Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Bromeley Theater, UPB, noon-4 pm
(robar@pitt.edu)
Sunday 5
Pitt Choirs Showcase
Bellefield aud., 4 pm
Monday 6
Flu Shot Clinic
102 Benedum, 10 am-2 pm
CIDDE TA Workshop
“The Role of the TA”; G74 Hillman, 11 am
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
HSLS Workshop
“Undead PubMed,”
Rebecca Abromitis;
Falk Library classrm. 1, noon
(baa@pitt.edu)
Chemistry Seminar
Joel Harris, U of UT;
150 Chevron, 4 pm
Tuesday 7
Faculty & Staff Development Programs
“Make IT Work for You,” Vernon Franklin,
302 Bellefield, 9-11 am;
“Introduction to the Office of International Services & Basic Concepts in the U.S. Immigration Law,”
Claire Mokry & Melissa Reinert,
342 Craig, 9-11 am
CIDDE TA Workshop
“Developing a Teaching Philosophy Statement”;
G74 Hillman, 10 am
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Mechanicsburg Flu Shot Clinic
1st fl. computer rm. 2, noon-2 pm
Philosophy of Science Talk
“Explanation & Partiality in Cognitive Science,”
Maria Serban, U of East Anglia;
817R CL, 12:05 pm
(4-1052)
Faculty Assembly Mtg.
2700 Posvar, 3 pm
Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar
“Signaling Mechanisms of Tumor Suppressor Folliculin,”
Yu Jiang;
1395 BST, 3:30 pm
(mmcclain@pitt.edu)
Wednesday 8
Hepatology Rounds
“Pharmacology Related to the Liver & Biliary Tract,”
Raman Venkataramanan;
E724 Montefiore; 7 am
Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Working Through Conflict,”
Maureen Lazar;
342 Craig, 9-11 am
CRSP Lecture
“On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City,”
Alice Goffman, U of WI-Madison;
2017 CL, noon
(4-7382)
MMG Seminar
Micah Luftig, Duke;
503 Bridgeside Pt. II, noon
Oral & Maxillofacial Lecture
“Cosmetic Surgery: Facelift/Rhytidectomy,”
Peter Demas;
G-33 Salk, 4 pm
Thursday 9
IEE Workshop
“Uncommon Thread: A Woman, a Brand & a Legacy,”
Mary Bitzer;
Duquesne Club, Downtown, 7:30-10:30 am
(iee@katz.pitt.edu)
Faculty & Staff Development Program
“Student Privacy & FERPA,”
Pamela Connelly & Patricia Mathay;
342 Craig, 9 am
CIDDE Workshops
“Multimedia Teaching & Learning,”
B26 Alumni, 10 am;
“TA: Developing a Lesson Plan,”
G74 Hillman, 2 pm
(www.cidde.pitt.edu/workshops)
Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar
Maria Kurnikova, CMU;
6014 BST3, 11 am
Immunology Seminar
“Regulation of TLR Signaling & Inflammation by Ubiquitiniation,”
Shao-Cong Sun;
Scaife aud. 5, noon
(ericksn@pitt.edu)
Public Health Lecture
“Sexual Health & Adolescent Girls: A Vulnerable Population for Public Health Intervention,”
Maria Trent, Johns Hopkins;
public health aud., noon
Bradford Campus Filmmaker Talk
Sam Zalutsky;
Mukaiyama U Rm. Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, noon
Chemistry Seminars
“Solvation Dynamics & Vibrational Spectroscopy in Ionic Liquids,”
Steven Corcelli, U of Notre Dame, 2:30 pm;
“Selective & Promiscuous Targeting of Protein Kinases With Tunable Electrophilic Inhibitors,”
Jack Taunton, UC-San Francisco, 4 pm;
150 Chevron
Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium
Louis Derry, Cornell;
11 Thaw, 3:50 pm
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Lecture
“Catalysis for Sustainable Energy,”
Jens Nørskov, Stanford;
102 Benedum, 5 pm
Defenses
Medicine/Clinical & Translational Science
“Medication Use & Falls in Older Adults: A Pharmacoepidemiologic Approach,”
Zachary Marcum;
Sept. 26, 220 Parkvale, 11 am
A&S/English
“Twilight States: Sleepwalking, Liminal Consciousness & Sensational Selfhood in Victorian Literature & Culture,”
Rebecca Wigginton;
Sept. 29, 602 CL, 11 am
Medicine/Molecular Genetics & Developmental Biology
“Preserving Male Fertility With Spermatogonial Stem Cells,”
Hanna Valli;
Sept. 30, MWRI 1st fl. conf. ctr., 9 am
SHRS/Communication Science & Disorders
“2f2-f2 DPOAE Sources in Contradiction to the Two-Source/Two-Mechanism Model,”
Jennifer Horn;
Sept. 30, 4065 Forbes Twr., 1 pm
Theatre
Theatre Arts Production
“Stop Kiss”;
Oct. 2-12, Henry Heymann Theatre, T-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm
(www.play.pitt.edu/content/stop-kiss)
PICT Production
“Macbeth”;
Charity Randall Theatre, Oct. 8-25
(times: www.picttheatre.org/plays-events/2014-season/macbeth/)
Exhibits
University Art Gallery
“Configuring Disciplines: Fragments of an Encyclopedia”;
through Oct. 5, FFA Gallery, M-Th 9 am-9 pm, F 9 am-5 pm, Sat noon-5 pm, Sun noon-7 pm
Barco Law Library
“Botany in Black & White”
by Tim Anderson;
through Nov. 7, M-Th 7:30 am-10 pm, F 7:30 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun noon-8 pm (8-1376)
Jewish Studies Exhibit
“Jewish Refugees in Shanghai (1933-1941)”;
through Oct. 15, Hillel Jewish U Ctr., 4607 Forbes Ave.,
Falk Library Exhibit
“And There’s the Humor of It: Shakespeare & the Four Humors”;
Sept. 29-Nov. 8, M-Th 7am-mid., F 7 am-10 pm, Sat 9:30 am-10 pm, Sun 9:30 am-mid.
Deadlines
Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards
Nominations due Oct. 10.
(lkirsch@pitt.edu)
Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards
Nominations due Oct. 10.
(cbalaban@pitt.edu)
Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Awards
Nominations due Oct. 24.
(mredfern@pitt.edu)
Provost’s Excellence in Mentoring Award
Nominations due Oct. 24.
(www.pitt.edu/~graduate/maguidelines.pdf)
Chancellor’s Award for Staff for Excellence in Service to the Community
Nominations due Oct. 24.
(www.hr.pitt.edu/chancellors-award-community)
Chancellor’s Award for Staff for Excellence in Service to the University
Nominations due Oct. 24.
(www.hr.pitt.edu/chancellors-award-university)
Engineering Sustainability 2015 Call for Abstracts
Submission deadline is Oct. 27.
(http://eswpregpage.com/ESCFP.aspx)
Ampco-Pittsburgh Prize for Excellence in Advising Award
Submit nominations to 140 Thackery by Oct. 31.
(taylor@as.pitt.edu)
A&S Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards
Submit nominations to 140 Thackery by Oct. 31.
(clynch@as.pitt.edu)
Coulter TPII Awards for Translational Research
Letter of intent due Nov. 3.
(coulter1@pitt.edu)
Basic to Clinical Collaborative Research Pilot Program
Submission deadline is Dec. 15.
(lld34@pitt.edu)
Event Deadline
The next issue of the University Times will include University & on-campus events of Oct. 9-23. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm on Oct. 2. Send information to utcal@pitt.edu.
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