April 3, 2006 Issue

April 3

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Mark Harrison, Pitt’s Department of Communication, “A Genealogy of the Extraterrestrial in American Culture,” 9:30-11:30 a.m., 2201 Posvar Hall.

Undergraduate Research Fair, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. (For details, see page 6.)

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Aimee-Marie Dorsten, Pitt’s Department of Communication, “Keep It Private! Economy of Digital Media Innovation in Developing Countries,” noon-2 p.m., 2201 Posvar Hall.

Music Monday, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.

Theatrical Performance, Steal Away by Ramona King, 8 p.m., continues through April 8, Kuntu Repertory Theatre, 7th-Floor Auditorium, Alumni Hall, 412-624-7298, www.kuntu.org.

Theatrical Performance, Dancing at Lughnasa, 8 p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Audubon Print Exhibition, Autumnal Warbler, through April 10, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Literary Exhibition, first editions of author Richard Wright’s major works, through April 30, Pitt Department  of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.

Photography Exhibition, Looking Forward: Photographs of Children and Youth Culture by Charles “Teenie” Harris, through July 31, 209 9th St. Gallery, African American Cultural Center’s A Celebration of African American Expression! 412-258-2700, www.africanaculture.org.

April 4

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Thomas Baggerman, Pitt’s Department of Communication, “Structurally Unsound: The Changing State of Local Television,” 9:30-11:30 a.m., 901 Cathedral of Learning.

Alumni “Thought Leaders in Business” Inaugural Lecture, “Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks and Fraud in Financial Reporting,” Howard Schilit, C.P.A., 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Mervis Hall Atrium, Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business, 412-648-1514, rpgibney@katz.pitt.edu.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Li Qin, Pitt’s Department of Biostatistics, “Latent Variable Models for Longitudinal Study With Informative Missingness,” noon, A724 Crabtree Hall.

Lecture, “Turkmenistan: Security and Stability in Central Asia,” Meret Orazov, ambassador of Turkmenistan, noon, 3900 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Center for Russian and East European Studies, 412-648-7407, crees@ucis.pitt.edu.

Brownbag Lunch, “Careers in Four Year Colleges,” noon-1:30 p.m., S100 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt’s Survival Skills and Ethics Program’s Careers Over Lunch Program, 412-578-3716, www.survival.pitt.edu.

Lunchtime Talk, “Final Causality,” Boris Hennig, University of Hamburg, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Lecture, “Sacred Symbols and Martyrs at Tell Tuneinir, Syria,” Michael Fuller, St. Louis Community College,
4 p.m., 358 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of Classics, 412-624-4493, www.pitt.edu/~classics/.

2006 John David Crawford Memorial Lecture, “The Universe Is a Strange Place,” Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 4 p.m., 343 Alumni Hall, Pitt’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, 412-624-6381, www.phyast.pitt.edu.

Lecture, “The Near Future of the U.S. Military,” Robert D. Kaplan, journalist, author, and editor, The Atlantic Monthly, 7 p.m., Living/Learning Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 814-269-2080, www.upj.pitt.edu.

Resurrection Reading Series, poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction readings, 7-9 p.m., Village Hall Exchange, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-787-8088, www.pitt.edu/~upg.

Indian Classical Music Performance, Purrbayan Chatterjee, sitar, and Subhankar Banerjee, tabla, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Mellon University’s Kresge Theater, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-8582.

April 5

CRSP Lecture Series, “Father Absence Among African Americans,” Orlando Patterson, professor, Harvard University, noon, School of Social Work Conference Center, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, 412-624-7382, www.crsp.pitt.edu.

Student Research Poster Session, noon-2 p.m. (For details, see page 6.)

Spring 2006 Colloquium, “Performance Anxiety: From Cage to the Yes Men,” Gerald Hartnett, teaching fellow, Pitt Department of History of Art and Architecture, noon-1 p.m., 203 Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt Department of History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2400, www.pitt.edu/~arthome.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Matthew Scotch, Pitt School of Medicine, “An OLAP-GIS System for Numerical-Spatial Problem Solving in Community Health Assessment Analysis,” 3 p.m., M185 Parkvale Building.

Student Studio Arts Exhibition opening reception, 4-6 p.m., exhibition continues through April 30, University Art Gallery, Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt’s Department of Studio Arts, 412-648-2430, www.pitt.edu/~studio/.

Lecture, poet Natasha Tretheway, 8:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writer’s Series, 412-624-6506, www.english.pitt.edu.

Film Screening, Fighter in the Wind, directed by Yang Yoon-ho, 8:30 p.m., 332 Cathedral of Learnings, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, turker@pitt.edu.

April 6

Center for Bioethics and Health Law Grand Rounds, “The Transition of Genetic Tests from the Bench to the Bedside,” Jeffrey R. Botkin, professor of pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine,
noon-1 p.m., Room 113, Barco Law Building, 412-624-0083, joshi@law.pitt.edu.

National Library Week Event, “Speed Networking: Meet Your Research Partner,” hosted by students in the Pitt School of Information Sciences’ Marketing and Public Relations for Libraries class, 1-2:30 p.m., 527 William Pitt Union, 412-624-5142, salman@mail.sis.pitt.edu.

Policy, Ethics, and Accountability Lecture, “Is Government Still Accountable?” Thomas S. Blanton, executive director, National Security Archive, 4:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt’s School of Information Sciences and the Johnson Institute for Responsible Government, 412-624-2677, kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu.

Musical Performance, concert by the grandchildren of the real-life Sounds of Music’s Von Trapp family, 8 p.m., Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Pitt-Johnstown, 1-800-846-2787, upjarts@pitt.edu,  www2.upj.pitt.edu/events/.

April 7

Symposium, “NGO’s: Development and Changing Standards of Accountability,” 8:30 a.m.- 3p.m. (For details, see page 2.)

Undergraduate Research Symposium, “Europe East and West,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (For details, see page 6.)

Information Sciences and Telecommunications Colloquia, Topic TBA, Peter Gray, Pitt’s Katz Graduate School of Business, 11 a.m., 404 Information Sciences Building, 412-624-2677, kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu.

Laboratory of Education and Research on Security Assured Information Systems Seminar, Sean V. Smith, professor, Dartmouth College, 404 Information Sciences Building, 412-624-2677, kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by James Christopher Reed, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “A Re-evaluation of Human Biodistance Using Non-metric Traits,” 2 p.m., 3106 Posvar Hall.

Lecture, “Lucretius’ New World Order: Making a Pact With Nature,” Elizabeth Asmis, University of Chicago,
4 p.m., 149 Cathedral of Learning,, Pitt’s Department of Classics, 412-624-4493, www.pitt.edu/~classics/.

Inaugural Edmund R. Michalik Distinguished Lecture in Mathematical Sciences, “Global Volatility: Its Measurement, Interpretation, and Causes,” Nobel Laureate Robert F. Engle, New York University, 4 p.m., 343 Alumni Hall, 412-624-8375, www.math.pitt.edu.

Friday Evening Music Club Performance, 7 p.m., Millstein Library, Pitt-Greensburg, 724-837-1850, www.pitt.edu/~upg.

April 8

Survival Skills and Ethics Workshop, “Advanced Professional Skills,” 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Lecture Room 2, 4th floor, Scaife Hall, 412-578-3716. www.survival.pitt.edu.

Volunteer Pool Activity, “Families Reading Together”
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Parental Stress Center, 5877 Commerce St., East End, 412-624-7709, www.pitt.edu/~govtrel/volunteerpoolhome.htm.

Pitt Graduate Composers Performance, 8 p.m., Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.
                                   

Pitt Women’s Choral Ensemble, 8 p.m., First Baptist Church, corner of North Bellefield and Bayard streets, Pitt Department of Music, 412-624-4125, www.pitt.edu/~concerts/calendar/index.html.

April 9

Musical Performance, organist George Rau, 3 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Organ Concert Series, 412-624-4157, www.discover.pitt.edu/chapel.

Musical Performance, Choral Prayer at the Close of the Day, featuring organist H. Preston Showman, 8:30 p.m., Heinz Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh Compline Choir, Stephen Schall, director, 412-682-6886, www.lucpgh.com/compline.

April 10

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Francesco Stolfi, Pitt Department of Political Science, “The Europeanization of Italy’s Budget Institutions, 1960-2001: A Bottom-Up Approach,” 10 a.m.-noon, 4606 Posvar Hall.

Student Research Presentations from The Mentoring Program for Excellence in Engineering, 10-11:15 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m (For details, see page 6.)

Field Research Poster Session, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (For details, see page 6.)

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Nils Ringe, Pitt Department of Political Science, “Policy Preference Formation in Legislative Politics: Structures, Actors, and Focal Points,” 12:30-2:30 p.m., 4606 Posvar Hall.

Lecture, “Mechanisms as Totally Constrained Systems,” George Kampis, Eotvos University, Budapest, 3:30 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Book Reading, author John Edgar Wideman, 7:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-383-2493, www.upress.pitt.edu.

Lecture, author Sue Monk Kidd, 7:30 p.m., Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Drue Heinz Lecture Series, 412-622-8866, www.pittsburghlectures.org.

April 11

Lunchtime Talk, “The Absolute Arithmetic Continuum and the Unification of all Numbers Great and Small,” Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University, 12:05 p.m., 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

Panel Discussion, “Writing Short Fiction,” featuring Tobias Wolff, Richard Ford, and Bharati Mukherjee,
2-4 p.m., William Pitt Union Dining Room A, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-383-2493, www.upress.pitt.edu.

Theatrical Performance, Romeo and Juliet, performed by Pitt’s Shakespeare in the Schools program, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., B-72, Cathedral of Learning’s Studio Theater, 412-624-7529, ylp1@pitt.edu.

Panel Discussion, “Ethics in Journalism,” featuring Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, 7:30 p.m., The Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Blvd, Pitt’s Honors College, 412-648-7842, kloman@pitt.edu.

Book Readings and Signings, authors Tobias Wolff, Richard Ford, Katherine Vaz, and Lucy Honig, 7:30 p.m., 118 Parran Hall, University of Pittsburgh Press, 412-383-2493, www.upress.pitt.edu.

Audubon Print Exhibition, Nashville Warbler, through April 24, Hillman Library ground floor, Pitt Department of Special Collections, 412-648-7715, www.library.pitt.edu.