April 9, 2012
Calendar — April 9, 2012
COLLOQUIA
Tues., April 10, 4 p.m. “The Role of Arabic in Islamic Indonesia: A Linguistic Technology of the Self,” an Anthropology colloquium with Joel Kuipers, George Washington University. 404 Macaulay. HW
Wed., April 11, 2 p.m. “Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force,” an Applied Physics Laboratory colloquium with Mark Maybury, USAF. Parsons Auditorium. APL
Wed., April 11, 3:30 p.m. “Slow Roll Dark Energy,” an STScI colloquium with Richard Gott, Princeton University. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW
Thurs., April 12, 3 p.m. “The Trials of an Extraordinary Empiric: The Career of Jean Thibault, Astrologer Physician, 1529–1545,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Justin Rivest, SoM. Seminar Room, 3rd floor, Welch Medical Library. EB
Mon., April 16, 4 p.m. “Literature and Natural Philosophy in Montfaucon de Villars’ The Comte de Gabalis,” a History of Science, Medicine and Technology colloquium with Didier Kahn, Universite de Paris IV-Sorbonne/CNRS. Co-sponsored by the Singleton Center for Premodern Europe. 388 Gilman. HW
DISCUSSION/
TALKS
Mon., April 9, 5 p.m. A talk on current health issues in Burma by Pe Thet Khin, the country’s minister of health, who is visiting Johns Hopkins at the invitation of President Ronald J. Daniels. (See In Brief, p. 2.) E2014 SPH. EB
Tues., April 10, 12:15 p.m. “Mobile Phone Technology for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: The Role of Formative Research in Nyanza Province, Kenya,” a Social and Behavioral Interventions/Global Disease Epidemiology and Control faculty candidate talk with Larissa Jennings, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and SPH. Sponsored by International Health. W2030 SPH. EB
Tues., April 10, 12:15 p.m. “Cuneiform Tablet Written for President Daniel Coit Gilman,” a Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum talk with Paul Delnero and Sanchita Balachandran, both of KSAS. (See In Brief, p. 2.) Delnero will decipher texts from ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets, and a cuneiform tablet written in the 19th century for Daniel Coit Gilman. Balachandran will discuss terracotta Tanagra figurines on display in the museum collection. Visitors will be able to examine objects up close. 150 Gilman. HW
Tues., April 10, 5 p.m. “European Crisis and European Solidarity,” a SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations discussion with Erik Jones, SAIS Bologna Center. Co-sponsored by the SAIS European Studies Program, the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation, the University Association for Contemporary European Studies and the Journal of Common Market Studies. For more information or to RSVP, go to www.eventbrite
.com/event/2975749547/mcivte. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Wed., April 11, 5:30 p.m. “The Narrow Passage of Our Nerves,” a Program in Latin American Studies roundtable discussion with Sara Castro-Klaren, KSAS; Thomas Ward, Loyola University; James Maffie, University of Maryland; and Matthew Bush, Lehigh University. Co-sponsored by the Center for Advanced Media and German and Romance Languages and Literatures. 130D Gilman. HW
Thurs., April 12, 10 a.m. “Improving Food Supply: Empowering Women and Girls,” a SAIS Office of Development and Alumni Relations discussion with Catherine Bertini, Syracuse University, former executive director of the UN World Food Program. A “Year of Agriculture” event. For information or to RSVP, email saisag@jhu.edu. Rome Auditorium. SAIS
Thurs., April 12, 5 p.m. “How the Chinese View the Euro Crisis,” a SAIS European Studies Program discussion with Lanxin Xiang, Fudan University, Shanghai. For information or to RSVP, phone 202-663-5796 or email ntobin@jhu.edu. 812 Rome Bldg. SAIS
Fri., April 13, 12:30 p.m. “The Evolution and Diffusion of Transnational Human Rights Norms,” a SAIS International Development Program discussion with Amitav Acharya, American University. Co-sponsored by the SAIS Southeast Asian Studies Program. For more information or to RSVP, email developmentroundtable@jhu.edu. 200 Rome Bldg. SAIS
FILM/VIDEO
Mon., April 9, 5 p.m. Screening of the award-winning film Black Gold by Nick and Marc Francis, a story of Ethiopian coffee farmers and the issue of fair trade. W2030 SPH. EB
Thurs., April 12, 7 p.m. Screening of Lust, Caution, directed by Ang Lee. Sponsored by East Asian Studies. 113 Greenhouse. HW
LECTURES
Tues., April 10, noon. The 12th Annual Dodge Lecture—“Food Sovereignty, Biopiracy and the Future” by Native American author, orator and activist Winona LaDuke, founder and co-director of Honor the Earth. Sponsored by the Center for a Livable Future. W1214 SPH. EB
Tues., April 10, 5:30 p.m. “A Copy as Memorial: Why Monastic Scribes Signed the Books They Made,” a German and Romance Languages and Literatures lecture by Johan Oosterman, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen. 479 Gilman. HW
Tues., April 10, 6:15 p.m. “ ‘All Eye’: Some Thoughts on the Representation of Christ in the Early Medieval Apse,” a History of Art lecture by Erik Thuno, Rutgers University. 50 Gilman. HW
Wed., April 11, 1:30 p.m. The Richard J. Carroll Memorial Lecture—“Abnormal Loads and Progressive Collapse: Assessment of Building Vulnerability and Mitigation of Risk” by Bruce Ellingwood, Georgia Institute of Technology. Sponsored by Civil Engineering. 3rd floor Boardroom, Hodson. HW
Thurs., April 12, 10:30 a.m. “On the Road of Flowers: The Symbolism of Life, Music and Paradise in Mesoamerica and the Greater Southwest,” a History of Art student lecture by Karl Taube, University of California, Riverside. 400 Gilman. HW
The Duncan Lectures by Gerard Ben Arous, New York University. Sponsored by Applied Mathematics and Statistics. HW
• Thurs., April 12, 1:30 p.m. “Counting Critical Points of Random Functions of Many Variables.” 205 Krieger.
• Fri., April 13, 9 a.m. “RMT^2: Random Morse Theory Meets Random Matrix Theory.” 50 Gilman.
Thurs., April 12, 4 p.m. “Grappling With the Future: The Need to Demilitarize Our Minds,” a Humanities Center lecture by Lucy Nusseibeh, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem. Co-sponsored by the Center for Advanced Media Studies. 208 Gilman. HW
Thurs., April 12, 5 p.m. The James W. Poultney Memorial Lecture—“The Lost Library of the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum: Its History, Nature and Prospects” by Richard Janko, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Classics. 110 Hodson. HW
Thurs., April 12, 5:30 p.m. The Ginder Lecture—“Insights From an American Trailblazer” by James Rogers, founder and owner of Intermountain West Communications Co. Reception begins at 5:30 p.m., lecture at 6:15 p.m. (See story, p. 3.) Sponsored by the Carey Business School. 4th floor (Legg Mason Conference Center), 100 International Drive.
Thurs., April 12, 7 p.m. The Distinguished Lecture in Art of the Ancient Americas—“The Murals of San Bartolo and the Mythic Origins of Ancient Maya Gods and Kings” by Karl Taube, University of California, Riverside. (See story, p. 14.) Sponsored by History of Art. 50 Gilman. HW
Mon., April 16, 12:15 p.m. “Tobacco Use and Risk of Rectal and Colorectal Cancers: Opportunities for Prevention and Intervention,” an Institute for Global Tobacco Control lecture by Corinne Joshu, SPH. W1030 SPH. EB
MUSIC
Tues., April 10, 5 p.m. Peabody at Homewood presents guitar jazz duo Kevin Clark and Michael Benjamin. (See story p. 14.) Admission is free but $10 is the suggested donation; $5 for students. Advance reservations are recommended; call 410-516-5589 or email homewoodmuseum@jhu
.edu. A reception with the musicians follows. Reception Hall, Homewood Museum. HW
Tues., April 10, 8 p.m. The Peabody Trio performs music by Brahms. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. Friedberg Hall. Peabody
Thurs., April 12, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Latin Jazz Ensemble performs. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody
Fri., April 13, 7:30 p.m. Charles Mingus 90th Birthday Celebration Concert by the Peabody Jazz Orchestra. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. East Hall. Peabody
Sat., April 14, 7:30 p.m. Peabody Camerata performs Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, and music by Luciano Berio, Hale Smith and Michael Kibbe. Griswold Hall. Peabody
Sun., April 15, 4 p.m. Organist John Walker performs. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for students with ID. Griswold Hall. Peabody
Sun., April 15, 5:30 p.m. The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Takacs Quartet. $38 general admission, $19 for non-JHU students; free for JHU students. Shriver Auditorium. HW
OPEN HOUSES
Tues., April 10, 8 to 10 a.m., and Thurs., April 12, 4 to 6 p.m. Attend an open house at the Weinberg Y Preschool to tour the facility, learn about child care assistance and add your child to the waiting list. Sponsored by Work, Life and Engagement. Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Y Preschool Center, E. 33rd St.
SEMINARS
Mon., April 9, 9 a.m. “Parental Depression as a Determinant of Children’s Health Care Expenditures: Exploring the Dimensions of Parental Gender and Timing of Depressive Symptoms,” a Health Policy and Management thesis defense seminar with Isadora Gil. 339 Hampton House. EB
Mon., April 9, 12:10 p.m. “The Risk of Violence Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: Implications for Public Policy,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Jeffrey Swanson, Duke University School of Medicine. Co-sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence and the Center for Gun Policy and Research. 250 Hampton House. EB
Mon., April 9, 12:15 p.m. “Incriminating Thoughts,” a Berman Institute of Bioethics seminar with Nita Farahany, Vanderbilt Law School. W3008 SPH. EB
Mon., April 9, 3 p.m. “Establishment, Reactivation and Immunological Elimination of the Viral Latent Reservoir for HIV-1,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Liang Shan. 590 Rangos Bldg. EB
Mon., April 9, 4 p.m. “Mitochondria and NAD Metabolism in Acute Neurodegenerative Disease,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology seminar with Tibor Kristian, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Mon., April 9, 4:30 p.m. “Multiple Zeta Values: Old Conjectures and New Results,” a Topology seminar with Michael Hoffman, U.S. Naval Academy. 308 Krieger. HW
Tues., April 10, 10:30 a.m. “Living and Reproducing in a Complex Environment: Assessing the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Health Using C. elegans,” a Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seminar with Patrick Allard, Harvard Medical School. W1020 SPH. EB
Tues., April 10, 10:45 a.m. “Understanding the Impact of Genetic Variation on Molecular Mechanisms of Transcriptional Regulation,” a Computer Science seminar with Roger Pique-Regi, University of Chicago. B17 Hackerman. HW
Tues., April 10, noon. “Acyl-CoA Synthetase-1 Knockout Mice: Why Fuel Switching Matters,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Rosalind Coleman, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 612 Physiology. EB
Tues., April 10, 1:30 p.m. “Combining Cohorts in Longitudinal Surveys, With Application to the Survey of Doctorate Recipients,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Alan Karr, National Institute of Statistical Sciences. 304 Whitehead. HW
Tues., April 10, 4:30 p.m. “On the Classification of Smooth Weak Fano 3-Folds of Picard Number 2,” an Algebraic Geometry/Number Theory seminar with Nicholas Marshburn and Maxim Arap, both of KSAS. Sponsored by Mathematics. 300 Krieger. HW
Wed., April 11, 12:15 p.m. “Socioeconomic Status and Overweight: Relationships Across Time and Place,” an International Health special seminar with Jessica Jones-Smith, University of California, Berkeley. W2015 SPH. EB
Wed., April 11, 12:15 p.m. Mental Health Noon Seminar—“Improving Access to Treatment for Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Low-Resource Settings: Lessons From Goa, India” with Rebecca Hock, SPH; and “Substance Abuse Services Received by Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis” with Megan Schuler, SPH. B14B Hampton House. EB
Wed., April 11, 1:30 p.m. “Watching DNA Synthesis in Real Time at Atomic Resolution,” a Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry seminar with Wei Yang, NIDDK/NIH and SoM. 701 WBSB. EB
Wed., April 11, 4 p.m. “Diverse Functions of Microsomal P450 Enzymes,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences seminar with Xinxin Ding, New York State Department of Health. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., April 12, noon. “Biological Roles for Copper in Cellular Signaling and at the Host-Pathogen Interface,” a Cell Biology seminar with Dennis Thiele, Duke University Medical School. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB
Thurs., April 12, noon. The Bromery Seminar—“Lithospheric Structure in the Western United States” with Vedran Lekic, University of Maryland. Sponsored by Earth and Planetary Sciences. Olin Auditorium. HW
Thurs., April 12, noon. “Engineered Systems for Regulated Gene Expression in Malarial Parasites,” a Molecular Microbiology and Immunology/Infectious Diseases seminar with Jacquin Niles, MIT. W1020 SPH. EB
Thurs., April 12, 1 p.m. “Inhibitory Cues Pattern Synaptic Connections in C. elegans,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Kang Shen, Stanford University. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB
Thurs., April 12, 2 p.m. “Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Women on Aromatase Inhibitors for Adjuvant Breast Cancer Treatment,” an Epidemiology thesis defense seminar with Temitope Olufade. W2015 SPH. EB
Thurs., April 12, 4 p.m. “Class, Culture and Activity Choice: Divergent Pathways to Achievement Among Children of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Parents,” a JHU Social Policy seminar with Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Health. Sponsored by the Institute for Policy Studies, Economics, and Health Policy and Management. 526 Wyman Park Bldg. HW
Thurs., April 12, 4 p.m. “Modern 3-D Electron Microscopy for Mapping Neuronal Circuit Connectivity,” a Biology seminar with Kevin Briggman, NIH/NINDS. 100 Mudd. HW
Fri., April 13, 11 a.m. “Exploring Liquid Atomization With Supercomputers,” a CEAFM seminar with Olivier Desjardins, Cornell University. 50 Gilman. HW
Fri., April 13, noon. “Text Geolocation and Dating: Light-Weight Language Grounding,” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Jason Baldridge, University of Texas. B17 Hackerman. HW
Fri., April 13, 2:30 p.m. “Predictors of Prognosis and Therapy in Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma,” a Graduate Training Program in Clinical Investigation thesis defense seminar with Hari Nathan. W4007 SPH. EB
Mon., April 16, noon. “Geometric Properties of Protein Folds,” a Biophysics seminar with Andrew Hausrath, University of Arizona. 111 Mergenthaler. HW
Mon., April 16, 12:10 p.m. “A Positive Youth Development Approach to Youth Violence Prevention,” a Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy with Sarah Lindstrom-Johnson, SoM. Co-sponsored by the Center for Injury Research and Policy, the Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence and the Center for Gun Policy and Research. 250 Hampton House. EB
Mon., April 16, 12:15 p.m. “RNA-Mediated Epigenetic Inheritance in Oxytricha,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Laura Landweber, Princeton University. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive. HW
Mon., April 16, 4 p.m. The David Bodian Seminar—“Attention as a Value-Based Cognitive Selection” with Jacqueline Gottlieb, Columbia University. Sponsored by the Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. 338 Krieger. HW
Mon., April 16, 4 p.m. “Hermitian Analogues of Hilbert’s 17th Problem and CR Geometry,” an Analysis/PDE seminar with John D’Angelo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Sponsored by Mathematics. 302 Krieger. HW
Mon., April 16, 4:30 p.m. “Field Theories, Infinite Loop Spaces and Khovanov Homology,” a Topology seminar with Igor Kriz, University of Michigan. Sponsored by Mathematics. 308 Krieger. HW
SPECIAL EVENTS
Mon., April 9, 4 p.m. Reception celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, with an address by Hong Yinxing, chancellor of Nanjing University in China. (See In Brief, p. 2.) For information or to RSVP, email ctownsley@jhu.edu. Kenney Auditorium, Nitze Bldg. SAIS
Thurs., April 12, 8 p.m. The 2012 Foreign Affairs Symposium—The Paradox of Progress: Chasing Advancement Amidst Global Crisis—presents Stephen Moore, senior economics writer, the Wall Street Journal. Glass Pavilion, Levering. HW
Fri., April 13, 4 to 6 p.m. School of Medicine Young Investigators’ Day, honoring young researchers. (See story, p. 1.) Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB. EB
Sat., April 14, 10 p.m. Special event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, with Katherine Newman, dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Highlights include an introduction by Ron Walters, a presentation by trustee and Titanic expert Chris Lee and a screening of James Cameron’s Titanic. (See In Brief, p. 2.) RSVP to zknowle1@jhu.edu. 50 Gilman. HW
Mon., April 16, noon. A talk by Josh Fox, environmental activist and director and narrator of the documentary Gasland. Co-sponsored by the Environmental Stewardship Committee, the Green Student Group, the Social and Behavioral Interventions Program and Health, Behavior and Society. E2014 SPH. EB
Mon., April 16, 5:30 p.m. “J.J. Sedelmaier Productions: Hiding in Plain Sight,” an illustrated lecture by the noted animator, including screenings of his work. (See photo, p. 16.) Sponsored by Homewood Art Workshops and Homewood Arts Programs. 101 Ross Jones Bldg., Mattin Center. HW
SPORTS
Wed., April 11, 5:30 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse, vs. Virginia. Homewood Field. HW
Sat., April 14, 6 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse, vs. University of Maryland. Homewood Field. HW
SYMPOSIA
Faces of Africa 2012, a Bloomberg School of Public Health weeklong symposium, co-sponsored by the Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, the African Public Health Network, the Center for Global Health and the JHSPH Student Assembly. EB
• Tues., April 10, 4:30 p.m. “Perspectives of Progress: Contextualized Interventions and Sustainable Strategies for Public and Population Health Across Africa,” keynote address by Pape Amadou Gaye, president and CEO, Intrahealth International, Chapel Hill, N.C. W1214 SPH.
• Wed., April 11, 4 p.m. “ReACH (Raising Awareness for the Crisis in the Horn of Africa),” panel discussion with Steve Hansch, Georgetown University; Sirad Shirdon, Save Somali Women and Children; Alexander Vu, Center for Public Health and Human Rights; and Robert Lawrence (moderator), Center for a Livable Future. Discussion followed by a “Food Disparity” reception. E2030 SPH.
• Thurs., April 12, noon. “Future of Public Health: Transition to Noncommunicable Diseases in Africa,” a lecture by Bill Brieger, SPH and Jhpiego. Reception to follow. W1214 SPH.
• Fri., April 13, 4 p.m. Fashion Show with DJ donX, models and designers; followed by a food event and a dance party. E2014 SPH.
WORKSHOPS
Thurs., April 12, and Fri., April 13, 9 a.m. “Introduction to Galaxy: Next Generation Sequencing Data Analysis and Visualization,” a Biological Chemistry and Institute of Genetic Medicine workshop. Registration required; go to http://wiki.g2.bx.psu.edu/events/johnshopkins2012. 612 Physiology. EB