May 1, 2005 Issue

may 1
University of Pittsburgh Commencement Convocation, keynote address by Helen S. Faison, Pitt alumna and emerita trustee and director of the Pittsburgh Teachers Institute, 1 p.m., Petersen Events Center, www.pitt.edu.
Pitt-Bradford Commencement Convocation, keynote address by Doreen E. Boyce, president of the Buhl Foundation and cofounder of Microbac Laboratories, 2 p.m., Pitt-Bradford Sport and Fitness Center, www.upb.pitt.edu.

Graduate Recognition Ceremony, Pitt School of Pharmacy, 4:30 p.m., Heinz Field, North Side, schotzerlm@upmc.edu, 412-648-1014.

may 2
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Daniel P. Brooks, Pitt Department of Psychology in Education, “An Analysis of Salient Relationships Between Background Risk Factors and Presenting Symptoms Among Clinically Referred Preschool-Age Children,” 10 a.m., 5926 Posvar Hall.

Art Exhibitions, Kawase Hasui: Landscapes of Modern Japan, through May 8; Michael Maltzan: Alternate Ground, through June 12; kid size: The Material World of Childhood, through Sept. 11; Carnegie Museum of Art, 4400 Forbes Ave., www.cmoa.org, 412-622-3131.

Theatrical Performance, Henry IV by Shakespeare, through May 14, Charity Randall Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, 412-394-3353, www.proartstickets.org.

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.

Photography Exhibition, Pittsburgh Now, through Aug. 20, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., 412-431-1810, www.silvereye.org.


may 3
Conference, Family Support: Today and Tomorrow’s Children, 8 a.m., David Lawrence Hall, registration $70, Pitt’s Office of Child Development, 412-244-5420, www.pitt.edu/~ocdweb.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Julie M. Myers-Irvin, Pitt Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, “Characterization of Nuclear Matrix Alterations Involved in Bladder Cancer Progression,” 10 a.m., 1395 Biomedical Science Tower.

2005 Senior Vice Chancellor’s Laureate Lecture Series, Charles F. Stevens, Vincent J. Coates Professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 3:30 p.m., Auditorium 6, Scaife Hall, newsbureau.upmc.com/Medsurg3/LaureateLectures2005.htm. (See p. 10.)

Bone Health Seminar Series, “Strengthen Your Skeleton—Basic Postural and Weight Bearing Exercises,” 6-7:30 p.m., Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St., www.magee.edu, 412-641-4492.

Musical Performance, Helen Clay Frick Musical Scholarship Competition, 7:30 p.m., Frick Art & Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

may 4
Quarterly Research Administration Forum, 10 a.m., G23 Parran Hall, Pitt Office of Research, www.pitt.edu/~offres/, 412-624-7400.

Postdoctoral Professionalism Series, “Getting to the Payline: Writing Successful NRSA Fellowship Applications,” 3 p.m., S120, Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Office of Academic and Career Development, www.health.pitt.edu/oacd.

may 6
Musical Performance, “Music for the Rights of Man,” 8 p.m., through May 8, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Art Exhibition, Youth Invasion, through June 5, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org.

may 7
Celebration of Reading Book Fair, “Coming Together with Words,” 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Carnegie Library, 7101 Hailton Ave., Homewood, United Black Book Clubs of Pittsburgh, 412-624-5852.

Sally Ride Science Festival, 11 a.m.-4:15 p.m., astronaut Sally Ride, keynote speaker, $18 advance registration, $25 day of the event, Petersen Events Center, Sally Ride Science and GlaxoSmithKline, 858-638-0960.

Musical Performance, The Piper in the Garden, The Baltimore Consort, 11 a.m., Synod Hall, Fifth Avenue and N. Craig Street, Renaissance and Baroque Society Family Concert, www.rbsp.org, 412-682-7262.

Asian Heritage Festival, 11 a.m., Pittsburgh Regional History Center, 1212 Smallman St., 412-454-6411, www.pghhistory.org.

Musical Performance, Tuesday Musical Club, free, 2 p.m., St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 5801 Hampton St., Highland Park, 412-682-0439, www.tuesdaymusicalclub.org.

Pitt-Johnstown Commencement Convocation, keynote address by Joseph P. Noel, professor in the Jack Skirball Chemical Biology and Proteomics Laboratory and an adjunct member of the Structural Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 2 p.m., UPJ Sports Center, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Opera Performance, Fidelio by Beethoven, 8 p.m., through May 15, Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh Opera, 412-456-6666, www.pittsburghopera.org.

may 8
Greek Food Festival, through May 13, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 419 S. Dithridge St., www.stnickspgh.org/festival.asp, 412-682-3866.

Lecture, James C.Y. Watt, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1 p.m., (For details, see p. 2.)

may 9
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Kevin Scharp, Pitt Department of Philosophy, “Truth and Athletic Paradox,” 2 p.m., 1001B Cathedral of Learning.

Free Skin Cancer Screening, 3-5:30 p.m., also May 16, Shadyside Hospital Outpatient Services Department, 2nd floor, Hillman Cancer Center, 5115 Centre Ave., Pitt Department of Dermatology, 412-647-2811.

29th Annual Minority Business Opportunity Fair, “Minority Business: More than an Obligation—It’s an Opportunity,” also May 10, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown, Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council, UPMC, www.prmpc.org, 412-391-4423.

may 10
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Marjorie Zambrano, Pitt Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, “Interpreters’ Linguistic Power: A New Courtroom Reality in Immigration Hearings,” 10 a.m., 1309A Cathedral of Learning.

Lecture, “Health Care Workforce: Availability During Catastrophic Disasters,” Kristine Qureshi, assistant professor of community health, Adelphi University School of Nursing, 4-6 p.m., G23 Parran Hall, Pitt Graduate School of Public Health, www.cphp.pitt.edu/upcphp, 412-383-2232.

Bone Health Seminar Series, “Build Upon the Basics—An Osteoporosis Exercise Program,” 6-7:30 p.m., Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St., www.magee.edu, 412-641-4492.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, through May 23, Hillman Library Ground Floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, www.library.pitt.edu, 412-648-3330.

may 11
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Sally M. McCombie, Pitt Department of Psychology in Education, “An Assessment of Learner Knowledge of Child Development Concepts Contained in the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences as a Result of Participation in High School Child Development Course,” 9:15 a.m., 5926 Posvar Hall.

Spring Assembly, “Computer Security and Preventing Identity Theft,” featuring Matt Tolbert, Pitt Information Security Officer, noon-1:30 p.m., William Pitt Union Assembly Room, Pitt Staff Association Council, 412-624-4236.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Ignacio López-Vicuña, Pitt Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, “New Urban Cartographies: Space and Subjectivity in Contemporary Latin American Culture,” 2 p.m., 1309A Cathedral of Learning.

Francis Clifford Phillips Lecture Series, “Protein Dynamics and Function: Insights from Simulations,” Martin Karplus, professor, Harvard University, 4 p.m., lecture followed by poster session in Ashe Auditorium; “Micro- and Nanoscale Devices for High-throughput Cellular and Biochemical Assays,” J. Michael Ramsey, professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2:30 p.m. May 12; “Powering the Planet—The Destiny of Chemistry,” Daniel Nocera, professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4 p.m., May 12; and “Chemistry at the Chemistry-Biology Interface,” Dale Boger, professor, Scripps Research Institute, 2:30 p.m. May 13; all lectures presented in Room 12, Chevron Hall, Pitt Phi Lambda Upsilon Xi Chapter, www.chem.pitt.edu/plu/50th.html.

may 12
Provost’s Inaugural Lecture Series, “Juvenile Violence in the City and the Nation,” Rolf Loeber, distinguished professor of psychiatry, Pitt School of Medicine, 4:30 p.m.,Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, www.pitt.edu/~provost/memo090304.html.

Discussion and Book Signing, “Shadows on a Wall: Juan O’Gorman and the Mural in Pátzcuaro,” Hilary Masters, author and Carnegie Mellon University professor, 5-7 p.m., Pitt Book Center, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-383-2493.

Musical Performance, “Adams and Schubert,” 1:30 p.m., through May 13, Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

may 13
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by David Moorman, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, “Representation of Object-centered Space by Neurons of the Supplementary Eye Field,” 10 a.m., 2nd-floor auditorium, Learning Research Development Center.
may 15
Volunteers Needed, Pedal Pittsburgh, volunteers will work South Side registration and finish line; times needed, 6-9 a.m., 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and 1-4 p.m.; Pitt Volunteer Pool Activities, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm, 412-624-7709.

Art Exhibition, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 95th Annual Exhibition, through June 19, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St., 412-237-8300, www.warhol.org

may 17
Bone Health Seminar Series, “Improve Your Balance—Prevent Bone Fractures from Osteoporosis,” 6-7:30 p.m., Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket St., www.magee.edu, 412-641-4492.

Volunteers Needed, Senior Olympics Packet Stuffing, on-campus location TBA, 5-8 p.m., Pitt Volunteer Pool Activities, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm, 412-624-7709.

may 19
Theater, Sweet Thunder: The Billy Strayhorn Story, through June 4, Pitt Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 7th-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

Film, Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), director Vincent Minnelli, 7:30 p.m., Frick Art & Historical Center, 7227 Reynolds St., 412-371-0600, www.frickart.org.

may 21
Dental Student Diploma Ceremony, 3:30 p.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pitt School of Dental Medicine, kre@pitt.edu, 412-648-8618.

Performance Art Exhibition, For Those About to Rock, 7-11 p.m., Mattress Factory, 500 Sampsonia Way, www.mattress.org, 412-231-3169.

Musical Performance, Fiddlesticks: Musical Celebrations Around the World, 10 a.m., Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, 412-392-4900, www.pittsburghsymphony.org.

Photography Exhibition, John Waters: Change of Life, through Sept. 4, Andy Warhol Museum, 117 Sandusky St.,412-237-8300.