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Weekly Calendar
Colloquia
Tues., Sept. 16, 4 p.m. "The Irreducible Plurality
of Subjectivity and Sovereignty in Islamic Southeast
Asia," an Anthropology colloquium with Thomas Gibson,
University of Rochester. 400 Macaulay. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 3 p.m. "Gorillamania Meets
Pithecophobia: Irreverence, Evolution and Vernacular
Science, 1859-1929," a History of Science, Medicine and
Technology colloquium with Constance Clark,
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Seminar Room, 3rd floor,
3505 North Charles St. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 3 p.m. "Realizing Memex É Digital
Capture, Storage and Utilization of All Personal
Information," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with
Gordon Bell, Microsoft Research, Silicon Valley.
Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 4 p.m. "Language Use at Two
Time-scales: Word Recognition and Word Learning as
the Interaction of Online Processes and Developmental
History," a Cognitive Science colloquium with
Bob McMurray, University of Iowa. 134A Krieger. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 4 p.m. "Language Use at Two
Timescales: Word Recognition and Word Learning as the
Interaction of Online Processes and Developmental History,"
a Cognitive Science colloquium with Bob
McMurray, University of Iowa. 134A Krieger. HW
Mon., Sept. 22, 3 p.m. "High Performance Computing
Considered Harmful or What Will Really Improve
Scientific Computing," an STScI Engineering colloquium with
Greg Wilson, University of Toronto.
Bahcall Auditorium, STScI. HW
Conference
Tues., Sept. 16, noon. "Intervening With Drug
Abusing Patients in Primary Care Medical Settings: New
Research Evidence, Practice Guidelines and Policy Changes,"
a special research conference with Bertha
Madras, Office of National Drug Control Policy (Executive
Office of the President). Co-sponsored by
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SoM and Mental Health
at SPH. 1-191 Meyer. EB
Discussion/Talks
Mon., Sept. 15, 4 to 5:30 p.m. "We Three Deans: How
I Would Advise the Next President," a panel
discussion with Martha Hill, dean of the School of Nursing;
Edward Miller, dean of the School of
Medicine; and Michael Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School of
Public Health. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall).
EB
Film/Video
Tues., Sept. 16, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Special live Webcast
of novelist Philip Roth being interviewed about his
new novel, Indignation, by author Ben Taylor. Barnes &
Noble Johns Hopkins. HW
Grand Rounds
Fri., Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m. "Communication in an
Information Arena: Supporting Clinical Communication
Through Informatics," Health Sciences Informatics grand
rounds with Yan Xiao, University of
Maryland. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB
Information Sessions
Wed., Sept. 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Information
session and reception for the Master of Liberal Arts
program, an opportunity for prospective graduate students
to learn about the program, talk to the
associate program chair, submit an application and enjoy
light refreshments. RSVP online at
mla.jhu.edu. Mason Hall
HW
Lectures
Wed., Sept. 17, 4 p.m., and Fri., Sept. 19, 8 a.m.
"Natural Disaster Preparation (Blizzards, Hurricanes,
Tornados)," an Office of Emergency Management lecture by
Deborah Dang, JHH, and Howard Gwon,
JHH. Disaster-related topics for department disaster
coordinators, management teams, and shift
coordinators and supervisors. 201 Billings Administration.
EB
Thurs., Sept. 18, 10:45 a.m. "Realizing Memex
— Digital Capture, Storage and Utilization of All
Personal
Information," a Computer Science lecture by Gordon Bell,
Microsoft Research, Silicon Valley. B17
CSEB. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 4:15 p.m. "Inequality in Latin
America: A Dialogue on Race, Poverty and Development
Realities," the 2008-2009 inaugural lecture of the Center
for Africana Studies, by Claire Nelson,
Inter-American Investment Corp. and the Institute of
Carribbean Studies. 228 Garland. HW
Sat., Sept. 20, 6 p.m. "Parent and Daughter Evening
Under the Stars," an STScI family-geared
astronomy lecture and science activity, followed by stellar
observations, with Kathy Flanagan,
director, Mission Office for NASA's James Webb Space
Telescope. Muller Auditorium. HW
Mon., Sept. 22, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. "Wrestling With
Orlando: Chivalric Pastoral in Shakespeare's Arden,"
a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by
Albert Ascoti, University of California,
Berkeley. 101A Dell House. HW
Reading
Mon., Sept. 15, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Reading and book
signing by critically acclaimed Baltimore-based authors
Jessica Anya Blau and Michael Kimball, from their latest
novels. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. (See
"In Brief," in this issue.) HW
Seminars
Mon., Sept. 15, 12:15 p.m. "Live Imaging in
Zebrafish Reveals a Critical Period for Axon Regeneration
in
the Skin," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with
Alvaro Sagasti, UCLA. Rose Auditorium,
3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Sept. 15, 12:15 p.m. "Studying Medication
Adherence in Hypertension and Beyond," an
Epidemiology faculty candidate seminar with Paul Muntner,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine. W3030
SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 15, 1 p.m. "Useful Signals From Motor
Cortex," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with
Andrew Schwartz, University of Pittsburgh. G007 BRB. EB
Mon., Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m. "Lifestyle Risk Factors
for Cancer Among Diverse Populations," an
Epidemiology faculty candidate seminar with Meira Epplein.
W2017 SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 15, 3 p.m. "Global Existence for the
Defocusing Cubic Wave Equation in Dimension 3," an
Analysis seminar with Tristan Roy, UCLA. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW
Mon., Sept. 15, 4 p.m. "Discovery of a
Ubiquitin-like Protein Involved in the Proteasome Pathway
of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis," a Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology seminar with Heran Darwin, NYU
School of Medicine. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 15, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "Manipulating Intra- and Inter-
Hemispheric Motor Cortical Excitability: A Candidate
Priming Mechanism for Walking Training Post-
Stroke," with James Stinear, Northwestern University.
Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain
Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Tues., Sept. 16, noon. "Postranscriptional
Regulation in the Mechanism of Action of Glucocorticoids,"
a
Biological Chemistry seminar with Faoud Ishmael, JHMI. 612
Physiology. EB
Wed., Sept. 17, 10 a.m. "Environmental Health and
Injury & Prevention at the CDC," an Environmental
Health Sciences seminar with Henry Falk, director,
Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and
Injury Prevention. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB
Wed., Sept. 17, noon. "Vulnerability to Ozone:
Lessons Learned From Lab Studies of Humans and
Rodent Models," an Environmental Health Sciences seminar
with William Foster, Duke University.
W7023 SPH. EB
Wed., Sept. 17, 3 p.m. "On
Berman-Berndtsson-Sjostrand's Approach to the Asymptotics
of the
Bergman Kernel," a Topics in Complex Geometry seminar with
Hamid Hezari, KSAS. Sponsored by
Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW
Wed., Sept. 17, 3:30 p.m. "Stitching Time:
Accelerating the Simulation of Materials Systems," a
Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Michael
Falk, WSE. 110 Maryland. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, noon. "Climate Impacts and Cost of
Inaction: Empirical Evidence and Policy Options
for the U.S.," a Connecting Health and Sustainability
seminar with Matthias Ruth, University of
Maryland, College Park. Second in a series co-sponsored by
the Center for a Livable Future; Health,
Behavior and Society; and the Program on Global
Sustainability and Health. W1030 SPH (Anna Baetjer
Room). EB
Thurs., Sept. 18, noon. "Resistance to New and Old
Antimalarial Drugs," a Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Miriam Laufer,
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Sept. 18, noon. The Randolph K. Bromery
Seminar — "The MESSENGER Mission to Mercury: It's
Not the Humidity, It's the Heat!" with Louise Prockter,
APL. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary
Sciences. Olin Auditorium. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 1 p.m. "Kalirin Knockout Mice:
Dendritic Spines and Cocaine Sensitivity," a
Neuroscience research seminar with Richard Mains,
University of Connecticut Health Center. West
Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., Sept. 18, 4 p.m. "How Sweet It Is:
Post-translational Modifications That Regulate Cell
Interactions Point to Potential Biomarkers," a Biology
seminar with J. Michael Pierce, director, UGA
Cancer Center/University of Georgia. 100 Mudd. HW
Fri., Sept. 19, 12:15 p.m. "Changes in the Amount of
Cigarettes Smoked per Day in the U.S.: An
Application of Multilevel and Longitudinal Analysis to the
Tobacco Use Supplement of the Current
Population Survey, 1992 — 2003," an Epidemiology
doctoral research proposal with Raydel Valdes-
Salgado. W3030 SPH. EB
Fri., Sept. 19, 1 p.m. "Mice to Men and Theory to
Therapeutics for Down Syndrome," a Molecular and
Comparative Pathobiology seminar with Roger Reeves, SoM.
181 BRB. EB
Mon., Sept. 22, 11 a.m. "Mitochondrial Regulation of
Leydig Cell Steroid Synthesis: Implications for
the Age-related Decline in Male Testosterone Production," a
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
thesis defense seminar with Andrew Midzak. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 22, 12:15 p.m. "Yeast Prions: Parallel
In-Register Beta Sheet Structure Explains How a
Protein Can Be a Gene," a Carnegie Institution Embryology
seminar with Reed Wickner, NIDDK/NIH.
Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Sept. 22, 3 p.m. "Using Mitochondrial Mutator
Mice to Study the Role of mtDNA Mutations in
Aging," a Center on Aging and Health seminar with Tomas
Prolla, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Co-
sponsored by the Older Americans Independence Center,
Epidemiology and the Biostatistics of Aging
Training Program. Suite 2-700, 2024 E. Monument Street.
EB
Mon., Sept. 22, 4 p.m. "A Molecular View of
EGFR/ErbB Signaling and ErbB-targeted Cancer
Therapies," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar
with Daniel Leahy, SoM. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Sept. 22, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in
Neuroscience — "UP States Render Neocortical
Circuits Less Sensitive to Thalamic Inputs," with Jason
MacLean, University of Chicago. Sponsored by
the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Special Events
Wed., Sept. 17, noon to 3 p.m. SOURCE Community
Involvement Fair, a chance to learn how to become
involved with local nonprofits and community-based
organizations, and get information about
volunteering and service opportunities. Open to the entire
Hopkins community. E2030 SPH (Feinstone
Hall). EB
Wed., Sept. 17, 3 p.m. "How Supreme Court Justices
Are Selected — and What Difference It Makes," a
public colloquium with speaker and moderator Joel Grossman,
KSAS. Students, faculty and staff, and
the general public, are invited to participate in
discussion. Part of the university's observance of
Constitution Day. Sponsored by Political Science, IPS and
Government, Community and Public Affairs.
210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. The 2008 Constitutional
Forum — "The Election and the Supreme Court," with
legal affairs analyst Jeffrey Toobin, in conjunction with
the annual observance of Constitution Day.
(See story, "Legal analyst Jeffrey
Toobin, colloquium mark Constitution Day," in this
issue.) Sponsored
by Political Science, the Institute for Policy Studies and
Government, Community and Public Affairs.
110 Hodson. HW
Fri., Sept. 19, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Launch of the
Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative and the first annual
Vaccine Day, with a keynote address, "Diplomatic Immunity:
Improving Global Access to Vaccines and
Good Health," by David Heyman, WHO, who will also be
awarded the Dean's Medal. Sponsored by the
Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative and the Office of External
Affairs. W1214 SPH. EB
Sports
Wed., Sept. 17, 7 p.m. Field Hockey, Blue Jays vs.
Salisbury. Homewood Field. HW
Sat., Sept. 20, 1 p.m. Women's Soccer, Blue Jays vs.
Washington (Maryland). Homewood Field. HW
Sat., Sept. 20, 3:30 p.m. Men's Soccer, Blue Jays
vs. Swarthmore. Homewood Field. HW
Workshops and Training
Thurs., Sept. 18, 1 p.m. "Using Tablet PCs," a
Center for Educational Resources workshop and
demonstration. Open to faculty, staff and students only.
Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
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