C A L E N D A R   O F   E V E N T S

March 8-21, 2004

Monday, March 8

Lectures

4 p.m. Complex materials seminar. "On-Chip Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Nanoparticles, Microparticles and Droplets." Orlin Velev, North Carolina State University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. "Quantum Computing With Electrons on Helium and Many-Particle Localiz-ation by Constructed Disorder." Mark Dykman, Michigan State University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute lecture. "Systems Analysis of Signaling and Gene Regulation." Erin O'Shea, University of California-San Francisco. 101 Icahn Lab.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. "An Artist's Architecture." Peter Halley, Yale University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. "Time Reversal, Imaging and Communications in Richly Scattering Environments." George Papanicolaou, Stanford University. A02 McDonnell.

Notices

4:30 p.m. University Store/humanities/creative writing book reading and signing. Chang-rae Lee, author of "Aloft." Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Tuesday, March 9

Arts

6:30 p.m. Latin American studies Cuba film. Pastor Vega: "Portrait of Teresa." 1 Robertson.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. The Chieftains. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. "Population Paradigms: Pathways, Processes and Pointlessness." John Hobcraft. 300 Wallace.

12:20 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. "Slices and Wedges: Useful Words to Capture the Daunting Task of Managing Global Carbon." Robert Socolow. 145 Peyton.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "New Organometallic Mediated Cross-Coupling and Carbocyclization Reactions for the Construction of Complex Natural Products." P. Andrew Evans, Indiana University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Institute for Computational Science and Engineering lecture. "Genome-Level Analysis Methods for Yeast/S. Cerevsiae/." Olga Troyanskaya. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Between the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud." Mike Brown, California Institute of Technology. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. "Colorful Customers: New Research on Polychromy in Classical Greek Sculpture." Vinzenz Brinkmann, Glytothek, Munich. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. "Partnering on Security and Prosperity: A Cartoonist Reflects on the Davos Meeting." Salih Memecan, cartoonist. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Fabrizio Catanese, Bayreuth. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. "Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking of Noncompact Sigma Models in Three Dimensions." Martin Zirnbauer, Cologne University and Institute for Advanced Study. A06 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Visual arts/Pozzi illustrated lecture. Terry Winters, abstract painter, talking about his work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School panel discussion. "Immigration Policy: The DREAM Act and Access to Higher Education." Josh Bernstein, National Immigration Law Center, Washington, D.C.; Iris Bordayo, New Jersey Immigration Policy Network; Patrick Shen, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee; and Douglas Massey. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/East Asian studies lecture. "Taiwan Presidential Platforms and Mainland Reactions." Derek Mitchell, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.; and Lao-Kuang Sheng, Kaohsiung University. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. Mason lecture/Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics video and discussion. Michael Pack: "God and the Inner City." 104 Computer Science.

Wednesday. March 10

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading. Russell Banks, novelist, and Chase Twichell, poet, reading their work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Turkish film. Sinan Cetin: "Komser Sekspir." 10 East Pyne.

8 p.m. Chapel music jazz vespers. University Jazz Ensembles, Anthony Branker, director. Chapel.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by David Brundige. David Brundige: "Pig Tails." Berlind Theater.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Trinity Irish Dance Company. McCarter Theatre.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music/Composers Ensemble at Princeton concert. "Quator Bozzini." Music by Steven Mackey, Sarah Snider and Charles Ives. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. "Evolution and Dynamics of Variant H3 Histones." Steve Henikoff, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics seminar. "Can the United States Supreme Court Constrain Itself? An Inquiry Into the Limited Path Dependency of Precedent." Michael Gerhardt, College of William and Mary. Bobst.

2:30 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. "From Binary Matroids to Graphs." Sang-il Oum. 224 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation and moduli seminar. Thomas Nevins, University of Michigan. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations seminar on labor economics. "Competition in Imperfect Markets: Does It Help California's Medicaid Mother?" Janet Currie, University of California-Los Angeles. 200 Fisher.

G 4:15 p.m. International economics seminar. "Globalization and Inflation." Jean Imbs, London Business School. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/East Asian studies/Tang Center for East Asian Art lecture. "Approaches to the Problem of Buddho-Taoist Interactions." Victor Mair, University of Pennsylvania. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. English lecture and reading on "Ulysses Revisited." "Aeolus" and "Lestrygonians." 2 McCosh.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Charlie Fefferman. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/law and public affairs lecture. "A View From the Executive Branch." John Podesta, former chief of staff to President Clinton. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5:30 p.m. School of Engineering & Applied Science lecture. "So You Want To Be an Entrepreneur? Insights into Starting a Small High-Tech Company." David Handelman *89 (MAE), president, American Android Corp. Bowen Hall Auditorium. Refreshments will be served at 5 p.m. For more information, contact jkelly@princeton.edu.

F 7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on "Great Authors on Great Authors." "F. Scott Fitzgerald." Anne Margaret Daniel. Maclean House.

Thursday, March 11

Arts

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Arabic film. BBC documentary: "The Cost of War in Iraq." 10 East Pyne.

7:30 p.m. Canadian studies film. Atom Egoyan: "Ararat." Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by David Brundige. David Brundige: "Pig Tails." Berlind Theater.

F 8 p.m. University concerts. ARTEK, Gwendolyn Toth, director. "Love and Death Revisited: Another Venetian Extravaganza." Music by Monteverdi, Merula, Castell, Barbara Strozzi and d'India. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

G Noon. McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning/writing lecture. "Grading at Princeton." 328 Frist. Registration required by e-mailing <mcgraw @princeton.edu>.

3:30 p.m. Mathematics joint analysis seminar. "Solving Free Boundary Problems by Variational and Maximum Principle Methods." David Jerison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "The Total Synthesis of Carbon." Peter Vollhardt, University of California-Berkeley. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/anthropology/Center for Health and Wellbeing/Center for Human Values lecture. "The Reinvention of Death: Debates on Brain Death and Human Organ Transplantation." Margaret Lock, McGill University; and Robert Truog, Harvard University. 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. "New Symplectic 4-Manifolds With $b_2^+1$." Jongil Park, Konkuk and Michigan State universities. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Computational Physics: Applications and Examples." Ronald Fedkiw, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.

Friday, March 12

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Creativity From Adversity: Dorothy Dehner's Cenotaph #1." Jackie Meisel, docent. Art Museum.

F 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production directed by David Brundige. David Brundige: "Pig Tails." Berlind Theater.

F 8 p.m. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Sanderling, conductor. Markus Groh, piano. Music by Stravinsky, Schubert and Beethoven. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. "Energy of Solutions of Yamabe Type Problems and Their Morse Index." Mohameden Ahmedou, University of Bonn. 314 Fine.

Saturday, March 13

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Stories in Art." Ernest Soffronoff, docent. Art Museum.

F 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Patti LuPone. McCarter Theatre.

Lectures

9:30 a.m. Plasma physics Science on Saturday lecture. "The Dark Side of the Universe." Neta Bahcall. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal. For information, call 243-2121 or visit <Web page>.

Sports

5 p.m. Men's volleyball vs. Springfield College. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, March 14

Arts

F 3 and 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Sing-a-Long Wizard of Oz. McCarter Theatre.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "Creativity From Adversity: Dorothy Dehner's Cenotaph #1." Jackie Meisel, docent. Art Museum.

F 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Reiko Uchida, piano. Music by Mozart and Beethoven. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Bridgett Green, Princeton Theological Seminary. Chapel.

Sports

2 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. University of Virginia. 1952 Stadium.

Monday, March 15

Lectures

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute lecture. "Robustness and Complexity in Biological Networks." John Doyle, California Institute of Technology. 101 Icahn Lab.

Tuesday, March 16

Lectures

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. "Cross-Correlating the Cosmic Microwave Background With the Large Scale Structure of the Universe," Niayesh Afshordi; and "Close Pairs of Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey," Joe Hennawi. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

Wednesday, March 17

Lectures

F 7 p.m. Alumni Council lecture series on "Great Authors on Great Authors." "William Shakespeare." Lawrence Danson. Maclean House.

Sports

7 p.m. Women's lacrosse vs. Duke University. 1952 Stadium.

Thursday, March 18

Lectures

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. "Patterns and Variability in Global Ocean Chlorophyll: Satellite Observations and Modeling." Watson Gregg, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. "Understanding the Columbia Shuttle Accident." Douglas Osheroff, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.

Friday, March 19

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "A Retreat From Likeness in Cézanne's Landscapes." Judith Applegate, independent scholar. Art Museum.

Lectures

2:30 p.m. Chemistry seminar. "From Molecules to Materials: The Crucial Role of Supramolecular Interactions." Anna Painelli, Universita di Parma, Italy. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

Saturday, March 20

Arts

11 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. "Signs and Symbols in Egyptian Art." Vi Schonewald, docent. Art Museum.

F 8 p.m. Westminster Community Chorus and Chamber Choir; with the Westminster Conservatory Community Orchestra and Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale. Music by Beethoven. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

9:30 a.m. Plasma physics Science on Saturday lecture. "Nanotechnology: Fact and Fiction, Fantasy and Reality." Paul Burrows, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Richland, Wash. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal. For information, call 243-2121 or visit <Web page>.

Sports

F 1 p.m. Men's lacrosse vs. Hofstra University. 1952 Stadium.

Sunday, March 21

Arts

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. "A Retreat From Likeness in Cézanne's Landscapes." Judith Applegate, independent scholar. Art Museum.

Lectures

4 p.m. Middle East Society/Interna-tional Center lecture. "From Clash of Civilizations to a Common Vision: Islam and the West." Robert Crane, Center for Understanding Islam. 302 Frist.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays, West Room, Murray-Dodge; and 9:30 a.m. Sundays, G2 Dickinson. Membership not required to attend.

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.

•"The Art of the Print in the Western World." Through June 12.

•"The Book of Kings: Art, War and the Morgan Library's Medieval Picture Bible." Through June 6.

•"Imperial Portraits by van Meytens the Younger and Roslin." Through July 11.

•"Robert Adams: From the Missouri West." Through June 6.

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

Firestone Library

Exhibition Gallery and Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts (second floor): 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.

•"The Life and Times of George F. Kennan: A Centennial Exhibition." Through April 18.

•"The Romance of Flight." Through March 21.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Wiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed weekends.

•"Princeton Reunions and the P-Rade: A Historical Retrospective." Through July 2.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

•Exhibit by seniors Maia Schweizer and Seymone Wilson, painters. Through March 19.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. <www.princetonartmuseum.org>.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Dillon Gymnasium

Hours: 258-4466.

Employee Assistance Program

G07 McCosh Health Center. Information and appointments: 258-1875, Monday, Tuesday and Friday.

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

Employment Hotline: 258-6130. <jobs.princeton.edu/openjobs>.

Frist Campus Center

Welcome Desk: 258-1766. <fristqna@princeton.edu>.

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.

 

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