LECTURES

OPEN
HOUSES

Fri., May 25, dusk. Maryland Space Grant Observatory Telescope Open House on the roof of Bloomberg, public viewing, weather permitting, begins at dusk. Bloomberg Center. HW

SEMINARS

Mon., May 21, 12:15 p.m. "Assembling and Dismantling Eukaryotic DNA Replication Complexes," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Stephen Bell, MIT; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., May 21, 4 p.m. "Late Quaternary Sea Levels and the Beach-Dune Ranges of the Coorong Coastal Plain, South Australia," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with John Cann, University of South Australia; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., May 21, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Synaptic Mechanisms in the Auditory Cortex in Vivo: The Cocktail Party Problem," with Tony Zador, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Sponsored by the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., May 21, 4 p.m. "Short Oligonucleotide Mass Analysis (SOMA) of p53: Opportunities for Early Detection and Prevention in Human Liver Cancer," with John Groopman. Sponsored by the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine. Suite 2-200, 1830 Building. JHMI

Tues., May 22, noon. "Multiple Error-Prone DNA Polymerases in Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: What Are They There For?" a Biological Chemistry seminar with Errol Friedberg, UT Southwestern Medical Center; 612 Physiology. JHMI

Tues., May 22, 2 p.m. "Admixture Mapping of Schizophrenia Genes in Oceanic Palau," a Center for Inherited Disease Research seminar with Bernie Devlin, University of Pittsburgh; Suite 2000, Triad Building. Bayview

Wed., May 23, noon. "Sphingolipids--From Metabolism to Functions," a Biology special seminar with Konrad Sandhoff, University of Bonn, Germany; 100 Mudd. HW

Wed., May 23, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Sensorimotor Cortical Activity Is Modulated by Reward History and Cues That Specify Movement Endpoints" with Randall Nelson, University of Tennessee. Sponsored by the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Tues., May 29, noon. "Welch Library Update: Making the Most of Welch Library Resources," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Catharine Canevari; 612 Physiology. JHMI

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Wed., May 23, noon to 2 p.m. Homewood House Museum's opening reception for Scott Ponemone's Baltimore: The Interplay of Art and Architecture, an exhibit of watercolors that will hang at both Homewood and Evergreen. The works combine architectural elements and decorative details from 15 public and private sites in the Baltimore area. Images created at Homewood House and Clifton Mansion will be on display in the Back Hall of Homewood House Museum. Homewood House. HW

The 2001 Johns Hopkins University Commencement Ceremonies:

Wed., May 23--

3:30 p.m. G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony, with speaker Charles Westgate. Reception in Clipper Room following ceremony. 410-516-8690. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

7:30 p.m. Bloomberg School of Public Health Convocation Ceremony, with speaker Joshua Lederberg, Nobel laureate and former president of Rockefeller University; Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

7:30 p.m. School of Professional Studies in Business and Education Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker Mame Warren. All SPSBE degree recipients (except Ed.D.'s) will receive their diplomas on stage. 410-872-1212. Garland Field. HW

Thurs., May 24--

9:15 a.m. University-wide commencement with speaker President William R. Brody who will confer all degrees, from all divisions. Doctoral recipients from all divisions will receive their diplomas on stage. M.D.'s will be called to the stage individually, but diplomas will be presented at the School of Medicine's Diploma Award Ceremony. For more information call the commencement desk in the Homewood Registrar's Office, 410-516-8079. Garland Field. HW

1:45 p.m. Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the G.W.C Whiting School of Engineering Under-graduate Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker Al Hunt, Wall Street Journal. Bachelor degree recipients from full- and part-time programs will be called to the stage. Graduates will pick up their diplomas immediately following the ceremony in Shaffer, Maryland, Barton and Latrobe halls. 410-516-8079. Garland Field. HW

2:30 p.m. School of Medicine Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker David Satcher, surgeon general. 410-955-3080. Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. JHMI

3 p.m. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Diploma Award Ceremony, with address by the Dalai Lama. Reception following at SAIS. 202-663-5705. Constitution Hall, 18th and D, N.W. Washington, D.C.

6:30 p.m. Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Master's Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker Edward T. Dangel III of Dangel, Donlan & Fine. Master's degree recipients from the School of Arts and Sciences full- and part-time programs will receive their diplomas on stage. Reception immediately following the ceremony in the Glass Pavilion. 410-516-6057. Shriver Hall. HW

7:30 p.m. G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering Master's Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker Joseph R. Reynolds Jr. Master's degree recipients from the School of Engineering's full- and part-time programs will receive their diplomas on stage. Reception immediately following the ceremony. 410-516-8728. Garland Field. HW

8 p.m. Peabody Institute Diploma Award Ceremony, with speaker Isaac Stern. 410-659-8160. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

WORKSHOP