Category: Events
Calendar — March 14, 2011
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 […]
Memorial to celebrate life of DoGEE’s Charles O’Melia
March 7, 2011
A celebration of the life of Charles R. “Charlie” O’Melia will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, in 110 Hodson on the Homewood campus. O’Melia, who died on Dec. 16, 2010, at the age of 76, joined the DoGEE faculty in 1980 and spent 27 years with the department, including two terms as […]
Calendar — March 7, 2011
March 7, 2011
BLOOD DRIVE Tues., March 8, and Wed., March 9, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross blood drive. For more information, e-mail johnshopkinsblooddrive@jhmi .edu or call 410-614-0913. Turner Concourse. EB COLLOQUIA Tues., March 8, 4:15 p.m. “Biosynthesis of Molecular Scaffolds: Indanomycin and Thiostrepton,” a Chemistry colloquium with Wendy Kelly, Georgia Institute of Technology. 233 […]
Musical robots
March 7, 2011
An unusual group of “musicians” created by Lemur—the League of Electronic Musical Urban Robots—will be performing this week on the Homewood campus. Founded in 2000 by Eric Singer, Lemur is a group of artists and technologists who create exotic, sculptural musical instruments that integrate robotic technology. The result is computer-controlled mechanized acoustic musical instruments that […]
Two-week French film festival opens on March 2 with ‘Paris’
February 28, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, marks the beginning of the second Tournees Festival of Contemporary French Cinema presented by the Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures at Johns Hopkins University. The free two-week festival, to be held on the Homewood campus, will begin with a screening of Paris, an ensemble film that follows a cast […]
Cartoonist James Sturm to speak at Homewood
February 28, 2011
Cartoonist and graphic novelist James Sturm will present a slide talk on his work on Monday, March 7, at The Johns Hopkins University. “Cartooning, Internet Addiction, Religion and Starting a College” will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Room 101 of the Mattin Center’s F. Ross Jones Building, on the Homewood campus. A book signing will […]
Peabody Conservatory groups to take center stage in D.C.
February 28, 2011
A series of “Peabody in Washington” concerts is on the agenda this semester for three student groups from the Peabody Conservatory. This week, a student chamber ensemble called Trio Appassionata will be joined by musicians from the Shanghai Conservatory for a free concert at the Freer Gallery of Art, and the Peabody Quartet will perform in […]
Calendar — February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
COLLOQUIA Tues., March 1, 4 p.m. “How the Brain Invents the Mind,” a Psychological and Brain Sciences colloquium with Rebecca Saxe, MIT. 234 Ames. HW Tues., March 1, 4 p.m. “Anthropology of Water Sustainability,” an Anthropology colloquium with Steve Caton, Harvard University. 400 Macaulay. HW Tues., March 1, 4:15 p.m. “Firefly Luciferase Bioluminescence—The Hopkins Connection,” […]
Storied Stones
February 21, 2011
M. Gordon “Reds” Wolman loved stones, especially those found in his beloved rivers and streams. The distinguished and longtime professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins collected them on his many travels and would often send family and friends on scavenger hunts to find a perfectly round stone. Stones, rocks […]
Calendar — February 21, 2011
February 21, 2011
BLOOD DRIVES Mon., Feb. 21 through Wed., Feb. 23, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. JHU/American Red Cross blood drive. For eligibility requirements, go to www.hopkinsworklife.org/community/blood_drive_locations .html. To schedule a donation, call 410-550-0289. Francis X. Knott Conference Center. Bayview COLLOQUIA Tues., Feb. 22, 4:15 p.m. “Natural and Artificial Catalysis by Flavin-Based Compounds,” a Chemistry colloquium with […]