March 14, 2011
Calendar — March 14, 2011
COLLOQUIA
Tues., March 15, 4 p.m. “Subjects of Care: The Figure of the Vulnerable Child in Epidemic South Africa” by Lindsey Reynolds, KSAS, and “Marriage as Play Amongst Forest Workers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Notes From Fieldwork” by Thomas Cousins, KSAS, an Anthropology colloquium. 400 Macaulay. HW
Tues., March 15, 4 p.m. “Oscillatory Redox Status at the Core of Cellular Orchestration,” a Biology colloquium with David Lloyd, Cardiff University, UK. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
Tues., March 15, 4:15 p.m. “Spectroscopy and Dynamics of Excess Electrons in Clusters,” a Chemistry colloquium wth Daniel Neumark, University of California, Berkeley. 233 Remsen. HW
Wed., March 16, 3:30 p.m. “Virial Shocks in Galaxy and Cluster Halos,” an STSci colloquium with Yuval Birnboim, Center for Astrophysics. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW
Wed., March 16, 5 p.m. “From Wagner Revivals to War Crimes,” a Peabody DMA Musicology colloquium with Pamela Potter, University of Wisconsin, Madison. 308 Conservatory Bldg. Peabody
Thurs., March 17, 3 p.m. “Making Silkworms Legible: Science and Sericulture in Imperial Japan,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Lisa Onaga, Cornell University. 300 Gilman. HW
Thurs., March 17, 3 p.m. “Archimedes’ Oldest Writings Under X-ray Vision,” a Physics and Astronomy colloquium with Uwe Bergmann, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Schafler Auditorium, Bloomberg Center. HW
Fri., March 18, 2 p.m. “Gaping Holes in Our History: A Story of Impetuous Innovation,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with archivist Ren Cahoon. Parsons Auditorium. APL
DISCUSSION/TALKS
Tues., March 15, noon. Simulation Journal Club meeting. Sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Medicine Simulation Center. 8th floor, JHOC. EB
Tues., March 15, 1 p.m. “Europe 2020: Competitive or Complacent? Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Business and Policy,” a SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations talk with Joao Vale de Almeida, EU ambassador to the United States, in conjunction with the launch of CTR executive director Daniel Hamilton’s new book, Europe 2020: Competitive or Complacent? To RSVP, go to http://transatlantic.sais-jhu
.edu/events/2011/march_15_europe2020.htm. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Tues., March 15, 4:30 p.m. “Canadian Views on Asia: Public Opinion, Mental Maps and Relations Across the Pacific,” a Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies discussion with Yuen Pau Woo, president and CEO, Asia-Pacific Association of Canada. To RSVP, e-mail reischauer@jhu
.edu or call 202-663-5812. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Wed., March 16, 12:30 p.m. “New Approaches to Mining and Development,” a SAIS African Studies Program panel discussion with Michael Jarvis, World Bank Institute; Heinz Pley, McKinsey & Company; and Pepukaye Bardouille, International Finance Corp. For information, e-mail itolber1@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5676. 736 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Wed., March 16, 2 p.m. “Is Mafia Done or On Its Way Back?” a SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations panel discussion with John Buretta, senior counsel to the U.S. assistant attorney general and assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York; David Cardona, FBI; Giannicola Sinisi, attache for justice affairs, Embassy of Italy; Luca Scognamillo, Italian national police liaison, Embassy of Italy; and Kurt Volker (moderator), SAIS. To RSVP, e-mail transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5880. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Wed., March 16, 6:30 p.m. “Serving the Underserved Populations: A Troubled Journey Into Post-Secondary Education,” a Center for Africana Studies rap session, with Malcolm Snorden. Charles Commons Multipurpose Room. HW
Thurs., March 17, 12:30 p.m. “Violent Partnership and Transitional Justice in Zimbabwe,” a SAIS African Studies Program discussion with Michael Bratton, Michigan State University. For information, e-mail itolber1@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5676. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., March 17, 4:30 p.m. “Does Management Matter? Evidence From India,” a SAIS International Economics Program discussion with David McKenzie, World Bank. For information, e-mail srusso1@jhu.edu or call 202-663-7787. 714 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
FILM/VIDEO
Mon., March 14, noon. Screening of the film Empire of Silver, followed by a discussion with the film’s director, Christina Yao. Sponsored by the SAIS China Studies Program. To RSVP, e-mail zji@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5816. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Wed., March 16, 6:30 p.m. Screening of Houston, We Have a Problem followed by discussion with director, Nicole Torre and J. Robinson West, chair, founder and CEO of PTC Energy and board member of United States Institute of Peace. Part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. Sponsored by the SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment Program. For information, go to www
.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/films/show/606. To RSVP e-mail info@envirofilmfest.org or call 202-342-2564. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., March 17, 6:30 p.m. Screening of the film Vanishing of the Bees, a documentary about two commercial beekeepers striving to protect their honeybees from colony collapse disorder. Sponsored by the SAIS Energy, Resources and Environment Program. Rome Bldg. Auditorium. SAIS
INFORMATION
SESSIONS
Mon., March 14, noon. “Using Networking to Build Interdisciplinary Collaborations in Women’s Cancers,” a Johns Hopkins Women’s Health Research Group networking session with Kala Visvanathan, SPH. Bring lunch; light refreshments and beverages will be provided. To RSVP, go to www.jhsph.edu/urbanhealth/
whrg/session_031411.html. W3030 SPH. EB
Tues., March 15, 4 p.m., and Wed., March 16, 4:30 p.m. “Making the Best of Google,” a Milton S. Eisenhower Library information session on how to use Google, Google Scholar and Google Books for research. To register, go to www.library.jhu.edu/
researchhelp/workshops.html. Electronic Resource Center, M-Level, MSE Library. HW
Tues., March 15, 7 p.m. Online information session for the Master of Liberal Arts degree program, a chance to learn about the program’s admission requirements, curriculum design, course structure and degree requirements; also chat online with program director Melissa Hilbish. RSVP online at http://mla.jhu.edu/rsvp/index.html?ContentID=2925.
Wed., March 16, 6:30 p.m. Information session for the Master of Arts in Writing degree program. For more information or to RSVP, go to http://writing.jhu
.edu. Washington D.C. Center.
Wed., March 16, 7 p.m. Online information session for the Master in Geographic Information Systems online certificate program, a chance to learn about the program’s admission requirements, curriculum design, course structure and degree requirements; also chat with the program coordinator. RSVP online at http://advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index.cfm?ContentID=2933.
Mon., March 21, 7 p.m. Online information session for the Master of Arts in Communication degree program, a chance to participate in a Q&A session with the program coordinator. RSVP online by March 17 at http://advanced.jhu.edu/rsvp/index
.cfm?ContentID=2870.
LECTURES
The Kempf Lectures by Doug Ravenal, University of Rochester. Sponsored by Mathematics. HW
• Mon., March 14, 4:30 p.m. “The Arf-Kervaire Problem in Algebraic Topology,” Part 1. 304 Krieger.
• Tues., March 15, 4:30 p.m. “The Arf-Kervaire Problem in Algebraic Topology,” Part 2. 413 Krieger.
Thurs., March 17, 4 p.m. “Victorian Pain,” an English lecture by Rachel Ablow, University at Buffalo, SUNY. 130D Gilman. HW
Thurs., March 17, 5 p.m. “In Pursuit of Pan at Metaponto: An Archaeological Tale the Terracottas Tell,” a Classics lecture by Rebecca Ammerman, Colgate University. 108 Gilman. HW
Thurs., March 17, 5:15 p.m. “Cultural Models for New Political Orders in Late 19th Century,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Alvaro Kaempfer, Gettysburg College. 288 Gilman. HW
Thurs., March 17, 5:15 p.m. “Divining Benjamin: Reading Fate, Graphology, Gambling,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Eric Downing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 479 Gilman. HW
Thurs., March 17, 5:30 p.m. “Kissing God’s Feet: The Religious Landscapes of Mari,” a Near Eastern Studies lecture by Cinzia Pappi, Universitat Leipzig, Germany. 50 Gilman. HW
MUSIC
Wed., March 16, through Sat., March 19, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Opera Theatre presents Poulenc’s Les mamelles de Tiresias and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortileges, with the Peabody Concert Orchestra. (See story, p. 10.) $25 general admission, $15 for senior citizens and $10 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Sun., March 20, 5:30 p.m. The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents violinist Gil Shaham in an all-Bach program. (See story, p. 12.) $38 general admission, $19 for non-JHU students; free for JHU students, Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
READINGS/
BOOK TALKS
Tues., March 15, 5 p.m. Timothy Snyder, professor of history at Yale University, will discuss his new book, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin. A reception follows. For information, e-mail atobin1@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5796. 806 Rome Bldg. SAIS
SEMINARS
Mon., March 14, 10 a.m. “Risk Factors for and the Management of Venous Thromboembolism,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Anand Narayan. Room 1500 Q, 2024 E. Monument St. EB
Mon., March 14, 10:30 a.m.
“ ‘It’s Not What You Know, But Who You Know’: Examining the Role of Social Capital in Understanding Drug Use–Related Behaviors,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Pritika Chatterjee. W2030 SPH. EB
Mon., March 14, noon. “Designing an Open-Science, HIT-Supported Learning Health System: The Case of Pediatrics,” a Health Policy and Management brown bag lunch seminar with Christopher Forrest, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and L. Charles Bailey Jr., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Cookies, fruit and drinks provided. 208 Hampton House. EB
Mon., March 14, noon. “The Dynamic Control of Stem Cells,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Ronald McKay, SoM. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., March 14, noon. “Commodity Chains in Context: Mexico’s Post-NAFTA Boom to Bust Cycle and the Limits of Development Through Upgrading,” a Sociology seminar with Jennifer Bair, University of Colorado, Boulder. 526 Mergenthaler. HW
Mon., March 14, noon. “M2: Flu Virus’s Proton Importer: Does M2 Shuttle or Shutter Protons,” a Biophysics seminar with Robin Thottungal. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
Mon., March 14, 12:15 p.m. “Ethical Decision Making and Disaster Response,” a Berman Institute of Bioethics lunch seminar with Margaret Moon, SoM. W3008 SPH. EB
Mon., March 14, 1 p.m. “Statistical Methods for Inter-Subject Analysis of Neuroscience Data,” a Biostatistics thesis defense seminar with Haley Hedlin. E9519 SPH. EB
Mon., March 14, 1:30 p.m. “Optogenetics: Development and Application,” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Karl Deisseroth, HHMI. G-007 Ross. EB
Mon., March 14, 3 p.m. “The Significance of Wealth in Understanding Associations Between Race and the Risk of Low Birth Weight,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Adam Allston. E4130 SPH. EB
Mon., March 14, 4 p.m. “Colonies, Copper and Useful Knowledge in Britain, 1680–1730,” a History seminar with Nuala Zahediah, University of Edinburgh. 308 Gilman. HW
Mon., March 14, 4 p.m. The Bodian Seminar—“Push-Pull Perceptual Learning Reduces Sensory Eye Dominance and Improves Stereopsis” with Zijiang He, University of Louisville. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Tues., March 15, 10 a.m. “B-Cell Trafficking and Long-Term Maintenance in the CNS of Sindbis Virus Infected C57BL/6 Mice,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology thesis defense seminar with Talibah Metcalf. W2030 SPH. EB
Tues., March 15, 12:15 p.m. “Effects of Family Environment on Sexual Vulnerability Among Adolescent Girls, Ages 15–19, in Rakai, Uganda,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Nanlesta Pilgrim. W1214 SPH. EB
Tues., March 15, 2 p.m. “Interpersonal Aggression in Urban African-American Early Adolescents: Application of the IBM Using a Gendered Perspective,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Nadine Finigan. E9519 SPH. EB
Tues., March 15, 3 p.m. The M. Gordon Wolman Seminar—“Environmental Applications of Nanotechnology” with Arturo Keller, University of California, Santa Barbara. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. 234 Ames. HW
Wed., March 16, 11 a.m. “Bilateral Effects of Oophorectomy for Breast Cancer Risk and Mortality,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Hazel Nichols. W2017 SPH. EB
Wed., March 16, noon. “Secondary Use of EHR Data Through Machine Learning: Real-Time Risk Prediction in the Neonatal ICU,” a Health Informatics/Information Science faculty candidate brown bag lunch seminar with Suchi Saria, Stanford University. Cookies, fruit and drinks provided. Sponsored by Health Policy and Management. 688 Hampton House. EB
Wed., March 16, noon. “Connexin 43, Foxp3 and the Treg Lineage Cells,” a Molecular Pathology seminar with Piotr Kraj, Medical College of Georgia. G-007 Ross. EB
Wed., March 16, 12:15 p.m. Wednesday Noon Seminar—“Psychiatric Phenotypes and the Struggle for Validity” with Fernando Goes, SoM. Sponsored by Mental Health. B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., March 16, 1 p.m. “The Impact of Young Maternal Age on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Rural Nepal,” an International Health thesis defense seminar with Victoria Chou. W3031 SPH. EB
Wed., March 16, 1:30 p.m. “Bacterial Cell Division: A Time and Place for Everything,” a Biophysics seminar with Thomas Bernhardt, Harvard Medical School. 701 WBSB. EB
Wed., March 16, 2:30 p.m. “An Exploration of the Influence of Culture and Extended Family Networks on the Weight-Related Behaviors of Urban African-American Children,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Natasha Brown. W2033 SPH. EB
Wed., March 16, 3 p.m. “Tin Whisker Formation and Stress Relaxation in Tin Thin Films,” a Materials Science and Engineering seminar with Carol Handwerker, Purdue University. 110 Maryland. HW
Wed., March 16, 4 p.m. “Chemical Interrogation of Cell Division and Secondary Metabolism in Bacteria,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Justin Nodwell, McMaster University Health Sciences Center. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Wed., March 16, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Shape Encoding in Monkey Extrastriate Cortex” with Kristina Nielsen, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Thurs., March 17, 10 a.m. “Mitochondrial Metabolism in the Survival and Growth of Tumor Cells,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Ralph DeBerardinis, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
Thurs., March 17, 10 a.m. “Dose-Effect Relationships: Predictors and Outcomes of the Intensity of Exposure to a Community Health Worker Intervention,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Chidinma Ibe. W2029 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 17, noon. “Non-Equilibrium Deformations in Phase-Transforming Materials and Nanostructures,” a Civil Engineering seminar with Kaushik Dayal, Carnegie Mellon University. 311 Hodson. HW
Thurs., March 17, noon. “Myosin V Function in vivo: From Melanosomes to Memory,” a Cell Biology seminar with John Hammer, NIH/NHLBI. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., March 17, noon. “EvoDevo of Mosquito Early Embryo and Genetic Control of Mosquito-Borne Infectious Diseases,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Jake Tu, Virginia Tech. W1020 SPH. EB
Thurs., March 17, 1:30 p.m. “Recovering Sparse Vectors via Hard Thresholding Pursuit,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Simon Foucart, Drexel University. 304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., March 17, 2 to 6 p.m., and Fri., March 18, 9 a.m. to noon. The Futures Seminar—Department of Biology, with Norm Pace, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jonathan Weissman, University of California, San Francisco; Gary Ruvkun, Harvard Medical School; and Sandra Schmid, Scripps Research Institute. Mudd Hall Auditorium (Thursday) and 100 Mudd (Friday). HW
Thurs., March 17, 4 p.m. “Osteoclasts: What Do They Do and How Do They Do It?” an Orthopaedic Surgery Research seminar with Steven Teitelbaum, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. 5152 JHOC. EB
Thurs., March 17, 4 p.m. “The Concept of Critical Theory,” a Political and Moral Thought seminar with Sam Chambers. 288 Gilman. HW
Fri., March 18, 10 a.m. “Sources, Distribution, Treatment and Quality of Drinking Water in Shatila Refugee Camp in Beirut, Lebanon,” an Environmental Health Sciences thesis defense seminar with Samar Khoury. E9519 SPH. EB
Fri., March 18, 11 a.m. “The Atmospheric Circulation Response to Idealized Thermal Forcings in a Simple GCM,” a CEAFM seminar with Amy Butler, NOAA/NCEP. 50 Gilman. HW
Fri., March 18, noon. “The Whole Building Design Guide—The Online Tool to Achieve High-Performance Buildings,” a Civil Engineering seminar with Richard Paradis, National Institute of Building Sciences. 110 Hodson. HW
Mon., March 21, noon. “TRPV Ion Channels: Skin Deep and a Mile Wide,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Michael Caterina, SoM. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., March 21, 12:15 p.m. “Embryology in Tissue Culture: Studying Eye Development With ES Cells,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Thomas Reh, University of Washington. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., March 21, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Dissecting Neuroaesthetics” with Edward Vessel, New York University. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mon., March 14, 8 p.m. The 2011 Foreign Affairs Symposium—Global Citizenship: Re-examining the Role of the Individual in an Evolving World—presents a cybersecurity panel with local experts from Northrop Grumman, University of Maryland, JHU and the Office of Innovative Technologies at the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW
Wed., March 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 2011 JHMI Biomedical Career Fair, open to all JHMI graduate students, postdocs, alumni, faculty and staff, with representatives from various schools, organizations, corporations and foundations. Sponsored by the JHMI Professional Development Office. For more information, call 410-502-2804 or e-mail jhmipdo@jhmi.edu. Turner Concourse. EB
Wed., March 16, 7:30 p.m. Screening of Bach & Friends, directed by Baltimore filmmaker Michael Lawrence, in celebration of J.S. Bach’s birthday. (See story, p. 12.) Following the two-hour feature film, the audience is invited to participate in a Q&A session hosted by Lawrence. For more information or to order ticketrs, call 410-516-7164 or go to www.shriverconcerts.org. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Fri., March 18, and Sat., March 19, 7:30 p.m. “Triumph and Slavery,” a site-specific theatrical performance by Washington DC actor Scott Sedar recreating through the use caricature, monologues, songs and audience participation, a fanciful 1920s theater evening. (See photo, p. 7.) Sponsored by JHU Museums. $8 general admission, $5 for museum members and students. Bakst Theatre, Evergreen Museum & Library.
WORKSHOPS
Thurs., March 17, 1 p.m. “The Power of Blackboard’s Content Collection,” an advanced Bits & Bytes workshop providing an introduction to a little-known feature of Blackboard 9. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu/events.html. The training is open to Homewood faculty, lecturers and TAs; staff are also welcome to attend. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW