University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Jan. 19-25

EXHIBITION
Foster Hall Collection Special Exhibition, showcasing Pitt’s historic Stephen Foster collection, through January 31, ground floor Hillman Library, www.pitt.edu/~amerimus/foster.htm

THEATER
FLIGHT: A Crane's Story, explores nature’s mysteries and the spiritual essence in the cycle of life through the story of a crane named Awaken, through Jan. 19, Charity Randall Theatre, www.play.pitt.edu

LECTURES
“Reformulating Quantum Theory: Is Special Relativity an Example to Follow?” Leah Henderson, visiting fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 21, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Colloquium, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr

“Dysregulated Translational Control in Neurodevelopmental Disorders,” Eric Klann, professor of neuroscience, Center for Neural Science, New York University, 4 p.m. Jan. 23, 169 Crawford Hall, Pitt Department of Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu

“Thailand as Transgender ‘Mecca’: Transnational Imaginaries of Gender Reassignment,” Aren Aizura, assistant professor of women and gender studies, Arizona State University, 4 p.m. Jan. 23, 602 Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Women’s Studies Gender and the Global Series, www.wstudies.pitt.edu

“Relativism, Translation, and the Metaphysics of Realism,” Aristides Arageorgis, visiting fellow, National Technical University of Athens, 12:05 p.m. Jan. 24, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Center for Philosophy of Science Lunchtime Colloquium, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr

“Regulation of eIF2α phosphorylation in Brain Disorders,” Eric Klann, professor of neuroscience, Center for Neural Science, New York University, 1 p.m. Jan. 24, 6014 Biomedical Science Tower 3, The Pittsburgh Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Pitt Center for Neuroscience, http://cnup.neurobio.pitt.edu

Written by Melissa Carlson

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