"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place Nov. 29-Dec. 13 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (webevent.wustl.edu) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).

Exhibits

"Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture." Nov. 16 through Jan. 28. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

"Carmon Colangelo: Prints." A body of work by Carmon Colangelo, dean of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts and the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Collaboration in the Arts. Through January. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, 520 S. Euclid Ave., Lvl. 2. 747-3284.

"Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker & The Women's Magazine, 1940-1960." Nov. 16 through Jan. 28. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.

Film

Tuesday, Dec. 4

7 p.m. Iconic Blonde Film Festival. (Also 7 p.m. Dec. 5 & 6.) Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. 935-4523.

Lectures

Thursday, Nov. 29

8 a.m. Cancer Research Lecture. Rena Schechter Memorial Lecture in Cancer Research. "Genotype Based Treatment of NSCLC: 2007." Thomas Lynch, assoc. prof. of medicine, Harvard Medical School. Clopton Aud., 4950 Children's Place. 454-8981.

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Germ Cell Specification and Regeneration in Planarians." Phillip A. Newmark, assoc. prof. of genomic biology, U. of Ill. at Urbana-Champaign. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Inventing New Ways to Control Neurons With Light." Richard Kramer, assoc. prof. of neurobiology, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

8 p.m. The Writing Program Reading Series. Kathleen Finneran, author, will read from her work. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-7130.

Friday, Nov. 30

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Women's Health CME Course. Contemporary Women's Health Issues. "Providing Care for the Obese Woman: Advances in Therapy & Ongoing Challenges." Cost: $135 for physicians, $85 for allied health professionals. Charles F. Knight Center. To register: 362-6891.

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. Richard Flagan, prof. of chemical engineering, Calif. Inst. of Technology. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Rho GTPases and Leukocyte Transendothelial Migration." Keith W.T. Burridge, prof. of cell & development biology, The U. of N.C. at Chapel Hill. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6630.

5 p.m. Arts Forum. "Collecting Meso-American Art and Artifacts." Matthew Robb, fellow in Pre-Columbian Art. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 103. 935-4523.

Saturday, Dec. 1

7:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Cardiovascular Disease CME Course. "Congestive Heart Failure Update." Cost: $75. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.

Monday, Dec. 3

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "The Business-IT Partnership: Delivering Business Results." Cost: $905; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Modulation of GABA-A Receptors by Steroid Analogues With Novel Ring Structures." Douglas Covey, prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "Marriage, Commitment, and Investment in Human Capital." Robert A. Pollak, prof. of economics. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300. 935-4918.

4 p.m. Immunology Seminar. "Epithelial-mesenchymal Interactions During Wound Healing in the Mouse Intestine." Thaddeus Stappenbeck, asst. prof. of pathology & immunology. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Auditorium. 362-2763.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "New Techniques for Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias." Mitchell N. Faddis, asst. prof. of medicine. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

6:30 p.m. Architecture Lecture Series. Steve Badanes, Chair, College of Architecture & Urban Planning, U. of Wash. (6 p.m. reception, Givens Hall.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.

Tuesday, Dec. 4

Noon. Program in Physical Therapy Research Seminar. "Nature and Treatment of Sports-Related Concussion." Robert Fucetola, assoc. prof. of neurology. 4444 Forest Park Blvd., Lower Lvl., Rm. B108. 286-1404.

3 p.m. East Asian Studies Lecture. "Visual Modernity in China, 1880s-1930s." Laikwan Pang, assoc. prof. of cultural studies, The Chinese U. of Hong Kong. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-4448.

5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "BK Channel Inactivation: Biophysics Provides Physiological Insights." Christopher Lingle, prof. of anesthesiology. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

Wednesday, Dec. 5

Noon. Infectious Diseases Lecture. "Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and Disease Among HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Men." Peter Chin-Hong, asst. prof. of medicine, U. of Calif., San Francisco. (11:45 a.m., box lunch.) Barnes-Jewish Hosp. Bldg., East Pavilion Aud. R.S.V.P. to 454-8276.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Dynamics and Conformational Changes in a Membrane Transport Protein: Applications of Site-Directed Spin Labeling." David Cafiso, prof. of chemistry, U. of Va. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

Thursday, Dec. 6

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Maternal-Effects and the BMPs of Vertebrate Development." Mary C. Mullins, assoc. prof. of cell & developmental biology, U. of Pa. School of Medicine. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Strange Career of Evolutionary Anthropology." Howard Brick, prof. of history. (Reception follows.) Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5450.

4 p.m. Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Seminar Series. "Transcriptional Regulatory Networks Controlling Cell Fate, Proliferation and Differentiation in the Developing Vertebrate Nervous System." Kristen L. Kroll, assoc. prof. of molecular biology & pharmacology. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.

Friday, Dec. 7

11 a.m. Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering Seminar Series. "13C-Based Metabolic Flux Analysis of Environmental Microorganisms." Y. Tang, postdoctoral fellow, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.

Noon. Cell Biology & Physiology Seminar. "Reverse Interactomics: Decoding Protein-Protein Interaction Through Combinatorial Chemistry." Dehua Pei, prof. of chemistry, The Ohio State U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.

Monday, Dec. 10

11 a.m. Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Guest Lecture. "Ethics and Epidemics." Matthew K. Wynia, dir., Inst. for Ethics, American Medical Association. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Holden Case Study Rm. 286-0432.

Noon. Molecular Biology & Pharmacology Seminar. "Role of the Gastrointestinal Microbiota in Cardiovascular Physiology." Peter Crawford, asst. prof. of medicine. South Bldg., Rm. 3907, Philip Needleman Library. 747-3339.

4 p.m. Immunology Seminar. "Calcium Signaling in Cells of the Immune System: Therapeutic Implications." Jean-Pierre Kinet, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Farrell Learning and Teaching Center, Connor Auditorium. 362-2763.

4 p.m. Physics Seminar. "Simulations of Clathrate Hydrate Structure and Dynamics with Applications to Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration." Saman Alavi, U. of Ottawa. (3:45 p.m. coffee.) Compton Hall, Rm. 241. 935-6276.

5:30 p.m. Cardiac Bioelectricity & Arrhythmia Center Seminar. "Medical Imaging: Past, Present and Future." R. Gilbert Jost, prof. of radiology. (5 p.m. reception.) Whitaker Hall, Rm. 218. 935-7887.

Tuesday, Dec. 11

8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Workshop. "The Politics of IT Project Management." Cost: $1,210; reduced fees available for CAIT member organizations. (Also Dec. 12, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.) CAIT, 5 N. Jackson Ave. To register: 935-4444.

Wednesday, Dec. 12

8:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Center for the Application of Information Technology Forum. "Taking a User-Centered Approach to Customer Self-Service." Features Carol Righi, dir. of user experience, Perficient. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 935-4444.

4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Force-induced DNA-ligand Interactions: From Small Molecule Binding to HIV Replication." Mark C. Williams, assoc. prof. of physics, Northeastern U. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.

5:30 p.m. Kemper Art Museum Gallery Talk. "Spotlight: Eliasson." Meredith Malone, asst. curator. Kemper Art Museum, Rm. 104. 935-4523.

Thursday, Dec. 13

Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Genomic Analysis of Transcription Factors and cis Regulatory Elements: Regulatory Codes in DNA." Martha L. Bulyk, asst. prof. of medicine, Harvard Medical School. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.

3 p.m. Siteman Cancer Center Basic Science Seminar Series. Joe E. Gray, Division Dir., Life Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Eric P. Newman Education Center. 454-7029.

Music

Thursday, Nov. 29

7 p.m. Concert. Jazz Combo. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

Saturday, Dec. 1

4 p.m. Concert. Chamber Winds. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

Wednesday, Dec. 5

8 p.m. Student Recital. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Thursday, Dec. 6

8 p.m. Concert. Guitar Gala. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Kim Portnoy, piano. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Saturday, Dec. 8

3 p.m. Concert. Charlotte Fong, piano. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

7:30 p.m. Concert. Concert Choir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Sunday, Dec. 9

3 p.m. Concert. Messiah Sing-Along. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

8 p.m. Faculty Recital. Bill Lenihan, guitar. E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-4841.

Monday, Dec. 10

8 p.m. Concert. Flute Choir. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Tuesday, Dec. 11

8 p.m. Concert. Chamber Ensembles. Graham Chapel. 935-4841.

Wednesday, Dec. 12

8 p.m. Concert. Jazz Band. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

Thursday, Dec. 13

8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Tom Byrne, guitar. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 935-4841.

On Stage

Friday, Nov. 30

8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "rEvolutions." (Also 8 p.m. Dec. 1; 2 p.m. Dec. 2.) Edison Theatre. 935-6543.

Sports

Friday, Nov. 30

8 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Earlham College. Lopata Classic. (Also 6 p.m. Dec. 1.) Athletic Complex. 935-4705.

Saturday, Dec. 8

3 p.m. Men's Basketball vs. Ill. Wesleyan U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.