Happenings

Wednesday 3

 

• Spring term grades must be approved by instructors by 11:59 p.m.

 

STAR/OERP Research Symposium
“An Update on Suicidal Behavior in Youth: Causes, Treatment, Prevention,” UClub ballroom A, 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. (also May 4)

FSDP Workshop
“Time Management,” Diane Chabal; 342 Craig, 9 a.m.

FSDP Workshop
“P-Card Administration,” Marie Jazcesko and Shane Moughiman; 116 Atwood 2nd floor conference room, 9 a.m.

Russian Film Symposium
“Chekhovian Motifs,” 10 a.m.; Roundtable Discussion 1, 2:30 p.m.; “The Duelist,” 7:30 p.m.; 232 CL (rusfilm.pitt.edu)

Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds
“Fink Scholar Day,” Marc Moss, University of Colorado; 1105AB Scaife, noon

Staff & Faculty Appreciation Picnic
Bigelow between Forbes & Fifth, noon-2 p.m.

HSLS Workshop
“Variant Detection and Analysis: CLC Genomics, Ingenuity Variant Analysis and More,” Ansuman Chattopadhyay; Falk Library classroom. 2, 1 p.m.

Teaching Center Workshop
“Teaching Inclusively,” 815 Alumni, 2 p.m.

Medicine’s Bernard Fisher Lecture
“Personalized Axillary Therapy: History & Current Concepts,” Armando Giuliano; Scaife lecture room 6, 3:30 p.m.

GI Grand Rounds
“Quality Improvement,” Jason Swoger; Scaife Conference Center 11th floor, 5 p.m.

Thursday 4

 

Pgh. Symposium on Intracellular Membrane Traffic
FFA auditorium, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (Keynote: “Ultrafast Synaptic Vesicle Endocytosis: Revisiting Heuser & Reese in the 21st Century,” Erik Jorgensen, University of Utah, 4 p.m.; 

FSDP Workshop
“Strategies for Excellence in Written Professional Communication,” Beth Bateman; 342 Craig, 9 a.m.

FSDP Workshop
“Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Fundamentals,” Vernon Franklin; 302 Bellefield, 10 a.m.

Russian Film Symposium
“Everybody Dies but Me,” 10 a.m.; “Leviathan,” 7:30 p.m.; 232 CL (rusfilm.pitt.edu)

Benefits Fair
WPU Assembly Room, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,” Linda Hartman; Falk Library classroom 1, 11:30 a.m.

Chemistry Lecture
“New Take on ‘Old’ Targets: SGRMs and TYK2 Pseudokinase,” David Weinstein; 150 Chevron, 2:30 p.m.

Friday 5

 

FSDP Workshop
“Intercultural Competency: Beyond the Basics,” 342 Craig, 9 a.m.

Russian Film Symposium
“The Geographer Drank His Globe Away,” 10 a.m.; “Legend No. 17,” 2 p.m.; “The Student,” 7:30 p.m.; 232 CL (rusfilm.pitt.edu)

Benefits Fair
1105 Scaife rooms A, B and C, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Psychiatry Lecture
“Thinking Differently About Suicidal Behavior: Decision Processes, Cognitive Deficits, Social Reasoning,” Katalin Szanto; S120 BST, noon

Saturday 6

 

Russian Film Symposium
Roundtable Discussion 2, 11 a.m.; “Zoology,” 7:30 p.m.; 232 CL (rusfilm.pitt.edu)

Sunday 7

 

• Summer term: Residence halls open

 

Monday 8

 

• Summer term enrollment period ends and classes begin

 

Tuesday 9

 

FSDP Workshop
“Developing Your Career at the University of Pittsburgh,” Sherry Miller Brown; 1400 Posvar, 9 a.m.

FSDP Workshop
“Office 2013 Quick Start: Word, Excel, PowerPoint,” Vernon Franklin; 302 Bellefield, 10 a.m.

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar 
“Germinal Center-Derived IgM B Cells Are Rapid Responders to Infection,” Rangos Research Conference Center, noon

Teaching Center Workshop
“Developing a Syllabus,” B23 Alumni, 1 p.m.

Faculty Assembly Meeting
2700 Posvar, 3 p.m.

Wednesday 10

 

Clinical Oncology/Hematology Grand Rounds
Mandy McGeachy; Hillman Cancer Center ground floor Cooper Conference Room, 8 a.m.

FSDP Workshop
“Everything You Wanted to Know About Capital Assets But Were Afraid to Ask,” Kevin Starke; 116 Atwood St. 2nd floor conference room, 10 a.m.

GI Seminar
“Case Presentations,” Preethi Chintamaneni and Harkirat Singh; 11th floor Scaife Conference Center, 5 p.m.

Thursday 11

 

Teaching Center Workshop
“Developing a Lesson Plan,” 815 Alumni, 10 a.m.

Friday 12

Senior Vice Chancellor’s Research Seminar

“Role of Inflammatory Innate Immune Cells in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases,” Partha Dutta, medicine and immunology; Scaife lecture room 6, noon

Law School Graduation Ceremony

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall, 3 p.m.

Monday 15

Pgh. Liver Research Center Seminar

Robert Doherty, endocrinology and metabolism; S123 BST, noon

Tuesday 16

FSDP Workshop
“Managing Staff Performance: Maximizing Your Staff’s Potential,” Maureen Lazar; 342 Craig, 9 a.m.

HSLS Workshop
“Painless PubMed,” Jill Foust; Falk Library classroom. 1, 11:30 a.m.

Molecular Medicine Research Seminar 

“The Liver, Nutrient Excess and Metabolic Dysregulation,” Robert O’Doherty; Rangos Research Conference Center, noon

UPCI Basic & Translational Research Seminar

“Mechanisms of Cancer Immune Surveillance,” Robert Vonderheide; Hillman Cancer Center Cooper Conference Center, noon

Wednesday 17

FSDP Workshop
“Fostering a Diverse and Inclusive Environment: The Why and How,” Cheryl Ruffin; 342 Craig, 9 a.m.

FSDP Workshop
“Leadership and Effective Talent Development,” Ron Magnuson; 532 Alumni, 9 a.m.

Critical Care Medicine Grand Rounds

“Pain, Agitation and Delirium,” Juliana Barr; 1105AB, noon

HSLS Workshop

“RNA-seq Analysis: CLC Genomics Workbench,” Ansuman Chattopadhyay; Falk Library classroom. 2, 1 p.m.

Defenses

A&S/Philosophy 
“Icons of Value: A Study of the Epistemic Significance of Emotional Experience,” Brian Ballard; May 4, 1001B CL, 3 p.m.

A&S/English

“(Re)Presentations of Self-Culture: Sampling Digital Literacies and American Citizenship,” Sam Hamilton; May 5, 407 CL, 1 p.m.

Deadlines

Chancellor’s Awards for Staff
Deadline for submitting nominations is May 5.

Pitt Innovation Challenge 2017
Video applications due May 15

Benefits Open Enrollment
Changes must be made online by May 16