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November 7–13, 2005

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Monday, November 7

Arts

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/freshman seminar/film studies film. Alain Resnais: "Hiroshima, Mon Amour." Discussion follows. 16 Robertson.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Judaic studies seminar. "Jesus in the Talmud." Peter Schaefer. 203 Scheide Caldwell House. for reservation, contact judaic@princeton.edu.

12:15 p.m. European studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Judaic studies lecture. “How We Ceased Being Jews.” Jean-Christophe Attias, Sorbonne. 35 Robertson.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. “Computing the Future of Biomedicine.” Chris Johnson, University of Utah. 105 Computer Science.

[G] 3:30 p.m. McGraw Center lecture. “When You (the Teacher) Are the Diversity in the Classroom.” 328 Frist.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “On the Complex Age Systematics in Seamount Trails and the Plume Hypothesis.” Anthony Koppers, University of California-San Diego. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Lewis-Sigler Institute seminar series on “Quantitative and Computational Biology.” “Of Songs and Synapses: Modeling the Neural Basis of Birdsong.” Sebastian Seung, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 101 Icahn Lab.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “Project READS (Reading Enhances Achievement During the Summer): Results From a Randomized Experiment.” James Kim, University of California-Berkeley. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. European studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Arabs and Jews: New Nationalisms in Diasporas.” Esther Benbassa, Sorbonne. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies/Judaic studies/Drucker lecture. “My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner.” Meir Shalev, novelist. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Climate Change: Policies, Strategies and Solutions.” Eileen Claussen, Pew Center on Global Climate Change. 16 Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Ethics and public affairs/philosophy lecture on “Love, Justice and Power in Wagner’s Ring,” first of three. “Wagner as a Metaphysical Composer.” Roger Scruton, University of Buckingham, U.K. 102 Woolworth.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Nassau.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. John Brain, author of “The Man Who Created God.” University Store.

Tuesday, November 8

Arts

4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Stephen Westfall, abstract painter, talking about his work. 219, 185 Nassau St.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Moving Up? Trajectories of Change in Children’s Exposure to Neighborhood Advantage.” Robert Sampson, Harvard University. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “The Free-Market City: Latin American Urbanization in the Years of the Neo-Liberal Experiment.” Alejandro Portes. 107, 58 Prospect Ave.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Ecology and Popular Japanese Culture.” Richard Okada. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “An Atomic-Scale View of Transition Metal Oxide Surfaces.” Ulrike Diebold, Tulane University. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Computer science lecture. “A ‘Moment’ Lasts Forever.” Michael Cohen, Microsoft Research. 105 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Ethics and public affairs/philosophy lecture on “Love, Justice and Power in Wagner’s Ring,” second of three. “Ideas in the Ring and Their Musical Realization.” Roger Scruton, University of Buckingham, U.K. 102 Woolworth.

4:30 p.m. Committee on Palestine/School of Architecture/Middle East Society lecture. “Militarism and Architecture in Israel: A Feminist Perspective.” Diana Dolev, Women in Black and New Profile. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

4:30 p.m. Humanities/music/Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Did Somebody Say Censorship?” Richard Taruskin, University of California-Berkeley. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Boundedness of Varieties of General Type.” Christopher Hacon, University of Utah. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics mathematical physics seminar. “Infrared Representations, Number Bounds and Renormalization in QED.” Thomas Chen. 343 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures lecture. “Opening Mexico.” Julia Preston, New York Times. 105 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Civil Society: Big Idea or Political Slogan?” Michael Edwards, Ford Foundation. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series. “The Consequences of Incompetence: The All-Too-Human Costs of Bad Thinking and Poor Decision-Making by People in High Places.” Bob Herbert, New York Times. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Molecular biology symposium. “Blurry Vision: Bridging the Gap Between Science and the Public.” 3 Thomas Lab (morning) and 101 McCormick (afternoon).

Wednesday, November 9

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Brink Bush, Providence, R.I. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark reading series. Michael Ondaatje, novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic; and poet Tracy Smith, reading their work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

7 p.m. German film series on “Fritz Lang – The Weimar Films.” F.W. Murmau: “Metropolis.” 10 East Pyne.

7:30 p.m. American studies/theater and dance/visual arts illustrated lecture. Ric Burns, filmmaker, talking about his work “Eugene O’Neill.” 101 McCormick.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Wiring Up Single Molecules.” N.J. Tao, Arizona State University. Auditorium, Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “From Protons to Protein Breakdown.” Irwin Rose, University of California-Irvine. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:30 p.m. Mathematics graduate student seminar. “You Call That a 7-Sphere?!” Chris Mihelich. 224 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “On a Conjecture of Berge and Simonvits on Hypergraph Products.” Dhruv Mubayi, University of Illinois-Chicago. 224 Fine.

2:40 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “What Can Rational Investors Do About Excessive Volatility and Sentiment Fluctuations?” Bernard Dumas, INSEAD. 103 Bendheim Center.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis Without Haar Measure.” Grigori Olshanski, Dobrushin Math Lab, Moscow. 601 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “The New Generation of Superconductor Electric Power Equipment.” Alex Malozemoff, American Superconductor Corp., Westborough, Mass. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/STEP forum on “Environmental and Ethical Issues in Agriculture.” “Eating Your Friends: A Carnivore’s Credo,” Roger Scruton, writer and philosopher; and “Can Eating Animals Be Justified?” Peter Singer. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Electrical engineering/computer engineering seminar. “Efficiently Exploring Architectural Design Spaces via Predictive Modeling.” Sally McKee, Cornell University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics lecture series on “America’s Founding and Future.” “Death and Politics.” Joseph Buttum, First Things. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. “The Birational Geometry of Algebraic Varieties.” Christopher Hacon, University of Utah. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Renaissance studies lecture. “The Renaissance on the Renaissance: The Italian Humanists on Cultural Decline of Revival.” James Hankins, Harvard University. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Russian studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “The Russian Artist Valentin Serov: From Realism to ‘World of Art’ Aestheticism and Beyond.” Elizabeth Valenier, Columbia University. 245 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Torture, the Press and Human Rights After Abu Ghraib.” Mark Danner, Bard College. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Microgeographies.” Vicente Guallart, Guallart Architects, Barcelona. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

7:30 p.m. Dean of undergraduate students/Nassau Literary Review lecture. “Prep: A Reading.” Curtis Sittenfeld. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

9 p.m. Latin American Forum/Latin American studies lecture. “The Impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Peru Today.” Carlos Degregori, Universidad Nacional. 105 Chancellor Green.

Notices

[FG] 5:30 p.m. Prospect wine tasting. Prospect House.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. James Lasdun, author of “Seven Lies: A Novel.” University Store.

Thursday, November 10

Arts

Noon. Chapel music/Graduate College organ concert. Justin Hartz, Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Morrisville, Pa. Procter. (Charge for lunch.)

7:30 p.m. Center for the Study of religion/humanities/Graduate School documentary. Astra Taylor: “IEK!” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime student playwrights festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

[G] 8 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Reference Management and EndNote and RefWorks.” Library Staff Conference Room, Firestone.

Noon. International Center bridging cultures lunch workshop for international graduate students. “Networking for Your Job Search and Beyond.” Kathleen Mannheimer. West Room, Murray-Dodge.

[G] 12:15 p.m. McGraw Center lecture. “The Scholar as Teacher.” Harvey Rosen. 328 Frist.

2 p.m. Geophysical fluid dynamics seminar. “Ocean Data Assimilation Experiments in the Tropical Atlantic With a Kalman Filter and the Barnes Method.” Clemente Tanajura, Laboratorio Nacional de Computacao Cientifica Petropolis, Brazil. 209 GFDL, Forrestal.

[G] 3:30 p.m. McGraw Center workshop. “Educating Citizens, Not Consumers.” Anne-Marie Slaughter. 328 Frist.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Metalloprotein Design and Engineering.” Yi Lu, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Ethics and public affairs/philosophy lecture on “Love, Justice and Power in Wagner’s Ring,” last of three. “Love, Justice and the Fate of the World.” Roger Scruton, University of Buckingham, U.K. 102 Woolworth.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Long Range Scattering for the Maxwell-Schroedinger System.” Giorgio Velo, Universitã di Gologan and INFN. 214 Fine.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. “A Political Economy Theory of Trade Agreements.” Giovanni Maggi. 200 Fisher.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Defining the Ideal King: Retrospective Interpretations of St. Louis’ Reign.” Cecilia Gaposchkin, Dartmouth College. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “The End of Temples: A Turning Point for Traditional Japanese Buddhism.” Eiji Ogawa, Myokoji Temple, Japan. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Counting Subgroups and Covering Spaces in Dimension 3.” Marc Lackenby, Oxford University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “The International Collider: The Next Step in High-Energy Electron-Positron Physics.” Michael Peskin, Stanford University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Religious Right Controls America and Other Myths From the Campaign Trail.” Hanna Rosin, Washington Post. 16 Robertson.

5 p.m. Friends of the Library lecture on “A Book in the Works: The Arts in Book Production.” “The Production of 19th-Century Illustrated Books: The Search for Speed, the Search for Cheapness, the Search for Excellence.” Terry Belanger, University of Virginia. Auditorium, Friend.

5:15 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “On the Search of Singularities for QG Equations.” Diego Cordoba, Instituto de Matematicas y Fisica Fundamental. 214 Fine.

7 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “Text and Image in Kabuki Death Prints.” Tom Hare. 106 McCormick. Reception at 6:30 p.m.

Notices

4 to 10 p.m. Cotsen Children’s library conference, “Hidden But Not Forgotten: The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the 20th and 21st Centuries.” First of three days. Firestone Library.

Friday, November 11

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “The Legacy of Homer at the École des Beaux-Arts.” Vera Keller. Art Museum.

[F] 8 p.m. Princeton and Yale Glee Clubs football concert. Music by Brahms, Taverner, Havelock Nelson and Mozart. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Noah Haidle: “A Long History of Neglect.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Ntozake Shange: “For Colored Girls.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime student playwrights festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. Triangle Club show. “Excess Hollywood.” Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. East Asian studies lecture. “Digitalizing Japanese Historical Maps.” Yuki Ishimatsu, University of California-Berkeley. 202 Jones.

[G] Noon. Judaic studies seminar. “The Portable Torah: Some Recollections of a Vanished Jewish Community in the Bolivian Andes.” Ulrich Knoepflmacher. 203 Scheide Caldwell House. Lunch provided. Registration required, e-mail <judaic@princeton.edu>.

2 p.m. Policy Research Institute for the Region/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics/politics lecture. “Politics Without Television: How New Jersey Voters Learn About Their Elections.” Ingrid Reed and Jon Shure, Rutgers University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

2:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering seminar. “Direct Simulation of Chemically Reacting Spacecraft Flows.” Deborah Levin, Pennsylvania State University. 222 Bowen. Social gathering follows, J223 Engineering Quadrangle.

3 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “‘Open Flask’ Transition Metal Catalysis for Organic Synthesis.” Dean Toste, University of California-Berkeley. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. Xiaodong Wang, Michigan State University. 314 Fine.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering/computer engineering seminar. “Applying Value Speculation Techniques to New Domains.” Martin Burtscher, Cornell University. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. Ethics and public affairs/philosophy seminar. “Is the Basic Structure Basic?” Samuel Sheffler, University of California-Berkeley. 301 Marx.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “The Angel Harp: United Irish Ideology, Images and Identity, 1798-1998.” Mary Thuente, North Carolina State University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

Notices

8:30 a.m. Recording secretary Veterans Day observation. Thomas Breidenthal and Bruce Freeman, U.S. Navy. Chapel.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cotsen Children’s library conference, “Hidden But Not Forgotten: The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the 20th and 21st Centuries.” Second of three days. Firestone Library.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Art Museum Beaux-Arts Ball. “‘The Legacy of Homer’ and Beaux-Arts Student Life of the Late 19th Century.” Art Museum.

Sports

3 p.m. Men’s and women’s swimming/Big Al Invitational. DeNunzio Pool.

7 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Columbia University. Dillon Gym.

Saturday, November 12

Arts

10 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. “Netsukes: Sculptures in Miniature.” Joel Greenberg, docent. Art Museum.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music concert in honor of the 80th birthday of Claudio Spies. Music by Claudio Spies, Schoenberg and Stravinsky. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Noah Haidle: “A Long History of Neglect.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Ntozake Shange: “For Colored Girls.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime student playwrights festival. Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. Triangle Club show. “Excess Hollywood.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 9 p.m. Nassoons/Whiffenpoofs Yale Jam. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10 a.m. Alumni Association pre-football lecture. “Networks and Globalization.” Miguel Centeno. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Notices

10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cotsen Children’s library conference, “Hidden But Not Forgotten: The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the 20th and 21st Centuries.” Last of three days. Fire- stone Library.

Sports

9 a.m. Men’s and women’s swimming/Big Al Invitational. DeNunzio Pool.

[F] 1 p.m. Football vs. Yale University. Princeton Stadium.

4 p.m. Women’s volleyball vs. Cornell University. Dillon Gym.

4 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Yale University. Lourie-Love Field.

Sunday, November 13

Arts

2 p.m. Physics lecture and concert, “Superstrings.” Brian Foster, University of Oxford, violinist Jack Liebeck and pianist Charles Owen. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “The Legacy of Homer at the École des Beaux-Arts.” Vera Keller. Art Museum.

[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

7:15 p.m. Near Eastern studies Israeli film series. Isaac Yeshurun: “No Longer 17.” 10 East Pyne.

Lectures

3 p.m. Library exhibition opening lecture. “The Lure of the Library: The Friends at 75.” William Scheide. 101 McCormick. Reception follows.

4 p.m. Middle East Society/International Center lecture. “Scarce Water, Abundant Oil: Resources and Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.” Miriam Lowi, College of New Jersey. 101 Friend.

Notices

[FG] 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect traditional American brunch. Prospect House.

11 a.m. Chapel Interfaith Service for Peace. Robert Edgar, National Council of Churches USA. Chapel.

Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous

12:15 p.m. Mondays. East Room, Murray-Dodge.

9:30 a.m. Sundays, basement, Murray-Dodge. 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 Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art From the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris.” Through Jan. 15.

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.

Milberg Gallery:

“Wonderful Stories for Pictures: Hans Christian Andersen and His Illustrators.” Through March 26.

Main Gallery:

“The Lure of the Library: The Friends at 75.” Nov. 13 through April 16.

International Center

Chancellor Green, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Frist Campus Center.

“The Time of Mikhail Gorbachev.” Photo exhibit by Rebecca Matlock. Through Nov. 18.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Olden St. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“1945: A World United and Divided.” Through Jan. 31.

Visual Arts Program

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.

“Installations: Video and Otherwise.” Nov. 8 to 11. Opening reception, Nov. 8, 6 to 8 p.m.

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 (for Matthews and Berlind Theatre events), 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.theatreintime.org>.

Tiger Sportsline

Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.