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Weekly Calendar

Colloquia | Lectures | Open House | Seminars | Symposia | Discussion/Talks | Workshops

 

Colloquia

Fri., Jan. 19, 2 p.m. "NSA: A History of Domestic Eavesdropping," an APL colloquium with author James Bamford; Parsons Auditorium. APL

 

Lectures

Tues., Jan. 16, 1 p.m. "Ten Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Writing a Research Paper," a Welch Library lecture by Debbie McClellan, SoM; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Jan. 17, 4 p.m. The 15th Annual Harold and Marilyn Menkes Memorial Lecture — "New Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Asthma" by Stephen Holgate, University of Southampton, UK. Sponsored by Environmental Health Sciences. E2030 SPH. EB

Fri., Jan. 19, 1:15 p.m. "Finding Funding and Keeping Current," a Welch Library lecture by Blair Anton, SoM; Weinberg Auditorium. EB

Fri, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. "The Egyptian Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston: A Review of Its Conservation History" with Susanne Gansicke, MFA. Non-SAIS affiliates should RSVP to 202-663-5676. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

 

Open House

Fri., Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Open House at the Maryland Space Grant Observatory. For updates and weekly status, go to www.mdspacegrant.org/observatory.html. Bloomberg Center. HW

 

Seminars

Tues., Jan. 16, noon. "Calcium Regulation of Membrane Excitability," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Geoffrey Pitt, Columbia University; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Jan. 16, noon. "Integrating Satellite Data to Predict and Forecast Malaria in the Amazon," an International Health special seminar with William Pan, SPH. Co-sponsored by Program in Disease Prevention and Control. W2017 SPH. EB

Tues., Jan. 16, noon. "CBPR in Latino Immigrant Populations: From Principal to Practice in Baltimore City," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Iveris Martinez, JHM. Co-sponsored by the Urban Health Institute. 208 Hampton House. EB

Tues., Jan. 16, 12:10 p.m. "Joining Forces, Joining Voices: A Participatory Research Approach to Reducing Health Disparities in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence," a Center for Injury Research and Policy seminar with Nancy Glass, SoN. Co-sponsored by the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence. Part of the Graduate Seminar Series in Violence Prevention. B14B Hampton House (basement). EB

Wed., Jan. 17, 4 p.m. "Malaria Attributable Fraction: Definition, Inference and Sensitivity Analysis," a Biostatistics seminar with Dylan Small, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; W2030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Jan. 18, noon. "Development and Migration of Memory CD8 T Cells," an Infectious Diseases seminar with Leo Lefrancois, University of Connecticut Health Center. Co-sponsored by the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. W2030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Jan. 18, noon. "The Control of Centrosome Number," a Cell Biology seminar with Meng-Fu Bryan Tsou, Stanford University; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Jan. 18, noon. "Evidentiary Base for Mandatory Vaccination and Strategies for Success," an International Health special seminar with Daniel Salmon, University of Florida. Co-sponsored by Program in Disease Prevention and Control. W2017 SPH. EB

Fri., Jan. 19, noon. "Bioaccumulation of Perfluorochemicals: From Worms to Guts" with Chris Higgins, and "Pre-treatment with Low Dose Inorganic Mercury Modulates the Innate Immune Response to Coxsackie Virus-Induced Myocarditis in Mice" with Jennifer Nyland, an SPH Postdoctoral Fellows Seminar. Sponsored by the Postdoctoral Fellows Association and the Office of Graduate Education and Research. W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., Jan. 19, 1:30 p.m. "Statistical Methods for Treatment/Exposure Effect — From Both Associational and Causal Points of View," a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Yi Huang; W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., Jan. 22, 12:15 p.m. "Metabolic Mayhem: The Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase and Energy Sensing in Cancer, Obesity and Stroke," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Gabriele Ronnett, SoM; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 22, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "An Iconoclast in the Motor Cortex: Changing the Circuits That Control the Fingers" with Marc Schieber, University of Rochester. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

 

Symposia

Wed., Jan. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Annual Hopkins Biology Symposium — "Recent Advances in the War Against Viruses" with Joseph Vacca, Medicinal Chemistry, Merck Research Laboratories. Sponsored by the Department of Biology. Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW

Thurs., Jan. 18, noon. "Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System," a Bioethics Interest Group seminar to discuss findings from a new book on end-of-life care. Sponsored by the Berman Institute of Bioethics and the School of Nursing. W2015 SPH. EB

 

Discussion/Talks

Thurs., Jan. 18, noon. BFSA caucus meetings. Contact BFSA representative for room location: APL, Linda Dorsey; East Baltimore, Mary Thomas; and Homewood, Brenda Armour.

 

Workshops

WebCT training workshops with Amy Zimmerman, CER. Register at www.cer.jhu.edu/index.cfm?pageID=95. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

Tues., Jan. 16, 1 to 4 p.m. "Getting Started with WebCT."

Wed., Jan. 17, 1 to 4 p.m. "Assessing Student Knowledge and Managing Students and Grades."

Thurs., Jan. 18, 1 to 4 p.m. "Online Communication and Presenting Content to Students."

WorkLife Programs workshops. To register, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org. Location will be given upon registration.

Wed., Jan. 17, 9 to 11:30 a.m. "Financial Planning — Late Career Investor," with Bill Leeb and Pete Dixon, Financial Council Inc. EB

Thurs., Jan. 18, 9 to 11:30 a.m. "Financial Planning — Late Career Investor," with Bill Leeb and Pete Dixon, Financial Council Inc. HW

Fri., Jan. 19, noon. "Parenting Teens in Difficult Times," with Fred Gager, FASAP. EB

 
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