Happenings

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

School of Information Sciences Information Session, for prospective students, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12, Room 522 Information Sciences Building, 412-624-2677, www.ischool.pitt.edu.

“On the Implications of Oversimplification,” Nicholas Rescher, Pitt professor of philosophy, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 13, 817 Cathedral of Learning, Lunchtime Talks, Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

“El Salvador: Next Presidential Elections and New Challenges,” Horacio Castellanos Moya, Pitt Department of English writer-in-residence, author, noon Jan. 14, 4130 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7392, www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas.

“Reliably Recognizing Phenotypic Abnormalities,” Fiona E. Craig, Pitt School of Medicine professor of pathology, lunch provided, noon Jan. 14, S100A Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Six Topics in Practical Flow Cytometry Series, UPMC, Pitt’s School of Medicine, 412-623-7780, www.upmccancercenters.com/calendar/events.cfm.

“Improving Achievement and Closing Gaps Between Groups: Lessons From Schools and Districts on the Performance Frontier,” Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust,
2:30 p.m. Jan. 15, free but RSVP required, 2008-09 Colloquium Series: Excellence and Equity in an Era of Accountability, Pitt’s Learning Policy Center, 5604 Posvar Hall, 412-624-7035, www.lpc.pitt.edu.

“Structural Explanation,” Laura Felline, University of Rome professor of philosophy, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 16, 817 Cathedral of Learning, Lunchtime Talks, Center for Philosophy of Science, 412-624-1052, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

“The Origins of Darwin’s Origin,” James Lennox, Pitt professor of history and philosophy of science, 3 p.m. Jan. 16, Bayer Learning Center, Pappert Lecture Hall, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Ave., Uptown; also 1 p.m. Jan. 17, Carnegie Museum of Art Theater, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland, Evidence for Evolution: A Celebration of Charles Darwin’s 200th Birthday lecture series, Duquesne University, www.sepa.duq.edu/darwin/talks.html.

“Maximizing Your Postdoctoral Success: An Orientation to a Full Academic and Social Life in Pittsburgh,” Patricia E. Beeson, Pitt vice provost for graduate and undergraduate studies, 3-5 p.m. Jan. 20, 1105 AB Scaife Hall, 2009 Postdoctoral Professionalism Series, Office of Academic Career Development, 412-648-9572, register at www.oacd.health.pitt.edu.

“The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy,” Charles Ferguson, Council on Foreign Relations’ Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, 7 p.m. Jan. 22, Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt’s Matthew B. Ridgway Center Speaker Series, 412-624-7884, www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

“Small Step, Big Leap: The Women of Shri Mahila Grih Udyog,” Aruna Raman, Pitt graduate student in Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, noon Jan. 21, 4217 Posvar Hall, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“Theories of Violence Revisited,” Magid Shihade, Pitt professor of international studies,   4 p.m. Jan. 21, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu.

“Measuring Race and Ethnicity in a Changing Multicultural America,” Howard R. Hogan, U.S. Census Bureau associate director for demographic programs, noon Jan. 22, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Reed Smith Spring 2009 Speaker Series, Center on Race and Social Problems, 412-624-7382.

“Small Molecule Control of Bacterial Behavior,” Christian Melander, North Carolina State University professor of chemistry, 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22, 12B Chevron Science Center, Department of Chemistry, 412-624-8200, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Analysis to Study Local Water Dynamics in Molecular Assemblies and Protein Aggregates,” Song-I Han, University of California at Santa Barbara professor of chemistry and biochemistry, 4 p.m. Jan. 22, 12B Chevron Science Center, Department of Chemistry, 412-624-8200, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“The Answer Is Blowin’ in the Wind: Shifts in the Production and Distribution of War Photography Through 150 Years of Armed Conflict,” Jennifer Saffron, Pitt instructor of English, 6 p.m. Jan. 22, 113 Barco Law Building, Pitt’s Global Studies Program, Global Solutions Education Fund, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global.

“The Future of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy,” Charles Ferguson, Council on Foreign Relations’ Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology, 7 p.m. Jan. 22, Frick Fine Arts Building, Pitt’s Matthew B. Ridgway Center Speaker Series, GSPIA, 412-624-7884, www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

“The Aftermath of the Tsunami 2004: Relief and Recovery Efforts in Indonesia,” Elviyanti Martini, visting Heinz Fellow in Pitt’s University Center for International Studies, 8 p.m. Jan. 27, Sutherland Hall Lounge, Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, Global Studies Center, 412-624-2918, www.ucis.pitt.edu/global.

100 Victories, Agnus Berenato won her 100th game as head coach of the Pitt women’s basketball team on Jan. 4. The Panthers defeated West Virginia 72-63, making their record 11-2 overall and 1-0 in Big East play. Berenato, who is in her sixth season at Pitt, stands with Steve Pederson, Pitt’s athletic director.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Julie Zahle, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, “Practices, Perception, and Normative States,” 10:30 a.m. Jan. 14, 1001-B Cathedral of Learning.

Damien Pfister, Pitt Department of Communication, “Toward a Grammar of the Blogosphere: Rhetoric and Attention in the Networked Imaginary,” 10 a.m. Jan. 16, 1128 Cathedral of Learning.

Guoming Sun, Pitt School of Medicine, “Role of ING2 (Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 2) in Cellular Responses to DNA Damage,” 10 a.m. Jan. 16, 1395 Biomedical Science Tower.

Alexander Martin, Pitt Department of Anthropology, “The Domestic Mode of Production and the Development of Sociopolitical Complexity: Evidence From the Spondylus Industry of Coastal Ecuador,” noon Jan. 16, 3307 Posvar Hall.