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Calendar Items from the February 13, 2003, Campus News


SEMINARS, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

Thursday, February 13 . . . Biochemistry Seminar: "New Answers to Old Questions: Ribosomal RNA Promoter Control by Small Molecules," Rochard Gourse. Host: Pieter deHaseth. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

Thursday, February 13 . . . Work-In-Progress Colloquium Series: "Prussian Judges and the Rule of Law in Germany, 848-1914," Ken Ledford, history and law. 206 Clark Hall, Baker-Nord Center, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/bakernord. Contact: Holly McCoy, 368-0528 (hmm8).

Thursday, February 13 . . . Chemistry Colloquia: "Sensors Based on Spectroelectrochemistry," William Heineman. 108 Clapp Hall, 4 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3620.

Friday, February 14 . . . History Seminar: David Nye will discuss his new book, "America as Second Creation: Technology and Narratives of New Beginnings." 100 Mather House, 4 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/history. Contact: Marissa Ross, 368-2380 (mar14).

Friday, February 14 . . . Statistics Department Seminar: "Models for Integrate-and-Fire Neurons," Satish Iyengar. 300 Yost Hall, 3:30 p.m. http://laplace.stat.cwru.edu/colloq. Contact: Sharon Dingness, 368-6941 (skd4).

Monday, February 17 . . . Anesthesia Conference: Presenter: Enas Kandil. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4:15 p.m. Contact: Youlanda Ford, 844-5732 (youlanda@uhhs.com).

Monday, February 17 . . . Skeletal Research Center Seminar: "The Use of MSCs in the Setting of Allogeneic Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation," Omer Koc. 123 Millis Science Center, 4 p.m. Contact: Debbie, (ddb9).

Monday, February 17 . . . Physiology and Biophysics Seminar Series: "Metal Ion Activation of Transcription: The Diphtheria Toxin Repressor," Dagmar Ringe. E531 School of Medicine, 4:30 p.m. http://physiology.cwru.edu. Contact: Katie Reese, 368-3400 (kar18).

Tuesday, February 18 . . . Marketing and Policy Studies Seminar: "Trade Unions and the Informal Economy: Impact and Implications for Trade Unions in the 21st Century," Wim Sprenger. 201 Peter B. Lewis Building, 4 p.m. Contact: Mary Ryan, 368-5001 (mxr29).

Tuesday, February 18 . . . Pharmacology Seminar Series: "Circadian Rhythm in the Zebra Fish Pineal Organ," Jennifer Liang. W344 School of Medicine, noon. http://pharmacology.cwru.edu. Contact: Jackie Martin, 368-4617 (jxw65).

Tuesday, February 18 . . . Staff Advisory Council: Elections Committee You do not have to be an elected member of SAC to serve on any of several committee. If you are interested, contact the committee chair listed on the SAC Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/president/sac/sac.html. 720 Crawford Hall, 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Anesthesia Basic Science Conference: "Pulmonary Changes in the Elderly," David Wallace. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 7 a.m.

Wednesday, February 19 . . . History Associates Program: "From the Eiffel Tower to Paris Las Vegas.com," Miriam Levin. Parlor, Guilford House, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/hsty. Contact: Marissa Ross, 368-2380 (mar14).

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Neurosciences Seminar: "Sending Neurotrophic Signals Long Distance: Implications for Neurodegeneration," Bill Mobley. E609 School of Medicine, noon. Contact: Gina Ventre, 368-6252 (glv).

Thursday, February 20 . . . Information Technology Services Architecture. Presenter: Jeff Gumpf. 13 Crawford Hall, 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, February 20 . . . Biochemistry Seminar: "Structure-function Studies of Guanylyl Cyclase Receptors," Focco van den Akker. Host: Menachem Shoham. W439 School of Medicine, noon.

LECTURES

Thursday, February 13 . . . Civil Engineering presents: "Anatomy of Disaster: The World Trade Center Collapse," Matthys Levy. Refreshments will be served. 103 Bingham Building, 11:30 a.m.

Friday, February 14 . . . Robert Sternlicht Lecture in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology: "Molecular Pathogenesis of the von Hippel-Lindau Hereditary Cancer Syndrome," William Kaelin. 105 Biomedical Research Building, 4 p.m. http://pharmacology.cwru.edu. Contact: Jackie Martin, 368-4617 (jxw65).

Friday, February 14 . . . Civil Engineering presents: "Cable Structures: From Curtain Walls to Domes," Matthys Levy. Refreshments will be served. 103 Bingham Building, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Distinguished Intellectual Property Lecture: "Intellectual Property: American Normalcy, European Peculiarity, or is it Vice Versa?" David Vaver. Sponsored by the Center for Law, Technology and the Arts. A59, Moot Court Room, Gund Hall, 4:45 p.m. Reception will follow lecture. One hour of CLE credit will be available. Contact: Alice Simon, 368-3304 (ams45).

Thursday, February 20 . . . College Scholars Program Lecture: "Friends and Strangers: Difference, Distinctiveness and Recognition," Mary Catherine Bateson. Strosacker Auditorium, 4:30 p.m. http://www.cwru.edu/artsci/scholars. Contact: Holly McCoy, 368-0528 (hmm8).

Thursday, February 20 . . . Frontiers in Chemistry Lecture: "Silver Nanoparticles: Size-Dependent Optical Properties, Biosensors and Surface-Enhanced Spectroscopy," Richard Van Duyne. Visitors welcome for coffee and cookies at 4:15 p.m. 108 Clapp Hall, 4:30 p.m. Contact: Pat Eland, 368-3620.

LUNCHTIME MEETINGS

Thursday, February 13 . . . Staff Development Seminar: "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace," Ann Penn. Bring your lunch. Strosacker Auditorium, noon. Contact: Tina Jurcisin, (tmj).

Friday, February 14 . . . Public Affairs Forum: "Why , after at least three decades of criticism, are there still "too many" C-section deliveries?" Robbie Davis-Floyd. Bring your lunch. Beverages and cookies provided. 13 Crawford Hall, noon. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).

Monday, February 17 . . . Neurosciences Journal Club: Christi Wylie, presenter. E609 School of Medicine, noon. Contact: Gina Ventre, 368-6252 (glv).

Monday, February 17 . . . Staff Development Seminar: "Legal Update on Sexual Harassment," Ann Penn. Sponsored by Human Resources. Strosacker Auditorium, noon. Contact: Carolyn Gerich, 368-2458 (cag).

Monday, February 17 . . . Staff Advisory Council: Fringe Benefits Committee. You do not have to be an elected member of SAC to serve on any of several committee. If you are interested, contact the committee chair listed on the SAC Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/president/sac/sac.html. 352 Adelbert Hall, noon.

Tuesday, February 18 . . . Staff Advisory Council: Staff Recognition Committee. You do not have to be an elected member of SAC to serve on any of several committee. If you are interested, contact the committee chair listed on the SAC Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/president/sac/sac.html. 1 Adelbert Hall, noon.

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Staff Advisory Council: Staff Training and Development Committee. You do not have to be an elected member of SAC to serve on any of several committee. If you are interested, contact the committee chair listed on the SAC Web site at http://www.cwru.edu/president/sac/sac.html. 1 Adelbert Hall, noon.

Friday, February 21 . . . Public Affairs Forum: Discussion of Impending War with Iraq. Bring your lunch. Beverages and cookies provided. 13 Crawford Hall, noon. Contact: Jeff Bendix, 368-6070 (jxb34).

DISSERTATION DEFENSES

Monday, February 17 . . . "Characterization of Dendrodendritic Synaptic Interactions and Their Role in Regulating Firing Patterns of Principal Cells in Rat Olfactory Bulb in Vitro," Brian Halabisky, neurosciences. Adviser: Ben Strowbridge. E609 School of Medicine, noon.

Tuesday, February 18 . . . "Solution NMR Structures of the LIM Domains of Focal Adhesion Adopter PINCH and their Interaction with Target Proteins," Algirdas Velyvis, pharmacology. Adviser: Jun Qin. W344 School of Medicine, noon.

Friday, February 21 . . . "The Pet-1 ETS Factor is a Determinant of Central 5-Ht Neuron Identity," Tim Hendricks, neurosciences. Adviser: Evan Deneris. E609 School of Medicine, noon.

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, February 13 . . . Adobe Acrobat 5, 10 a.m. to noon; Searching the Web: Can You Trust? 1-2:30 p.m.

Monday, February 17 . . . Introduction to HTML: Basic Code, 2-4 p.m.

Tuesday, February 18 . . . Copyright at CWRU, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Class meets in LL06 and is limited to 10 students); Finding Research Articles Online, noon to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20 . . . MS Access Topics: Generating Reports, 1-4:30 p.m.; MS Outlook: Calendars, Views and Folders, 9 a.m. to noon; Power Point for Poster Printing, 1-2 p.m. (Class meets in LL06 and is limited to 10 students).

SPORTS

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

Thursday through Saturday, February 13-15 . . . Men's and women's swimming: UAA Championships @ CWRU, TBD.

Friday, February 14 . . . Basketball @ University of Chicago, women's 6 p.m. (CST), men's 8 p.m. (CST); men's and women's track @ Oberlin Invitational, 6 p.m.

Saturday, February 15 . . . Men's and women's fencing @ Cleveland State University, TBD; wrestling, CWRU Quad, noon.

Sunday, February 16 . . . Basketball @ Washington University, men's 1 p.m. (CST), women's 3 p.m. (CST).

Friday, February 21 . . . Basketball vs. New York University, women's 6 p.m., men's 8 p.m.; men's and women's indoor track @ Baldwin Wallace College Invitational, 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22 . . . Men's and women's fencing UAA Championships @ Brandeis University, TBD.

Saturday, February 22 . . . Men's and women's swimming Veale Invitational, 11 a.m.; Wrestling @ Baldwin Wallace College, 7 p.m.

Sunday, February 23 . . . Basketball vs. Brandeis University, 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, February 14 . . . "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight.

Saturday, February 15 . . . "Roxanne." 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Friday, February 21 . . . "Bowling for Columbine." 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and midnight.

Saturday, February 22 . . . "Field of Dreams." 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

CONCERTS

Saturday, February 22 . . . Cleveland Institute of Music First Master of Music Recital: Kristy Weedard, french horn. Harkness Chapel, 2 p.m. http://music.cwru.edu. Contact: Pam Mittelstadt, 368-2400 (pdm3).

Saturday, February 22 . . . Cleveland Institute of Music First Master of Music Recital: Christina Babbich, cello. Harkness Chapel, 5 p.m. http://music.cwru.edu. Contact: Pam Mittelstadt, 368-2400 (pdm3).

Sunday, February 23 . . . Symphonic Winds, University Circle Wind Ensemble and Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony. Gary Ciepluch, conducting. Kulas Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music. 6 p.m. http://music.cwru.edu. Contact: Pam Mittelstadt, 368-2400 (pdm3).

EXHIBITS

Now through February 28 . . . "Content of Character, "Marc Burnett. The exhibit will continue through February 28. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Mather Gallery, Thwing Center. Contact: 368-2679.

DEADLINES

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Month-end payroll cut off, 10 a.m.

OTHER EVENTS

Friday, February 14 . . . Proposals for Spring SatCo classes are due. To complete a class proposal form: http://ess.cwru.edu/vision. Contact: Mayo Bulloch, (mxb14) or Tim Dodd, (tmd6).

Wednesday, February 19 . . . Vanguard Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions. Reservations Required. Contact: 1-800-662-0106, extension 14500 for appointment. 209 Crawford Hall, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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