Johns Hopkins Gazette | November 7, 2005
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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University November 7, 2005 | Vol. 35 No. 10
 

Weekly Calendar

Colloquia | Conferences | Discussion/Talks | Film/Video | Information Sessions | Lectures | Music | Open House | Reading | Seminars | Special Events | Symposia | Theater | Workshops

 

Colloquia

Tues., Nov. 8, 4:15 p.m. "Selectively Sensing No and Oxygen: A Difficult Biological Problem," a Chemistry colloquium with Michael Marletta, University of New Mexico; 233 Remsen. HW

 

Conference

Sun., Nov. 13, to Tues., Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m. "Information Technology at the Clinical Interface," a conference exploring the use of point-of-care information technology; with Paul Auwaerter. Sponsored by the SoM Office of Continuing Medical Education. Turner Bldg. EB

 

Discussion/Talks

Wed., Nov. 9, 6 to 7 p.m. "U.S. Army Health Opportunities," a Pre-Health discussion with Sgt. Crystal Tramack. Sponsored by Preprofessional Programs. Conference Room A, Levering. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, noon. "CDC's Next HIV Prevention Plan for the U.S.," an open discussion facilititated by David Holtgrave. Sponsored by Health, Behavior and Society. 250 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 5 to 6 p.m. Pre-Health Freshman/Sophomore Information Session with representatives from Preprofessional Advising; 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, 10 a.m. Panel discussion with T.R. Hummer, editor, The Georgia Review, and David Baker, poetry editor, The Kenyon Review. Other panelists will be announced. Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., Nov. 14, 7 p.m. "Clinical and Research Activities in Ophthalmology," a Pre-Health discussion with Julia Haller, SoM. Sponsored by Preprofessional Programs. 162 Mattin Center. HW

 

Film/Video

Screening of the PBS documentary series RX for Survival — A Global Health Challenge, presented in one-hour segments. Sponsored by the SPH Office of External Affairs. EB

Mon., Nov. 7, noon. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall).

Tues., Nov. 8, and Wed., Nov. 9, noon. Wall of Wonder, SPH.

Thurs., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Screening of Deutschland, Bleich Mutter, third in the Filmabend Series sponsored by the German Department. 311 Hodson. HW

 

Information Session

Thurs., Nov. 10, noon to 1 p.m. Information session for the Master of Science in Bioscience Regulatory Affairs Program, an opportunity to meet prospective students, talk to advisers, submit an application and have a light lunch. Sponsored by JHU Advanced Academic Programs. Montgomery County Campus.

 

Lectures

Mon., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture I — "Hedgehog Signaling in Development and Disease" by Philip Beachy, SoM/HHMI. Sponsored by SoM. Hurd Hall. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. "The Origins of Close Reading," a Tudor and Stuart Club lecture by John Guillory, New York University. Sponsored by English. 323 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 5 p.m. The Fall Ginder Lecture — "The Business of Doing Good" by Ben Carson, SoM. Sponsored by the William M. and Katherine B. Ginder Lecture Fund. Lecture takes place at 6 p.m.; book signing begins at 5 p.m. (See "In Brief," this issue.) SVP to 410-516-2838 or ginderlecture@jhu.edu. Downtown Center.

 

Music

Wed., Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Chamber Winds performs music by Barber, Hahn and Dvorak; Griswold Hall. Peabody

Fri., Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. Jay Clayton Project/Outskirts (Jay Clayton, Jane Ira Bloom and Jerry Granelli) performs, with faculty guest artist Gary Thomas. $18, $10 for senior citizens, $8 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody

Sat., Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Camerata performs Judah Adashi's Songs and Dances of Macondo, winning work in the 2005 Prix d'Ete Composition Competition; and music by Lauren Bernofsky, Alban Berg and Ruth Lomon. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Sun., Nov. 13, 3 p.m. Hopkins Chamber Orchestra presents Benjamin Britten's Simple Symphony. $8 general admission, free to JHU students with valid ID. SDS Room, Mattin Center. HW

Sun., Nov. 13, 5 p.m. Organ and harpsichord concert with Andrew Balio, trumpet, and guest faculty artist Donald Sutherland, organ. $18, $10 senior citizens, $8 students with ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody

 

Open House

Wed., Nov. 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Open house for the M.A. in Communication in Contemporary Society Program, an opportunity to meet prospective students, talk to advisers, submit your application and enjoy refreshments. Sponsored by JHU Advanced Academic Programs. Program overview begins at 6:15 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session. Arts and Sciences Bldg., Washington D.C. Center.

Wed., Nov. 9, 7 to 9 p.m. Virtual open house for the online M.S. in Bioinformatics degree program. Visit a unit from the core course Computers in Molecular Biology, at advanced.jhu.edu/online/onlinecourses.cfm for an overview of course content. For information on the online open house, go to advanced.jhu.edu/calendar.cfm. Sponsored by JHU Advanced Academic Programs.

Fri., Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Friday Open House at the Maryland Space Grant Observatory; every Friday night, weather permitting. For weekly status, call 410-516-6525 or go to www.mdspacegrant.org/observatory.html. Bloomberg Center. HW

 

Reading

Thurs., Nov. 10, 5:30 p.m. Reading by T.R. Hummer, editor, Georgia Review and David Baker, poetry editor, Kenyon Review. Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. Mudd Auditorium. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., Nov. 7, noon. "Chromosomal Abnormalities Underlying Mental Retardation," a Clinical Neuroscience seminar with Jonathan Pevsner, SoM; 1-191 Meyer. EB

Mon., Nov. 7, 12:15 p.m. "Mechanisms of Cell Cycle Regulated Histone mRNA Biosynthesis During Drosophila Development," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Robert Duronio, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Applications of Smart Polymers as Bioconjugates," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Allan Hoffman, University of Washington; Laverty Lounge, Maryland Hall. HW

Mon., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Scalar and Vector Muckenhoupt Weights (and Space-Filling Curves)," an Analysis seminar with Michael Lauzon, Swarthmore College; 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., Nov. 7, 4 p.m. "Exploring Saturn in the Thermal Infrared: The Cassini/CIRS Investigation," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Michael Flasar, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Olin Auditorium. HW

Mon., Nov. 7, 5:15 p.m. "The Corporeal Image and the New World Baroque," a Romance Languages and Literatures seminar with William Egginton, SUNY, Buffalo; 223 Gilman. HW

Tues., Nov. 8, 12:15 p.m. "Research Recruitment Through Cancer Registries: Stakeholder Perspectives," a Berman Bioethics Institute seminar with Laura Beskow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Public Health; 250 Hampton House. EB

Tues., Nov. 8, 3 p.m. "The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study: Site Description, Research Approach and Overview of Cooperative Research Activities," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Charles Driscoll Jr., Syracuse University; 234 Ames. HW

Tues., Nov. 8, 3 p.m. "Natural Products and the Future of Drug Development," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Arnold Demain, MIT and Drew University; 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Forging Identities in a Geography of Violence: The Political Economy of Street Youths' Survival Strategies in Sao Paulo and New York," an Anthropology seminar with Benedito Dos Santos, KSAS; 400 Macaulay. HW

Tues., Nov. 8, 4 p.m. "Structural Topology Optimization," a Civil Engineering seminar with Jamie Guest, WSE; 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., Nov. 9, noon. "Global Development and the Corporate Food Regime," a Sociology seminar with Philip David McMichael, Cornell University; 526 Mergenthaler. HW

Wed., Nov. 9, noon. "Does Inclusion Lead to Moderation? A Comparison of Islamist Parties in Jordan and Yemen," a Political Science seminar with Jillian Schwedler, University of Maryland; 338 Mergenthaler. HW

Wed., Nov. 9, 12:15 p.m. "Bioinformatic Strategies to Search for Bipolar Disorder Susceptibility Genes," a Mental Health seminar with Peter Zandi, SPH; B14B Hampton House. EB

Wed., Nov. 9, 1:30 p.m. "Atomic-Level Basis of Cell Adhesion by Cadherins," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Lawrence Shapiro, Columbia University; 517 PCTB. EB

Wed., Nov. 9, 3:30 p.m. "Nano-Magnetic Droplets and Implications to Orbital Ordering in La1-xSrx-CoO3," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Despina Louca, University of Virginia; 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., Nov. 9, 3:45 p.m. "Methods for Regularized Estimation for Censored Data Regression, with Applications to Genomic Data," a Biostatistics seminar with Hongzhe Li, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Nov. 9, 4 p.m. "Outbreaks and Breakouts: Public Health in and out of the Prison System," a General Preventive Medicine Residency seminar with Carl Keldie, Prison Health Services Inc.; Newton Kendig, Bureau of Prisons; Jody Rich, Brown Medical School; and Richard Scott, Morgan State University School of Public Health and Prince George's County Correctional Center; W1214 SPH. EB

Wed., Nov. 9, 4 p.m. "Selectively Sensing No and O2: A Difficult Biological Problem," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Michael Marletta, University of California, Berkeley; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 11 a.m. "Exploiting Molecular Specificity for Biopharmaceutical Development," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Patrick Daugherty, University of California, Santa Barbara; 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, noon. "Microtubule-Based Motors and Cytoarchitecture," a Cell Biology seminar with Trina Schroer, KSAS; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 12:15 p.m. "Environmental Stories, Public Health and the Public," a Health Policy and Management seminar with columnist Tom Horton, The Sun; Hampton House Lecture Hall. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 1 p.m. "Identification of a Tau Aminopeptidase That Inhibits Neurodegeneration," a Neuroscience research seminar with George Jackson, UCLA School of Medicine; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Thurs., Nov. 10, 3 p.m. "Modeling and Control of Flexible Dynamic Systems," a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Ho-Hoon Lee, Tulane University; 210 Hodson. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. "Might Be Something: Spirituality and Sexuality in the Liberal Diaspora," a Women, Gender and Sexuality seminar with Elizabeth Povinelli, Columbia University; 400 Macaulay. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. "Offshore Outsourcing: The New Competitive Debate," a Social Policy seminar with Ron Hira, Rochester Institute of Technology. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies; Economics; and Health Policy and Management. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. "Generalized Principal Component Analysis (GPCA): An Algebraic Geometric Approach to Subspace Clustering," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Rene Vidal, WSE; 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 4 p.m. "Role of Feedback in Dictyostelium discoideum Gradient Sensing," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Liu Yang, WSE; 117 Barton. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, 5:15 p.m. "Carlos Velo's Romancero Marroqui and the Francoist Kitsch Politics of Time," a Romance Languages and Literatures seminar with Alejandro Yarza, Georgetown University; 223 Gilman. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, 10:45 a.m. "Point-Based Methods in Shape Modeling and Physical Simulation," a Computer Science seminar with Leonidas Guibas, Stanford University; 3 Shaffer. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, noon. "Hepatitis C: Evolutionary Inference for Intelligent Design of a Vaccine Candidate," a Microbial Immunity and Vaccine Development seminar with Stuart Ray, SoM. Co-sponsored by Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and International Health. W2030 SPH. EB

Fri., Nov. 11, noon. "Challenges for Funding Community Health Research Projects: A Reviewer's Perspective," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Janice Bowie, SPH; 208 Hampton House. EB

Fri., Nov. 11, noon. "Conceptualizing a 'Constitutional Poetics': Courts and the Development of Constitutionalism in Early-Industrial England and Present-Day China," a Political Science seminar with Michael Dowdle, University of Hong Kong; 366 Mergenthaler. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, 12:15 p.m. "Coordinating Morphogenesis and Cell Adhesion: Roles for Drosophila Abl Kinase and Rho GTPase," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Donald Fox, University of North Carolina; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Sat., Nov. 12, 9 a.m. "Learning about Essential Tremor: The Diagnosis and Treatment Options," with various speakers. Sponsored by the International Essential Tremor Foundation. Pre-registration required to ensure adequate seating and materials. 20 Turner Bldg. EB

Mon., Nov. 14, 12:15 p.m. "Wnt Signaling in Mouse Development," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Terry Yamaguchi, NIH; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Nov. 14, 4 p.m. "Conformally Parametrized Surfaces With Bounds on the Willmore Energy," an Analysis seminar with Ernst Kuwert, Universitat Freiburg; 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., Nov. 14, 4 p.m. "The Care of the Soul," a Humanities Center seminar with Rodolphe Gasche, University of Buffalo; 111 Gilman. HW

Mon., Nov. 14, 4 p.m. "Stable Isotopes in Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interactions: Sea Level Rise and CO2 Recycling," an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Tara Greaver, KSAS; Olin Auditorium. HW

 

Special Events

Albert Einstein and his great love for his violin are honored in 'Superstrings,' a scientific/musical event sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's miracle year. The JHU Press will be on hand with a showcase of its physics-related books. Among them is 'The Einstein Scrapbook' (2002), which includes this 1941 photo taken in his Princeton, N.J., garden. See Special Events.
PHOTO COURTESY ALBERT EINSTEIN ARCHIVE, TRUDI DALLOS

2005 JHU Benefits Fair, with representatives from the Benefits Service Center, presentations on the new flexible spending account health care debit card by WageWorks representatives; wellness activities and chances to win raffle prizes.

Mon., Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Wed., Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS

CultureFest events. (See story.) All the events are subject to change; 410-516-2224. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, noon. Opening ceremony with remarks by Ray Gillian; performances by the St. Veronica Youth Steel Drum Band and Indian dance group Josh. Glass Pavilion, Levering.

Fri., Nov. 11, 8 p.m. Movie Night. [Location TBA]

Sat., Nov. 12, 8 p.m. CultureFest culture show, featuring a performance by Masti, performing its Fall Dance; Shriver Hall.

Sun., Nov. 13, 7 p.m. Night market, featuring ethnic foods and student demonstrations; Glass Pavilion, Levering.

Mon., Nov. 14. Game Night. [Location and time TBA]

Thurs., Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m. "Einstein and His Legacy: A Celebration of Einstein's Miraculous Year, 1905," a symposium marking the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's "miraculous year," in which he published four influential papers. Featuring lectures by Richard Staley, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Robert Marc Friedman, University of Oslo, Norway; and Robert Kirshner, Harvard University. Co-sponsored by Physics and Astronomy and History of Science, Medicine and Technology. No reservations required. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Black Faculty and Staff Association membership drive; JHH (outside the cafeteria, opposite the Enchanted Forest). EB

Fri., Nov. 11, 2 p.m. Veterans Day Service with Joseph Ford, U.S. Medical Services Corp./U.S. Navy; Loretta Gladden-Reddy, a member of the Unified Voices Choir, will sing the national anthem; and JHU ROTC will act as honor guard for the event. Sponsored by JHH Pastoral Care. Administration Building near the Dome, JHH (rain location: JHH lobby). EB

Fri., Nov. 11, 5 to 8 p.m., and Sat., Nov. 12, 1 to 3 p.m. "The West and East of Homewood's Design: Palladianism and Feng Shui Considered," a talk by Jeffry Klee, architectural historian, Colonial Williamsburg; and an illustrated lecture by Hope Karan Gerecht, author of Healing Design. Sponsored by Homewood House. $20. Registration required; 410-516-5589. A Madeira reception follows lecture. Homewood House Museum. HW

Sat., Nov. 12, 7 p.m. "Superstrings: Einstein and His Violin," a lecture by Brian Foster, Oxford University, England; 8:30 p.m. Concert by violinist Jack Liebeck. Sponsored by Physics and Astronomy. In conjunction with the symposium "Einstein and His Legacy: A Celebration of Einstein's 'Miraculous Year,' 1905." Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. HW

 

Symposia

Fri., Nov. 11, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. "From the Molecule to the Mind: A Celebration of Brain Science at Johns Hopkins," a symposium with various speakers. Co-sponsored by the departments of Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Turner Bldg. Auditorium. EB

 

Theater

Thurs., Nov. 10, Fri., Nov. 11, and Sat., Nov. 12, 8 p.m. Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Crimes of the Heart. $8 general admission, $4 for students. Merrick Barn. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, Sat., Nov. 12, 8 p.m., and Sun., Nov. 13, 2 p.m. The Barnstormers present Elmer Rice's The Adding Machine. $7 general admission, $5 for students. Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center. HW

Sun., Nov. 13, 4 p.m. The 2005 Ralph Harper Event, a presentation of Gabriel Marcel's one-act play The Lantern. Co-sponsored by JHU Advanced Academic Programs, the JHU Master of Liberal Arts Program and the Johns Hopkins University Theatre. Reception and symposium follows. Reservations required; 410-516-2868. Merrick Barn. HW

 

Workshops

Thurs., Nov. 10, 9 a.m. "Financial Planning: Phase 2," a Worklife Programs workshop with Bill Leeb and Pete Dixon, Financial Council Inc. Room B102, JH@Eastern. HW

Thurs., Nov. 10, noon. "Attention Deficit Disorder in Children," a Worklife Programs workshop with Fred Gager, JHMI; Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Fri., Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. "Writing a Biomedical Research Paper," a Professional Development Office workshop with Wendy Sanders, SoM; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

 
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