Calendar of events
December 6-12, 2004
December 6-12, 2004
Monday, December 6
11 a.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. ''Toward the Assessment of the Aerosol Radiative Effects: Results From the ECHAM5-HAM Aerosol Climate Model.'' Philip Stier, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. ''Dynamical Amplifier of Global Warmings.'' Ming Cai, Florida State University. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
3 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. ''Fat Graphs and the Cohomology of the Bordered Mapping Class Group.'' Veronique Godin, Institute for Advanced Study. 801 Fine.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. ''Approximating Quantum Mechanics.'' Emily Carter. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. ''Thomas Ruff and the Industrial Archive.'' Robin Kelsey, Harvard University. 106 McCormick.
[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Nassau.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study number theory seminar. ''Fixed Point Formulas and Modular Forms.'' Georgios Pappas, Institute for Advanced Study. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. ''The Iron Triangle: The Cozy Relationship Between the Pentagon, Congress and the Defense Industry.'' Anne Marie Squeo, Wall Street Journal. 16 Robertson.
5:30 p.m. Memorial service for Alan Ebersole '07. Chapel.
7 p.m. Committee on Palestine/Near Eastern studies/Institute for International and Regional studies panel and discussion. ''After Arafat: Palestine and the Prospects for Peace.'' Amaney Jamal, Abdellah Hammoudi, Abraham Udovitch and Robert Tignor. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Chapel music Messiah sing. Chapel.
Tuesday, December 7
Noon. Population research/demography seminar. ''Welfare Reform and Preschoolers: Are Certain Children at Risk?'' Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. ''Beating the Skin of the First Conga: African Epiphanies in Brazilian Literature and Music.'' Pedro Monteiro. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.
2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. ''Statospheric Overturning During Warm Climates.'' Robert Korty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. 2 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture (in Chinese). ''Research on Traditional Chinese Maps in Collections Outside China.'' Xiaocong Li, Peking University. 234 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. ''Empire, Apocalypse and the 9/11 Premodern.'' Bruce Holsinger, University of Colorado. 103 Chancellor Green.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. ''Overview of the Multi-Armed Bandit Literature With an Emphasis on Risk Aversion.'' Eric Denardo, Yale University. 4 Friend. Reception at 4 p.m.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. ''Inaction in the Face of Genocide ... From Rwanda to Darfur.'' John Prendergast, International Crisis Group. 16 Robertson.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. A Cappella Holiday Concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''The Design of Everything: From Success to Failure,'' first of three. ''Small Things.'' Henry Petroski, Duke University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.
Wednesday, December 8
Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. ''Size Effect in Quasibrittle Composites and Thin Films: Asymptotic Matching.'' Zdenek Bazant, Northwestern University. Auditorium, Bowen.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. ''Pattering the Vertebrate Limb.'' Clifford Tabin, Harvard University. 3 Thomas Lab.
12:30 p.m. Chapel music afternoon concert. Chapel.
12:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. ''Building a Strong Vietnam-U.S. Relationship: Unlikely Partners?'' Ton Nu Thi Ninh, vice chair, foreign affairs committee, Vietnam National Assembly. 1 Robertson.
2:30 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. ''Parameters of Codes on Bipartite Graphs.'' Alexander Barg, University of Maryland. 224 Fine.
3 to 6 p.m. Frist Winter Holiday Festival. 100-level, Frist.
3 p.m. Theater and dance end of semester dance showings. ''Dance 209: Introduction to Movement and Dance.'' Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. ''Plasticity: Tissue Structure Is the Message in the Mammary Gland and Breast Cancer.'' Mina Bissell, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. ''Parents' Financial Support, Students' Time Use and Academic Performance in College.'' Gerald Oettinger, University of Texas-Austin. 200 Fisher.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. ''Selected Advances in the Theoretical Foundations of Magnetically Confined Plasma Physics: A Historical Survey.'' John Kroomes. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Chemistry/Wyeth lecture. ''Strained Silacycles: A Powerful Platform for Asymmetric and Tandem Reaction Design.'' James Leighton, Columbia University. 120 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Creative writing student reading. Introduction by Edmund White. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. ''Jin Ping Mei Cihua and Encyclopedias for Daily Use: The Transformation of the Chinese Novel in the Late Ming.'' Wei Shang, Columbia University. 234 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture. ''Is Manliness Obsolete?'' Harvey Mansfield, Harvard University. 104 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. ''Universal Acyclic Groups and the Morse Landscape of Certain Distortion Functionals.'' Shmuel Weinberger, University of Chicago. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Princeton Committee on Palestine lecture. ''Speaking Nonviolence With Israeli Human Rights Attorney Yael Berda.'' Yael Berda. 307 Frist.
7:30 p.m. Chapel candlelight service of lessons and carols. Chapel.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Rutgers University. Jadwin Gym.
8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''The Design of Everything: From Success to Failure,'' second of three. ''Large Things.'' Henry Petroski, Duke University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.
8 p.m. Theater and dance performance. ''Dance 319: Performance Dance Workshop.'' Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Thursday, December 9
3 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. ''Hadley Cells Revisited: Earth, Snowball Earth, Mars and Further Abroad.'' Raymond Pierrehumbert, University of Chicago. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.
3:30 p.m. Mathematics joint analysis seminar. ''Prescribing Symmetric Functions of the Eigenvalues of the Ricci Tensor.'' Matt Gursky, University of Notre Dame. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. ''Memory, Salvation and Perdition: The Importance and Ambiguity of Memory.'' Miroslav Volf, Yale University. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies study group on Japanese strategic thought. ''Japan and Russia.'' 212 Frist.
4:30 p.m. Human values/Moffett lecture. ''A Peculiar Institution: Capital Punishment and American Culture.'' David Garland, New York University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. ''Symplectic Floer Theories, Hilbert Schemes and the Jones Polynomial.'' Ciprian Manolescu. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. ''Using a Fermi Gas to Create Bose-Einstein Condensates.'' Debbie Jen, University of Colorado-Boulder. A10 Jadwin.
5 p.m. Theater and dance end of semester dance showings. ''Dance 219: Beginning Modern Dance''; and ''Dance 319: Performance Dance Workshop.'' Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.
5:30 p.m. Classics lecture. ''Excavations at Phlamoudhi, Cyprus: New Perspectives on Life in the Late Bronze Age.'' Joanna Smith, Columbia University. 10 East Pyne.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m. University Public Lectures on ''The Design of Everything: From Success to Failure,'' last of three. ''Future Things.'' Henry Petroski, Duke University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.
Friday, December 10
Noon. Psychology colloquium. ''Interpreting Human Amygdala Responsivity to Facial Expression of Emotion in Terms of Their Information Value.'' Paul Whalen, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 0-S-6 Green.
2:30 p.m. Mathematics Columbia University/Courant Institute/Princeton University differential geometry seminar. ''Ricci Curvature for Metric-Measure Spaces.'' John Lott, University of Michigan. 314 Fine.
2:30 p.m. Mathematics seminar. ''Prime Numbers, Riemann and Langlands.'' Stephen Gelbart, Weizmann Institute/Institute for Advanced Study. 110 Fine.
4 p.m. Mathematics Columbia University/Courant Institute/Princeton University differential geometry seminar. ''The Calabi-Yau Conjectures for Embedded Surfaces.'' William Minicozzi, Johns Hopkins University. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar. ''Dissecting Overlapping Feedback Mechanisms in Budding Yeast.'' Lani Wu, Harvard University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. ''Religion and Identity in Irish History.'' Marianne Elliott, Liverpool University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Westminster Community Orchestra concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Saturday, December 11
[FG] 9 to 11 a.m. Prospect breakfast with Santa. Prospect House.
11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. ''African Tales.'' Martha Evans, docent. Art Museum.
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Princeton Pro Musica concert. Handel: ''Messiah.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Sunday, December 12
[FG] 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect holiday brunch. Prospect House.
11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk concert. ''Iberia: Pilgrims, Miracles and Lovers.'' Engelchor Consort. Art Museum.
3 to 6 p.m. Field Center art exhibit and reception. ''Icons and Visions.'' Rhinold Ponder and Phylisha Gilchrease. Field Center.
[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra, PSO Pops! holiday family concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
December 13 - 19, 2004
Monday, December 13
Noon. Center for the Study of Religion/African American studies lecture. ''State 'Regulation' of Religion and the Art of Bonsai: Black Denominations in the New Deal Era.'' Omar McRoberts, University of Chicago. 307 Frist.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Tallis Scholars. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Tuesday, December 14
7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. St. Mary's College of California. Jadwin Gym.
Wednesday, December 15
[FG] 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect holiday buffet. Prospect House.
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. ''Our New Web Content Management System.'' Reed Meister. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. ''Protein Interactions and Proteomics in Bacteria.'' Jim Hu, Texas A&M University. 3 Thomas Lab.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Thursday, December 16
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Friday, December 17
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Saturday, December 18
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
2 p.m. Women's basketball vs. University of New Orleans. Jadwin Gym.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Tom Wopat, cabaret performer. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra concert. ''Holiday Spectacular.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Sunday, December 19
11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
[F] 4 p.m. American Boychoir concert. ''Winter Wonderland.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
December 20 - 26, 2004
Monday, December 20
7 p.m. Women's basketball vs. Mount St. Mary's College. Jadwin Gym.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Brandenberg Concertos. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Tuesday, December 21
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Wednesday, December 22
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Thursday, December 23
[F] 3 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
Friday, December 24
[F] Noon and 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. ''A Christmas Carol.'' McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m. Chapel Christmas Eve service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
Saturday, December 25
11 a.m. Chapel Christmas Eucharist service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.
Sunday, December 26
11 a.m. Chapel festival service of lessons and carols. Trinity Episcopal Church Choirs. Chapel.
December 27 - January 2, 2005
Wednesday, December 29
[F] 8 p.m. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concert. ''A Viennese New Year.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Friday, December 31
[F] 2 p.m. Men's basketball vs. Loyola College. Jadwin Gym.
Sunday, January 2
11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
January 3 - 9, 2005
Monday, January 3
[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Nassau.
Wednesday, January 5
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. ''The New Data Warehouse.'' Ted Bross. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Friday, January 7
Noon. Psychology colloquium. ''The Electrophysiology of Human Spatial and Episodic Memory.'' Michael Kahana, University of Pennsylvania. 0-S-6 Green.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production performed by Danielle Ivory and directed by Debra Siegel. ''Last Night Show: An Evening of Song.'' Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. University Opera Theatre. Cavalli: ''Egisto.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Saturday, January 8
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production performed by Danielle Ivory and directed by Debra Siegel. ''Last Night Show: An Evening of Song.'' Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. University Opera Theatre. Cavalli: ''Egisto.'' Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Sunday, January 9
11 a.m. Chapel service. Thomas Breidenthal. Chapel.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production performed by Danielle Ivory and directed by Debra Siegel. ''Last Night Show: An Evening of Song.'' Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous
12:15 p.m. Mondays. West Room, Murray-Dodge (basement, Dec. 20 through Jan. 31).
9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.
Art for Kids
10 a.m. to noon. Saturdays through Dec. 11. Hands-on art projects. Art Museum.
Prospect House
[FG] 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 15. Afternoon high tea. Parlor Room.
[FG] 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays through Dec. 17. Faculty and staff social hour. Library.
Religious Life
Noon. Wednesdays. ''Hour of Power: Interdenominational Service of Praise, Prayer and Proclamation.'' East Room, Murray-Dodge.
Exhibits
Art Museum
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Public tours, Saturdays, 2 p.m.
• ''Bringing Into Being: Materials and Techniques in American Prints.'' Through Jan. 23.
• ''Contemporary Photographs From the Museum Collection.'' Through Jan 9.
• ''Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript.'' Through June 5.
• ''West to Wesselmann: American Drawings and Watercolors in the Princeton University Art Museum.'' Through Jan. 9.
Firestone Library
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
Exhibition Gallery and Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts:
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.
• ''Derso and Kelen: Cartoons and Caricatures.'' Through March 20.
• ''Portraits of the Lost Generation.'' Through April 17.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Lobby, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• ''Testing Boundaries: Cartoon Visions of Roosevelt's Third Term.'' Through Jan. 31.
Women and Gender Studies
Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• ''Contemporary Women in Dioramas'' by Dot Paolo. Through Dec. 31.
Et cetera
Art Museum
Hours: 258-3788. <www.princetonartmuseum.org>.
Athletic Ticket Office
Tickets and information: 258-3538.
Dillon Gymnasium
Hours: 258-4466.
Employee Health
G6B McCosh Health Center. Appointments: 258-5035, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. After-hours emergencies: 258-3134.
Employment Opportunities
<jobs.princeton.edu>.
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>.
University Ticketing: <www.princeton.edu/utickets>.
Library
Hours: 258-3181. <libweb.princeton.edu>.
McCarter Theatre Box Office
Reservations: 258-2787, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. <www.mccarter.org>.
Orange Key Guide Service
Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk.
Tours Monday-Saturday at 10 and 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Information and tours: 258-1766.
Prospect Association
Reservations: 258-3686.
Richardson Auditorium
Reservations: 258-5000, Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and two hours before events requiring tickets. <www.princeton.edu/richaud>.
Theater and Dance
Reservations: 258-3676. <www.princeton.edu/~visarts/the.html>.
Theatre Intime
Reservations: 258-4950.
<www.theatre-intime.org>.
Tiger Sportsline
Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.
