April 12, 2010

Calendar — April 12, 2010

COLLOQUIA

Tues., April 13, 4 p.m. “Something Other Than Its Own Mass: Corporeality, Animality, Materiality,” an Anthropology colloquium with Thomas Csordas, University of California, San Diego. 400 Macaulay. HW

Tues., April 13, 4:15 p.m. “Redox-Active Ligand-Mediated Organometallic Catalysis at Manganese and Cobalt: New Routes to sp3-Hybridized C-C Bonds,” a Chemistry colloquium with Jake Soper, Georgia Institute of Technology. 233 Remsen. HW

Wed., April 14, 2 to 5 p.m. “The Public Performance of Prayer,” an Evolution, Cognition and Culture Project colloquium with Michael Lambek, University of Toronto. Co-sponsored by Anthropology. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Wed., April 14, 4 p.m. “Attention for Learning and Action in Associative Learning,” a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Peter Holland, KSAS. 234 Ames. HW

Thurs., April 15, 3 p.m. “Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices: What Are the Challenges to Mapping Out Quantum Phase Transitions?” a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Nandini Trivedi, Ohio State University. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW

Thurs., April 15, 3 p.m. “Science at Sea: The Carnegie Institution of Washington’s Magnetic Survey in the Pacific, 1905–1908,” a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Simon Thode, KSAS. Room 102, 3505 N. Charles St. HW

Thurs., April 15, 3:45 p.m. “A Domain-General Approach to Ellipsis,” a Cognitive Science colloquium with Ray Jackendoff, Tufts University. 134A Krieger. HW

Fri., April 16, 2 p.m. “Open FOAM: Object Oriented Software in Computational Continuum Mechanics,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Hrvoje Jasak, University of Zagreb, Croatia. Parsons Auditorium. APL

CONFERENCE

Thurs., April 15, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m., and Fri., April 16, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Littérature and animalité,” a French graduate student conference with a keynote address by Paule Petitier, University of Paris Diderot-Paris VII, on the topic “Humanité/animalité au XIXe siècle: De l’analogie à la contiguïté.” Sponsored by German and Romance Languages and Literatures. STSci Auditorium, Muller Building. HW

DISCUSSION/TALKS

Mon., April 12, 6 p.m. “Health Visionary Helps Turn Urban Blight Into Hope,” a Jhpiego discussion with Kenyan health worker Jane Otai. Ballroom C, Charles Commons. HW

Tues., April 13, 5 p.m. “Identity, Solidarity and Islam in Europe,” a SAIS European Studies Program discussion with Erik Jones, SAIS. A “Year of Religion” event. Rome Building Auditorium. SAIS

Mon., April 19, 12:30 p.m. “Religion, Identity and Global Governance,” a SAIS Global Theory and History Program discussion with Patrick James, University of Southern California. 806 Rome Building. SAIS

FILM/VIDEO

Fri., April 16, through Sun., April 18. Johns Hopkins Film Fest 2010. (See above.) Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Film Society. $3 per show general admission, and free for Hopkins students, faculty and staff with valid ID. Films will be shown in Shriver Hall Auditorium on Friday and Saturday and in 111 Mergenthaler on Sunday. HW

GRAND ROUNDS

Fri., April 16, 12:15 p.m. “Delaware’s Public Health Activities,” Health Sciences Informatics grand rounds with Marcy Parykaza, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

INFORMATION SESSIONS

Mon., April 12, 7 to 9 p.m. Online information session for the MS in Environmental Sciences and Policy program. Sponsored by Advanced Academic Programs. RSVP to http://advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index.cfm?ContentID=2089. Information necessary to participate in the online sessions will be provided after RSVP.

LECTURES

Tues., April 13, noon. The 17th Annual Shallenberger Lecture in Ethics—“Integrating Clinical and Public Health Ethics—The H1N1 Pandemic” by Ruth Faden, SPH. Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Hospital Ethics Committee and Consultation Service. Hurd Hall. EB

Tues., April 13, 3 p.m. The Earnest and Agnes Gloyna Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Engineering—“Chemical Stressors in the Environment: Past, Present and Future” by Nancy Love, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. Mason Hall. HW

Wed., April 14, 10:45 a.m. The Holtz Lecture by Bernhard Palsson, University of California, San Diego. Sponsored by Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., April 14, 1:30 p.m. The 2010 Richard J. Carroll Lecture—“Creating New Architecture: Studies in Structural Topology” by William Baker, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Sponsored by Civil Engineering. Boardroom, 3rd floor, Hodson Hall. HW

Wed., April 14, 5:30 p.m. The Eaton E. Lattman Graduate Student Community Lecture Series presents “Taming Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis Control and Instittional Change in Mid-20th-Century Shanghai” by Rachel Core, KSAS, and “Characterization of Human Sensing Capabilities for Improved Upper-Limb Prosthesis Use” by Netta Gurari, WSE. Sponsored by the Homewood Graduate Affairs and Admissions Office. B17 CSEB. HW

Fri., April 16, 4 p.m. The 2010 Cecile Pickart Lecture—“Ubiquitin Signaling in Immune Defense” by James Chen, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Sponsored by Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Mon., April 19, 5:15 p.m. “The Metaphysics of the Self: Hegel’s Metaphysical Conception of Self-Consciousness,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Rolf-Peter Horstman, KSAS. 101A Dell House. HW

MUSIC

Tues., April 13, 8 p.m. Performance by Alan Stepansky, violoncello, and Marian Hahn, piano, of music by Faure, Chopin, Prokofiev and Stephenson. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Wed., April 14, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Wind Ensemble performs music by Mogensen, de Meij and Barnes. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Fri., April 16, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Jazz Orchestra performs. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

Sat., April 17, 3 p.m. Music at Evergreen presents Ritmo, Color y Pasión, a celebration of flamenco. (See story, p. 10.) Evergreen Museum & Library.

Sun., April 18, 3 p.m. The Hopkins Symphony Orchestra performs music by Gabrieli, Prokofiev and Franck. 2 p.m. Pre-concert talk by Stefan Jackiw. (See “In Brief,” p. 2.) $10 general admission, $8 for senior citizens, JHU affiliates and non-JHU students; free for JHU students and Maryland state employees. Shriver Hall. HW

Sun., April 18, 4 p.m. Organ and chamber percussion performance, with John Walker, organ, and percussion students of Robert van Sice. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody

READINGS/ BOOK TALKS

Tues., April 13, 2 p.m. Sam Jaffe, IDC Energy Insights, discusses his book The New Korea: An Inside Look at South Korea’s Economic Rise. Sponsored by the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS. 806 Rome Building. SAIS

Wed., April 14, 7 p.m. Local author Deborah Rudacille will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, Roots of Steel: Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Thurs., April 15, 4:30 p.m. The Poetry at Hopkins English series presents a reading by David Larsen. Sponsored by English. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

Thurs., April 15, 6:15 p.m. George Packard, former SAIS dean and president of the U.S.-Japan Foundation, and Kent Calder, director, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, discuss Packard’s new book, Edwin O. Reischauer and the American Discovery of Japan. Sponsored by the Reischauer Center. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Building. SAIS

Fri., April 16, 6 p.m. Readings by faculty of the MA in Writing Program of recently published work. The following faculty will be reading: Karen Houppert (nonfiction), Susan Muaddi Darraj (fiction), Ed Perlman (poetry) and Tim Wendel (nonfiction).Reservations are required; RSVP online to http://advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index.cfm?ContentID=2268. 109 Maryland. HW

Sat., April 17, 1 p.m. Award-winning local author Lucie Snodgrass will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Dishing Up Maryland. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Mon., April 19, 7 p.m. Career expert Joe Watson will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, Where the Jobs Are. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

SEMINARS

Mon., April 12, noon. “Mechanisms of EGF Receptor Family Activation,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Mark Lemmon, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. W1020 SPH. EB

Mon., April 12, 12:10 p.m. “Road Safety in Latin America,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Eugenia Rodrigues, Pan American Health Organization. Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management and the Center for Injury Research and Policy. W2033 SPH. EB

Mon., April 12, 12:15 p.m. “From Hematopoietic Stem Cell to Erythroblast: Regulation of Red Cell Production at Multiple Levels,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Harvey Lodish, Whitehead Institute. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., April 12, 12:15 p.m. “Food Companies’ Stepped-Up Responses to Global Nutrition Needs,” a Center for Human Nutrition special seminar with Derek Yach, PepsiCo Global R&D. E2030 SPH (Feinstone Hall). EB

Mon., April 12, 12:15 p.m. “The USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendation: A Tale of Two Perspectives,” an Epidemiology seminar with Russell Harris, University of North Carolina. W3030 SPH. EB

Mon., April 12, 12:15 p.m. “Continuing Controversies in Pediatric End of Life Care,” a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Alan Fleischman, March of Dimes Foundation. Co-sponsored by Pediatrics. W3008 SPH. EB

Mon., April 12, 1:30 p.m. “Characterizing General Anesthesia-Induced Loss of Consciousness,” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Emery Brown, Harvard-MIT. 110 Clark. HW

Mon., April 12, 2:30 p.m. “Learning About the Cell by Breaking It: Analysis of the Yeast Global Genetic Interaction Network,” a Computational Genomics seminar with Chad Myers, University of Minnesota. 517 PCTB. EB

Mon., April 12, 4 p.m. “Determining the Mechanisms of RNA Phosphoryl Transfer Reactions Using Kinetic Isotope Effects,” a Biophysics seminar with Michael Harris, Case Western Reserve University. 111 Mergenthaler. HW

Mon., April 12, 4 p.m. “Regularity and Energy Arguments for a Semilinear Skyrme Model,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with Dan-Andrei Geba, University of Rochester. Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW

Mon., April 12, 4:30 p.m. “The Coset Posets of Nilpotent Subgroups,” a Topology seminar with Enrique Torres-Giese, University of Michgan. Sponsored by Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW

Tues., April 13, noon. “Regulation of Neurotransmitter Receptor Function and Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Richard Huganir, SoM. 612 Physiology. EB

Tues., April 13, 12:15 p.m. “Robustness and Scaling of Morphogen Gradients,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Ben-Zion Shilo, Weizmann Institute of Science. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Tues., April 13, 12:15 p.m. “The Issues and Challenges of Baltimore City Schools,” a special seminar with Ed Burns, co-creator, writer and producer of HBO’s The Wire. Part of the series “The Wire as a Lens Into Public Health in Urban America,” co-sponsored by the Urban Health Institute, and the departments of Health, Behavior and Society and of Epidemiology. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

Tues., April 13, 4 p.m. “A Stochastic Interpretation of a Hitting Time Result of Mark Brown,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics student seminar with Vince Lyzinski. 303 Whitehead. HW

Tues., April 13, 4:30 p.m. “Modeling Cognitive State,” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Owen Rambow, Columbia University. North Conference Room, Stieff Building.

Wed., April 14, noon. “Making College-for-All Work: How Research Can Contribute,” a Sociology seminar with James Rosenbaum, Northwestern University. 526 Mergenthaler. HW

Wed., April 14, noon. “Hindbrain GLP-1 Receptor-Mediated Effects on Energy Balance,” a Physiology faculty candidate seminar with Matthew Hayes, University of Pennsylvania. 203 Physiology. EB

Wed., April 14, noon. “Planetary Surface Processes,” an Earth and Planetary Sciences seminar with Nathan Bridges, JPL. 304 Olin. HW

Wed., April 14, 12:15 p.m. “Converging Evidence for Epistasis in Bipolar Disorder Using Statistical and Bioinformatics Approaches,” a Mental Health seminar with Jennifer Judy, SPH. B14B Hampton House. EB

Wed., April 14, 1:30 p.m. “Multispecific Protein:Protein Interactions: Physical Principles and Biology,” a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Dorothy Beckett, University of Maryland. 517 PCTB. EB

Wed., April 14, 3 p.m. “The Role of Intrinsic Disorder in Regulating Collagen Metabolism,” a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Collin Stultz, MIT. 110 Maryland. HW

Wed., April 14, 4 p.m. “Piecewise Constant Estimation Algorithm for Predicting Clinical Outcomes,” a Biostatistics seminar with Annette Molinaro, Yale School of Public Health. W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., April 14, 4:30 p.m. “Expanding the Genetic Alphabet,” the inaugural Chemistry-Biology Interface Graduate Program seminar with Floyd Romesberg, Scripps Research Institute. 101 Remsen. HW

Wed., April 14, 5:30 p.m. “Adventures With Enzymes and DNA,” a Biophysical evening seminar with Jim Stivers, SoM, and lab members. Sponsored by the Institute for Biophysical Research at Johns Hopkins. 100 Mudd. HW

Thurs., April 15, noon. “Growth and Survival Signals Controlling Development of the Peripheral Nervous System,” a Cell Biology seminar with David Ginty, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Thurs., April 15, noon. “The Political Economy of the Private Military,” a Political Science seminar with Sean McFate, National Defense University. 366 Mergenthaler. HW

Thurs., April 15, noon. “Modulation of Mosquito Host-Seeking Behavior,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Leslie Vosshall, Rockefeller University. W1020 SPH. EB

Thurs., April 15, 12:15 p.m. “The Only Game in Town: Employment Options in the Inner-City,” an Urban Health Institute seminar with Emma Tsui, SPH. Part of the series “The Wire as a Lens Into Public Health in Urban America,” co-sponsored by the departments of Health, Behavior and Society and of Epidemiology. B14B Hampton House. EB

Thurs., April 15, 1 p.m. “Animal Models of CNS Disorders,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Marc Caron, Duke University Medical Center. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Thurs., April 15, 3 p.m. “An Electric Bioprocessor for Translational Applications,” a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Pak Wong, University of Arizona. 210 Hodson. HW

Thurs., April 15, 4 p.m. “The Challenges of Accountability and Performance in the Information Age,” a Social Policy seminar with Donald Kettl, University of Maryland, College Park. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies, and the departments of Economics and of Health Policy and Management. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Fri., April 16, 12:15 p.m. “Flexible Parametric Survival Model for Analysis of Current Status Data,” an Epidemiology seminar with Fang Tian, SPH. W3030 SPH. EB

Mon., April 19, 12:10 p.m. “Safe Kids Worldwide: A Vaccine for Childhood Injury,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Martin Eichelberger, founder, Safe Kids Worldwide. Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management and the Center for Injury Research and Policy. W2033 SPH. EB

Mon., April 19, 12:15 p.m. “Integrating Actin Dynamics With Adhesion in Cell Migration,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Clare Waterman, NIH. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW

Mon., April 19, 4 p.m. “Budget for a Declining Nation,” a Social Policy seminar with Eugene Steuerle, the Urban Institute, Washington DC. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies and the departments of Economics and of Health Policy and Management. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW

Mon., April 19, 4 p.m. “Finite Point Configurations in Euclidean Space,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with Alex Iosevich, University of Missouri, Columbia. Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW

SPECIAL EVENTS

Mon., April 12, 1 to 3 p.m. “The Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project,” a multimedia presentation by University of Washington historian Trevor Griffey on Seattle civil rights and labor history, construction of digital humanities projects and building university/community partnerships. Co-sponsored by History, the Center for Africana Studies and the Sheridan Libraries’ Center for Educational Resources. Sherwood Room, Levering. HW

Mon., April 12, 4:30 p.m. “Haiti: Perspectives on the Response,” a Center for Refugee and Disaster Response panel discussion with Dean Michael Klag, SPH; Robert Ferris, U.S. Agency for International Development; Thomas Kirsch, Catholic Relief Services; William Canny, Catholic Relief Services; David Brown, Washington Post medical writer; and Jean Ford, SPH. W1214 SPH (Sheldon Hall). EB

Mon., April 12, 4:30 p.m. The Provost’s Lecture Series presents its inaugural address by Nobel Prize winner Carol Greider. Hodson Hall. HW

Thurs., April 15, 4 p.m. School of Medicine Young Investigators’ Day, honoring young researchers. (See story, p. 1.) Sponsored by Molecular Biology and Genetics. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB

SPORTS

Sun., April 18, noon to 5 p.m. “Clash of the Classes: All-Star Basketball Tournament,” a contest for bragging rights among the classes of 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. $1 admission for spectators. Proceeds go to benefit Alpha Phi Alpha’s Haiti Relief Initiative. Sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Sigma Sigma chapter. O’Connor Recreation Center. HW

SYMPOSIA

Tues., April 13, 8 p.m. The 2010 Foreign Affairs Symposium presents Iranian-born writer and scholar Reza Aslan. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW

Wed., April 14, 3:30 p.m. “Social Determinants of Urban Health,” an Urban Health Institute symposium featuring Sir Michael Marmot, University College London, and a panel discussion with Dean Martha Hill, SoN, and Alfred Sommer, dean emeritus, SPH. E2014 SPH (Sommer Hall). EB

Fri., April 16, 2:30 p.m. “Collections and Communities: Baltimore Today,” a community symposium and panel discussion with local museum professionals. Sponsored by the JHU Program in Museums and Society and the University Libraries. (See story, p. 7.) The George Peabody Library. Peabody

WORKSHOPS

Tues., April 13, 12:15 p.m. “Salary Negotiation,” a Career Services workshop offering tips and best practices for salary negotiation. W2008 SPH. EB

Wed., April 14, 4:30 p.m. “PubMed,” a Research Services workshop. Electronic Resource Center, M-Level, MSE Library. HW

Thurs., April 15, 1 p.m. “Got Impact? Tools for Assessing the Influence of Your Research,” a Bits & Bytes workshop, designed for faculty and TAs, but staff are welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. To register, go to www
.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW