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Thursday 24

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

230 McKee Pl., 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon

HSLS Workshop

“Adobe Photoshop for Beginners,”

Sam Lewis; Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

PancreasFest 2008

Hillman Cancer Ctr., 5:30 pm (through July 26; 412/623-0021)

Friday 25

SBDC Workshop

“The 2nd Step: Business Planning Workshop”;

114 Mervis, 7:30-10 am (also Aug. 22; 8-1542)

Saturday 26

CGS Open House

400 Penn Ctr. Blvd., Bldg. 4 Suite 412, Monroeville, 10 am-4 pm (4-6600)

Tuesday 29

ReSET Tobacco Research Roundtable

“Variations in Nicotine Dependence,”

Saul Shiffman;

109 Parran, 3:30 pm

Wednesday 30

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics,”

Patricia Weiss;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

Thursday 31

Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

230 McKee Pl., 5th fl. classrm. A, 8 am-noon

Mascaro Ctr. for Sustainable Innovation Undergraduate Research in Sustainable Engineering Symposium

1175 Benedum, 10 am-1:30 pm

August

Friday 1

Sr. VC’s Research Seminar

“Breaking Barriers: How Enteroviruses Enter Polarized Cell Monolayers,”

Carlyn Coyne; Scaife aud. 6, noon

Saturday 2

• Summer 12-week, 6-week-2, 4-week-3 sessions end;

final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

Monday 4

HSLS Workshop

“PubMed Basics,”

Jill Foust; Falk Library classrm. 1, 1-2:30 pm

Tuesday 5

HSLS Workshop

“Transitioning to Ebsco CINAHL,”

Charlie Wessel;

Falk Library classrm. 1, 9-10:30 am

Wednesday 6

•Summer 12-week, 6-week-2, 4-week-3 sessions’ grades must be approved by instructors by 5 pm before final posting can begin.

CVR Seminar

“Dengue: The Disease Burden in Southeast Asia: Diagnosis & Management,”

Lulu Bravo; 6014 BST3, 1 pm

Thursday 7

HSLS Workshop

“PowerPoint for Beginners & Advanced PowerPoint,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-2 pm

Friday 8

SBDC Workshop

“The 1st Step: Mechanics of Starting a Small Business”;

114 Mervis, 7:30-10 am (724/627-9054)

Emergency Preparedness Exercises

Salk Hall, 8:30 am; Petersen, 9:15 am (4-9505)

Saturday 9

• Summer term ends;

final exams scheduled during last class meeting.

• Official date for awarding of degrees.

Sunday 10

• Residence halls close.

Monday 11

Emergency Preparedness Exercises

BST3, 8:30 am;

LRDC, 9:15 am (4-9505)

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics,”

Ahlam Saleh; Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

Tuesday 12

Emergency Preparedness Exercises

Benedum, 8:30 am;

GSPH, 9:15 am (4-9505)

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“Searching for Dollars: Grant Resources on the Web,”

John Siegel;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

Wednesday 13

• Summer term grades must be approved by instructors by 5 pm before final posting can begin.

Emergency Preparedness Exercises

Alumni, 8:30 am;

IS, 9:15 am (4-9505)

HSLS Workshop

“DNA Analysis Tools,”

Carrie Iwema;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 1-3 pm

Thursday 14

Emergency Preparedness Exercises

Chevron, 8:30 am; WPU, 9:15 am (4-9505)

HSLS Workshop

“PowerPoint for Beginners,”

Sam Lewis;

WPIC Library classrm., 10 am-noon

Friday 15

Emergency Preparedness Exercise

CL, 8:30 am (4-9505)

Tuesday 19

• Residence halls open.

• New student orientation through Aug. 24.

HSLS Workshop

“The WOW Factor: Creating Posters With PowerPoint,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am

Wednesday 20

Freshman Convocation

Petersen, 3 pm

Thursday 21

New Faculty Orientation

Connolly Ballrm., Alumni, 8 am

Friday 22

New TA Orientation

1st fl. DL, 9 am

Monday 25

• Fall term registration period ends for all students.

• Fall term classes begin.

Tuesday 26

ReSET Tobacco Roundtable

“Sex Differences in Factors That Reinforce Cigarette Smoking,”

Kenneth Perkins;

109 Parran, 3:30 pm (3-1573)

Wednesday 27

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“Advanced Google: Tips &Strategies for Getting More From Google,”

Carolyn Biglow;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

Thursday 28

HSLS Workshop

“Adobe Photoshop for Beginners,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

PhD Defenses

GSPH/Epidemiology

“Aspects of the Lipid Profile in a Cohort With Chronic Hepatitis C Infection,”

Darmendra Ramcharran;

July 24, 127 Parran, 9 am

IS/Telecommunications & Networking

“On Detection Mechanisms & Their Performance for Packet Dropping Attack in Ad Hoc Networks,”

Tanapat Anusas-Amornkul;

July 24, 502 IS, 10:30 am

Nursing

“Weight Loss: Exploring Self-Regulation Through Mindfulness Meditation,”

Kathleen Spadaro;

July 24, 451 Victoria, 1 pm

Medicine/Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

“Body Habitus Changes, Metabolic Abnormalities & Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Associated With Long-Term Antiretroviral Therapy,”

Bridget Calhoun;

July 25, A719 Crabtree, 9 am

Education/HPA

“Effect of Mindfulness Meditation & Home-Based Resistance Exercise on Weight Loss, Weight Loss Behaviors & Psychosocial Correlates in Overweight Adults,”

Kelliann Davis;

July 25, 3034 Petersen, 10 am

Medicine/Cellular & Molecular Pathology

“Characterization of the Regulatory Mechanisms Involved in VEGI-Mediated Endothelial Cell Apoptosis,”

Sammy Grimaldo;

July 25, 202C Herberman Conf. Ctr., 10 am

GSPH/Biostatistics

“Parametric Control of Familywise Error Rates With Dependent /P/-Values,”

Richard E. Blakesley;

July 28, 109 Parran, 10 am

Education/HPA

“Effects of Acute Dynamic Stretching on Maximal Muscular Power in a Sample of College Age Recreational Athletes,”

Jeffrey Murphy;

July 28, 129 Trees, noon

A&S/Philosophy

“The Epistemological Importance of Trust in Science,”

Karen Frost-Arnold;

July 29, 1001B CL, 10 am

Business

“Employee Turnover: Who Is Likely to Leave & Whom to Retrain,”

Iryna Shevchuk;

July 29, 102 Mervis, 10 am

Education/HPA

“Effect of Dance Dance Revolution on Energy Expenditure & Enjoyment in Obese Children Compared to Alternative Forms of Activity,”

Lisa Mealey;

July 29, 130 Trees, 1:30 pm

Education/HPA

“Validation of the Bodymedia Sensewear Pro Armband to Estimate Energy Expenditure in Obese Children During Various Modes of Activity,”

Alyssa Mealey;

July 29, 130 Trees, 1:30 pm

GSPH/Behavioral & Community Health Sciences

“A Meta-Analytic Review of Social Capital’s Role in Health Promotion,”

Keon Gilbert;

July 30, 109 Parran, 1 pm

Education/HPA

“Effects of Training Status, Exercise Mode & Intensity on Differentiated Ratings of Perceived Exertion,”

Melina Bolgar;

July 30, Petersen conf. rm., 1 pm

Nursing

“Alcohol Use, HIV Infection & Antiretroviral Adherence,”

Lauren Broyles;

July 30, 451 Victoria, 2 pm

Medicine/Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

“Characterization of Dendritic Cell Handling of Cell-Associated Membrane & Cytoplasmic Proteins From Live & Apoptotic Cells,”

Sherrianne Gleason;

July 31, A719 Crabtree, 9 am

GSPH/Biostatistics

“Summary Functions for Data in the Presence of Competing Risks,”

Yongyun Zhao;

July 31, 109 Parran, 10 am

A&S/Geology & Planetary Science

“Quantitative Thermal Infrared Analyses of Volcanic Processes & Products: Application to Bezymianny Volcano, Russia,”

Adam Joseph Carter;

Aug. 1, 214 SRCC, 1 pm

A&S/Geology & Planetary Science

“Serpentine Emplacement & Deformation in Western Puerto Rico & Their Implications for the Caribbean-North American Plate Boundary Tectonic History,”

Daniel Lao-Davilla;

Aug. 4, 214 SRCC, 2 pm

Medicine/Bioinformatics

“Perceptions of Personal Power & Their Relationship to Clinicians’ Resistance to the Introduction of Computerized Physician Order Entry,” Christa Bartos;

Aug. 6, M184 Parkvale, 9 am

A&S/English

“Corporeality in Turn-of-the-Century American Fiction,”

Christine Mahady;

Aug. 7, 527 CL, 2:30 pm

GSPH/Biostatistics

“Spatio-Temporal Mixed Models for Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging,”

John Scott;

Aug. 8, 109 Parran, 1:15 pm

A&S/Physics & Astronomy

“Cosmology Using Galaxy Cluster Velocities,”

Suman Bhattacharya;

Aug. 14, 319 Allen, 10 am

GSPH/Epidemiology

“Multilocus Sequence Typing & Mechanisms of Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella Enterica,”

Mary Krauland; Aug. 19, S893A Scaife, 2-4 pm

A&S/Psychology

“Trajectories of Observed Maternal & Paternal Sensitivity in Early & Middle Childhood: Predicting Children’s Social Competence From Sensitive Parenting,”

Patricia Matestic;

Aug. 22, 4127 Sennott, 10 am

Education/ I&L

“Cognitive Tutoring Systems: A Look at How the Utilization of an Audio Support System Impacts the Word Problem Solving Skills of Struggling Readers,”

Eileen St. John;

Aug. 22, 5140 Posvar, 10 am

A&S/Psychology

“Self-focused vs. Other-focused Strategies for Coping With Smoking Cue Exposure,”

Stephen Wilson;

Aug. 26, 4127 Sennott, 9 am

Deadline

Faculty Mentor Program

Part of 1st Experiences in Research program. Sign up by Sept. 5.

(Info: Peggy Heely, 8-7927 or meh33@pitt.edu)

Theatre

Kuntu Repertory Auditions for New Works Festival

Open Stage Theatre, 2835 Smallman St., July 26 & 27, 11 am-3 pm (412/881-6888)

Exhibits

Audubon Exhibits

“Small Green-Crested Flycatcher,” through July 28;

“Yellow Red-Poll Warbler,” July 29-Aug. 11;

“Fish Crow,” Aug. 12-25;

“Night Hawk,” Aug. 26-Sep. 8;

Hillman ground fl. exhibit case (reg. library hours; 8-7715)

Special Collections Exhibit

“James Joyce: 1st Editions, 1st appearance in print”;

through Aug. 15, 363 Hillman (reg. library hours; 8-7715)

Event Deadline

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