Weekly Calendar
Colloquia
Noted Midwestern landscape painter Paul
Hotvedt visits Homewood to discuss his work in a digital slide
show talk called 'Outside/Inside: Words on
Technique and Approach When Painting Outdoors.' Working from
March
through October, the Kansas resident produces roughly 80 plein
air paintings
each year, mostly small pieces on Masonite. His work is included
in numerous
private and corporate collections. See Special Events.
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Tues., Oct. 16, 4:15 p.m. "Understanding How the
Thiolate Sulfur Contributes to the Function of the Non-Heme
Iron Enzyme Superoxide Reductase (SOR)," a Chemistry
colloquium with Julie Kovacs, University of Washington. 233
Remsen. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 3 p.m. "Topological Defects in
Nanomagnets," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Oleg
Tchernyshoyov, KSAS. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center.
HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. "The Pope's Anatomy Museum,"
a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Rebecca
Messbarger, Washington University, St. Louis. Smokler
Center. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. "Locke, Money and
Enthusiasm," a Political and Moral Thought Seminar
colloquium with Daniel Carey, National University of
Ireland. Sponsored by Philosophy. 348 Gilman. HW
Fri., Oct. 19, 4 p.m. "Is Ethics a Branch of
Biology?" a Center for History and Philosophy of Science
colloquium with Richard Richards, University of Alabama.
348 Gilman. HW
Discussion/Talks
Tues., Oct. 16, 6 to 8:30 p.m. "A Night for
Networking," with speakers from the Career Management
Program staff. Sponsored by Talent Management and
Organization Development. Room C150, JH@Eastern.
Thurs., Oct. 18, 5 p.m. Africana Studies Critical
Thought Collective discussion of "The New Auction Block:
Blackness and the Marketplace" by Hazel Carby. In A
Companion to African-American Studies, edited by L. Gordon
and J. Gordon. 113 Greenhouse. HW
Fri., Oct. 19, noon. Brown bag networking lunch for
Homewood minority graduate students, a brief presentation
by MINDS (Mentoring to Inspire Diversity in Science)
followed by discussion. Sponsored by MINDS, BGSA and
Homewood Graduate Affairs. 160 Mattin. HW
Sat., Oct. 20, 4 p.m. "Careers in Science Writing
and Corporate Communications," with Julia Bohnenberger,
GlaxoSmithKline. Part of the Career Speaker Series.
Registration required; e-mail jhmipdo@jhmi.edu. Room
2-108, 1830 Bldg. EB
Lectures
Welch Medical Library lectures. EB
Tues., Oct. 16, 1 p.m. "EndNote" by Robert Swain,
SoM. West Lecture Hall, WBSB.
Wed., Oct. 17, 12:30 p.m. "CINAHL and PubMed Tips
and Tricks" by Stella Seal, SoM. Room 140, SoN.
Fri., Oct. 19, 1:15 p.m. "RefWorks" by Robert Swain,
SoM. Weinberg Auditorium.
Thurs., Oct. 18, 5:15 p.m. "Dante: Or on Passionate
Memory," a German and Romance Languages and Literatures
lecture by Lina Bolzoni, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa,
Italy, and NYU. 223 Gilman. HW
Mon., Oct. 22, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture I--"MicroRNA
Maestros of Blood Cell Development" by Curt Civin, SoM.
Hurd Hall. EB
Mon., Oct. 22, 5 p.m. "Issues in Science and
Religion: Biological Evolution and Evolution Education," an
Evolution, Cognition and Culture Project lecture by Brian
Alters, McGill University. Great Hall (room 219), Education
Bldg. HW
Music
Sat., Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra
performs Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," (with guest
soloist, pianist Eric Conway), and Dvorak's New World
Symphony. 7 p.m. Pre-concert talk by Eileen Soskin.
Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Sat., Oct. 20, 8 p.m. Guitarist Sharon Isbin
performs. Sponsored by Peabody and the Baltimore Classical
Guitar Society. $30. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Mon., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. "Operatic Passions," a
Peabody Opera workshop, presenting scenes from 19th-century
opera. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Open House
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Open house for the
new Mason Hall and the new Computational Science and
Engineering Building. HW
Seminars
Mon., Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m. "Availability of Health
Foods and Cardiovascular Risk: The MESA Study," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Manuel Franco.
W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Mon., Oct. 15, 3:30 p.m. Randolph Bromery
Seminar--"Low Temperature Biosignatures and Evolution of
Life" with Clark Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. Olin Auditorium.
HW
Mon., Oct. 15, 4 p.m. "Systems Biology for
Genetics," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar
with Joel Bader, WSE. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Oct. 15, 4:30 p.m. "Topological Complexity of
Lens Spaces," a Mathematics seminar with Jesus Gonzalez,
CINESTAV. 302 Krieger. HW
Tues., Oct. 16, noon. "Translational Control of
Cellular Senescence," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
seminar with Joel Richter, University of Massachusetts
Medical School. W1020 SPH. EB
Tues., Oct. 16, 3 p.m. "Shipboard Treatment of
Ballast Water to Prevent the Transfer of Unwanted Species,"
a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with
Thomas Waite, Florida Tech. 234 Ames. HW
Tues., Oct. 16, 4 p.m. "Engineering Ethics," a Civil
Engineering seminar with Marc Donohue, vice dean, WSE
Office of Research. 110 Maryland. HW
Tues., Oct. 16, 4 p.m. "Beyond the End of the
Roadmap: The Physics and Tools of Next Generation Logic,"
an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Matthew
Gilbert, University of Texas, Austin. 117 Barton. HW
Wed., Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m. "Biomaterial Design and
Processing for Cardiac Failure," a Materials Science and
Engineering seminar with William Wagner, University of
Pittsburgh. 110 Maryland. HW
Wed., Oct. 17, 4 p.m. "Mechanism and Inhibition of
Protein Deiminase A: A Novel Therapeutic Target for
Rheumatoid Arthritis," a Pharmacology and Molecular
Sciences seminar with Paul Thompson, University of South
Carolina. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB
Wed., Oct. 17, 4 p.m. "Changemasters: Business
Leaders in Government Service, 1942-1965," an American
History thesis defense seminar with Albert Beveridge. 315
Gilman. HW
Wed., Oct. 17, 5 p.m. "Heights of CM Cycles in
Kuga-Sato Varieties," a Mathematics seminar with Hui Xue,
Clemson University. 304 Krieger. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 10 a.m. "Factors Associated With
Purchase of Long-Term Care Insurance," a Health Policy and
Management thesis defense seminar with Erin Holve. 339
Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, 11 a.m. "Engineering the Protein
Folding Landscape in Simple Bacteria for Solving Complex
Problems in Biology and Medicine," a Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Matthew DeLisa,
Cornell University. 110 Maryland. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, noon. "State Health Policy: What
Can Be Done?" a Health Policy and Management fall policy
seminar with Md. Delegate Peter Hammen and State Senator
Rob Garagiola. B14 Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, noon. "Gene Dose Effect of
RNA-Sensing Receptors in Autoimmune Inflammation," an
Infectious Diseases and Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology joint seminar with Silvia Bolland, NIAID/NIH.
W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, noon. "Cholesterol Sensing and
Adaptation to Hypoxia," a Cell Biology seminar with Peter
Espenshade, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m. "Public Health
Obesity-Related TV Advertising: Lessons Learned From
Tobacco," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with
Sherry Emery, University of Illinois. Part of the series
Using Social and Behavioral Research for Continued Tobacco
Control Success. 250 Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, 1 p.m. "Brian States: Top-down
Mechanisms in Visual Processing," a Neuroscience research
seminar with Charles Gilbert, Rockefeller University. West
Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, 3 p.m. "Nonlinear Dynamic Response
and Time Varying Control of Unmanned Surface Vehicles," a
Mechanical Engineering seminar with C. Nataraj, Villanova
University. 210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m. "The Circuitry of a
Master Switch: Myod and the Regulation of Skeletal Muscle
Gene Expression," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar
with Stephen Tapscott, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research
Center. 517 PCTB. EB
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. "Do State Laws Affect the
Age of Marriage? A Cautionary Tale," an Institute for
Policy Studies social policy seminar with Rebecca Blank,
University of Michigan and Brookings Institution.
Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management and Economics.
526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. "Applications of Random
Matrix Theory," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics
seminar with Alan Edelman, Interactive Supercomputing Corp.
304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. "Compressive and Thin
Imaging," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar
with David Brady, Duke University. 117 Barton. HW
Fri., Oct. 19, 11 a.m. "Boundary-Layer Resolved
Measurements of Unsteady Separation Using Molecular Tagging
Velocimetry (MTV)," a CEAFM seminar with Manoochehr
Koochesfahani, Michigan State University. 110 Maryland.
HW
Fri., Oct. 19, 12:15 p.m. "Medical Records ... To
Go! A Case Study of Applying Information Technology to
Improve Quality of Health Care in Zambia," a Health
Sciences Informatics seminar with Edward Bunker, JHPIEGO.
W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Mon., Oct. 22, noon. "Keratins Let Liver Live:
Biochemical and Genetic Testimonies," a Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology seminar with M. Bishr Omary, Stanford
University School of Medicine. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., Oct. 22, 12:15 p.m. "Molecular Pathways in
Melanoma Progression," a Carnegie Institution Embryology
seminar with Rhoda Alani, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San
Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Oct. 22, 1 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience--"Sensory Integration and Adaptation:
Behavior, Optimality and Neural Models" with Philip Sabes,
University of California, San Francisco. Sponsored by
Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Oct. 22, 3:30 p.m. Randolph Bromery
Seminar--"Volcanic Processes at the East Pacific Rise 9-10
Degrees N: Insight From the 2005-2006 Eruption" with Adam
Soule, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Olin
Auditorium. HW
Mon., Oct. 22, 4 p.m. "Recent Developments in
Non-Equilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics: An
Overview," a Mathematics seminar with Vojkan Jaksic, McGill
University. 308 Krieger. HW
Special Events
Wed., Oct. 17, 7 p.m. Charles London will read from
and sign his new book, One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of
Children in War. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins, Charles
Commons. HW
Wed., Oct. 17, 8 p.m. The 2007 MSE
Symposium--Renewing American Culture: The Perspectives That
Shape Our Identity, with Rory Kennedy, documentary
filmmaker. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Fri., Oct. 19, 2 p.m. Memorial service for Martin
Abeloff. Dedication of his portrait will follow the
service. Ceremonial Lobby, Weinberg Bldg. EB
Fri., Oct. 19, 2 p.m. Farewell reception for Roxanne
Stambaugh, with remarks by Michael Klag, dean of the School
of Public Health. W1030 SPH. EB
Sat., Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Healthy Lung
Festival, information about lung disease, asthma and asthma
triggers, smoking and the functions of respiratory care
practitioners and equipment. Part of National Respiratory
Care Week, Oct. 21 to Oct. 27. Sponsored by Respiratory
Therapy. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Highlandtown branch.
Off campus
Mon., Oct. 22, 5:30 p.m. "Outside/Inside: Words on
Technique and Approach When Painting Outdoors," a digital
slide talk by noted landscape painter Paul Hotvedt. 101
Ross Jones Bldg., Mattin Center. HW
Sports
Fri., Oct. 19, 8 p.m. Men's Water Polo, Blue Jays
vs. Princeton. Athletic Center. HW
Sat., Oct. 20, 1 p.m. Field Hockey, Blue Jays vs.
Bryn Mawr. Homewood Field. HW
Sat., Oct. 20, 7 p.m. Men's Water Polo, Blue Jays
vs. Bucknell. Athletic Center. HW
Theater
Fri., Oct. 19, Sat., Oct. 20, and Sun., Oct. 21, 8
p.m. The JHU Barnstormers present Freshman One-Acts,
performed by freshmen and directed by upperclassmen. $2
general admission. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW
Workshops and Training
Tues., Oct. 16, noon to 1:30 p.m., and Thurs., Oct.
18, 4 to 5:30 p.m. "Navigating the Promotions Process,"
an Office of Faculty Development workshop with Susan
MacDonald, SoM. Co-sponsored by the Women's Leadership
Council. For faculty only. To RSVP and to register, e-mail
facaffairs@jhmi.edu. SoM Boardroom. EB
"Bits and Bytes," a series of workshops sponsored by
the Center for Educational Resources. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu and
click on "Events." Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
Tues., Oct. 16, 1 p.m. "Effective PowerPoints
Without Common Errors," with Rob Coyle.
Thurs., Oct. 18, 1 p.m. "Cool Google Tools," with
Brian Cole.
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