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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University February 12, 2007 | Vol. 36 No. 21
 

Weekly Calendar

Blood Drive | Colloquia | Lectures | Music | Reading | Seminars | Special Events | Sports | Theater | Workshops

 

Blood Drive


Spend a day at the BMA and hear two of the Peabody Conservatory's top talents perform a free afternoon violin recital, thanks to the Shriver Hall Concert Series. See Music.

Wed., Feb. 14, and Thurs., Feb. 15, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. JHU/Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by Faculty, Staff and Retiree Programs; Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

 

 Colloquia

Tues., Feb. 13, 3:30 p.m. "Mass, Metallicity, Kinematics and Star Formation in Galaxies at z~2," an STScI colloquium with Dawn Erb, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; STScI Auditorium. HW

Tues., Feb. 13, 4:15 p.m. "Morphing Natural Architectures Into Simplified Metal Complexes: From Metallo-Nucleic Acids to Metals in Protein Kinase Inhibitors," a Chemistry colloquium with Eric Meggers, University of Pennsylvania; 233 Remsen. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 3 p.m. "The Devil's Directors in Dahlem: The Nazi Symbiosis at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics, 1927-1945," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Sheila Weiss, Clarkson University; 3505 N. Charles Street. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 3:30 p.m. "The Goedel Theorem and Hu-man Nature," a Cognitive Science colloquium with Hilary Putnam, Harvard University. Co-sponsored by Philosophy. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "These Horrors Commited in the Name of a Free France: Hamdan Khodja's Liberal Critique of Empire," a Seminar in Political and Moral Thought colloquium with Jennifer Pitts, Princeton University; 348 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4:15 p.m. "Polyketide Biosynthesis on Land and at Sea," a Chemistry colloquium with Joseph Spencer, Cambridge University, UK; 233 Remsen. HW

Fri., Feb. 16, 2 p.m. "Aeronautical Research Activities in Hypersonics at the NASA Glenn Research Center," an APL Black History Month colloquium with Isaiah Blankson, NASA Glenn Research Center; Parsons Auditorium. APL

 

 Lectures

Mon., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. "Shaping Knowledge: The Philosophical Allegory of Christine de Pizan," a Humanities Center lecture by Suzanne Akbari, University of Toronto; 111 Gilman. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, 5:15 p.m. "Exotic Encounters: France and India in the 17th Century," a German and Romance Languages lecture by Faith Beasley, Dartmouth College; 336 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 5:15 p.m. "Nachkommenschaften," a German and Romance Languages lecture by Elisabeth Strowick, Zentrum fur Literatur und Kulturforschung; 336 Gilman. HW

Fri., Feb. 16, 11 a.m. "Temperature Effects on Permselectivity of Porous Nanofiltration Membranes," a CEAFM lecture by Shankar Chellam, University of Houston; 110 Maryland. HW

Fri., Feb. 16, 1:15 p.m. "Using PowerPoint for Presentations," a Welch Library lecture by Nic Cecchino, Welch Medical Library; Weinberg Auditorium. EB

Mon., Feb. 19, 4 p.m. "Coming to One's Senses," a Humanities Center lecture by Daniel Heller-Roazen, Princeton University; 111 Gilman. HW

 

 Music

Wed., Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Wind Ensemble presents a Valentine's Day concert, featuring the world premieres of works by Peabody alumni Mark Lortz and Ty Alan Emerson. $18 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $8 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sat., Feb. 17, 3 p.m. Violinists Netanel Draiblate and Amos Fayette, winners of the 2006 Yale Gordon Concerto Competition, perform as part of the Shriver Hall Concert Series at the BMA Discovery series. Free but tickets required. 410-516-7164. BMA Auditorium

Sun., Feb. 18, 3 p.m. "Cure for Cabin Fever," an annual chamber concert sponsored by the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra. Free, but donations appreciated. Interfaith Center, 3509 N. Charles St. HW

 

 Reading

Wed., Feb. 14, noon. "Just Let Me Say This About That," a poetry reading by John Irwin, KSAS, of a comic and lyrical narrative poem published under his pen name, John Bricuth. Homewood House Museum. HW

 

 Seminars

Mon., Feb. 12, 11 a.m. "Optimal Life Insurance Purchase, Consumption and Portfolio Under an Uncertain Life," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Jinchun Ye, Base-2 Capital LLC; 304 Shaffer. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, noon. "Magmas, the Coinage Metals and Granite-Related Ore Deposits," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Philip Candela, University of Maryland, College Park; Olin Auditorium. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, 12:15 p.m. "The Paleontology of the North Pole," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Hope Jahren, KSAS; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, 12:15 p.m. "IOM Recommends Improvements to the U.S. Drug Safety System: Is Data Mining the Answer?" a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Sheila Weiss Smith, University of Maryland. Co-sponsored by Epidemiology. W4030 SPH. EB

Mon., Feb. 12, 3 p.m. "Clustering of Cesareans in Developing Countries," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Sara Holtz; E4611 SPH. EB

Mon., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "What Cerebellar Purkinje Cells Encode About Arm Movements: Implications for Theories of Cerebellar Function" with Timothy Ebner, University of Minnesota. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. ""Exponential Attractors for Singularly Perturbed Phase-Field Equations with Dynamic Boundary Conditions," an Analysis seminar with Ciprian Gal, Morgan State University; 308 Krieger. HW

Tues., Feb. 13, 12:15 p.m. "Mutation Rate Variation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Greg Lang, Harvard University; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Tues., Feb. 13, 2 p.m. "How Computer Simulations Help Us Understand Recognition of Ligands in Proteins, Vibrational Stark Effect and Infrared Spectroscopy," an Institute for Computational Medicine seminar with Parminder Mankoo, Boston University; 110 Clark. HW

Tues., Feb. 13, 4 p.m. "Genomes, Trees and Traits: Elucidating the Origin and Evolution of Fungi and Animals Through Comparative Genomics," a Biology special seminar with Antonis Rokas, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; 100 Mudd. HW

Tues., Feb. 13, 4 p.m. "Inverse Problems in Imaging and Computational Approaches," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Luminita Vese, UCLA; 314 Clark. HW

Wed., Feb. 14, noon. "Community Health Centers: Serving the Poor and Underserved for Over 40 Years," a Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE) seminar with Kyu Rhee, Baltimore Medical Systems; W2015 SPH. EB

Wed., Feb. 14, 12:15 p.m. "Patient Preferences and Mental Health: Issues of Rationality, Validity and Reliability," a Mental Health seminar with John Bridges, SPH; B14B Hampton House. EB

Wed., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Diversity and Design: New Small Molecule Probes for Biology and Medicine," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Derek Tan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Wed., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Geographies of Power: The Tunisian Civic Order, Jurisdictional Politics and International Relations in the Mediterranean, 1881-1935," a History special seminar with Mary Lewis, Harvard University; 315 Gilman. HW

Wed., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Experience, Frameworks and Vision for Creating Partnerships and Leading the Urban Health Institute," an Urban Health Institute seminar with Jesse Milan Jr., Constella Group, LLC; W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Thurs., Feb. 15, 11 a.m. "Cellular Design in a Genomics Era: Humanizing Insect Cells for Biotechnology Applications," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Michael Betenbaugh, WSE; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 12:30 p.m. "Community Mobilization for HIV Prevention in Harlem," an SoN seminar with David Vlahov, New York Academy of Medicine; Carpenter Room, Anne M. Pinkard Bldg. EB

Thurs., Feb. 15, 2 p.m. "Helminth-Induced Changes in Pulmonary Immunity: Alternatively Activated Alveolar Macrophages and Modulation of Responses to Allergen Challenge," a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology thesis defense seminar with Joshua Reece; W2030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Feb. 15, 3:30 p.m. "Ten Things You Must Know to be Hired Into Industry," a Hopkins Biotech Network seminar with Christopher Frew and Matthew Sammons, TechUSA. Co-sponsored by GRO, GSA and GBO (Hopkins Biotech Network). Bodian Conference Room, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "Investigating Telomerase in Yeast by Exploring the RNA Subunit," a Biology special seminar with David Zappula, University of Colorado; 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "Racial Paranoia and American Society," a seminar with John Jackson, University of Pennsylvania; 160 Mattin Center. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "Pricing Equity Swaps in an Economy with Jumps," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Mia Hinnerich, Stockholm School of Economics; 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "National Security and the Media," an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with journalist Walter Pincus, Washington Post. Part of the Institute for Policy Studies Press and Public Policy seminar series. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Thurs., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "Bayesian Hidden Markov Modeling of Array-CGH Data," a Biostatistics seminar with Subharup Guha, Harvard School of Public Health; W3008 SPH. EB

Fri., Feb. 16, 10 a.m. "Environmental Influences on the Use of Recreational Facilities for Physical Activity by Urban African-American Youth," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Amy Vastine Ries; W4517 SPH. EB

Fri., Feb. 16, noon. "Violence Among Early Adolescent African-American Youth Who Live in Low-Income Neighborhoods" with Vanya Jones; and "Understanding Health Care Utilization Patterns Among Urban Homeless Adults" with Nadra Tyus. Part of the SPH Postdoctoral Fellows Seminar Series sponsored by the Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Graduate Education and Research. W3008 SPH. EB

Fri., Feb. 16, 12:15 p.m. "Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines and HPV Testing at Johns Hopkins Hospital: Time Trends Provide Practices and Barriers to Uptake of Screening Guidelines," an Epidemiology doctoral proposal seminar with Darcy Phelan; W4030 SPH. EB

Fri., Feb. 16, 2 p.m. "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong: Sincerity, Authenticity and the Politics of Identity," a seminar with John Jackson, University of Pennsylvania; Great Hall, Levering. HW

Mon., Feb. 19, noon. "Exploration of Minerals at High Pressure," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Nancy Ross, Virginia Tech; Olin Auditorium. HW

Mon., Feb. 19, noon. "The City Year Action Tank Model and the Future of National Service," an Institute for Policy Studies brown bag seminar with Adam Donaldson, City Year Baltimore; 526 Wyman Bldg. HW

Mon., Feb. 19, 12:15 p.m. "Interrogating Development and Disease with Nuclear Transfer and Stem Cells," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Kevin Eggan, Harvard University; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

 

 Special Events

2007 V-Day Campaign Events, sponsored by students and staff from Nursing, Medicine and Public Health.

Mon., Feb. 12, 6:15 p.m. V-Day Meet and Eat: Dinner and Dancing. $25 for quesadilla buffet dinner, $30 with addition profile matching. Austin Bar and Grill, 2400 Boston St.

Wed., Feb. 14, 5 p.m. "Preventing Violence Against Women: The Role of Men," a panel discussion with Lisa Nitsch, House of Ruth Maryland; Alfred Santiago, Si Puedo, Adelante Familia; Daniel Sheridan, SoN; and David Thomas, SPSBE. Carpenter Room, Anne M. Pinkard Bldg. EB

Fri., Feb. 16, and Sat., Feb. 17, 7 p.m. Presentation of The Vagina Monologues, and a silent auction. $10 general admission, $8 for JHU students; tickets available at the door. Turner Auditorium. EB

Black History Month Events, sponsored by the Black Student Union. HW

Mon., Feb. 12, 4 to 6 p.m. Lecture by Craig Thompson; Sherwood Room, Levering. Fri., Feb. 16, 7 p.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation, keynote speaker Gloria White-Hammond. Co-sponsored by the Minority Pre-Health Conference. 110 Hodson. Sat., Feb. 17 —
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Minority Pre-Health Conference; Great Hall, Levering.
3 to 5 p.m. Health Fair; Glass Pavilion, Levering. Sun., Feb. 18, 7 p.m. Stomp the Yard, hosted by the Gamma Mu chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Society Inc.; BSU Room, AMR II.

Thurs., Feb. 15, 7 p.m. "Monkey Girl: Evolution, Education, Religion, and the Battle for America's Soul," a discussion with author Edward Humes of his book. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Sat., Feb. 17, noon. "Find A Friend for Life with the Maryland SPCA," an opportunity to adopt a pet from the Maryland SPCA. Sponsored by Homewood House Museum, in conjunction with the exhibition Feathers, Fins and Fur: The Pet in Early Maryland. Museum admission: free for JHU affiliates or with item on SPCA wish list (410-516-0341), $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 students, children over 6. Wine Cellar, Homewood House Museum. HW

 

 Sports

Tues., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. Women's Basketball, Blue Jays vs. Gettysburg; Goldfarb Gymnasium, Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Feb. 17, 2 p.m. Men's Basketball, Blue Jays vs. Franklin & Marshall; Goldfarb Gymnasium, Athletic Center. HW

 

 Theater

Fri., Feb. 16, and Sat., Feb. 17, 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 18, 2 p.m. Theatre Hopkins presents Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Talley's Folly. $15 general admission, $5 student rush tickets (if space allows). Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW

Fri., Feb. 16, 8 p.m. Buttered Niblets improv show. $1. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

 

 Workshops

Wed., Feb. 14, noon. "Preventing Caregiver Burnout," a WorkLife Programs workshop with Hazel Kuchinsky, Ivory House. To register, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org. Location given upon registration. EB

Wed., Feb. 14, and Thurs., Feb. 15, 9 a.m. "Financial Planning — Mid Career Investor," a WorkLife Programs workshop with Bill Leeb and Pete Dixon, Financial Council Inc., designed for individuals planning to retire within 10-20 years. To register, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org. Location given upon registration.

Thurs., Feb. 15, 1 p.m. "Bits and Bytes: Cool Google Tools," a Center for Educational Resources workshop with Brian Cole, CER; Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

 
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