University Times

Thursday

Greensburg Campus Video Colloquium

"Program II: Drug-Resistant Streptococcus Pneumonae";

115 Powers Hall, UPG, 8:30-11 am (836-7116)

UPCI Immunology Seminar

"The Role of Endogenous IL2 in Tumor Cell Growth and Cell Cycle Progression,"

Theresa Whiteside; W995 BST, noon

Maud L. Menten Pathology Lecture

"Prions: A Scientific Odyssey From Heresy to Orthodoxy,"

Stanley Prusiner, U. of CA;

Scaife Lecture Rm. 1, 4 pm

Toastmasters For faculty, staff, students who want to improve their public speaking skills;

5J53 FQ, 6:30-8 pm

Friday

Pharmacology Seminar

"TDL, a Trinucleotide Repeat-Containing Gene Located in the Chromosome 3p Lung Cancer Critical Region,"

Sharon Shriver;

1395 BST, noon

Neuroscience Lecture

"Why Do the Nigro-Striatal Dopamine Neurons Die in Parkinson's Disease: The Question of the Primary Cause,"

Oleh Hornykiewicz, U. of Vienna;

Scaife Aud. 5, 1 pm

Saturday

Parkinson's Symposium

In celebration of the establishment of Pitt as a National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence;

FFA, 2-5 pm (To register: 521-9584)

Monday

Money Management Seminar

"The Personal Financial Planning Workshop";

FFA Aud., 5:30-8:30 pm (To register: 624-8046)

Wednesday

Johnstown Campus Video Colloquium

"Program III: Foodborne Escherichia Coli 0157:H7";

201 Biddle Hall, UPJ, 8:30 -11 am (814/269-2099)

Intercultural Bag Lunch

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

Pathology Seminar

"Content Based Retrieval Strategies for Pathology Image Databases,"

Arthur Wetzel, Pgh. Supercomputing Ctr., and Michael Becich, UPMC;

Scaife 618, 4 pm

Pgh. Delegation to the World Youth Festival in Cuba Meeting

2nd fl. FQ, Second Plate, 6:30 pm (687-5442)

Thursday

International Conference on Bipolar Disorder

Through June 21, Sheraton Hotel Station Square, 7:45 am-9 pm (To register: 647-8219)

Greensburg Campus Video Colloquium

"Program III: Foodborne Escherichia Coli 0157:H7";

115 Powers Hall, UPG, 8:30-11 am (836-7116)

UPCI Immunology Seminar

"Regulation of Cell Cycle Inhibitors During Hematopoiesis,"

Richard Steinman; W995 BST, noon

Board of Trustees Budget Committee Meeting

2P56 FQ, 3:30 pm

Tuesday

Intercultural Bag Lunch

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

Wednesday

Health Sciences Symposium

"Information Technology: The Keystone to Integrated Health Care,"

honoring Donald Lindberg, director of the National Library of Medicine, who will deliver the 1st Lindberg lecture;

Westin Wm. Penn, Downtown, 8 am-3:45 pm (To register: 647-9539)

Pathology Seminar

"Growth Factors in Lung Development and Regeneration,"

Sikandar Katyal;

Scaife 618, 4 pm

Thursday

Board of Trustees Meeting

WPU Assembly Rm., 8:30 am

UPCI Immunology Seminar

"Cancer Immunotherapy Using IFN-v Inducing Factors,"

Hideaki Tahara; W995 BST, noon

Toastmasters

For faculty, staff, students who want to improve their public speaking skills;

5J53 FQ, 6:30-8 pm

Ph.D. Defense

SIS

"The Effect of Interface Design on an Information Retrieval Task,"

David H. Thomas; June 12, 501C SIS, 10 am-noon

KGSB

"Relational Contracting in Supplier-Buyer Transactions,"

Polke Kafka;

June 20, 280 Mervis, 10 am

Deadlines

Pitt Kennywood Day Purchase dicounted tickets at WPU ticket office before July 3 for picnic on July 5.

Calendar Deadline

The next issue of the University Times calendar will be published Thursday, June 26. It will contain events of June 26-July 10. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 p.m. June 19 at 308 Bellefield Hall. Information can be sent by FAX: 624-4579 or e-mail to utcal+@pitt.edu. For additional information, call 624-1376.