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BLOOD |
Tues., Sept. 24, 8 a.m. American Red Cross Blood
Drive, To make an appointment to give blood, or for more
information, go to http://www.jhu.edu/~outreach/blooddrive.
Those who have not given blood before or recently, check
eligibility to donate by looking on the Web site or by
calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. Glass Pavilion, Levering Hall.
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COLLOQUIUMS |
Tues., Sept. 24, 4 p.m. "Lucretius, the Poet and the
Philosopher," a colloquium with Jean Salem, Universite
Paris 1 (Pantheon-Sorbonne). Sponsored by Philosophy,
Classics and Romance Languages and Literatures. 348 Gilman.
HW Wed., Sept. 25, 4:15 p.m. "New Wine from Old Bottles: Free Radical Additions to Reactive Ketenes," a Chemistry colloquium with Thomas Tidwell, University of Toronto; 233 Remsen. HW Thurs., Sept. 26, 3 p.m. "Empirical Knowledge: Colonial Authority and Native Development: The Controversy Over the Sugar/Rice Ecology in the Netherlands East Indies, 1905-14," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Suzanne Moon, Colorado School of Mines; 3505 N. Charles St. HW Thurs., Sept. 26, 4 p.m. "The World's Most Frustrated Magnet," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Oleg Tchernyshyov; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW
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CONFERENCES |
Mon., Sept. 23, 1 p.m. "The Ketogenic Diet: An
Alternative Therapy Becomes Mainstream," a Complementary
and Alternative Medicine research conference with John
Freeman; Endocrine Conference Room, 3rd floor, 1830 Bldg.
EB Fri., Sept. 27, 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. "Nurses: Worth Their Weight in a Multimillion Dollar Industry," a Nurses' Alumni Association education conference. Cost for the day is $70 general admission, $60 for JHU SON alumni, $25 for students and $20 for the Doris Armstrong Forum and luncheon only. 410-955-4285 or mrose@son.jhmi.edu. Anne M. Pinkard Building. EB
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DISCUSSIONS |
Mon., Sept. 23, 1:30 p.m. "Develop Cross-Cultural
Competencies for Working and Volunteering in Baltimore," a
discussion about essential cross-cultural skills for
working, researching, and volunteering in the East
Baltimore Community, with Ralph Johnson; W1020 BSPH. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, noon. "Health Care for All," a debate between Peter Bielenson, Health Commissioner for Baltimore City, and Rocky Worcester, Maryland Business for Responsive Government, with question-and-answer session to follow. Basement lecture hall, Hampton House. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 12:45 p.m. "Potassium Channels in the Heart--Normal Function and Disease,"a Neuroscience research seminar with Steve Goldstein, Yale University. 811 WBSB. EB
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LECTURES |
Tues., Sept. 24, noon. "Is Organic Farming Sowing
the Seeds of a Sustainable Agriculture?" a Center for a
Livable Future lecture by Evaggelos Vallianatos, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. W1030 BSPH. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 11 a.m. "Evidence-Based Medicine: Tools, Techniques, Results," a Welch Medical Library lecture; Alumni Auditorium, School of Nursing. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 11:30 a.m. "From a Baltimore Bar to Massachusetts Historical Societies: Research on Sewing Circles and Stitch-'n-Bitch Groups," Caitrin Lynch. Brown Bag Luncheon 400 Macaulay Hall. HW
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MUSIC |
Tues., Sept. 24, 8 p.m. 2002-2003 Peabody concert
season opens with a performance by the Peabody Jazz
Faculty--Gary Thomas, tenor saxophone/flute; Howard Curtis,
drums; Michael Formanek, bass; Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; and
Tim Murphy, piano. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for
students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Hall.
Peabody Sat., Sept. 28, 8 p.m. Peabody Symphony Orchestra opens its 2002-2003 season with Nielsen's Flute Concerto, op. 57 with soloist Marina Piccinini. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Sun., Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series--2002-2003 season opens with the Borromeo String Quartet. For ticket information, call 410-516-7164. Shriver Hall. HW
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SEMINARS |
Mon., Sept. 23, noon. "The Cost of Conflict and the
Potential for Mediation," an Institute for Policy Studies
lunchtime seminar with Lorig Charkoudian, Maryland
Association of Community Mediation Centers; 526 Wyman Bldg.
HW Mon., Sept. 23, 12:15 p.m. "Gene Trap Mutagenesis and the Functional Analysis of the Mouse Genome," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with William Skarnes, University of California, Berkeley; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW Mon., Sept. 23, 4 p.m. "Molecular Dynamics Studies of Lipid Bilayers," a Biophysics seminar with Doug Tobias, University of California, Irvine; 109 Jenkins. HW Tues., Sept. 24, noon. "Animal Welfare Concerns," an Animal Care and Use Committee seminar with James Owiny; Carroll Auditorium, 1st floor, "A" Bldg. Bayview Tues., Sept. 24, noon. "Protein Folding Kinetics Beyond the Phi Value: Using Multiple Amino Acid Substitutions to Investigate Transition State Structure," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Alan Davidson, University of Toronto; 612 Physiology. EB Tues., Sept. 24, 1:30 p.m. "Risk Factors for Loss of Genomic Imprinting of Insulin Growth Factor II Gene in Normal Colonic Tissue," thesis defense with Marcia Cruz-Correa; 466 Blalock. EB Tues., Sept. 24, 3 p.m. "Efficient Large-Scale Bioremediation in a Heterogeneous Aquifier: The Schoolcraft Bioaugmentation Experiment" with David Hyndman, Michigan State University; 234 Ames. HW Wed., Sept. 25, 12:15 p.m. "Activity and Aging: Is Variety the Spice of Life?" with Michelle Carson; Hampton House Auditorium. EB Wed., Sept. 25, 4 p.m. "Use of Latent Class Models to Assist in Diagnoses Using Emotional Affect Data" with Michael Elliott, University of Pennsylvania; W2030 BSPH. EB Wed., Sept. 25, 4 p.m. "Watering Electrospray Ions to See How They Grow," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with John Fenn, Virginia Commonwealth University; 303 WBSB. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 8 a.m. "Alternative Medicine in the Operating Room," a Complementary and Alternative Medicine special seminar with Mehmet Oz, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital; W1020 BSPH. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 12:45 p.m. "Potassium Channels in the Heart: Normal Function and Disease," a Neuroscience research seminar with Steve Goldstein, Yale University; 811 WBSB. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 3 p.m. "An Introduction to Biacore: Principles of Operation and Example Applications," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Maureen Cloney; W2015 BSPH. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 4 p.m. "Discover the Truths and Dispel the Myths about Safety in Baltimore" with Karen Fortune; W1020 BSPH. EB Thurs., Sept. 26, 4 p.m. "Efficient Spike Communication," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with David Goldberg, ElSensor Communication & Microsystems Lab; 117 Barton. HW Thurs., Sept. 26, 4 p.m. "Modeling Images and Objects," a Mathe-matical Sciences seminar with Laurent Younes, L'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, France. Co-sponsored by Imaging Science; 110 Clark Hall. HW Thurs., Sept. 26, 4 p.m. "Cellular Signaling by Tyrosine Phosphorylation," a Biology seminar with Joseph Schlessinger, Yale University; 100 Mudd. HW Fri., Sept. 27, 11 a.m. "A One-Dimensional Stochastic Model of Multiscale Dynamics in Turbulent Flow" with Alan Kerstein, Sandia National Lab; 234 Ames Hall. HW Mon., Sept. 30, 12:15 p.m. "Analysis of Centrosome Replication and Maturation in the C. elegans Embryo," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Kevin O'Connell, NIH/NIDDK/LBG, Bethesda, Md.; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW Mon., Sept. 30, 4 p.m. "Fighting Vacancy and Blight in Philadelphia and Baltimore: Maximum Feasible Contrast," an Institute for Policy Studies/Social Policy seminar with Mark Alan Hughes, University of Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by Economics, and Health Policy and Management. Eisenhower Room, Johns Hopkins Club. HW Mon., Sept. 30, 5 p.m. "Industrial R&D (Young Biotech Company) and Intellectual Property," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Andy Kamholz, MesoSystems Technology, Inc.; 708 Traylor (Talbot Library). EB
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SPECIAL |
Fri., Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m. MSE Symposium--Changing
Times: Who Are We? An Introspective Look at American
Identity in the 21st Century. Film screening of the
documentary Americanos: Latino Life in the United States.
8:30 p.m. "Americanos: Latino Life in the United States," a
lecture by actor Edward James Olmos. Lecture will be
followed by a question-and-answer period and reception and
a book signing in the Clipper Room. 410-516-7683. Shriver
Hall. HW Sat., Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opening day of Homewood's 200th Anniversary Celebration--Building Homewood: Vision for a Villa, which runs through Dec. 29 (see story, this issue). 19th-Century Building Trades Fair ($5 for "apprenticeships" with craftsmen), lectures, open house/exhibition. (After opening day, house/exhibition will be $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students, free for JHU community.) Homewood House Museum. HW
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SPORTS |
Sat., Sept. 28, 10 a.m. Women's Volleyball, vs.
Eastern; Athletic Center. HW Sat., Sept. 28, 1 p.m. Football, vs. Carnegie Mellon; Homewood Field. HW Sat., Sept. 28, 2 p.m. Women's Volleyball, vs. Capital; Athletic Center. HW Sat., Sept. 28, 5 p.m. Women's Volleyball, vs. NYU; Athletic Center. HW Sat., Sept. 28, 7 p.m. Women's Soccer, vs. Muhlenberg; Homewood Field. HW
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SYMPOSIUM |
Wed., Sept. 25, 8:45 to 3:30 p.m. "Smallpox," an
opportunity to learn about and understand the clinical
features, biology and epidemiology of smallpox; with
various speakers; East Wing Auditorium, BSPH. EB
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