Mon., Dec. 6, 12:15 p.m. "Molecular Basis of
Adaptive Radiation in Cichlid Fishes," a Carnegie
Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with R. Craig
Albertson, The Forsyth Institute; 115 W. University Pkwy.
HW
Mon., Dec. 6, 12:15 p.m. "Paradigm Lost: The
Uncertain Future of International Population Assistance," a
Hopkins Population Center seminar with Jack Kanter and
Andrew Kanter. Co-sponsored by Population and Family Health
Sciences. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 6, 1 p.m. "The State of AIDS Prevention,"
a Global AIDS Day seminar with Michael Sweat. Sponsored by
Physicians for Human Rights. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB.
EB
Mon., Dec. 6, 3:30 p.m. "A Singular Energy
Minimizing Free Boundary," an Analysis seminar with Daniela
De Silva, MIT; 308 Krieger. HW
Mon., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Kinetics of Harzburgite and
Iherzolite Reactive Dissolution: Laboratory Experiments
and Field Observations," an Earth and Planetary Sciences
seminar with Yan Liang, Brown University; Olin Hall
Auditorium. HW
Mon., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Bioinformatics and Transgenic
Mice in the Study of Reproduction," a Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology seminar with Martin Matzuk, Baylor
College of Medicine; W2030 SPH. EB
Tues., Dec. 7, noon. "Mitochondrial Mechanisms of
Apoptosis," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Gary
Fiskum, University of Maryland; 612 Physiology. EB
Tues., Dec. 7, 2 p.m. "Ludic Strategies in
Surrealism," a History of Art seminar with Susan Laxton,
Columbia University; 255 Mergenthaler. HW
Tues., Dec. 7, 3 p.m. "Charles Doolittle Walcott
(1850-1927): The Nation's Rocks, Woods and Water," a
Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Ellis
Yochelson, USGS and Smithsonian Institution; 234 Ames.
HW
Tues., Dec. 7, 4:30 p.m. "Use of a
Perturbation-Correlation Method to Measure the Relative
Importance of Different Frequency Bands for Speech
Recognition," a Center for Language and Speech Processing
seminar with Christophe Micheyl, MIT; 3 Shaffer. HW
Wed., Dec. 8, 4 p.m. "Wnt Signaling and Lithium
Action in Development and Behavior," a Pharmacology and
Molecular Sciences seminar with Peter Klein, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine; 303 WBSB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, noon. "Genetic Regulation of
Gastrulation in Zebrafish," a Cell Biology seminar with
Lilianna Solnica-Krezel, Vanderbilt University; Suite
2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, 12:15 p.m. "Maryland Law and
Clinical Research: Finding a Way Forward," an Office of
Research Subjects brown bag seminar with Jack Schwartz,
Office of the Md. Attorney General; W3030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, 1 p.m. "Patterning the Cerebral
Cortex," a Neuroscience research seminar with Elizabeth
Grove, University of Chicago; West Lecture Hall (ground
floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, 3 p.m. "Determination of Very Long
Life Fatigue Behavior in Metals Using Ultrasonic," a
Mechanical Engineering seminar with J. Wayne Jones,
University of Michigan; 210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Dec. 9, 3:30 p.m. "Dare to Be Different:
Asymmetric Cell Division in the Drosophila Nervous System,"
a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Juergen
Knoblich, IMBA/Institute of Molecular Biotechnology; 517
PCTB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, 4 p.m. "Allosteric Enzymes Created
by the In Vitro Recombination of Non-Homologous Genes," a
Biology seminar with Marc Ostermeier; 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. "Uterine Fibroid Treatment
Without Surgery," a Johns Hopkins Cosmetic Center seminar
with Kevin Kim; Suite 350, Pavilion I, Green Spring
Station.
Fri., Dec. 10, noon. "Mechanics of Tissue Growth," a
Mechanical Engineering special seminar with Konstantin
Volokh, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; 106
Latrobe. HW
Fri., Dec. 10, 12:15 p.m. "Community-based
Intervention Systems: Connecting Communities Through
Technology in the Fight Against HIV/STDs in Baltimore
City," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with
Michael Bailey; International Room, 111 Market Place.
EB
Fri., Dec. 10, 4 p.m. "Axon Guidance in the
Mammalian CNS," a Biology seminar with David Ginty. Part of
the Frontiers of Neuroscience seminar series. 100 Mudd.
HW
Mon., Dec. 13, 10:45 a.m. "Protein and Lipid Motifs
Regulating Phospholipid Traffic in Membrane Biogenesis," a
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology seminar with Dennis
Voelker, National Jewish Medical and Research Center; W1020
SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 13, 12:15 p.m. "Population
Health--Multiple Determinants and Lifespan Frameworks," a
Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with
Bernard Guyer; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW
Mon., Dec. 13, 12:15 p.m. "Breastfeeding and HIV
Mothers," a Hopkins Population Center seminar with Margaret
Bentley, University of North Carolina. Co-sponsored by
Population and Family Health Sciences. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 13, 4 p.m. "Does Oxidative Stress Play a
Role in the Aging Process?" a Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology seminar with Arlan Richardson, University of Texas
Health Science Center, San Antonio; W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 13, 4 p.m. "Aminocoumarin Antibiotic
Biosynthesis," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences
seminar with Caren Meyers; 303 WBSB. EB
Special Events
Mon., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. "JHU Student-Designed Robots
Bring Art to Life," a demonstration by Engineering students
in Allison Okamura's Robot Sensors and Actuators class, the
results of their semester-long projects. Sponsored by the
Whiting School of Engineering and the Digital Media Center.
(See "In Brief," in this
issue.) 101 Mattin Center. HW
Mon., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. Installation of Marie
Diener-West as the Inaugural Helen Abbey and Margaret
Merrell Professor. Reception to follow in Feinstone Hall.
Sponsored by the Dean's Office. Sommer Hall, SPH. EB
One night each year Homewood House
Museum takes a special step back into the past with a
magical event called Homewood by Candlelight. Seasonal
decorations adorn the mantles, early American harpsichord
music is performed in the reception hall, the period rooms
are lit by candlelight, and cookies and eggnog are served
in the wine cellar. The time to gather this year is 5 to 7
p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. Free to JHU faculty, staff and
students, along with a discount of 10 percent on gifts in
the museum shop. |
Mon., Dec. 6, 5 to 7 p.m. Homewood by Candlelight,
an annual holiday event; guests can enjoy seasonal
decorations, early American harpsichord music performed in
the reception hall, period rooms lit by candlelight and
cookies and eggnog served in the wine cellar. $6 for
nonmembers, free for members and JHU affiliates. Homewood
House Museum. HW
Mon., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. The 2004 MSE Symposium —
"Big Jobs, Little Jobs: The Tugboat of the American
Economy" a lecture by N. Gregory Mankiw, Council of
Economic Advisors. (See article, "Mankiw and Zinn Wrap Up
MSE Symposium," in this issue.) Shriver Hall Auditorium.
HW
Wed., Dec. 8, 8 to 9:30 a.m. United Way Thank You
Breakfast for all who helped promote the 2004 United Way of
Central Maryland campaign. Sponsored by Faculty, Staff and
Retiree Programs. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW
Wed., Dec. 8, 5 p.m. Chanukah Community Festival,
celebrate the spirit of Chanukah as Mayor Martin O'Malley
and Congressman Ben Cardin light the public display
menorah; featuring music, juggler, dreidels, doughnuts,
latkes, a grand raffle and prizes. Upper Quad (in front of
Gilman). HW
Wed., Dec. 8, 8 p.m. The 2004 MSE Symposium
concludes with "Reinventing Peace: Making It a Reality
After 9/11," a lecture by Howard Zinn, professor emeritus,
Boston University. (See article, "Mankiw and Zinn Wrap Up
MSE Symposium," in this issue.) Shriver Hall Auditorium.
HW
Fri., Dec. 10, 5 p.m. English Department holiday
reception; 323 Gilman. HW
Theater
Tues., Dec. 7, 8 p.m. GRO Comedy Night II, with five
comedians; Arellano Theater, Levering. HW
Workshops
WORKlife Programs workshops — "You Too Can Own
a Home," with Sandy Jenkins, Sharonda Purnell and housing
counselors. Learn how to purchase a home through the "Live
Near Your Work" program.
Tues., Dec. 7, noon to 1 p.m. 501 Maumenee. EB
Thurs., Dec. 9, noon to 1 p.m. Sherwood Room, Levering.
HW