Johns Hopkins Gazette | November 27, 2006
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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University November 27, 2006 | Vol. 36 No. 12
 

Weekly Calendar

Colloquia | Conferences | Discussion/Talks | Film/Video | Information Sessions | Lectures | Music | Open House | Seminars | Special Events | Sports | Workshops

 

Colloquia


As part of the BMA's 'African Spirit Series,' the Shriver Hall Concert Series presents Imani Winds in a performance titled 'How Jeff Got His Groove Back.' In this 'music-telling' theater piece, young audiences are taken on a musical and theatrical adventure as the courageous Jeff realizes his groove was with him all along. The event is free, but tickets are required. Call 410-516-7164 or stop by this website. See Music.

Tues., Nov. 28, 4:15 p.m. "Organic-on-Organic Thin Film Deposition and Vice Versa," a Chemistry colloquium with James Engstrom, Cornell University; 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Early Development of Symbolic Functioning," a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Judy DeLoache, University of Virginia; 234 Ames. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 3 p.m. "Promoting Scientific and Technological Change in Tokyo, 1870-1930: Museums, Industrial Exhibitions and the City," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Morris Low, KSAS; 3505 N. Charles Street. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 3:30 p.m. "Discovery of Sigma-sub-b," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Petar Maksimovic, KSAS. (See article, "JHU-led team discovers exotic relatives of protons and neurons," in this issue.) Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 4 p.m. "The Importance of Unproductive Activity," a Seminar in Political and Moral Thought colloquium with Talbot Brewer, University of Virginia; 348 Gilman. HW

Fri., Dec. 1, 2 p.m. "The Next Steps for Human Space Exploration: What Are the Alternatives?" an APL colloquium with Joseph Veverka, Cornell University, and Robert Farquhar, APL; Kossiakoff Center Auditorium. APL

 

Conference

Fri., Dec. 1, and Sat., Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. "Crises of Poetry/Inventions of Prose," a conference in honor of Jacques Neefs. Sponsored by the Humanities Center. 110 Gilman. HW

 

Discussion/Talks

Thurs., Nov. 30, 12:30 p.m. "Pearls of Wisdom: Diabetes Prevention, Treatment and Management," a discussion with Marian Batts-Turner, SoM. Sponsored by the Center on Health Disparities Research. 217 Anne M. Pinkard Bldg. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, 4 p.m. "The Universality of Brokeback Mountain, a Tudor and Stuart Club talk with D.A. Miller, University of California, Berkeley. Sponsored by English. 323 Gilman. HW

Mon., Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m. "Stem Cells, Drug Trials and Other Not-so-Hidden Conflicts in Clinical Research," a Berman Bioethics Institute panel discussion with Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta; Jonathan Orems, JH Comprehensive Transplant Center; and Jeremy Sugarman, SoM. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice Dean for Clinical Investigation (SoM) and the Office of Research Subjects (SPH). E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

 

Film/Video

Tues., Nov. 28, 8 p.m. The Johns Hopkins Film Society presents The Conformist, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. $6 general admission, $3 for JHU affiliates. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Wed., Nov. 29, 6 p.m. Screening of the documentary Salud and discussion with Chris Beyrer, SPH, and executive producer C. William Keck, followed by a question-and-answer session and reception. Sponsored by the Epidemiology Student Organization, the Latin Student Network, the Anna Baetjer Society, Hopkins Sommer Scholars, Programa Salud, the Vineeta Foundation and the Student National Medical Association. E3018 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, 7 p.m. Program in Latin American Studies Film Series presents Y Tu Mama Tambien, directed by Alfonso Cuaron; 110 Maryland. HW

 

Information Sessions

Mon., Nov. 27, noon. "Need Research Funding: Behind-the-Scenes Tips for Obtaining CCIR Pilot Study Grants," a Center for Collaborative Intervention Research discussion with Jennifer Wenzel, Haera Han and Linda Rose, SoN. 9 Anne M. Pinkard Bldg. EB

 

Lectures

Mon., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture II — "Pediatric Pain Management: Past, Present and Future" by Myron Yaster, SoM. Sponsored by SoM. Hurd Hall. EB

The George Kempf Lectures, by Yves Andre, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. Sponsored by Mathematics. HW

Tues., Nov. 28, 4:30 p.m. "Ambiguity Theory, Old and New"; 308 Krieger.

Wed., Nov. 29, 4:30 p.m. "Periods and Motives, Part I"; 302 Krieger.

Thurs., Nov. 30, 3 p.m. "Periods and Motives, Part II"; 302 Krieger.

The Holtz Lectures, by John Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology. Sponsored by Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 110 Maryland. HW
Wed., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Our Changing Atmosphere."

Thurs., Nov. 30, 11 a.m. "Aerosols and Climate."

Wed., Nov. 29, 6 to 10 p.m. The Annual Sidney W. Mintz Lecture in Anthropology — "Constituting an Islamic Tradition: 1986-1849" by Ashraf Ghani, Kabul University, Afghanistan. Sponsored by Anthropology. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 4 p.m. The John C. and Susan S.G. Wierman Lecture — "Environmental Statistics: A New Source of Discovery for Tomorrow's Problem-Solvers" by William Hunt Jr., North Carolina State University. Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and Statistics. 110 Maryland. HW

Fri., Dec. 1, 11 a.m. "Microbial Pollution at Recreational Beaches: Sources and Transport to Nearshore Waters," a CEAFM lecture by Alexandria Boehm, Stanford University; 110 Maryland. HW

 

Music

Tues., Nov. 28, 5:30 p.m. JHMI Choral Society holiday concert and sing-along; Hurd Hall. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, noon. The Art of Healing presents The Nutcracker, performed by the Westminster Ballet Theatre. Sponsored by the Kimmel Cancer Center. Ceremonial Lobby, Weinberg Bldg. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, and Fri., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. "Sweet Was the Songe," the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble performs Renaissance and baroque music for Christmas. $18 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students with ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Thurs., Nov. 30, 8 p.m. Fall concert by the Jewish a cappella group Ketzev. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Sat., Dec. 2, 2 p.m. The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents a family concert by African-American/Latino wind quintet Imani Winds, the 2006-2007 resident artists. Auditorium, Baltimore Museum of Art.

 

Open House

Fri., Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Friday Open House at the Maryland Space Grant Observatory, weather permitting. For more information, updates and weekly status, call 410-516-6525 or go to www.mdspacegrant.org/observatory.html. Bloomberg Center. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., Nov. 27, noon. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way From U(VI) to U(IV)," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Eugene Ilton, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; Olin Auditorium. HW

Mon., Nov. 27, noon. "The African Union and the Crisis in Darfur," a Political Science seminar with Paul Williams, George Washington University; 366 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., Nov. 27, 12:15 p.m. "Interplay Between DNA Damage Detection and Genomic Stability," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Andre Nussenzweig, NIH; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. "What Is 'Colonial Science'? Interwar Ethnologie in France," a History seminar with Alice Conklin, Ohio State University; 315 Gilman. HW

Mon., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Neural Circuits and the Coordination of Neuronal Activity" with Kevin Alloway, Pennsylvania State University. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. "Networks Controlling Genome and Protein Complex Integrity," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Jef Boeke, SoM; W2030 SPH. EB

Tues., Nov. 28, noon. "Dual Regulation of Diacylglycerol Kinase: An Interfacial Signaling Enzyme," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Daniel Raben, SoM; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Nov. 28, noon. "A Pair-Matched Cluster-Randomized Trial of a Tuberculosis Active Case Finding Intervention in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Ann Chesney Miller; W2030 SPH. EB

Tues., Nov. 28, 4 p.m. "Save Energy, Save Money, Save the Environment: How to Reduce Energy Costs at Home," a Center for a Livable Future seminar with Davis Bookhart, JHU. Co-sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Committee. W4030 SPH. EB

Tues., Nov. 28, 5:15 p.m. "De Recta Interpretatione: Translation and the Latin Tradition," a Philological Society seminar with David Marsh, Rutgers University; 223 Gilman. HW

Wed., Nov. 29, 12:15 p.m. "Distress Tolerance and Substance Use Across the Lifespan," a Mental Health seminar with Stacey Daughters, University of Maryland; B14B Hampton House. EB

Wed., Nov. 29, 1:30 p.m. "Discovery and Biochemical Characterization of Platensimycin, a Unique Antibiotic Targeting Fatty Acid Synthesis," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Stephen Soisson, Merck Research Laboratories; 517 PCTB. EB

Wed., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Understanding and Intervening in Evolution," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Floyd Romesberg, Scripps Research Institute; West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Wed., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Multiple Testing: Some Contrasts Between Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches," a Biostatistics seminar with James Berger, Duke University; W2030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, noon. "Protein Synthesis-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity: Emerging Insights From Studies of IEGs," a Cell Biology seminar with Paul Worley, SoM; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, noon. "Do Community Factors Account for Race Differences in Smoking Rates? Findings From the Exploring Disparities in Integrated Communities Study," an Environmental Health Sciences seminar with Thomas LaVeist, SPH; W3030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, 3 p.m. "Gravity Effects on Boiling Heat Transfer," a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Jungho Kim, University of Maryland, College Park; 210 Hodson. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 3:30 p.m. "Genetic Conflict: Usual and Unusual Suspects," a Molecular Biology and Genetics/Howard Hughes Medical Institute seminar with Harmit Malik, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, 4 p.m. "Lysosomal Enzyme Targeting: A Story of Sweetness and Diversion," a Biology seminar with Nancy Dahms, Medical College of Wisconsin; 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., Nov. 30, 5 p.m. "Presenting Christ to Medieval Eyes: Current Graduate Student Work From the Department of the History of Art," a History of Art seminar with Ben Tilghman and Jennifer Kingsley; Multipurpose room, 3rd floor, Smokler Center. HW

Fri., Dec. 1, noon. "The Association Between Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality: Partitioning Statistical Evidence" with Holly Janes, and "Cardiopulmonary Effects of Inhaled Ozone and Particulate Matter in Two Mouse Strains" with Ali Hamade, SPH Postdoctoral Fellows seminars, sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education and Research; W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., Dec. 1, 12:15 p.m. "Transcriptional Control of Apical Mechanics During Tube Morphogenesis," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Alan Cheshire, SoM; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Dec. 4, noon. "Experiments on Quartz-Mica Deformation: Implications for Pressure Solution," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Jim Boles, University of California, Santa Barbara; Olin Auditorium. HW

Mon., Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m. "Vertical Analysis of Ion Channel Single-Gene Transcriptomes," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with William Agnew, SoM; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Human-Machine Interaction with Haptics" with Allison Okamura, Whiting School of Engineering. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Visualizing the Early Steps of Single Retrovirus Entry Into Cells," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Gregory Milikian, University of Maryland; W2030 SPH. EB

 

Special Events

Wed., Nov. 29, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chili Cook-off and Bake-off to benefit the United Way of Central Maryland campaign. Sponsored by Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs. $5. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Sat., Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to noon. Holiday Booksigning and Breakfast with JHU Press authors, and other local and national writers. (See "In Brief," in this issue.) Co-sponsored by JHU Press. Daedalus Books & Music, 5911 York Rd. Off campus

 

Sports

Tues., Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m. Men's Basketball, vs. Swarthmore; Goldfarb Gym, Athletic Center. HW

Wed., Nov. 29, 7 p.m. Women's Basketball, vs. Swarthmore; Goldfarb Gym, Athletic Center. HW

 

Workshops

Wed., Nov. 29, 12:15 p.m. Interviewing workshop, sponsored by Career Services. W3008 SPH. EB

Thurs., Nov. 30, 1 p.m. "Bits and Bytes: Cool Google Tools," a Center for Educational Resources workshop with Brian Cole, CER; Hamburger Room, MSE Library. HW

 
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