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Weekly Calendar
Colloquia
Wed., Sept. 3, 4:30 p.m. "Chromosome Odds and Ends,"
a Biology colloquium with Joe Gall, Carnegie
Institution of Washington. Mudd Auditorium. HW
Dance
Fri., Sept. 5, 8 p.m. Dance Showcase, with JHU dance
troupes. Geared toward freshman orientation
but open to the public. Shriver Hall. HW
Grand Rounds
Wed., Sept. 3, noon to 1:30 p.m. "The New Medicaid
Expansion: The Who, the What and the How,"
Public Health Practice grand rounds "webinar," with Angela
Burden, Baltimore HealthCare Access Inc.
Webcast available at
www.jhsph.edu/maphtc. Co-sponsored by Baltimore
Healthcare Access Inc., the
Maryland Healthcare for All Coalition, the Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and
the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center. W1214 SPH
(Sheldon Hall). EB
Fri., Sept. 5, 12:15 p.m. "A Personal History of
International Informatics: Where Are We Now?"
Health Sciences Informatics grand rounds with Marion Ball,
Center for Healthcare Management and
IBM Research. Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine in conjunction with Health Policy
and Management (SPH). W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Seminars
Wed., Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m. "Acid Reflux in Asthma:
Clinical Trials and Causality," a Center for Clinical
Trials seminar with Robert Wise, SoM. Sponsored by
Epidemiology. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Sept. 4, noon. "Anopheles and Plasmodium: A
Recent History of the Hostilities," a Molecular
Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases joint
research seminar with Shirley Luckhart,
University of California at Davis School of Medicine. W2030
SPH. EB
Thurs., Sept. 4, noon. "Molecular Mechanisms of
Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease," a Cell
Biology seminar with Ted Dawson, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830
Bldg. EB
Fri., Sept. 5, 9 a.m. "Genome-wide Admixture Mapping
of Obesity in African Americans," an
Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Ching-Yu Cheng.
W2030 SPH. EB
Fri., Sept. 5, noon. "Genome-wide Target Site
Analysis of PPARgamma:RXR in Adipocytes and
Molecular Determinants of PPAR Subtype Specificity," a
Biological Chemistry seminar with Susanne
Mandrup, University of Southern Denmark. 612 Physiology.
EB
Fri., Sept. 5, 12:30 p.m. "Prevention and Control of
Enteric Protozoan Infections: Public Health
Applications of Environmental Surveillance and Drug
Treatment Studies," a Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology thesis defense seminar with Autumn Downey. W7023
SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 8, 12:15 p.m. "Notch and NF-kB Signaling
in Embryonic Neural Stem Cells," a Carnegie
Institution Embryology seminar with Nicholas Gaiano, SoM.
Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive.
HW
Mon., Sept. 8, 12:15 p.m. "African American
Bioethics: Culture, Race and Identity," a Berman Institute
of Bioethics seminar with Lawrence Prograis Jr., NIH. W4030
SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 8, 3 p.m. "On Multi-Soliton Dynamics for
the Gravitational Nonlinear Hartree Equation in
3-D," an Analysis seminar with Joachim Krieger, University
of Pennsylvania. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW
Mon., Sept. 8, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "The Golden Ratio" with Mario Livio,
STScI. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338
Krieger. HW
Special Events
Wed., Sept. 3, 8 p.m. The "O" Show, an orientation
show featuring PAC a cappella, dance performances
and sketch comedy provided by student groups. The event is
geared toward incoming freshmen but is
open to the general public. Sponsored by JHU Orientation.
Shriver Auditorium. HW
Fri., Sept. 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Student Job Fair, a
chance to meet campus employers from Homewood,
SoM and other JHU campuses as well as area businesses.
There will be a prize wheel, free snacks and
giveaways. For details and a list of employers, go to www.jhu.edu/stujob.
Sponsored by Student
Employment Services. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW
Fri., Sept. 5, 5 p.m. Annual Minority Graduate
Student and Postdoc Welcome Gathering for all minority
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on the Homewood
campus, with Gregory Ball and Ed
Scheinerman, graduate deans of the Krieger School of Arts
and Sciences and the Whiting School of
Engineering, respectively. Light fare and drinks will be
served. Sponsored by Mentoring to Inspire
Diversity in Science (MINDS), the Black Graduate Students
Association (BGSA) and Homewood
Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office. Sherwood Room,
Levering. HW
Sat., Sept. 6, 1 p.m. Historic Homewood ArtWalk, an
informative 45-minute guided walking tour
covering historic and artistic sites between the two
significant collections of American historic
interiors and decorative arts at Homewood Museum and the
Baltimore Museum of Art. ArtWalk takes
place every Saturday through Nov. 1, and departs twice:
from Homewood Museum at 1 p.m. and from
the BMA at 2 p.m. Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University
Museums. HW
Sports
Sat., Sept. 6, noon. Football, Blue Jays vs. St.
Lawrence. Homewood Field. HW
Symposia
Fri., Sept. 5, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Annual Young
Investigator Symposium on Genomics and
Bioinformatics, sponsored by Biostatistics and the
Bloomberg School of Public Health. Tilghman
Auditorium, Turner Concourse. EB
Theater
Fri., Sept. 5, 8 p.m. Barnstormers Theater presents
Lend Me a Tenor by Ken Ludwig, a play produced
for orientation week. The public is welcome to attend.
Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW
Workshops and Training
Thurs., Sept. 4, 1 p.m. Google Maps and Google
Earth," a Center for Educational Resources workshop
and demonstration. Open to faculty, staff and students
only. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
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