"University Events" lists a portion of the activities taking place March 26-April 8 at Washington University. Visit the Web for expanded calendars for the Danforth Campus (news-info.wustl.edu/calendars) and the School of Medicine (medschool.wustl.edu/calendars.html).
Exhibits
"Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future." Through April 27. Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.
"Expressions of Jewish Life Through Texts and Objects." April 6-June 28. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Grand Staircase Lobby and Ginkgo Rm. 935-4151.
"Paris — From the Commune of 1871 to the Exposition of 1900: Images From the Russell Sturgis Photograph Collection." Through March 30. Olin Library, Lvl. 1, Ginkgo Rm. 935-9730.
"Windows." Through March 27. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 362-8541.
Film
Thursday, March 26
7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Meteni: The Lost One." Wondessen Deresse, dir. and "Awaiting For Men." Katy N'diaye, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.
Friday, March 27
7 p.m. African Film Festival. "This Is My Africa." Zina Saro-Wiwa, dir. and "Shoot The Messenger." Ngozi Onwurah, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.
Saturday, March 28
7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Le Clandestin." Jose Laplaine, dir. and "Paris Selon Moussa." Cheik Doukoure, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.
Sunday, March 29
7 p.m. African Film Festival. "Come Back to Sudan." Daniel Junge and Patti Bonnet, dirs. and "Heartlines." Angus Gibson, dir. Brown Hall, Rm. 100. 935-7879.
Monday, March 30
7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Rai Story." Madeleine Verschaffelt and Ahmed Rachedi, dirs. (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.
Monday, April 6
7 p.m. Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Film Series. Middle East-North Africa Film Series. "Maxx." Saman Moghadam, dir. (Discussion to follow.) Seigle Hall, Rm. L006. 935-5110.
Lectures
Thursday, March 26
10 a.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. Harold Cruse's "The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.
Noon. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "The Public Interest in Intellectual Property Law." Pam Samuelson, prof. of law, U. of Calif., Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the Center for Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7567.
2 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.
4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Tuning Retinal Function with Inhibition and Transporter Activity." Peter Lukasiewicz, prof. of ophthalmology & visual sciences. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.
Friday, March 27
7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Cerebral Palsy CME Course. Annual Cerebral Palsy Conference. "Building the Road to Independence." (Continues 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 28.) Cost: $325 for physicians, $255 for allied health professionals, $100 for non-medical attendees. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 362-6891.
9 a.m. School of Law "Access to Justice" Public Interest Law Speaker Series. "Reforming Family Court: Getting It Right Between Rhetoric and Reality." Jane Spinak, clinical prof. of law, Columbia U. Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 935-7567.
9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Robert Heuckeroth, assoc. prof. of pediatrics. School of Medicine. Clopton Aud. 454-6006.
10 a.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On Breaking Bread, by bell hooks and Cornell West." Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.
11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Do Surgical Masks Provide Respiratory Protection?" Lisa Brosseau, assoc. prof. of environmental health sciences, U. of Minn. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.
Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Maintenance of Genome Stability: Identifying New Targets for Cancer Therapy." Jean Gautier, prof. of genetics and development, Columbia U. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.
2 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference. "On In Search of the Black Fantastic: Politics and Popular Culture in the Post-Civil Rights Era." Richard Iton, U. of Toronto. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5047.
Saturday, March 28
7:30 a.m.-Noon. Infectious Diseases CME Course. "Highlights From the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections." Cost: $65 for AMA CME, $50 for Nursing CE. Co-sponsored by AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. Eric P. Newman Education Center. To register: 454-8275.
10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Seminar Series. "Galileo's Astronomical Discoveries." Patrick Gibbons, prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.
Monday, March 30
Noon. Work, Families and Public Policy Brown Bag Seminar Series. "They Ain't Whites, They're Mormons: An Illustrated History of Polygamy as Race Treason." Martha Ertman, prof. of law, U. of Md. School of Law. Seigle Hall, Rm. 348. 935-4918.
1 p.m.-5 p.m. Cell Biology and Physiology Symposium. "Symposium Celebrating the Darwin Bicentennial." Co-sponsored by The Genome Center. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 362-6950.
4 p.m. Assembly Series. Phi Beta Kappa Lecture and Ceremony. Henry "Roddy" Roediger, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor, dean of academic planning in Arts & Sciences. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.
4 p.m. Association of Women Faculty Town Hall Meeting. "Building Excellence Through Faculty Diversion: Institutional Implementation." Patricia Stone, vice provost for faculty development and diversity, Stanford U. Women's Bldg. Formal Lounge. 935-5478.
4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Dynamics of B Cell Antigen Capture and Hymphocyte Egress." Jason Cyster, prof. of microbiology & immunology, U. of Calif., San Francisco. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.
6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Brad Cloepfil, founder/principal, Allied Works Architecture, Portland, Ore. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.
Tuesday, March 31
Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Emerging Bat Zoonotic Viruses: From Hendra to Melaka." LinFa Wang, senior principal research scientist, Australian Animal Health Lab. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 286-1124.
1 p.m. Association of Black Students Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. "Beginning the Dream." Robert Johnson, founder, Association of Black Students. Danforth University Center, Rm. 276. aking27@wustl.edu.
Wednesday, April 1
10 a.m. Electrical & Systems Engineering Seminar. "Terahertz Optoelectronics: New Devices, Techniques and Applications." Amit Kumar Agrawal, postdoctoral research assoc., Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology. Bryan Hall, Rm. 305. 935-5565.
4 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Seminar. "Photon Trajectories of Single Protein Molecules Folding and Unfolding." William A. Eaton, investigator, National Inst. of Health. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 264. 362-4152.
4 p.m. Holocaust Remembrance Program. "Discrimination, Ostracism and Dehumanization: The Nazis' Attempt to Legalize the Holocaust." Harry Reicher, adjunct prof. of law, U. of Pa. Law School. (Reception follows, School of Law Courtyard.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. 727-2959.
4 p.m. Institute for Public Health Faculty Seminar Series. "Conceptual, Methodological and Training Challenges in Implementation Science (Translation to Research)." Enola Proctor, prof. of social work research. Steinberg Aud. 454-7998.
4 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Lecture. Annual Helen Clanton Morrin Lecture. "The Witness Protection Program: Making Theatre, Everyday." Tracy Davis, the Barber Professor of Performing Arts at Northwestern U. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5858.
7 p.m. Assembly Series. Congress of the South 40 Lecture. Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker. Graham Chapel. 935-5285.
7 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Freund Fellow Lecture. Claudia Schmacke, artist. (Reception 6:30 p.m.) Co-sponsored by the Saint Louis Art Museum. Saint Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Dr. 935-9300.
Thursday, April 2
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Center for Research on Innovation & Entrepreneurship Colloquium. "The Economics & Law of Innovation." (Continues 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 3, Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 401.) Anheuser-Busch Hall, Rm. 310. To register: 935-9490.
10 a.m. Postdoctoral Society Seminar Presentation. "Academia, Research and Community: Your Responsibility to Tomorrow." Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. Co-sponsored by Diversity Postdoctoral Association and the DBBS Student Advisory Committee. Connor Aud., Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 852-9074.
11 a.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Lecture. "Strategies for Women's Success at Work." Joanne Bober. McMillan Cafe. 935-5102.
Noon. Genetics Seminar. "Decoding the Non-Coding Genome, Microbes to Man." Eddy Rubin, dir., Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.
4 p.m. Cell Biology & Physiology Lecture. Annual Erlanger-Gasser Lecture. "Mechanisms in Endocytic Membrane Traffic." Pietro De Camilli, prof. of cell biology, Yale School of Medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-3964.
4 p.m. History Colloquium. "The Sale of Wives in Qing Dynasty China: Survival Strategies and Judicial Interventions." Matt Sommer, assoc. prof. of history, Stanford U. Eliot Hall, Rm. 300M. 935-5450.
4 p.m. Vision Science Seminar Series. "Boosting the Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Apoptotic Capacity of the Retina With a Novel Pharmacotherapeutic." Carl Romano, senior dir. of retina research, Alcon Lab. Maternity Bldg., Rm. 725. 362-3315.
4 p.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Workshop. "Negotiating the Workplace: Attitudes and Approaches." Joanne Bober. McMillan Café. Registration required. R.S.V.P. women@artsci.wustl.edu.
4:15 p.m. Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium. "Mercury Pollution in California — From Subduction to Mercury in Tuna." Gordon Brown, prof. of geological & environmental sciences, Stanford U. Earth & Planetary Sciences Bldg., Rm. 203. 935-5610.
Friday, April 3
11 a.m. Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar. "Metabolic Engineering: Enabling Technology for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals." Gregory Stephanopoulos, assoc. prof. of chemical engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology. Lopata Hall, Rm. 101. 935-5548.
Noon. Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar. "Roles for A-Type Lamins on Telomere Biology and the DNA Damage Response Pathway." Susana Gonzalo, asst. prof. of radiation oncology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 426. 362-6950.
12:30 p.m. Biostatistics Seminar Series. Shuangge Ma, asst. prof. of public health, Yale U. Shriners Bldg., Rm. 3307, 706 S. Euclid. 362-1565.
4 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. "Urban Imaginaries, the Modernist Miniature and the Feuilleton." Andreas Huyssen, prof. of German and comparative literature, Columbia U. (Reception 3:30 p.m.) Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Germanic Languages & Literatures. Brookings Hall, Rm. 300. 935-9300.
5 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series. "Yowling Freer Than We Ever Dreamed: The Godz and the Joys of Incompetence." Patrick Burke, asst. prof. of music. McMillan Hall, Rm. 149. 935-5566.
6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Lorcan O'Herlihy, founder/principal, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects, Culver City, Calif. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.
Saturday, April 4
10 a.m. Physics Saturday Science Seminar Series. "Galileo: A Founder of Modern Physics." John S. Rigden, adj. prof. of physics. Crow Hall, Rm. 201. 935-6276.
Monday, April 6
4 p.m. Immunology Research Seminar Series. "Regulation of the Host Anti-Viral Response by ISG15." Debbie Lenschow, asst. prof. of medicine. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center, Connor Aud. 362-2763.
6:30 p.m. Sam Fox School Spring Lecture Series. Paul Monaghan, partner, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London. (Reception 6 p.m.) Steinberg Aud. 935-9300.
Tuesday, April 7
Noon. Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis Seminar Series. "Involvement of RNase L in Antiviral Innate Immunity." Robert H. Silverman, dept. of cancer biology, Cleveland Clinic. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-2842.
4 p.m. Center for the Humanities Faculty Fellows' Series. "Haunted Heimat: The Specter of Male Violence in Postwar West German Film." Jennifer Kapczynski, asst. prof. of German and film and media studies. Duncker Hall, Rm. 201, Hurst Lounge. 935-5576.
5:30 p.m. Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Biophysical Evenings Seminar. "Single Molecule Transcription by RNA Polymerase II." Eric Galburt, asst. prof. of biochemistry & molecular biophysics. Cori Aud., 4565 McKinley Ave. 362-4152.
Wednesday, April 8
4 p.m. Genetics Seminar. QUAD-Departmental Seminar Series. "Epigenetics, Chromatin Remodeling and Mammalian Development." Terry Magnuson, prof. and chair of genetics, U. of N.C. at Chapel Hill. Co-sponsored by depts. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell Biology & Physiology and Developmental Biology. McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg., Rm. 823. 362-2139.
Music
Thursday, March 26
8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Chris Burchett, guitar, and his quartet. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0874.
Friday, March 27
6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Brothers Lazaroff. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.
8 p.m. Guest Voice Recital. Marlissa Hudson, soprano. Danforth University Center, Formal Lounge. 935-5566.
Sunday, March 29
7 p.m. Senior Voice Recital. Kevin Nicoletti and Antonio Rodriguez. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.
Monday, March 30
7 p.m. SLSO Community Partnership Concert. "Unofficial Leningrad, 1961." E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.
Thursday, April 2
8 p.m. Graduate Voice Recital. Alan Naylor. Graham Chapel. 935-5566.
8 p.m. Jazz at Holmes. Jan Shapiro, vocalist, and William Lenihan, guitar. Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge. 862-0874.
Wednesday, April 3
6 p.m. Kemper Presents Concert Series. Illphonics. Kemper Art Museum. 935-4523.
Monday, April 6
8 p.m. Student Recital. Recital Hall, 560 Trinity Ave. 935-5566.
On Stage
Thursday, March 26
8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept. Presentation. "Candlestick Park." (Also 8 p.m. March 27 & 28; 2 p.m. March 28 & 29.) Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543.
Friday, March 27
8 p.m. OVATIONS Series. Diavolo. (Also 8 p.m. March 28.) Cost: $32, $28 for seniors, faculty and staff, $20 for students and children. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.
Saturday, March 28
11 a.m. ovations for young people series. Diavolo. Cost: $10. Edison Theatre. 935-6543.
And More
Thursday, March 26
8 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference Poetry Reading. Rita Dove, poet and prof. in the writing program, U. of Va. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5047.
Friday, March 27
8 p.m. Dept. of English Callaloo Conference Poetry Reading. Yusef Komunyakaa, poet and prof. of English, New York U. Co-sponsored by the African & African American Studies Program. Whitaker Hall Aud. 935-5047.
Sunday, March 29
3 p.m. Herbert F. Hitzeman Jr. Memorial Service. Graham Chapel. (Reception follows in Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge.) 935-5277.
7 p.m. School of Design and Visual Art Annual Fashion Design Show. Lumiere Place Casino & Hotels, 999 Second St. 935-9090.
8:30 a.m. Thurtene Road Race. 5k and 1k walk/run. Starting and ending at Francis Field. To register: thurtene.org.
Thursday, April 2
4 p.m. Gephardt Institute for Public Service Poster Session & Ceremony. "Faces of Hope." Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Richard A. Gephardt, former congressman. (Reception follows.) Whitaker Hall Aud. R.S.V.P. to 935-8628.
Friday, April 3
Noon-4 p.m. Mentors in Medicine Symposium. Oral presentations and poster viewing. Farrell Learning & Teaching Center. 362-8065.
Sports
Thursday, March 26
2 p.m. Baseball vs. Millkin U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.
Friday, March 27
2:30 p.m. Track & Field. WU Mini Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.
Saturday, March 28
All Day. Track & Field. WU High School Meet. Francis Field. 935-4705.
10 a.m. Softball vs. Wis.-Eau Claire. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.
Noon. Softball vs. Ill. Wesleyan U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.
Sunday, March 29
Noon Softball vs. Ohio Northern U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.
1 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Grinnell College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.
4 p.m. Softball vs. Wis.-Eau Claire. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.
Wednesday, April 1
4 p.m. Softball vs. Webster U. WU Tournament. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.
6 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Westminster College. Tao Tennis Center. 935-4705.
Thursday, April 2
4 p.m. Track & Field. WU Invitational. (Continues 10 a.m. April 3 & 4.) Francis Field. 935-4705.
Saturday, April 4
12:30 p.m. Baseball vs. U. of Dubuque. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.
Tuesday, April 7
2 p.m. Baseball vs. McKendree U. Athletic Complex. 935-4705.
Wednesday, April 8
3 p.m. Softball vs. Ill. College. WUSTL Field. 935-4705.