Happy Fall! This term at the Dietrich School is filled with lots of exciting events. Below is a full rundown of events by department. Please note that these events are subject to change. Visit calendar.pitt.edu for up-to-date event info.
Updated September 24, 2024
Anthropology:
Robert's Lecture: October 18
Bioethics:
Advancing Trust in Science: Institutional Obligations to Promote Research Integrity: October 10
The Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics (SING) – Beyond Settler Science: October 11
Clinical Ethics and Hospital Chaplaincy: Areas of Overlap and Divergence: October 15
Reproductive Ethics and Public Philosophy: A Symposium Marking Mary Warnock’s Centenary: October 16
Transplant Ethics and Policy Conference: October 17
Doctor, Will You Pray for Me?: October 17
Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation: October 21
How Artificial Intelligence Might Save Bioethics (And it’s not how you think): October 24
14th Annual Midwestern Medical Humanities Conference: October 25
Book Talk with Author Gabriel Proulx: October 29
Global Bioethics: Perspectives, Problems and Solutions: November 7-9
Shame, Guilt, Anger and Rebuke in 21st Century Medicine: November 12
Donora: A Look Back at the Worst Air Pollution Disaster in US History: November 12
Discussion of Disability Intimacy: Essays on Love, Care, and Desire: November 18
Discussion of Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life: December 2
Do You Believe in Miracles? Productively Engaging Patients’ Hopes for a Miracle: December 3
How Meditation Became Medicalized: December 10
Biological Sciences:
Dr. Todd Graham to speak: October 7
Dr. Rosa McGuire to speak: October 9
Dr. Sean Johnson to speak: October 14
Dr. Arthur Porto to speak: October 16
Dr. Molly Bletz to speak: October 21
Dr. Curtis Suttle to speak: October 23
Dr. Fred Winston to speak: October 28
Dr. Athma Pai to speak: November 4
Drs. Nick Barts, Michelle Valkanas, and David Outomuro to speak: November 5
Dr. Emily Le Sage to speak: November 13
Nikolai Makhov and Sanika Ambre to Speak: November 15
Elif Filiztekin to Speak: November 22
Catarina Colmatti Bromatti to Speak: December 6
Danielle Farinella to Speak: December 13
Chemistry:
Yuezhi Mao - San Diego State University: October 10
Jennifer Schomaker - University of Wisconsin, Madison: October 15
Aikomari Guzman-Martinez - University of Puerto Rico: October 17
Kaufman Seminar Lecture Day 1 - Adriaan Bax – NIH: October 24
Kaufman Seminar Lecture Day 2 - Adriaan Bax – NIH: October 25
Kirill Kovnir - Iowa State University: October 31
Julia Widom - University of Oregon: November 7
Chenjie Zeng - University of Florida: November 12
Ratmir Derda - University of Alberta: November 14
Christopher Uyeda - Purdue University: December 10
Economics:
Microeconomic Theory Brown Bag, Siyuan Fan, University of Pittsburgh: October 8
Labor & Development Brown Bag, Bruno Kömel, University of Pittsburgh: October 9
Labor & Development Brown Bag, Priyoma Mustafi, University of Pittsburgh: October 9
BEDI Workshop: October 11
Experimental/Behavioral Brown Bag, Priyoma Mustafi, University of Pittsburgh: October 16
Labor & Development Brown Bag, Greg Scala, University of Pittsburgh: October 16
Experimental/Behavioral Seminar, Heather Sarsons, The University of British Columbia: October 18
Macroeconomics Seminar, Ernest Liu, Princeton University: October 18
Labor & Development Brown Bag, Jiawei Lyu, University of Pittsburgh: October 23
English:
Thunderbird Trilogy Author and Translator Talk: October 1
Film and Media Studies:
"Disability and Accessibility in the Media Classroom" : 2024 Film and Media Colloquium Series: November 21
French and Italian:
Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation: October 21
Total Language and Linguistic Citizenship: October 21
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies:
Visiting Scholar Series, Francesca Royster: October 8
Zine Night in GSWS!: October 24
Geology and Environmental Science:
Colloquium Speaker, Eli Hall: October 10
Colloquium Speaker, Maria Angela Capello: October 17
Colloquium Speaker, Justin Mackey: October 24
Save the Date, Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit: October 30 – November 1
Colloquium Speaker, Dr. Joanmarie Del Vecchio: October 31
Colloquium Speaker, Dr. Jennifer Sheridan: November 7
Colloquium Speaker: Dr. Marisa Repasch: November 14
Colloquium Speaker, Dr. Hilary Dugan: November 21
Colloquium Speaker: Kristi Dobra: December 22
German:
Film Screening, Bis hierhin und wie weiter?/ Stick together.: October 7
Student Showcase, Landscapes: Nature, Culture, Climate Change.: November 15
History:
Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of California anti-immigrant Proposition 187: October 17
Gender and Race in Latin American Labor History: November 21
Series, Grand Narratives Reading Group, Lauren Benton, They Called it Peace, Worlds of Imperial Violence (2024): November 22
History of Art and Architecture:
Artists in Conversation, Sarah Moore and Diana Khoi Nguyen: October 16
Object Lesson, Wang Jiqian’s Landscape 427: November 19
HAA December Graduation: December 13
History of Philosophy and Science:
The HPS Department presents Jim Peebles: October 25
The Departments of HPS & Philosophy Present Katherine Brading : November 1
Wesley C. Salmon Memorial Lecture - Branden Fitelson : November 8
Jewish Studies:
Jewish Immigration to Latin America, Brazil and Argentina (1 Credit Pop-Up Course): September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 28
Dr. Steffen Höhne, "Bohemia, Prague and Kafka. Intercultural Contexts in Central Europe": October 8
An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli: October 9
Dr. Anika Walke on Holocaust Memory in Belarus: October 25
Cycles of Hate, The EU's Combating Antisemitism Policy from 2015 till today: November 11
Shame, Guilt, Anger and Rebuke in 21st Century Medicine: November 12
Linguistics:
Calling Forth Images with Words, Software as Conjurer with Dr. Alison Langmead: October 11
Wav2Gloss, Semi-automated language documentation on a larger scale with Dr. Lori Levin: October 25
Doing research for the Duolingo English Test with Dr. Ben Naismith: November 1
Socio-phonetic variation in NURSE vowels in Nigerian English by Oluwasegun Amoniyan: November 15
Enregisterment, indexicality, and social meaning of /aw/-monophthongization in Warri Pidgin with PraiseGod Aminu: November 22
Directed Research presentations with Dr. Jevon Heath and Directed Research Students: December 6
Mathematics:
TBA - Maxime Van de Moortel: October 11
TBA: October 17
TBA - Mahamadi Warma: October 18
TBA: October 21
TBA - Heather Macbeth: October 25
The Edmund R. Michalik Distinguished Lecture Series in the Mathematical Sciences: October 25
Algebra, Combinatorics, and Geometry Seminar: October 31
TBA - Daniel Krashen: November 1
TBA - Roberto Camassa: November 11
Ryan Matzke - tba: November 11
TBA: November 11
TBA - Katia Consani: November 15
TBA - Sean Cotner: November 21
Alumni Panel: November 22
Undergraduate Research Colloquium: December 6
Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology:
Data & Literature Club: October 3. 10, 17, 24, 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5,12
Monomeric, homodimeric, and heterodimeric forms of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase in solution: October 3
Mark Lemmon - Title TBA: October 10
Chris Jaroniec - Title TBA: October 17
Patricia Opresko - Title TBA: October 24
Yongxin (Leon) Zhao - Title TBA: October 31
Alexander Sobolevsky - Title TBA: November 7
Jonathan Coleman - Title TBA: November 14
Laty Cahoon - Title TBA: November 21
Andrew VanDemark - Title TBA: December 5
Kabirul Islam - Title TBA: December 12
Music:
Visiting Scholar Series, Francesca Royster: October 8
University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: October 9
Sam Rivers Q & A Panel: October 28
Music Performance Showcase: October 28
The Music of Sam Rivers Concert: October 29
54th Annual Jazz Seminar and Concert Week: October 30 – November 4
Visiting Scholar Series, Ben Barson: November 1
Jazz Seminar & Concert Week Closing Concert: November 2
Music on the Edge | Unheard-of Ensemble: November 9
Music Performance Showcase: November 11
Gamelan Ensemble: November 18
Pitt Jazz Ensemble: November 21
Bluegrass Ensemble: November 22
Holiday Concert #1 - Heinz Chapel Choir: November 30
Holiday Concert #2 - Heinz Chapel Choir: December 1
Music Performance Showcase: December 2
Campus Holiday Concert - Heinz Chapel Choir: December 3
(open to Pitt Students/Faculty/Staff ONLY)
Jazz Salon Winter Concert: December 5
Class Piano Recital: December 6
Pitt African Music and Dance Ensemble: December 6
Holiday Concert #3 - Heinz Chapel Choir: December 6
Treble Choral Ensemble / Pitt Men's Glee Club: December 7
Treble Choral Ensemble / Pitt Men's Glee Club: December 7
Holiday Concert #4 - Heinz Chapel Choir: December 8
Afropop Ensemble: December 10
Graduate Compositoin Recital: December 10
University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: December 11
Neuroscience:
Dr. Francois St-Pierre to speak: October 29
Dr. Timothy Buschman to speak: November 14
Dr. Joshua Corbin to speak: December 5
Philosophy:
The Department of Philosophy Presents Helen Steward: October 18
Nuel D. Belnap Jr. Memorial Celebration: October 19
The HPS Department Presents Jim Peebles: October 25
Katherine Brading Lecture: October 31 – November 1
Physics and Astronomy:
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, Clarice Aiello (UCLA): October 7
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: October 9
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: October 16
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, Rodrigo Ibata: October 21
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: October 23
AstroLunch @ Pitt, Cat Fielder (University of Arizona): October 25
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, Norman Yao (Harvard University): October 28
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: October 30
Event 7688: November 4
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: November 6
AstroLunch @ Pitt, Brian O'Shea (Michigan State University): November 8
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, TBD: November 11
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: November 13
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, Patrick Gallagher (University of Pittsburgh): November 18
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: November 20
AstroLunch @ Pitt, Yao Yuan-Mao (University of Utah): November 22
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: December 4
Pitt-CMU Colloquium, Yuan-Sen Ting (Ohio State University): December 9
Departmental Social Hour & Research Talks: December 11
Political Science:
GPS Speaker, Aala Abdelgadir (University of Pittsburgh): October 18
GPS Speaker, Danielle Jung (Emory): December 6
Psychology:
Colloquium-Dr. Sue Frantz, Professor, Department of Psychology, Highline College: November 1
Colloquium-Lazovik Lecture-Dr. Angus MacDonald, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota: November 8
Religious Studies:
Clinical Ethics and Hospital Chaplaincy, Areas of Overlap and Divergence: October 15
Colloquium, The Ultimate Witness, Afterlives of Martyrs in Urban Algeria: October 23
Colloquium, Roman Water Culture, Climate Change, and the Demise of the Private Judean Mikveh: November 20
Slavic:
34th Annual Slovak Heritage Festival: November 3
Sociology:
How To Fund Your Work: November 1
Spanish and Portuguese:
Presence and Resistance in Queer Mexico: October 29. 30, and 31
Statistics:
Seminar with Kai Zhang: October 14
Seminar with Jian Kang: October 21
Keystone State Statistics Symposium: October 26 -27
Seminar with Nancy Zhang: November 11
Seminar with Yehenew Kifle: November 18
Studio Arts:
Supernatural Exhibit: September 5 – September 29
Theatre Arts:
Dead Man's Cell Phone: October 25 – November 3
The Inseparables: November 15 – 22