The Johns Hopkins Gazette: October 21, 2002

THE GAZETTE CALENDAR
Oct 21-27

COLLOQUIUMS

Tues., Oct. 22, 4:15 p.m. "Photo-detachment of Multiply Charged Anions: From Solution to Gas Phase," a Chemistry colloquium with Lai-Sheng Wang, Pacific Northwest Laboratory; 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., Oct. 23, 4 p.m. "Multiple Routes to Remembering: Memory With and Without Recollection," a Psychological and Brain Sciences seminar with Anthony Wagner, MIT; 234 Ames. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 3 p.m. "Gristmills and Conflict in Medieval Valencia: The Life and Litigious Times of Jaume Perfeta, the World's Nastiest Miller," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium wth Thomas Glick, Boston University; 3505 North Charles St. HW

DANCE

Fri., Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Latin Dance and Lesson; 7:30 p.m. Lesson for all levels of ability; 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Party with Orquesta la Romana. JHU ID card required. Wolfe St. Cafe, BSPH. EB

DISCUSSION
GROUPS

Thurs., Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m. "On the Road with the Deans," first in a series of informal discussion sessions for students and the Homewood deans, focusing on the freshman year experience, but other topics are welcome; AMR1 Reading Room. HW

FILM/
VIDEO

Film and Media Studies presents a series of screenings; 110 Gilman unless otherwise indicated. HW

Mon., Oct. 21, 5 p.m. "Gangster Films," Force of Evil; and 8 p.m. "French New Wave," Cleo de 5 à 7 (Cleo From 5 to 7).
Tues., Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m. "Hollywood Iconography," Palm Beach Story; and 7 p.m. "Intro to Study of Film," 400 Blows.
Wed., Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. "Gangster Films," White Heat.
Thurs., Oct. 24, 7 p.m. "Characters," Bringing Up Baby; Large AV Room, MSE Library.
Fri., Oct. 25, 4 p.m. "Early Films," A Policeman's Love Affair and The Misadventures of a Frenchman.
Sun., Oct. 27, 6 p.m. "Characters," Annie Hall; and 7 p.m. "Intro to Study of Film," Citizen Kane; Large AV Room, MSE Library.
Mon., Oct. 28, 5 p.m. "Gangster Films," Gun Crazy; and 8 p.m. "French New Wave," Jules et Jim (Jules and Jim).

Fri., Oct. 25, 7 p.m. La Ultima Cena (The Last Supper), a Latin American Studies film presentation; Large AV Room, MSE Library. HW

GRAND
ROUNDS

Thurs., Oct. 24, 7:30 a.m. "Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Preterm Labor," Gyn/Ob Grand Rounds with David Acker, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; 240 Phipps. EB

LECTURES

Mon., Oct. 21, 7 p.m. "How Young Physicians View Their Future...and Yours," a Preprofessional Programs lecture by Malcolm Brock. Co-sponsored by AED and HOPE, the Hopkins Organization of Prehealth Education. 162 Mattin Center. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 11 a.m. "Endnote," a Welch Medical Library lecture. Part of E-Welch: An Introduction and Update on the Library; Alumni Auditorium, School of Nursing. EB

Fri., Oct. 25, 2 p.m. "Anthrax Crisis" by Vicki Freimuth, Centers for Disease Control; Kossiakoff Center. APL Program is simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus. Ninth lecture in the series "The New Critical Challenge: The War on Terrorism," sponsored by the Applied Physics Laboratory.

MUSIC

Tues., Oct. 22, noon. Midday Concert Series presents guitarist Branimir Krstic; Hurd Hall. EB

Tues., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. "Opera Potpourri," Peabody Opera presents scenes from Massenet's Le Cendrillon, Nicolai's Merry Wives of Windsor and Mozart's Marriage of Figaro; Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Wed., Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Chamber Music Recital, performances of music by Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn; Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Preparatory Young People's String Program Halloween Concert with Janet Melnicoff-Brown; Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sun., Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series presents cellist Pieter Wispelwey making his Baltimore debut. For tickets, 410-516-7164 or info@shriverconcerts.org. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

OPEN
HOUSES

Tues., Oct. 22, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Open House for the M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Policy Program, with an overview of the program, a class session of Chesapeake Bay Ecology and Management featuring a lecture by John Velinsky, Academy of Natural Science, on "Effect of Toxins on Estuarine Life." There will also be a reception with current students and faculty. 410-516-6438. Olin Hall Auditorium. HW

SEMINARS

Mon., Oct. 21, 12:15 p.m. "The Invisible Orphanage" with Matt Crenson; W3204 BSPH. EB

Mon., Oct. 21, 4 p.m. "The Ocean Circulation During the Last Glacial Maximum," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Carl Wunsch, MIT; Olin Hall Auditorium. HW

Mon., Oct. 21, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Contrasting Maps and Navigation: Brain, Behavioral and Psychological Differences" with Amy Shelton; 338 Krieger. HW

Tues., Oct. 22, noon. "TRP Channels, the Rhodopsin Cycle and Retinal Degeneration: A Genetic and Genomics Approach," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Craig Montell; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Oct. 22, noon. "Feeds and Feeding," an Animal Care and Use seminar with James Owiny; 403 Ross. EB

Tues., Oct. 22, 12:15 p.m. "Working With Partners to Promote Adolescent Health: Methods, Measures and Minefields," a brown bag seminar with Cheryl Alexander; W2029 BSPH. EB

Tues., Oct. 22, 4 p.m. "Structural Engineering for Architectural Structures--Practical Applications for Both New and Old Buildings," a Civil Engineering seminar with Robert Silman, Robert Silman Associates, P.C.; 110 Maryland. HW

Tues., Oct. 22, 4:30 p.m. "Class Field Theory for Curves Over Local Fields" with Teruyoshi Yoshida; 308 Krieger. HW

Wed., Oct. 23, 12:15 p.m. "Adolescent Cocaine Use and Subsequent Educational Attainment: A Prospective Study of a Population Sample" with Richard Miech; Hampton House Auditorium. EB

Wed., Oct. 23, 3 p.m. "Analysis of Factors That Control Transcription and Chromatin in Yeast," a special seminar with Fred Winston, Harvard Medical School. Sponsored by the Office of the Dean, SOM. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Oct. 23, 4 p.m. "Inference for Environmental Effects Based on Family Data Taking Into Account Ascertainment and Random Genetic Effects" with Ruth Pfeiffer, National Cancer Institute; W2030 BSPH. EB

Wed., Oct. 23, 5 p.m. "Inflammation, Oxidative Damage and Prostate Cancer" with speakers including William Nelson, Donald Coffey, Angelo De Marzo, Elizabeth Platz, William Isaacs and Bruce Trock; Anna Baetjer Room, BSPH. EB

Thurs., Oct. 24, 11 a.m. "Biomolecular Materials That Talk and Listen," a Chemical Engineering seminar with Patrick Stayton, University of Washington; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, noon. "Superoxide Dismutase and the Mitochondria," a Cell Biology seminar with Valeria Culotta; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Oct. 24, 12:05 p.m. "Transportation and Health," a Health Policy and Management special seminar with car designer Dan Sturges, Mobility Lab, Boulder, Colo.; Hampton House Lecture Hall. EB

Thurs., Oct. 24, 3 p.m. "Airbus A300: Analysis of Failure Modes in American Airlines Flight 587," a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Ryan Austin, Alex Egeler, Mark Staley and Mike Taylor; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m. "Small Non-Coding RNAs in Development," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Victor Ambros, Dartmouth Medical School; 517 PCTB. EB

Thurs., Oct. 24, 4 p.m. "A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Sequence for the Real-Time Imaging of Myocardial Strain," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Smita Sampath; 117 Barton. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 4 p.m. "Genetic Dissection of Branching Morphogenesis," a Biology seminar with Mark Krasnow, Stanford University; 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 4 p.m. "Particle Physics in the Universe and Teraflop Computing," a Physics and Astronomy seminar with Julius Kuti, University of California, San Diego; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Oct. 24, 4 p.m. "Random Disambiguation Paths," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with Carey Priebe; 304 Whitehead. HW

Fri., Oct. 25, 1 p.m. "Neural Basis of Multisensory Spatial Representations" with Alexandre Pouget, University of Rochester; 707 Traylor. EB

Fri., Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m. "Taylor Bubble Motions in Vertical Tube" with Xiozhen Lu; 107 Latrobe. HW

Mon., Oct. 28, 4 p.m. "Concepts, Techniques and Applications of Open-Ensemble Computer Simulations" with Mihaly Mezei, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, N.Y.; 109 Jenkins. HW

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Tues., Oct. 22, 8 p.m. MSE Symposium--Changing Times: Who Are We? An Introspective Look at American Identity in the 21st Century. "The Beat Goes On: The Influence of the Hip-Hop Revolution on American Identity," a lecture by Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records. Shriver Hall. HW

Wed., Oct. 23, noon. Wednesday Noon Series presents "Amazing Feats of Comedy," a performance by humorist Michael Rosman of comic tricks and stunts, "klutz" and slapstick humor. Sponsored by Special Events. Shriver Hall. HW

Humorist Michael Rosman will perform 'Amazing Feats of Comedy' on Wed., Oct. 23, as part of the Wednesday Noon Series.

Wed., Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Odyssey Media Forum--"Russia: The Stories Behind the Creation of the New State" with David E. Hoffmann, The Washington Post; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Sat., Oct. 26, 10 a.m. "Over Hill and Dale or From the Cellar to the Garret," a walking tour of Charles Carroll's landscape with landscape architect M. Edward Shull (or join a gallery talk on the exhibition Building Homewood: Vision for a Villa with curator Judith Profitt). $12, $10 for Homewood House Museum members. 410-516-0341. HW

Sat., Oct. 26, 7 p.m. "Latinofest," featuring dance lessons, pinatas, music, food and more; AMR1 Multipurpose Room. HW

SPORTS

Wed., Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Women's Soccer, vs. McDaniel; Homewood Field. HW

Sat., Oct. 26, 1 p.m. Field Hockey, vs. Swarthmore; Homewood Field. HW

Sat., Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Men's Soccer, vs. Dickinson; Homewood Field. HW

Sun., Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Field Hockey, vs. Lynchburg; Homewood Field. HW

THEATER

Fri., Oct. 25, Sat., Oct. 26, 8 p.m., and Sun., Oct. 27, 2:15 p.m. Theatre Hopkins opens its 2002-2003 season with a production of William Shakespeare's dark comedy All's Well That Ends Well (see story, this issue). Tickets are $12 on Friday evenings, $15 on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Student rush tickets are $5 at curtain time for all performances. 410-516-7159. Merrick Barn. HW

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