Happenings

Exhibitions

Hillman Library Art Gallery, Pitt Football Through the Years, photography exhibition of key historic moments and renowned University athletes, through Jan. 17, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/d/documentingpitt; special exhibition showcasing Pitt’s historic Stephen Foster collection, through Jan. 31, www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm, both on ground floor, Hillman Library.

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

Edward and Rose Berman Hillel Jewish University Center, 3 Perspectives: An Attempt to Understand, curated by the Holocaust Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, traveling exhibition displays creative works of Judith Robinson and Kara Snyder, who explore the Holocaust through art, narrative, and history, through Feb. 2, 4607 Forbes Ave., http://holocaustcenterpgh.org

Filmmakers Galleries, Pittsburgh je t’aime, features more than100 small printed images, taken in and around Pittsburgh with an iPhone by artist Hilary Robinson, through Feb. 21, 477 Melwood Ave., pfm.pittsburgharts.org

Carnegie Museum of Art, 2013 Carnegie International, preeminent exhibition of new international art in the United States, through March 16, 4400 Forbes Ave, Oakland, www.carnegiemuseums.org

Lectures/Seminars/Readings

“Peripheral Immune System Controls Susceptibility Versus Resilience to Stress,” Scott Russo, assistant professor of neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, noon Jan. 13, 1695 Biomedical Science Tower, Pitt Department of Psychiatry, Center for Neuroscience, http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu

“EVAR: A Procedure That Changed a Specialty,” Michel S. Makaroun, UPMC Chair in Vascular Surgery, professor of surgery, Pitt School of Medicine, 4 p.m. Jan. 13, Lecture Room 6, Scaife Hall, Provost’s Inaugural Lecture Series, www.provost.pitt.edu

“Caregiver Stress,” Lanie Francis, medical oncologist, Hillman Cancer Center, 10 a.m. Jan. 14, Cooper Conference Room C, Hillman Cancer Center, 5115 Center Ave., Shadyside, Integrative Oncology Lecture Series: Making Wellness a Reality, UPMC Cancer Center, www.upmccancercenter.com

“Aristotle’s Precept on Precision: How Natural Science Once Looked,” Nicholas Rescher, Pitt Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 14, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Colloquium, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr 

“The Price of Justice,” Laurence Leamer, author and journalist, story of Pittsburgh lawyers Bruce Stanley and Dave Fawcett and their 14-year battle against Massey Energy and its CEO, panel discussion follows, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, University Club Ballroom B, The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy’s American Experience Distinguished Lecture, Pitt School of Law, www.thornburghforum.pitt.edu

“Some Reflections on Empiricism,” Anil Gupta, Alan Ross Anderson Chair of Philosophy, Pitt Department of Philosophy, 4 p.m. Jan. 16, 2500 Posvar Hall, Pitt Department of Philosophy, provost Inaugural Lecture Series, www.philosophy.pitt.edu

“Visual Cognition in Rats,” Pamela Reinagel, associate professor of neurobiology, University of California San Diego, 4 p.m. Jan. 16, 328 Mellon Institute, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu

“Addressing Diabetes Disparities on the South Side of Chicago: Engaging Students in Service and Scholarship,“ Monica Peek,  associate professor of medicine and associate director, Chicago Center for Diabetes Translational Research, noon Jan. 17, Scaife Hall 4th Floor, Lecture Room 3, Medical Education Grand Rounds, Office of the Vice Dean, Pitt School of Medicine, 412-648-9000
 

Opera/Theater/Dance

FLIGHT: A Crane’s Story, explores nature’s mysteries and the spiritual essence in the cycle of life through the story of a crane named Awaken, through Jan. 19, Charity Randall Theatre, Pitt Department of Theatre Arts, www.play.pitt.edu