University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Oct. 3- 10
LECTURES
10/4 Stephen Buchwald, professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver a lecture titled "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Forming Processes: Progress, Applications, and Mechanistic Studies," at 4 p.m., Room 12, Chevron Science Center, 219 Parkman Ave., Oakland. This Novartis Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Chemistry. For more information, visit www.chem.pitt.edu.
10/9 Shaun L. Gabbidon, professor of criminal justice at Pennsylvania State University, will deliver a lecture titled "Shopping Under Suspicion: Consumer Racial Profiling and Perceived Victimization," at noon, School of Social Work Conference Center, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the School of Social Work's Center on Race and Social Problems Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney 2007 Speaker Series. For more information, call 412-624-7382.
10/9 Terry Engelder, professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, will deliver a lecture titled "Arcadian-Alleghanian Orgogenesis as Revealed by Fracturing Within the Appalachian Foreland," at 4 p.m., Room 11, Thaw Hall, 3943 O'Hara St., Oakland. This event is part of the Department of Geology and Planetary Sciences' Fall 2007 Colloquium Series. For more information, visit www.geology.pitt.edu.
EXHIBITION
10/3 Anne X. Alpern, renowned Pittsburgh jurist who paved the way for women in the field of law, is the focus of an exhibition on the ground floor of Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. The sampling of letters, papers, photographs, and political cartoons will be on display through Oct. 31. For more information, contact Michael Dabrishus at 412-648-7715.
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