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July 13, 2017

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Thursday, July 13

*Fall Term deadline for continuing students to register*

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Painless PubMed,” Melissa Ratajeski; Falk Library Classroom 1, 11:30 a.m.

Shadyside Medicine Grand Rounds
“Dermatologic Issues and the Cancer Patient,” Miriam Finkel; Shadyside Hospital West Wing, noon

Friday, July 14

GI State of the Art Lecture
“Evaluation and Management of Nonvariceal UGI and LGI Bleeding,” Adam Slivka; F946 UPMC Presbyterian Hospital Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 16

Pitt Day at Kennywood
4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin, PA 15122 (Pitt Pavilion #5 opens at 10:30 a.m., lunch from noon–3 p.m.; discounted tickets are sold out, general admission available online or at box office)

Monday, July 17

Teaching Center Workshop
“Teaching With Prezi,” B23 Alumni Hall, 1 p.m. (Register: Eventbrite)

Tuesday, July 18

GI State of the Art Lecture
“Complications of Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Management Part 1,” Kapil Chopra; F946 UPMC Presbyterian, Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Teaching Effectively With and Without PowerPoint,” 815 Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. (Register: Eventbrite)

Equipoise Information Session
Barca Law Building, Alcoa Room, 2nd Floor, 10 a.m. (also at 2 p.m.)

University Library System Workshop
“ETD,” Rick Hoover; Hillman Library, G-74 Amy Knapp Room, 11 a.m.

Human Resources LifeSolutions Webinar
“Maximizing Your Social Securtity Benefits,” Jeff Seller; Noon (Register: worklifewebinar)

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar
“Repurposing Pharmacologic Adjuvants to Overcome Brain Barriers,” Robert S. B. Clark, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC; Rangos Research Conference Center, Noon

University Library System Webinar
“Literature Reviews: What it is and Why,” Marnie Hampton and Laurie Cohen; 7 p.m. (online: GoToTraining)

Wednesday, July 19

Center for Race Relations Summer Institute
“Segregation: National and Local Perspectives on Residential Segregation Issues,” Keynote speakers: Jacob Rugh, Brigham Young University and Claudia Coulton, Case Western Reserve University; 2017 Cathedral of Learning, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; through July 20 (Register: CRSPsummerInst)

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Box Basics,” Pat Weiss; Falk Library Classroom 2, 2 p.m. (Register: HSLS workshop)

University Library System Workshop
“ETD,” Rick Hoover; Hillman Library, G-74 Amy Knapp Room, 2 p.m.

University Library System Workshop

“Copyright for Graduate Students: ETDs and Beyond,” Lauren Collister; Hillman Library, G-74 Amy Knapp Room, 3 p.m.

Center for Creativity Faculty and Staff Open House
Center for Creativity: The Workshop, University Store on Fifth, Lower Level, 5-7 p.m.

Friday, July 21

GI State of the Art Lecture
“Complications of Cirrhosis: Evaluation and Management Part 2,” Shahid Malik; F946 UPMC Presbyterian, Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar
“Pharmacogenomics: The Prescription for Better Medication Outcomes,” Philip Empey, Clinical and Translational Science; Scaife Hall Lecture Room 6, Noon

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Infographics: Communicating Information Visually,” Pat Weiss; Falk Library Classroom 2, 2 p.m. (Register: HSLS workshop)

Monday, July 24

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Mendeley Basics,” Melissa Ratajeski; Falk Library Classroom 2, 2:30 p.m. (Register: HSLS workshop)

Tuesday, July 25

GI State of the Art Lecture
“The Liver Transplant Patient: Pre- and Post-Transplant Evaluation and Management,” Jaideep Behari; F946 UPMC Presbyterian, Renal Conference Room, 7:30 a.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Encouraging Student Participation,” 815 Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. (Register: Eventbrite)

PLRC Seminar
“Activation of the Apelin/Apelin Receptor Axis During Cholestasis,” Shannon Glaser, Texas A&M University; S120 Biomedical Science Tower, Noon

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Mendeley Basics,” Melissa Ratajeski; Falk Library Classroom 2, 2:30 p.m. (Register: HSLS workshop)

Wednesday, July 26

Career Building Expo
William Pitt Union Assembly Room and Ballroom, Noon-6 p.m. (Registration preferred not required: expo)

Center for Creativity Open Mic Night
University Club Terrace (Rain location: College Room); 5-7 p.m.  (For more information: creativepitt)

Thursday, July 27

Teaching Center Workshop
“Blackboard: Using the Grade Center,” B26 Alumni Hall, 10 a.m. (Register: Eventbrite)

Health Sciences Library System Workshop
“Electronic Lab Notebooks: Introduction to LabArchives,” Carrie Iwema; Falk Library Classroom 1, Noon (Register: HSLS workshop)

Defenses

Health and Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapy
“Development and Feasibility of the Infant-driven Feeding Protocol in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project,” Nicole Habovick; July 13, 4065 Forbes Tower, 2 p.m.

Medicine/Cellular and Molecular Pathology
“Emerging Roles of Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha in Chronic Liver Injury: Potential Therapeutic Target in Hepatic Fibrosis,” Alexander Kikuchi; July 14, 123 Biomedical Science Tower, 10 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/English
“Shopping the Look: Hollywood Costume Production and American Fashion Consumption, 1960-1969,” Julie Nakama; July 14, 501G Cathedral of Learning, 11 a.m.

Medicine/Biological Sciences
“Molecular Insights Into the Localization and Rock-binding Activities of the Cytosketal Protein Shroom2,” Jenna Zalewski; July 14, A219B Langley Hall, 11 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/Philosophy
“Experiential Self-Consciousness: Rationalism About the Value and Content of Experience,” David De Bruijn; July 17, 1001B Cathedral of Learning, 10 a.m.

Engineering/Industial Engineering
“A Systematic Inquiry on Global Engineering Education: Strategies and Impact,” Scott Steiner; July 17, 1041 Benedum Hall, 11 a.m.

Medicine/Cellular and Molecular Pathology
“The Roles of Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors in Tumor Metastasis,” Ahmad Suhail Khazali; July 17, 1104 Scaife Hall, 1:30 p.m.

Public Health
“Usage of Surrogate Endpoints in the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials,” Judah Abberbock; July 17, 7139 Posvar Hall, 2 p.m.

Arts and Sciences/Physics and Astronomy
“Fitting and Phenomenology in Type Ia Supernova Cosmology: Generalized Likelihood Analyses for Multiple Evolving Populations and Observations of Near Infrared Lightcurves Including Host Galaxies Properties,” Kara Ponder; July 19, 321 Allen Hall, 2 p.m.

Information Sciences/Telecommunications
“Supporting Differentiated Classes of Resilience in Multilayer Networks,” Abdulaziz Alashaikh; July 20; 828 Information Systems Building, 10 a.m.

Engineering/Industrial Engineering
“Data-Driven Management of Intensive Care Units,” Yasin Ulukus; July 21, 1041 Benedum Hall, 8 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/English
“Hacking the Future: The Space of Earth in Postcolonial Science Fiction,” Jess Fitzpatrick; July 21, 501G Cathedral of Learning, 10 a.m.

Information Sciences/Telecommunications
“A Non-Blocking Design Paradigm for WDM Mesh Backbone Networks and its Performance Analysis,” Xiao Ma; July 21, 828 IS Building, 1:30 p.m.

Medicine/Immunology
“BACE1 is a Novel Regulator of the TH17 Function,” Gerard Hernandez Mir; July 24, 1105BC Scaife Hall, 9 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/Economics
“New perspectives on Chinese Manufacturing Industries Using Microdata,” Yingiun Su; July 24, 4716 Posvar Hall, 9:30 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/English
“How Modernists Shaped an American Regional Experience,” Elizabeth Oliphant; July 24, 501G Cathedral of Learning, 1 p.m.

Arts and Sciences/Neuroscience
“Global Impact of Activation VTA Dopamine Neurons,” Sweyta Lohani; July 24, 328 Mellon Institute, 1 p.m.

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences/Rebabilitation Science and Technology

“Design and Development of Assistive Robots for Close Interaction With People With Disabilities,” Garrett Grindle; July 24,  Bakery Square, Suite 401, Room 3, 1 p.m.

Medicine/Neurobiology
“Modulation of Multiple Modalities of Somatosensory Information by Peripheral Kappa Opioid Receptors,” Lindsey Marie Snyder; July 25, 1495 Biomedical Science Tower, 10 a.m.

Arts and Sciences/Neuroscience
“Circuit Dynamics Underlying Control of Dopamine Neuron Activity by the Nucleus Reuniens of the Midline Thalamus,” Eric Zimmerman; July 27, 328 Mellon, 1 p.m.

Arts and Sciences/Biological Sciences
“Investigating the Antimicrobial Activity of Two Mycobacteriophage-Encoded Lysterases,” Dominique Jian-An Barbeau; July 27, A219B Langley Hall, 2:15 p.m.

Deadlines

University Prize for Strategic, Inclusive and Diverse Excellence Award
Nominations are due by July 14. For information, visit UPSIDE Award.

 


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