University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, Jan. 26-Feb. 1

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

BOOK DISCUSSION
Hilton Als, nonfiction writer, theater critic for The New Yorker, former editor at VIBE, former staff writer for the Village Voice, 8:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, http://pghwriterseries.wordpress.com

LECTURES
“Anxiety and Depression,” Lanie Francis, medical oncologist, Hillman Cancer Center, 10 a.m. Jan. 28, Cooper Conference Room C, Hillman Cancer Center, 5115 Center Ave., Integrative Oncology Lecture Series: Making Wellness a Reality, UPMC Cancer Center/University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center, www.upmccancercenter.com

“What Learning Matters and How Can It Be Measured?” Carl E. Wieman, professor of physics and of the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, 9 a.m. Jan. 31, University Club Ballroom A, University of Pittsburgh Assessment Conference Keynote Address, www.provost.pitt.edu

“Peirce Opened,” John Lyne, Pitt professor of communication and rhetoric, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31, 817R Cathedral of Learning, Pitt Philosophy of Science Annual Lecture Series Colloquium, www.pitt.edu/~pittcntr

Written by Melissa Carlson

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