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Calendar of events

March 6-12, 2006

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Monday, March 6

Arts

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values film series on “Screening Dreams.” Luis Buñuel: “Belle de jour.” Michael Wood, speaker. Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

Lectures

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Wireless Sensing, Active Learning and Compressive Sampling.” Rob Nowak, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. “CMOS TFTs and Circuits on Plastic.” Michael Kane, Sarnoff Corp. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “The Polar Ocean, Carbon Dioxide and Glacial Cycles.” Daniel Sigman. 220 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “How ‘Otherworldly’ American Fundamentalists Became Political.” George Marsden, University of Notre Dame. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies Islamic seminar on “Sufism Today.” “Ritual Performance and Reformist Sufism in Egypt.” Samuli Schielke, University of Mainz, Germany. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/Latin American studies lecture. “The ‘Khipu House’ of Rapaz, Peru: An Andean Ritual and Storage Complex in Modernity.” Frank Salomon, University of Wisconsin-Madison. 105 Chancellor Green.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. 101 McCormick.

Tuesday, March 7

Arts

4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Ricardo Dominguez, theater and Internet artist, talking about his work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

6 p.m. International Center/residential colleges film. Christoph Geiseler and Alan Gaskill: “Understanding China: Beats, Blues and Boomtown Beijing.” Wu Hall Café, Butler College.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. I Musici; with Stephen Hough piano. Music by Mozart. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “The Killing Fields Revisited: Lynching and Anti-Miscegenation Legislation in the Jim Crow South, 1882-1930.” Scott Washington. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Radio Bemba in an Age of Electronic Media: The Dynamics of Popular Communication in Chávez’s Venezuela.” Sujatha Fernandes. 216 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Princeton Environmental Atlas.” Guy Nordenson. 10 Guyot.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Building With Artificial Atoms: Routes to Nanocrystal-Based Devices and Multi-Functional Nanomaterials.” Christopher Murray, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Twisted Torus Knots and Distance One Heegaard Splittings.” Yoav Moriah, Technion. 314 Fine.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “Gaia Revisited: The Interplay Between Climate and Life on the Early Earth.” James Kasting, Pennsylvania State University. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies/Princeton China and the World Project lecture. “China and the Global Economy.” Kenneth Lieberthal, University of Michigan. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Mathematical physics seminar. “On Localization in Lattice Schroedinger Operators.” Jean Bourgain, Institute for Advanced Study. 343 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Counts of Maps to the Grassmannian and Verlinde Numbers on the Moduli Space of Rank R Bundles on a Curve.” Alina Marian, Yale University. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies lecture. “Reading and Seeing in a Troubadour Chansonnier.” Stephen Nichols, Johns Hopkins University. 103 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering seminar. “A Fully Polynomial Time Approximation Scheme for a Variety of Stochastic Asset Management Problems.” Diego Klabjan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. School of Engineering and Applied Science/Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture on “Technology for Developing Regions.” “Health Technologies for the Developing World.” Christopher Elias, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health. Auditorium, Friend.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for Research and Child Well-Being/Gender and Policy Network lecture. “Caring Work.” Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Viviana Zelizer. 16 Robertson.

Sports

6:15 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. University of Pennsylvania. Jadwin Gym.

[F] 9 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. University of Pennsylvania. Jadwin Gym.

Wednesday, March 8

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Kathy McNeil, Morristown, N.J. Chapel.

7:30 p.m. Committee on Palestine film. Yahya Barakat: “Rachel: An American Conscience.” 307 Frist.

Lectures

Noon. Information technology seminar. “Scientific Computational Clusters at PPPL: Lessons Learned.” Paul Henderson. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “Hybrid Nanomaterials for Infrared Photodetection.” Adrienne Stiff-Roberts, Duke University. 222 Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “New Insights Into Poxvirus Entry and Assembly.” Bernard Moss, National Institutes of Health. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. “Metabolic Profiling of Parasitic Infection and Psychosocial Challenges.” Burton Singer. 402 Computer Science Building.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “Codes and Xor Graph Products.” Eyal Lubetzky, Tel Aviv University. 224 Fine.

[G] 2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “Stock Returns and Volatility: Pricing the Long-Run and Short-Run Components of Market Risk.” Tobias Adrian, New York Federal Reserve. 103 Bendheim Center. Registration required, call 258-0538.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “Introduction to Double Affine Hecke Algebras.” Alexei Oblomkov, Institute for Advanced Study. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “The Energy Landscape for Folding and Function.” José Onuchic, University of California-San Diego. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “The Value of Unpaid Child Care in the United States in 2003: Preliminary Estimates From the American Time Use Survey.” Nancy Folbre, University of Massachusetts-Amherst. 200 Fisher.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. “Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade.” Kamal Saggi, Southern Methodist University. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “Geological Storage of CO2: Analysis and Modeling of Leakage.” Michael Celia. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Althea Ward Clark/visual arts lecture. “The Vulgar Art of Biography.” Mark Stevens, author; introduction by Brian Jermusyk. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “The Limits of Knowledge: Three Han Yu Letters to Friends, 799-802.” Anna Shields, University of Arizona. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. European cultural studies/humanities lecture. “Media, Madness and Modern Communication Breakdown.” John Peters, University of Iowa. 6 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Nikita Nekrasov, Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Art Museum/Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “St. Petersburg: The Birth of the ‘World of Art’ and Its Russian European Roots.” Marian Burleigh-Motley, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Iraq War and Its Consequences in the Middle East.” Dan Senor, Fox News. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5:30 p.m. Alumni Association lecture on “Turning Points in History,” second of four. “The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire.” Molly Greene. 10 East Pyne.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Falling to Bytes: Preservation and Cinematic Memory in Los Angeles.” Edward Dimenberg, University of California-Irvine. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Thursday, March 9

Arts

[F] 8 p.m. University Players musical. Jason Brown and Alfred Uhry: “Parade.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St. For reservations call 258-1742; or visit <www.princeton.edu/utickets>.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Taj Mahal Trio and Mavis Staples. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. Richard Wagner: “Die Walküre (The Valkyrie).” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

[G] 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/ Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Faster, Easier Bibliographies (End Note Session).” Electronic Classroom 2, Firestone.

[G] 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Faster, Easier Bibliographies (RefWorks Session).” Electronic Classroom 2, Firestone.

Noon. Near Eastern studies/Russian and Eurasian studies lecture. “How the Circassians Became Sex Slaves of the Sultan.” Charles King, Georgetown University. 202 Jones.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Design and Synthesis of Novel Biomaterials: A Structure-Property Approach.” Valerie Ashby, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “PDEs That Lose Derivatives.” Joseph Kohn. 322 Fine.

4 p.m. Molecular biology lecture. “Phosphoproteomics and the Developing Brain: Proteins, Pathways and Proteomes.” Bryan Ballif, Harvard University. 3 Thomas Lab.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics/Bobst Center/Democracy and Human Values Project lecture. “Participation, Deliberation and the Future of Democratic Politics.” Joshua Cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Classics/humanities/Faber lecture. “The Love of Fame and the Fame of Love: Virgil to Chaucer.” Philip Hardie, University of Oxford. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Stalinist Confessions in an Age of Terror: Messianic Times at the Leningrad Communist Universities.” Igal Halfin, Tel Aviv University. 211 Dickinson. Reception follows, Faculty Lounge, Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Elections: Is Latin America Turning Left?” Wendy Hunter, University of Texas-Austin; Kenneth Roberts, Cornell University; and Carlos Degregori and Deborah Yashar. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Special Relativity: A Centenary Perspective.” Clifford Will, Washington University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Graduate Career Services lecture. “Finding Leverage: Creating Change From the Nonprofit Sector.” Barbara Lawrence, Taub Foundation. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering/Amateur Astronomers Association seminar. “NASA’s Deep Space 1 and Dawn Missions to Boldly Go … Well You Know … (Adventures in the Solar System).” Marc Rayman, NASA. 101 Friend.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series/Vanuxem lecture. “The Human Body as an Evolutionary Patchwork.” Alan Walker, Pennsylvania State University. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

1 to 9:30 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/economics conference on “Observing Trade: Revealing International Trade Networks and Their Impacts,” first of three days. 1 to 4 p.m., 219 Burr; 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 8 to 9:30 p.m., 1 Robertson.

Friday, March 10

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “A Plum-Tree as His Wife, a Crane as His Son: The Ideal Chinese Hermit in a Japanese Screen.” Xiaojin Wu. Art Museum.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written and directed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. “Heart!!” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University Players musical. Jason Brown and Alfred Uhry: “Parade.” Berlind Theatre. For reservations call 258-1742; or visit <www.princeton.edu/utickets>.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. The Chieftains. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

Noon. Ancient world lecture. “A New Letter of Hadrian (The Naryka Bronze).” Christopher Jones, Harvard University and Institute for Advanced Study. 209 Scheide Caldwell House.

[G] Noon. Judaic studies works-in-progress seminar. “Emma Lazarus in Babylon: ‘Little Poems in Prose.’” Esther Schor. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School seminar. “Biodefense Research: NIH Role, NIH Management, Oversight of Safety, Oversight of Security and Oversight of Dual-Use Implications.” Richard Ebright, Rutgers University. 280 Icahn Lab.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. Christopher Croke, University of Pennsylvania. 314 Fine.

Notices

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/economics conference on “Observing Trade: Revealing International Trade Networks and Their Impacts,” second of three days. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/English conference, first of two days. “Religion and Postcolonial Criticism.” 10 East Pyne.

Sports

2 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. U.S. Military Academy. Jadwin Gym.

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. St. Francis College. Dillon Gym.

Saturday, March 11

Arts

10 a.m. Art Museum talk for children. “Come to a Potlatch Party.” Frances Lange, docent. Art Museum.

[F] 2 and 8 p.m. University Players musical. Jason Brown and Alfred Uhry: “Parade.” Berlind Theatre. For reservations call 258-1742; or visit <www.princeton.edu/utickets>.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written and directed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. “Heart!!” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Theater and dance/humanities/Brown Fund performance and discussion of new choreography. Meghan Durham and Rebecca Lazier. Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor. Richard Wagner: “Die Walküre (The Valkyrie).” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visual arts/Gardner ’69 Magic Project conference. “Magic and the American Avant-Garde Cinema.” Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

9:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/economics conference on “Observing Trade: Revealing International Trade Networks and Their Impacts,” last of three days. 219 Burr.

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/English conference, last of two days. “Religion and Postcolonial Criticism.” 10 East Pyne.

Sports

4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Queens College. Dillon Gym.

Sunday, March 12

Arts

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “A Plum-Tree as His Wife, a Crane as His Son: The Ideal Chinese Hermit in a Japanese Screen.” Xiaojin Wu. Art Museum.

3:30 p.m. Theater and dance/Institute for International and Regional Studies/South Asian studies illustrated lecture. “Kathak at the Crossroads: Recent Developments in Kathak Within India and Abroad.” Sunil Kothari, classical Indian dance historian; and Archana Joglekar, performer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 4 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet and Orchestra. “Swan Lake.” Matthews Theatre.

[F] 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra. “Art for Art’s Sake.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

7:15 p.m. Near Eastern studies film. Avi Mograbi: “How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love of Arik Sharon.” 10 East Pyne.

Lectures

4 p.m. International Center/Middle East Society/Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Future of the Past: How to Preserve the Islamic Architecture of Jerusalem.” Oleg Grabar, Institute for Advanced Study. 101 Friend.

Notices

11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. Chapel.

Sports

11 a.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Duke University. 1952 Stadium.

[F] 2 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. University of Virginia. 1952 Stadium.

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.

“Mir Iskusstva: Russia’s Age of Elegance.” Through June 11.

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.” Through April 16. Tours of exhibit at 4 p.m. April 2.

International Center

Frist Campus Center

“Landscapes and Images in Western China,” by Zhaohui Chen. March 11 through March 23.

School of Engineering

Café, Engineering Quadrangle. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“The Astrophotography of Robert Vanderbei.” Through March 11.

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Wiess Lounge, Olden Street. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wednesday until 7:45 p.m. Closed weekends.

“Going Back in Orange and Black.” Through July 28.

University League

171 Broadmead. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed weekends.

“Acrylics on Canvas,” by Jeanne Calo. Through March 31.

Visual Arts Program

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

Senior thesis exhibit of Jennifer Rea. March 7 through 10. Opening reception, March 7, 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: 258-8562. 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.