The Johns Hopkins Gazette: April 8, 2002
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COLLOQUIA

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. "The Gender of Mania," an Anthropology colloquium with Emily Martin, New York University; 400 Macaulay. HW

Tues., April 9, 4:15 p.m. "New Surface Reaction Mechanisms: Role of Bulk H in Catalytic Hydrogenation and F Atom Abstraction by Si--," a Chemistry colloquium with Sylvia Ceyer, MIT; 233 Remsen. HW

Thurs., April 11, 3 p.m. "Constructing the Normal Human Embryo: Materials, Representation and Patient Narrative in Franklin P. Mall's Human Embryo Collection," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Nancy Medley; Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. EB

Fri., April 12, 2 p.m. "Military Transformation and Defense Policy Choices," an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Michael E. O'Hanlon, Brookings Institute; Parsons Auditorium. APL Simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

  

CONFERENCE

Fri., April 12, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. An interdisciplinary conference sponsored by the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality, and co-sponsored by Anthropology, Classics, English, History, History of Science, Medicine and Technology, the Humanities Center, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Writing Seminars and the Program for Comparative American Cultures. 410-516-6166. Owen House. HW

  

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Mon., April 8, noon. "Integrating Gerontology Into Your Hopkins Program of Studies," a Center on Aging and Health discussion with Linda Fried, Pearl German and Tom Glass; Suite 2-700, 2024 E. Monument St. EB

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. "Digital vs. Traditional Photography," with Phyllis Berger, Studio 2701. Continuing the weekly "Salon" series sponsored by the Digital Media Center. 226 Mattin Center. HW

Wed., April 10, noon. Black Faculty and Staff Association monthly meeting; W2017 BSPH. EB

Wed., April 10, 4 p.m. "Chicken Production and the Health of Workers, Farmers, the Environment and Our Communities," a Center for a Livable Future discussion with the Rev. Jim Lewis--and other members of the Delmarva Poultry Justice Alliance--and Michael Shuman, Community Ventures LLP. W1030 BSPH. EB

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. "3-D Technologies," with Dan Halka, Maryland Institute College of Art. Continuing the weekly "Salon" series sponsored by the Digital Media Center. 226 Mattin Center. HW

  

FILM
VIDEO

Thurs., April 11, through Sun., April 14. Film Fest 2002--documentaries, features, short films by independent and student filmmakers and animation in 8mm, 16mm, 35mm and VHS formats. For more detailed information, see story in this issue of The Gazette or go to www.jhu.edu/~jhufilm/fest/about.html.

  

GRAND
ROUNDS

Thurs., April 11, 2 p.m. "Urban Sprawl and Children's Health," Environmental Health grand rounds with Richard Joseph Jackson, National Center for Environmental Health. W2030 BSPH. EB

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "Public Health and Medicine: What Is the Gap and How Can We Handle It?" Preventive Medicine grand rounds with Mohammad Akhter, American Public Health Association; and Roger Bulger, Association of Academic Health Centers. Becton Dickinson Lecture Hall, BSPH. EB

  

LECTURES

Mon., April 8, 3 p.m. The Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lectures--"From Airplanes to Atoms: Understanding the Mechanical Behavior of Materials" by Kevin Hemker; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Mon., April 8, 5:30 p.m. The William Foxwell Albright Lecture 2002--"An Ancient Near Eastern Bestiary: Zoological, Symbolic and Mythical" by Wilfred Lambert, University of Birmingham, England; 26 Mudd. HW

Tues., April 9, 5 p.m. Special Dean's Lecture by Kenneth Ludmerer, Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professor. Sponsored by SOM. Hurd Hall. EB

Thurs., April 10, 5:30 p.m. "U.S. Policy Toward Central Asia: The Present and the Future" by Republican senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska. RSVP to 202-663-7721. This is the inaugural event of the W.P. Carey Central Asia-Caucasus Institute Forum. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS

Thurs., April 11, 1:30 p.m. "The United States and NATO: On the Road to the Prague Summit" by Nicholas Burns, U.S. representative to NATO. RSVP to 202-663-5880. Room 500, 1717 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. SAIS

Thurs., April 11, 3:30 p.m. The Richard Ely Lectures--"Computational Agent-based Theories of Investment Behavior and Market Volatility" by Blake Lebaron, Brandeis University; 426 Mergenthaler. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. The Jan M. Minkowski Memorial Lecture in Quantum Electronics--"The Mind-Boggling Adventures of the Photon Twins" by David Branning, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Sponsored by Electrical and Computer Engineering. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Lectures on Ethics and the End of Life--"Local Medical Practice and the Federal Threat" by Barbara Coombs Lee, Compassion in Dying Federation. Second of a two-part debate examining Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law. Sponsored by the Berman Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins. Hurd Hall. EB

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "Rethinking the Family in the Context of Globalization," a lecture by Rada Ivekovic, University of Paris; and Caitrin Lynch. Sponsored by the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality. 400 Macaulay. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4:30 p.m. The James W. Poultney Memorial Lecture--"Herms, Aniconic Pillars and the Sanctuary of Athena at Stymphalos: An Odd Aspect of Greek Religion in Arcadia" by Gerald Schaus, Wilfrid Laurier University; 329 Gilman Hall. HW

Fri., April 12, 11 a.m. "PubMed," a Welch Library lecture by Stella Seal. Part of the series "An Introduction and Update on the Digital Library." Weinberg Auditorium. EB

Mon., April 15, 12:15 p.m. "Protecting Privacy and Fostering Public Health: Goals That Go Hand in Hand" by Janlori Goldman, Georgetown University; W3030 BSPH. EB

  

MUSIC

Thurs., April 11, 8 p.m. Peabody Chamber Singers and Peabody Concert Singers perform music by Bach, Britten and Schoenberg; Griswold Hall. Peabody

Fri., April 12, 8 p.m. Organist Donald Sutherland performs with the Peabody Chamber Singers. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Fri., April 12, 8 p.m. JHU Jazz Ensemble presents its spring concert of classic and modern selections; 101 Mattin Center. HW

Fri., April 12, 8 p.m. The Sirens, an all-woman a cappella group, presents its spring concert; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Sun., April 14, 6 p.m. "Our Purpose for Praise," the JHU Gospel Choir's spring concert; Great Hall, Levering. HW

Sun., April 14, 7:30 p.m. The JHU Concert Band presents its spring concert, featuring works by Grainger, Holst and Haydn; Shriver Hall. HW

Sun., April 14, 7:30 p.m. Recital by the winner of the William Marbury Violin Competition; Griswold Hall. Peabody

  

SEMINARS

Mon., April 8, 12:15 p.m. "Biogenesis of the Cellular Prion Protein in Cell Biology and Disease Pathogenesis," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Ramanujan Hegde, NIH/NCI; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. "Mechanisms of DNA Joining in Eukaryotes," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Alan Tomkinson, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio; W2030 BSPH. EB

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. "Observational and Computational Investigations of Generation of the Earth's Magnetic Field," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Jeremy Bloxham, Harvard University; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Understanding Layer 4 of the Cerebral Cortical Circuit: A Model Based on Cat VI" with Kenneth Miller, UCSF; 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., April 8, 4 p.m. "Computing the Human Genome," with Aravinda Chakravarti and Henry J. Knott; W2008 BSPH. EB

Tues., April 9, noon. "Further Insight Into a Novel Hypothalamic Mechanism for Reducing Food Intake and Adiposity," a Biological Chemistry seminar with M. Daniel Lane; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., April 9, noon. "Night Blindness and the State of Rod Cells in Two Rhodopsin Mutations," a Wilmer Eye Institute seminar with Paul Sieving, National Eye Institute. Co-sponsored by the Visual Neuroscience Training Program. 501 Maumenee. EB

Tues., April 9, 4 p.m. "A Paradoxical Relationship: Imperialism, Modernism and the Reform Activities of American Professional Women in China, 1917-41," a Comparative and World History seminar with Motoe Sasaki-Gayle; 315 Gilman. HW

Tues., April 9, 4 p.m. "Children's Health Care: Social Justice, Social Responsibilities and Public Policies" with Laurie Zoloth, San Francisco State University; W1020 BSPH. EB

Wed., April 10, noon. "Family Socioeconomic Status and Illegal Drug Use by Age 17: An Examination Across Two Generations," a Sociology seminar with Richard Miech and Howard Chilcoat; 526 Mergenthaler. HW

Wed., April 10, 3:30 p.m. "Stem Cell Tracking and Functional Modification Using Lentiviral Vectors" with Linzhao Cheng. Part of the "In vivo, Cellular and Molecular Imaging" seminar series; G007 Ross. EB

Wed., April 10, 4 p.m. "A Comparative Study of the New York and Washington, D.C., Mattachine Societies, 1961-66," an American History seminar with Catherine Batza; 315 Gilman. HW

Wed., April 10, 4 p.m. "Regulation of Excitatory Synaptic Transmission in the Central Nervous System," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Richard Huganir; 303 WBSB. EB

Thurs., April 11, noon. "Alpha4-beta1 Integrin in Cell Migration: Where and How?" a Cell Biology seminar with Joy Yang; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "A Statistician's Adventures in Internet-Land," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with J.S. Marron, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "At the Edge," the Seminar in Political and Moral Thought with Wendy Brown, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, N.J./University of California, Berkeley; 348 Gilman. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "For-Profit and Nonprofit Organizational Behavior: Is There a Difference?" an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with Burton Weisbrod; 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. "Trans-Splicing of Nematode pre-MRNA," a Biology seminar with Tim Nilsen, Case Western Reserve University; 100 Mudd. HW

Fri., April 12, 11 a.m. "Wind Pollination: A Biological Interface Between Solid and Fluid Mechanics" with Karl Niklas, Cornell University; 234 Ames. HW

Fri., April 12, 1 p.m. "The Impact of Acupuncture Points on the Brain as Demonstrated by MRI," a Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine seminar with Joie Jones, University of California, Irvine; Weinberg Auditorium. EB

Mon., April 15, 12:15 p.m. "Spliceosomal snRNA Modification in Xenopus Oocytes," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Yi Tao Yu, University of Rochester; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., April 15, 1 p.m. "Mechanism of Action of PC-SPES in Prostate Cancer Cells and Their Clinical Implications," a Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine seminar with Joseph Wu, New York Medical College; 328 1830 Bldg. EB

Mon., April 15, 3:30 p.m. "Mapping the Folding Landscapes of Heme Proteins," with Harry Gray, California Institute of Technology; 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. "Molecular Simulations of Glass Surfaces and Interfaces," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Stephen Garofalini, Rutgers University; 305 Olin. HW

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Saliency Maps in Area V4: Freeviewing Visual Search" with James Mazer, University of California, Berkeley. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., April 15, 4 p.m. "The Halle Enlightenment: Discipline and Decorum in Prussia, 1696-1702," a History seminar with Mack Walker; 315 Gilman. HW

  

SPECIAL
EVENTS

DSAGA Awareness Days 2002, Celebrate a Decade of Diversity. HW
Mon., April 8, 8 p.m. Discussion of Maryland's Anti-Discrimination Act of 2001, with Blake Humphreys of Free State Justice, and Carrie Evans, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force; Great Hall, Levering.

Wed., April 10, 8 p.m. Candace Gingrich of the Human Rights Campaign's Coming-Out Project (and sister of Newt) will speak about her experiences in politics and activism; Great Hall, Levering.

Thurs., April 11, 8 p.m. Film presentation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch; 110 Gilman.

Mon., April 15, 8 p.m. Discussion with Margarita Lopez, first openly lesbian Puerto Rican elected to office; Glass Pavilion, Levering.

Wed., April 10, noon. Wednesday Noon Series--A performance by classical guitarist Paul Moeller, winner of the 2001-2002 Yale Gordon Concerto Competition; with guest cellist Kerena Moeller. 410-516-7157. Shriver Hall. HW

Wed., April 10, 8 p.m. Symposium on Foreign Affairs--"Global Capitalism: Terrorism's Cause? Terrorism's Excuse? Terrorism's Remedy?" a discussion with political theorist and author Benjamin Barber; Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Thurs., April 11, through Sun., April 14. Reunion 2002: Homecoming at Homewood, events for reunion classes and all alumni at various locations on campus. Sponsored by Homewood Alumni Relations.

Thurs., April 11, 4 p.m. 25th annual Young Investigators' Day, established to recognize student investigators in the School of Medicine and provide a forum for presentation of their work; Mountcastle Auditorium. (See story in this issue of The Gazette.) EB

Fri., April 12, 2 p.m. Commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Semana de Arte Moderna, with presentations by Leopoldo Bernucci, University of Texas, Austin; and Jorge Schwartz, University of Sao Paulo/visiting professor, JHU; followed by a discussion with Antonio Arnoni Prado, University of Campinas/Guggenheim fellow, Catholic University. Sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies. 410-516-5488. 223 Gilman. HW

  

SPORTS

Mon., April 8, 3:30 p.m. Men's Baseball, vs. Villa Julie; Homewood Baseball Field. HW

Fri., April 12, 3:30 p.m. Men's Baseball, vs. Dickinson; Homewood Baseball Field. HW

Sat., April 13, noon. Women's Lacrosse, vs. Maryland; Homewood Field. HW

Sat., April 13, 3 p.m. Men's Lacrosse, vs. Maryland. $10 reserved ticket, $7 general admission, $4 for youth ticket. Homewood Field. HW

  

THEATER

Fri., Sat. and Sun., April 12, 13 and 14, 8 p.m. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the Barnstormers' Spring Musical 2002. $5 admission, $3 for students. Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW


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