July 23, 2012

Calendar (updated daily)

BLOOD DRIVES

Tues., Sept. 11, and Wed., Sept. 12, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross blood drive. For more information, call 410-614-0913 or email johnshopkinsblooddrive@jhmi.edu. Turner Concourse.  EB

COLLOQUIA

Wed., Sept. 5, 3:30 p.m. “Galaxy Formation and Evolution Through Metals,” an STScI colloquium with Lisa Kewley, University of Hawaii. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW

Wed., Sept. 12, 3:30 p.m. “Finding Planets With Stellar Chemical Abundances,” an STScI colloquium with Ivan Ramirez, University of Texas, Austin. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg.  HW

Thurs., Sept. 13, 3:45 p.m. “Dissecting Neural Similarity: Scale, Prototypes and Interactions,” a Cognitive Science colloquium with Geoffrey Aguirre, University of Pennsylvania. 111 Krieger. HW

Wed., Sept. 19, 3:30 p.m. “The Most Massive Stars in the Local Universe,” an STScI colloquium with Paul Crowther, University of Sheffield, UK. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW

DANCE

Fri., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. JHU Dance Groups Showcase, with performances by 15 groups, in styles from ballet to breakdance. Sponsored by Homewood Arts Programs. For more information, email ebeatty@jhu.edu. Shriver Hall.  HW

FILM/VIDEO

Fri., Sept. 8, midnight. Screening of the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show. For more information, email azeldin2@jhu.edu. Arellano Theater, Levering.  HW

FORUMS

Thurs., Aug. 30, 5 to 7:30 p.m. “Access to Healthcare Among Underserved Populations,” an External Affairs forum with panelists H. Garrett Adams, president, Physicians for a National Health Program; Donna Hubbard McCree, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Andre Ndikuyeze, consultant, North South Institute. The discussion will be followed at 5 p.m. by the JHU Alumni Association Awards ceremony; reception to follow on the 9th floor. W1214 SPH.  EB

GRAND ROUNDS

Wed., Sept. 19, noon to 1:30 p.m. “Influenza Policy: The Impact of Diagnostic Tests and Epidemiology,” Public Health Practice grand rounds with Trish Perl and Charlotte Gaydos, both of SoM. Co-sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Public Health Training Center and the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. (To see a live webcast or for information on continuing education credits or contact hours, go to jhsph.edu/maphtc or call 443-287-7833.) W1214 SPH.  EB

INFORMATION SESSIONS

Fri., Sept. 7, 12:15 p.m. Information session for HIV Testing and Counseling program, providing an opportunity for prospective volunteers to learn more about the program. Sponsored by SOURCE. W2015 SPH.  EB

Mon., Sept. 10, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Docent training at Evergreen Museum & Library. HW

LECTURES

Tues., Sept. 4, 8 p.m. “Dark Energy,” an STScI public lecture by Susana Deustua, STScI. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg.  HW

Mon., Sept. 10, 4 p.m. The 22nd Larry L. Ewing Lecture—”A Systems View of Mammalian Sex Determination” by Blanche Capel, Duke University Medical Center. Sponsored by Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. W1214 SPH. EB

Tues., Oct. 2, 8 p.m. “The CLASH Survey of Gravitational Lensing Clusters,” an STScI public lecture by Dan Coe, STScI. Bahcall Auditorium, Muller Bldg. HW

Thurs., Oct. 11, 3 p.m. The William B. Kouwenhouven Memorial Lecture—”24 Years of Tagged Magnetic Resonance Imaging at Johns Hopkins” by Jerry Prince, WSE. Sponsored by Electrical and Computer Engineering. For more information or to RSVP, call 410-516-7033 or email bsullivan@jhu.edu. Mason Hall. HW

MUSIC

Hopkins Symphony Orchestra Auditions, open to students, alumni, faculty, staff and community.  HW

Wed., Sept. 5, 4 to 9 p.m. Woodwinds and brass. Shriver Hall.

Thurs., Sept. 6, 4:30 to 9 p.m. Strings. SDS Room, Mattin Center.

Sat., Sept. 8—

•  10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Woodwinds and brass. Shriver Hall.

•  1:30 to 5 p.m. Strings. Shriver Hall.

Tues., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. The Sylvia Adalman Chamber Series presents Michael Hersch, pianist and chair of the Peabody composition faculty, joined by the Blair String Quartet. $15 general admission, $10 for senior citizens and $5 for students with valid ID. Friedberg Hall.  Peabody

Fri., Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. The Peabody Jazz Orchestra performs with guest artist Dontae Winslow, trumpet, recipient of the 2012 Peabody Conservatory Young Maestro Award. East Hall. Peabody

Sat., Sept. 29, 8 p.m. The Peabody Symphony Orchestra performs, with guest artist Dmitry Volkov, violoncello, winner of the Yale Gordon Concerto Competition. Friedberg Hall. Peabody

READINGS/BOOK TALKS

Sat., Sept. 1, 2 p.m. Acclaimed poet and musician Saul Williams will read from and sign copies of his latest book, Chorus: A Literary Mixtape. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins.  HW

Tues., Sept.11, 7 p.m. Local author Ariel S. Winter will read from and sign copies of his critically acclaimed debut novel, The Twenty Year Death. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

Wed., Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Baltimore literary legend Laura Lippman will discuss and sign copies of her latest book, And When She Was Good. Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins. HW

SEMINARS

Tues., Aug. 28, 2 p.m. “Racial Differences in Primary Caesarean Delivery: Investigating Differences in Risk Factors and Intrapartum Decision Making,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health thesis defense seminar with Caroline Min. E4611 SPH.  EB

Tues., Sept. 4, noon. “How Geometric Should Our Semantic Models Be?” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Katrin Erk, University of Texas. B17 Hackerman.  HW

Wed., Sept. 5, 8:30 a.m. “An Ethical Framework for the Integration of Research and Practice in Healthcare,” a Center for Clinical Trials seminar with Nancy Kass, SPH. W2030 SPH. EB

Wed., Sept. 5, noon. “Genetic and Functional Analysis of a Novel Class of Mammalian Olfactory Receptors,” a Physiology seminar with Thomas Bozza, Northwestern University. 203 Physiology. EB

Wed., Sept. 5, 12:15 p.m.. “School-Based Prevention of Behavior Problems: Integrating and Advancing the Evidence Base,” a Mental Health seminar with Catherine Bradshaw, SPH. B14B Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Sept. 6, noon. “How to Make One From Two: Mechanisms of Cell-Cell Fusion,” a Cell Biology seminar with Elizabeth Chen, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 6, 1 p.m. “Walking the High Wire From Synaptic Growth to the Axonal Injury Response,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Aaron DiAntonio, Washington University School of Medicine. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 6, 1 p.m. “The Cardiovascular Risk and Cognitive Function, Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Older Adults,” a Mental Health thesis defense seminar with Yi-Fang Chuang. 188 Hampton House.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 6, 3 p.m. “Reversing HIV-1 Latency Using Small Molecules,” a Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences thesis defense seminar with Sifei Xing. 303 WBSB. EB

Fri., Sept. 7, 11 a.m. “3Dt-3c-DSPIV Study for Bio-Fluid Mechanics,” a CEAFM seminar with Gongxin Shen, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 50 Gilman.  HW

Mon., Sept. 10, noon. “Aetiology and Pathogenesis of Allergic Diseases: Insights From Birth Cohort Studies,” a Population, Family and Reproductive Health special seminar with Patrick Holt, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Western Australia. Co-sponsored by the Center of the Early Life Origins of Disease. W2030 SPH. EB

Tues., Sept. 11, noon. “Weak and Strong Learning of Context-Free Grammars” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Alexander Clark, Royal Holloway, University of London. B17 Hackerman. HW

Wed., Sept.12, noon. “Phage Display for Probing Lipid A Biosynthesis,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Ron Jenkins, University of Michigan. 612 Physiology. EB

Wed., Sept. 12, 1 p.m. “Motivation and Retention of Community Mental Health Workers: A Qualitative Study of Perspectives From Community Mental Health Workers From Burma Living in Mae Sot, Thailand,” an International Health thesis defense seminar with Catherine Lee. W4013 SPH. EB

Thurs., Sept. 13, noon. “Mechanistic Analysis of a PTEN-Dependent Cell Size Checkpoint in Human Cells,” a Cell Biology seminar with Todd Waldman, Georgetown University School of Medicine. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 13, 1 p.m. “Race, Place and Obesity in the United States: The Impact of Neighborhood Racial Composition and Food Store Availability on Racial Disparities in Obesity,” a Health, Behavior and Society thesis defense seminar with Kelly Bower-Joffe. 208 Hampton House.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 13, noon. Advocacy and Action: Local, State, Regional and National Perspectives on Health and Health Care, the Health Policy and Management Fall Policy Seminar Series—”Medical Marijuana,” an expert panel discussion with Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD; Joshua Sharfstein, Maryland’s secretary of health; and Dan Riffle, attorney, Marijuana Policy Project. No registration required; lunch provided. B14B Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Sept. 13, 1 p.m. “Neuron-Specific Membrane Trafficking in Development, Function and Maintenance: Look Through the Fly’s Eye,” a Neuroscience research seminar with P. Robin Hiesinger, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m. “Exponentials of Difference Matrices Are Toeplitz Plus Hankel,” an Applied Mathematics and Statistics seminar with Gilbert Strang, MIT. 304 Whitehead. HW

Fri., Sept. 14, noon. “OUCH (Outing Unfortunate Characteristics of HiddenMarkovModels) or What’s Wrong With Speech Recognition and What Can We Do About It?” a Center for Language and Speech Processing seminar with Jordan Cohen, Spelamode. B17 Hackerman. HW

Wed., Sept. 19, noon. “ER-Mitochondria Interactions,” a Physiology seminar with Gyrogy Hajnoczky, Thomas Jefferson University. 203 Physiology.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 20, 1 p.m. “Functional and Molecular Roles of Striatal Circuits in Reward and Mood Behaviors,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Mary Kay Lobo, University of Maryland School of Medicine. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 20, noon. “Regulating Organogenesis: From Cell-Type Specification to Production of Tissue-Specific Gene Products,” a Mechanical Engineering seminar with Ben Larson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 210 Hodson.  HW

Thurs., Sept. 20, 3 p.m. “Submicron-Resolution 3-D X-Ray Microscopy Investigations of Deformation in Uniaxially Compressed and Micro-Indented Copper,” a Cell Biology seminar with Deborah Andrew, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

Mon., Sept. 24, 12:15 p.m. “Development and Maintenance of the Intervertebral Discs,” a Carnegie Institution Embryology seminar with Brian Harfe, University of Florida. Rose Auditorium, 3520 San Martin Drive.  HW

Tues., Sept. 25, noon. “TRP Channels: From Animal Behavior to Neurodegenerative Disease,” a Biological Chemistry seminar with Craig Montell, SoM.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 27, 1 p.m. “Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Progenitor Differentiation and Fate,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Bennett Novitch, UCLA. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB. EB

Thurs., Sept. 27, noon. Advocacy and Action: Local, State, Regional and National Perspectives on Health and Health Care, the Health Policy and Management Fall Policy Seminar Series—This week, a lobbyists panel with Barbara Brocato, Robin Shaivitz, Don Murphy, Frank Boston and Pegeen Townsend. No registration required; lunch provided. B14B Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Sept. 27, noon. “Changes in Genome Copy Number and Stability in Development,” a Cell Biology seminar with Terry Orr-Weaver, MIT. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg.  EB

Thurs., Sept. 27, 2 p.m. “The Genetic Basis of Pancreatic Cancer Predisposition,” an Institute of Genetic Medicine/Human Genetics Graduate Program thesis defense seminar with Nicholas Roberts. G007 Ross.  EB

Thurs., Oct. 4, noon. Advocacy and Action: Local, State, Regional and National Perspectives on Health and Health Care, the Health Policy and Management Fall Policy Seminar Series—”Health Reform and the Presidential Election,” a panel discussion with key representatives of both presidential campaigns. No registration required; lunch provided. B14B Hampton House. EB

Thurs., Oct. 4, noon. “Deconstructing Voltage-Activated Sodium Sensors,” a Cell Biology seminar with Frank Bosmans, SoM. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg.  EB

Thurs., Oct. 4, 1 p.m. “Going the Distance: From Injury Signaling to Length Sensing in Axon-Soma Communication,” a Neuroscience research seminar with Mike Fainzilber, Weizmann Institute of Science. West Lecture Hall (ground floor), WBSB.  EB

Thurs., Oct. 11, noon. “New Modulators of Integrin Activation,” a Cell Biology seminar with David Calderwood, Yale University. Suite 2-200, 1830 Bldg. EB

SPECIAL EVENTS

Mon, Sept. 3, 8 p.m. A Cappella Show, featuring performances by eight different a cappella groups, the ECCO chamber choir and the comedy improv group Buttered Niblets. Sponsored by Homewood Arts Programs. Shriver Hall.  HW

Sat., Oct. 6, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The annual President’s Day of Service, an opportunity for JHU students, faculty and staff to participate in volunteer projects throughout the Baltimore area. Student groups can become sponsors for the day of service by filling out the sponsorship form at jhu.edu.csc/events/signup.shtml. For more information, email presidentsdayofsvc@jhu.edu.  Off campus

THEATER

Fri., Sept. 7 and Sat., Sept. 8, 8 p.m., and Sun., Sept. 9, 3 p.m. The Barnstormers present Christopher Shinn’s The Coming World. For more information, email jhubarnstormers@gmail.com. Swirnow Theater, Mattin Center.  HW

Fri., Sept. 7, 8 p.m. Comedy improv by the Buttered Niblets. Sponsored by Homewood Arts Programs. For more information, email thebutteredniblets@gmail.com. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

Sat., Sept. 8, 8 p.m. Sketch comedy by the Throat Culture troop. Sponsored by Homewood Arts Programs. For more information, email throatculturejhu@gmail.com. Arellano Theater, Levering. HW

WORKSHOPS

The Center for Educational Resources sponsors a series of workshops on the Blackboard 9.1 interface. The training is open to all faculty, staff and TAs in full-time KSAS or WSE programs who have administrative responsibilities in a Blackboard course. Spaces are limited; to register, go to bb.cer.jhu.edu. Garrett Room, MSE Library.  HW

• Thurs., Aug. 30, 1 to 3 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 7, and Wed., Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to noon. “Assessing Student Knowledge and Managing Grades in Blackboard.”

• Tues., Aug. 28, and Thurs., Aug. 30, 1 to 3 p.m.; Wed., Sept. 5, and Mon., Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to noon. “Getting Started With Blackboard.”

Thurs., Sept. 6, and Tues., Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to noon. “Blackboard Communication and Collaboration.”

 

Wed., Sept. 12, 11 a.m. “Citation and Organization Tools,” an MSE Library workshop on several popular tools including RefWorks, Mendeley, Zotero and Papers. Open to all Hopkins affiliates. 5015 Brody Learning Commons. HW

Wed., Sept. 19, 1:30 p.m. “Eyes on Teaching: Preparing a Course Syllabus,” a Center for Educational Resources workshop intended for those with little or no formal pedagogical training, and designed to prepare instructors to teach effectively at the university level. The workshop is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, lecturers and faculty with instructional appointments at KSAS and WSE. Garrett Room, MSE Library.  HW

Thurs., Sept. 20, 4 p.m. “RefWorks,” an MSE Library workshop on the online citation manager. Open to all Hopkins affiliates. 5015 Brody Learning Commons. HW

Wed., Sept. 26, 1:30 p.m. “Eyes on Teaching: Preparing for the First Day of Class,” a Center for Educational Resources workshop intended for those with little or no formal pedagogical training, and designed to prepare instructors to teach effectively at the university level. The workshop is open to all graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, lecturers and faculty with instructional appointments at KSAS and WSE. Garrett Room, MSE Library.  HW

Mon., Oct. 1, Tues., Oct. 2, and Wed., Oct. 3, daylong. “Practical Genomics: From Biology to Biostatistics,” a Center for Computational Genomics workshop for biologists and statisticians, using a hands-on, problem-solving approach. In conjunction with the sixth annual Young Investigator’s Symposium on Genomics and Bioinformatics (see “Symposia” below). Cost is $475. To register, go to genomics.jhu.edu/hopkinsworkshop/registration.html. Courtyard Marriott, Inner Harbor.  Off campus

SYMPOSIA

Thurs., Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sixth Annual Young Investigators Symposium on Genomics and Bioinformatics, with keynote speaker Mark Gerstein, Yale University. Sponsored by the Center for Computational Genomics, the event focuses on investigators in their first years of research at Johns Hopkins. 4 to 5 p.m. Happy hour, poster session and competition for prizes. For more information, to present a poster or to compete, send an email with poster title to genomics@jhu.edu. Mountcastle Auditorium, PCTB.  EB