Princeton - Weekly Bulletin 01/31/05

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Steven Schultz
Contributing writers: Patricia Allen, Karin Dienst, Eric Quiñones
Photographer: Denise Applewhite
Design: Margaret Westergaard, Laurel Masten Cantor, Mahlon Lovett
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett

[F] Admission charged, [G] Not open to general public.
All other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. • Contact Calendar editor • Submissions for future calendars may be made online by completing the calendar submission form. • For copy deadlines, please refer to the PWB deadline schedule .

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Graph Mining.” Daryl Pregibon, Google Labs. 214 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Religious life gallery talk. “Exhibit of Religious Art.” Simon Carr. Chapel Crypt.

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visual arts student video show. “Work From Fall Semester 2004.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Flamenco dancer Sara Baras. Matthews Theatre.

Noon. Center for Jewish Life/International Center lunch and discussion. “Israel Through Chinese Eyes and Judaism in China.” Xu Xin, Nanjing University. Center for Jewish Life, 70 Washington Road.

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Empathy or Antipathy: The Effects of Diversity.” Greg Duncan, Northwestern University. 300 Wallace.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Accurate Mass Measurement: Taking Full Analytical Advantage of Nature’s Isotopic Complexity.” Alan Marshall, Florida State University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “The Accretion History of Massive Black Holes.” Richard Mushotzky, NASA. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “Insurance and Mathematical Finance.” Elias Shiu, University of Iowa. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Quantum Hall Effect Analogs in Photonic Crystals.” Duncan Haldane. 222 Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Analysis and Synthesis of Genomes.” George Church, Harvard University. 3 Thomas Lab.

4:30 p.m. Classics lecture. “Virgil’s Sacred Duo: Phaedrus’ Speech and Aeneid IX.” Robert Wardy, Cambridge University. 161 East Pyne.

7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on “What Can the Art and Literature of a Country Tell You About Its Culture?” “Art and Writing in Ancient Mexico.” John Pohl. 106 McCormick.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Registration for spring physical education classes. Main floor, Dillon Gym.

Noon. Chapel music Graduate College organ concert. Procter (charge for lunch).

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University concerts. Netherlands Wind Ensemble. Music by Haydn and Mozart. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “Development of PDF-Based Cloud Schemes.” Ben Johnson, National Center for Atmospheric Research. 209 GFDL, Forrestal. 3 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics program. “Bridging the Racial Divide: Evangelical Christians in Contemporary Politics,” panel discussion with religious leaders; followed at 5 p.m. by “Racial Harmony or Racial Unrest? America’s Future,” keynote address by Carol Swain, Vanderbilt University. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

4 p.m. Computer science/molecular biology lecture. “Understanding the Brain as a Memory System: Biology, Model and Implementation.” Jeff Hawkins, Redwood Neuroscience Institute and PalmOne. 105 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Exotic Smooth Structures on Rational Surfaces.” Andras Stipsicz, Institute for Advanced Study and Renyi Institute of Mathematics. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. “Anti-Corruption Campaigns in 13th-Century Europe.” William Jordan. 103 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Extreme Nonlinear Optics: Attosecond Science and Applications.” Margaret Murnane, University of Colorado-Boulder. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Turkey and the E.U.” Osman Faruk Logoglu, ambassador of Turkey to the United States. 16 Robertson.

Noon to 1:30 p.m. Registration for spring physical education classes. Main floor, Dillon Gym.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written by Julia Ressler and Ruby Pan and directed by Julia Ressler. “Excerpts From the Notebook of a Young Poet.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.

Noon. Psychology colloquium. “When Pragmatics Is in the Foreground.” Ira Noveck, Institut des Sciences Cognitives, France. 0-S-6 Green.

2 to 5 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies panel. “Asian Strategic Thought in 2004.” 1 Robertson. For information, visit <www.princeton.edu/~piirs>.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Nanoparticle Synthesis From the Vapor-Phase: Application, Science and Engineering.” Sean Garrick, University of Mississippi. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. “Existence and Uniqueness for P-Minimizers in the Heisenberg Group.” Jih-Hsin Cheng, Academica Sinica, Taipei. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “St. Brigit and Groundhog Day.” Seamus O’Cathain, University College, Dublin. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Princeton Girlchoir performance. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

10 a.m. Men’s and women’s fencing vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, James Madison and Cornell universities; and Haverford College. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 2 and 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Mary Zimmerman: “The Secret in the Wings.” Berlind Theatre.

3 p.m. Middle East Society/International Center lecture. “The Middle East ‘Peace Process’: The View From Cairo.” Khaled Fahmy, New York University. Convocation Room, Friend.

9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. Membership not required to attend.

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.

“Songs, Psalms and Praises: An 18th-Century Ethiopian Manuscript.” Through June 5.

“Big Color: Contemporary Photographs from the Museum Collection.” Through Feb. 6.

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.

Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts: “Derso and Kelen: Cartoons and Caricatures.” Through March 20.

Cotsen Children’s Library: “Don’t Go Into Mr. McGregor’s Garden: The Dangerous World of Beatrix Potter.” Through Feb. 28.

University Chapel Nave. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Exhibit of religious paintings by Simon Carr. Through Feb. 20. Opening reception, Feb. 1, 4 to 6 p.m.

Lobby: “Testing Boundaries: Cartoon Visions of Roosevelt’s Third Term.” Through Jan. 31.

Exhibit of fall 2004 student work. Feb. 1 through Feb. 11. Opening reception, Feb. 1, 6 to 8 p.m.

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.

G6B McCosh Health Center. Appointments: 258-5035, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. After-hours emergencies: 258-3134.

Reservations: 258-2787, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. <www.mccarter.org>.

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.

Reservations: 258-5000, Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.; and two hours before events requiring tickets. <www.princeton.edu/richaud>.