University Times

Thursday 25

HSLS Workshop

“Introduction to HSLS Resources & Services at WPIC Library,”

Rebecca Abromitis;

WPIC Library, 9:30 am

HSLS Workshop

“Advanced PowerPoint for Presentations,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

Science 2008 Supplier Showcase

Petersen, 10 am-3 pm (4-8586)

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar

“ESR Spectroscopic Rulers: Putting Another Spin on Protein Dynamics,”

Sunil Saxena;

6014 BST3, 11 am

EOH Seminar

“Cellular Response to Base Damage Involves the Interplay of Base Excision Repair, DNA Damage Response & NAD+ Metabolism Proteins,”

Robert Sobol;

Bridgeside Point, 100 Technology Dr., 5th fl. conf. rm., noon

ADRC Lecture

“MR Imaging Methods & Their Application to Alzheimer’s Disease & Late-Life Depression,”

Howard Aizenstein;

ADRC conf. rm., S439 Montefiore, noon

(412/692-2700)

Endocrine Research Conference

“Suppression of Beta-cell Autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes With the Immuno-Regulatory Lectin Galecin-1,”

Adrian Morelli;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Asian Studies Lecture

“Why Is Pacific Island Studies Part of Asian Studies? Asian Connections in Pacific Prehistory,”

Richard Scaglion, anthropology;

4130 Posvar, noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“Supercourse & Global Health (from Pgh. & Tehran),”

Ronald LaPorte & Ali Ardalan;

G23 Parran, noon

Int’l Week Workshop

“Make Your Own Shofar,”

info table outside WPU, noon-3 pm

Int’l Week Health Sciences Study Abroad Info Session

lower lounge, WPU, noon-3 pm

Int’l Week Engineering Study Abroad Info Session

Benedum Lobby, noon-3 pm

Dental Medicine Faculty Development Lecture

“Recognizing & Managing Domestic Violence & Abuse in Dental Patients,”

Deb Polk & Erik Scheifele;

457 Salk, 1 pm

Roth 403(b) Info Session

342 Craig, 1 pm (4-8057 or 8-7858)

German Lecture

“Göthes Tränen: Leben, Mythos, Dichtung,”

Matthias Mayer, U of Augsburg;

144 CL, 2:30 pm (4-5909)

IS Sara Fine Inst. Lecture

“A Declaration of Independence,”

Lawrence Lessig, Stanford;

Teplitz Moot Courtrm., Barco, 3 pm

McGowan Inst. for Regenerative Medicine Seminar

Ira Herman, Tufts;

Scaife aud. 5, 4 pm

Chemistry Seminar

“Drivers & Road Maps for Improving the Undergraduate Chemistry Experience,”

Cynthia Larive, UC-Riverside;

12B Chevron, 4 pm

Int’l Week Multimedia Showcase

G17 CL, 4-6 pm

CILE Law Lecture

“The Rule of Law in Modern Iraq: Personal Perspectives,”

Haider Ala Hamoudi & USMC Col. Paul Amato;

Teplitz Moot Courtrm., Barco, 6 pm (3-6754)

Ridgway Lecture

“A Status Report on the Global War on Terror,”

Rand Beers;

WPU lower lounge, 7 pm

Int’l Week Films

“Life: The Story So Far” & “Silent Killer,”

4130 Posvar, 7 pm (4-2918)

Friday 26

SBDC Seminar

“The 2nd Step: Developing a Business Plan,”

115 Mervis, 7:30-10 am (4-5678)

HPI Briefing

“Major Implications of the New 990 on the Board,”

Ed Weisgerber;

PAA, 8-9:30 am (412/621-2400)

Bradford Campus Seminar

“Google Analytics”;

Mukaiyama University Rm., Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 9 am-3:30 pm (814/362-5056)

Book Center Book Sale

WPU Assembly Rm., 9 am-5 pm

Endocrine Conference

“Toward Closing the Loop & Artificial Pancreas,”

Moshe Phillip;

1195 Starzl BST, 9:30 am

HSLS Workshop

“EndNote Basics,”

Andrea Ketchum;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10 am-noon

Int’l Week Study Abroad Info Sessions

WPU Ballrm., Kurtzman Rm., Assembly Rm. & lower lounge, 11 am-3 pm

Anthropology Lecture

“The Domestic Mode of Production & the Development of the Spondylus Industry: Evidence From the Coast of Ecuador,”

Alexander Martin;

anthropology lounge, 3106 Posvar, noon

Philosophy of Science Talk

“Mathematics & Scientific Representation,”

Christopher Pincock, Purdue;

817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

OED Limbach Lecture

“From California to Pgh.: Starting a Biopharmaceutical Company to Discover Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease,”

Susan Catalano;

1105A Scaife, 1-3 pm (4-3160)

Int’l Week UCIS African Festival

WPU Assembly Rm., 2-10 pm

Chemistry Seminar

“Finding a Needle in a Haystack: New Analytical Approaches for Characterizing Glycosaminoglycans,”

Cynthia Larive, UC-Riverside;

12B Chevron, 2:30 pm

Asian Studies Lecture

“Walking the Magazine, Reading the Street: The Birth of the Capitalist Semiosis in Japanese Women’s Magazines, 1900-1930,”

Miyako Inoue, Stanford;

anthropology lounge, 3rd fl. Posvar, 3 pm

History Book Symposium

“Before Renaissance: Planning in Pgh., 1889-1943,”

Morton Coleman, social work;

WPU lower lounge, 3:30-5:30 pm

Int’l Week African Studies/African Student Organization Showcase

WPU Ballrm., 5-9 pm

Global Studies Maghrebi-French Film

“Bled Number One,”

FFA aud., 7 pm (4-2918)

Ramadan Iftar Dinner

6th fl. WPU, 7-9 pm (412/608-4999 or 412/519-7508)

Latin American Studies Salsa Dance Workshop

Marlon Silva;

1st. fl. galleria, Posvar, 9:15 pm (8-7394)

Saturday 27

Dental Education Seminar

“Digital Radiography—Hands-On,”

Anitha Potluri & Lawrence Schneider;

2148 Salk, 8:30 am-12:30 pm

Greensburg Campus Golf Outing

Cherry Creek Golf Club, Greensburg, 10 am (724/836-7039)

Int’l Week Latin American & Caribbean Festival

Ballrm., Assembly Rm. & Kurtzman Rm., WPU, noon-mid. (8-7394)

Johnstown Campus Homecoming

Parade, Living/Learning Ctr. to Sport Ctr., noon;

wing fest, Campus Mall, 1 pm;

walking tour, Mountain Cat, 3 pm;

soul food fest, Student Union Cambria Rm., 4 pm;

The Clarks & Chris Higbee Project, Sports Ctr., UPJ, 8 pm (info: www.upj.pitt.edu/homecoming)

Bradford Campus Concert

Hanan Alattar;

Bromeley Family Theater, Blaisdell Hall, UPB, 7:30 pm

Monday 29

Bariatric Surgery Info Session

George Eid; zero level aud., Magee, 6:30-8 pm (412/641-3632)

Pgh. Contemporary Writers Reading

Maxine Hong Kingston;

FFA aud., 8:30 pm

Tuesday 30

SBDC Seminar

“You Said What?!?! The Things You Say Can Hurt You,”

PAA, 8-10:30 am (4-5678)

Health, Safety & Security Day

WPU patio & lawn, 10:30 am-2:30 pm

Molecular Biophysics/Structural Biology Seminar

“Toward Structural Mechanisms of Secretion & Virulence in Gram-Negative Pathogens,”

Hye-Jeong Yeo;

1018 BST3, 11 am

Greensburg Campus Poetry Reading

“Incident at the Edge of Bayonet Woods,”

Paula Bohince;

campus coffeehouse, UPG, 7 pm

Bradford Campus Poetry Reading

Kevin Prufer;

Mukiyama University Room, Frame-Westerberg Commons, UPB, 7:30 pm

October

Wednesday 1

Science 2008 Seminar

“Responsible Conduct in Research for Emerging Investigators: Understanding Relations Between Academia & Industry,”

Barbara Barnes, medicine, & Leland Glenna, Penn State; Connolly Ballrm., Alumni, 9 am-noon (8-8486)

Student Affairs Job/Internship Fair

Petersen, noon-6 pm

HSLS Workshop

“Vector NTI Advance,” Ansuman Chattopadhyay; Falk Library conf. rm. B, 1-3 pm

Memorial Service

For Keiko McDonald, faculty member in East Asian languages & literatures; Heinz Chapel, 3 pm

Latin American Film

“Valentín,” FFA aud., 7:30 pm

Thursday 2

Endocrine Research Conference

“Apolipoprotein D: Friend or Foe in the Metabolic Syndrome?”

German Perdomo-Hernandez;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“An Update on a Syndemics Approach to HIV Prevention Among Gay Men,”

Ron Stall;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Asian Studies Lecture

“Building Resilience Through Sociotechnical Systems: Early Tsunami Detection for Sumatra, Indonesia,”

Louise Comfort, GSPIA;

4130 Posvar, noon

Bioethics & Health Law Grand Rounds

“Why Sociology Matters in Bioethics,”

Linda Morrison, Duquesne;

113 Barco, noon

Geology & Planetary Science Colloquium

“Basaltic Volcanoes—Surface to Source—& Ties to Risk Assessment,”

Greg Valentine, SUNY-Buffalo;

203 Thaw, 4 pm

Global Issues Lecture

“Slavery: An Old Crime in the New Global Economy,”

Kevin Bales, Roehampton U, & Benjamin Skinner;

107 Barco, 6 pm (4-2918)

Asian Studies Ghandi Celebration

“Non-Violence in an Age of Terrorism,”

David Cortright, Notre Dame;

Heinz Chapel, 8 pm (8-7370)

SCIENCE2008

Registration/Continental Breakfast

Alumni foyer, 8 am

Spotlight Session 1: Cellular Traffic Management & Molecular Signposts

Moderator: Russell Salter;

“Exit From the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Interplay Between Proteins & Lipids,”

Meir Aridor;

“Getting to the Top (of a Polarized Cell),”

Ora Weisz;

“Hypoxic Stress & Placental Fat Trafficking,”

Yoel Sadovsky;

“The Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Modulating Enterocyte Trafficking During Intestinal Mucosal Injury & Repair,”

David Hackam;

3rd fl. science lecture hall, Alumni, 9 am

Spotlight Session 2: Thinking Small: Nanoscience & Nanosafety

Moderator: George Klinzing;

“Biological Ion Channels: From Nanopores to Nanotechnology,”

Rob Coalson;

“Biological Effects of Carbon Nanotubes: ‘Once Harm Has Been Done, Even a Fool Understands It,’”

Valerian Kagan;

“Half Light, Half Matter: Coherent States of Solids,”

David Snoke;

“Ultrasensitive Nanobiosensors: Coordinating 3-D Structural Information With Electrode Platforms to Harness Biological Specificity & Functionality,” Joanne Yeh;

532 Alumni, 9 am

Spotlight Session 3: Delivering Health Care From a Distance

Moderator: Paul Paris;

“How Physicians Can Treat Patients Remotely Without Ever Seeing Them in Person — Telemedicine as the New Successful Paradigm for Patient Care,”

Andrew Watson;

“Telemedicine Services Past, Present & Future,”

Richard Bakalar;

“Project Tristan: The Mechanics of Defining the Need & Providing a Solution,”

Mark Zarick;

531 Alumni, 9 am

Plenary Session 1: Dickson Prize in Medicine Lecture

“Dissecting the Secretion Process: From Basic Mechanism to Human Disease,” Randy Schekman;

aud. 7 Alumni, 11 am

Poster Session 1

Alumni 1st fl. Ballrm., 1 pm

Science at Work Session 1:

IBM — Enabling Technologies: Transforming Health Care; Current & Future Impact on Patient Safety, Culture & Process

Moderator: G. Daniel Martich;

presenter: Marion Ball;

3rd fl. science lecture hall, Alumni, 1 pm

Science at Work Session 2: Innovation Works — Reaping the Value of Interns in a Technology Company Environment

Moderator: Andrew Remes;

panelists: Kathy Mitchell, Mark DeSantis, Jeff Swoveland, Apoorva Choudhary, Kurt Lesker III, Daniel Rogan & Anna Khromey;

532 Alumni,1 pm

Science at Work Session 3:

PLSG — Concept to Commercialization ™: A Successful System for Turning Innovation Into Enterprise

Moderator: Margaret McDonald;

presenters: John Manzetti & Peter DeComo;

531 Alumni,1 pm

Spotlight Session 4:

Application of Multiscale Computer Simulation to Complex Systems of Chemical, Biological, Material & Environmental Relevance

Moderator: Kenneth Jordan;

“Trying to Build Proteins Piece by Piece on a Computer,”

Daniel Zuckerman;

“Making Clean Coal Cleaner: Modeling Contaminant Removal,”

J. Karl Johnson;

“Toward the Computational Discovery of Porous Materials,”

David Earl;

“Modeling Microcapsules That Communicate Through Nanoparticles to Undergo Self-Propelled Motion,”

Anna Balazs;

3rd fl. science lecture hall, Alumni, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 5:

NO, NO, a Thousand Times NO

Moderator: Bruce Freeman;

“NO & Life & Death,”

Timothy Billiar;

“NO More Liver Damage,”

David Geller;

“The ‘Greening’ of Your Cardiovascular System,”

Volker Rudolph;

“Haldane, Hot Dogs & Halitosis: The Emerging Biology of the Nitrite Anion,” Mark Gladwin;

532 Alumni, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 6:

Immunology — Keeping Up Our Guard

Moderator: Penelope Morel;

“Of Asthmatic Mice & Men: New Views on the Zoo of TH2,”

Sally Wenzel;

“Heat Shock Proteins & Immune Responses,”

Robert Binder;

“Cellular Mechanisms Regulating the Skin Immune Function,”

Adriana Larregina;

“Innate Mechanisms of Transplant Rejection,”

Fadi Lakkis;

531 Alumni, 2 pm

Plenary Session 2:

Provost Lecture

“Bridging the Scales: Connecting Computer Simulations of Molecular Phenomena to the Problems of the Real World,”

Gregory Voth;

7th fl. aud. Alumni, 4 pm

Reception & Technology Showcase

WPU lower lounge, 5 pm

Friday 3

Dental Education Seminar

“Custom Fabrication of Athletic Mouthguards: A Hands-On Experience,”

Dennis Ranalli;

2148 Salk, 8:30 am-noon

Philosophy of Science Konstanz Colloquium

“Interpretation,”

817R CL, 9 am-7 pm (also Oct. 4, 10 am-7:30 pm; 4-1052)

Pathology Research Seminar/Szulman Lecture

“Choosing Children: Practical & Moral Choice in the Practice of Preimplantation Genetics,”

Peter Braude, Kings College London;

Magee conf. ctr., 9:20 am (8-1040)

Endocrine University-Wide Conference

“Nelson’s Syndrome: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology & Management,”

Janet Amico;

1195 Starzl BST, 9:30 am

Senate Budget Policies Mtg.

501 CL, noon-2 pm

Industrial Engineering Holzman Learning Ctr. Dedication

10th fl. Benedum, noon-1:30 pm (4-2344)

Pitt/CMU Japanese Film

“Honey & Clover,”

McConomy Hall, CMU, 7 pm

Allegheny Observatory Open House

159 Riverview Ave., Riverview Park, North Side, 7-10 pm (412/321-2400)

SCIENCE2008

Registration/Continental Breakfast

Alumni foyer, 8 am

Professional Development Workshop:

Early Career Transitions — Exploring Your Passions & Recognizing Your Potential

7th fl. aud. & Cathedral Views Gallery, Alumni, 8:30 am

Spotlight Session 7:

Organelle Abundance & Protein Dynamics

Moderator: John Woolford Jr.;

“Organelle Assembly & Functional Consequences,”

Adam Linstedt;

“Generating Membrane Networks,”

Tina Lee;

“Atomistic Simulations of Natively Unfolded Proteins,”

Lillian Chong;

“Garbage in, Garbage Out: How to Clear the Secretory Pathway of Aberrant Proteins,”

Jeffrey Brodsky;

3rd fl. science lecture hall, Alumni, 9 am

Spotlight Session 8:

Wicked Problems

Moderator: John Camillus;

“Epidemic Diseases in a Globally Warmed World: Apocalypse or Status Quo?”

Donald Burke;

“The Interrelated Wicked Problems of Lava Flow Emplacement & Explosive Volcanic Hazard Mitigation,”

Michael Ramsey;

“Designing Resilience to Extreme Events: Sociotechnical Approaches for Communities at Risk,”

Louise Comfort;

“Effect of Variability in Gene Expression on the Bacterial Response to Temperature,”

Hanna Salman;

531 Alumni, 9 am

Spotlight Session 9:

Plasticity — A Means to Adaptation

Moderator: Edda Thiels;

“Shape-Shifting When Death Is on the Line: How Predators Induce Changes in Their Prey,”

Rick Relyea;

“Plant Responses to Global Change: Plasticity & Adaptation in Arabidopsis,”

Stephen Tonsor;

“Behavioral Modulation of Sensory Responses in the Rat Thalamocortical System,”

Erika Fanselow;

“A Critical Role of Efferent Innervation of the Ear in Sharpening Auditory Brain Connections,”

Karl Kandler;

532 Alumni, 9 am

Plenary Session 3:

Mellon Lecture

“The Unfolded Protein Response: How the Endoplasmic Reticulum Talks to the Nucleus,”

Peter Walter;

7th fl. aud. Alumni, 11 am

Poster Session 2

1st fl. ballrm. Alumni, 1 pm

Science at Work Session 4:

Vivisimo — Thinking Outside the (Search) Box: Enterprise Search at the University of Pittsburgh & Vivisimo

Moderator: Barbara Epstein;

presenters: Raul Valdes-Perez & Frances Yarger;

531 Alumni, 1 pm

Science at Work Session 5:

Intel Research — Biomedical Applications of Computer Vision

Moderator: Drazen Jukic; presenter:

Mei Chen; 532 Alumni, 1 pm

Spotlight Session 10:

Brain Functional Evidence of Normative & Impaired Behavior

Moderator: Peter Strick;

“Can Functional Brain Imaging Be Used to Inform Educational Practice?”

Julie Fiez;

“The Young & the Restless: fMRI Studies of Adolescent Brain Development,” Beatriz Luna;

“Facing Facts About Face Recognition: Underlying Neural & Psychological Mechanisms,”

Marlene Behrmann;

“Imaging Emotion in the Brain: From Normal Feelings to Mood Disorders,”

Mary Phillips;

3rd fl. science lecture hall Alumni, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 11:

Modeling Biochemical Processes

Moderator: Michael Grabe;

“Toward Comprehensive Models of Cell Regulatory Networks,”

James Faeder;

“Understanding Cell Membrane Remodeling by Using Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulations,”

Markus Deserno;

“Relaying the Message: A Transcribing RNA Polymerase at Atomic Resolution,”

Guillermo Calero;

“Project GATTACA: Accelerating Biomedical Discovery & Reducing Public Health Response Time via Computational Inference,”

Roni Rosenfeld;

532 Alumni, 2 pm

Spotlight Session 12:

Stem Cells in Development & in Cancer

Moderator: Albert Donnenberg;

“Selective Chemotherapeutic Targeting of Cancer Stem Cells,”

Edward Prochownik;

“Stem Cell Diversity in the Mouse Brain,”

Laura Lillien;

“Molecular Dissection of Functional Stem Cell Properties,”

Tao Cheng;

“Liver Stem Cells in Development & Cancer: You WNT Some, You Lose Some!” Satdarshan (Paul) Monga;

531 Alumni, 2 pm

Plenary Session 4:

Klaus Hofmann Lecture

“Two Views of Brain Function,”

Marcus Raichle;

7th fl. aud. Alumni, 4 pm

Closing Happy Hour

5th fl. foyer Alumni, 5 pm

Saturday 4

Dental Education Seminar

“Radiology Review for the Dental Assistant,”

Judith Gallagher;

2148 Salk, 8:30 am-12:30 pm

Bradford Campus Vendor Fair

Bromeley Quadrangle, UPB, noon-5 pm

(in case of rain, McDowell Fieldhouse; 814/362-5091)

Latin American Studies Concert

“The Americas: In Concert,”

Lilly Abreu;

FFA aud., 7:30 pm (8-7394)

Monday 6

Part-Time MBA Info Session

101 Mervis, 6-7:30 pm (mba@katz.pitt.edu)

Tuesday 7

Pulmonology/Allergy & Immunology Research Conference

“Promotion of & Protection From Allergic Asthma,”

Matthew Poynter;

1st. fl. conf. rm., Rangos Research Ctr., 8 am

HSLS Workshop

“The WOW Factor: Creating Posters With PowerPoint,”

Sam Lewis;

Falk Library classrm. 2, 10-11:30 am

Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar

“New Insights Into the Man-6-P Lysosomal Enzyme Targeting System From Mouse Models,” Stuart Kornfeld;

5th fl. boardrm., E&EI, 11 am

CHP Molecular Medicine Research Seminar

“Liver Disease in Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: How Cells Respond to Protein Misfolding & Aggregation,” David Perlmutter;

1st fl. conf. rm., Rangos Research Ctr., noon

Vaccine Research Seminar

“A Tale of Two Invasions: CHIKV Reaches Italy,”

Ann Powers;

6014 BST3, noon

HSLS Lunch With a Librarian

“Tools for Quick Searching,” Charles Wessel;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, noon

CIDDE Service-Learning Seminar

Tracy Soska, social work;

2017 CL, noon-1:30 pm (4-6307)

Faculty Assembly Mtg.

2700 Posvar, 3 pm

CGS Info Session

Grad. certificate in gerontology;

4th fl. CL, 6-7 pm (4-6600)

Mini-Medical School

“Will We Be Ready for a Flu Pandemic?”

Scaife aud. 6, 7-8:30 pm (3-7255)

Titusville Campus Concert

Blue Jupiter;

Henne Aud., UPT, 7:30 pm (814/827-4429)

Ridgway Lecture

“Iran in the New Middle East,”

Ray Takeyh;

1500 Posvar, 7:30 pm (4-7884)

Wednesday 8

HSLS Workshop

“Transitioning to Ebsco CINAHL,”

Mary Lou Klem;

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

Survival Skills & Ethics Seminar

“Careers Over Lunch,”

S100 BST 2, noon-1:30 pm (412/578-3716)

Pharmacology & Chemical Biology Seminar

“Transitioning from Academia to a Biotechnology Company,”

Frank Delfino, Cellumen;

1395 Starzl BST, noon

Inst. on Aging Elder Care Workshop

“No Elder Care? Know Medicare,”

WPU Ballrm., noon-1:30 pm (866/647-3432)

CIDDE Workshop

“Developing a Course,”

Joanne Nicoll;

815 Alumni, noon-1:30 pm

Studio Arts Exhibition Talk

Lenore Thomas & Barbara Weissberger;

University Art Gallery, FFA, noon (8-2430)

HSLS Workshop

“Pathway Analysis Tools,”

Ansuman Chattopadhyay;

Falk Library conf. rm. B, 1-3 pm

Latin American Film

“25 Watts”;

FFA aud., 7:30 pm

Greensburg Campus St. Clair Lecture

“The ‘British & Indian War’ in PA, 1758,”

Michael McConnell, U of AL-Birmingham;

Ferguson Theater, UPG, 7:30 pm

Thursday 9

Endocrine Research Conference

“Making Insulin: Trouble in Paradise?”

Peter Arvan;

1195 Starzl BST, noon

Epidemiology Seminar

“The Increasing Numbers of the Uninsured: Causes & Consequences,”

Judith Lave;

A115 Crabtree, noon

Asian Studies Talk

“International Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism: A Comparative Case Study of Indonesia & Saudi Arabia,”

A.S.M. Ali Ashraf;

4130 Posvar, noon

Medieval & Renaissance Studies Lecture

“Quid Is Veritas? Trying to Disentangle the Real From the Mythical Pilate,” Colum Hourihane, Princeton;

203 FFA, 3:30 pm (4-5220)

McGowan Inst. Seminar

Jeremy Mao, Columbia;

Scaife aud. 5, 4 pm

Greensburg Campus Book Discussion

“When Huai Flowers Bloom,”

Shu Jiang Lu;

2nd fl. Millstein Library, UPG, 7-9 pm (also Oct. 10, 3-5 pm; 724/836-9689)

Global Studies Maghrebi-French Film

“Memories of Oct. 17,”

also “Memoire d’Immigres (Part I),”

FFA aud., 7 pm (4-2918)

Ridgway Lecture

“Which Candidate Is Better for National Security?”

Richard Clarke, Harvard;

Teplitz Moot Courtrm., Barco, 7:30 pm

PhD Defenses

Engineering/Bioengineering

“Contraction Dyssynchrony & Left Ventricular Mechanoenergetic Function,”

Lauren Johnson;

Sept. 26, 2nd fl. conf. rm., Ctr. for Bioengineering, 300 Technology Dr., 8 am

A&S/Chemistry

“Photodegradable Nanocarriers for Externally-Triggered Drug Delivery,” Michelle Ward Muscatello;

Sept. 26, 325 Eberly, 11:30 am

GSPH/Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

“Studies of Human Herpesvirus-8 Interactions With Dendritic Cells,”

Heather Hensler;

Sept. 30, 109 Parran, 9:30 am

A&S/Chemistry

“Charge Transfer Through Chiral Organic & PNA Molecules,”

Amit Paul;

Oct. 1, 325 Eberly, 3:30 pm

Education/Health & Physical Activity

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

Melinda Bolgar;

Oct. 2, Petersen conf. rm., 1 pm

Education/Instruction & Learning

“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;

Oct. 3, 5140 Posvar, 1 pm

Exhibits

Hillman Library Audubon Exhibit

“Sharp-Tailed Finch,” through Oct. 6;

“Red-eyed Vireo,” Oct. 7-20;

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

Study Abroad Office Photography Contest

Public judging of entries for

“Pitt Around the Planet,”

through Oct. 3; Kimbo Art Gallery, 1st fl. WPU.

Barco Law Library Photography Exhibit

“Pittscapes” by Kaoru Tohara;

through Nov. 7;

Barco 4th fl. exhibit gallery, reg. library hours (8-1376)

Studio Arts Faculty Exhibition

Oct. 1-Nov. 21;

University Art Gallery, FFA, M-F 10 am-4 pm (opening: Oct. 1, 4-6 pm; info: 8-2430)

Deadlines

Chancellor’s Award for Staff for Excellence in Service to the Community

Nominations due Sept. 29 to Jane Thompson, 1817 CL. (4-6576)

Chancellor’s Award for Staff for Excellence in Service to the University

Nominations due Sept. 29 to Jane Thompson, 1817 CL. (4-6576)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards

Nomination letters due Oct. 10 to Patricia Beeson, c/o Nancy Reilly, G33 CL.

Grant Program for Faculty Research or Teaching in Germany

Applications due Oct. 15. (info: www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/faculty/funding/germany.html)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Awards

Nomination forms due Oct. 24 to George Klinzing, 826 CL.

Pittsburgh Innovates

Submissions due online Oct. 26 for technology competition. (info: www.pittsburghinnovates.com)

International Symposium on Academic Globalization Paper

Papers/abstract & invited session proposals due Oct. 28. Author notifications due Dec. 18. Camera-ready full papers due Feb. 11. Submit online at www.2009iiisconferences.org/AG.

Ampco Pgh. Prize for Excellence in Advising

Send nominations to Juan Manfredi, 140 Thackeray, Oct. 1-31. (info: taylor@as.pitt.edu)

Bellet Teaching Excellence Awards

Send nominations to Juan Manfredi, 140 Thackeray, Oct. 1-31. (info: clynch@pitt.edu)

GSPIA Johnson Award for Best Papers in Ethics & Accountability in Public Service

Entries must be received by Nov. 1. (8-1336)

UCIS Faculty Fellowship Program

Requests for proposals due Nov. 1. (info: www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/faculty_fellowship.html)

Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Awards

Nomination letters due Nov. 14 to Andrew Blair, 826 CL.

European Studies Ctr. Faculty European Grant

Deadline is Dec. 5. (info & application: www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/faculty/funding/europeangrant.html)

EUCE Faculty Research Grant Competition

Deadline is Dec. 12. (info & application: www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/faculty/funding/EUCEgrant.html)

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