Happenings

Exhibitions

University of Pittsburgh Department of Studio Arts, Dirty Work, a collaborative installation by Eleanor Aldrich and Barbara Weissberger in which they explore tension between illusion and the actual, open now through March 23, Frick Fine Arts Building

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“For the Sake of All: Translating Evidence into Action for Community Health,” Jason Q. Purnell, assistant professor at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis, noon March 13, 2017 Cathedral of Learning

“Television, Verticality and Terror,” Lisa Parks, professor of comparative media studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 5:30 p.m. March 13, 501 Cathedral of Learning

“On the Persistence of the Electromagnetic Field,” Marton Gomori, Hungarian Academy of Science, Institute of Philosophy, 12:05 p.m. March 14, 817 Cathedral of Learning

“Faculty and Graduate Colloquium on the book Not Gay: Sex between Straight White Men,” Jane Ward, University of California, Riverside, 2:30 p.m. March 15, Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

“Religion and Gay Marriage: Do They Have to Be at Odds? (And Can University Students Make a Difference?),” the inaugural #ToleranceMeans Dialogue event with William Eskridge Jr., Yale Law School, and Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois College of Law, 2 p.m. March 16, Barco Law Building, Teplitz Memorial Moot Courtroom

“Repeal, Repair, or Replace? The Future of the Affordable Care Act,” The University Forum on Current Issues brings experts in health policy and law, health care delivery, and insurance markets to lead an interactive discussion on the ACA, 3 p.m. March 16, Alumni Hall, 7th Floor Auditorium

“Tackling Challenging Drug Targets, A Biophysical Perspective,” Michelle Arkin, Vanderbilt University of California – San Francisco, 4 p.m. March 16, 150 Chevron Science Center 

“The Tragedy of Heterosexuality,” Jane Ward, University of California, Riverside, 4 p.m. March 16, Humanities Center, 602 Cathedral of Learning

"Lost and Found in the Cosmic Zoom," Zachary Horton, assistant professor of English, 5:30 p.m. March 16, 407 Cathedral of Learning 

“Did Holocaust Survivors Forgive?” Dennis Klein, director of the Jewish Studies program, Kean University, 10 a.m. March 19, Congregation Dor Hadash, 5898 Wilkins Ave., Pittsburgh, PA  15217 

“Abandonment: The Refugee Crisis, 1938–2017,” Dennis Klein, director of the Jewish Studies program, Kean University, noon March 20, William Pitt Union Dining Room B

“Cyber Law, Policy and Security Issues in the New Age of Nationalism,” Luke Dembosky (LAW ’94) presents the 24th Annual McLean Lecture, 5:30 p.m. March 20, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Barco Law Building, Teplitz Memorial Moot Court Room

“Taxa and Trees: How does Phylogenic Practice Impact the Metaphysics of Biological Classification,” Thomas Reydon, Leibniz University of Hannover, Institute of Philosophy, 12:05 p.m. March 21, 817R Cathedral of Learning

“Can Free Enterprise Solve Climate Change?” Bob Inglis, executive director of RepublicEN.org, 4 p.m. March 22, University Club, Ballroom A, 123 University Place

“New Chemical Reactions for Generating Complex Bimolecular Materials,” Matthew Francis, University of California, Berkeley, 2:30 p.m. March 23, 150 Chevron Science Center

“The U.S Grid in Transformation,” Joe Paladino, senior adviser of the U.S Department of Energy, noon March 30, Center for Energy, Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, 102 Benedum Hall

Concerts

Riversong String Ensemble, talented musicians originally formed as the Pittsburgh Mandolin Society will perform piece from their eclectic repertoire of mostly acoustic instruments in the mandolin family, 3 p.m. March 12, Heinz Memorial Chapel

Shadyside Brass, a brass quintet founded in 2013 to give performers from the Edgewood Symphony, Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Undercroft Opera Orchestra, and Pittsburgh Civic Orchestras the opportunity to create meaningful experiences through chamber music, 3 p.m. March 19, Heinz Memorial Chapel

Miscellaneous

Arduino Hours, presented by the Center for Creativity and the University Library System, offers an open source electronics platform that lets users create interactive electronic objects, 4–6 p.m. March 9, 16, 23, 30, Hillman Library Digital Scholarship Commons

The Club (Chile), the 3rd film in the series, Latin America in Motion: Pitt Latin American Films, presented by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, 7 p.m. March 14, G23 Graduate School of Public Health Building

I’m Not Racist…Am I? Film Screening and Workshop, film screening and Q&A followed by an interactive workshop on cultural appropriation facilitated by the filmmakers, 2:30 p.m. March 15, University Club Ballroom A, 123 University Place, RSVP by March 8

Building a Digital Portfolio with WordPress, shape your online presence and leave with a personal website to develop, 4–6 p.m. March 15, Center for Creativity, 4000 Fifth Ave.

Serbian Movie Festival, a film festival dedicated to preserving Serbian cultural heritage and enriching and promoting Greater Pittsburgh’s cultural diversity, various times, March 17–18, 232 Cathedral of Learning

Pitt Day in Harrisburg, alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends are invited to this opportunity to influence state lawmakers and tell your Pitt story, all day, March 21, Pennsylvania State Capitol, N. 3rd St., Harrisburg, PA  17120

The Travel Agent (Cuba), the 4th film in the series, Latin America in Motion: Pitt Latin American Films, presented by the Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, 7 p.m. March 21, G23 Graduate School of Public Health Building

PhD Dissertations

Gabrielle DeFazio, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’s Department of Communication Science and Disorders, “Feeding and Swallowing in the First Two Years of Life: What Role for the SLP?” noon March 9, 5047 Forbes Tower

Abdullah Suliman F. Alaoudh, School of Law’s International Law Program, “The Role of Religious Institutions in Post-Revolution Arab Countries and the Transition Towards Democracy: A Comparative Study,” 9 a.m. March 15, Barco Law Building, Alcoa Room

Jun Su, Department of Physics and Astronomy, “Search for Anomalous Coupling in Wtb Vertex from the Measurement of Triple Differential Angular Decay Rates of Single Top Quarks Produced in the T-channel at √s =8 Tev with ATLAS Detector,” 10 a.m. March 16, 321 Allen Hall 

Gede Pramana, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’s Department of Health Information Management, “Development and Evaluation of a Gamified m-Health System for Improving Ecological Momentary Intervention in Child Anxiety Treatment,” 1:15 p.m. March 16, 6012 Forbes Tower

Kelly Urban, Dietrich School of Arts and Science’s Department of History, “The Sick Republic: Tuberculosis, Public Health, and Politics in Cuba, 1925–1965,” 3:30 p.m. March 16, 3703 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Keunsoo Jeong, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, “Dynamics of Global and Regional Piracy 1996–2013: The Evolution of Somali Piracy,” 11 a.m. March 17, 3930 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Ridgeway Center Conference Room

Nicholas R. Maradin III, Dietrich School of Arts and Science’s Department of Communications, “Human by Design: Bodily Prosthetics and the Rhetoric of Science Fiction Cool,” 11:30 a.m. March 17, 1128 Cathedral of Learning

Juan Carlos Vargas, Dietrich School of Arts And Science’s Department of Anthropology, “Complex Societies, Leadership Strategies and Agricultural Intensification in the Llanos of Casanare, Colombia,” 3 p.m. March 17, 3307 Wesley W. Posvar Hall

Jenna C. Carlson, Graduate School of Public Health, "Methods for Family-Based Designs in Genetic Epidemiology Studies," 9 a.m. March 20, A522 Crabtree Hall

Benjamin McBrayer, Dietrich School of Arts and Science’s Department of Music, “Mapping Mystery: Brelet, Jankelevitch, and the Phenomenologies of Music in Post-WWII France,” 2 p.m. March 20, 302 Music Building

Kimberley Peterson, School of Health and Rehabilitation Science’s Department of Health Information Management, “Developing a Quality of Life Survey in a Trauma Informed Community,” 10 a.m. March 22, 6081 Forbes Tower