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April 18, 2005 Issue
april 18
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Anicet M. Mundundu, “The Recontextualization of African Music in the United States: A Case Study of Umoja African Arts Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.,”10 a.m., 302 Music Building.
Lecture, “Please Discuss: What Do We Mean by Artistic Identity?” Franklin Toker, professor, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, noon, 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, part of Frick Fine Arts’ Spring 2005 Colloquia, www.pitt.edu/~arthome/events.html.
Career Counseling, Fulbright Fellowship Student Programs Information Session, noon-1 p.m., 114 Mervis Hall, Pitt Study Abroad Program, www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/events.shtml.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Kimberly Williams-Shuker, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “Cayuga Iroquois Households and Gender Relations During the Contact Period: An Investigation of the Rogers Farm Site, 1660s-1680s,” 3 p.m., 3307 Posvar Hall.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Tiberiu M. Popa, Pitt Department of Classics, “Aristotle on Material Dispositions in ‘Meteorology’ IV,” 3 p.m., 1401 Cathedral of Learning.
Pasquerilla Lecture Series, Niall Ferguson, economic historian and author, 7 p.m., Living/Learning Center, Pitt-Johnstown, www.upj.pitt.edu, 814-269-2080.
Dance Performance, Spring Show by Dance Alloy, through April 18, Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave.,www.dancealloy.org, 412-363-4378.
Theatrical Performance, Hairspray, through April 24, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., PNC Broadway Series, www.pgharts.org, 412-456-1390.
Audubon Print Exhibition, Swamp Sparrow, through April 25, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, www.library.pitt.edu, 412-648-3330.
Annual Studio Arts Show, exhibition runs through May 1, University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/uag, 412-648-2423.
Theatrical Performance, The Bird Sanctuary by Frank McGuinness, through May 15, O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Public Theater, www.ppt.org, 412-316-1600.
Art Exhibition, American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture from the Detroit Institute of Arts 1770-1920, through June 12, Frick Art and Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., www.frickart.org, 412-371-0600.
Art Exhibitions, Kawase Hasui: Landscapes of Modern Japan, through May 8; Michael Maltzan: Alternate Ground, through June 12; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., www.cmoa.org, 412-622-3131.
april 19
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Eric Odame Beeko, Pitt Department of Music, “Creative Processes in the Akan Musical Culture: Innovations Within Traditions,” 10 a.m.-noon, 132 Music Building.
Lecture, “Symmetry and Its Formalisms,” Alexandre Guay, postdoctoral fellow, Pitt Department of History and Philosophy of Science, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr, 412-624-1052.
Jay L. Foster Memorial Lectures in Alzheimer’s Disease, “Alzheimer’s Disease and Pittsburgh Compound-B: Progress in Diagnosis and Drug Discovery,” William Klunk, associate professor of psychiatry and associate director, Pitt Alzheimer Disease Research Center, 1 p.m., IBEW Conference Center, 5 Hot Metal St.; also “From the Outside Looking In: Imaging Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease,” Chester A. Mathis, professor of radiology, Pitt Graduate School of Public Health, 4 p.m., A115 Crabtree Hall, 412-648-1294, www.publichealth.pitt.edu.
Lecture, “Making Learning Visible: Technology and Teaching for Understanding,” Randy Bass, professor, Georgetown University, 2:30 p.m., Schenley Rooms 1, 2, and 3, Holiday Inn, Oakland, Pitt School of Arts and Sciences, clynch@pitt.edu.
Lecture, “Ligand Design and Reactivity: Chicken and Egg?” Oleg V. Ozerov, Brandeis University, 1:30 p.m., 12A Chevron Science Center, Pitt’s Department of Chemistry, 412-624-8200.
UPMC Alive and Well Lecture Series, “Making Sense of Living Wills,” 7-9 p.m., Magee-Womens Hospital Conference Center Auditorium, 300 Halket St., newsbureau.upmc.com, 412-647-8762.
28th Annual Multimedia Presentation, “A Bad Start but a Brilliant Finish,” by Marvin Thomas, professor, Pitt-Bradford Department of History, 8 p.m., Mukaiyama University Room, Frame-Westerberg Commons, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-7505.
april 20
UPCI Workshop Series for Professional Advancement, “Increasing Your Writing Efficiency,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Herberman Conference Center, UPMC Cancer Pavilion, 5150 Centre Ave., www.health.pitt.edu/oacd.
Student Recital Series, Larry Scalfari, noon, Heinz Chapel, Pitt Department of Music, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel, 412-624-4125.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Amos A. Tevelow, Pitt Department of Communication, “Liberalism and Neoliberalism: A History of American Think Tanks,” 12:30 p.m., 1109 Cathedral of Learning.
Musical Performance, David Finckel, cello, and Wu Han, piano, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, www.pittsburghchambermusic.org, 412-624-4129.
Musical Performance, Pitt-Greensburg and Seton Hill University Choruses, Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m., Ferguson Theater, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-836-7040.
Pitt Symphony Orchestra, directed by Roger Zahab, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, www.pitt.edu/~concerts, 412-624-4125.
april 21
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Sara R. Piva, Pitt School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, “Association Between Impairments and Function in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome,” 8 a.m., 5047 Forbes Tower.
Intercultural Bag Lunch, noon, William Pitt Union, Dining Room B, Pitt’s Office of International Services, www.ois.pitt.edu, 412-621-4445.
Musical Performance, Mozart, Mendelssohn, and the Enigma Variations, Pinchas Zukerman, conductor, 1:30 p.m., also 8 p.m. April 22 and 2 p.m. April 24, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, 412-392-4900.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Kelly Young, Pitt Molecular Virology and Microbiology Graduate Program, “Construction, Characterization, and Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-like Particles,” 2 p.m., 1104 Scaife Hall.
Lecture, “Strained Silacycles: A Powerful Platform for Asymmetric and Tandem Reaction Design,” James Leighton, professor, Columbia University, 2:30 p.m., 12B, Chevron Science Center, Pitt Department of Chemistry, 412-624-8200.
2005 Digital Library Colloquium Series, “A Network Overlay Architecture for Contextualized Digital Libraries,” Carl Lagoze, senior research associate, Cornell University, 3-4 p.m., 501 Information Science Building, Pitt’s Department of Computer Science, www.informedia.cs.cmu.edu/colloquia/.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by S. Alexander Reed, Pitt Department of Music, “The Musical Semiotics of Timbre in the Human Voice Static Takes Love’s Body,” 4 p.m., 302 Music Building.
Lecture, “Melting in Small Systems,” Martin Jarrold, professor, Indiana University, 4 p.m., 12B, Chevron Science Center, Pitt Department of Chemistry, 412-624-8200.
Pitt-Bradford’s Literary Magazine Celebration, Baily’s Beads, 7 p.m., Mukaiyama University Room, Frame-Westerberg Commons, Pitt-Bradford, 814-362-7505.
Jazz Performance, Trio Bravo, 7:30 p.m., Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg, Westmoreland Jazz Society, www.wmuseumaa.org, 724-837-1500.
Pitt Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m. (For details, click here.)
april 22
Reed Smith Spring 2005 Speaker Series, noon. (For details, click here.)
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Jeongeun Kim, Pitt Department of Statistics, “Parameter Estimation in Stochastic Volatility Models with Missing Data Using Particle Methods and the EM Algorithm,” 2:30-4:30 p.m., 2628 Cathedral of Learning.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Susan E. Zabierowski, Pitt Molecular Virology and Microbiology Graduate Program, “Differential Cellular Requirements for ICP4-Mediated Activation of HSV-1 Early and Late Genes,” 2:30 p.m., 1104 Scaife Hall.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Susan D. Hough, Pitt Department of Instruction and Learning, “Language Outcomes in Children Adopted from Eastern European Orphanages,” 3 p.m., 5140 Posvar Hall.
Lecture, “Marriage and Baby Blues: Redefining Gender Equity in the Academy,” Mary Ann Mason, dean, Graduate School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 3:30 p.m., 2500 Posvar Hall, Pitt Women’s Studies Program, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies, 412-624-6485.
Lecture, “Psychic Contingency in Plato,” Jennifer Whiting, professor, University of Toronto, 3:30 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr, 412-624-1052.
Mathematics 2005 Colloquia, lecture by Peter Bates, professor, Michigan State University, 4 p.m., 704 Thackeray Hall, Pitt Department of Mathematics, wjl@pitt.edu.
april 23
Conference, “The Enigmatic Image: Autour de L’oeuvre de Daniel Russell,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Babcock Room, 40th floor, Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, 412-624-5220, www.pitt.edu/~frit.
Film Screening, Arahan, directed by Ryu Sueng Beom, part of Korean Movie Presentations Spring 2005, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 609 William Pitt Union, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, www.ucis.pitt.edu/asc/events.shtml.
Musical Performance, Winter Jazz: An Evening with Dave Brubeck, 7-9 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, www2.upj.pitt.edu/events, 1-800-846-2787.
Pitt African Drumming Ensemble, Anicet Mundundu, director, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, www.pitt.edu/~concerts, 412-624-4125.
Folk Music Performance, Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen, 8 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Ave., Shadyside, Calliope Pittsburgh Folk Music Society Legends Series, www.calliopehouse.com, 412-394-3353.
april 24
Musical Performance, Sunday Matinee, 3 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Renaissance City Winds Music Society, http://agave.phyast.pitt.edu/~paul/rcw/, 412-681-7111.
april 25
Ph. D. Dissertation Defense by Daniel M. Ficco, Pitt Department of Sociology, “Battering and Work: Welfare Recipients’ Assessments of the Link,” 11 a.m., 2431 Posvar Hall.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Margaret Murphey, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “Making an English Brain and Other Strategies for Pursuing a Life: Japanese High School Girls Narratives,” 3 p.m., 3307 Posvar Hall.
april 26
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Mayu Tsuruya, Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture, “Senso Sakusen Kirokuga (War Campaign Documentary Painting): Japan’s National Imagery of the ‘Holy War’ 1937-45,” 10 a.m.-noon, 104 Frick Fine Arts Building.
Musical Performance, Tango! And More! Andres Cardenes, conductor, 8 p.m., Katz Performing Arts Center, 5738 Darlington Rd., Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, www.pittsburghsymphony.org, 412-392-4900.
Audubon Print Exhibition, Rathbone Warbler, through May 9, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, www.library.pitt.edu, 412-648-3330.
april 27
Health Disparities Journal Club, noon-1 p.m., 109 Parran Hall, Pitt’s Center for Minority Health, www.cmh.pitt.edu, 412-624-5665.
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