November 14, 2011
Calendar — November 14, 2011
COLLOQUIA
Tues., Nov. 15, 4:15 p.m. “Light-Triggered Reactions in Small Molecular Ions,” a Chemistry colloquium with Mathias Weber, University of Colorado. 233 Remsen. HW
Wed., Nov. 16, 3:30 p.m. “Exploring the Diversity of Exoplanetary Atmospheres,” an STSci colloquium with Heather Knutson, Caltech. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 3 p.m. “After Apollo: The Legacy of the Moon Landings,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Roger Launius, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. 330 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 3:45 p.m. “A Unifying Account of Inductive Reasoning,” a Cognitive Science colloquium with Charles Kemp, Carnegie Mellon University. 111 Krieger. HW
Tues., Nov. 22, 4 p.m. “Materialities of Violence, Violent Materialities: Artifacts, Documents, Monuments and Bodies in Turkish-Kurdish War Zone,” an Anthropology colloquium with Nazan Ustundag, Bogazici University. 404 Macaulay. HW
CONFERENCES
Fri., Nov. 18, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. “Health Systems for All: Expanding Horizons,” an International Health conference with keynote speaker Nelson Sewankambo, Makerere University, Uganda, and interactive session. (A cocktail reception will follow in E2030 SPH.) Open to faculty, staff and students only. E2014 SPH. EB
DISCUSSIONS/TALKS
Tues., Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m. “Politics, Foreign Aid and Basic Health Outcomes in Tanzania and Uganda, 1995–2009,” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Kevin Croke, World Bank. To RSVP, call 202-663-5943 or email mevange2@
jhu.edu. 200 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Tues., Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m. “Populism in Africa: How the Opposition Won the 2011 Zambian Election,” a SAIS African Studies Program discussion with Nic Cheeseman, University of Oxford. For more information, call 202-663-5676 or email itolber1@jhu
.edu. 203 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Wed., Nov. 16, 12:30 p.m. “Inclusion or Exclusion? Empowering the Next Generation,” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Maya Ajmera, founder and president, Global Fund for Children and SAIS visiting scholar. To RSVP, call 202-870-6677 or email developmentroundtable@
jhu.edu. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Wed., Nov. 16, 12:45 p.m. “Challenges and Trends in Infrastructure Investing in Emerging Markets,” a SAIS Latin American Studies Program discussion with Benjamin Sessions, managing director, Global Environment Fund. (The speaker’s comments will be off the record.) For more information, call 202-663-5734 or jzurek1@jhu.edu. 517 Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Fri., Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m. “The Geopolitics of Hunger,” a SAIS Office of Development and Alumni Relations discussion with Jessica Adelman, Syngenta. A “Year of Agriculture” event. To RSVP, call 202-663-5636 or email saisag@
jhu.edu. A live webcast of the discussion will be accessible at www.sais-jhu.edu/pressroom/live
.html. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
FILM/VIDEO
Thurs., Nov. 17, 7 p.m. Screening of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Last Emperor, sponsored by East Asian Studies. 113 Greenhouse. HW
Fri., Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Screening of Photographic Memory, by independent documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee. (See photo, this page.) After the screening, McElwee will talk about his work and lead a Q&A session. Sponsored by the JHU Film and Media Studies Program. 110 Hodson. HW
GRAND ROUNDS
Wed., Nov. 16, noon. “Maryland’s Youth Suicide Prevention Program: ‘A Caring Community Saves Lives,’ ” Public Health Practice grand rounds with Henry Westray Jr., Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Mary Cwik, SPH. Co-sponsored by Population, Family and Reproductive Health, the MidAtlantic Public Health Training Center and Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. W1214 SPH. EB
INFORMATION
SESSIONS
Tues., Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fall supplier exhibit, sponsored by the JHU Core Store, with representatives from Agilent Technologies, Applied Biosystems, Bio-Rad, Cell Signaling, Fermentas, GE-Healthcare, Hyclone, Invitrogen, Mediatech, New England Biolabs, Perkin-Elmer, Promega, QIAGEN, Quality Biological, Roche Applied Science and Sigma, displaying the latest literature and promotions. Representatives from the Genetic Resources Core Facility and Core Store will also be present. Turner Concourse. EB
LECTURES
Mon., Nov. 14, 3 p.m. “Lexicography of the Jewish Aramaic Dialects From Late Antiquity,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program lecture by Michael Sokoloff, Bar Ilan University, Tel Aviv. Co-sponsored by Near Eastern Studies. 130G Gilman. HW
Tues., Nov. 15, 12:30 p.m. “The NIH Grant Process: Application, Review and Funding,” a Center for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research lecture by James Griffin, Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Rooms 9 and 10, Pinkard Bldg. EB
Tues., Nov. 15, 4 p.m. The Chesapeake Biological Laboratories Lecture—“Adventures in Mammalian Genetics” by Stephen Elledge, Harvard Medical School. Sponsored by Biological Chemistry. Auditorium (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Tues., Nov. 15, 5:30 p.m. “Investors, Infrastructure and Interlocking Networks: Perspectives on the Structure of International Trade, ca. 2000–1700 BC,” a Near Eastern Studies lecture by Gojko Barjamovic, University of Copenhagen. 130G Gilman. HW
Tues., Nov. 15, 5:45 p.m. “‘Tutta tonda di rilievo’: The Paradox of Relief and the Problem of Perspective,” a History of Art lecture by ACLS postdoctoral fellow Christopher Lakey, KSAS. 132 Gilman. HW
Tues., Nov. 15, 7 p.m. “Remembering the Geniza: Making History From Fragments,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program lecture by poet Peter Cole and essayist and biographer Adina Hoffman. Co-sponsored by the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation and the Walters Art Museum. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel). HW
Wed., Nov. 16, 2 p.m. “Studies of Human Transposable Elements,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine lecture by John Moran, University of Michigan Medical School. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, 4 p.m. “Dissonances in the Synagogue: The Theological Subconscious of Modern Music,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program lecture by Ruth Ha-Cohen, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. Co-sponsored by Humanities. 208 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 1:30 p.m. The 2011 A.J. Goldman Lecture—“A Computationally Tractable Theory of Performance Analysis in Stochastic Systems” by Dimitris Bertsimas, MIT. Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and Statistics. 304 Whitehead. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 4 p.m. Center for Musculoskeletal Research Guest Lecture Series—“Molecular Mechanism of Muscle Hypertrophy,” by Karyn Esser, University of Kentucky. 5152 JHOC (Conference Room). EB
Thurs., Nov. 17, 4:15 p.m. “On Making One’s Name as ‘Mother of the Gracchi,” a Program in Political and Moral Thought lecture by Matthew Roller, KSAS. Sponsored by Classics. 288 Gilman. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 5:15 p.m. “Kindred Spirits: Child and Text in German Realism,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Anette Schwarz, Cornell University. 479 Gilman. HW
Fri., Nov. 18, 5 p.m. The Gladys Callahan-Vocci-Justice Lecture—“Untangling the Net Jaguar of Teotihuacan” by Susan Toby Evans, Pennsylvania State University. Co-sponsored by History of Art and the Baltimore Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. 50 Gilman. HW
Mon., Nov. 21, 1 p.m. “When Oral Torah Was Experienced as a Written Corpus,” a Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Jewish Studies Program lecture by Talya Fishman, University of Pennsylvania. Co-sponsored by History. Smokler Center for Jewish Life (Hillel). HW
Mon., Nov. 21, 5 p.m. The 2011 Provost’s Lecture Series—“Materials in Medicine: From Tools to Translational Tissue Engineering by Jennifer Elisseeff, SoM. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost. E2030 SPH. EB
MUSIC
Fri., Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., and Sun., Nov. 20, 3 p.m. Peabody Opera Theatre presents a new, fully staged production of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress. (See story, p. 6.) $35 or $25 admission. To purchase tickets, go to www.lyricoperahouse.com or call 410-900-1150. Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric.
Sun., Nov. 20, 3 p.m. Hopkins Symphony Orchestra Chamber Concert, performing works by Daugherty, Elgar, Copland and Bartok, with guest conductor Jason Love. No tickets or reservations needed; donations are welcome. Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith Center. HW
READINGS/BOOK TALKS
Mon., Nov. 14, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Eamonn Gearon will discuss his new book, The Sahara: A Cultural History. Sponsored by the SAIS African Studies Program. For more information, call 202-663-5676 or email itolber1@jhu.edu. 500 Bernstein-Offit Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m. Robert Guest, global business editor for The Economist, will discuss his new book, Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism. Books will be available for purchase, and Guest will sign books at 5 p.m. To RSVP, call 202-663-5790 or email kkornell@
jhu.edu. Sponsored by the SAIS American Foreign Policy Program. Rome Auditorium. SAIS
SEMINARS
Mon., Nov. 14, noon. “Signaling for Sex in C. elegans,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with David Greenstein, University of Minnesota. W1020 SPH. EB
Mon., Nov. 14, 12:15 p.m. “Synthetic Cell Biology: Visualizing and Manipulating Cell Signaling,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Takanari Inoue, SoM. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., Nov. 14, 12:15 p.m. “Berman Institute of Bioethics Noon Seminar—“Post Trial Obligations—Where Do We Stand?” with Christine Grady, NIH Clinical Center. E2030 SPH. EB
Mon., Nov. 14, 4 p.m. “Holomorphic Extensions and the Complex Monge-Ampere Equation,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with Dan Burns, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger. HW
Tues., Nov. 15, 12:10 p.m. “Legislative Mandates in Injury Prevention: Impact of the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Elayne Kornblatt Phillips, University of Virginia. Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management, the Center for Injury Research and Policy, and the Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. W2017 SPH. EB
Tues., Nov. 15, 3 p.m. The M. Gordon Wolman Seminar—“Investigating Atmospheric-Terrestrial-Hydrologic Interactions of Reactive Nitrogen Using Stable Isotope Geochemistry” with Emily Elliott, University of Pittsburgh. Sponsored by Geography and Environmental Engineering. 234 Ames. HW
Tues., Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m. “Object Detection Grammars,” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with David McAllester, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago. B17 Hackerman. HW
Wed., Nov. 16, 9:30 a.m. “An Evaluation of the Quality of Counseling Provided by Community Health Workers in an Integrated Neonatal and Postpartum Family Planning Program in Sylhet, Bangladesh,” an International Health thesis defense seminar with Savitha Subramanian. W2030 SPH. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, noon. “PBX1, a New Pioneer Factor Predictive of Endocrine Therapy Resistance in Breast Cancer,” a Pathology seminar with Mathieu Lupien, Dartmouth Medical School. G01 BRB. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, noon. “Structure and Mechanism of Bacterial NhaA,” a special Physiology seminar with Etana Padan, Hebrew University, Jerusalem. 203 Physiology. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, noon. “Unraveling the Specificity of Heparanase Utilizing Synthetic Substrates,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Sherket Peterson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 612 Physiology. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, 12:15 p.m. Mental Health Noon Seminar—“A Map of Global Mental Health: Where Do You Fit In?” with Amy Daniels, Rebecca Hock and Flora Or, all of SPH. B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, 1:30 p.m. “Structural Studies of the Intact 712 Nucleotide HIV-1 RNA Packaging Signal by NRM Spectroscopy,” a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Michael Summers, UMBC. 701 WBSB. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, 4 p.m. “New Paradigms for Protein Acetyltransferases,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Ronen Marmorstein, The Wistar Institute. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Wed., Nov. 16, 4 p.m. “Learning Discrete Graphical Model Structure,” a Biostatistics seminar with Pradeep Ravikumar, University of Texas, Austin. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 17, 10:45 a.m. “Computational Challenges of Next-Generation Genomics,” a Computer Science seminar with Steven Salzberg, SoM. B17 Hackerman. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, noon. Special Bodian Seminar—“Neural Representation of Surface Reflectance Properties” with Hidehiko Komatsu, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Japan. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, noon. “In vivo Biology of Malaria Transmission Stages,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Matthias Marti, Harvard University. W1020 SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 17, noon. “Membrane and Cortical Dynamics in Mammalian Eggs: Implications for Reproductive Success,” a Cell Biology seminar with Janice Evans, SPH. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., Nov. 17, noon. The Bromery Seminar—“Climate Change Mitigation: International Imperative and Academic Responsibility” with George Stone, Milwaukee Technical College. Olin Auditorium. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 1 p.m. “Use of Serological Surveillance With Oral Fluid and Blood to Monitor Measles Vaccination Coverage in a Rural District of Bangladesh,” an International Health thesis defense seminar with Kyla Hayford. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., Nov. 17, 4 to 6 p.m., and Fri., Nov. 18, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Futures Seminar—The International Studies Program, with Jelke Boesten, U.S. Institute of Peace, and Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, American University. Mason Hall Auditorium (Thursday) and Charles Commons (Friday). HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 4 p.m. “Polarity Protein Dynamics and Hypoxia,” a Biology seminar with Yang Hong, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 100 Mudd. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“The Neuronal Mechanisms of Declarative Memory Formation in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe” with Ueli Rutishauser, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Germany. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Fri., Nov. 18, 11 a.m. “An Effect of a First-Order Chemical Reaction on Turbulent Scalar Transfer Into a Turbulent Liquid Across a Gas-Liquid Interface,” a CEAFM seminar with Ryuichi Nagaosa, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan/University of Maryland. 50 Gilman. HW
Fri., Nov. 18, noon. Special Bodian Seminar—“Spaces Within Spaces: The Different Forms by Which Parietal Cortex, Premotor Cortex and Hippocampus Map Position in Three Spatial Reference Frames” with Douglas Nitz, University of California, San Diego. Sponsored by the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Fri., Nov. 18, noon. “The Association Between Depression and Mortality in the General Community,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Lisa Wyman. W1020 SPH. EB
Fri., Nov. 18, 2 p.m. Special Bodian Seminar—“Mechanisms of Adaptation of Spiking Activity and Local Field Potentials in Macaque Inferior Temporal Cortex” with Rufin Vogels, Leuven University, Belgium. Sponsored by the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., Nov. 21, 1:30 p.m. “Predicting the Impact of Mutations in Cancer Using an Integrated Pathway Approach,” a Biomedical Engineering seminar with Josh Stuart, University of California, Santa Cruz. 110 Clark. HW (Videoconferenced to 709 Traylor. EB)
Tues., Nov. 22, 12:10 p.m. “Case Crossover Methods to Identify Risk Factors for Meatpacking Laceration Injuries,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Melissa Perry, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Co-sponsored by Health Policy and Management, the Center for Injury Research and Policy, and the Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. W2017 SPH. EB
Mon., Nov. 28, 12:15 p.m. “Poly ADP-ribose Polymerase in Chromatin and Transcriptional Regulation,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Alexei Tulin, Fox Chase Cancer Center. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
SPECIAL EVENTS
Tues., Nov. 15, 6 p.m. Eid Al-Adha banquet to mark the end of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Graduate Muslim Students Association and the JHSPH Student Assembly. Open to the general public. Dinner will be provided. Tilghman Auditorium, Turner Concourse. EB
Tues., Nov. 15, 8 p.m. The 2011 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium—America’s Boundless Possibilities: Innovate, Advance, Transform, with Karl Rove, adviser to former President George W. Bush. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session and reception. Shriver Hall Auditorium. HW
Sun., Nov. 20, 4 to 6 p.m. Digital Media Center Artist’s Talk, with visual and performance artist and musician Jacob Ciocci, and musician, composer and scholar Tara Rodgers. Co-sponsored by JHU Digital Media Center and the JHU Baltimore Curators’ Series. 101 Mattin Center. HW
WORKSHOPS
Tues., Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. “Food Information Day,” a Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing workshop focusing on risk assessment and management for food. U.S. and EU speakers from industry, government and academia will explore issues of food safety, animal health, international regulations and 3Rs approaches to these issues. Co-sponsored by the Orange House Partnership. For program details and registration information, go to caat.jhsph.edu/programs/workshops/foodinformation.html. E2030 SPH. EB
Tues., Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m. “Evaluation to Improve Instruction,” an Eyes on Teaching workshop open to all grad students, postdoctoral fellows, lecturers and faculty in KSAS or WSE. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu/events
.html. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW
Thurs., Nov. 17, 1 p.m. “Introduction to Facebook,” a Bits & Bytes workshop. The training is open to full-time Homewood faculty, lecturers and TAs; staff are also welcome to attend. To register, go to www.cer.jhu.edu/events
.html. Sponsored by the Center for Educational Resources. Garrett Room, MSE Library. HW