The Johns Hopkins Gazette: November 5, 2001
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COLLOQUIA

Tues., Nov. 6, 4 p.m. "Psychophysicalism: Perception and Action," a Philosophy colloquium with Jennifer Hornsby, University of London; 348 Gilman. HW

Tues., Nov. 6, 4:15 p.m. "Shake, Rattle and Roll: Rotational Spectroscopy of Isomerizing Molecules," a Chemistry colloquium with Brooks Pate, University of Virginia; 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Acquiring Appetites," a Psychology colloquium with Ted Hall, Duke University; 234 Ames. HW

Wed., Nov. 7, 5 p.m. "The Positions and Molecular Details of F Factor Protein-DNA Couplings: Writing the Kama Sutra of Bacterial Sex," a Biology colloquium with Joel Schildbach; Mudd Lecture Hall. HW

Mon., Nov. 12, 4:15 p.m. "Radical Roles for Iron-Sulfur Clusters," a Chemistry colloquium with Joan Broderick, Michigan State University; 233 Remsen. HW

  

DANCE

Sat., Nov. 10, 9 p.m. Swing Dance featuring the JHU Big Band. $5 general admission, $3 with J-Card. EB

  

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Mon., Nov. 5, 5:30 p.m. "Rethinking Europe's Future," panel discussion of David Calleo's book Rethinking Europe's Future, with Charles Kupchan, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; Michael Mandelbaum; and Warren Zimmerman, former U.S. ambassador to Yugoslavia. Inaugural event of the SAIS Faculty Book Series. Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington D.C. SAIS

  

GRAND
ROUNDS

Thurs., Nov. 8, 9 p.m. "Treatment of Geriatric Hip Fractures," Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds with Fardin Khasraghi; 5152 Outpatient Center. EB

  

FILM

Thurs., Nov. 8, 7:15 p.m. "Emigres and Divas: The Muse in Exile," a series of four classic films featuring emigre directors and classic leading ladies continues with Casablanca, starring Ingrid Bergman and directed by Michael Curtiz; Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB

Fri., Nov. 9, 7 p.m. The Program in Latin American Studies Film Series presents Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands) directed by Bruno Barreto, Brazil; Level A, MSE Library. HW

  

LECTURES

Mon., Nov. 5, 12:10 p.m. "Bioterrorism 101: The Past, Present and Future" by D.A. Henderson. Part of the Bioterrorism Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies; W1214 BSPH. EB

Mon., Nov. 5, 4 p.m. "Nation and Modernity in the Writings of Sarmiento and Nabuco," a History and Latin American Studies lecture by Marco Pamplona. 315 Gilman. HW

Tues., Nov. 6, 12:10 p.m. "Frontline: Preparations at the Health Department" by Dipti Shah and Sophia Tong. Part of the Bioterrorism Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies; W1214 BSPH. EB

Wed., Nov. 7, 8:30 a.m. The Coopersmith Lecture--"Hemato-poiesis and Stem Cells: Molecular Components" by Stuart Orkin, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/ Harvard Medical School/Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Given at Pediatric Grand Rounds; Hurd Hall. EB

Wed., Nov. 7, 12:10 p.m. "One Eye Open: Risk Perception and Management" by Richard Bissell, UMBC; and Thomas Burke and Lynn Goldman. Part of the Bioterrorism Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies; W1020 BSPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 12:10 p.m. "Guarding the Plate: Preparations at Hopkins Hospital and School of Public Health" by Thea Glidden and Trish Perl. Part of the Bioterrorism Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies; W1214 BSPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 1 p.m. "Proteolysis in the Regulation of Airway Repair and Inflammation" by William Parks, Washington University School of Medicine/Visiting Scholar in Lung Biology; 1st floor, auditorium. Bayview

Thurs., Nov. 8, 4:30 p.m. "Substance Abuse Issues in Pain Management" by Steven Passik, Oncology Symptom Control Research, Indianapolis. Part of the Oncology Visiting Professor Lectureship Series. Weinberg Building Auditorium. EB

Fri., Nov. 9, 8 a.m. "Identifying and Managing the Cancer Patient With an Addiction: A Discussion of Practical Approaches" by Steven Passik, Oncology Symptom Control Research, Indianapolis. Part of the Oncology Visiting Professor Lectureship Series. Weinberg Building Auditorium. EB

Fri., Nov. 9, 12:10 p.m. "Are You Worried? Addressing Psychological Concerns" by Richard Kilburg. Part of the Bioterrorism Lecture Series sponsored by the Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies; W1214 BSPH. EB

Sun., Nov. 11, 8 a.m. The Ralph Harper Faculty Lecture--"King Arthur and King David" by P. Kyle McCarter. Sponsored by the Master of Liberal Arts Program and the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Baltimore. Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW

  

MUSIC

Tues., Nov. 6, noon. Midday Concert Series--Dawn Culbertson (lute) performs Elizabethan music; Hurd Hall. EB

Tues., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Preparatory recital featuring Elizabeth Hartmark, piano; Rebecca Henry, viola; Eileen Soskin, mezzo soprano; and Thomas Benjamin, clarinet; Leakin Hall. Peabody

Wed., Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Chamber Winds Concert. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Tickets are $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with I.D. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sat., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Camerata Concert. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sat., Nov. 10, 8 p.m. The Vocal Chords presents its fall concert of popular a cappella music, with guests the Tufts Amalgamates. 410-662-9839. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg. HW

Sun., Nov. 11, 3 p.m. "An Afternoon with Peabody Composers: Music by Bruno Amato, Thomas Benjamin and Robert Sirota." Tickets are $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with I.D. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., Nov. 11, 3 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra Chamber Music Concert, first of the 2001-2002 season. $7, $5 senior citizens and students; JHU students free with valid I.D. 410-516-6542. Great Hall, Levering. HW

Sun., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series featuring violinist Elmar Oliveira. $28, $14 for full-time JHU students with valid I.D. 410-516-6542. Shriver Hall. HW

  

OPEN
HOUSES

Fri., Nov. 9, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Open House for Undergraduate Programs for Adults and Graduate Education Programs. Faculty, advisers and financial aid officers will be available to answer questions. 1-800-GO-TO-JHU. Montgomery County Campus, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville.

  

SEMINARS

Mon., Nov. 5, noon. "Time Scales and Global Modes in Atmospheric Chemistry," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Michael Prather, University of California, Irvine; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., Nov. 5, 12:15 p.m. "Control of Embryonic Polarity and Germ Cell Fate in C. elegans," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Geraldine Seydoux; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., Nov. 5, 4 p.m. "Roles of Ubiquitin in NF-kappaB Signaling," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Zhijian (James) Chen, Southwestern Medical Center/University of Texas; W2030 BSPH. EB

Tues., Nov. 6, 9 a.m. "Follow-up Studies Examining Risk Factors for Human Papillomavirus Types 6 and 11 Associated Disease: Condylomata Acuminata and Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis," an Epidemiology seminar with Michael Silverberg; W2030 BSPH. EB

Tues., Nov. 6, noon. "Chemical Mimicry of Biological Intermediates During Uracil Excision Repair," a Biological Chemistry seminar with James Stivers; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Nov. 6, noon. "RNA Interference: Gene Silencing with dsRNA" with Michael Murray, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; W4013 BSPH. EB

Wed., Nov. 7, 8:15 a.m. "Community Intervention Trials for Obesity," a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Robert Jeffery, University of Minnesota; W2030 BSPH. EB

Wed., Nov. 7, 1:30 p.m. "tRNA Conformity," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Olke Uhlenbeck, University of Colorado; 517 PCTB. EB

Wed., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Ceide Fields: Natural Histories of a Buried Landscape," an Anthropology seminar with Stuart McLean; 400 Macaulay. HW

Wed., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Transition States, Transition State Inhibitors, Reaction Coordinate Motion, Cancer and Malaria," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Vern Schramm, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; 303 WBSB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 10:45 a.m. "Childhood Asthma Inception," a Center for Childhood Asthma seminar with Robert Lemanske Jr., University of Wisconsin Hospital; W2030 BSPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, noon. "Agricultural Policy: Food Supply and Health," a Health Policy and Management seminar with Sister Miriam McGillis, Genesis Farm, New Jersey. Part of the lunchtime seminar series "Health Policy Perspectives." Hampton House Lecture Hall. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, noon. "Molecular Motors: Mechanisms of Regulation and Coordination," a Cell Biology seminar with Vladimir Gelfand, University of Illinois; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 12:45 p.m. "GTPase Regulation in Phototransduction," a Neuroscience research seminar with Ted Wensel, Baylor College of Medicine; 811 WBSB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 3 p.m. "Important Considerations in Mechanical Measurements of Thin Films at the Micron and Submicron Scales," a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Ioannis Chasiotis, University of Virginia; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Nov. 8, 3:30 p.m. "Control of B Cell Immunity by PKC Isoforms," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Alexander Tarakhovsky, The Rockefeller University; 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Geometric Linear Discriminant Analysis for Pattern Recognition Systems," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Mark Ordowski; 117 Barton. HW

Thurs., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Micronutrients in Tertiary Pediatric Settings: Recent Trends," a Center for Human Nutrition seminar with Virginia Stallings, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; W1020 BSPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Postmodernism and the Enlightenment," a Seminar in Political and Moral Thought with Daniel Gordon; 315 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Vortices, Strong Fluctuations and the Extended Phase Diagram of the Cuprates," a Physics and Astronomy seminar with N. Phuan Ong, Princeton University; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg. HW

Fri., Nov. 9, noon. "Genetic Privacy and the Law: An End to Genetics Exceptionalism," a JHU Information Security Institute seminar with James Hodge Jr.; 340 Phipps. EB

Fri., Nov. 9, noon. "The Paleogene and Cretaceous World with a Gas Hydrate Capacitor," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Jerry Dickens, Rice University; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., Nov. 12, 12:15 p.m. "Functional Analysis of Alzheimer Disease-Associated Genes in Notch Signaling," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Mark Fortini, University of Pennsylvania and Stellar-Chance Labs; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., Nov. 12, 4 p.m. "Biology of Human Retrotransposons," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Haig Kazazian Jr., University of Pennsylvania; W2030 BSPH. EB

Mon., Nov. 12, 4 p.m. "Three Good Uses for a Dead Rat: Phylogeny, Biogeography and Mammalian Diversification," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Anne Weil, Duke University; 305 Olin. HW

  

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Tues., Nov. 6, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. "Globalization and Infectious Diseases: Institutions, Policies and the Threat of Bioterrorism," a daylong conference with various speakers; Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington D.C. (See full story in The Gazette.) SAIS

The 2001 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium A Nation United: Politics and Power in the 21st Century. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Tues., Nov. 6, 8 p.m. "Gridlock: A View From the Hill" with U.S. Rep. Barney Frank.

Thurs., Nov. 8, 8 p.m. "One Person, One Vote: The Search for Electoral Equality" with Lani Guinier.

Wed., Nov. 7, noon. Wednesday Noon Series--"Implications of the Human Genome Project" by Ada Hamosh. Sponsored by Special Events. Shriver Hall. HW

Mon., Nov. 12, 10 a.m. 2001 JHU Annual Benefits Fair, an opportunity to speak to representatives from insurance and investment companies, as well as other vendors and various JHU departments who provide benefits. Free giveaways and wellness activities. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

  

SPORTS

Sun., Nov. 11, noon. Men's Fencing, vs. Yeshiva, Virginia Tech, St. Johns (Md.); Newton White Athletic Center. HW

  

THEATER

Fri., Nov. 9, and Sat., Nov. 10, 8 p.m.; Sun., Nov. 11, 2:15 p.m. Theatre Hopkins production of Donald Margulies' Collected Stories. $12 at the door on Friday evening, $15 on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon. 410-516-7159. Merrick Barn. HW

Judy Shannon, left, and Lisa Walsh appear in the Theatre Hopkins production of Donald Margulies' play 'Collected Stories.'

Fri., Nov. 9, Sat., Nov. 10, and Sun., Nov. 11, 8 p.m. The JHU Barnstormers' production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? $5 general admission, $3 for students. 410-516-7159. Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW

Sat., Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. The Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theatre Group presents an evening of one-acts, song, dance and buffet-style cuisine; attire semi-formal. $10 general admission, $7 for students. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW


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