Monday, March 23

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

5 p.m. The Henry G. Kunkel Lecture 1998_"Evidence for a General Mode for T Cell Receptor Recognition of MHC/Peptide Complexes" by Don Wiley, Harvard University; Hurd Hall. An Immunology Council endowed lecture.

Homewood

3 p.m. The Don P. Giddens Inaugural Professorial Lecture_"Grace Under Pressure and the Secret Lives of Twins" by Kaliat Ramesh; Arellano Theater, Levering. Reception will follow in the Glass Pavilion.

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience_"Neural Prosthetic Connections with the Central Nervous System" by F. Terry Hambrecht, NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; 341 Krieger.

4 p.m. "Strangers in Their Own Land: Creole Identity in Colonial Spanish America," a National Cultures and the Construction of the Modern World seminar with David Brading, Cambridge University; 315 Gilman.

Tuesday, March 24

6 p.m. Open House for Division of Business and Management graduate degree and certificate programs; 6740 Alexander Bell Drive, Gateway Corporate Pk. To RSVP, call 1-800-GO-TO-JHU.

Downtown Center

11:30 a.m. Open House for the Division of Business and Management graduate degree and certificate programs; Charles and Saratoga streets. To RSVP, call 1-800-GO-TO-JHU.

East Baltimore

8:30 a.m. Women's Forum/JHMI Caucus Networking Opportunity, discussion and social activity; 2140 Outpatient Center.

10:30 a.m. to noon. Tax Information Sessions for international affiliates; 1st floor library, Reed Hall. For information, call 410-955-3371. 1:30 to 3 p.m. Another information session, same location.

4 p.m. "The Simian Cytomegalovirus Assembly Protein Precursor and Mutational Proteinase Precursor Contain Two Nuclear Localization Signals and Nearby Casein Kin-ase II-like Primary Phosphorylation Sites," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense by Scott Plafker; 303 WBSB.

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

4:15 p.m. "Regulation of CD4+ T Lymphocyte Activation/Differentiation: Lessons from Respiratory Syncytial Virus," an Immunology Council seminar with Thomas Braciale, University of Virginia; 2030 SHPH.

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

Homewood

3 p.m. "The Science Behind the Hollywood Movie Fly Away Home," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with William Sladen; 234 Ames.

4 p.m. "Portuguese Ships in the Age of Discovery," a Comparative and World History seminar with Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota; 315 Gilman.

4 p.m. "The Idle and the Busy: Teahouses and Public Life in Early 20th-Century Cheng-du" by Di Wang, and "Notes on the Fashioning of Belief: Hisba and Apostasy in the Case of Abu Zayd" by Hussein Agrama, Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power and History seminars; 404 Macaulay.

4:15 p.m. "Oxidation of Alternate Refrigerants in Submarines," a Chemistry colloquium with Louise Pasternack-Rafferty, Naval Research Laboratory; 233 Remsen.

4:30 p.m. Women's History Month Event: The Thalheimer Lectures_"Feminist Internationalism" by Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago Law School; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Sponsored by the Center for Moral and Political Thought.

7 p.m. Women's History Month Event: Discussion with HIV/AIDS activist Candace Ging-rich; Glass Pavilion, Levering. Co-sponsored by DSAGA. (Note: The featured speaker has been changed.)

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. Marbury Violin Recital, featuring the winner of the William Marbury Violin Competition; Friedberg Concert Hall. For information, call 410-659-8124.

Wednesday, March 25

10 a.m. "A Role for Carbon Monoxide as a Messenger Molecule," a Neuroscience thesis defense by Randa Zakhary; 811 WBSB.

4 p.m. "Effects of Dietary Cholesterol on Blood Cholesterol and Atherosclerosis," Endocrine Grand Rounds with Simeon Margolis; 1 Marburg.

4 p.m. "Multiple Functions of the Papillo-mavirus E6 Oncoprotein," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Peter Howley, Harvard Medical School; 303 WBSB.

Homewood

9 a.m. Grantsmanship Workshop; Glass Pavilion, Levering. Pre-registration is required. To register or for information, call 410-516-8668.

Noon. "Teaching Birds to Migrate with Ultra-light Aircraft: Restoring Trumpeter Swans to the Chesapeake Bay," a lecture by William Sladen; Shriver Hall. Part of the Wednesday Noon Series sponsored by Special Events.

3 p.m. "Asymptotic Methods in Statistics," a Mathematical Sciences lecture by David Pollard, Yale University; 304 Whitehead.

4 p.m. "Consumer Loyalty and Corporate Control," a joint American History seminar with Sally Clarke, University of Texas, Austin; 315 Gilman. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Applied Economics and the Study of Business Enterprise.

4 p.m. "Slack Elasticity in Asynchronous Systems," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Rajit Manohar, California Institute of Technology; 114 Barton.

4:30 p.m. Women's History Month Event: The Thalheimer Lectures_"Feminist Internationalism" by Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago Law School; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Sponsored by the Center for Moral and Political Thought.

8 p.m. Women's History Month Event: Film_All Over Me; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Co-sponsored by DSAGA.

Thursday, March 26

Noon. Welch Internet Lecture_"How to Utilize the Web from a Busy Nursing Station," a practical approach to finding, managing and using Internet resources; Hurd Hall. No registration required.

1 p.m. "Asymmetric Cell Division and the Control of Neuronal Fate," a Neuroscience research seminar with Yuh-Nung Jan, University of California, San Francisco; 811 WBSB.

3 p.m. "Evaluating the Role of Medicine in Mortality Decline: The Case of Diphtheria at the End of the 19th Century," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloqui-um with Gretchen Condran, Temple University; Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library.

Homewood

11 a.m. "Asymptotic Methods in Statistics," a Mathematical Sciences lecture by David Pollard, Yale University; 304 Whitehead.

4 p.m. "New Results in the Theory and Applications of Wavelets," an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Dong Wei, University of Texas, Austin; 117 Barton.

4 p.m. "Stochastic Ordering of a Class of Epidemics," a Mathematical Sciences seminar with Y.L. Tong; 304 Whitehead.

4 p.m. "Wir Glauben All an Einem Gott: Music, Spirituality and Community in Early Modernity," a European History seminar with Laura Lisy; 315 Gilman.

4 p.m. "Differing Perspectives on Health Policy: The Case of Uninsured Children and Adults," an Institute for Policy Studies seminar with Diane Rowland, Kaiser Family Foundation; and Gail Wilensky, Project HOPE; Conference Room 526, Wyman Park Bldg. Part of the "New Developments in Social Policy" seminar series.

4:30 p.m. Women's History Month Event: The Thalheimer Lectures_"Feminist Internationalism" by Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago Law School; Garrett Room, MSE Library. Sponsored by the Center for Moral and Political Thought.

5 p.m. Women's History Month Event: Keynote Lecture_"Gender and Culture in Indian Labor History" by Mrinalini Sinha, Southern Illinois University; Merrick Barn.

5:30 p.m. The IV Annual Alexander Graham Christie Lecture_"Contaminant Removal from Soils by Electric Fields" by Ronald Probstein, MIT; Mudd Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by the JHU Student Chapter and the Baltimore section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

6 p.m. "Reassessing Civility," an international conference, opens with a presentation of the Johns Hopkins Civility Project Web site; 234 Ames.

8 p.m. "Manners of Writing, Writing of Manners" a "Reassessing Civility" special session with Jean McGarry; Shriver Hall. Part of the international conference on civility.

Montgomery County Center

6 p.m. Open House for the Division of Business and Management graduate degree and certificate programs; 9801 Washingtonian Blvd., Rockville, Md. To RSVP, call 1-800-GO-TO-JHU.

Peabody

8 p.m. Concert by the Peabody Trio_violinist Violaine Melan‡on, cellist Thomas Kraines and pianist Seth Knopp; Friedberg Concert Hall. Tickets are $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with I.D.

SAIS

12:30 p.m. "Civic Involvement in Central Europe," a Program on Social Change and Development brown bag lecture by Allan Kulakow, Kulakow Associates, Inc.; 812 Rome. Reservations are not required.

Washington, D.C. Center

11:30 a.m. Open House for the Division of Business and Management graduate degree and certificate programs; 1625 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. To RSVP, call 1-800-GO-TO-JHU.

Friday, March 27

2 p.m. "Interferometry with Neutral Atoms," a colloquium with Tycho Sleator, New York University; Parsons Auditorium. The program will be simulcast to 218 Maryland Hall on the Homewood campus.

Bayview

1 p.m. "Inhaled Mannitol: A Challenge for Respiratory Medicine," a Clinical Immunology weekly clinical conference with Sandra Anderson; Norman Library, Asthma and Allergy Center.

East Baltimore

Noon. Exercise Equipment Workshop and information session; 1-130 Meyer. Physical Therapy staff will answer questions, demonstrate safe use of equipment and suggest workout options.

Noon. "Plague Serology of California Ground Squirrels at Stone Creek Campground, Riverside County, Calif., May 1995 to October 1997," a Vector Biology forum with James Hitchcock, California Dept. of Health Services; W2030 SHPH. Sponsored by Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.

1 p.m. "Differences in Cardiac Atrial vs. Ventricular Conduction," a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Ronald Joyner; Emory University School of Medicine; 709 Traylor.

2 p.m. "Mechanisms of Central Nervous System Neurotoxicity in Human and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Infection," a Neuroscience thesis defense by Cory Adamson; 811 WBSB.

Evergreen

8 p.m. Evergreen Carriage House Concert by The Parisii Quartet, performing works by Ravel, Milhaud and Faure. Tickets are $10. To make reservations, call 410-516-0341.

Homewood

Daylong. "Reassessing Civility," an international conference with various speakers; Glass Pavilion, Levering. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Morning session. 1:30 to 5:45 p.m. Afternoon session.

11 a.m. "Asymptotic Methods in Statistics," a Mathematical Sciences lecture by David Pollard, Yale University; 304 Whitehead.

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.

Off campus

7:30 p.m. Peabody Faculty Concert to benefit student scholarships; Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Constitution and Green streets, Annapolis, Md. Admission is $10, $5 for students and senior citizens. Peabody Prep students and families are free. For information, call 410-269-5343.

Saturday, March 28

11 a.m. "What's New in Pain Management," a Clinical Pharmacology conjoint clinic with Peter Staats; Turner Auditorium.

Homewood

Daylong. "Reassessing Civility," an international conference with various speakers; Mudd Hall Auditorium. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Morning session. 1:30 to 5:45 p.m. Afternoon session.

8 p.m. Spring Concert by a cappella group Mental Notes and others; Bloomberg Center Auditorium.

8:30 p.m. "Reassessing Civility" Keynote Address by Judith Martin ("Miss Manners"); Shriver Hall. Part of the international conference on civility.

Peabody

8 p.m. Peabody Symphony Orchestra Concert performing works by Beethoven and Debussy; Fried-berg Concert Hall. Tickets are $16, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for students with I.D.

Sunday, March 29

Noon. "Small, Smaller, Smallest: Adults' Delights, Children's Enchantments," exhibit of historic miniature furniture; Homewood House Museum. Cost is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and $3 for students. Final day of the exhibit.

7 p.m. Caribbean Week Event_Dessert Social, Caribbean desserts and sweets, and music by Baltimore Islanders' Steel Band; Glass Pavilion, Levering. For information, call Kathryn at 410-516-3057.

Peabody

3 p.m. Peabody Preparatory Sin-fonia, conducted by Gene Young; Friedberg Concert Hall. For information, call 410-659-8124.

Monday, March 30

4 p.m. "Exploring the Virtues of DNA Alkylation Repair," a Biochemistry seminar with Leona Samson, Harvard School of Public Health; W2030 SHPH.

5 p.m. Dean's Lecture II_"Sickle Cell Disease: Lessons Learned from ' The First Molecular Disease' " by George Dover; Hurd Hall. Sponsored by the School of Medicine.

Homewood

3 p.m. "Asymptotic Methods in Statistics," a Mathematical Sciences lecture by David Pollard, Yale University; 304 Whitehead.

4 p.m. Women's History Month Event: Seminar_"Gender Relations in China after the Manchu Conquest, 1644-1800" with Susan Mann, University of California, Davis; 315 Gilman. Co-sponsored by History.

4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience_"Working Memory as a Dynamic Process in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex" by Earl Miller, MIT; 341 Krieger.

5 p.m. Caribbean Week Event--Caribbean Cafe Night, Caribbean cuisine in Wolman Station and Terrace Court Cafe. Cost is $5. (Meal Plan subscribers free).

7 p.m. "Opportunities in Osteopathic Medicine," a Prehealth Program lecture by Carole Leibrandt, Philadelphia School of Osteopathic Medicine; Sherwood Room, Levering.

7:30 p.m. "Personal and Planetary Wellness: A Vegetarian Perspective," a seminar with Suzanne Havala and Robert Lawrence; Mudd Hall Auditorium.

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