University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, March 2-8

CONCERT
University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, playing Elizabeth Brown’s Arboretum, and Frances White’s Centre Bridge (dark river), 8 p.m. March 5, Bellefield Hall Auditorium, www.music.pitt.edu

EXHIBITIONS
University Art Gallery, Chinese Video Art and Documentary from Gao Minglu’s Archives (1985-2005), videos showcasing Chinese response to the rapid political and economic changes in late 20th-century China, through March 12, Pitt Department of History of Art and Architecture, www.haa.pitt.edu

Hillman Library, Oakland: A Look Back Over the 20th Century, glimpse into a past foreshadowing the changes that would lead to Oakland’s development as a medical, cultural, and educational hub, through summer 2014, http://digital.library.pitt.edu/pittsburgh/exhibits/oakland-a-look-back/

LECTURES AND DISCUSSIONS
“Americans by Heart: Undocumented Latino Students and the Promise of Higher Education,” William Perez, associate professor, Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies, noon March 3, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center on Race and Social Problems, Reed Smith Speaker Series, www.crsp.pitt.edu

“Heart physiology and immunology in an insect: how the mosquito circulatory and immune systems have co-adapted to fight infection,” Julian Hillyer, assistant professor of biological sciences, Vanderbilt University, 4 p.m. March 3, 169 Crawford Hall, Pitt Department of Biological Sciences, www.biology.pitt.edu

“But For Us It’s Genocide! Transitional Justice and Memory Politics in Post-Soviet Latvia,” Katja Wezel, DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor, Pitt Department of History, 4 p.m. March 5, 3702 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pitt European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, Department of History, www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce

“Deciphering Alternating Access Mechanisms in Ion-Coupled and ABC Transporters: A Spin Labeling EPR Perspective,” Hassane S. Mchaourab, Louise B. McGavock Chair, professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, professor of chemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 4 p.m. March 6, 150 Chevron Hall, Pitt Department of Chemistry, www.chem.pitt.edu

“Implementation With Interdependent Valuations,” Andrew Postlewaite, Harry P. Kamen Professor of Economics, professor of finance, University of Pennsylvania, 4 p.m. March 6, 4716 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pitt Department of Economics, www.econ.pitt.edu

“The Demand For Bad Policy When Voters Underappreciate Equilibrium Effects,” Pedro Dal Bo, associate professor of economics, Brown University, noon March 7, 4716 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Pitt Department of Economics Experimental/Behavioral Economics Seminar, www.econ.pitt.edu

Written by Melissa Carlson

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