The Johns Hopkins Gazette: April 13, 1998

WEEKLY CALENDAR
Apr. 13-20

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Monday, April 13

East Baltimore

12:15 p.m. "The Promises and Pitfalls of a Cohort Study of Skiing Injuries Conducted on the Internet," a Center for Injury Research and Policy seminar with Jeff Hadley; 250 Hampton House.

12:15 p.m. "Reduced Fertility and Duration of HIV Infection in American Women," a Population Center STD seminar with Lisa Lee; W2030 SHPH.

3 p.m. Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, with rotating roster of speakers; 6150 Outpatient Center.

5 p.m. New Approaches to Cancer Therapy 1998, Section I: Prevention of Cancer-- "Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Point to Strategies for Prevention and Intervention" by James Yager; 119 Oncology.

Homewood

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Cellular Basis of Network Dynamics in the Mammalian Visual System" by David McCormick, Yale University School of Medicine; 341 Krieger.

4 p.m. "Cartography and Colonialism: The Bombay Revenue Surveys, 1811-1918," a History seminar with Mariam Dossal, University of Bombay; 315 Gilman.

4:15 p.m. "Conjugated Porphyrin Polymers: From Molecular Wires to LEDs," a Chemistry colloquium with Wayne Jones, SUNY, Binghamton; 233 Remsen.

8 p.m. DSAGA Event--Film Presentation, Love! Valour! Compassion! 3 Shaffer. Part of the "Pride and Prejudice: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Realities in the Nineties" series.

Tuesday, April 14

East Baltimore

2 p.m. The Albert L. Lehninger Lecture by Andre Goffeau, Universite Catholique de Louvain; WBSB Auditorium. Sponsored by Biological Chemistry.

4:15 p.m. "Understanding IFN Alpha/Beta and IL-12 Interactions during Viral Infections," an Immunology Council seminar with Christine Biron, Brown University; 2030 SHPH.

7 p.m. Christian Fellowship Meeting, musical worship and Bible study; Reed Hall Library. All are welcome.

Homewood

3 p.m. "Salt Marsh Creation and Maintenance: Contrasting Views from the Top and Bottom Layers," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Gene Turner, Louisiana State University; 234 Ames.

4 p.m. "The Colonial City: An Urban Crucible," an Institute for Global Studies seminar with Mariam Dossal, University of Bombay; 404 Macaulay.

4 p.m. "U.S. Congress and American Economic Involvement in Angola since 1975," an African History seminar with Michael Jarvis; 315 Gilman.

4:30 p.m. "Relational Learning for Natural Language Parsing and Information Extraction," a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Raymond Mooney, University of Texas, Austin; 100 Shaffer.

7 p.m. DSAGA Event--Talk by Simon LeVay, author of The Sexual Brain; Glass Pavilion, Levering. Part of the "Pride and Prejudice: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Realities in the Nineties" series. A catered reception follows.

7:30 p.m. Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Discussion and Social Group; 217 Ames. For information, call Bob at 410-889-7081.

Peabody

8 p.m. Recital by mezzo-soprano Theodora Hanslowe, a program including songs by Purcell, Schumann, Schoenberg, Poulenc and Gershwin; Friedberg Concert Hall. Tickets are $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with I.D. For information, call 410-659-8124.

Wednesday, April 15

East Baltimore

10:30 a.m. "Live Viruses as Vaccines," a Vaccine Sciences track seminar with Ruth Karron; W4013 SHPH.

1:30 p.m. "New Probes for Protein Structure and Interaction," a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Brian Chait, Rockefeller University; 517 PCTB.

4 p.m. "Estrogen Replacement," Endocrine Grand Rounds with Howard Zacur; 1 Marburg.

4 p.m. "Coagulation Disease" with William Bell; 1024 Blalock.

5 p.m. New Approaches to Cancer Therapy 1998, Section I: Prevention of Cancer-- "Anticancer Activities of Monoterpenes: A Continuum between Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy" by Michael Gould, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 119 Oncology.

Homewood

Noon. "Cloning Animals: Fact and Fiction," a lecture by Allan Spradling; Shriver Hall. Part of the "Wednesday Noon Series" sponsored by Special Events.

Noon. Black Parenting Discussion Group; 106 Whitehead. Sponsored by WORKlife Programs.

4 p.m. " 'He Speaks Much on the Brogue : The Construction of Irish Runaway Servants in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1729-68," by Mark Thompson, and " 'To Declare in This Publick Manner : Reputation Defenses in the Virginia Gazette, 1736-70" by Alec Haskell, an American History seminar; 315 Gilman.

4 p.m. "The Chemical Revolution: A Counter Story," a Philosophy colloquium with Mi Gyung Kim, North Carolina State University; 348 Gilman. Co-sponsored by the Center for History and Philosophy of Science.

4 p.m. "From Temporal Patterns to the Planum Temporale: Insights into the Brain s Mechanisms for Acquiring Language," a Psychology colloquium with Laura Petitto, McGill University; 234 Ames.

5 p.m. "The Galactose Repressor and New Insights into Tryptophan Fluorescence," a Biology colloquium with Ludwig Brand; Mudd Hall Auditorium.

Thursday, April 16

East Baltimore

Noon. Welch Internet Lecture--"Transferring Files via E-mail," optimal methods of sharing files by e-mail; Hurd Hall.

Noon. "Targeting the Immune System against Cancer," a Cell Biology and Anatomy seminar with Elizabeth Jaffee; 110 WBSB.

1 p.m. "Molecular Analysis of Sodium Channel Expression," a Neuroscience research seminar with Robert Maue, Dartmouth Medical School; 811 WBSB.

3 p.m. "Corvisart and Broussais: Human Individuality and Medical Dominance," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Randall Albury, University of New South Wales; Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library.

4 p.m. "What My Mother Told Me: The Roles of Maternally Expressed Genes in Vertebrate Development," a Reproductive Biology seminar with Chris Wylie, University of Minnesota School of Medicine; 240 Houck.

4:30 p.m. The Passano Foundation Lecture 1998--"The Genetic Control of Programmed Cell Death in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans" by H. Robert Horvitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; WBSB Auditorium.

Homewood

3 p.m. "Dislocation Core Phenomena in Plastic Deformation of Metallic Materials," a Mechanical Engineering seminar with V. Vitek, University of Pennsylvania; 106 Latrobe.

4 p.m. "Giovanni da Udine: The Career of an Artist in the Late Renaissance," a European History seminar with Giovanni Zanalda; 315 Gilman.

4 p.m. "Optimization and Its Application in Finance," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with Ron Dembo, Algorithmics Inc., Toronto; 304 Whitehead.

SAIS

12:30 p.m. "Business and Peace-building in Pakistan and India," a Program on Social Change and Development brown bag lecture by Anja Schmidt, Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy; 812 Rome. Reservations are not required.

Friday, April 17

APL

2 p.m. "Optimization in Language," a colloquium with Paul Smolensky; Parsons Auditorium. Program will be simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

Bayview

1 p.m. "Outcome Measurements in Asthma Management," a Clinical Immunology clinical conference with Allan Luskin; Norman Library, Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Bayview Circle.

East Baltimore

10:30 a.m. "Bacterial Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccines," a Vaccine Sciences track seminar with Richard Markham; W4013 SHPH.

Homewood

Noon to 6 p.m. The 27th Annual Hopkins Spring Fair--"Odyssey 98: The Journey of Life," an opening ceremony, arts and crafts vendors, food booths, an exhibition of nonprofit organizations, games, children's activities, carnival rides and music, a photography contest and beer garden (1 to 5 p.m.). For information, call 410-516-7692.

7:30 p.m. Agape Campus Ministry, weekly meeting; 100 Shaffer. All are welcome.

7:30 p.m. Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, weekly group meeting; Garrett Room, MSE Library.

8 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For more information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

8:30 p.m. Astronomy Open House, public viewing; Bloomberg Center Observatory. For information, call 410-516-6525.

Off campus

8 p.m. "The Mystery Theatre of Love and Death," three short 20th-century operas performed by the Peabody Chamber Opera and the Peabody Serenata; Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St. Tickets are $14, $8 for students with I.D. For information, call the Theatre Project box office at 410-752-8558.

Saturday, April 18

East Baltimore

11 a.m. "Prostate Cancer: Options after Hormonal Therapy," a Clinical Pharmacology conjoint clinic with Michael Carducci; Turner Auditorium.

Homewood

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 27th Annual Hopkins Spring Fair--"Odyssey 98: The Journey of Life," arts and crafts vendors, food booths, an exhibition of nonprofit organizations, games, children's activities, carnival rides and music, a photography contest and beer garden (noon to 5 p.m.). For information, call 410-516-7692.

8 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $12, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For more information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Off campus

8 p.m. "The Mystery Theatre of Love and Death," three short 20th-century operas performed by the Peabody Chamber Opera and the Peabody Serenata; Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St. Tickets are $14, $8 for students with I.D. For information, call the Theatre Project box office at 410-752-8558.

Sunday, April 19

Homewood

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 27th Annual Hopkins Spring Fair--"Odyssey 98: The Journey of Life," arts and crafts vendors, food booths, an exhibition of nonprofit organizations, games, children's activities, carnival rides and music, a photography contest and beer garden (noon to 5 p.m.). For information, call 410-516-7692.

2:15 p.m. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, a Theatre Hopkins production of Rupert Holmes play; Merrick Barn. Tickets are $10, $9 for senior citizens and $5 for full-time students. For more information, call 410-516-7159 weekdays from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.

5 p.m. JHU Gospel Choir Spring Concert; Shriver Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $2 for students, $4 for non-students.

Off campus

3 p.m. "The Mystery Theatre of Love and Death," three short 20th-century operas performed by the Peabody Chamber Opra and the Peabody Serenata; Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston St. Tickets are $14, $8 for students with I.D. For information, call the Theatre Project box office at 410-752-8558.

Monday, April 20

Bayview

Noon. "Manuel's Protege," a classical guitar performance by Stephen Turley of works by deFalla and Villa-Lobos; Main Auditorium, Asthma and Allergy Center, 5501 Bayview Circle.

East Baltimore

4 p.m. "Health Effects of Global Climate Change: Research Challenges," a Center for a Livable Future symposium with panelists Jonathan Patz, Donald Burke, R. Bradley Sack and J. Hugh Ellis; 2030 SHPH.

5 p.m. New Approaches to Cancer Therapy 1998, Section I: Prevention of Cancer-- "Breast Cancer Prevention: How Are We Going to Achieve It?" by Malcolm Pike, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles; 119 Oncology.

Homewood

4 p.m. "American Revolution and National Identity," a National Cultures and the Construction of theModern World seminar with Peter Onuf, University of Virginia; 315 Gilman.

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience--"Characterization of Proteins Involved in Alzheimer's Disease" by Mervyn Monteiro, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and School of Medicine; 341 Krieger.

7 p.m. "Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine," a Prehealth Program lecture by Malcolm Keiter, University of Pennsylvania; Sherwood Room, Levering.


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