Weekly Calendar
Colloquia
Sounds of Early American music
will fill the air tonight when Homewood Museum welcomes
visitors to its annual holiday festivities. See
Special Events.
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Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Form and Its Peculiar
Biosocial Efficacy: A Multispecies Amazonian Account," an
Anthropology colloquium with Eduardo Kohn, McGill
University. 400 Macaulay. HW
Tues., Dec. 4, 4:15 p.m. "Structure at Air-Aqueous
Interfaces: Salts, Acids, Lipids and Water," a
Chemistry colloquium with Heather Allen, Ohio State
University. 233 Remsen. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. "Dysfunctions of Orbitofrontal
Cortex and the Amygdala in Psychopathy," a
Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with James
Blair, NIMH. 234 Ames. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. "Intelligent Variation in
Evolution," a Biology colloquium with Edward
Hedgecock, KSAS. Mudd Auditorium. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. "Ritual and Rhetoric in
Italian Holy Week Music, 1580-1680," a Peabody
Musicology colloquium with Robert Kendrick, University of
Chicago. 308 Conservatory Bldg. Peabody
Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. "Women's Magazines and the
Popularization of New Medical Knowledge," a
History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with
Chang Che-Chia, Taiwan University.
Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Library. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. "The Future of Physics," a
Physics and Astronomy colloquium with David Gross,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of
California, Santa Barbara. Schafler Auditorium,
Bloomberg Center. HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 2 p.m. "The Superstorm of 1859:
Learning From the Past to Anticipate Future
Consequences," an APL colloquium with Sten Odenwald,
NASA/QSS Systems. Parsons Auditorium. APL
Discussion/Talks
Mon., Dec. 3, 5 p.m. "Public Health Risk
Decision-making and Chemical Toxicity Data: What Do We
Know and Where Do We Need to Go?" a Risk Sciences and
Public Policy Institute panel discussion with
Jennifer Sass, Natural Resources Defense Council; Clifford
Mitchell, Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene; and James Solyst of ENVIRON
International. W3030 SPH. EB
Forum
Wed., Dec. 5, 12:15 p.m. "A Global Network for
Neglected Tropical Disease Control," a Global Health
Leaders Forum with Peter Hotez, Sabin Vaccine Institute.
W2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB
Information Sessions
Mon., Dec. 10, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Information session
and reception for the master of arts in
communication, intended for prospective graduate students;
an opportunity to meet current students
and faculty and submit an application. Washington
Center.
Lectures
Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. The 2007 Brickwedde
Lecture — "The Coming Revolutions in Fundamental
Physics"
by David Gross, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Sponsored by Physics and Astronomy.
Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW
Tues., Dec. 4, 5:30 p.m. "The Form of Fantasie," a
lecture by Ray Sprenkle. Part of his 2007-2008
lecture series sponsored by the Shriver Hall Concert
Series. To make reservations, call 410-516-7164.
Muller Auditorium, STSci. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 a.m. The 24th Annual Howard and
Georgeanna Jones, M.D. Lecture — "The New
Confederacy: Stem Cells and the States" by R. Alta Charo,
University of Wisconsin Law School.
Sponsored by Gynecology and Obstetrics. 240 Phipps. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. The Carolyn and Edward Wenk
Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy — "A
'Wave-Top' Tour Through Emerging Technologies and Their
Potential Applications and Implications:
The 'Frontiers of the Responsibly Imaginable'" by Dennis
Bushnell, NASA Langley Research Center.
210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. The 14th Annual Sidney W.
Mintz Lecture in Anthropology — "Food Politics:
Personal Responsibility versus Social Responsibility" by
Marion Nestle, New York University.
Sponsored by Anthropology. Glass Pavilion, Levering.
HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. The Ninth Annual Alan J.
Goldman Lecture — "Games in Networks" by Eva Tardos,
Cornell University. Reception follows in 304 Whitehead.
Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and
Statistics. 203 Hodson. HW
Mon., Dec. 10, 12:15 p.m. "RefWorks," a Welch
Medical Library lecture by Ivy Garner. B14B Hampton
House. EB
Music
Tues., Dec. 4, 8 p.m. The Peabody Trio performs two
piano trios by Beethoven, with guest artist
Elizabeth Mansfield as the narrator for Ghost. $15 general
admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5
for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Wed., Dec. 5, noon. "A Celebration of Chinese Music
and Culture," featuring the Tung-Hsin Choral
Society. Part of the Art of Healing concert series
sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer
Center. Weinberg Ceremonial Lobby. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. "Sounds of the Season," a
performance by the Peabody Brass Ensemble.
Griswold Hall. Peabody
Thurs., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. The JHU Jazz Band & Ensemble
performs. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 8 p.m. "Music of French Composers," a
performance by the Peabody Chamber Music
Seminar. Cohen-Davison Family Theatre. Peabody
Sat., Dec. 8, 7 p.m. JHU Wind Ensemble Concert.
Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Sat., Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Preparatory Sinfonietta
performs. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Sun., Dec. 9, 7 p.m. "Leon Fleisher and Friends," a
performance by Fleisher, Michael Kannen, Maria
Lambros, Violaine Melancon, Katherine Needleman, William
Sharp, Donald Sutherland and string
students of the Peabody Conservatory, of works by Bach and
Brahms. $15 general admission, $10 for
senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg
Hall. Peabody
Sun., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. The Shriver Hall Concert
Series presents pianist Yefim Bronfman, performing
music by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel and Balakirev. $33
general admission, $17 for students and free
for JHU students. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Reading
Sat., Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Jordan McMullin will discuss
and read from Best New American Voices 2008.
Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW
Seminars
Mon., Dec. 3, 3 p.m. "Symplectic Forms, Kahler
Metrics and the Calabi-Yau Equation," a Mathematics
seminar with Ben Weinkove, Harvard University. 308 Krieger.
HW
Mon., Dec. 3, 3:30 p.m. "Subclinical Thyroid
Dysfunction in the Elderly: To Treat or Not?" a Center on
Aging and Health seminar with Anne Cappola, University of
Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Room 2-
700, 2024 E. Monument St. EB
Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. "Role of Artemis in Cell Cycle
Regulation in Response to Cellular Stress," a
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Randy
Legerski, University of Texas Cancer Center.
W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. "Structural Basis for
Modulation of the Human KCNQ1 Potassium Channel by
KCNE1," a Biophysics seminar with Chuck Sanders, Vanderbilt
University. 100 Mudd. HW
Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Axonal Motility in the Intact, Adult
Cerebellum" with David Linden, SoM. Sponsored by the
Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger.
HW
Mon., Dec. 3, 4:30 p.m. "Canonical Limits of
Varieties," a Mathematics seminar with Valery Alexeev,
University of Georgia. 308 Krieger. HW
Tues., Dec. 4, 3 p.m. "Species as Habitats for
Stacks," a Mathematics seminar with Josh Nichols-
Barrer, University of Western Ontario. 302 Krieger. HW
Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Leadership in Adversity: Down
to the Last $1," an External Affairs seminar with
Marie Charles, the International Center for Equal Health
Care Access. Part of the Bloomberg
Leadership Series. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Tues., Dec. 4, 4:30 p.m. "Tropical Geometry Versus
Classical Geometry," a Mathematics seminar with
Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 308 Krieger. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 8:15 a.m. "Dispelling the Myths About
Recruitment and Retention of Young Black Males
in a Five-Year Clinical Trial," an Epidemiology seminar
with Dean Martha Hill, SoN and Cheryl Dennison,
SoN. W4030 SPH. EB
Wed., Dec. 5, noon. " 'Prostones,' a Novel
Bio-lipid, From Discovery to Patient Bedside," a Physiology
seminar with Ryuji Ueno, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. West
Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB
Wed., Dec. 5, 12:15 p.m. "Using VIPP for
Communication Training and Teambuilding for the Healthy
Russia Foundation," a Center for Communication Programs
seminar with Neill McKee, CCP. Suite 310,
Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.
Wed., Dec. 5, 12:30 p.m. "Using Technology to Study
Dietary Lapse and Weight Loss Maintenance
Among Weight-Reduced Adults," an International Health
thesis defense seminar with Andrea Lynne
Mitola. W2008 SPH. EB
Wed., Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m. "Direct Thermal to
Electrical Energy Conversion Using Nanostructured
Materials and Devices," a Materials Science and Engineering
seminar with Arun Majumdar, University
of California, Berkeley. 110 Maryland. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m. "Quiver Varieties," a
Mathematics seminar with Graeme Wilkin, KSAS. 302
Krieger. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 11 a.m. "Biomimetic
Microenvironments to Study Tumor Vascularization," a
Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Claudia Fischback,
Cornell University. 110 Maryland. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Yeast Peroxisome
Multiplication," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Ewald
Hettema, University of Sheffield, UK. 612 Physiology.
EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Genome Organization and Gene
Expressions: Insulators and Envelopes," a Cell
Biology seminar with Pamela Geyer, University of Iowa.
Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Interaction of Salmonella
With Host Cells," an Infectious Diseases and
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology joint seminar with
Jorge Galan, Yale University School of
Medicine. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Leading the Nation: New
Health Care Expansion in Maryland: Updates From the
Maryland General Assembly 2007 Special Session," an Applied
Public Health Program seminar with
Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative.
W1020 SPH. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 12:10 p.m. "The High Cost of Earning
a Low Wage: Increasing Economic Security by
Reducing the Poverty Premium," a Health Behavior and
Society seminar with Andrea Payne, Job
Opportunities Task Force. Part of the series Changing the
Big Picture — Social Programs and Policies
That Shape Our Health. 250 Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 1 p.m. "Axon-glia Interaction in
Myelinated Nerves," a Neuroscience research seminar
with Elior Peles, Weizmann Institute of Science. West
Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB
Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Cholesterol Overload, Small
GTPase Distribution and Autophagy: An Unexpected
Convergence," a Biology seminar with Anne Kenworthy,
Vanderbilt University. 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Categorizing Video Sequences
of Non-Rigid Dynamical Objects," an Electrical
and Computer Engineering seminar with Avinash Ravichandran,
KSAS. 117 Barton. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Wavelet-based Control Charts
for General Multivariate Processes," an Applied
Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Youngmi Hur, MIT.
304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. "Challenging Empire: The
U.S. in the Middle East," a Program for Comparative
Studies and International Development seminar with scholar
and analyst Phyllis Bennis. Sponsored by
Sociology. 101 Remsen. HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. "Statistical Methods for
Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Experimental
Crosses," a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Ani
Manichaikul. W3030 SPH. EB
Fri., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. "Fast Compressive Sampling,"
an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with
Thong Do, WSE. 114 Barton. HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m. "A Health Economist's
Perspective on Medical Informatics: Things We Do
Similarly and Things That We Do Differently," a Health
Sciences Informatics seminar with John
Bridges, SPH. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., Dec. 10, 12:15 p.m. "Six Degrees of Dignity:
Can a Concept With So Many Meanings Play a Leading
Role in Bioethics?" a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar
with Leslie Meltzer, SPH and Georgetown
University Law Center. 208 Hampton House. EB
Mon., Dec. 10, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Integrating Motion and Depth via
Parallel Pathways" with Richard Born, Harvard Medical
School. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain
Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Dec. 10, 4 p.m. "Ubiquitin and SUMO
Transactions at the ER and Nuclear Envelope,"a
Biochemistry and Molecular Biolgy seminar with Mark
Hochstrasser, Yale University. W2030 SPH. EB
Special Events
Mon., Dec. 3, noon. Crime scene investigator Dana
Kollmann will discuss and sign her book Never Suck a
Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI. Space is
limited; RSVP to
dguise1@jhmi.edu.
Sponsored by the JHU Women's Network. Conference Room, 4th
flr, Asthma and Allergy Center.
Bayview
Mon., Dec. 3, 5 p.m. "Homewood by Candlelight," a
festive open house at Homewood Museum. $6
general admission, free for Homewood Museum members. HW
Mon., Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Psychotherapist Ruthellen
Josselson, professor of psychology at the Fielding
Graduate University, will discuss and sign her new book,
Playing Pygmalion: How People Create One
Another. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW
Mon., Dec. 3, 9 p.m. Lighting of the Quads,
featuring holiday music by the JHU Pep Band, a cappella
groups, and refreshments. (Raindate: Wed., Dec. 5, 9 p.m.)
Keyser Quad. HW
Tues., Dec. 4, 8 to 10 p.m. Hopkins Top Model 2007:
"Stop the Poppy Economy," a night of competition
with finalists vying for a prize package valued at $1,000.
President William R. Brody will serve as one
of the judges. $5 admission. All proceeds will go the
children of Afghanistan to raise awareness of the
narcotics crisis in their country. Glass Pavilion,
Levering. HW
Wed., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. Presentation of dissertation
proposals by nursing students visiting from the
Peking Union Medical College to mark the end of their stay
at the SoN. Reception will follow in the
first floor cafe area. 140 Pinkard Bldg. EB
Wed., Dec. 5, 5 to 7 p.m. Holiday Book Signing and
Wine Tasting, presented by Homewood Museum, the
Johns Hopkins University Press and Linganore Wineries.
Special reception to meet with JHU Press
authors and have books signed by them. Press books and
other holiday gift items will be on sale. Dinner
with JHU Press authors at the Johns Hopkins Club, which is
already sold out, follows the event. (See
"In Brief," in this issue.)
Sun., Dec. 9, 6 p.m. The JHU Gospel Choir presents
its fall concert. Great Hall, Levering. HW
Theater
Fri., Dec. 7, and Sat., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec.
9, 2 p.m. Johns Hopkins University Theatre
presents one-act plays by five leading playwrights. $15
general admission, $13 for JHU alumni, faculty,
staff and senior citizens and $5 for students. For
reservations,
jhut@jhu.edu or 410-516-5153.
Merrick Barn. HW
Workshops and Training
Tues., Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m. "Wikis, RSS, Blogs,
Podcasts: How Web 2.0 Technologies Can Enhance Public
Health Web Sites," a Center for Communication Programs
workshop with Camille Heylock, CCP, and
Muhammad Rabi, CCP. Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.
Worklife Programs workshops. Locations given on
registration at
www.hopkinsworklife.org.
Wed., Dec. 5
Noon. "Budgeting for Everyday People," with Jennifer
Matthews, from Financial Literacy LLC.
2:30 p.m. "Essential Steps for College Admission,"
with John Latting and Ellen Ost-endorf,
Homewood Student Affairs.
Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Children With Challenges:
Finding Childcare," with Willow Wakeland,
Maryland Committee for Children Inc.
Center for Training and Education workshops. To
register go to
training.jhu.edu/html/ManagementStaffDev/msdlinks/
msdregform.pdf. Johns
Hopkins@Eastern.
Thurs., Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The Mechanics of
Leadership: Influencing Interpersonal and
Group Outcomes," with Dick Kilburg, Carey Business School.
Room B101.
Mon., Dec. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Negotiation Skills:
The Key to Consensus and Conflict
Resolution," with Joseph Colletti, SoM. Room B103.
Thurs., Dec. 6, 1 p.m. "Introduction to RefWorks," a
"Bits and Bytes" workshop with Ellen Keith and
Robin Sinn. Sponsored by the Center for Educational
Resources. To register or for more information,
go to www.cer.jhu.edu
and click on "Events." Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
Fri., Dec. 7, 9 a.m. "Health and the City:
Integrating Urban Planning and Public Health," a Health,
Behavior and Society workshop with Elliot Sclar, Columbia
University; Nick Freudenberg, CUNY; and
Mindy Fullilove, Columbia University. E2030 SPH (Feinstone
Hall). EB
Sun., Dec. 9, 1 p.m. Watercolor workshop, taught by
Lois Woford, Baltimore Watercolor Society,
introducing participants to the unique properties of
watercolor, especially those favored by Raoul
Dufy, and covering basic composition and technique. Open to
artists of all levels, the workshop includes
a tour of the current Dufy exhibition. $45 general
admission, $35 museum members; includes
materials and museum admission. Space is limited and
prepaid registration required; 410-516-0341.
Evergreen Museum & Library.
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