2-7-02 Calendar

Calendar items from the 2-7-02 Campus News

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SEMINARS, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES

Thursday, February 7. . . Chemistry Colloquium: "Metal-Containing Conjugated Polymers: How to Fit a Carbontom with a Rheostat," Michael Hopkins. 108 Clapp Hall, 4:05 p.m. Visitors are welcome for coffee and cookies at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, February 7ŠStaff Advisory Council Meeting. Toepfer Room, Adelbert Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Contact: Bill Hale, 368-5872 (wch4).

Thursday, February 7. . . "Fund Development and Management in Faith-Based Nonprofit Organizations," August A. Napoli Jr. 1914 Lounge, Thwing Center, 12:30-2 p.m. Light lunch provided. An RSVP is requested, though not required. Contact: Ruth Milne, 368-6312 (research@mcno.cwru.edu)

Thursday, February 7. . . Staff Development Seminar: Staff Employee Handbook Update. All staff members are encouraged to attend one session. 13 Crawford Hall, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Contact: Carolyn Gerich, 368-2458 (cag16).

Thursday, February 7. . . Biochemistry Seminar: "Internal Initiation if Translation of Yeast URE2 mRNA: Factor Requirements and Propagation of [URE3]-prion in Yeast Cells," Anton Komar. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

Friday, February 8. . . Topics in Geriatric Medicine: "Management of Spinal Pain in the Elderly," Samuel Rosenberg. K119 Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 8 -9 p.m. CWRU School of Medicine designates this medical education activity as meeting the criteria for 1.0 Category 1 credit hour of the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

Friday, February 8. . . Neural Prosthesis Seminar: "Reinnervation of Skeletal Muscle by Embryonic Spinal Cord Cells," Christine Thomas. Sponsored by the Cleveland FES Center. Spartan Room, Thwing Center, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Contact: Cathy Walker, 231-3257 (caw22).

Tuesday, February 12. . . "Coupling mRNA Export to Steps in Gene Expression." Robin Reed. Sponsored by the Center for RNA and the Department of Molecular Biology. Amphitheater, Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, 4 p.m. Reception immediately following in the Molecular Biology Library, W231, School of Medicine.

Tuesday, February 12. . . Events in Pharmacology: "B-lactamases: from Bench to Bedside," Robert Bonomo. W344 School of Medicine, noon. Contact: Office of Pharmacology, 368-4617.

Monday, February 13. . . Biochemistry Seminar: "Regulation of Human TAFII 55 Core Promoter Activity by Both Ubiquitous and Cell Type-Specific Transcription Factors," Tianyan Zhou. Advisor: Cheng-Ming Chiang. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

Monday, February 13. . . IGERT Neuromechanics: "Real-Time Statistical Learning Applied to Humanoid Robotics," Stefan Schaal. 312 DeGrace (Biology) Hall, 12:30-1:20 p.m. Contact: Al Pollack, 368-3591 (ajp3).

Thursday, February 14. . . Biochemistry Seminar: "Bacterial Pathogenesis of Fusobacterium Nucleatum in Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth," Yiping Han. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

Thursday, February 14. . . Chemistry Colloquium. "Silicon/Silica Based Nanotechnology: From Porous Silicon to Nanowires, Nanospheres, Nanotubes, Nanofiber Arrays,and Nanosubstrates," James Gole. 108 Clapp Hall, 4:05 p.m. Visitors are welcome for coffee and cookies at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, February 15. . . "Dermavir Vaccine Treatment and Immunology," Julianna Lisziewicz. Sponsored by the Center for AIDS Research and the Department of Infectious Diseases. 2060 Learner Tower, 8-9 a.m. Contact: Lois Jones, 844-2247 (lgj).

Friday, February 15. . . "Accounting for Uncertainty in Mechanics Using Interval Methods," Robert Mullen. Hosted by Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. 421 Glennan Building, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Contact: Peggy Mayer, 3227 (mem7).

Friday, February 15. . . Topics in Geriatric Medicine: "Contributions of Proactive Adaptations to Successful Aging," Eva Kahana. K119 Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 8-9 p.m. CWRU School of Medicine designates this medical education activity as meeting the criteria for 1.0 Category 1 credit hour of the Physicians Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

LECTURES

Thursday, February 7. . . The Arthur W. Fiske Memorial Lecture: "Criminal Defense as Women's Work," Barbara Babcock. Reception following the lecture. A59, Moot Courtroom, School of Law, 4:30 p.m. For more information, including CLE credits, call 368-3308 (lawalumni ) or visit: http://www.law.cwru.edu.

Friday, February 8. . . "The Future of Childbirth and Midwifery in America," Judith Rooks. Sponsored by the Women's Reproductive Health Forum, the Department of Anthropology's Urban Health Initiative and the FPB School of Nursing. Immediately followed by a Panel Discussion. 206 Clark Hall, 4 p.m. Come join the dialogue. Refreshments will be provided. Contact: Barbara Reebel, 368-3703.

Friday, February 8. . . "What's So Special About Genetics?" Thomas Murray. Sponsored by the Law Medicine Center. Pizza and beverages provided. 159 Gund Building, School of Law, noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Alice Simon, 368-3304 (ams45).

Monday, February 11. . . "Militant Islam and the War on Terrorism," Daniel Pipes. Refreshments and discussion immediately following the lecture in the Hillel Building. Strosacker Auditorium, 8-9 p.m. Contact: Joel Wishkovsky, (jaw36).

Monday, February 11. . . "The Peace Process in the Middle East: Personal Politics, National Interests and Global Powers in the Aftermath of September 11," Shimon Shetreet. A59, Moot Courtroom, School of Law, noon to 1 p.m. Contact: Alice Simon, 368-3304 (ams45).

LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Friday, February 8. . . The Public Affairs Discussion Group: "Free Market Environmentalism," Jonathan Entin. 14 Crawford Hall, noon. Brown bag lunch, beverages provided. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34), or Joe White 368-2426 (jxw87).

Tuesday, February 12. . . Video Wheels: Getting Along With Your Supervisor. Sponsored by SAC Staff Training and Development Committee in partnership with HR Employee Education and Development. 209 Crawford Hall, noon to 1 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch. Contact: Tina Jurcisin, 368-2834 (tmj).

Wednesday, February 13. . . Elder Care Support Group: "Planning Documents You must Have," Laurie Steiner. 13 Crawford Hall, noon to 1 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch.

Friday, February 15. . . The Public Affairs Discussion Group: "Mayor Campbell and Her Cabinet," Mark Naymik. 14 Crawford Hall, noon. Brown bag lunch, beverages provided. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34), or Joe White 368-2426 (jxw87)

COMPUTER CLASSES

Register for classes listed below at 368-2992 or via e-mail at kslearn. All classes are at 215 Kelvin Smith Library unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, February 7. . . Copyright at CWRU. Class meets in LL06 and is limited to 10 students. 1-2 p.m.

Thursday, February 7. . . Government Document Information on the WWW. 11 a.m. to noon.

Monday, February 11. . . Presenting with Power Point. 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 12. . . Introduction to HTML: Basic Code. 10 a.m. to noon.

Tuesday, February 12. . . Sink or Swim: Library Research Strategies. Class meets in LL06 and is limited to 10 students. 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Wednesday, February 13. . . Industry Research Online. Class meets Sears 435. 2-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 13. . . Digital Images. 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday, February 13. . . The Invisible Web: What is It, Why it Exists and How to Find It. noon to 1 p.m.

Thursday, February 14. . . Microsoft Excel II. 10 a.m. to noon. Thursday, February 14ŠDatabases for Nurses. 10-11:30 a.m.

CWRU SPORTS

For schedule changes and contest results visit http://www.cwru.edu/orgs/varsity/varsity.html.

Friday, February 8. . . Men's basketball at Washington (MO), 8 p.m.; women's basketball at Washington (MO), 6 p.m.; men's and women's Indoor Track at Oberlin Invitational, 6 p.m.

Saturday, February 9. . . Men's and women's fencing at Ohio State Tournament, TBD; wrestling vs. Claude B. Sharer Quad, 11 a.m.

Sunday, February 10. . . Men's basketball at Chicago, 1 p.m.; women's basketball at Chicago, 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and

Saturday, February 14, 15 and 16. . . Men's and women's swimming-UAA Championships at Emory, TBD.

Friday, February 15. . . Men's basketball vs. Rochester, 8 p.m.; women's basketball vs. Rochester, 6 p.m.; men's and women's indoor track at Baldwin Wallace Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

EXHIBITS

February 7—March 31. . . Rare books on the History of Dermatology. Allen Memorial Library, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-6 p.m.

Sundays, February 7 through March 1. . . "The Darkest Sisters: Stories, Voices, and Textures," CWRU's annual free and public African-American Heritage Month Celebration at Mather Gallery, featuring the artistic works of Anna Arnold, Virgie Patton-Ezelle, Zita Rahn Farrell and Sequoia Versillee-Brown. The exhibit opens with an artists' reception at 5 p.m. January 25. Mather Gallery, Thwing Center, noon to 5 p.m., weekdays. For more information call: 368-2679 or 368-2658.

FILM

Friday, February 8. . . Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. For more information visit: http://films.cwru.edu/schedule.html. Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 9:15 and 11:30 p.m. Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25. Contact: CWRU Film Society, 368-2463.

Saturday, February 9. . . Sexy Beast. For more information visit: http://films.cwru.edu/schedule.html. Strosacker Auditorium, 7 and 9:15 p.m. Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25. Contact: CWRU Film Society, 368-2463.

Friday, February 15. . . Abre los Ojos. For more information visit: http://films.cwru.edu/schedule.html. Strosacker Auditorium, 7, 9:30 and midnight. Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25. Contact: CWRU Film Society, 368-2463.

THEATER/DANCE

Friday, February 8. . . Social Ballroom Dance. Dance lessons from 7-8 p.m. Dance from 8-10 p.m. Salsa, merengue, cha-cha, rumba, samba, tango, swing, hustle, foxtrot, waltz and others. Bring your friends. Carlton Commons. Dances may occasionally be cancelled, for updated information visit: http://home.cwru.edu/CWRUBDS/ or (cws10).

DEADLINES

Friday, February 15. . . Monthly payroll vouchers due. 10 a.m.

OTHER EVENTS

Thursday, February 7. . . UPB Fine Arts Poetry Slam Competition Finals. Come compete or watch our own CWRU poets perform. The Rough Rider Room, Thwing Center, 9-11 p.m. Contact: Katie Frey or Tolu Fadeyi, 368-2438 (krf4 or tsf2).

Thursday, February 14. . . Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing African American Heritage Month Celebration. Guest speaker: Leslie Clarke. 31A-Ground Floor, FPB School of Nursing 11:30 a.m. Contact: Teona Griggs, 368-1983 (tcg2).

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