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Volume 37

Number 12

February 17, 2005

CALENDAR

Thursday 17

Medical Grand Rounds “Diabetic Neuropathy,” Bruce Nicholson; west wing aud., , 8 am

Latin American Studies Social & Public Policy Conference Dining Rm. B WPU, 8:30 am-3:25 pm; keynote address: “Challenges to Democracy in Latin America,” Mitchell Seligson, Vanderbilt; 3:40 pm

TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions 100 Craig, 8:30 am-4:30 pm (appointment: 877/209-3136; also Feb. 18, 22, 23 & March 3)

Asian Studies Lecture “Viewing Emotively: Memories of Local Dwellings in New Chinese Cinema,” Xinmin Liu, East Asian; 4130 Posvar, noon

Immunology Seminar “Toll/IL-1 Receptor Signaling: Trafficking in TRAF-To Raft or Dive, That Is the Question!” Philip Auron, molecular genetics & biochemistry; lecture rm. 5 Scaife, noon (8-7050)

OIS Intercultural Lunch Dining Rm. B WPU, noon (4-2100; also Feb. 24 & March 3) PA Black Conference on Higher Education Founders Luncheon Pgh. Hilton Hotel, noon-2 pm (4-3362)

Renal Grand Rounds “The EQUAL Study: Assessing Processes & Outcomes for Esrd Quality of Care,” Neil Powe; F1145 Presby, noon

Ctr. for Bioethics & Health Law Grand Rounds “White-Washing Health Disparities: Myths, Lies & Misconceptions,” Annette Dula, U of CO; 2nd fl. aud. WPIC, noon (8-1305)

PA Black Conference on Higher Education Scholarship Luncheon Pgh. Hilton Hotel, 12:15-2 pm (4-3362)

Biostatistics Seminar Debashis Ghosh, U of MI; A115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm

Bioengineering/McGowan Inst. Seminar “Challenges in Therapy for Congestive Heart Failure,” Robert Kormos; lecture rm. 6 Scaife, 4 pm

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Chemistry Lecture “Simple Models for Biological Processes & Material Properties,” Rigoberto Hernandez, GA Inst. of Technology; 12B Chevron, 4 pm (4-8200)

Greensburg Campus Question & Answer Session Chris Potter, Pgh. City Paper; Exchange Coffeehouse, Village, UPG, 4 pm (724/836-7481)

C.F. Reynolds Medical History Lecture “Biological & Chemical Warfare: An Historical Perspective,” Douglas Bacon, Mayo Clinic; lecture rm. 5, 6 pm (8-8927)

Greensburg Campus La Cultura Lecture “Darwin Almost Got It: The Role of the Environment in Provoking Evolutionary Change,” Jeffrey Schwartz; Ferguson Theatre, UPG, 7 pm

BAS Black History Month Lecture Tony Brown; WPU Assembly Rm., 8 pm

Friday 18

Latin American Studies Social & Public Policy Conference Dining Rm. B WPU, 8:30 am- 4:35 pm

Computer Science Day 5th & 6th fls. Sennott, 10 am-3:30 pm

Psychiatry Lecture “Comprehensive Care Services,” Jason Rosenstock; Detre Aud., 11 am

Anthropology Lecture “Primate Evolution: Biogeography, Paleontology & Adaptations for Arboreality,” Nancy Stevens, OU College of Osteopathic Medicine; 3106 Posvar, noon

Agora/GSPIA Graduate Student Conference “Transcending Boundaries: Encompassing the Global Workforce,” William Clatanoff, asst. U.S. trade rep. for labor; PAA, noon (register: www.pitt.edu/ ~sorc/agora)

Pharmacology Seminar “ER Stress as a Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer,” David McConkey, U of TX; 1395 BST, noon

Pulmonary Grand Rounds “Turning Up a Notch Inhibits Airway Inflammation,” Anuradha Ray; NW628 Montefiore, noon

Religious Studies Colloquium “Mircea Eliade, the History of Religions & the ‘Provincialization of Europe,’” , history; 2628 CL, noon

Senate Budget Policies Committee Meeting 501 CL, noon-2 pm

Ctr. for of Science Talk “Do We Have the Right Limitative Theorems?” Allen Hazen, U of Melbourne; 817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

PA Black Conference on Higher Education Job Fair Pgh. Hilton Hotel, Downtown, 2-4 pm (4-3362)

Agora/GSPIA Graduate Student Panel Discussion 2500 Posvar, 2:15 pm (register: www.pitt.edu/~sorc/agora)

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PA Black Conference on Higher Education Presidential Forum Pgh. Hilton Hotel, Downtown, 2:15-3:30 pm (4-3362)

Mathematics Colloquium “Hypergeometric Functions & Representation Theory,” Amitabha Bose, NJ Inst. of Technology; 704 Thackeray, 4 pm

PA Black Conference on Higher Education Reception Pgh. Hilton Hotel, Downtown, 6:30-7 pm (4-3362)

PA Black Conference on Higher Education Banquet Keynote speakers: Mary Frances Berry, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, & Geraldine Segal, Penn, Pgh. Hilton Hotel, Downtown, 7-9 pm (4-3362)

Polish Film “The Weather for Tomorrow,” directed by Jerzy Stuhr; 7th fl. aud. Alumni, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Saturday 19

Agora/GSPIA Graduate Student Conference 2500 Posvar, 9 am-4 pm (register: www.pitt.edu/~sorc/agora)

Johnstown Campus Alumni Assn. Athletics Day Women’s basketball vs. Bloomsburg, 2 pm; men’s basketball vs. IUP, UPJ Sports Ctr., 7:30 pm

Pasta & pizza buffet, Log Cabin, UPJ, 4:30 pm (814/269-1960)

Polish Film “Superproduction,” directed by Juliusz Machulski & Jaroslaw Sokol; 7th fl. aud. Alumni, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Music on the Edge Concert Geoffrey Burleson, pianist; Bellefield aud., 8 pm (tickets: 412/394-3353)

Sunday 20

Heinz Chapel Organ Concert Frederick Schell; Heinz Chapel, 3 pm

Polish Film “Revenge,” directed by Andrzej Wajda; 7th fl. aud. Alumni, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Pgh. Compline Choir Charles Wilson; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm (412/682-6886)

Monday 21

Renal Grand Rounds “Henoch/Schonlein Purpura. Not Just for Kids Anymore,” Robert Denshaw; F1145 Presby, noon

Senate Plant Utilization & Planning Committee Meeting 4125 Sennott, 1 pm

East Asian Languages & Literatures Lecture “Institutional Changes & New Patterns of Class Conflict in the PRC: Evidence From Panel Data,” Cecila Xi Zhang; 207 Thaw, 3:30 pm (4-5568)

Greensburg Campus Rossetti International House/Spanish Club Dance Performance Los Tangueros de Ley; Ferguson Theatre, UPG, 7:30 pm (724/836- 9905)

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CGS Meet & Greet Hemingway’s, 8-10 pm

Music Monday Concert Bellefield aud., 8 pm (4-4125)

Pgh. Contemporary Writers Reading Eric Pankey & Jennifer Atkinson, poets; 501 CL, 8:30 pm (4-6506)

Tuesday 22

Molecular Medicine Seminar “Chemokine Receptor Regulatory Mechanisms in Recruitment of Leukocytes to Sites of Inflammation,” Dhavalkumar Patel; 1100 Rangos, 11:30 am

PACCM Conference “The Interplay Between IL-4/IL-13 & Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Asthma Exacerbated Respiratory Disease,” Larry Borish; NW628 Montefiore, 11:30 am

Global Studies Lecture “The Islam Within African-American Context,” Abdul Dardery, S. Valley U, 4217 Posvar, noon (4-2918)

Health Services Seminar “Mental Health,” M. Katherine Shear; 1105 Scaife, noon (412/692-4853)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar “Genetic Dissection of Alcohol & Anesthetic Action,” Greg Homanics; 456 Salk, noon-1 pm (4-3330)

EOH/Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine Lecture “Environmental Genomics: A Key to Understanding Human Disease,” David Schwartz, Duke; S100 BST, noon

Ctr. for Philosophy of Science Talk “William Harvey’s Conceptual, Teleology: Goal-Directed Causation in ‘De Conceptione,’” Jim Lennox, HPS; 817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

Magee Seminar “Perinatal Depression & Maternal Nutritional Status,” Lisa Bodnar; 1st fl. conf. rm. Magee, 4 pm

UPCI Seminar “Feasting, Fasting & Fermenting: Glucose Signaling Pathways in Yeast,” Martin Schmidt; Cooper Conf. Rm. C Hillman Cancer Ctr., Shadyside, 4 pm

Wednesday 23

• UPMC corneal refractive therapy workshop; call 7-2200 to schedule an appointment.

Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds Hany Bedair & David Hannallah; LHAS aud. Montefiore, 7-8 am (412/605-3262)

Oncology Grand Rounds “Sarcomas as a Model to Introduce Kinase-Targeted Therapy in Solid Tumor Oncology,” Robert Maki; 2nd fl. aud. Herberman Conf. Ctr., Shadyside, 8 am

Pathology Seminar “Contribution of Asbestos, Erionite, Genetics & SV40 in the Pathogens of Human Malignant Mesothelioma,” Michele Carbone, Loyola U Medical Ctr.; 1105 Scaife, noon (8-1040)

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“Gender Research in the Archive: Navigating Sources,” Kate Colligan, Archival Service Ctr.; 2500 Posvar, noon (4-6485)

Chemistry Lecture “Advancing the Chemical Sciences Through Partnerships With the National Science Foundation,” Art Ellis, NSF; 12B Chevron, 5:30 pm (4-8200)

Men’s Basketball Vs. WVU; Petersen, 7 pm

Greensburg Campus Soul Food Dinner Wagner Dining Hall, UPG, 7:30 pm (reservations: 724/836-7914 or 724/836- 7186)

Thursday 24

Asian Studies Lecture “Metamorphosis of a Sourcebook: Three Modern Plays Drawn From the Tale of the Heike,” J. Thomas Rimer, East Asian; 4130 Posvar, noon

Immunology Seminar “Mechanisms of Tolerance Induction in the Airways,” Anuradha Ray; lecture rm. 5 Scaife, noon (8-7050)

Race & Social Problems Lecture “Faith Matters: Race/Ethnicity, Religiosity & Drugs,” John Wallace, social work; Kurtzman Rm. WPU, noon-1:30 pm (4-7382)

HR Benefits Retirement Education Session 342 Craig, noon-1:30 pm (register: 4-8068)

Chemistry Lectures “The ABCs of Nanotechnology: Atoms, Bits & Civilization,” Art Ellis, NSF; 12 Chevron, 2 pm; “Protein Structure Determination via EPR of Endogenous & Introduced Electron Spins,” Gary Gerfen, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; 12B Chevron, 4 pm (4-8200)

Univ. Art Gallery Talk Xu Bing; FFA aud., 4 pm

McLean World Law Lecture “The Global Effort to Contain Official Corruption,” Dick Thormburg; Teplitz courtrm., Law, 6 pm

Women’s Studies Film “900 Women,” directed by Laleh Khadivi; 2201 Posvar, 7 pm

Friday 25

Psychiatry Lecture “Conditioned Smoking Cues: Examining the Impact of Environments as Cues to Smoke,” Cynthia Conklin; Detre Aud., 11 am

Ctr. for Philosophy of Science Talk “First-Order Classical Model Logic,” Horacio Arlo-Costa, CMU; 817R CL, 12:05 pm (4-1052)

Mathematics Colloquium Jean-Luc Guermond, TX A&M; 704 Thackeray, 4 pm

Music Colloquium “Structural Decisions in Mozart’s Viennese Instrumental Music,” Ulrich Leisinger, Mozart-Institut & Cornell; 132 Music, 4 pm (4-4124)

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Polish Film “The Body,” directed by Tomasz Konecki & Andrzej Saramonowiez; Theater, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Saturday 26

Survival Skills & Ethics Workshop “Grant Writing”; lecture rm. 2 Scaife, 9 am-4 pm (412/578-3716)

A&S/Honors College Symposium “Excavation Results at Florence Cathedral,” Ralph Mathisen, U of IL, Thomas Noble, Notre Dame; 202 FFA, 9:30 am-12:30 pm (8-2419)

Men’s Basketball Vs. Conn.; Petersen, 3:45 pm

Polish Film “Keep Away From the Window,” directed by Jan Jakub Kolski; Carnegie Museum of Art Theater, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Sunday 27

Polish Film “Sour Soup,” directed by Ryszard Brylski; 7th fl. aud. Alumni, 7:30 pm (4-9101)

Pgh. Compline Choir Donna Groom; Heinz Chapel, 8:30 pm (412/682-6886)

Monday 28

Trustees Property & Facilities Committee Mtg. 2700 Posvar, 8:30 am

Honors Convocation “Science & Controversy: Inseparable,” , molecular genetics & biochemistry; Soldiers & Sailors, 3-5 pm (4-7100)

March

Tuesday 1

Health Services Seminar Douglas Fridsma; 1102 Scaife, noon (412/692-4853)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar “Serotin, Neuropeptides & Appetite Regulation,” John Fernstrom; 456 Salk, noon- 1 pm (4-3330)

Faculty Assembly Meeting 2700 Posvar, 3 pm

Magee Seminar Lisa McGee; 1st fl. conf. rm. Magee, 4 pm

Wednesday 2

OIS Program “PASSPORT to Social & Cultural Programming”; Kurtzman Rm. WPU, noon-1:30 pm

Women’s Studies Lecture “How Courts Misapprehend the Dynamics of Workplace Sexual Harassment,” Theresa Beiner, U of AR; 2201 Posvar, noon

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Novartis Chemistry Lecture “Silicon-Triggered Organic Reactions,” Leon Ghosez, Institut Europeen de Chimie et de Biologie & Universite Catholique de Louvain; 12B Chevron, 4 pm (4-8200)

Thursday 3

Pediatric Surgery Lecture “Hepatic Tumors,” Gretchen Purcell; 4A496 Children’s, 8 am

Asian Studies Lecture “In & Out of Time & Space: Kumano Mandara as Visual Constructs of the Transcendent & Worldly Powers of Lineage,” Sue Zitterbart, HA&A; 4130 Posvar, noon

HR Benefits Retirement Education Session 1501 Posvar, noon-1:30 pm (register: 4-8068)

Chemistry Lectures “Metathesis Enabled Combinatorial Chemistry for Drug Discovery,” Paul Hanson, U of KS; 12B Chevron, 2 pm; “Simulations of Chaperonin-Mediated Protein Folding,” Joan-Emma Shea, UC Santa Barbara; 12B Chevron, 4 pm (4-8200)

Asian Studies Symposium “Shooting the Messenger: The Myths & Truths of International News Reporting”; rm. 1150, 501 Grant Street, 3-6 pm (register: 8-7370)

Biostatistics Seminar Wei Pan, U of MN; A115 Crabtree, 3:30 pm

Ph.D. Defenses

Education/Instruction & Learning “Oral Reading Fluency of Beginning Readers,” Tiffany Chrisman; Feb. 17, 5152 Posvar, 2:30 pm

GSPH/Epidemiology “Association Between Infant Birth Weight & Maternal Cardiovascular Risk: The Health, Aging & Body Composition Study,” Janet Catov; Feb. 25, A523 Crabtree, 9-11 am

H&RS/Communication Science & Disorders “The Impact of Directional Listening on Perceived Localization Ability,” Melissa Nascone Ruscetta; Feb. 25, 4060 , 2 pm

IS/Library & Information Science “Librarians’ Perceptions of Quality Digital Reference Services by Means of Critical Incidents,” Eylem Ozkaramanli; Feb. 25, 501 IS, 2-4 pm

Medicine/Immunology “Dendritic Cells, Rapamycin & Transplant Tolerance,” Timucin Taner; Feb. 25, S120 BST, 2 pm

A&S/Communication “John Dewey on the Art of Communication,” Nathan Crick; March 1, 1128 CL, 9:30 am

H&RS/Rehabilitation Science “Biomechanical & Physical Characteristics of Trunk & Hip in Golfers With & Without Low Back Pain,” Yung-Shen Tsai; March 1, 4016 Forbes Tower, 2:30 pm

Deadlines

Research on Health & Sexual Orientation Pilot Study Proposals Three copies of the proposal due to 3520 5th Ave., Suite 400 by March 7. http://www.umc.pitt.edu:591/u/FMPro?-DB=ustory&-Format=d.html&-lay=a&storyid=2421&-Find (7 of 8)2/23/2005 5:13:05 PM University of Pittsburgh: News From Pitt

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Steven D. Manners Faculty Development Awards Applications due April 16 to 121 Univ. Place. (4-5522)

Exhibits

University Art Gallery “Out of Time, Out of Place, Out of China: Reinventing Chinese Tradition in a New Century,” Wenda Gu, Wang Mansheng, Xu Bing & Zhang Hongtu; Univ. Art Gallery FFA, through Feb. 25, M-Sat. 10 am-4 pm, Th until 8 pm (8-2423)

Greensburg Campus Black History Month Poster Exhibit Through Feb. 28, Millstein Library, UPG (724/836-9904)

Hillman Library Exhibit “Carbonated Warbler”; Audubon exhibit case, ground fl. Hillman, through Feb. 28, M-Th 7:50 am-2 am, F 7:50 am-10 pm, Sat. 9 am-midnight, Sun. 10 am-2 am (8-7715)

FFA Library Exhibit “Sacred Place,” Jeffrey Morin; “The Green Wall,” Shirley Sharoff; “Brancusi ‘Der Kusz,’” Ines Ketelhodt; “Brooklyn Bridge: A Love Song,” Don Glaister; “In the Shadow of No Towers,” Art Spiegelman; through April M-Th 9 am-9 pm, F 9 am- 7 pm, Sat. 11 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-7 pm, FFA Library

Theatre

Johnstown Campus Production “Eden Court”; Feb. 18, 24 & 26 at 8 pm, Feb. 20 at 2 pm; “The Beauty Queen of Leannane”; Feb. 17, 19, 23 & 25 at 8 pm, Feb. 27 at 2 pm, Pasquerilla, UPJ (tickets: 800/846-2787)

PA Black Conference on Higher Education Production Feb 17, 9-11 pm, Pgh. Hilton Hotel, Downtown (4-3362)

Kuntu Repertory Theatre Auditions “Seven Guitars,” by ; Feb. 26, 10 am-4 pm, Feb. 27, 2-6 pm, 7th fl. aud. Alumni, (4-7298)

Theatre Arts Laboratory Production “Hangin’ Up My Heart,” by Michael Schwartz, directed by Lofty Durham; Feb. 23- 27, W-F at 8:30 pm, Sat. at 2:30 & 8:30 pm, Sun. at 8:30 pm, Studio Theatre CL (tickets: 4-7529)

Theatre Arts Production “Rashomon,” by Fay & Michael Kanin; through Feb. 27, W-Sat. at 8 pm, Sun. at 2 pm, Feb. 24 at 10 am, Charity Randall, Memorial (tickets: 4- 7529)

Event Deadline

The next issue of the calendar will be published March 3. It will contain events of March 3-17. Information for events during that period must be received by 5 pm Feb. 24 at 308 . Information may be sent by fax to 4-4579 or e-mail to [email protected].

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