University Times

Thursday

UPMC Blood Drive

Nese-Barkan Bldg., classrooms B and C;

9 am-2:45 pm (To schedule time: 647-3785)

Human Resources Investor Workshop

"Indexing"; WPU Kurtzman Rm., noon-1 pm (624-8068)

REES Lecture

"What Is GIS and Why Is It Important to Russia?"

William Harbert; 4E51 FQ, noon

History Lecture

"Using Home Pages and the Internet for Teaching,"

Tony Novosel;

3P51 FQ, noon

CLAS Lecture

"La Universidad y el Sistema Educativo en Argentina,"

Avelino Portor, U. of Belgrano;

1201 Bruce, 12:15 pm

Molecular Genetics/Biochemistry Seminar

"Stress Genes and Cellular Defense Mechanisms,"

Bruce Pitt, pharmacology; 1295 BST, 3:30 pm (648-9570)

Chemistry Colloquium

"New Developments in the Theory of Colloid Crystals and Macroion Electrostatics,"

Rob Coalson;

Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm

Architecture Lecture

"Revisiting Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum in the Light of Contemporary Art,"

Neil Levine, Harvard;

125 FFA, 4 pm

Pgh. Tissue Engineering Initiative Seminar

"Tissue Engineering and the Cardiovascular System,"

Robert Nerem, Georgia Inst. of Tech.;

Mellon Inst. 2nd fl. Aud., 4 pm (383-9703)

REES Roundtable Discussion

"Russian Banking Today: The Paradoxes of Economic Stabilization,"

led by Yulia IIyina, St. Petersburg State;

4E51 FQ, 4:30-6 pm

Human Resources Investor Workshop

"International Investing";

WPU Kurtzman Rm., 5-6 pm (624-8068)

Johnstown Campus Financial Aid Workshop

Living/Learning Ctr., UPJ, 7-8:30 pm (814-269-2083)

Friday

Pharmacology Seminar

"Synaptic Plasticity in Autonomic Reflex Pathways During Postnatal Development,"

William C. de Groat; 1395 BST, noon (648-9400)

CLAS Conference

"Culture and Society in Brazil and the Global Context,"

George Reid Andrews, history;

Peggy Lovell and Roland Robertson, sociology;

Brian Owensby, U. of VA;

Gustavo Lina Ribeiro, U. of Brasilia;

2K56 FQ, 1-5 pm (421-1848)

Anthropology Colloquium

"Archaeological Evidence for El Nino,"

James Richardson;

3D10 FQ, 3 pm

HA&A Lecture

"The Architecture of Exile,"

Neil Levine, Harvard;

3500 CL, 3:30 pm

Medieval/Renaissance Studies Lecture

"The Medieval French Crusade Epics: Conflict, Contact and Conversation,"

Robert Cook, U. of VA; 149 CL, 4:30 pm

CLAS Assn. Meeting/Social

WPU Dining Rm. B, 6:30-8:30 (383-1342)

Monday

KGSB Ctr. for Executive Education Seminar

"Project Management";

and Jan. 28, 244 CL, 9 am-4:30 pm (To register: 648-1600)

Nursing Presentation

"Response Shift Phenomenon in Quality of Life Research,"

Carolyn Schwartz, behavioral science research;

129 Victoria, noon-1:30 pm (To register: 624-7838)

Molecular Genetics/Biochemistry Seminar

"Immunotherapy of Cancer Using Adenovirus Vectors Expressing Cytokines,"

Frank Graham, McMaster U.;

1295 BST, 3:30 pm (648-9570)

PPC Lecture

George Stephanopoulos;

WPU Assembly Rm., 8:30 pm (648-7900)

Tuesday

Blood Drive

FQ Galleria or BST 15th fl., 7:45 am-1:30 pm (To register: 648-1492)

KGSB Ctr. for Executive Education Seminar

"Preventive/Predictive Maintenance";

and Jan. 29, 208 CL, 8:30 am-5 pm (To register: 648-1600)

Intercultural Bag Lunch

Medical Arts Bldg. Suite 500, noon (383-1813)

HA&A Study Group

Discussion Barbara McCloskey;

203 FFA, noon

Organization Development Workshop

"Seven Secrets of Financial Success";

324 CL, 6-9 pm (To register: 624-8046)

Wednesday KGSB Ctr. for Executive Education Seminar

"Successful Marketing for Hospitals, Clinics";

244 CL, 9 am-4:30 pm (To register: 648-1600)

Organization Development Workshop

"University's Structure & Governance";

100 Craig, 9:30-11:30 am (To register: 624-8046)

Health Fair

'97 "Passport to Wellness";

WPU Assembly Rm., 11 am-4 pm

Linguistics Colloquium

"Laryngeal Cooccurrence Restrictions,"

Peggy MacEarchern, UCLA; 144 CL, 3 pm

Cell Biology/Physiology Seminar

"The Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Host Defence of the Airway,"

Gill Diamond, New Jersey Med. School;

5th fl. EEI board rm., 4-5 pm

Pathology Seminar

"Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Disease-A Viral Vector-Mediated Gene Transfer in a Rat Model,"

Jiang Qian, U. of Rochester;

618 Scaife, 4 pm

Thursday

Blood Drive

FQ Galleria, 7:45 am-1:30 pm (To register: 648-1492)

KGSB Ctr. for Executive Education Seminar

"Improving Warehouse Operation";

and Jan. 31, 208 CL, 8:30 am-4:30 pm (To register: 648-1600)

Organization Development Workshop

"Getting New Employees Off to a Fast Start";

100 Craig, 9:30-11:30 am (To register: 624-8046)

History Lecture

"Did Cities With Public Water Systems Have Lower Typhoid Rates Than Cities With Private Systems?"

Werner Troesken;

3P11 FQ, noon

Medical Ethics Lecture

"Health as a Civic Problem: Ethical Issues in Public Health,"

Bruce Jennings, The Hastings Center;

G-23 GSPH, noon-1 pm

REES Lecture

"The Heros of Treca Gimnazija: A War School in Sarajevo,"

David Berman;

4E51 FQ, 12:30 pm

Chemistry Colloquium

"Dinitrogen Cleavage by a Three-Coordinate Molybdenum(III) Complex and Related Chemistry,"

Christopher Cummins, MIT;

Chevron Ashe Aud., 2:30 pm

Chemistry Colloquium

"Vibrationally Mediated Photodissociation: Exploring Excited States, Controlling Bond Breaking and Observing Energy Flow,"

Fleming Crim, U. of Wisc.;

Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm

HA&H Lecture

"Fee Fi Fo Fum: Why Do Ogres Eat Babies? The Cannibal Parent From Fairy Tales to Goya,"

Marina Warner;

FFA Aud., 4 pm Friday

Pharmacology Seminar

"DNA Mismatch Repair and Colon Cancer,"

Bo Liu, molecular genetics/biochemistry;

1395 BST, noon (648-9400)

Philosophy of Science Lecture

"Anomaly-Driven Scientific Change,"

Lindley Darden, U. of MD; 817R CL, 12:05 pm

Anthropology Colloquium

"The Bauer County Fair: Rituals of Incorporation, Rites of Passage and Reaffirmation of Community,"

Maureen Porter, administration/policy studies;

3D10 FQ, 3 pm

Linguistics Colloquium

"Positional Faithfulness,"

Jill Beckman, U. of Iowa; 144 CL, 4 pm

Sunday

African-American Read-In Chain

Ogle Burks Duff, education;

First Baptist Church, Bellefield & Bayard, 4 pm (648-7194)

Monday

KGSB Ctr. for Executive Education Seminar

"Inventory Management & Control";

and Feb. 4, 208 CL, 9 am-4:30 pm (To register: 648-1600)

History Lecture

"'After Time and Out of Space': Japanese Early Modernity in World-Historical Perspective,"

Karen Wigen, Duke; 3P11 FQ, noon

Tuesday

HA&A Colloquium

"The Tortured Body in Medieval Manuscripts,"

Alison Stones; 203 FFA, noon

Philosophy of Science Lecture

"Inference to the Best Explanation,"

Wes Salmon; 817 CL, 12:05 pm (624-1052)

Organization Development Workshop

"Performance Appraisal";

100 Craig, 1-4 pm (To register: 624-8046)

Faculty Assembly Meeting

1K56 FQ, 3 pm

Wednesday Organization Development Workshop

"Understanding the University's Financial Resources";

100 Craig, 9 am-noon (To register: 624-8046)

History Lecture

"The Artillery Fortress as an Engine of European Expansion, 1480-1750,"

Geoffrey Parker, OSU;

3P11 FQ, noon

Cell Biology/Physiology Seminar

"The Roles of CREB Activation Domains in Reversible Regulation of Transcription by cAMP and Insulin,"

Patrick Quinn, PSU;

6th fl. EEI board rm., 4-5 pm

Pathology Seminar

"Advantages to the Study of Medical History,"

Robert Lee; 618 Scaife, 4 pm

Pgh. Conference Chemistry Lecture

"Femtosecond Biology,"

Jean-Louis Martin, Ècole Polytechnique;

Chevron Ashe Aud., 8:15 pm

Thursday

Organization Development Workshop

"Supervisory Skills: Setting Expectations";

100 Craig, 9 am-5 pm (To register: 624-8046)

Intercultural Bag Lunch

Medical Arts Bldg. Suite 500, noon (383-1813)

Human Resources Investor Workshop

"Stocks";

WPU Kurtzman Rm., noon-12:45 pm or 6-6:45 pm (624-8068)

Human Resources Investor Workshop

"Bonds";

WPU Kurtzman Rm., 1-1:45 pm or 5-5:45 pm (624-8068)

History Lecture

"Knowledge and Power: Information Technology in the Age of Philio II,"

Geoffrey Parker, OSU;

3P11 FQ, 3 pm Pgh. Conference

Chemistry Lecture

"Coherent Dynamics and Electron Transfer in Macromolecules,"

Jean-Louis Martin, Ècole Polytechnique;

Chevron Ashe Aud., 4 pm

Ph.D. Defense

Medicine

"Role of N-glycosylation in MHC Class 1 Biosynthesis,"

Qing Zhang; Jan. 28, W995 BST, 10 am

FAS

"The Composition of the Holiness Code (Lev. 17-26),"

Jerome Ross, religious studies;

Jan. 31, 2628 CL, 2 pm

Theatre Kuntu Theatre Performance

"Over Forty," directed by Vernell Lillie;

Jan. 23-Feb. 8, Stephen Foster Aud., Thurs.-Sat., 8 pm, Sun., 4 pm (624-7298)

Deadlines

East Asian Fellowship

Applications due by Jan. 31 to 4E05 FQ. (648-7367)

University Times Books & Journal by the Faculty Supplement

Information forms due Jan. 31 to 308 Bellefield Hall or by fax to 624-4579.

Faculty Seminar for More Inclusive Courses

Applications due by Feb. 3 to 132 CL. (624-7690)

Competitive Medical Research Fund

Grant Applications due by 2 pm Feb. 14 to Office of Research, Health Sciences. (692-4671)

REES Faculty Development Grant

Applications due by Feb. 17 to 4G15 FQ. (648-2290)

Teaching Evaluation Survey

Deadline Request forms due by Feb. 17 to G-39 CL. Forms can be obtained by the department's chair or 624-6147.

Calendar Deadline

The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published Thursday, Feb. 6. It will contain events of Feb. 6-20. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 p.m. Jan. 30 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information will not be accepted over the phone but can be sent by FAX: 624-4579 or e-mail to utcal+@pitt.edu. For additional information about calendar deadlines, call 624-1376.