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Daniel H. Kohl, Ph.D., professor of biology, shows students of Brittany Woods Junior High School in University City that a piece of lead and a feather will fall at equal rates in a vacuum. Kohl is one of many University faculty who have contributed to the Washington University/University City Science Education Partnership. The partnership seeks to boost K-12 science education by providing equipment and college-level teaching assistance for classroom experiments, and by serving as a resource for secondary education science teachers.

'A big boost'

Science outreach program receives NIH grant Sarah Elgin, Ph.D., professor of

biology, has been awarded a three-year, $700,000 grant to further the University's science outreach program.

Elgin, director of the program, received the grant from the National Center for Research Resources, a major part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The innovative outreach program shares the expertise of Washington University faculty with secondary school teachers in the University City public school system.

"The education of young people in crucial science areas is vital for an informed society," said Chancellor William H. Danforth. "We're very pleased that the National Institutes of Health has recognized the outreach efforts of Washington University. Continued cooperation between University faculty and schools receives a big boost from this grant."

Washington University is one of 12 universities to receive a grant from a new NIH program, called Science Education Partnership Awards (SEPA). The awards are designed to encourage collaboration between universities and K-12 schools. This group of grants marks the first time NIH has supported programs that range from K-12.

A large part of the University's grant is being funded by the National Center for Human Genome Research, marking the initial thrust of that center to sponsor work in secondary schools about human genetics research.

The University's School of Medicine is one of the Public Health Service's first seven centers of investigation for the federally funded human genome initiative — a project with the goal of

deciphering the complete genetic message of human beings at the molecular level.

The SEPA grant strengthens the Washington University/University City Science Education Partnership, which began in the spring of 1989. Lucy Wynn chairs the Department of Science at University City High School. The grant will be used to develop curriculum materials in molecular genetics and human affairs and in environmental chemistry. Those materials will be used to teach high school students at Univer- sity City High School and adults en- rolled in University College.

The courses will be designed with the assistance of at least 20 influential

scientists from the Washington Univer- sity faculties of Arts and Sciences, engineering and medicine, and the St. Louis business community.

The consultants include St. Louis- area scientists working in genetics and environmental research. The units to be taught will be designed to actively engage students in problem-solving approaches to such topics as genetics counseling, genetic identification and DNA fingerprinting. The environmental topics to be addressed include the greenhouse effect and the impacts of acid rain, among others. Laboratory experiments, personal and video presentations and computer simulations will be emphasized as teaching tools.

Grand Canyon portrayed in multimedia event

Happy Thanksgiving! The Record will not be published during Thanksgiving week. Publica- tion will resume with the Dec. 4 issue. In the meantime, the Record staff would like to wish everyone a safe and relaxing holiday with family and friends.

The majesty and mystery of the Grand Canyon will be presented in a multimedia collaboration, "Rim to River/The Bright Angel," at 11 a.m. Dec. 4 in Edison Theatre. The presentation, which is part of the Assembly Series, is free and open to the public. People who are unable to attend the daytime event will have a second chance in the evening when an expanded pro- gram will be presented.

The collaborative event will feature art, dance, poetry and music. Paintings of the Grand Canyon by William Kohn, fine arts professor, will provide a background for the work of poet and alumna Janet Eigner; percussionist and composer Rich O'Donnell of the Department of Music; Muriel Cohan and Patrick Suzeau, two former artists-in- residence at Washington; and lighting designer Dale Dufer.

Repeated backpacking trips to the bottom of the Grand Canyon inspired the series of poems by Eigner and the group of paintings by Kohn. His largest painting depicts the canyon's north rim and the Bright Angel fault.

The Cohan/Suzeau Duet Com- pany choreographed dances espe- cially for the paintings and poems. In his spare time, O'Donnell, a cave

and canyon explorer, composed electronic music based on the canyon images. O'Donnell is director of the Electronic Music Studio.

The morning event is co- sponsored by the Assembly Series, School of Fine Arts, Department of Music and the Performing Arts Department. For more information, call 935-4620.

A performance of "Rim to River/ The Bright Angel" also will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in Edison Theatre. In addition to "Rim to River," the program will present Kohn's "Pilgrimage to the Virgin of Rocio" and O'Donnell's "Intimate Vistas."

With multiple projectors, "Pil- grimage" documents Kohn's three- day, 45-mile walk with pilgrims to the shrine of the Virgin of Rocio in southern Spain. "Intimate Vistas" is a new work by O'Donnell. The piece was inspired by his exploration of slot canyons in Utah and Arizona and will include slides by O'Donnell.

Tickets for the evening perfor- mance are $7 for adults and $5 for students, senior citizens and Wash- ington University faculty and staff and are available at the door.

For more information, call 935- 6543.

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Vol. 16 No. 13/Nov. 21, 1991

$1.1 million bequest to endow business school professorship The John M. Olin School of Business has received $1.1 million from the late Myron Northrop, a former St. Louisan who graduated from the business school in 1926. He provided for the gift through a living trust.

Robert L. Virgil, D.B.A., dean of the business school, said that Northrop's bequest will enable the Olin School of Business to claim an equal amount of matching monies from the John M. Olin Foundation, New York, which had previously provided a $15 million challenge grant.

"A major portion of the gift will endow a professorship in accounting in Northrop's name," he said. A portion of the gift also will be used to provide a loan fund for students and for renova- tion of Simon Hall.

Northrop was a retired vice president with the A. S. Aloe Surgical Supply Co. of St. Louis. At the time of his retirement in 1954, he was president of advertising for the company. He retired to North Little Rock, Ark. Northrop was 85 years old at the time of his death in 1989. He is survived by his nephew, Gaylord Northrop, who serves as director of the Graduate Institute of Technology at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Virgil said that Northrop was one of the University's most dedicated alums "whose generosity and vision will ensure the strength of the Univer- sity for generations of students to come."

Chancellor William H. Danforth also expressed appreciation and gratitude for Northrop's dedication to his alma mater. "The quality of higher education is highly dependent on loyal alumni like Myron Northrop, whose generosity makes possible the educa- tion of young people now and for years to come," he said.

Seminar to explore environmental risks in minority groups Do minority communities have a disproportionate risk for environmental hazards? Do environmental program policies discriminate against low- income and minority communities?

A School of Law seminar tided "Racism, Environmental Law and the Pursuit of Environmental Justice" will explore these issues and others regard- ing race and the environment. The seminar, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, in Room 402 of Mudd Law Building.

At the seminar, speakers will present their views on the topics and a panel discussion will follow. Partici- pants include: Richard Lazarus, J.D., professor of law and an expert on environmental and natural resoures law; Samara Swanson, an attorney with the Environmental Protection Agency and an adjunct professor of environ- mental law at City University of New York Law School; and Gerald Torres, associate dean and a professor of law at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. In addition, Kevin Brown, a third-year student at the School of Law, will speak on the nationwide effort of minorities to change legislation and reduce their environmental risk in St. Louis' minority communities.

The program is sponsored by the Environmental Law Society, the Black Law Students Association, the Latin American Law Society and the Clinical Law Program. For more information, call 935-6414.

The work of Barry Schactman, professor of fine arts, can be seen in a retrospective exhibit at Bixby Gallery. In describing his paintings, Schactman said the human figure has remained central to his concerns.

Exhibit reviews artist's 30-year career A retrospective exhibit of works by artist Barry Schactman will be on display Nov. 22-Jan. 12 in the Bixby Gallery. An opening reception, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, in the gallery.

The free exhibit will feature more than 50 paintings and drawings by the School of Fine Arts professor, who is retiring at the end of this academic year. Schactman is widely considered one of the foremost master draftsmen working in the academic tradition.

Schactman, who has taught at the University since 1961, received his bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts from Yale University in 1958 and I960, respectively. His work has been exhibited in numerous traveling and one-person shows, including the

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Drawing Society's National Traveling Exhibitions sponsored by the Ameri- can Federation of the Arts, the Ameri- can Academy of Arts and Letters in New York, Saint Louis Art Museum, Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, and St. Louis, Harvard and Yale universities.

Described as "normally a warm and empathetic personality but, ... an unrelenting and demanding taskmaster (in the classroom)," Schactman received a teaching award from the University's Alumni Board of Gover- nors in recognition of outstanding teaching and scholarship in 1975.

Schactman has focused on the human form in drawing and painting.

"The human figure remains central to my concerns," says Schactman of his work. "The image is disquieting but is never- theless a celebration of the human form, heroic even in ruin, and the potential of the human spirit, indomitable and enduring."

Bixby Gallery, located in Bixby Hall, is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays and 1-5 p.m. on week- ends. The gallery will be closed Nov. 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving, Dec. 25 for Christmas, and Jan. 1 for New Year's Day.

For more information, call 935- 4643.

Columbus Quincentennial is focus of University-wide committee The Center for American Indian Studies at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work is forming a University committee to focus on the 500th anniver- sary of the encounter between Christo- pher Columbus and Native Americans.

"It is our hope," says Dana Klar, J.D., center director, "that a committee of interested University persons will combine their thoughts and creative energies to design an appropriate quincentennial commemoration; one that takes into account not only the encounter, but the 500 years of impact that followed."

The committee hopes to capitalize on the University's multicultural re- sources in planning a series of events to commemorate the quincentennial. Klar said the commemoration will focus on a three-point perspective: remembrance, allowing all people affected by the encounter to be heard; reconciliation, making room for differing views while working toward a common goal; and recommitment, planning for a future that will prevent continued oppression and loss stemming from the encounter.

Current committee members are: David Browman, Ph.D., professor of anthropology; Letha Chadiha, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work; David Cronin, Ph.D., assistant dean, George Warren Brown School of Social Work; Rabbi Jim Diamond, Ph.D., director of Hillel; John Garganigo, Ph.D., professor of romance languages and literatures;

Joseph Ketner, director of the Gallery of Art; Klar; Carter Revard; Ph.D., professor of English and Native American literature; Joe Schraibman, Ph.D., professor of romance languages and literatures; Trudi Spigel, Ph.D., director of project development; Pauline Strong, professor of anthropol- ogy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis; Harriet Switzer, secretary to the Board of Trustees; Evelyne Voelker, executive director, American Indian Center of Mid-America; and Murray Wax, Ph.D., professor of anthropol- ogy-

People interested in joining the committee should call 935-4510.

Volleyball Bears host NCAA championship Washington University hosts the 11th Annual NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23, at the Field House. It marks the third consecutive year the NCAA has chosen Washington as its host site.

Action gets under way at 5:30 p.m. on Friday with defending national champion University of California-San Diego (25-5) playing Juniata College (42-5). At 8 p.m., the host Bears (40-4) battle the University of Wisconsin- Oshkosh (42-6).

Washington advanced to this weekend's national finals with three- game sweeps of Simpson College and the University of St. Thomas this past Friday and Saturday at home.

Last year at the Field House, the University of California-San Diego defeated the Bears in a five-game match. Entering this weekend's play, the University of California is ranked first nationally and the Bears, second. The other two semifinalists — Juniata and the University of Wisconsin — are ranked fourth and seventh, respec- tively. For more information, contact the Department of Athletics at 935- 5220.

Performing arts presents program of one-act plays The Performing Arts Department will present an evening of one-act plays at 8 p.m. Dec. 5, 6, and 7 and at 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 8 in the University's Drama Studio, Room 208 Mallinckrodt Center.

The program, titled "Family Affairs: An Evening of One Acts," features "Haiku," by Katherine Snodgrass and "Coyote Ugly," by Lynn Siefert.

"Haiku," directed by graduate student Abby Sullivan, is a sensitive, humorous and moving portrayal of the relationship between a mother and her two daughters. "Coyote Ugly," directed by graduate student Melanie Dreyer, is an explosive, visceral comedy that examines the inner workings of a rural family in the Southwest.

"Haiku" features graduate student Seana Manning as Nell, senior drama major Meredith Welsch as Billie and sophomore Roell Schmidt as Lulu. The "Coyote Ugly" cast comprises senior drama majors Adena Brumer as Scarlet and Declan Fitzpatrick as Dowd, Pamela Wotka as Andreas, John Doyle as Red and Kelly Hobbs as Penny.

Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for students, senior citizens and Washington University faculty and staff. For more informa- tion, call 935-6543.

Program seeks volunteers for study The Aging and Development Program is seeking volunteers for a study on how married college-educated women make retirement decisions. The study will be limited to women working in professional positions who plan to retire within two years.

The women selected for the study will be questioned about the factors that influenced their decision to retire. Among the type of professionals eligible for the study are certified public accountants, lawyers, execu- tives, physicians, registered nurses, college professors, librarians and high school or elementary teachers. Psy-

chologists and counselors with at least a master's degree also are eligible. A seminar on successful retirement planning will be included as part of the study.

In addition, adults of all ages (20 and older) are needed as participants for three studies being conducted in the psychology department. One study concerns driving ability, one study focuses on how people compare themselves to others, and another study investigates cooperation with other people.

For more information about the studies, call 935-6546.

NOTABLES Lorens Holm, assistant professor of architecture, presented a paper, titled "LeCorbusier and the Construction of Vers uneArchitecture" to Writing and the Architect, a conference sponsored by the School of Architecture at the University of North Carolina in Char- lotte. The paper analyzes LeCorbusier's most important written work, in order to establish specific points of contact between it and his architecture.

Donald V. Huebener, D.D.S., profes- sor of pediatric dentistry in plastic surgery, and director of the Division of Pediatric Dentistry at St. Louis Children's Hospital, was named a Fellow of the American College of Dentists at its annual meeting in Seattle, Wash. Fellowships are awarded by the college's officers and board of regents to those dentists who have contributed to the advancement of the professor and humanity. Selection for the high honor is based on outstanding accom- plishments in education, research, clinical practice, and public service and is by invitation.

Lynn Stockman Imergoot, assistant athletic director, gave the scholar presentation "Helen Manley: A Role Model for the '90s" at the recent convention of the Missouri Association of Health, Physical Education, Recre- ation and Dance, held in Springfield, Mo. The late Helen Manley received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humani- ties in 1986 from the University.

Michael Valente, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor of audiology was invited to lecture on "The Use of Probe Tube Measures for Selecting and Fitting Conventional and Digitally Program- mable Hearing Aids" at the annual meeting of the National Hearing Aid Society in Reno, Nev.

Stuart D. Yoak, Ph.D., University registrar, was invited to present two papers at a workshop on legal issues related to admissions and registration sponsored by the National Association of College and University Attorneys and the American Association of Collegiate Registrar's and Admissions Officers. The title of his first paper was "Ethics in Academic Administration." For the second paper, "Legal Issues and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act," he was joined by Karen Davis, vice president and general counsel at St. Louis University. The workshop was held in Washington, D.C.

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Three new chairs welcomed in engineering school Three departments in the School of Engineering and Applied Science have new chairs.

I. Norman Katz, Ph.D., will serve as chair of the Department of Systems Science and Mathematics, replacing Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D. Byrnes has stepped down as chair of the department to assume the position of dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University.

Katz received his doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1959, and joined Avco Corp. He was manager of the mathematics department of the company's research and advanced development division before joining the Washington University faculty in 1967.

Seymour V. Pollack, professor of computer science, has been named acting chair of the Depart- ment of Computer Science. Jerome R. Cox Jr., Sc.D, the Harold B. and Adelaide G. Welge Professor of Computer Science, is retiring as chair. Cox will direct his efforts toward advanced communication systems and electronic radiology as director of the Applied Research Laboratory.

Pollack earned his bachelor's of chemical engineering degree from Pratt Institute in 1954 and his master's of chemical engineering degree from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in I960. He joined the Washington University faculty in 1966 with the expressed goal of building an excellent undergraduate curriculum. During his tenure, Pollack has served as assistant chair of the department and has authored several texts in computer science education.

JohnL. Kardos, Ph.D., has succeeded Rodolphe L. Motard, Ph.D., as chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering. Motard, who served as chair for 13 years, now intends to concentrate on teaching, research and writing a text on chemical process simulation.

Kardos, a professor of chemical engineering and former director of the Materials Research Laboratory, joined the Washington University faculty in 1965. He earned his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University in 1961 and his master's degree from the University of Illinois in 1962. Kardos received his doctorate from Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1965.

Professors take on new chair responsibilities in Arts and Sciences Three professors on the faculty of Arts and Sciences have been appointed new chairs of their departments and six others have been appointed chairs or directors of studies programs.

Laurence Schneider, Ph.D., professor of history, is the new director of the International Studies Office, and associate dean of Arts and Sciences for international studies, a newly created position. Schneider, who is new to the University this semester, formerly was professor of history and associ- ate dean for the faculty of social science at the State University of New York, Buffalo.

A scholar of 19th- and 20th- century China, Schneider received his bachelor's degree in sociology and history from Washington University in 1958. He received his master's in I960 from the University of California, Berkeley, and his doctorate in 1968 from the same institution. Schneider says he sees his new position as "helping to coordinate and develop programs in arts and sciences having to do with international studies."

Raymond E. Arvidson, Ph.D., replaced Larry A. Haskin, Ph.D., Ralph E. Morrow Distinguished University Professor, as chair of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Arvidson has been a consulting and project scientist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for more than 20 years, and serves on numerous NASA projects, including the Magellan Mission to Venus and NASA's Geoscience Node, located at the University. The Geoscience node, which Arvidson supervises, is the chief NASA unit that stores and distributes NASA data collected from the surfaces and interiors of Mer- cury, Venus, the Moon, Mars and the larger satellites of the outer planets.

Arvidson received his bachelor's degree from Temple University in

1969 and his master's and doctoral degrees from Brown University in 1971 and 1974, respectively. He joined the Washington University faculty in 1974 and became a full professor in 1984.

Clifford M. Will, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Physics. Richard E. Norberg, Ph.D., stepped down as chair after serving 29 years in that position.

Will joined the Washington faculty in 1981 as associate profes- sor of physics and became full professor in 1985.

A member of the University's McDonnell Center for the Space Sciences, Will is a theoretical physicist whose research interests encompass the observational and astrophysical implications of Einstein's general theory of relativ- ity, including gravitational radiation, black holes, cosmology, the physics of curved space time and the interpretation of experimental tests of general relativity. His 1986 book, Was Einstein Right? has been translated and published in French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Spanish and Italian.

A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Will received his bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and theo- retical physics in 1968 from McMaster University in Hamilton and his doctorate in physics from Caltech in 1971.

Norris J. Lacy, Ph.D., profes- sor of French, has been appointed chair of the Department of Ro- mance Languages and Literatures. Lacy succeeds James F. Jones Jr., Ph.D., who is now vice provost of Southern Methodist University and dean of that university's Dedman School of Humanities and Sciences.

Lacy came to Washington in 1988 from the University of Kansas, where he was professor of French. He received a bachelor's in French from Murray (Ky.) State University in 1962 and a master's degree and doctorate in medieval French

literature from Indiana University in 1963 and 1967, respectively. He also did postdoctoral work at the Centre d'Etudes Superieures de Civilisation Medievale in Poitiers, France.

John F. Garganigo, Ph.D., professor of Spanish, will serve as assistant chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, which is a new position. Garganigo, who was born in Como, Italy, joined the University in 1964. He received his bachelor's degree in 1959 from Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y. He then went to the University of Illinois, earning his master's degree in 1961 and his doctorate in 1965.

Gerald L. Early, Ph.D., profes- sor of English and professor of African and Afro-American studies, has replaced Wayne Fields, Ph.D., as co-chair of the American Culture Studies program.

This program was begun in 1988 under the co-chairmanship of Fields, chair and professor of English, and Robert Salisbury, Ph.D., Sidney W. Souers Professor of American Government. The pro- gram has been funded in part with a portion of the $650,000 Mellon Foundation grant to the University for "fresh combinations" in the humanities and social sciences.

Early, who joined the University faculty in 1982, received his bachelor's degree in 1974 from the University of Pennsylvania and his master's and doctoral degrees from Cornell University in 1980 and 1982, respectively.

Joseph R. Allen, PhD, replaced William Kirby, Ph.D., as director of the East Asian Studies Program. The program was previ- ously called the Asian Studies Program, but was renamed to emphasize that the focus of study is on China and Japan.

Allen, who is an associate professor of Chinese, has taught at the University since 1982. He received his bachelor's degree in education in 1972 from the Univer-

sity of Massachusetts, Amherst, and went on to receive both his master's degree and doctorate in Chinese language and literature from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1977 and 1982, respectively.

Kirby has accepted a position beginning January 1992 at Harvard University, where he will be profes- sor of history and an associate in research at the Fairbank Center.

Peter Heath, Ph.D., is the interim director of the Center for the Study of Islamic Societies and Civilizations. He replaces Cornell Fleischer, Ph.D., professor of history, who resigned as director July 1, after serving in that position for five years. Heath, an assistant professor, has been at Washington University since 1986. He received his bachelor's degree in 1971 from Princeton University and his doctorate in 1981 from Harvard University, specializing in Arabic language and literature, as well as Persian and Turkish.

David A. Balota, Ph.D., associ- ate professor of psychology, has replaced John R. Bowen, Ph.D., as director of the linguistics program. Balota, who joined the University's faculty in 1985, also has taught and done research in the Netherlands and at the University of South Carolina and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The St. Louis native received his bachelor's degree in 1976 from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and his master's degree and doctorate from the University of South Carolina in 1978 and 1981, respectively.

Bowen, associate professor of anthropology, was appointed recently as the first chair of the newly created Committee on Social Thought and Analysis. The Minne- apolis native received his bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1973, and his master's degree and doctorate in anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1977 and 1984, respectively.

CALENDAR Nov. 21-Dec. 6

LECTURES Thursday, Nov. 21 2:30 p.m. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Seminar, "The Use of Edge Elements to Approximate Maxwell's Equations," Peter Monk, prof., Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, U. of Delaware. Room 100 Cupples II. 3:30 p.m. The Center for the Study of Islamic Societies and Civilizations and the Dept. of History Present a "Law and Society: Historical Perspectives" Colloquium, titled "State, Law and Society in the Ottoman Empire, 1600-1800," Haim Gerber, assoc. prof., Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, and WU Rockefeller Fellow. Room 113 BuschHall. 4 p.m. Dept. of Chemistry Seminar, "The Preparation, Structures and Surface Chemistry of Nanoscale Metal Clusters in Solution," John Bradley, Exxon Corp. Room 311 McMillen. 4 p.m. Assembly Series Lecture with Wole Soyinka, Nigerian writer and playwright, and 1986 Nobel Prize winner. Graham Chapel. 4 p.m. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences Colloquium, "Tomographic Inversion for Mantle Structure Beneath North and South America," Stephen P. Grand, assoc. prof., Dept. of Geological Science, U. of Texas. 102 Wilson.

4 p.m. Central Institute for the Deaf Research Seminar, "Modeling Nonlinear Cochlear Frequency Analysis in Speech Perception," Julius L. Goldstein, Research Dept., Central Institute for the Deaf. Second Floor Aud., Clinics and Research Bldg., 909 S. Taylor. 4 p.m. Dept. of Physics Theory Seminar, "Quark Models of Dense Matter," Charles Horowitz, Indiana U. Room 241 Compton Hall. 4:15 p.m. Dept. of Philosophy Colloquium, "Explanation in Cognitive Science," Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, visiting scientist and principal research associate, Center for Cognitive Science, MIT. Room 113 Cupples I. 4:30 p.m. Dept. of Mathematics Colloquium, "Pants Decompositions and Eigenvalues of Riemann Surfaces," Peter Buser, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, and Columbia U., New York, Courant Institute. Room 199 Cupples I.

Friday, Nov. 22 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Evaluation and Management of Cranial Facial Deformities," Jeffrey L. Marsh, prof, of surgery in pediatrics, and medical director, WU Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Deformities Institute, and director, pediatric plastic surgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital. Clopton Aud., 4950 Audubon. 10 a.m. Dept. of Mathematics Presents a Southwestern Bell Seminar,"Wavelets and Turbulence," Marie Farge, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. Room 199 Cupples I. Noon. Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar, "Determinants of Mannose-6- Phosphate Receptor Trafficking," Stuart Kornfeld, WU Dept. of Medicine. Room 423 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 4 p.m. Dept. of Music Lecture Series with Claude Baker, Indiana U., and composer-in- residence with the St. Louis Symphony. Room B- 8 Blewett Hall. 4 p.m. Dept. of Mathematics Presents a Geometry/Topology Seminar, "Geometry of Tubes," Peter Buser, Columbia U., New York. Room 199 Cupples I. 8 p.m. Libraries' Bookmark Society, International Writers Center, and River Styx PM Series Present a Reading by Wole Soyinka, Nigerian author and 1986 Nobel Prize winner. May Aud., Simon Hall.

Monday, Nov. 25 2 p.m. Dept. of Chemical Engineering Seminar, "Some New Developments in Two- Phase Flow Instrumentation," Andreas Lubbert, prof., Universitat Hannover, Germany. Room 100 Cupples II. 4 p.m. Dept. of Psychology Colloquium. Room 102 Eads Hall. For info., call 935-6565. 4 p.m. Immunology Seminar, "Distinction Between CD8+ CTL and Regulatory T Cells," Judith A. Kapp, WU prof, of pathology and molecular microbiology. Third Floor Aud., Children's Hospital. 4 p.m. Dept. of Biology Seminar, "Targeting of Mammalian Glucose Transporters," David E. James, WU asst. prof., Dept. of Cell Biology and Physiology. Room 322 Rebstock Hall. 8 p.m. School of Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series/Harris Armstrong Memorial Lecture with Marius Reynolds, visiting professor of architecture, London. Steinberg Hall Aud.

Tuesday, Nov. 26 4 p.m. Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences Seminar, "Ecological Genetics and Habitat Selection in Drosophila Buzzatii" J.S.F. Barker, U. of New England, Armidale, Australia. Room 322 Rebstock Hall.

Wednesday, Nov. 27 8 a.m. Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology Grand Rounds, "What is the Physiological Role

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of Dehydroepiandrosterone? Implications for Clinical Medicine," Oscar Hechter, prof, emeritus of physiology, and former chair, Dept. of Physiology, Northwestern U. School of Medicine. Schwarz Aud., Maternity Hospital.

Monday, Dec. 2 4 p.m. Committee on Social Thought and Analysis Colloquium, "The One-Child Policy, State Control and Forms of Resistance in China," Susan Greenhalgh, Research Division of The Population Council. Room 140 McMillan Hall. 4 p.m. Graduate Program in Immunology

Seminar, "Interactions of CD4, the T Cell Receptor, and src-Family Tryosine Kinases," Andrey S.Y. Shaw, WU asst. prof, of pathology. Third Floor Aud., Children's Hospital. 4 p.m. Dept. of Biology Departmental Seminar, "Regulation of Gene Expression by Ethylene During Tomato Fruit Ripening," Robert Fischer, asst. prof of biology, Dept. of Plant Biology, U. of California. 322 Rebstock Hall. 4 p.m. Dept. of Psychology Colloquium. Room 102 Eads Hall. For info., call 935-6565. 8 p.m. School of Architecture Monday Night Lecture Series Presents Eric Owen Moss, architect, Culver City, Calif., and prof., Southern California Institute of Architecture. Moss will discuss his recent work. Steinberg Hall Aud.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 4 p.m. Dept. of Anthropology Seminar, "Economic Growth Through Time: The Role of Transaction Costs in an African Society," Jean Ensminger, WU asst. prof, of anthropology. Room 101 McMillan Hall.

Wednesday, Dec. 4 7:30-10 a.m. Office of Planned Giving Seminar. Steinberg Hall Aud. For more info., call 935-5848. 3 p.m. Division of Biostatistics Silver Jubilee Distinguished Speaker Series Presents "Cross Examination of Data," C.R. Rao, Eberly Chair in the Dept. of Statistics, Pennsylvania State U., and director, Center for Multivariate Analysis. Moore Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 4 p.m. Dept. of Physics Colloquium, "Evidence for a Massive Neutrino in Nuclear Beta Decay," Eric Norman, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, U. of California-Berkeley. Room 204 Crow. 4 p.m. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminar, "Light as a Probe of Cell Dynamics," D. Lansing Taylor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh. Cori Aud., 660 S. Euclid Ave. 7:30 p.m. Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures Colloquium, "Warp and Woof: The Interplay of Metaphor and Metonymy in the 'Cantos' of Claudio Rodriguez's 'Don de la ebriedad,'" Michael Mudrovic, WU asst. prof., Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures. Women's Bldg. Lounge.

Thursday, Dec. 5 12:10 p.m. Gallery Talk with Barry Schactman, WU prof, of fine arts. Steinberg Hall Aud. 2:30 p.m. Mechanical Engineering Seminar, "Dynamic Response of Cracked Bars, Beams and Shafts," Jonathan Yi Yao, WU doctoral candidate. Room 100 Cupples I. 3:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Islamic Societies and Civilizations and the Dept. of History Present a Colloquium on "Law and Society: Historical Perspectives," titled "A Society Without Lawyers: The Effort to Ban the Legal Profession in Colonial Virginia," Gordon Hylton, visiting prof., School of Law. Room 113 Busch Hall. 4 p.m. Dept of Earth and Planetary Sciences Charles W. Buescher Memorial Colloquium, "Mountain Building on Earth and Its Role in Continental Evolution," Kevin Burke, scholar in residence, National Research Council. Room 102 Wilson Hall. 4 p.m. Dept of Chemistry Seminar, "Synthesis of Organic Molecules Using Transition Metal Chemistry," Lanny Liebeskind, Emory U. Room 311 McMillen. 4:30 p.m. Dept of Mathematics Colloquium with Andrei Suslin, U. of Chicago. Room 199 Cupples I.

Friday, Dec. 6 9:15 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds, "Current Status of Pediatric Lung Transplantation," Thomas L. Spray, WU assoc. prof, of cardiothoracic surgery; surgeon-in-chief, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery; and medical director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Service, St. Louis Children's Hospital. Clopton Aud., 4950 Audubon Ave. Noon. Dept of Cell Biology and Physiology Seminar, "Calcium Channel Gating in Excitable Cells," Aaron Fox, U. of Chicago. Room 423 McDonnell Medical Sciences Bldg. 6 and 8:30 p.m. WU Association Travel Lecture Series Presents "The People of Portugal," Fran Reidelberger. Graham Chapel. $4.50 for single ticket at the door. For more info., call 935-5212.

PERFORMANCES Wednesday, Dec. 4 11 a.m. Assembly Series Multimedia Presen- tation, "Rim to River/The Bright Angel," a collaborative work inspired by the Grand Canyon. Event features art, poetry, music, dance and lighting. Artwork by William Kohn, fine arts prof.; electronic music by Rich O'Donnell, director of the Electronic Music Studio; poetry by Jan Eigner, psychologist and writer; dance by the Cohan/Suzeau Duet Company; and lighting design by Dale Dufer, a sculptor who works with structure, light and antiquity. Edison Theatre. Free. For more info., call 935-4620. 7:30 p.m. School of Fine Arts and Edison Theatre Present "Rim to River/The Bright Angel," a multimedia display of art, poetry, music, dance and lighting that focuses on the Grand Canyon. Cost: $7 for general public and $5 for senior citizens, students, and WU faculty and staff. (Tickets will be sold the night of performance on first-come, first-served basis.) Edison Theatre. For more info., call 935-6543.

Thursday, Dec. 5 8 p.m. Performing Arts Dept Presents "Family Affairs: An Evening of One Acts," featuring "Haiku" ,and "Coyote Ugly." (Also Dec. 6, same time.) Mallinckrodt Center Drama Studio, Room 208. Cost: $7 for the general public; $5 for senior citizens, students and WU faculty and staff. For more info., call 935-6543.

Music Friday, Nov. 22 8 p.m. Dept of Music Presents WU Collegium Musicum Concert with Bruce Carvell, director. Graham Chapel. For more info., call 935-5581.

Sunday, Nov. 24 2:30 p.m. Dept. of Music Presents WU Symphony Orchestra Concert. St. Louis Art Museum Theatre. Free.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 8 p.m. Dept of Music Graduate Student Recital. Graham Chapel.

Friday, Dec. 6 8 p.m. Dept of Music Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert, featuring the Kim Portnoy Trio. Steinberg Hall Aud.

EXHIBITIONS "Washington University Art Collections." Through May 1992. Gallery of Art, lower gallery, Steinberg Hall. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m-5 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends. For more info., call 935-5490. "A Continuous Between: The Poetry of Donald Finkel." Through Jan. 3. Special Collections, Olin Library, Level 5. Exhibit Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. For more info., call 935-5495. "Peter Saul Exhibition." Through Nov. 24. Bixby Gallery, Bixby Hall. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends. "The Binding Influence: A Celebration of the Medical School Centennial." Through Dec. 27. Glaser Gallery, School of Medicine Library. Exhibit hours: 8:30 a.m.-lO p.m. weekdays. For more info., call 362-4239. "Arthur Osver Exhibition." Exhibit continues through Dec. 7. Randall Gallery, 999 N. 13th Street. For more info., call 231-4808. "Barry Schactman Exhibition." Opening Reception: 5-7 p.m. Nov. 22. Exhibit continues Nov. 22-Jan. 12. Bixby Gallery, Bixby Hall. Exhibit hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays; 1-5 p.m. weekends.

Monday, Nov. 25 "Marius Reynolds Exhibition." Reynolds, the visiting professor of architecture, London, will exhibit his recent work. First Floor corridor, Givens Hall.

times, and Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. Midnight Filmboard Midnight Series Presents "Dark Star." (Also Nov. 23, same time, and Nov. 24 at 9:30 p.m.) 100 Brown Hall. $3. On Fri. and Sat., both the 9:30 p.m. and mid- night films can be seen for a double feature price of $4; both Sunday films can be seen for $4.

Monday, Nov. 25 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Classic Series Presents "Ladykillers." (Also Nov. 26, same times.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3.

Tuesday, Nov. 26 7 p.m. Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Presents "Hibiscus Town," a Chinese film with English subtitles. Room 100 Busch Hall. Free.

Monday, Dec. 2 7 and 9 p.m. Filmboard Classic Series Presents "Planet of the Apes." (Also Dec. 3, same times.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 7 p.m. Dept. of Asian and Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Presents "Gates of Hell," a Japanese film with English subtitles. Room 100 Busch Hall. Free.

Wednesday, Dec. 4 7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series Presents "Floating Weeds," a Japanese film with English subtitles. (Also Dec. 5, same times.) Room 100 Brown Hall. $3.

Friday, Dec. 6 7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series Presents "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. 7:30 p.m. Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures Presents "Sedotta e Abbandonta," an Italian film with English subtitles. Room 219 Ridgley Hall. Free.

FILMS

SPORTS

Thursday, Nov. 21 7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Foreign Series Presents "Metropolis," a silent film. Room 100 Brown Hall. $3. For 24-hour Filmboard hotline, call 935-5983.

Friday, Nov. 22 7 p.m. Gay and Lesbian Association of Student Social Workers Presents a movie, "Tongues Untied." Brown Hall Lounge. For more info., call 772-1924. 7 and 9:30 p.m. Filmboard Feature Series Presents "Blade Runner." (Also Nov. 23, same

Tuesday, Nov. 26 5:30 p.m. Women's Basketball. WU vs. Central College. Field House. 7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball. WU vs. U. of Missouri-St. Louis. Field House.

Friday, Nov. 29 6 p.m. Women's Basketball. Third Annual WU Tournament. Luther College vs. Centre College. (At 8 p.m., WU vs. North Central College.) Field House.

Saturday, Nov. 30 5:30 p.m. Women's Basketball. Third Annual WU Tournament. Consolation game. (Champion- ship game begins at 7:30 p.m.) Field House.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 5:30 p.m. Women's Basketball. WU vs. Fontbonne College. Field House. 7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball. WU vs. Illinois Wesleyan U. Field House.

Friday, Dec. 6 6 p.m. Men's Basketball. Eighth Annual Lopata Classic First Semifinal Game (MIT, Pomona- Pitzer, Washington and Lee, WU). Second semifinal game begins at 8 p.m. Field House.

MISCELLANY Friday, Nov. 22 Payment Deadline for Christmas Shopping and Holiday Lights Tour With Dinner at the Old Spaghetti Factory, Dec. 15. Sponsored by the WU International Students Resource Group. Cost: $28. For reservations and shopping/tour schedule, call Beverly Abrahamson at 935-4787.

Friday, Nov. 22 10 a.m. African and Afro-American Studies Program Presents an African Arts Festival. Festival continues through Nov. 24. For a complete schedule and locations of various events, call 935-5690.

Saturday, Nov. 23 8 a.m. WU Hosts 34th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association (ASA). Adam's Mark Hotel, St. Louis. For registration costs and more info., call 935-5280.

Calendar Deadline The deadline to submit items for the Dec.5-14 calendar of the Record is Nov. 27. Items must be typed and state time, date, place, nature of event, sponsor and admission cost. Incomplete items will not be printed. If available, include speaker's name and identification and the title of the event; also include your name and telephone number. Send items to Marilyn Chill, Box 1070, or by electronic mail to p72245CM at WUVMC.