The Johns Hopkins Gazette: February 3, 2003
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Feb 3-10

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COLLOQUIUMS

Tues., Feb. 4, 4 p.m. "Twenty-Seven Ways of Looking at Vision," an Anthropology colloquium with Robert Desjarlais, Sarah Lawrence College; 400 Macaulay. HW

Wed., Feb. 5, 4 p.m. "Neural Systems for the Control of Visual Attention in the Human Brain," a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Maurizio Corbetta, Washington University School of Medicine; 234 Ames. HW

Wed., Feb. 5, 5 p.m. "Humanization of Glycoprotein Production in Insect Cells," a Biology colloquium with Y.C. Lee; Mudd Hall Auditorium. HW

  

DISCUSSION/
TALKS

Tues., Feb. 4, noon. The MSE Library Diversity Book and Video Discussion Group presents "The Souls of Black Folk," a discussion with Nahum Chandler. Co-sponsored by the Black Faculty and Staff Association and the Black Student Union. Great Hall, Levering. HW

  

LECTURES

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. Sponsored by Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Hurd Hall. EB

Mon., Feb. 10, 5 p.m. The Dean's Lecture II--"Molecular Mechanisms of Eukaryotic Gene Regulation" by Cynthia Wolberger, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Sponsored by School of Medicine. Hurd Hall. EB

Mon., Feb. 10, 7 p.m. "How Young Physicians View Their Future... and Yours," a Prehealth lecture by Edward Platia, Washington Hospital Center. Sponsored by AED, the prehealth honor society and HOPE. 160 Mattin Center. HW

  

MUSIC

Tues., Feb. 4, 8 p.m. Peabody Trio (Violaine Melançon; Natasha Brofsky and Seth Knopp) performs Beethoven's Trio in G, op. 1, No. 2; Stephen Burke's Altars (premiere of new work composed for the Peabody Trio); and Ravel's Trio in A. $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Fri., Feb. 7, 8 p.m. The Ben and Fortuna Iseman Klotz Memorial Concert--Peabody Concert Orchestra performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B-flat, op. 60 and Stravinsky's Petrouchka Ballet. $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Concert Hall. Peabody

  

RELIGION

Sun., Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Taize Service, Christian prayer service focusing on peace and reconciliation. Sponsored by Campus Ministries. Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center, 3509 N. Charles St. HW

  

SEMINARS

Mon., Feb. 3, Rescheduled. "Portraying the Nonprofit Sector in Official Statistics," an IPS seminar with Helen Tice previously listed on this date, will take place Feb. 24.

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, 12:15 p.m. "Nuclear Envelope Attachment to Chromatin: Emerin, BAF and Transcription Factors," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Kathy Wilson; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

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

Mon., Feb. 3, 4 p.m. "Stable Isotopes of Fossil Soil Minerals and Organic Matter as Environmental Dipsticks: An Application to Late Paleozoic Equatorial Pangean Climate," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Isabel Motapez, University of California, Davis; Olin Hall Auditorium. HW

Mon., Feb. 3, 4 p.m. "Induction of Growth Arrest and Apoptosis of Cancer Cells by Homing in Compound M4N, a Transcription Inhibitor of Cdc2 and Survivin Production," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Ru-Chih Huang; W2030 BSPH. EB

Tues., Feb. 4, noon. "How Does Cryptococcus Get Its Coat?" a Biological Chemistry seminar with Tamara Doering, Washington University School of Medicine; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Feb. 4, 3 p.m. "Water System Vulnerability Assessments," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Maj. Thomas Timmes, U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Grounds; 234 Ames. HW

Tues., Feb. 4, 4 p.m. "Developing Nonlinear Models of Aeroelastic Behavior," a Civil Engineering seminar with Dean Mook, Air Force Office of Scientific Research; 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., Feb. 5, noon. "Commodity Chains, Industrial Upgrading and Corporate Accountability in an Era of Globalization," a Sociology seminar with Gary Gereffi, Duke University; 526 Mergenthaler. HW

Wed., Feb. 5, 1:30 p.m. "Cellular Adaptations to Client Protein Load in the Endoplasmic Reticulum," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with David Ron, NYU School of Medicine, Skirball Institute; 517 PCTB. EB

Wed., Feb. 5, 4 p.m. "Aluminum and Titanium Foams," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with David Dunand, Northwestern University; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Feb. 6, noon. "Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Specificity in C. elegans," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Kang Shen, University of California, San Francisco; 612 Physiology. EB

Thurs., Feb. 6, noon. "Regulation of Programmed Cell Death by BCL-2 Family Proteins," a Cell Biology seminar with Marie Hardwick; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Feb. 6, 12:45 p.m. "The Generation of Diversity from Stem Cells," a Neuroscience research seminar with Sean Morrison; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Thurs., Feb. 6, 4 p.m. "Did Sex Generate the Three Cellular Domains? A Genomic Basis for Darwin's Unexplained Second Law of Variation," a Biology seminar with Bernt Walther, Princeton University; 100 Mudd. HW

Fri., Feb. 7, 11 a.m. "Edge Weights and Vertex Colors," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with Michal Karonski, Adam Mickiewicz University and Emory University; 109 Maryland. HW

Mon., Feb. 10, noon. "The Forkhead Transcription Factors in the Control of Apoptosis, Resistance to Stress and Organismal Longevity," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Anne Brunet, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School; 612 Physiology. EB

Mon., Feb. 10, 12:15 p.m. "Evolution of Early Development in Arthropods," a Carnegie Institution of Washington Embryology seminar with Miodrag Grbic, University of Western Ontario; Seminar Room, 115 W. University Pkwy. HW

  

SPECIAL
EVENTS

Wed., Feb. 5, noon. The Wednesday Noon Series--Doo Wop Cops, a group of active and retired D.C. police officers performing nostalgic renditions of old songs and current hits a cappella. Sponsored by Special Events. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Thurs., Feb. 6, noon. Mattin ART Munch--"Integrating Your Passion With Your Paycheck," lecture/ demonstration and discussion with John Berndt, Berndt Group and High Zero; 226 Mattin Center. HW

Fri., Feb. 7, noon. Annual Women's Luncheon with Gayle Porter of American Institutes for Research and author of Prime Time. Sponsored by the Black Faculty and Staff Association. $10 for members, $12 for non-members. 410-614-5475. W1030 BSPH. EB

Sun., Feb. 9, 1 to 3:30 p.m. A Russian's Winter in Baltimore: Leon Bakst at Evergreen, opening of exhibition that continues through May 25. (Opening reception, Feb. 13.) Evergreen Carriage House, 4545 N. Charles St.

  

SPORTS

Tues., Feb. 4, 7 p.m. Wrestling, vs. McDaniel; Athletic Center. HW

Wed., Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Men's Basketball, vs. Gettysburg; Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Feb. 8, 11 a.m. Wrestling, vs. Muhlenberg; Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Feb. 8, 2 p.m. Women's Basketball, vs. Muhlenberg; Athletic Center. HW

Sat., Feb. 8, 4 p.m. Men's Basketball, vs. Mulhenberg; Athletic Center. HW

  

THEATER

Fri., Feb. 7, Sat., Feb. 8, and Sun., Feb. 9, 8 p.m. JHU Barnstormers presents David Mamet's Oleanna, a drama about sexual harassment and modern academia; Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

  

WORKSHOP

Thurs., Feb. 6, 6 to 8 p.m. "To Be or Not to Be a 501(c)(3)," special workshop about the pros and cons of nonprofit corporation status, including new laws affecting nonprofits. Seating limited. 410-895-1103. JH Outpatient Center. EB


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