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Calendar Items from the January 30, 2003, Campus News


SEMINARS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

Thursday, January 30 . . . Biochemistry Seminar: "C-reactive Protein in Acute and Chronic Inflammation," David Samols. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

Thursday, January 30 . . . Chemistry Colloquia: "Automated Synthesis of Oligosaccharides to Create Carbohydrate Arrays in an Anti-Toxin Malaria Vaccine," Peter Seeberger. 108 Clapp Hall, 3 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3620.

Thursday, January 30 . . . Inaugural Colloquium: "Great Universities and Their Cities," co-hosted by Edward Hundert and Jane Campbell. Keynote Speaker: Richard Levin. Registration required. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/events/inauguration.

Monday, February 3 . . . Anesthesia Conference: Morbidity and Mortality. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4:15 p.m. Contact: Youlanda Ford, 844-5732 (youlanda@uhhs.com).

Monday, February 3 . . . Gharib Distinguished Lectureships in Journalism: Conversations with America's Premier Journalists and Writers. "Explaining How the World Works by Telling Tall but True Tales, " Blain Harden. Baker-Nord Center, 206 Clark Hall, noon. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/ghariblectures. Contact: Kerry Pohly, 368-2133 (krp4).

Monday, February 3 . . . Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series: "Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms in Contracting Skeletal Muscle," Laurie Goodyear. E531 School of Medicine, 4:30 p.m. Contact: Katie Reese, 368-3400 (kar18).

Tuesday, February 4 . . . Pharmacology Seminar Series: "Functional Gene Approach to New Drug Targets in Cancer," Andrei V. Gudkov. W344 School of Medicine, noon. Jackie Martin, 368-4617 (jxw65).

Wednesday, February 5 . . . Anesthesia Basic Science Conference: "Acid/Base Balance," Elias Leon. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 7 a.m. Contact: Youlanda Ford, 844-5732 (youlanda@uhhs.com).

Wednesday, February 5 . . . Youth Philanthropy and Service's Annual Workshop: "Connecting Through Community: Youth Involved in Giving Time, Treasure and Talent," Joe Opatowski. For anyone interested in learning how to involve K-12 youth in philanthropy. Holiday Inn South, Independence, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/mandelcenter/yps. Contact: Mary Cosgrove, 368-0455 (yps@mcno.cwru.edu).

Thursday, February 6 . . . Chemistry Colloquia: "The Synthesis and Time-Resolved Optical Spectroscopy of Novel Porphyrin-Containing Dendrimers," David Moderelli. 108 Clapp Hall, 4 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3620.

LECTURES

Monday, February 3 . . . Frederick Cox International Law Center presents: "What if Anything is Wrong with Cloning a Human Being?" Arthur Caplan. One hour of CLE credit available. Moot Court Room, A59 Gund Hall, 4:45 p.m. Contact: Alice Simon, 368-3304 (ams45).

Friday, February 7 . . . Raymond Boyer Lecture Series in Macromolecular Science & Engineering: "Structure, Shape and Functionality Control in Polymer-Ceramic Hybrid Materials," Ulrich Wiesner. 108 Clapp Hall, 3 p.m. Contact: 368-3596 (macro).

LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Tuesday, February 4 . . . Conversations on Children: "The Mental Health and Behavioral Consequences of Children's Exposure to Violence," Mark Singer. This series is meant to foster interdisciplinary discussions and relationships among students, staff and faculty. Baker-Nord Center, 206 Clark Hall, 11:45 a.m. Light refreshments will be provided, but feel free to bring a bag lunch. Contact: Laura Sielen, 368-2414 (lks18).

Wednesday, February 5 . . . University Women's Book Club: Discussion on the book On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker by A'Lelia Bundles. Bring your lunch. 720 Crawford Hall, noon. http://www.cwru.edu/president/uwc/calendar.html. Contact: Rosemary Alexander, 368-2008 (rka2).

Thursday, February 6 . . . Art for Lunch: "Lala Deen Dayal and Colonialist Photography in India," Gary Sampson. 100 Mather House, 11:45 a.m. Contact: Debby Tenenbaum, 368-4118 (dxt6).

Friday, February 7 . . . Public Affairs Forum: "Prospects for and Significance of Fuel Cell Development," Tom Zawodzinski. Bring your lunch. Beverages and cookies provided. 13 Crawford Hall, noon. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).

DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Monday, February 3 . . . "Synthesis and Binding Studies of New N-ARYL AZA-Crown Ether Derivatives as Possible Sensing Devices," Wenjing Xiao, chemistry. Adviser: Anthony Pearson. 123 Millis Science Center, 9 a.m.

Tuesday, February 4 . . . "Biophysical Studies on the Met35 Oxidation of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid Beta Peptides," Liming Hou, chemistry. Adviser: Michael Zagorski. 123 Millis Science Center, 9:30 a.m.

COMPUTER CLASSES

For the most up-to-date schedule or to register, go to http://kslearn.cwru.edu. If you encounter technical problems or error messages with the process call 368-2991. All classes are held at 215 Kelvin Smith Library unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, January 30 . . . Sink or Swim: Library Research Strategies, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday, February 5 . . . MS Access Topics: Form Design and Simple User Interface, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Multimedia Publishing, 1:30-2:30 (Class meets in LL06 and is limited to 10 students).

Thursday, February 6 . . . Patents: The Basics, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

SPORTS

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

Friday, January 31 . . . Basketball @ University of Rochester: women's 6 p.m., men's 8 p.m.

Saturday, February 1 . . . Men's and women's indoor track, Spartan Relays, noon; men's and women's swimming @ Wittenberg University, 1 p.m.; wrestling NCAA Championships @ ONU, 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, February 2 . . . Basketball @ Carnegie Mellon University: men's 1 p.m., women's 3 p.m.; wrestling @ NYU Quad, 10 a.m.

Friday, February 7 . . . Basketball vs. Carnegie Mellon University: women's 6 p.m., men's 8 p.m.; men's and women's indoor track CWRU Invitational, 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, February 7-8 . . . Wrestling @ Wheaton Tournament, 7 p.m.

Saturday, February 8 . . . Fencing @ University of Pennsylvania,: men's TBD, women's TBD.

Sunday, February 9 . . . Basketball Vs. University of Rochester: men's 1 p.m., women's 3 p.m.

FILM

Adults $3, children 12 and under $2, 10-film pass $25, semester pass $50. For more information visit: http://films.cwru.edu/schedule.html. Contact: CWRU Film Society, 368-2463.

Friday, January 31 . . . "Road to Perdition." 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight.

Saturday, February 1 . . . "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex." 7 and 9 p.m.

Friday, February 7 . . . "One Hour Photo." 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight.

Saturday, February 8 . . . "Waking Life." 7 and 9:30 p.m.

CONCERTS

Sunday, February 9 . . . Junior Recital: Samuel Khamis, alto saxophone. Harkness Chapel, 4 p.m. Contact: Pam Mittelstadt, 368-2400 (pdm3).

EXHIBITS

Friday, January 30 through February 28 . . . Annual African-American Heritage Celebration: Wild Life and Contemporary Paintings: "Content of Character," Marc Burnett. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Mather Gallery, Thwing Center. Contact: 368-2679.

DEADLINES

Monday, February 3 . . . Executive summaries are due for the 2003, $100K CASE Business Launch Competition. For complete competition details and eligibility visit: http://www.tiime.cwru.edu. Contact: Rob Harris, 368-1145 (reh).

OTHER EVENTS

Thursday, January 30 . . . Investiture Ceremony. Inaugural Address: Edward Hundert. Reception to follow the ceremony. Severance Hall, 11001 Euclid Avenue, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/events/inauguration.


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