Happenings

Pictured above: Pitt senior nursing student Anne Whitaker at the Farmers’ Market, every Friday through Nov. 16, from 3:30-6:30 p. m.

Lectures/Seminars

“Changing Sexuality in China,”
4 p.m. Sept. 17, “Gender Equality in China,” 4 p.m. Sept. 18 (both lectures in the William Pitt Union’s lower lounge), and “Homosexuality in China,” 7 p.m. Sept. 19 (324 Cathedral of Learning), Li Yinhe, professor and researcher, Beijing’s Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, sponsored by Pitt’s Asian Studies Center, 412-648-7370.

“The Function of the Third Actor in Greek Tragedy,” Mae Smethurst, Pitt professor of classics, 4 p.m. Sept. 17, 142 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Department of Classics, 412-624-4494.

“Entanglement and Measurement in Abstract Probabilistic Theories,” Alexander Wilce, professor, Susquehanna University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, 12:05 p.m. Sept. 18, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Talks series, 412-624-1052.

“Electrochemistry at Nanostructured Membranes and Interfaces: From Bioanalytical Applications to Nanomaterial Characterization,” Shigeru Amemiya, Pitt assistant professor of chemistry, 4 p.m. Sept. 18, 12A Chevron Science Center, Pitt chemistry seminar series, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“Lessons for the United States From Social Security Reform in Latin America,” Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Pitt Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies, 4 p.m. Sept. 18, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, cohosted by Pitt’s Department of Economics and Center for Latin American Studies, 412-648-7073, PaulaR@pitt.edu.

“Neuroarthistory,” John Onians, art historian, University of East Anglia, UK;
6 p.m. Sept. 18, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pitt’s Department of the History of Art and Architecture, 412-648-2400.

“Le Drame des Harkis: Les Oubliés de L’histoire,” Dalila Akkal, research instructor, Pitt’s Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 149 Cathedral of Learning, www.frenchanditalian.pitt.edu.

“Custom Fit TKR,” Stephen M. Howell, professor, University of California, Davis’ Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, 7 a.m. Sept. 19, Montefiore University Hospital’s LHAS Auditorium, Pitt Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds series, www.orthonet.pitt.edu.

“Human Cancer Invasion and Metastasis: Roles of Angiopointin-2, Integrins, Small GTPases, and Beyond,” Shi-Yuan Cheng, Pitt pathology professor, noon Sept. 19, 1104 Scaife Hall, Pitt Department of Pathology Seminar Series, 412-648-1260, http://path.upmc.edu.

Address on Values and Ethics by Sharon Allen, chairman of the board, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP; 1:45 p.m. Sept. 19, Bellefield Hall’s 1st-floor auditorium, hosted by Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration, 412-648-7689.

“Promoting Research-related Writing Skills in Upper-division and Graduate-level Chemistry Majors,” Marin Robinson, professor, Northern Arizona University, 2:30 p.m., Sept. 20, 12B Chevron Science Center, Pitt chemistry seminar series, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“A Hard Day in the Life of a Soft Cell,” Jeffrey Fredberg, professor of bioengineering and physiology, Harvard University, 4 p.m. Sept. 20, Scaife Hall’s Auditorium 5, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine Seminar Series, www.mirm.pitt.edu.

“Hydrogen Tunneling and Protein Motion in Enzyme Reactions,” Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, professor, Penn State University, 4 p.m., Sept. 20, 12 Chevron Science Center, Pitt chemistry seminar series, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“Prolotherapy Encourages Natural Healing,” Ron Glick, medical director of the UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine and Pitt assistant professor of psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and family medicine; 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20, Shadyside Place, Suite 310, 580 S. Aiken Ave., 412-623-3023.

“Tangled Webs: Network Structure in Cooperation, Communication, and Epistemology,” Patrick Grim, faculty member, State University of New York at Stony Brook’s Department of Philosophy, 12:05 p.m. Sept. 21, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Talks series, 412-624-1052.

“The Performer and the Writer in Italian Theater,” Joseph Farrell, professor of Italian, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow; 5 p.m. Sept. 21, 144 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, www.frenchanditalian.pitt.edu.

“The Causal Chain Problem,” Michael Baumgartner, faculty member, University of Bern’s Department of Philosophy,
12:05 p.m. Sept. 25, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Talks series, 412-624-1052.

“The Self and History,” Franziska Meier, professor of romance philology, University of Gottingen, Germany;
5 p.m. Sept. 25, 149 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of French and Italian Languages and Literatures, www.frenchanditalian.pitt.edu.

“Recent Developments in Copper-mediated Atom Transfer Radical Cyclisation,” Andrew Clark, professor, University of Warwick, UK, 7:15 p.m., Sept. 25, 12B Chevron Science Center, Pitt chemistry seminar series, www.chem.pitt.edu.

“Current and Future Techniques in Cartilage Imaging: Injury, Degeneration, and Repair,” Hollis G. Porter, professor of radiology, Cornell University’s Weill Medical College, 7 a.m. Sept. 26, Montefiore University Hospital’s LHAS Auditorium, Pitt Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds series, www.orthonet.pitt.edu.

“Human Tumor Antigens and a New View of Cancer Immunosurveillance,” Olivera J. Finn, professor and chair, Pitt Department of Immunology, noon Sept. 26, 1104 Scaife Hall, Pitt Department of Pathology seminar series, 412-648-1260, http://path.upmc.edu.

“The Student and the Text in the Literature Classroom,” Susan Harris Smith, professor, Pitt Department of English, 1 p.m. Sept. 27, 501 Cathedral of Learning, English department’s Pedagogy and Literature Series, 412-441-0835.

“Tragic Theory and Its Consequences: The Case of Sophocles’ Antigone,” Wolfgang Bernard, faculty member, University of Rostock, 4 p.m. Sept. 28, 244A Cathedral of Learning, Pitt’s Department of Classics, 412-624-4494.

Miscellaneous

Farmers’ Market, 3:30-6:30 p.m. every Friday through Nov. 16, Sennott Street between Atwood Street and Meyran Avenue, Oakland Business Improvement District, 412-683-6243, www.onlyinoakland.org.

Pitt PhD Dissertation Defenses

Julie Hakim Azzam, Department of English, “The Alien Within: Postcolonial Gothic and the Politics of Home,” 1 p.m. Sept. 21, 526 Cathedral of Learning.

Shyam Visweswaran, Intelligent Systems Program, “Learning Patient-Specific Models from Clinical Data,” 2 p.m.
Sept. 25, 5317 Sennott Square.

Kathleen Oare Lindell, School of Nursing, “End-of-Life Decision Making in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Their Care Partners,” 10:30 a.m. Sept. 26, 446 Victoria Building.

Holly Middleton, Department of English, “Literacies of Membership: The Nineteenth-Century Politics of Access,” 2 p.m. Sept. 28, 526 Cathedral of Learning.

University Special Events/Meetings

“Equal Protection in Education: Implications of the Seattle School District Case for School Integration and Racial Diversity,” panel discussion featuring Janet Schofield, professor and social program chair of Pitt’s Department of Psychology and senior scientist in the University’s Learning Research and Development Center; Eugene Lincoln, associate professor, Pitt School of Education; and Lia Epperson, professor, Santa Clara University’s School of Law; moderated by Pitt law professor Deborah L. Brake; 2 p.m. Sept. 17, Barco Law Building’s Teplitz Moot Courtroom, part of Pitt’s Constitution Day activities, 412-648-1401.

Summersend for Pitt Department of the History of Art and Architecture students, faculty, and friends; featuring refreshments and a talk titled “What E.J. Kaufmann Learned from H.C. Frick—and What He Forgot” by department acting chair Franklin Toker; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 412-648-2400.

Staff Association Council Meeting, 12:15 p.m. Sept. 19, 1175 Benedum Hall, www.pitt.edu/~sac.

University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Association Fall Family Picnic for postdocs and their families, 4-7 p.m.
Sept. 20, Schenley Pavilion; to register, www.uppda.pitt.edu.

PACWC/Women’s Studies Reception for New Women Faculty, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 25, 2501 Posvar Hall, 412-624-6485, www.pitt.edu/~wstudies.

Allegheny Observatory Open House, including opportunities to peer into the night sky through the observatory’s 30-inch Thaw Refractor telescope, 7-10 p.m. Sept. 28, 159 Riverview Ave., Riverview Park; reservations required, 412-321-2400.

Workshops/Fairs

Field Education Agency Fair, featuring information about internship and employment opportunities at Pittsburgh human service agencies, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 18, William Pitt Union’s Assembly Room, sponsored by Pitt’s School of Social Work,
412-624-5969.

“The Second Step: Business Planning Workshop,” 7:30-10 a.m. Sept. 28, Mervis Hall, Pitt’s Small Business Development Center; to register, 412-648-1542.

Pitt defensive back Lowell Robinson (above) is pursued by Grambling State Tigers after making an interception during the Panthers’ 34-10 win over Grambling, Sept. 8.

Prior to the game, Pitt Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill and the University’s then-Athletic Director Jeff Long hosted a luncheon for Black community leaders in Heinz Field’s North End Zone Club Lounge.

And, on Sept. 7, Pitt hosted “The Ultimate Showdown: Battle of the Marching Bands”—a competitive showcase for local high school marching bands—in the University’s Petersen Events Center. Presented by WAMO 106.7 FM, the event also featured Grambling’s renowned, high-stepping band (below) as well as the Pitt band.