October 18, 2010
Calendar — October 18, 2010
COLLOQUIA
Mon., Oct. 18, noon. “Molecular Mechanism of Activation and Inhibition of Bax in Cell Death Regulation,” a joint Biophysics/Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Nico Tjandra, NIH. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 4 p.m. “When Custom Is a Crime: Law, Life and the Goddess in Rural South India” with Hester Betlem, KSAS; and “Some Notes on Learning Poetry in Kurdistan” with Andrew Bush, KSAS. Sponsored by Anthropology. 404 Macaulay. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 4 p.m. “Animal Defects and Natural Norms in Hegel,” a Philosophy colloquium with Sebastian Rand, Georgia State University. 288 Gilman. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 4:15 p.m. “Understanding and Modeling Noncovalent Interactions,” a Chemistry colloquium with C. David Sherrill, Georgia Institute of Technology. 233 Remsen. HW
Wed., Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m. “X-rays and Planet Formation,” an STSci colloquium with Eric Feigelson, Pennsylvania State University. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 3 p.m. “America’s Energy Challenges,” a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Steven Koonin, undersecretary for science, U.S. Department of Energy. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 3 p.m. “ ‘Mistress of Her Own Intentions’: Will and Magical Potential in Agrippa von Nettesheim’s De occulta philosophia libri tres,” a History of Science and Technology colloquium with Allison Kavey, John Jay College, CUNY. 300 Gilman. HW
CONFERENCES
Wed., Oct. 20. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. “A Return to Civilian Rule? The Prospects for Democracy and Rights in Burma After the Election,” a SAIS Southeast Asia Studies Program conference with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, Harvard University. (See In Brief, p. 2.) To RSVP, go to http://
burmaconference.eventbrite.com. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
DISCUSSION/TALKS
Mon., Oct. 18, 2 p.m. “New Challenges in Women’s Health and HIV,” a Johns Hopkins Women’s Health Research Group networking session with Elizabeth Golub, SPH. Learn more about women’s health research at Johns Hopkins, share research interests and form collaborations. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided. To RSVP, go to www.jhsph.edu/urbanhealth/whrg/session_101810.html. E9519 SPH. EB
Tues., Oct. 19, 9:45 a.m. “The Feasibility of European Monetary and Fiscal Policies,” a SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations discussion with featured speaker Robert Solow, president, Cournot Centre for Economic Studies, and others. To RSVP, go to http://transatlantic
.sais-jhu.edu/events/2010/ctr_cournot.htm. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Tues., Oct. 19, 5 p.m. “Busy on Various Fronts: Angela Merkel, Her Coalition of the Unwilling and the Fight for the German Economic Model,” a SAIS European Studies Program discussion with Markus Ziener, Handelsblatt. For information, e-mail ntobin@jhu
.edu or call 202-663-5796. 812 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Wed., Oct. 20, noon. “Caring for the Aging and Their Caretakers,” a Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center panel discussion with Jennifer Wolff, SoM; Marc Blowe and Sandra Brownell, Md. Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene. To view live webcast, go to www.jhsph.edu/maphtc/training_events/events_calendar
.html. W1214 SPH. EB
Wed., Oct. 20, 12:45 p.m. “Latin America: Poverty, Inequality and the New Human Opportunity Agenda,” a SAIS Latin American Studies Program discussion with Marcelo Giugale, World Bank. To RSVP, e-mail jzurek1@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5734. 517 Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., Oct. 21, 12:30 p.m. “The End of America’s Global Hegemony: Implications for the Global System,” a Bernard Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism discussion with Daniel Drezner, Tufts University. To RSVP, e-mail rbwashington@jhu
.edu or call 202-663-5650. Rome Auditorium. SAIS
Thurs., Oct. 21, 1:45 p.m. Conversation with William C. Eacho III, U.S. ambassador to Austria. Sponsored by the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations. To RSVP, e-mail transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5880. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m. The Africana Studies Critical Thought Collective presents Johnny Hill of the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminar who will discuss his book, The First Black President: Barack Obama, Race, Politics and the American Dream. Sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies. 113 Greenhouse. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 5:30 p.m. “The Global Outlook for Nuclear Power,” a SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment Program discussion with Daniel Lipman, Westinghouse. To RSVP, e-mail saisere@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5786. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Fri., Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m. “The Future of Electric Vehicles: A Perspective From the Tokyo Electric Power Company,” a SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment Program discussion with Takafumi Anegawa, Tokyo Electric Power Company. To RSVP, e-mail saisere@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5786. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Fri., Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m. “Malaria, Health Systems and Development: New Insights From Field Experiments in Africa,” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Jessica Cohen, Harvard University and the Brookings Institution. TO RSVP, e-mail developmentroundtable@ jhu.edu or call 201-739-7425. Rome Auditorium. SAIS
EXHIBITS
Mon., Oct. 18. You Owe It to Yourself, an interactive exhibit allowing users to calculate environmental and cost savings associated with energy-efficient behaviors. On display until Oct. 22. 3rd flr, BRB (nr the Daily Grind). EB
FILM/VIDEO
Mon., Oct. 18, 6 p.m. Screening of the documentary In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, with Deann Borshay Liem, writer, producer and director of the film. The showing will be followed by discussion and a question-and-answer session. For information, e-mail jtown2@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5830. To RSVP, go to http://uskoreainstitute.org/events/?event_id=76. Sponsored by the U.S.-Korea Institute at SAIS and the SAIS Korea Studies Program. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., Oct. 21, 6 p.m. Screening of Mah Nakorn (Citizen Dog). Sponsored by the Thai Club. 417 Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Fri., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. Women, Gender and Sexuality presents Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible, part of the film series “Violence and Vengeance.” 113 Greenhouse. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 7 p.m. Baltimore premiere of the film No Woman, No Cry, with supermodel/filmmaker Christy Turlington who will take questions after the screening. Sponsored by Jhpiego. $200 for special reception with Christy Turlington before the event. Limited to 40 people; includes parking, the screening and a dessert reception after the film. $100 for individuals, includes the film and dessert reception after the film; $75 each for 2 tickets or more. $10 for students includes film and dessert reception. For tickets, go to www
.jhpiego.org/events/filmscreening/tickets.htm or call 410-537-1813. Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art.
GRAND ROUNDS
Fri., Oct. 22, 12:15 p.m. “Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design at Johns Hopkins,” Health Sciences Informatics grand rounds with Youseph Yazdi, SoM. W1214 SPH. EB
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Thurs., Oct. 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Sustainable and Healthy Harvest Table,” a chance to learn about the health-promoting and eco-friendly properties of food and take home recipes for keeping yourself and the planet healthy. JHH Farmers Market (Jefferson St pathway, nr CRB buildings). EB
LECTURES
Mon., Oct. 18, 3 p.m. “Open Access: The Current Landscape and Future Direction of Scholarly Communication,” a Sheridan Libraries lecture by Heather Joseph, SPARC. Mason Hall Auditorium. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 3 p.m. The Charles and Mary O’Melia Lecture in Environmental Science—“Transport of Nanomaterials in the Subsurface: Environmental Threat or Innovative Tool” by Linda Abriola, Tufts University. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. 234 Ames. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 3 p.m. The Provost’s Fall Lecture Series—“What Would ‘Failure’ in China Mean for the World” by David Lampton, SAIS. Sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Dean (SAIS). W1214 SPH. EB
Tues., Oct. 19, 5 p.m. The 2010 George S. Benton Lecture—“Climate, Oceans, Environment and Human Health: Biocomplexity in Action” by Rita Colwell, University of Maryland. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. 305 Olin. HW
Tues., Oct. 19, 6 p.m. The Alvin H. Bernstein Lecture by Admiral James Stavridis, supreme allied commander for Europe for NATO. For information or to RSVP, e-mail ckunkel@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5772. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Tues., Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. “ ‘Autonomous Education’ from Chiapas to Mexico City,” a Program in Latin American Studies lecture by sociologist Patricia Hernandez. Co-sponsored by UMBC, Towson University, Loyola University and the Mexico Solidarity Network. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW
Wed., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. No Second Troy: Symbols and Persons From Homer Till Now—The 2010 Turnbull Lecture by Edward Mendelson, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Writing Seminars. Part 1: “Why Agamemnon Was Wrong About Women.” (Part 2 takes place on Oct. 27.) Mudd Auditorium. HW
Wed., Oct. 20, 7 p.m. “Shoah Literature: The Universal Aspect,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program lecture by Geoffrey Hartman, Yale University. 6 p.m. Pre-lecture reception. Co-sponsored by German and Romance Languages and Literatures. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel). HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 8 a.m. The 10th William Wallace Scott Research Lecture—“Regenerative Medicine: New Approaches to Health Care” by Anthony Atala, Wake Forest University. Owens Auditorium, CRB2. EB
Thurs., Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m. “The Cinematography of Virgil’s Aeneid,” a Classics lecture by Kirk Freudenburg, Yale University. 108 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 5:15 p.m. “Im Innern ist alles alles abgeschrieben,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Anne-Kathrin Reulecke, Technische Universitat Berlin. 479 Gilman. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 4:30 p.m. Kempf Lecture—“Classifying Spaces of Degenerating Hodge Structures” by Kazuya Kato, University of Chicago. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 5 p.m. “ Libraries and Reading Culture in the High Empire,” a Philological Society lecture by William Johnson, Duke University. Co-sponsored by Classics. 108 Gilman. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. The Provost’s Fall Lecture Series—“The Marriage Go-Round: How and Why Family Life Is Different in the United States Than in Other Wealthy Nations” by Andrew Cherlin, KSAS. A Year of Demography event, sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Office of the Dean (SAIS). Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
MUSIC
Fri., Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Improvisation and Multimedia Ensemble performs. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody
Sat., Oct. 23, 8 p.m. The Peabody Symphony Orchestra performs music by Mozart, Mahler and Shostakovich. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
SEMINARS
Mon., Oct. 18, noon. “Catching a Motor in the Act: Structural Basis for Hexameric Helicase Polarity,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with James Berger, UC Berkeley. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., Oct. 18, noon. “The Business Side of Engineering,” a Civil Engineering seminar with Mikhail Lozovatsky, AECOM. B17 Hackerman. HW
Mon., Oct. 18, 12:15 p.m. “Molecular Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Function,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Michael Rudnicki, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute/Sprott Centre for Stem Cell Research. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. “ALLPATHS: Assembling Large Genomes With Short Reads,” a Center for Computational Genomics seminar with Sante Gnerre, Broad Institute. 517 PCTB. EB
Mon., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Memory Retrieval Mechanisms” with Matthew Shapiro, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. “A Brave New World and Yet the Same: The Blessings of Exchange in the Making of the Early English Atlantic,” a History seminar with David Sacks, Reed College. 308 Gilman. HW
Mon., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. “Global Existence for Coupled Klein-Gordon Equations With Different Velocities,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with Pierre Germain, NYU. Sponsored by Mathematics. 304 Krieger. HW
Mon., Oct. 18, 4 p.m. “A Functional Evaluation of Notch3 in the Context of Melanoma-Endothelial Cell Communication and Tumor Progression,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Jason Howard. 303 WBSB. EB
Tues., Oct. 19, noon. “Cytokinesis Through Biochemical-Mechanical Feedback Loops,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Douglas Robinson, SoM. 612 Physiology. EB
Tues., Oct. 19, 2 p.m. “The Mixed Messages of Personal Genomics,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine seminar with Wylie Burke, University of Washington. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
Tues., Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m. “Domain Adaptation in NLP,” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Hal Daume, University of Maryland. B17 Hackerman. HW
Wed., Oct. 20, 4 p.m. “Enhancing Research and Translation Using Small Molecules—The Dundee Model,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Julie Frearson, University of Dundee, Scotland. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Wed., Oct. 20, 4 p.m. “False Discovery Rates and Copy Number Variation,” a Biostatistics seminar with Bradley Efron, Stanford University. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Oct. 21, noon. “How Toxins and Viruses Hijack Common Cellular Machineries to Cause Disease,” a Cell Biology seminar with Billy Tsai, University of Michigan Medical School. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Oct. 21, 1 p.m. “Cellular Mechanisms of Linear Gain Control in Eye Movements,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Sascha du Lac, Salk Institute. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., Oct. 21, 1:30 p.m. “Shape Inference by Intrinsic Data Descriptors,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Stephan Huckeman, Institut fur Mathematische Stochastik, Gottingen, Germany. 304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 3 p.m. “Tiny Leaps for Robot-kind: Mobility, Mechanisms and Motors for Microrobots,” a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Sarah Bergbreiter, University of Maryland, College Park. 210 Hodson. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 3 p.m. The Bromery Seminar—“Mountain Hydrology, the Fourth Paradigm and the Color of Snow” with Jeff Dozier, the Bren School, UC Irvine. Co-sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. 305 Olin. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 4 p.m. “Wittgenstein and/as Philosophy,” a Humanities Center seminar with Chantal Bax, University of Amsterdam. 208 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 4 p.m. “EXC Proteins Regulate Early Endosome Trafficking to Maintain Apical Surface in Narrow Tubules of C. elegans,” a Biology seminar with Matthew Buechner, University of Kansas. 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 4 p.m. “The Evaluation of New York City’s Conditional Cash Transfer Program,” a Social Policy seminar with James Riccio, MDRC, and Veronica White, New York City Center for Economic Opportunity. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Fri., Oct. 22, noon. “Counting the Phosphates of a Phosphorylation Site Cluster by the FHA Domain,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Ming-Daw Tsai, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. 490 Rangos Research Bldg. EB
Mon., Oct. 25, 10 a.m. “Probabilistic Sensitivity Analysis of Biochemical Reaction Systems,” an Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar with Hongxuan Zhang, WSE. 210 Clark. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, noon. “How Cofilin Severs an Actin Filament,” a Biophysics seminar with Enrique De La Cruz, Yale University. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 12:15 p.m. “Maintaining Skeletal Muscle Mass: Lessons Learned From Hibernation,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Ronald Cohn, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 1:30 p.m. “Engineering Human Tissues,” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Gordona Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University. 709 Traylor. EB (Videoconferenced to 110 Clark. HW)
Mon., Oct. 25, 3:30 p.m. “The Role of Geriatrics and Gerontology in Comparative Effectiveness Research,” a Center on Aging and Health seminar with Richard Hodes, National Institute on Aging. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
Mon., Oct. 25, 4 p.m. “The HNF6 Transcription Factor Regulates Pancreas Differentiation and Homeostasis,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Maureen Gannon, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., Oct. 25, 4 p.m. “The Book-of-the-Month Club: A Reconsideration,” a History seminar with Daniel Raff, University of Pennsylvania. 308 Gilman. HW
SPECIAL EVENTS
Baltimore’s Great Architecture Lecture Series—The Porch in America. A three-part series on the history and cultural significance of the porch in America. $20 general admission, $15 Homewood and AIA Baltimore members and students. Advance registration required; call 410-516-5589 or go to www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/22987. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
• Mon., Oct. 18, 6 p.m. “Painted Furniture for Garden Rooms, Porches and Lawns, 1790–1825” by Wendy Cooper, senior curator of furniture, Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. 5 p.m. Pre-lecture reception at Homewood Museum.
• Mon., Oct. 25, 6 p.m. “Porches, Porticoes and the Architecture of Democracy” by architect Allan Greenberg. Last in the series. 5 p.m. Pre-lecture reception at Homewood Museum.
Wed., Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. “A Suitcase Full of Pop-Up Books,” an illustrated talk by Paul Johnson. Sponsored by the Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries. 5:30 p.m. Reception. Bakst Theater, Evergreen Museum & Library.
Thurs., Oct. 21, 8 p.m. 2010 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium—The Global Network: America’s Changing Role in an Interconnected World, with Jon Landau, producer of the movies Titanic and Avatar. Talk followed by question-and-answer session and reception. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Mon., Oct. 25, 5:30 p.m. “Brunelleschi’s Magic Bullet: On Painting the City With Perfect Projection,” a slide show and talk by urban landscape painter Nicholas Evans-Cato. (See story, p. 16.) Co-sponsored by Homewood Art Workshops and Homewood Arts Programs. 101 Ross Jones Building, Mattin Center. HW
SYMPOSIA
Thurs., Oct. 21, 3:30 p.m. “The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates,” an Urban Health Institute symposium with author Wes Moore. E2014 SPH. EB
WORKSHOPS
Mon., Oct. 18, noon. “Bike Commuting,” a Center for a Livable Future workshop and panel discussion with members of the JHU Bike Commuting Group. An optional group bike ride to Patterson Park will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. W2030 SPH. EB
The Center for Educational Resources presents a series of workshops on the Blackboard 9.1 interface. The training is open to all faculty, staff and students in full-time KSAS or WSE programs who will serve as administrators to a Blackboard course. To register, go to www.bb.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
• Mon., Oct. 18, 2:30 p.m. “Assessing Student Knowledge and Managing Grades in Blackboard.”
• Tues., Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m. “Getting Started With Blackboard.”
• Wed., Oct. 20, 2:30 p.m. “Blackboard Communication and Collaboration.”
Tues., Oct. 19, 1:30 p.m. “Eyes on Teaching: Enhancing Students’ Motivation and Learning,” a Center for Educational Resources workshop for faculty, postdocs and graduate students only. Registration required; go to www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
Thurs., Oct. 21, 1 p.m. “Introduction to Tests and Surveys,” a Center for Educational Resources “Bits & Bytes” workshop. Register at www.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
Fri., Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to noon, and 2 to 6 p.m. “Shadows, Mirrors, ‘White Spaces’: Thinking Algeria With and Beyond the Limits of Francophone Scholarship in North America,” a Women, Gender and Sexuality workshop. 479 Gilman (9 a.m.) and 308 Gilman (2 p.m.) HW