March 24, 2003 Issue

march 24
Colloquium, Curator of Contemporary Art Laura Hoptman, Carnegie Museum of Art, “Inside the International,” noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421, www.fcas.pitt.edu/departments.html.

Lecture, Sigurd Pacher, deputy consul general, Austrian Consulate General, New York, “Austria and the Habsburg Successor States,” noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, Pitt Center for West European Studies and European Union Center, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Khalid Al-Seghayer, Pitt Department of Instruction and Learning, “The Impact of Organizational Devices on Developing Coherent Mental Representation of Hypertext Content,” 2 p.m., 4B53 Posvar Hall.

Film Screening, Four Days in September, 7 p.m., Rossetti International House, Pitt-Greensburg, UPG University Relations, 724-836-7497, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

Lecture, Jill Ker Conway, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-624-4129, http://trfn.clpgh.org/pal/DHLpage.html.

march 25
Student Research Conference, “Living Ideas: The Role of Research in a Changing Education Context,” 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m., and 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. March 26, 2M/2P Posvar Hall, Council of Graduate Students in Education, 412-648-7055, www.pitt.edu/~sorc/cgse.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Gregory G. Homish, Department of Epidemiology, “Antenatal Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Postpartum Comorbid Depressive Symptomatology and Alcohol Use,” 10 a.m., 607 Oxford Building.

Eat ‘n’ Meet, intercultural bag lunch, noon, Dining Room A, William Pitt Union, Office of International Services, jbrayman@pitt.edu.

Lecture, Joe Cooper, Backyard Ministries, “Caste and Christianity in Today’s India,” noon, 3P11 Posvar Hall, Pitt Department of History and Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7367, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

Lecture, Henrik Enderlein, directorate general, International and European Relations, European Central Bank, “The Economic Policy Framework in the EMU,” noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, European Union Center, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes/EUC.

Lecture, John Grehan, director, Science and Collections, Buffalo Museum of Science, “The Philosophy of Suppression at the Edge of Biology: Panbiogeography and the Monastery of Evolutionary Biology,” 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Graduate Student Colloquium, Annie Krieg, Ph.D. candidate, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, “Sisters on the Edge: Enclosure and Marginalization in the Nun’s Gallery of Medieval German Cistercian Convent Churches,” 12:15-1:55 p.m., 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-648-2400.

Islam in Asia Speakers’ Series, “Re-inventing Islamic Political Life in Interwar India,” Barbara Metcalf, University of California-Davis, 4 p.m., 2K56 Posvar, 412-648-7370, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

Lecture, Gladys Gossett Hankings, “Diversity Blues: How to Shake ‘Em,” 7:30 p.m., Cambria Room, Pitt-Johnstown Student Union, UPJ Marketing and Public Relations, 814-269-2080.

Lecture, author Candace Bushnell, 8:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

march 26
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Greg Weller, Department of Bioengineering, “Development and Characterization of Ultrasound Contrast Microbubbles Targeted to Dysfunction Endothelium,” 10:30 a.m., McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 3025 E. Carson St.

Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, Pitt Professor Scott Kiesling, Department of Linguistics, “Be Men: The Linguistic Construction of Masculinities in a College Fraternity,” noon, 901 Cathedral of Learning, Women’s Studies Program, 412-624-6485, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies.

Lecture, Pitt Professor David Wilkins, Department of the History of Art and Architecture, “Art, Morals, Music, and Mayhem in France 1860-1920,” noon, Frick Art Museum Auditorium, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

Teach In, William Keller, director, Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, and Pitt School of Law Professor Jules Lobel, “How Did We Get Here? International Community and Iraq,” noon, 2K56 Posvar Hall, Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global.

Nonfiction Book Discussion Group, A Woman’s Education by Jill Ker Conway, noon-1 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Carnegie Library, 4400 Forbes Ave., 412-622-3175, http://trfn.clpgh.org/pal/SpecEventspage.html.

Workshop, “Keeping Your Finger on the Pulse of Your Business,” free, 1:30-5:30 p.m., University Club, Pitt Small Business Development Center, 412-648-1544, http://iee.katz.pitt.edu/efc.

Inaugural Lecture, Julian Bond, chair, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, “Civil Rights: Then and Now,” Pitt’s Center on Race and Social Problems, 3:30 p.m., Alumni Hall Auditorium, Pitt School of Social Work, R.S.V.P. at bondlec@pitt.edu.

Volunteer Opportunity, hosting a performance to benefit the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., 5:30-8 p.m., Pitt Volunteer Pool, 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

Lecture, Joanne Michel, UPG alumna, “Teotihuacan: Place of the Gods,” 7 p.m., Rossetti International House, Pitt-Greensburg, UPG University Relations, 724-836-7497, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

Musical Performance, Takács Quartet with Muzsikás, 8 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, 412-624-4129, www.trfn.clpgh.org/pcms.

Lecture, author Frank McCourt, 8 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Speakers Series, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghspeakersseries.org.

march 27
Wellness Fair 2003, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Ballroom, and Kurtzmann Room, Pitt Wellness Program, www.education.pitt.edu/wellness/index.htm.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Dennis Haggerty, Department of Instruction and Learning, “Mapping Cognitive Structures of Community College Students Engaged in Basic Electrostatics Laboratories,” 10 a.m., 4F22 Posvar Hall.

Grand Rounds Lecture Series, Research Fellow Deborah L. Kasman, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, “Ethics of Uncertainty in Medical Decision-Making,” noon-1 p.m., WPIC Auditorium, Center for Bioethics and Health Law, 412-647-5700, www.pitt.edu/~bioethic.

march 28
Lecture, Professor Lindley Darden, University of Maryland, College Park, “Relations Among Fields: Mendelian, Cytological and Molecular Mechanisms,” 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Conference and Recruitment Fair, Securing Your Future in the Health Professions, through March 29, 2 p.m.-midnight, Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers, Gateway Center, Pitt School of Medicine and National Association of Minority Medical Education, www.aamc.org/students/minorities/mmep.

march 29
Musical Performance, Trout Fishing in America, 2 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, Family Fun Series, 800-846-2787, www2.upj.edu/events.

Musical Performance, Music on the Edge: Furious Band, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

march 30
Musical Performance, Pitt-Johnstown Concert Choir, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Musical Performance, Rhythm and Brass, 8 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, Mainstage Series, 800-846-2787, www2.upj.pitt.edu/events.

Poetry Reading, Marianne Cornetti, 8 p.m. Carnegie Library Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., International Poetry Forum, 412-621-9893, www.thepoetryforum.org.

march 31
2003 Diversity Day, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Colloquium, Professor Sabine Hake, Pitt Department of German Languages and Literatures, “Cinema, Advertising, and the Avant-Garde,” noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421, www.fcas.pitt.edu/departments.html.

Lecture and Photography Exhibition, Justin Merriman, photographer and UPG alumnus, “The Face of Cuba,” 7 p.m., Rossetti International House, Pitt-Greensburg, exhibition continues through April 4 in Millstein Library, UPG University Relations, 724-836-7497, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

Lecture, film producer Robert Cort, 7:30 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

april 1
Eat ‘n’ Meet, intercultural bag lunch, noon, Dining Room A, William Pitt Union, Pitt Office of International Services, jbrayman@pitt.edu.

Graduate Student Colloquium, Kate Dimitrova, Ph.D. candidate, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, “Snip-and-Tuck: Twentieth-century Reception and Anti-eroticism of a Late Medieval Tapestry, 12:15-1:55 p.m., 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, 412-648-2400.

Pitt Student Piano Recital, Bach Relay!, 8 p.m., free, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

april 2
Undergraduate Research Fair, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Lower Lounge, William Pitt Union, University Honors College, 412-624-6880, www.honorscollege.pitt.edu/academics/researchfair.html.

Lecture, Catherine Gegout, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Social and Political Science, European University Institute, Florence, “The U.S. Presence within the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy System,” noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, Pitt European Union Center and Center for West European Studies, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/cwes.

Pitt Repertory Theatre Performance, Much Ado About Nothing. (For details, click here.)

april 3
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Adele A. Large, Pitt School of Nursing, “Characteristics and Management of Adult Asthmatics,” 10 a.m., 331 Victoria Building.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Seung Jae Shin, Pitt Department of Information Science and Telecommunications, “Internet QoS Market Analysis with Peering and Usage-Sensitive Pricing: Game Theoretic and Simulation Approaches,” 10 a.m.-noon, 503 Information Science Building.

Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series, Pitt Assistant Professor Siddharth Chandra, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, “Marijuana Consumption in British India: Findings from Assam,” noon, 4E51 Posvar Hall, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7367, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Seth Adam Paradis, Department of Health, Physical and Recreation Education, “The Effects of a 6-week Speed and Agility Program on the Development of Explosive Power, Strength, Speed, and Agility in Youth Soccer Players,” 2 p.m., 128 Trees Hall.

Student Presentations, Asian studies graduate students, “Fieldwork and Food,” 4-5:30 p.m., 2K56 Posvar Hall, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7367, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

Lecture, novelist Chang-Rae Lee, 8:30 p.m. (For details, click here.)

Theater Performance, Zastrozzi: The Master of Discipline by George F. Walker, through April 6, O’Kain Auditorium, Swarts Hall, Pitt-Bradford, Spectrum Series, 814-362-5271.

april 4
Undergraduate Research Symposium, “Europe East and West,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 511 and 527 William Pitt Union, Pitt’s University Center for International Studies, 412-648-7405, www.ucis.pitt.edu/URSymposium.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Christopher H. Walker, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “University of the North in Transition: Is Equity in South African Higher Education the Victim?” 1 p.m., 5S51 Posvar Hall.

april 5
PA Swoosh Basketball Tournament, 1:30 p.m., Chambers Hall gymnasium, Pitt-Greensburg, PA SWOOSH, 724-838-0588.

april 6
Musical Performance, Heinz Chapel Choir Spring Concert, free, 3 p.m., Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

Theater Performance, Castle Tower, Ku Na’uka Japanese Theatre Company, 8 p.m., Eddy Theatre, Chatham College, Pitt Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7367, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc.

april 7
Colloquium, Tracy Myers, Curator of Architecture, Carnegie Museum of Art, “Designs for Learning: The Architects Collaborative, 1945-1960,” noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2421, www.fcas.pitt.edu/departments.html.

Film Screening, Nine Queens, 7 p.m., Rossetti International House, Pitt-Greensburg, UPG University Relations, 724-836-7497, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

april 8
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, Ubon Dhanesschaiyakupta, Department of Instruction and Learning, “The Relationship Between World Recognition and EFL Reading Comprehension in Thai Students,” 10 a.m., 4H51 Posvar Hall.