Johns Hopkins Gazette | January 8, 2007
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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University January 8, 2007 | Vol. 36 No. 16
 

Weekly Calendar

Colloquia | Exhibition | Forum | Open House | Seminars | Special Events | Workshops

 

Colloquia

Fri., Jan. 12, 2 p.m. "Iraq: The Past, The Present and The Way Ahead," an APL colloquium with author Alan King; Parsons Auditorium. APL

 

Exhibition

Sun., Jan. 14, 1 to 4 p.m. "House Guests," Evergreen's annual artist-in-residence exhibition series, concludes with an opportunity to talk with exhibiting artists Amy Chan and Richard Torchia. Free with museum admission; $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students and children. Evergreen

 

Forum

Thurs., Jan. 11, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Second Annual CIO Forum — "The Role of Information Technology in Support of Business Strategy," with CIOs Walt Meffert, Coram Specialty Infusion Services; Stuart Fulton, Price-waterhouseCoopers Tax; Dan Sigmon, Provident Bank; H. Gilbert Miller, MitreTek Systems; and Mike Koval (moderator), Long & Foster and president of AIM. Sponsored by the Carey Business School and the Beta Chapter of Alpha Iota Mu. Gilchrist Hall, Central Building Auditorium, Montgomery County Center.

 

Open House

Fri., Jan. 12, 8 p.m. Friday Open House at the Maryland Space Grant Observatory. For updates and weekly status, go to www.mdspacegrant.org/observatory.html. Bloomberg Center. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., Jan. 8, 12:15 p.m. "Synaptic Signaling by NF-KappaB," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Mollie Meffert, SoM; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Jan. 8, 3 p.m. "Understanding Heterogeneity in Response to Memory Training in Older Adults: Results From ACTIVE," a Mental Health thesis defense seminar with Jessica Langbaum; 845 Hampton House. EB

Mon., Jan. 8, 4 p.m. "Developing Novel Estrogen Receptor Ligands for Treating Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Ben Ho Park, SoM; W2030 SPH. EB

Tues., Jan. 9, noon. "The Role of betaPix in Focal Adhesion Turnover and Dendritic Spine Regulation," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Dongeun Park, Seoul National University, Korea; 612 Physiology. EB

Wed., Jan. 10, noon. "Detection and Characterization of Single Proteins and Viruses," a Physiology seminar with Lukas Novotny, University of Rochester; 202D Physiology. EB

Wed., Jan. 10, 2 p.m. "Casual Inference with Instrumental Variables in Discrete Time to Event and Partial Identification Settings," a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with David Cohen; W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Jan. 10, 4 p.m. "Flawed Evidence: A Challenge to Evidence-Based Health Care," an Office of the Dean (SPH) seminar with Kay Dickersin, SPH; W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Thurs., Jan. 11, noon. "T Cell Activation — A View From the Center," a Cell Biology seminar with Abraham Kupfer, SoM; Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Jan. 11, 12:10 p.m. "Preventing Childhood Obesity — What Are We Learning From Primary Trials?" a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Leslie Lytle, University of Minnesota. Co-sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future. Part of a series of seminars on obesity. Light lunch provided. 250 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Jan. 11, 1 p.m. "Experience-Dependent Rewiring of Cortical Networks," a Neuroscience research seminar with Arianna Maffei, Brandeis University; West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Mon., Jan. 15, 12:15 p.m. "Extracellular Matrix and Epithelial Morphogenesis in Worms and Mice," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Bruce Vogel, University of Maryland; 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

 

Special Events

Mon., Jan. 8, 4:30 p.m. Installation of Jerilyn Allen as the M. Adelaide Nutting Endowed Chair and Professor in the School of Nursing. 202 Anne M. Pinkard Bldg. Reception to follow in the Carpenter Room. EB

 

Workshops

Mon., Jan. 8, and Thurs., Jan. 11, noon. "Fitness for the Workplace and at Home," a WorkLife Programs workshop on stress, increasing fitness and building resilience, with Chae Kwak, FASAP. To register, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org. Exact location given upon registration. EB

Fri., Jan. 12, noon. "Parenting Teens in Difficult Times," a WorkLife Programs workshop with Fred Gager, FASAP. To register, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org. Exact location given upon registration. EB

 
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