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Weekly Calendar
Colloquia
Way before TV discovered forensic
science, Dana Kollman had decided that the life of a
civilian CSI was for her. After a decade with the
Baltimore County Police Department, she had plenty to
write about. See Special
Events.
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Mon., Nov. 26, noon. "Dignifying Discontent:
Informal Workers and the State in India," an
Anthropology colloquium with Rina Agarwala, KSAS. 400
Macaulay. HW
Tues., Nov. 27, 4:15 p.m. "Development of
N-Hydroxyureas and C-Nitroso Compounds as New Nitric
Oxide and Nitroxyl Donors," a Chemistry colloquium with S.
Bruce King, Wake Forest University. 233
Remsen. HW
Wed., Nov. 28, 4 p.m. "Gambling on the Brain: Neural
Mechanisms of Risk-Sensitive Decision Making," a
Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Michael
Platt, Duke University. 234 Ames. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 3 p.m. "New Instruments and the
Meaning of Quantum Mechanics," a History of
Science and Technology colloquium with Joan Bromberg, KSAS.
3505 N. Charles St. HW
Fri., Nov. 30, 2 p.m. The E.P. Gray Colloquium
— Presentation of projects that have each received
one
of the Hart Prizes for Excellence in Independent Research
and Development. "Distributed
Information Systems" by James Mayfield, APL (research);
"Tactically Responsive Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Management (TRIM)" by
Andrew Newman, APL (development); and
"MEMS Hydrophones for Beamforming Applications" by Keith
Rebello, APL (development). Sponsored
by Applied Physics Laboratory. Parsons Auditorium. APL
Discussion/Talks
Wed., Nov. 28, 5 p.m. "The Archimedes Codex," a
discussion of the manuscript with Will Noel, Walters
Art Museum. Bakst Theatre, Evergreen Museum & Library.
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "The 'New' Immigrant City:
Recruitment, Retention and Settlement of the
Foreign Born in Baltimore," a Diaspora Pathways Project
immigration panel discussion with Melanie
Shell-Weiss, KSAS; Elizabeth Clifford, Towson University;
and Mindelyn Buford II, KSAS. Sponsored
by the Center for Africana Studies and the Program in Latin
American Studies. 160 Mattin Center.
HW
Fri., Nov. 30, 12:15 p.m. "Patient Web Services
Integrated With Shared Medical Records: Patient Use
and Satisfaction," a Health Sciences Informatics discussion
led by Gregary Butchy. W1214 SPH. EB
Fri., Nov. 30, 3 p.m. World AIDS Day Discussion,
with guest panelists from the Baltimore City AIDS
Commission on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment, and
remarks by Dean Michael Klag and David
Holtgrave, SPH. (See story,
"World AIDS struggle still
staggers," in this issue.). W1214 SPH. EB
Film/Video
Tues., Nov. 27, 12:15 p.m. Screening of the video
HIV Positive Voices, and lecture by Kimberly Smolen,
one of the four people featured in the video. Sponsored by
the Center for Communication Programs.
111 Market Place, Candler Bldg.
Grand Rounds
Wed., Nov. 28, noon. "Children's Environmental
Health in Maryland," Public Health Practice grand
rounds with Lynn Goldman and Madeleine Shea. Sponsored by
the MidAtlantic Public Health Training
Center. W7023 SPH. EB
Lectures
Tues., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. Africana Dialogues presents
its inaugural speaker, Olufemi Vaughan, associate
provost, SUNY, Stonybrook. Sponsored by the Center for
Africana Studies. Cafe Azafran, Space
Telescope Science Institute. HW
Tues., Nov. 27, 5:15 p.m. "Mutations and Mutants in
Europe After World War II: Germany Year 0 by
Roberto Rossellini," a German and Romance Languages and
Literatures lecture by Francesca Cadel, Yale
University. 223 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 7 a.m. The 2007 Alfred Blalock
Lecture — "Does Cardiac Surgery Have a Future?" by
Frederick Crawford, Medical University of South Carolina.
Tilghman Auditorium. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 10:45 a.m. "Building the
BehaviorScope," a Computer Science lecture by Andreas
Savvides, Yale University. 3 Shaffer. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. The Eighth Annual Edward and
Nancy Dodge Lecture — "Protecting the
Commons" by Robert Costanza, University of Vermont. W1214
SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. The Templeton Lectures
— "The Moral Circle" by Paul Bloom, Yale University.
Part of the Evolution, Cognition and Culture Project; third
in the series. 1 Remsen. HW
Music
Tues., Nov. 27, and Wed., Nov. 28, 7:30 p.m.
"Shakespeare's Music: The Food of Love," a collaboration
between the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble and the Baltimore
Shakespeare Festival. $15 general
admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with
ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody
Thurs., Nov. 29, 10:30 a.m. Demonstration of
Balinese gamelan music, a hands-on introduction with
musician Nyoman Saudin and dancer Latifah Alsegaf of the
Gamelan Mitra Kusuma. Sponsored by
Peabody Musicology. 308 Conservatory Bldg. Peabody
Fri., Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. "They Came From Within," a
performance by the Peabody Jazz Orchestra of
student and alumni compositions and arrangements. $15
general admission, $10 for senior citizens and
$5 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody
Sat., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Performance by the Peabody
Chamber Percussion Ensemble. Griswold Hall.
Peabody
Sat., Dec. 1, 8 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra
performs its 25th anniversary gala concert,
featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and the world premiere
of Matthew Stofferahn's Synkinetic. 7
p.m. Pre-concert talk. (See story, "Hopkins Symphony
celebrates 25th anniversary with gala concert,"
in this issue.) Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Sun., Dec. 2, 3 p.m. Peabody Children's Chorus
performs. Free, but advance tickets required. For
information, call 410-659-8100, ext. 2. Friedberg Hall.
Peabody
Sun., Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m. Shriver Hall Concert Series
presents dramatic tenor Ben Heppner in a program
of arias and lieder. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Seminars
Mon., Nov. 26, 12:15 p.m. "Right and Left: Mineral
Surfaces and the Origins of Biochemical
Homochirality," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar
with Robert Hazen, George Mason
University. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Nov. 26, 12:15 p.m. "The Evolving HIV/AIDS
Epidemic: Past, Present and Future," a Center for
Communication Programs seminar with John Bartlett, SoM.
Suite 310, Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.
Mon., Nov. 26, 12:15 p.m. "Ethical Issues Raised
When Conducting Research With Conflict-Affected
and Hidden Populations," a Berman Institute of Bioethics
seminar with Courtland Robinson, SPH, and
Gilbert Burnham, SPH. Sponsored by the IRB offices of
Public Health and Medicine. 208 Hampton
House. EB
Mon., Nov. 26, 3 p.m. "Frozen Time: Perseverance in
Augustine and Heinrich von Kleist," a Humanities
Center seminar with Burcht Pranger, University of
Amsterdam. 111 Gilman. HW
Mon., Nov. 26, 3:30 p.m. The Bromery Seminar —
-"Priming the Microbial Pump: Enhanced Soil Organic
Matter Decomposition at Elevated CO2" with Patrick
Megonigal, Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. Olin
Auditorium. HW
Mon., Nov. 26, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "A Specialized System for
Processing Faces in the Macaque Temporal Lobe" with Doris
Tsao, University of Bremen. Sponsored by
the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Nov. 26, 4 p.m. "On Compactness Results for
Pseudo-holomorphic Curves," a Mathematics
seminar with Joel Fish, University of Michigan. 308
Krieger. HW
Tues., Nov. 27, noon. "Regulation of Inflammation by
miRNA and Ubiquitin Modifications," a Biological
Chemistry seminar with Mark Boldin, CalTech. 612 Physiology
Bldg. EB
Tues., Nov. 27, 4 p.m. "The Impact of Primary Care
on Population Health," a Health Policy and
Management seminar with Leiyu Shi, SPH. W1214 SPH. EB
Wed., Nov. 28, 12:15 p.m. "Recent Insights on
Strategic Leadership: Implications for HIV Programs," a
Center for Communication Programs seminar with Ben Lozare,
SPH. Suite 310, 111 Market Place,
Candler Bldg.
Wed., Nov. 28, 1:30 p.m. "DNA Polymerase Dynamics
and the Effectiveness vs. Toxicity of Nucleoside
Analogs Used to Treat HIV Infections," a Biophysics and
Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Kenneth
Johnson, University of Texas, Austin. 517 PCTB. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 11 a.m. "Engineering Approaches to
Immunology and Immunotherapy: Using Materials
to Prod and Probe the Immune System," a Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering seminar with Darrell
Irvine, MIT. 110 Maryland. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, noon. "Moving a Discovery to the
Marketplace," an Environmental Health Sciences
seminar with Wes Blakeslee, associate general counsel, JHU.
W3030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, noon. "Viral Antigen Presentation
on MHC Class II Molecules After Autophagy," an
Infectious Diseases/Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
joint seminar with Christian Munz,
Rockefeller University. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, noon. "Quality Control of
Glycoprotein Folding," a Cell Biology seminar with Davis
Ng,
National University of Singapore. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg.
EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 12:10 p.m. "Health and Housing:
Findings from the HOPE VI Panel Study," a Health,
Behavior and Society seminar with Susan Popkin and Carlos
Manjarrez, the Urban Institute. Part of
the series Changing the Big Picture — Social Programs
and Policies That Shape Our Health. 250
Hampton House. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 12:15 p.m. "Chimps, Condoms,
Foreskins and Cocktails! Looking Back to Move Forward
in the HIV Response," a Center for Communication Programs
seminar with John Howson, SPH. Suite
310, 111 Market Place, Candler Bldg.
Thurs., Nov. 29, 1 p.m. "Neurobiology of Dysbindin
in Schizophrenia and Mouse Models," a
Neuroscience seminar with Steven Arnold, University of
Pennsylvania. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 1:30 p.m. "Discovery and
Biochemical Characterization of Platensimycin, a Unique
Antibiotic Targeting Fatty Acid Synthesis," a Biophysics
and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with
Stephen Soisson, Merck Research Laboratories. 517 PCTB.
EB
Thurs., Nov. 29, 3 p.m. "Parallel Optical
Stereo-Nanomanufacturing (POSTERN)," a Mechanical
Engineering seminar with Nicholas X. Fang, University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. 210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Neurexins and Neuroligins:
Synapse Formation, Function and Dysfunction," a
Biology seminar with Thomas Sudhof, UT Southwestern Medical
Center. 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "Immigration Policy and the
Economic Impact of Immigration," a Social Policy
seminar with George Borjas, Harvard University. Sponsored
by the Institute for Policy Studies. 526
Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. " 'Hypo-thesis-Free'
Detection of Drug Safety Signals," an Applied
Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Ana Szarfman,
USFDA. 304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 4 p.m. "An Interactive System for
the Simultaneous Segmentation and Recognition of
Objects in Images," an Electrical and Computer Engineering
seminar with Dheeraj Singaraju. 117
Barton. HW
Fri., Nov. 30, 11 a.m. "Modeling Turbulent Fluxes in
Heterogeneous Thermally Stratified Boundary
Layers," a CEAFM seminar with Fernando Porte-Agel,
University of Minnesota. 110 Maryland. HW
Fri., Nov. 30, 12:15 p.m. "Global Perspective on
HIV/AIDS Leadership," a Center for Communication
Programs seminar with Jesse Milan Jr., Center for Global
Health Convergence. Suite 310, 111 Market
Place, Candler Bldg.
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
Special Events
Wed., Nov. 28, noon. Stephen Schimpff, former CEO of
the University of Maryland Medical Center,
will discuss and sign his book The Future of Medicine:
Megatrends in Healthcare That Will Improve
Your Quality of Life. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW
Thurs., Nov. 29, 6:30 p.m. Second talk in the
Biodesign and Innovation Seminar Series, by President
William R. Brody. Sponsored by the Hopkins Medical Device
Network. Charles Commons Ballroom. HW
Fri., Nov. 30, 11:30 a.m. Chili Cook-Off and
Bake-Off to benefit the United Way of Central Maryland
and the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund. Glass Pavilion,
Levering. HW
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
Theater
Fri., Nov. 30, and Sat., Dec. 1, 8 p.m., and Sun., Dec.
2, 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
Thurs., Nov. 29, 1 p.m. "Photoshop First Steps," a
"Bits and Bytes" workshop with Reid Sczerba.
Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. To
register or for more information, go to
www.cer.jhu.edu and
click on "Events." Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
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