The Johns Hopkins Gazette: February 28, 2000
THE GAZETTE WEEKLY CALENDAR
Feb. 28-
Mar. 5

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COLLOQUIA

Tues., Feb. 29, 4:15 p.m. "Following Multi-Electron Redox Catalysis by Heme Proteins," a Chemistry colloquium with Patrick Farmer, University of California, Irvine; 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., March 1, 4 p.m. "Fitness Consequences of Hormonal Manipulation of Phenotypic Traits in Birds," a Psychology colloquium with Ellen Ketterson, Indiana University; 234 Ames. HW

Thurs., March 2, 3 p.m. "Their Bodies, Their Selves: Female Body Culture and Subjectivity in Victorian Manchester," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Susan Ferry, Wellcome Institute; Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. JHMI

  

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Wed., March 1, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Prehealth Junior/Senior information meeting for applicants of class of 2001; Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW

Thurs., March 2, 6:30 p.m. "Living the Brand," a talk by James P. Kelly, chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg. HW

  

FILM

Wed., March 1, 12:30 p.m. A screening of The Americas, a documentary by Charles Krause, followed by discussion. Sponsored by the Western Hemisphere Program. 507 Nitze Bldg. SAIS

Wed., March 1, and Sat., March 4, 8 and 10:30 p.m. The Hopkins Film Series presents Galaxy Quest, starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver. $3. Shriver Hall. HW

  

LECTURES

Mon., Feb. 28, 5 p.m. The Henry G. Kunkel Lecture 2000--"Thiol Oxidoreductases and Antigen Processing" by Peter Cresswell, Yale University. Sponsored by the trustees of The Johns Hopkins University and the Immunology Council. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. JHMI

Tues., Feb. 29, 5:15 p.m. "'Long Live the King!' 'In the Name of the Republic!' (G. Buchner, Danton's Tod.): On the Poetics of Speech Acts," a German lecture by Rudiger Campe, Essen University; 223 Gilman. HW

Wed., March 1, noon. "Women in Film and Video: Onscreen and Behind the Scenes," a lecture by Gayle Economos of Women in Film and Video of Maryland. Part of the Wednesday Noon Series sponsored by Special Events. Shriver Hall. HW

Thurs., March 2, 4 p.m. "The Germans and the Holocaust: The Problem of Collective Responsibility," a lecture by Hans Mommsen, Ruhr-University Bochum and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

Sat., March 4, 8:30 a.m. The William F. Rienhoff Jr. Lecture--"Tolerance and Transplantation in Treatment of Diabetes" by Clyde Barker, University of Pennsylvania; Hurd Hall. JHMI

  

MUSIC

Tues., Feb. 29, noon. Midday Performance by the JHMI Chamber Music Society; Hurd Hall. JHMI

Aureole, a flute, viola and harp trio specializing in the music of the French Impressionists and the 20th century, will appear Fri., March 3, at Evergreen.

Thurs., March 2, and Fri., March 3, 8 p.m. The Peabody Symphony Orchestra with the Peabody Singers, Peabody Chorus and Coppin State College Singers present Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125, with featured soloists Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Deidra Palmour, Stanley Cornett and John Shirley-Quirk. $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with I.D. 410-659-8124. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

Fri., March 3, 8 p.m. The Evergreen Carriage House Concert Series presents Aureole, a flute, viola and harp trio specializing in the music of the French Impressionists and the 20th century. $10 per person (includes reception after the performance to meet the artists). 4545 North Charles St. Evergreen

Sat., March 4, 1 p.m. Annual Children's Concert by the Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, geared toward children 8 to 12. Free, but tickets are required for admission. 410-516-6542. (There will be a children's tea after the concert at Gertrude's Restaurant, Baltimore Museum of Art; $10. For more information on the children's tea at the BMA, call 410-889-3399.) Shriver Hall. HW

Sun., March 5, 3 p.m. Peabody Chamber Winds performs music by Adler, Rorem, Mozart and Wilson. $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with I.D. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., March 5, 3 p.m. "Spirit Worlds," a Hopkins Symphony Orchestra concert with violinist Qing Li, featuring music by Humperdinck, Sibelius, Mussorsky and Ravel. There will also be a pre-concert lecture at 2 p.m. $7 ($6 for senior citizens and students), JHU students free with I.D. Subscriptions also available. 410-516-6542. Shriver Hall. HW

  

OPEN
HOUSE

Sat., March 4, 9 a.m. Open House for the School of Nursing's undergraduate, master's, doctoral and certificate programs, with representatives from faculty, admissions, financial aid and student body. 410-955-7548. Pinkard Bldg. JHMI

  

READING

Mon., Feb. 28, 5:15 p.m. Poet Durs Grunbein will read from and informally discuss his work. 336 Gilman. HW

  

SEMINARS

Mon., Feb. 28, noon. "The Status of Health Reform under Israel's New Health Insurance Law," a Health Policy and Management seminar with Bruce Rosen, JDC-Brookdale Institute; 482 Hampton House. JHMI

Mon., Feb. 28, noon. "The Long-Term Impact of a Multi-Year Summer," Sociology seminar with Geoffrey Borman; 526 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m. "The Formation of Small Organic Molecules in Nature: Chemistry Meets Biology," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Craig Townsend; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

Mon., Feb. 28, 4 p.m. "Barbarism and Religion," a History seminar with J.G.A. Pocock, David Bell and John Marshall; 315 Gilman. HW

Mon., Feb. 28, 4 p.m. "New Soil Science Research in E&PS," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Hope Jahren; Olin Hall Auditorium. HW

Tues., Feb. 29, 9:30 a.m. "The Sweatshop Debate," a Pew Fellowships in International Journalism seminar with Doug Cahn, Reebok International Inc.; Pharis Harvey, International Labor Rights Fund; and Linda Golodner, National Consumers League. 202-663-7761. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS

Tues., Feb. 29, noon. "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Form: How a Tubule Becomes a Cyst," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Greg Germino; 612 Physiology. JHMI

Tues., Feb. 29, 3 p.m. "Measuring the Impact of Cities on Forest Decomposition and Nitrogen Cycling," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Margaret Carreiro, Fordham University; 234 Ames. HW

Tues., Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m. "Contest-Sensitivity and Stochastic Unification-Based Grammars," a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Mark Johnson, Brown University; 100 Shaffer. HW

Wed., March 1, 8:15 a.m. "Alzheimer Disease Prevention Trials," a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with John Breitner; W2030 SPH. JHMI

Wed., March 1, 1:30 p.m. "Conformational Properties of Proline-Rich Regions of Sequence," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Trevor Creamer, University of Kentucky; 517 PCTB. JHMI

Wed., March 1, 4 p.m. "The Molecular Basis for the Stereoselective Interactions of Catecholamines with Adrenoceptors," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Robert Ruffolo, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. JHMI

Wed., March 1, 5:30 p.m. "Doctors in the Movies," a seminar with Peter Dans, who will discuss his book Doctors in the Movies, Boil the Water and Just Say Aah. Sponsored by Cultural Affairs. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. JHMI

Thurs., March 2, 12:30 p.m. "Wo-men's Rights under Privatization: Employment Discrimination in Bulgaria, Poland, Russia and Ukraine," a Social Change and Development seminar with Anne Zollner, Women, Law and Development International; 535 Rome Bldg. SAIS

Thurs., March 2, 4 p.m. "Adaptive VLSI Systems for Active Optics and Imaging," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Marc Cohen; 117 Barton. HW

Thurs., March 2, 4 p.m. "How Does Clathrin Sort?" a Biology seminar with Tom Kirchhausen, Harvard Medical School; 100 Mudd. HW

Mon., March 6, noon. "Turning Around Troubled High Schools: The Talent Development High School Model," an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with Will Jordan; 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Mon., March 6, 7 p.m. "Physicians for Social Responsibility," a Prehealth seminar with Richard Humphery and Larry Egbert; Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

  

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Tues., Feb. 29, 7 to 9 p.m. Maryland Senatorial Primary Forum. 410-917-7073. Glass Pavilion, Levering Union. HW

Wed., March 1, 8 p.m. The 2000 Symposium on Foreign Affairs--"Political Stability and Economic Growth in the Global Village," with Sheila Sisulu, ambassador to the U.S. from South Africa. 410-516-8214. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

Thurs., March 2, and Fri., March 3, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Public Health Marketplace 2000, a public health career fair. 410-955-3034. Gallery and courtyard (1st floor), SPH. JHMI

Sat., March 4, 7:30 p.m. Arabian Nights Banquet, with full Middle Eastern meal, belly dancer and traditional Arabic folk dancing. $10. Sponsored by the Middle Eastern Student's Association. Glass Pavilion, Levering Union. HW

  

SPORTS

Sat., March 4, noon. Men's Lacrosse, season opener vs. Princeton. Homewood Field (also can be seen on WMAR-TV 2). HW

  

THEATER

Fri., March 3, and Sat., March 4, 8 p.m., and Sun., March 5, 2:15 p.m. John Marans' Old Wicked Songs, a Theatre Hopkins production. $10 on Friday evenings, $12 on Saturday evenings and Sunday matinees. For reservations, call 410-516-7159 weekdays. Merrick Barn. HW

  

WJHU
88.1 FM

The Marc Steiner Show is broadcast weekdays from noon to 2 p.m. on 88.1 FM, WJHU radio.
   Mon., Feb. 28, 1 p.m. A look at family psychiatry, with North Baltimore Center doctors Peter Coleman and Sharon Bisco.
   Wed., March 1, noon. Premiere of a monthly lunch discussion with Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley (see the 'In Brief' section).


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