The Johns Hopkins Gazette: January 27, 2003

THE GAZETTE CALENDAR
Jan 27-
Feb 3

COLLOQUIA

Wed., Jan. 29, 4 p.m. "Social Influences on Vocal Development and Cognition in Primates," a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Charles Snowden, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 234 Ames. HW

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Thurs., Jan. 30, 5 p.m. "The Impact of Terrorism on Immigration," a Global Expressions Discussion Group with representatives from the Office of International Services. Sponsored by the JHMI International Society. Reed Hall Library. EB

LECTURES

Tues., Jan. 28, noon. "Regulations Affecting Animal Research," a JHU Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee lecture by James Owiny; second of two special seminars planned in preparation for AAALAC evaluation. 459 Ross. EB

Fri., Jan. 31, 2 p.m. "Afghanistan and the Future of Warfare: Implications for Army and Defense Policy," a lecture by Stephen Biddle, U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute. Eleventh in the APL lecture series, "The New Critical Challenge." Kossiakoff Center. APL Simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

Mon., Feb. 3, 5:30 p.m. The L. Stephan Levin M.D. Lecture "Craniofacial Abnormalities: Clinical and Molecular Perspectives" by Michael Cohen Jr., University of Dalhousie, Halifax, Nova Scotia; Hurd Hall. EB

MUSIC

Thurs., Jan. 30, Fri., Jan. 31, 8 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 2, 3 p.m. Peabody Chamber Opera performs Kurt Weill's Mahagonny Songspiel and Udo Zimmermann's Weisse Rose. Tickets from Theatre Project Box Office only. $15, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. 410-752-8558. Theatre Project, 45 West Preston Street.

Sat., Feb. 1, 8 p.m. The Peabody Symphony Orchestra performs with soprano Lori Hultgren, winner of the Sylvia Green Competition at Peabody. $16, $8 and $5 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

SEMINARS

Mon., Jan. 27, 12:15 p.m. "mRNA Processing and the Integration of Nuclear Events," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with James Manley, Columbia University; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., Jan. 27, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Independence and Redundancy in the Primary Visual Cortex" with Daniel Reich. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Jan. 27, 4 p.m. "The Regulation of Alternative Splicing of the DSCAM Pre-mRNA and Its Role in Specifying Neural Wiring in Drosophila," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Brenton Graveley, University of Connecticut Health Center; W2030 BSPH. EB

Tues., Jan. 28, noon. "The Role of Ena/VASP Proteins in Cell Motility," a Biological Chemistry seminar with James Bear, MIT; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Jan. 28, 12:15 p.m. "Monitoring and Evaluation for USAID's Health and Population Programs: The Measure Projects," an International Health seminar with Norma Wilson, USAID Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition; W2030 BSPH. EB

Tues., Jan. 28, 4:30 p.m. "Rationally Connected Varieties Over Finite Fields," an Algebraic and Complex Geometry seminar with J. Kollvar, Princeton University; 302 Krieger. HW

Tues., Jan. 28, 4:30 p.m. "Discussion of Rational Kernals," a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Patrick Haffner, AT&T; 100 Shaffer. HW

Wed., Jan. 29, 4 p.m. "How HIV Exploits Dendritic Cells to Drive Infection," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Melissa Pope, Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council; 303 WBSB. EB

Wed., Jan. 29, 4:30 p.m. "The Equivariant Tamagawa Conjecture for the Adjoint over Hecke Algebras," a Number Theory seminar with Qiang Lin, Caltech; 302 Krieger. HW

Thurs., Jan. 30, noon. "Capabilities, Justice and Health Policy," an Institute for Policy Studies special lunchtime seminar with Ruth Faden; 526 Wyman Bldg. HW

Thurs., Jan. 30, 12:45 p.m. "NMDA Receptors on the Move," a Neuroscience research seminar with Gary Westbrook, Vollum Institute; West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Thurs., Jan. 30, 3 p.m. "Control of Multirobot Systems: Cooperative Control of Networked Robots Equipped with Cameras," a Mechanical Engineering/Mathematical Sciences joint seminar with Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; 110 Hodson. HW

Mon., Feb. 3, noon. "Portraying the Nonprofit Sector in Official Statistics," an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with Helen Tice; 526 Wyman Bldg. HW

Mon., Feb. 3, noon. "Prions Bare All: Proteins That Elicit Disease or Expose Diversity," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Heather True-Krob, MIT, The Whitehead Institute; 612 Physiology. EB

Mon., Feb. 3, 4 p.m. "High Resolution Methods for Time Dependent Problems with Piecewise Smooth Solutions," a Center for Scientific Computing seminar with Eitan Tadmor, University of Maryland, College Park. Co-sponsored by Mechanical Engineering. 110 Maryland. HW

SPECIAL
EVENT

Sun., Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Chinese New Year Celebration, an annual performance party. Sponsored by JHU-CSSA and GRO. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

SPORTS

Wed., Jan. 29, 7 p.m. Women's Basketball, vs. Franklin & Marshall; Athletic Center. HW

Sun. Feb. 2, noon. Men's Fencing, vs. Virginia, Drew, William & Mary and New Jersey Tech; Athletic Center. HW

THEATER

Fri., Jan. 31, Sat. Feb. 1, and Sun. Feb. 2, 8 p.m. Witness Theater presents The Blue Cranberry Hour, an original play by student Ted Esborn; Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW

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