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COLLOQUIA |
Tues., Oct. 2, 4:15 p.m. "Quantum Mechanics and the
Automobile: Structure and Performance of Surfaces in a Complex
Environment," a Chemistry colloquium with Anne Chaka, NIST. 233
Remsen. HW Wed., Oct. 3, 4 p.m. "Control of Visual Attention in Human Cortex," a Psychology colloquium with Steven Yantis. 234 Ames. HW
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DISCUSSION |
Wed., Oct. 3, 12:30 p.m. "Better Understanding Children's
Reactions to Traumatic Experiences," a discussion led by Linda
Lewandowski and other School of Nursing faculty; 10 (lower level)
Pinkard Bldg. JHMI
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FILM/ |
Wed., Oct. 3, noon. Wednesday Noon Series--showing of the
2001 CLIO Award-winning TV commercials; Shriver Hall Auditorium.
HW
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FORUM |
Mon., Oct. 1, 2 to 4 p.m. "Forum on Science Publishing
Alternatives," panel discussions led by David Schulenberger,
provost, University of Kansas; and Jim Neel, vice president of
information services and university librarian, Columbia
University; other panelists include Jonathan Bagger, Steve
Desiderio and Barbara Starfield. Reception will follow. West
Lecture Hall, WBSB. JHMI
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LECTURES |
Mon., Oct. 1, 12:10 p.m. "Alcohol and Drowning: An
International Perspective," by Gordon Smith; Hampton House
Lecture Hall (Room B14B), Hampton House. JHMI Tues., Oct. 2, 7 p.m. "On Rilke and Requiem," by William Gass, Washington University, St. Louis. Sponsored by The Writing Seminars. 111 Mergenthaler. HW Thurs., Oct. 4, 4 to 6 p.m. "A Bright Future for Washington and Other Challenged Cities?" by economist Alice Rivlin, Brookings Institution; Johns Hopkins Club. HW
Fri., Oct. 5, 2 p.m. The Eighth Annual Ernest P. Gray Lecture--"Hypersonic Air-Breathing Propulsion: Future Flight Vehicles" by Paul Waltrup; Parsons Auditorium. APL Simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus. Mon., Oct. 8, 12:10 p.m. "Suicide in American Indians and the Role of Alcohol," by Lawrence Wissow; Hampton House Lecture Hall, Hampton House. JHMI Mon., Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. "Prehealth AED Series: New Concepts for the Application of a Medical Education," by Del Dan Morhaim. Attendance is expected of all prehealth professions students; 160 Mattin Center. HW
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MUSIC |
Tues., Oct. 2, 8 p.m. All-Chopin recital by pianist Brian
Ganz. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with I.D.
410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody Wed., Oct. 3, 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. JHMI Choral Society auditions and rehearsal; East Wing Auditorium, BSPH. JHMI Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Peabody Concert Orchestra performs music by Mozart, Barber and Dvorak, with bassoonist Linda Harwell. $16, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students with I.D. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. "Evergreen Carriage House Concert Series," Liwei Qin, first prize winner at the 2001 Naumberg International Cello Competition, performing works by Bach, Beethoven, Vasks and Shostakovich. A reception with the artist follows the concert. $15. Evergreen Carriage House, 4545 North Charles Street. Sat., Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Camerata performs with violist Victor de Almeida. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Griswold Hall. Peabody
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READING |
Wed., Oct. 3, 7 p.m. William Gass reading from one of his
works of fiction. Sponsored by The Writing Seminars. 111
Mergenthaler. HW
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SEMINARS |
Mon., Oct. 1, 12:15 p.m. "Active Life Expectancy and
Health Care Spending: New Estimates From the MCBS," with Ellen
Kramarow, National Center for Health Statistics; W2030 BSPH.
JHMI Mon., Oct. 1, 4 p.m. "God's Uterus: Medical Missionary Benjamin Hobson and the Introduction of Western Midwifery to 19th-Century China," a History seminar with Yi-Li Wu; 315 Gilman. HW Mon., Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m. "Variations on a Decomposition Theorem in Goodwillie Calculus," with Kristine Baxter Bauer; 211 Krieger. HW Tues., Oct. 2, noon. "Library 101A: eJournals, JHU Catalog, Remote Access and WelDoc," a Welch Medical Library seminar with Cate Canevari; Patz Lecture Hall, Wilmer. JHMI Tues., Oct. 2, noon. "Mechanisms and Regulations of mRNA Turnover in Mammalian Cells," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Ching-Yi Chen, University of California, San Diego; 612 Physiology. JHMI Tues., Oct. 2, 4 p.m. "Predicting Land Subsidence and Fissuring Due to Fluid Withdrawal," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Don Helm, Morgan State University; 305 Olin. HW Tues., Oct. 2, 4 p.m. "Rab11 Effectors Regulating Plasma Membrane Recycling," a Cell Biology seminar with James Goldenring, Medical College of Georgia; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. JHMI Tues., Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m. "Zero Cycles on the Product of Two Curves," with Avery Ching; 302 Krieger. HW Tues., Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m. "Integrating Behavioral, Neuroscience and Computational Methods in the Study of Human Speech Perception and Spoken Word Recognition," a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Lynne Bernstein; 110 Maryland. HW Wed., Oct. 3, 8:15 a.m. "Vitamin A and Human Disease: Who Needs Trials?" a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Dean Alfred Sommer; W2030 BSPH. JHMI Wed., Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m. "The Women's and Children's Health Policy Center," with Holly Grason; 2030 BSPH. JHMI Wed., Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m. "DNA Mismatch Repair: From Structure to Mechanism," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Wei Yang, NIH; 517 PCTB. JHMI Wed., Oct. 3, 4 p.m. "Ethics in Scientific Writing," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Pamela Talalay; 303 WBSB. JHMI Wed., Oct. 3, 4:30 p.m. "Invariants of Quadratic Forms Over Schemes: Example of a Computation," with Boas Erez, Universite de Bordeaux; 211 Krieger. HW Thurs., Oct. 4, noon. "Structural Analysis of TNF Signaling," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Young Chul Park, Cornell University. 612 Physiology. JHMI Thurs., Oct. 4, 12:45 p.m. "Glutamate Receptor Trafficking to and from the Synapse," a Neuroscience research seminar with Michael Ehlers, Duke University; 811 WBSB. JHMI Thurs., Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m. "Tethering of ER-derived Vesicles to the Golgi," a Molecular Biology and Genetics seminar with Susan Ferro-Novick, Yale School of Medicine; 517 PCTB. JHMI Thurs., Oct. 4, 4 p.m. "Cancer Metastasis," a Biology seminar with Lance Liotta, NIH; 100 Mudd. HW Thurs., Oct. 4, 4 p.m. "Development of an Ultra-Fast Optical Soliton Pulse Train Generator Using Novel Fiber Optic Components," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Raymond Sova; 117 Barton. HW Thurs., Oct. 4, 4 p.m. "The Social Construction of Freedom in Historical Perspective" a seminar in moral and political thought with Nancy Hirschmann. Sponsored by History. 315 Gilman. HW Mon., Oct. 8, noon. "Context-Specific Adaptation of Vestibular and Oculomotor Behavior: Possible Countermeasures for Long Duration Space Flight," an Otolaryngology seminar with Mark Shelhamer; 1-191 Meyer. JHMI Mon., Oct. 8, 4 p.m. "On Queen Bees and Being Queen: A Late 18th-Century Cultural Revolution?" a History seminar with Dror Wahrman, Indiana University; 315 Gilman. HW Mon., Oct. 8, 4 p.m. "Cretaceous Tectono-Stratigraphic and Paleographic Evolution of the Southern Kwanza Basin, Angola," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Robert Goldhammer, University of Texas, Austin; 305 Olin. HW
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SPECIAL |
Mon., Oct. 1, 4:30 p.m. The 2001 Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal
Presentation, the award for humanitarianism will be presented to
AOL Time Warner Vice Chairman Ted Turner; Shriver Hall
Auditorium. HW The 2001 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, A Nation United: Politics and Power in the 21st Century. HW
Wed., Oct. 3, 8 p.m. MSE Film Series: Wag the Dog; Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg. |
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SPORTS |
Wed., Oct. 3, 4 p.m. Women's Soccer, vs. College of New
Jersey; Homewood Field. HW Fri., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m. Water Polo, vs. George Washington; Newton White Athletic Center. HW Sat., Oct. 6, 1 p.m. Football, vs. Ursinus; Homewood Field. HW Sat., Oct. 6, 1:30 p.m. Water Polo, vs. Navy; Newton White Athletic Center. HW Sat., Oct. 6, 7 p.m. Men's Soccer, vs. Drew; Homewood Field. HW
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THEATER |
Fri., Oct. 5, 8 p.m. Buttered Niblets, Hopkins' only
improv and sketch comedy group, will present their first show of
the year. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW
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