Happenings

Exhibitions

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Tlingit Totem Pole, carving and installation by Tommy Joseph, through Dec. 20, 4400 Forbes Ave, Oakland, www.carnegiemuseums.org 

Carnegie Museum of Art, The Neapolitan Presepio, features lifelike figures and colorful details that recreate the Nativity within a panorama of 18th-century Italian village life, through Jan. 12; 2013 Carnegie International, preeminent exhibition of new international art in the United States, through March 16, 4400 Forbes Ave, Oakland, www.carnegiemuseums.org

Hillman Library Art Gallery, Pitt Football Through the Years, photography exhibition highlighting key historic moments and athletes, through Jan. 17, ground floor of Hillman Library, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/d/documentingpitt/ 

Barco Law Library, The Digital Imagers Group Show, work of photographers devoted to the pursuit of excellence in the digital arts and sciences, through Jan. 24, Barco Law Library, www.digitalimagers.org

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“Embedding Quantum Chemistry in Quantum Chemistry,” Fred Manby, University Research Fellow in Chemistry, professor of theoretical chemistry, University of Bristol, 4 p.m. Dec. 9, 150 Chevron Hall, 4th Annual Henry Frank Lecture Series, Pitt Department of Chemistry, www.chem.pitt.edu

“Bridging Genes to the Environment in the Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity,” Benjamin Blackman, assistant professor of genetics, genomics, and epigenetics, University of Virginia, 4:15 p.m. Dec. 9, 169 Crawford Hall, Pitt Department of Biological Sciences Fall ‘13 Seminar Series, www.biology.pitt.edu

“Of Mice and Monkeys: A Journey into the Visual System,” Edward Callaway, Audrey Geisel Chair in Biomedical Science, professor of biology, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 4 p.m. Dec. 10, Second Floor, Glaser Auditorium, Pitt Learning Research and Development Center Colloquium, www.lrdc.pitt.edu

“Developing Competitive Grant Applications,” Bruce A. Freeman, Irwin Fridovich Professor and Chair of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Pitt, and Peter A. Friedman, Pitt professor of pharmacology and chemical biology, 8:30 a.m. Dec. 11, S120 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Office of Academic Career Development’s Health Sciences Faculty Professional Development Series, 412-648-8486, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu

“Antisymmetry and Molecular Dissociation in Coupled-Cluster Theory,” Fred Manby, University Research Fellow in Chemistry, professor of theoretical chemistry, University of Bristol, 2 p.m. Dec. 11, 150 Chevron Hall, 4th Annual Henry Frank Lecture Series, Pitt Department of Chemistry, www.chem.pitt.edu

“Paying More Wisely: How Incentives Influence Physician Decisions at Point of Care,” Eugene Rich, director of Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, noon Dec. 13, Scaife Hall, Lecture Room 3, Medical Education Grand Rounds, Office of the Vice Dean, Pitt School of Medicine, www.megr.pitt.edu

“Networking Strategies for Introverts: How to Be Successful While Being Yourself,” Steven K. Wendell, research assistant professor, Pitt School of Dental Medicine, 3-5 p.m. Dec. 16, S100 Starzl Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Office of Academic Career Development’s Postdoctoral Professionalism Series, 412-648-8486, www.oacd.health.pitt.edu

Opera/Theater/Dance

Sherlock Holmes and the Crucifer of Blood, amid fog-shrouded London, Holmes and Watson confront an ingenious villain intent on upholding a curse, through Dec. 21, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Charity Randall Theatre within Stephen Foster Memorial, www.play.pitt.edu 

PhD Defense Dissertations

Kathleen Foster, School of Education’s Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “Self-Reported Early Intervention Transition of Special Education Directors in Southwestern Pennsylvania:  Implications for Policy and Practice,” 1 p.m. Dec. 9, 4321 Posvar Hall.

Sugandha Verma, School of Education’s Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, “Standards-Based Practices of Online Teacher Professional Development,” 2 p.m. Dec. 10, 4317 Posvar Hall.

Sohyun Sophia Jeon, School of Medicine’s Department of Immunology, “The Role of Programmed Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) in Regulating the Immune Responses Against Herpes Simplex Virus-1 (HSV-1),” 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11, S123 Biomedical Science Tower.

Julie Marie Cramer (Chandler), School of Medicine’s Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, “Small- and Large-Intestinal Stem Cells and Their Relation to Cancer,” 9 a.m. Dec. 13, 402 Bridgeside Point 2, 450 Technology Drive, Hazelwood. 

Douglas Matthew Marvel, School of Medicine’s Department of Immunology, “Regulation by IL-10 of Innate Immune Responses to MUC1 as Self Antigen in MUC1 Transgenic Mice,” 2 p.m. Dec. 19, S120 Biomedical Science Tower.