University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, April 13-19

The following events are open to the public.

LECTURES

4/13 Dennis M. Gormley, a senior lecturer of security and intelligence studies in Pitt's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, will deliver a lecture titled "Missile Proliferation at a Crossroads: New Dynamics in Missile Offense and Defense," at 4 p.m., Room 3610, Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies. For more information, visit www.ridgway.pitt.edu.

4/14 As Part of the Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science's 2006 Lecture Series, Nikolay Milkov, a researcher at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, will deliver a lecture titled "Russell and Wittgenstein: March-November 1912," at 12:05 p.m., Room 817R, Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call

412-624-1052 or visit www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

4/14 Wenliang Du, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, will deliver a lecture as part of the Pitt School of Information Sciences Laboratory of Education and Research on Security Assured Information Systems Seminar, at 2 p.m., Room 404, Information Sciences Building,

135 N. Bellefield Ave., Oakland. For more information, contact Kelly Shaffer at

412-624-2677 or kshaffer@mail.sis.pitt.edu.

4/18 As Part of the Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science's 2006 Lecture Series, Robert Olby, a research professor in Pitt's Department of History and Philosophy of Science, will deliver a lecture titled "Francis Crick as Neuroscientist," at 12:05 p.m., Room 817R, Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, call

412-624-1052 or visit www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr.

4/18 Julie Mortimer, associate professor of economics at Harvard University, will deliver a lecture titled "Price Discrimination Under Copyright Law: Evidence From the Introduction of DVDs," at 3:30 p.m., Room 4176, Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland. For more information, call 412-648-1765.

4/19 As part of the Pitt Department of History of Art and Architecture's 2006 Colloquium Series, Sara Bromberg, a Ph.D. candidate in Pitt's Department of History of Art and Architecture, will deliver a lecture titled "A Gendered Reading of The Rothschild Canticles: Investigating Male Identification With The Sponsa," at noon, Room 203, Frick Fine Arts Building, Schenley Drive, Oakland. For more information, visit www.pitt.edu/~arthome/news/index.html.

4/19 Author Ron Hira, a recognized expert on outsourcing and the only person to testify twice before Congress on its implications, will deliver a lecture on his new book, titled Outsourcing America: What's Behind Our National Crisis and How We Can Reclaim American Jobs (AMACOM, 2005), at 7 p.m., Room 1175, Benedum Hall,

3700 O'Hara St., Oakland. A social will precede the lecture, beginning at 6 p.m. This event is sponsored by Ascent Systems, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Pitt, and the University Book Center. For more information or to register, call 412-795-4444.

MUSIC

4/15 Chinese classical guitarist Xuefei Yang will give a performance at 8 p.m., Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St., Oakland. Admission is $25. A reception will follow. This event is part of the Guitar Society of Fine Art's concert series and is cosponsored by Pitt's Asian Studies Center. For ticket information, contact ProArts Tickets at 412-394-3353.

4/18 Pitt's Department of Music will host a free Honors Recital at 8 p.m., Bellefield Auditorium, 315 S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland. For more information, call

412-624-4125 or visit www.pitt.edu/~concerts.

DANCE

4/15 The Pitt Department of Music will offer an Indonesian Dance Class from noon to 2 p.m., Second Floor, Bellefield Hall, 315 S. Bellefield Ave., Oakland. A $5 donation is appreciated. For more information, contact Andrew Weintraub at 412-624-4184 or anwein@pitt.edu.

EXHIBITIONS

4/13 The first editions of 15 major works by author Richard Wright are on display through April 30 on the second and third floors of Pitt's Hillman Library, 3960 Forbes Ave., Oakland. Library hours are 7:50 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to midnight, Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday.

4/13 The Pitt University Art Gallery will host the Studio Arts Student Exhibition through April 30 in the Frick Fine Arts Building, Schenley Drive, Oakland. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact Gallery Director Josienne Piller at 412-648-2423 or jpiller@pitt.edu.

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