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The newspaper of The Johns Hopkins University February 11, 2008 | Vol. 37 No. 21
 

Weekly Calendar

Blood Drive | Colloquia | Discussion/Talks | Lectures | Music | Seminars | Special Events | Symposia | Theater | Workshops

 

Blood Drive

Thurs., Feb. 14, and Fri., Feb. 15, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Homewood campus blood drive. For more information, go to www.jhu.edu/~outreach/blooddrive or call 410-516-0138. HW

 

Colloquia


A photographer, a former president of the JHU Muslim Students Association and a representative of Oxfam discuss 'Perceptions of Islam in the Western World.' See Special Events.

Tues., Feb. 12, 4:15 p.m. "Neglected Ligands Offer Nearly Unlimited Horizons in Inorganic Chemistry," a Chemistry colloquium with Luigi Marzilli, Louisiana State University. 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, 4:30 p.m. "The Mysteries of the DNA Grooves," a Biology colloquium with Peter Privalov, KSAS. Mudd Auditorium. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, 4:30 p.m. "Sacred Passion and Profane Love: Handel and the Roman Cardinals," a Peabody Musicology colloquium with Ellen Harris, MIT. 308 Conservatory. Peabody

Thurs., Feb. 14, 3 p.m. "Spins and Charges in Low Dimensions," a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Amir Yacoby, Harvard University. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 3 p.m. "The Berth of Empire: News, Engineering and the Geopolitics of Steam Power, 1840-60," a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Peter Shulman, KSAS. 3505 N. Charles St. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Spinoza's Metaphysics of Thought," a Philosophy colloquium with Yitzhak Melamed, University of Chicago. 348 Gilman. HW

Fri., Feb. 15, 2 p.m. "Improvised Explosive Devices," an Applied Physics Laboraory colloquium with Col. Michael Shupp, USMC and JIEDDO. Parsons Auditorium. APL

 

Discussion/Talks

Tues., Feb. 12, noon. "Let's Talk About Professional Speech and Attire in the Workplace," a Black Faculty and Staff Association roundtable discussion with Lynnise Norris and Rita Smith. Shriver Hall Boardroom HW Videoconferenced to W2303 SPH EB and 1 West 320 APL

Tues., Feb. 12, 4 to 6 p.m. "The Graves of Tarim," an Anthropology book discussion with Engseng Ho, Harvard University. Co-sponsored by Women, Gender and Sexuality. 400 Macaulay. HW

 

Lectures

Mon., Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m. "Finding Funding for Your Research," a Welch Library lecture by Stella Seal, SoM. B14B Hampton House. EB

Mon., Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Dean's Lecture II--"The Golgi Complex: Life and Death of an Enigmatic Cellular Organelle" by Carolyn Machamer, SoM. Hurd Hall. EB

Mon., Feb. 11, 5:15 p.m. "Remarks on a New Regime of Historicity: Marcel Proust and Jacques Roubaud," a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Maria Muresan, ENS. 336 Gilman. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, 5:15 p.m. "Helene Cixous: Crypts of the Past," a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Nathalie Debrauwere, Vanderbilt University. 336 Gilman. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 4:30 p.m. The 26th David Barap Brin Lecture — "Unaffordable: The Price of Life and the Cost of New Cancer Therapies" by Peter Ubel, Ann Arbor Veteran Affairs Medical Center and University of Michigan. Owens Auditorium, Cancer Research Building 2. EB

Fri., Feb. 15, 1:15 p.m. "Evience-Based Resources," a Welch Library lecture by Catherine Craven. Weinberg Auditorium. EB

 

Music

Wed., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Wind Ensemble performs music by Prokofiev, Theofanidis, Emerson, Hart, Ellerby and Barnes. $15 general admission, $10 senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Thurs., Feb. 14, Fri., Feb. 15, Sat., Feb. 16, 8 p.m., and Sun., Feb. 17, 3 p.m. Peabody Chamber Opera performs the world premiere of Catherine Reid's The Yellow Wallpaper. $25 general admission, $15 senior citizens and $10 for students with ID. The Theatre Project, 45 W. Preston Street.

Sat., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m. TheConservatory Avant-Garde Ensemble performs. Griswald Hall. Peabody

Sun., Feb. 17, 3 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra presents a chamber concert, featuring Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Vadim Bibergan's Partita for Five Solo Instruments and String Orchestra. Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. HW

 

Seminars

Mon., Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m. "The Politics of Obesity: Ethical and Historical Considerations," a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Rogan Kersh, New York University. W4030 SPH. EB

Mon., Feb. 11, 12:15 p.m. "Fidelity in RNA Folding From Ribozymes to Ribosomes," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Sarah Woodson, KSAS. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Feb. 11, 3 p.m. "Stability of Minimal Mass Soliton Solutions for Saturated NLS," a Mathematics seminar with Jeremy Marzuola, Columbia University. 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., Feb. 11, 4 p.m. "Structural Studies of Metabolite-Sensing mRNAs," a Biophysics seminar with Rob Batey, University of Toronto. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., Feb. 11, 4 p.m. "Hormonal Control of Spermatogenesis," a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Jonathan Jarow, SoM. W2030 SPH. EB

Mon., Feb. 11, 4:30 p.m. "Operator Categories for Homotopy Coherent Algebra," a Mathematics seminar with Clark Barwick, IAS. 302 Krieger. HW

Tues., Feb. 12, 10 a.m. "Sexually Transmitted Infections and Related Risky Sexual Behavior Among Chinese Adults," a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Wenjuan Wang. W4517 SPH. EB

Tues., Feb. 12, noon. "Control of Energy Balance by the Central Nervous System: Are You in Balance?" a Biological Chemistry seminar with M. Daniel Lane. 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., Feb. 12, 3 p.m. "Aging Infrastructure and Ecosystem Restoration," a Geography and Environmental Engineering seminar with Martin Doyle, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 234 Ames. HW

Tues., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. "Utility-Based Valuation of Employee Stock Options," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Tim Siu-Tang Leung, Princeton University. 304 Whitehead. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, noon. "Chromatin-Remodeling Complexes and Vascular Development," a Center for Epigenetics/Physiology seminar with Courtney Griffin, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Feb. 13, noon. "Antenatal HIV Counseling and Testing in Uganda: Women's Experiences, Counselors' Challenges and Men's Attitudes," an International Health thesis defense seminar with Amy Medley. W2008 SPH. EB

Wed., Feb. 13, 3 p.m. "Birational Automorphisms and Alpha-Invariants," a Mathematics seminar with Ivan Cheltsov, University of Edinburgh. 308 Krieger. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, 4 p.m. "Mechanisms of ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling," a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Geeta Narlikar, UCSD. West Lecture Hall, WBSB. EB

Wed., Feb. 13, 4 p.m. "Bayesian Locally Optimal Design in Knockout Tournaments," a Biostatistics seminar with Mark Glickman, Boston University School of Public Health and U.S. Chess Federation Ratings Committee. W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Feb. 13, 4:15 p.m. "Speed, Efficiency and Sensitivity Enhancements in Organic and Hybrid Devices," a special Chemistry seminar with Howard Katz, WSE. 233 Remsen. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 11 a.m. "Particle Migration and Self-Organization in Simple and Chaotic Flows," a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering seminar with James Gilchrist, Lehigh University. 110 Maryland. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, noon. The Randolph Bromery Seminar — "Environmental and Chemical Drivers of Soil Organic Carbon Storage" with Tim Filley, Purdue University. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. Olin Auditorium. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, noon. "How Poxviruses Are Manufactured Inside of Infected Cells — A Problem in Membrane-Biogenesis That Still Eludes Contemporary Electron Microscopy," a Cell Biology seminar with John Heuser, Washington University School of Medicine. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., Feb. 14, noon. "How Structure Reveals Function: The Study of MID1, a RING E3 Ligase," a Biological Chemistry seminar with Michael Massiah, Oklahoma State University. 612 Physiology. EB

Thurs., Feb. 14, noon. "Alternative Strategies for Reducing Poverty in the U.S.," an Institute for Policy Studies brown bag seminar with Barbara Bergmann, American University and University of Maryland. 526 Wyman Bldg. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 12:10 p.m. "Translation, Dissemination and External Validity of Research: If We Want More Evidence-Based Practice, We Need More Practice-Based Evidence," a Health, Behavior and Society seminar with Lawrence Green, University of California, San Francisco. Part of the series Translation and Dissemination Research: The Scholarship of Public Health Action. 250 Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Feb. 14, 12:30 p.m. "Social Ecological Approach to Communication Programs," a Center for Communication Programs seminar with Carol Underwood. Candler Bldg., 111 Market Place.

Thurs., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Paying the Tab: The Economics of Alcohol Policy," an Institute for Policy Studies Social Policy seminar with Philip Cook, Duke University. 526 Wyman Bldg. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, 4 p.m. "Optimal Stopping and Optimal Switching for Hidden Markov Models," an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Michael Ludkovski, University of Michigan. 304 Whitehead. HW

Fri., Feb. 15, 11 a.m. "VAPOR: A Desktop Environment for Interactive Exploration of Large Scale CFD Simulation Data," a CEAFM seminar with John Clyne, National Center for Atmospheric Research. 110 Maryland. HW

Fri., Feb. 15, noon. "U.S. Healthcare: Five Imminent Transformational Changes," a Health Services Research and Development Center seminar with Paul Keckley and Howard Undersood, Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Health Policy and Management. 688 Hampton House. EB

Fri., Feb. 15, 12:15 p.m. "Service Oriented Architectures in Healthcare," a Health Sciences Informatics seminar with Ken Rubin, EDS Civilian Government and DoD Healthcare Portfolio. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Mon., Feb. 18, noon. "Studying Wound Healing and Inflammation in Mice and Flies and Fish," a Cell Biology seminar with Paul Martin, University of Bristol. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Mon., Feb. 18, 12:15 p.m. "Molecular Recognition and Molecular Switch Mechanisms," a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Herschel Wade, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., Feb. 18, 3 p.m. "Estimates for Green's Functions of Schrodinger Operators," a Mathematics seminar with Michael Frazier, University of Tennessee. 308 Krieger. HW

Mon., Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m. "Facing the Inevitable: How, Why and With Whom Older Adults Plan for the End of Life," a Center on Aging and Health seminar with Deborah Carr, Rutgers University. Suite 2- 700, 2024 E. Monument St. EB

Mon., Feb. 18, 4 p.m. David Bodian Seminar in Neuroscience — "Neuronal Avalanches and the Organization of Ongoing Cortical Synchrony in the Awake Macaque Monkey" with Dietmar Plenz, NIH. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW

Mon., Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m. "A Black Box for Homological Stability," a Mathematics seminar with Ben Wieland, Brown University. 302 Krieger. HW

 

Special Events

Black History Month events.

Mon., Feb. 11, 12:30 p.m. Maryland state delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam will discuss issues of health disparities and provide a legislative update. Carpenter Room, SoN. EB

Tues., Feb. 12, 12:15 p.m. "War on Drugs and Black America: Its Origins and Legacy," a panel discussion with Jerome Jaffe, SPH; Margaret Ensminger, SPH; and Ryan King, Sentencing Project, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by SPH Black Graduate Student Association and SPH Student Assembly. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Tues., Feb. 12, 4 p.m. "Revisiting Questions of African Ethnic Identity in the Americas," with Rosanne Adderley, Vanderbilt University. Sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies. 109 Maryland. HW

Tues., Feb. 12, 6 p.m. Screening of the second part of Spike Lee's documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts. Multipurpose Room, Charles Commons. HW

Thurs., Feb. 14, noon. "How Old Are African-American Women When They Receive Their First Mammogram?" an Environmental Health Sciences seminar with Janice Bowie, SPH. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Fri., Feb. 15, 4 p.m. "Faith in the Black Community," a panel discussion. 302 Charles Commons. HW

Sat., Feb. 16, 6 p.m. Afro-Aesthetic Talent Showcase, a competition with cash prizes. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Mon., Feb. 18, 4:30 p.m. "Black Identity," with William Cross, Cornell University, author of Shades of Black: Diversity in African-American Identity. 110 Hodson. HW

Tues., Feb. 12, noon. "Closing the Food Gap," a lecture and book signing with food expert Mark Winne. Sponsored by Center for a Livable Future. W3008 SPH. EB The 2008 Foreign Affairs Symposium. HW

Wed., Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m. "Perceptions of Islam in the Western World," a panel discussion with photographer Peter Sanders, JHU student Farah Qureshi and Manal Omar, Oxfam. Glass Pavilion, Levering.

Thurs., Feb. 14, 9 a.m. "Islam in Britain's Green and Pleasant Lands, The Art of Integration," an exhibition of photographs depicting Muslim life in Britain. Co-sponsored by the Muslim Students Association, the Organization for Community Building and Social Change, and the British Embassy. Exhibit continues through Wed., Feb. 20. Mattin Center.

Wed., Feb. 13, 7 p.m. "Framing the Future: How Progressive Values Can Win Elections and Influence People," a discussion and book signing with author Bernie Horn, Center for Policy Alternatives. Sponsored by the Hopkins College Democrats. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

 

Symposia

Sun., Feb. 17, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Hannah Arendt and the Exile of Writing," a German and Romance Languages and Literatures symposium with Thomas Schestag, KSAS; Barbara Hahn, KSAS; and Thomas Wild. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

 

Theater

Fri., Feb. 15, and Sat., Feb. 16, 7 p.m. The Vagina Monologues, presented by SoM, SoN and SPH, with all proceeds benefiting the House of Ruth, Adelante Familia and the International V-Day Campaign. (See story, "Nursing, Medicine, SPH join in opposing violence against women," in this issue.) Sponsored by the Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE). Turner Auditorium. EB

 

Workshops and Training

Thurs., Feb. 14, 1 p.m. "Google Is More Than Searching," a Center for Educational Resources workshop with Brian Cole. Register at www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW

 
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