Johns Hopkins Gazette | March 17, 2008
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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University March 17, 2008 | Vol. 37 No. 26
 

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Colloquia | Conferences | Film/Video | Information Sessions | Lectures | Music | Seminars | Special Events | Sports | Symposia | Workshops

 

'Return to Penguin City'


William Sladen
Photo by Diamond Western

William Sladen, renowned naturalist and professor emeritus in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, appears in the documentary "Return to Penguin City," which is scheduled to air at 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, on Animal Planet, part of the Wild Kingdom series.

This captivating documentary by Lloyd Fales updates 20th-century observations recorded in groundbreaking films by researchers such as Sladen, who journeyed back to Antarctica in January 2007 to assist with filming and on-site research.

Sladen's Operation Migration project served as the inspiration for the 1996 Hollywood film Fly Away Home, for which he also served as a consultant.

"Return to Penguin City" features the work of Grant Ballard and Viola Toniolo, two young biologists from California. Using advanced technology and old-school field research, they are discovering how Antarctic penguins — creatures that already survive on the edge — are coping with rapid climate change.

The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future will feature the documentary later this year, along with a presentation by Sladen, as part of a film series held at the Bloomberg School.
—John Black

 

Colloquia

Tues., March 18, 4:15 p.m. "Understanding and Exploiting Molecular Bonding at the Semiconductor Surface," a Chemistry colloquium with Stacey Bent, Stanford University. 233 Remsen. HW

 

Conference

Mon., March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Why Women Cry III," a STAR conference on women's health issues. Topics include sex, love, power, controlling finances; there will be topics for men also. Sponsored by SOURCE. Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, 101 W. Fayette St.

 

Film/Video

Wed., March 19, noon to 1:30 p.m. "Alcohol Marketing to Youth and Effective Solutions to Underage Drinking," a Public Health Practice Grand Rounds live webcast. Real Player required to connect to webcast. To get the URL for this event go to www.jhsph.edu/maphtc. Co-sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center and Maryland Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

 

Information Sessions

Tues., March 18, 3 p.m. Doctor of Nursing Practice information session, with SoN faculty and staff. Carpenter Room, Pinkard Bldg. EB

Tues., March 18, 5 to 7 p.m. Information session for the SoN Master of Science in Nursing program, with faculty and staff. Pinkard Bldg. EB

Wed., March 19, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Online information session for the fully online MS in Bioinformatics program, an opportunity to learn about admission and degree requirements, curriculum design and course structure; find out how online education works and how to participate in an online discussion; chat about the program with faculty and the associate program chair. Sponsored by the Advanced Biotechnology Studies Program. RSVP to advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index.cfm. For more information, go to bioinformatics.jhu.edu.

 

Lectures

Wed., March 19, 12:30 p.m. "Finding Funding for Your Research," a Welch Medical Library lecture by Blair Anton. Room 140 (Alumni Auditorium), SoN. EB

Fri., March 21, 1:15 p.m. "Life Beyond PubMed," a Welch Medical Library lecture by Catherine Craven. Weinberg Auditorium. EB

Mon., March 24, 5:15 p.m. "An Errant Eye: The Poetry of Topography in Early Modern France," a Philology lecture by Tom Conley, Harvard University. 223 Gilman. HW

 

Music

Fri., March 21, 8 p.m. Music at Evergreen presents woodwind ensemble Astral Winds, performing music by Ravel, Higdon, Arnold and Nielsen. Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Museums. $20 general admission, $15 for members and $10 for students. Carriage House, Evergreen Museum and Library.

 

Seminars

Mon., March 17, 12:15 p.m. "Reprogramming of Micro RNA Expression by Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Joshua Mendell, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., March 17, 1 p.m. "Building a Behavioral Circuit: Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Specificity in the C. elegans Brain," a Center for Sensory Biology/Neuroscience faculty search seminar with Daniel Colon-Ramos, Stanford University. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Mon., March 17, 4 p.m. "Blueprint of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Genomes," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Victor Velculescu, SoM. W2030 SPH. EB

Tues., March 18, noon. "Diabetes, Protein O-GLcNAcylation and Cardiovascular Disease," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Wolfgang Dillmann, University of California, San Diego. 612 Physiology Bldg. EB

Wed., March 19, noon. "CNS Control of Energy Homeostasis by Nutrient and Endocrine Signals," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Michael Wolfgang, SoM. Co-sponsored by the Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research. 612 Physiology Bldg. EB

Wed., March 19, 12:15 p.m. "When Are Randomized Trials Actually Meaningful?" an Epidemiology seminar with Milo Puhan, Horten Centre, University Hospital, Zurich. W4030 SPH. EB

Wed., March 19, 1 p.m. "HIV and Syphilis Co-Infection in Baltimore, Maryland," a Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation thesis defense seminar with Khalil Ghenem. W2009 SPH. EB

Wed., March 19, 4 p.m. "Chemical Probes of Embryonic Signaling and Patterning," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with James Chen, Stanford University School of Medicine. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Thurs., March 20, noon. "Regulating Cell Polarity With Formins, Microtubules and Electric Fields," a Cell Biology seminar with Fred Chang, Columbia University. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., March 20, 1 p.m. "Molecular Modulation of Prefrontal Cortical Networks: Relevance to Mental Illness," a Neuroscience research seminar with Amy Arnsten, Yale Medical School. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Mon., March 24, noon. "SIRT1: A Key Regulator of Aging and Calorie Restriction," a Physiology seminar with Danica Chen, MIT. Co-sponsored by the Center for Metabolism and Obesity Research. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Mon., March 24, 12:15 p.m. "Henry Beecher's Bombshell? Ethics and Omissions in Clinical Research in the 1960s," a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Susan Lederer, Yale University School of Medicine. Co-sponsored by the Institute of the History of Medicine. W3008 SPH. EB

Mon., March 24, 12:15 p.m. "The Human Subventricular Zone: Neural Stem Cells and Patho-genesis," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Alfredo Quinones, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., March 24, 3 p.m. "The Hitchin System for Parabolic Higgs Bundles," a Mathematics seminar with Johan Martens, University of Toronto. 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., March 24, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Sleep Function and Synaptic Homeostasis" with Giulio Tononi, University of Wisconsin Medical School. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

 

Special Events

Fri., March 21, 2 p.m. Family Day at Homewood, a chance for children ages 5 to 13, and their parents or grandparents, to hear classic children's stories, play traditional games, make hand-cut silhouette portraits and enjoy tea and cookies. Presented in association with Homewood Museum's Welcome Little Stranger focus show. Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University Museums. Homewood Museum. HW

Sat., March 22, 10 a.m. Johns Hopkins International Society's annual Easter Egg Hunt, with over 500 hidden eggs, games, prizes, refreshments and a visit by the Easter Bunny. (See "In Brief," in this issue.) Decker Garden. HW

Mon., March 24, 7:30 p.m. "Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns," a Master of Arts in Communication Program round table and book signing with Erika Falk, University of Illinois and author of Women for President. Refreshments and networking will begin at 7 p.m. Copies of Women for President will be available for purchase. Room LL7, Washington DC Center.

 

Sports

Mon., March 17, 4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse, Blue Jays vs. Maryland. Homewood Field. HW

 

Symposia

Tues., March 18, 10 a.m. The Genetic Resources Core Facility Symposium, featuring seminars and exhibits from several leading life science suppliers and the GRCF service centers including the Cell Center, Core Store, DNA Analysis Facility, Fragment Analysis Facility and SNP Center. Turner Concourse. EB

 

Workshops

Mon., March 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Managing Workplace Diversity," a Center for Training and Education seminar with Sharon Fries-Britt. Room 2-1002, 2024 E. Monument St. EB

Wed., March 19, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Grantcraft," a Professional Development Office workshop, intended for new faculty, clinical fellows and postdocs. $1,250 for faculty and staff and $625 for postdocs/fellows. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB

Center for Training and Education workshops. To register, go to training.jhu.edu/html/managementstaffdev/msdlinks/ msdregform.pdf.

Thurs., March 20, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The 7 Habits in Action," with Virginia Jacobs. Based on Steven Covey's bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People. B101 Johns Hopkins@Eastern.

Mon., March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Conquering Negativity: Creating Optimism in the Workplace," with Mark Henderson. B101 Johns Hopkins@Eastern.

Mon., March 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Assertive Communication: On and Off the Job," with Virginia Jacobs. B102 Johns Hopkins@Eastern.

Thurs., March 20, 6 to 8 p.m. "Your Professional Image: Building and Developing Skills for Success," a BFSA Professional Development Committee workshop. Suite C150, Johns Hopkins@Eastern.

 
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