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Colloquia

Sounds of Early American music will fill the air tonight when Homewood Museum welcomes visitors to its annual holiday festivities. See Special Events.

Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Form and Its Peculiar Biosocial Efficacy: A Multispecies Amazonian Account," an Anthropology colloquium with Eduardo Kohn, McGill University. 400 Macaulay. HW

Tues., Dec. 4, 4:15 p.m. "Structure at Air-Aqueous Interfaces: Salts, Acids, Lipids and Water," a Chemistry colloquium with Heather Allen, Ohio State University. 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. "Dysfunctions of Orbitofrontal Cortex and the Amygdala in Psychopathy," a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with James Blair, NIMH. 234 Ames. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. "Intelligent Variation in Evolution," a Biology colloquium with Edward Hedgecock, KSAS. Mudd Auditorium. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 4:30 p.m. "Ritual and Rhetoric in Italian Holy Week Music, 1580-1680," a Peabody Musicology colloquium with Robert Kendrick, University of Chicago. 308 Conservatory Bldg. Peabody

Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. "Women's Magazines and the Popularization of New Medical Knowledge," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Chang Che-Chia, Taiwan University. Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Library. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. "The Future of Physics," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with David Gross, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Fri., Dec. 7, 2 p.m. "The Superstorm of 1859: Learning From the Past to Anticipate Future Consequences," an APL colloquium with Sten Odenwald, NASA/QSS Systems. Parsons Auditorium. APL

 

Discussion/Talks

Mon., Dec. 3, 5 p.m. "Public Health Risk Decision-making and Chemical Toxicity Data: What Do We Know and Where Do We Need to Go?" a Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute panel discussion with Jennifer Sass, Natural Resources Defense Council; Clifford Mitchell, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and James Solyst of ENVIRON International. W3030 SPH. EB

 

Forum

Wed., Dec. 5, 12:15 p.m. "A Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control," a Global Health Leaders Forum with Peter Hotez, Sabin Vaccine Institute. W2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

 

Information Sessions

Mon., Dec. 10, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Information session and reception for the master of arts in communication, intended for prospective graduate students; an opportunity to meet current students and faculty and submit an application. Washington Center.

 

Lectures

Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. The 2007 Brickwedde Lecture — "The Coming Revolutions in Fundamental Physics" by David Gross, University of California, Santa Barbara. Sponsored by Physics and Astronomy. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Tues., Dec. 4, 5:30 p.m. "The Form of Fantasie," a lecture by Ray Sprenkle. Part of his 2007-2008 lecture series sponsored by the Shriver Hall Concert Series. To make reservations, call 410-516-7164. Muller Auditorium, STSci. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 a.m. The 24th Annual Howard and Georgeanna Jones, M.D. Lecture — "The New Confederacy: Stem Cells and the States" by R. Alta Charo, University of Wisconsin Law School. Sponsored by Gynecology and Obstetrics. 240 Phipps. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 3 p.m. The Carolyn and Edward Wenk Jr. Lecture in Technology and Public Policy — "A 'Wave-Top' Tour Through Emerging Technologies and Their Potential Applications and Implications: The 'Frontiers of the Responsibly Imaginable'" by Dennis Bushnell, NASA Langley Research Center. 210 Hodson. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. The 14th Annual Sidney W. Mintz Lecture in Anthropology — "Food Politics: Personal Responsibility versus Social Responsibility" by Marion Nestle, New York University. Sponsored by Anthropology. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Fri., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. The Ninth Annual Alan J. Goldman Lecture — "Games in Networks" by Eva Tardos, Cornell University. Reception follows in 304 Whitehead. Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and Statistics. 203 Hodson. HW

Mon., Dec. 10, 12:15 p.m. "RefWorks," a Welch Medical Library lecture by Ivy Garner. B14B Hampton House. EB

 

Music

Tues., Dec. 4, 8 p.m. The Peabody Trio performs two piano trios by Beethoven, with guest artist Elizabeth Mansfield as the narrator for Ghost. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Wed., Dec. 5, noon. "A Celebration of Chinese Music and Culture," featuring the Tung-Hsin Choral Society. Part of the Art of Healing concert series sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Weinberg Ceremonial Lobby. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. "Sounds of the Season," a performance by the Peabody Brass Ensemble. Griswold Hall. Peabody

Thurs., Dec. 6, 8 p.m. The JHU Jazz Band & Ensemble performs. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Fri., Dec. 7, 8 p.m. "Music of French Composers," a performance by the Peabody Chamber Music Seminar. Cohen-Davison Family Theatre. Peabody

Sat., Dec. 8, 7 p.m. JHU Wind Ensemble Concert. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

Sat., Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Preparatory Sinfonietta performs. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sun., Dec. 9, 7 p.m. "Leon Fleisher and Friends," a performance by Fleisher, Michael Kannen, Maria Lambros, Violaine Melancon, Katherine Needleman, William Sharp, Donald Sutherland and string students of the Peabody Conservatory, of works by Bach and Brahms. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sun., Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m. The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents pianist Yefim Bronfman, performing music by Beethoven, Schumann, Ravel and Balakirev. $33 general admission, $17 for students and free for JHU students. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW

 

Reading

Sat., Dec. 8, 2 p.m. Jordan McMullin will discuss and read from Best New American Voices 2008. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., Dec. 3, 3 p.m. "Symplectic Forms, Kahler Metrics and the Calabi-Yau Equation," a Mathematics seminar with Ben Weinkove, Harvard University. 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., Dec. 3, 3:30 p.m. "Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction in the Elderly: To Treat or Not?" a Center on Aging and Health seminar with Anne Cappola, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Room 2- 700, 2024 E. Monument St. EB

Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. "Role of Artemis in Cell Cycle Regulation in Response to Cellular Stress," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Randy Legerski, University of Texas Cancer Center. W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. "Structural Basis for Modulation of the Human KCNQ1 Potassium Channel by KCNE1," a Biophysics seminar with Chuck Sanders, Vanderbilt University. 100 Mudd. HW

Mon., Dec. 3, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Axonal Motility in the Intact, Adult Cerebellum" with David Linden, SoM. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Dec. 3, 4:30 p.m. "Canonical Limits of Varieties," a Mathematics seminar with Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 308 Krieger. HW

Tues., Dec. 4, 3 p.m. "Species as Habitats for Stacks," a Mathematics seminar with Josh Nichols- Barrer, University of Western Ontario. 302 Krieger. HW

Tues., Dec. 4, 4 p.m. "Leadership in Adversity: Down to the Last $1," an External Affairs seminar with Marie Charles, the International Center for Equal Health Care Access. Part of the Bloomberg Leadership Series. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Tues., Dec. 4, 4:30 p.m. "Tropical Geometry Versus Classical Geometry," a Mathematics seminar with Valery Alexeev, University of Georgia. 308 Krieger. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 8:15 a.m. "Dispelling the Myths About Recruitment and Retention of Young Black Males in a Five-Year Clinical Trial," an Epidemiology seminar with Dean Martha Hill, SoN and Cheryl Dennison, SoN. W4030 SPH. EB

Wed., Dec. 5, noon. " 'Prostones,' a Novel Bio-lipid, From Discovery to Patient Bedside," a Physiology seminar with Ryuji Ueno, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Dec. 5, 12:15 p.m. "Using VIPP for Communication Training and Teambuilding for the Healthy Russia Foundation," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Neill McKee, CCP. Suite 310, Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.

Wed., Dec. 5, 12:30 p.m. "Using Technology to Study Dietary Lapse and Weight Loss Maintenance Among Weight-Reduced Adults," an International Health thesis defense seminar with Andrea Lynne Mitola. W2008 SPH. EB

Wed., Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m. "Direct Thermal to Electrical Energy Conversion Using Nanostructured Materials and Devices," a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Arun Majumdar, University of California, Berkeley. 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 3:30 p.m. "Quiver Varieties," a Mathematics seminar with Graeme Wilkin, KSAS. 302 Krieger. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 11 a.m. "Biomimetic Microenvironments to Study Tumor Vascularization," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Claudia Fischback, Cornell University. 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Yeast Peroxisome Multiplication," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Ewald Hettema, University of Sheffield, UK. 612 Physiology. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Genome Organization and Gene Expressions: Insulators and Envelopes," a Cell Biology seminar with Pamela Geyer, University of Iowa. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Interaction of Salmonella With Host Cells," an Infectious Diseases and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology joint seminar with Jorge Galan, Yale University School of Medicine. W2030 SPH. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Leading the Nation: New Health Care Expansion in Maryland: Updates From the Maryland General Assembly 2007 Special Session," an Applied Public Health Program seminar with Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizen's Health Initiative. W1020 SPH. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 12:10 p.m. "The High Cost of Earning a Low Wage: Increasing Economic Security by Reducing the Poverty Premium," a Health Behavior and Society seminar with Andrea Payne, Job Opportunities Task Force. Part of the series Changing the Big Picture — Social Programs and Policies That Shape Our Health. 250 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 1 p.m. "Axon-glia Interaction in Myelinated Nerves," a Neuroscience research seminar with Elior Peles, Weizmann Institute of Science. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Cholesterol Overload, Small GTPase Distribution and Autophagy: An Unexpected Convergence," a Biology seminar with Anne Kenworthy, Vanderbilt University. 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Categorizing Video Sequences of Non-Rigid Dynamical Objects," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Avinash Ravichandran, KSAS. 117 Barton. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 4 p.m. "Wavelet-based Control Charts for General Multivariate Processes," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Youngmi Hur, MIT. 304 Whitehead. HW

Thurs., Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m. "Challenging Empire: The U.S. in the Middle East," a Program for Comparative Studies and International Development seminar with scholar and analyst Phyllis Bennis. Sponsored by Sociology. 101 Remsen. HW

Fri., Dec. 7, 10 a.m. "Statistical Methods for Mapping Quantitative Trait Loci in Experimental Crosses," a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Ani Manichaikul. W3030 SPH. EB

Fri., Dec. 7, 11 a.m. "Fast Compressive Sampling," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Thong Do, WSE. 114 Barton. HW

Fri., Dec. 7, 12:15 p.m. "A Health Economist's Perspective on Medical Informatics: Things We Do Similarly and Things That We Do Differently," a Health Sciences Informatics seminar with John Bridges, SPH. W1020 SPH. EB

Mon., Dec. 10, 12:15 p.m. "Six Degrees of Dignity: Can a Concept With So Many Meanings Play a Leading Role in Bioethics?" a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Leslie Meltzer, SPH and Georgetown University Law Center. 208 Hampton House. EB

Mon., Dec. 10, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Integrating Motion and Depth via Parallel Pathways" with Richard Born, Harvard Medical School. Sponsored by Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Dec. 10, 4 p.m. "Ubiquitin and SUMO Transactions at the ER and Nuclear Envelope,"a Biochemistry and Molecular Biolgy seminar with Mark Hochstrasser, Yale University. W2030 SPH. EB

 

Special Events

Mon., Dec. 3, noon. Crime scene investigator Dana Kollmann will discuss and sign her book Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI. Space is limited; RSVP to dguise1@jhmi.edu. Sponsored by the JHU Women's Network. Conference Room, 4th flr, Asthma and Allergy Center. Bayview

Mon., Dec. 3, 5 p.m. "Homewood by Candlelight," a festive open house at Homewood Museum. $6 general admission, free for Homewood Museum members. HW

Mon., Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Psychotherapist Ruthellen Josselson, professor of psychology at the Fielding Graduate University, will discuss and sign her new book, Playing Pygmalion: How People Create One Another. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Mon., Dec. 3, 9 p.m. Lighting of the Quads, featuring holiday music by the JHU Pep Band, a cappella groups, and refreshments. (Raindate: Wed., Dec. 5, 9 p.m.) Keyser Quad. HW

Tues., Dec. 4, 8 to 10 p.m. Hopkins Top Model 2007: "Stop the Poppy Economy," a night of competition with finalists vying for a prize package valued at $1,000. President William R. Brody will serve as one of the judges. $5 admission. All proceeds will go the children of Afghanistan to raise awareness of the narcotics crisis in their country. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Wed., Dec. 5, 4 p.m. Presentation of dissertation proposals by nursing students visiting from the Peking Union Medical College to mark the end of their stay at the SoN. Reception will follow in the first floor cafe area. 140 Pinkard Bldg. EB

Wed., Dec. 5, 5 to 7 p.m. Holiday Book Signing and Wine Tasting, presented by Homewood Museum, the Johns Hopkins University Press and Linganore Wineries. Special reception to meet with JHU Press authors and have books signed by them. Press books and other holiday gift items will be on sale. Dinner with JHU Press authors at the Johns Hopkins Club, which is already sold out, follows the event. (See "In Brief," in this issue.)

Sun., Dec. 9, 6 p.m. The JHU Gospel Choir presents its fall concert. Great Hall, Levering. HW

 

Theater

Fri., Dec. 7, and Sat., Dec. 8, 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 9, 2 p.m. Johns Hopkins University Theatre presents one-act plays by five leading playwrights. $15 general admission, $13 for JHU alumni, faculty, staff and senior citizens and $5 for students. For reservations, jhut@jhu.edu or 410-516-5153. Merrick Barn. HW

 

Workshops and Training

Tues., Dec. 4, 12:15 p.m. "Wikis, RSS, Blogs, Podcasts: How Web 2.0 Technologies Can Enhance Public Health Web Sites," a Center for Communication Programs workshop with Camille Heylock, CCP, and Muhammad Rabi, CCP. Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.

Worklife Programs workshops. Locations given on registration at www.hopkinsworklife.org.

Wed., Dec. 5
Noon. "Budgeting for Everyday People," with Jennifer Matthews, from Financial Literacy LLC.
2:30 p.m. "Essential Steps for College Admission," with John Latting and Ellen Ost-endorf, Homewood Student Affairs.

Thurs., Dec. 6, noon. "Children With Challenges: Finding Childcare," with Willow Wakeland, Maryland Committee for Children Inc.

 

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