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April 24-30, 2006

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Monday, April 24

Arts

4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures reading. Reynaldo Jimenez, poet, reading his work. Maclean House.

7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values film series on “Screening Dreams.” Emir Kusturica: “Time of the Gypsies.” Josiah Ober, speaker. Theater, Rockefeller and Mathey College.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. “Descriptions of Electrons Beyond Density Functional Theory.” Emily Carter. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Coherence in Stochastic Dynamical Systems.” Lee Deville, New York University. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Electrical engineering seminar on electronic materials and devices. “Biosensing Using Thin-Film Silicon.” Joao Conde, Instituto Seperior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal. B205 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:30 p.m. American studies lecture. “Journalism, Democracy and American Popular Sentiment.” Fred Inglis, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Ancient world lecture. “A Roman Town in an Egyptian Oasis.” Roger Bagnall, Columbia University. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Everglades, Florida and the Politics of Paradise.” Michael Grunwald, Washington Post. 16 Robertson.

5 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Algiers: Building Between Sea and Sky.” Jean-Louis Cohen, New York University. N106 School of Architecture.

8 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/Murphy lecture on “American Constitutionalism.” “Constitutional Virtues.” H. Jefferson Powell, Duke University. 104 Computer Science.

Notices

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

7 p.m. Center for Jewish Life/Hillel Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day lecture and service. Julie Roth. Wood Auditorium, McCosh 10.

Tuesday, April 25

Arts

8 p.m. Composers Ensemble at Princeton concert. Network for New Music. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Marc Salem, psychic. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. University Wind Ensemble. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

Noon. Population research/demography seminar. “Spending More and Getting Less: Social Determinants and Disparities in Health as the Key to Understanding and Resolving America’s Paradoxical Crisis of Health, Aging and Health Care.” Jim House, Stanford University. 300 Wallace.

12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Garifuna Song, Groove Locale and ‘World Music’ Mediation.” Michael Stone. 216 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute seminar. “Engineering Collaborative Behavior for Synthetic Multicellular Systems.” Ron Weiss. 10 Guyot.

3 p.m. Mathematics algebraic topology seminar. “A Quillen Stratification for Hochschild Cohomology of Blocks.” Jonathan Pakianathan, University of Rochester. 401 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Novel Protein Complexes Involved in the Metabolism of Inorganic Compounds by the Hyperthermophile Pyrococcus Furiosus.” Michael Adams, University of Georgia. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. “Searching for First Light in the Universe.” Ue-Li Pen, Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics. Auditorium, Peyton. Social gathering at 5:15 p.m., main hallway.

4:30 p.m. Contemporary European politics and society/Center for French Studies/Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “D’un Siècle à l’autre.” Michel Butor, French novelist and critic. 23 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “Histoire et histoire littéraire: fréres ennemis?” Daniel Roche, Collège de France. 103 Chancellor Green.

4:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism on “Remarks on Abstraction,” second of three. “The Visible, the Screen, the Crisis.” Hubert Damisch, Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Sciences Sociales, Paris. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Martin Olsson, University of Texas. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. Peter Hislop, University of Kentucky. 343 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Medieval studies/comparative literature lecture. “Colors of the Voice: Musical Fictions in Medieval Poetry.” Agathe Sultan, Université de Paris IV-La Sorbonne. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. School of Engineering and Applied Science lecture. “The Digital Study Hall: An E-Learning System for Improving Basic Education in Third World Countries.” Randolph Wang, Microsoft Research, India. Auditorium, Friend.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Iraq Factor: ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’ and the Souring of Democracy in the Middle East.” Athanasios Cambanis, Boston Globe. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series on “The Search for a Theory of Fundamental Reality,” first of three. “The Theory of Elementary Particles.” David Gross, University of California-Santa Barbara. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

9 a.m. to noon. Women’s Center/Fields Center/YWCA day to eliminate racism. Marty Johnson, Isles, Trenton, keynote address. Liberation Hall, Fields Center.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Peter Georgescu, author of “The Source of Success: Five Enduring Principles at the Heart of Real Leadership.” University Store.

Sports

4:30 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. University of Delaware. 1952 Stadium.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Rutgers University. 1952 Stadium.

Wednesday, April 26

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Scott Hanoian, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Chapel.

8 p.m. Composers Ensemble at Princeton concert. Eleonore Pameijer, flute, and Marcel Worms, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials seminar. “The Morphology of Interfaces in Materials: From Spinodal Decomposition to Fuel Cells.” Peter Voorhees, Northwestern University. 222 Bowen.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Assembling the Retinotectal Circuit.” Hollis Cline, Cold Spring Harbor Lab. 3 Thomas Lab.

12:15 p.m. Development studies seminar. “Households as Corporate Firms.” Robert Townsend, University of Chicago. 300 Wallace.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences seminar. “Query-Driven Search Methods for Large Microarray Databases.” Matt Hibbs. 402 Computer Science.

[G] 2:50 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation lecture. “Decomposing Swap Spreads.” David Lando, Copenhagen Business School. 103 Bendheim Center. Registration required, call 258-0538.

3 p.m. Mathematics algebraic topology seminar. “Stable Homology of Aut(F_n).” Soren Galatius, Stanford University. 801 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering seminar. “Systems Engineering Approaches for the Analysis and Design of Complex Metabolic Networks.” Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Northwestern University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle. Social gathering at 3:30 p.m., A214 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Industrial relations/labor economics seminar. “The Pure Income Effect of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence From Vietnam-Era Veterans.” Mark Duggan, Mathematica Policy Research. 200 Fisher.

4:15 p.m. International economics lecture. “Labor Market Flexibility and Comparative Advantage.” Marc Melitz, Harvard University. 103, 26 Prospect Ave.

4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values lecture on “AIDS in Africa: What to Do Now? Two Views.” “Why Prevention Must Be the Priority,” Richard Cash, Harvard University; and “Why Treatment Is a Necessary Component of Prevention,” Nicoli Nattrass, University of Cape Town. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “The Pentecostal Aesthetic and the Spirit of Modern Consumerism.” Birgit Meyer, University of Amsterdam. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

4:30 p.m. Development studies/Center for Health and Wellbeing/Woodrow Wilson School film and panel discussion. “The Name of the Disease.” 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology colloquium on the biology of populations. “Decisions Under Threat of Death: Genes to Ecosystems.” James Gilliam, North Carolina State University. 10 Guyot.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia lecture. “Gender and Resistance in Palestinian Society.” Sonia Dayan-Herzbrun, University of Paris VII. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/Mason lecture on “Constitutional Law and Political Thought: The Quest for Freedom.” “James Madison and the Spirit of Republicanism.” Colleen Sheehan, Villanova University. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Yair Minsky, Yale University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Elections in Israel and Palestine: Is It Time for a New Peace Process Paradigm?” Daniel Kurtzer. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series on “The Search for a Theory of Fundamental Reality,” second of three. “Questions and Speculations: The Search for a Unified Theory.” David Gross, University of California-Santa Barbara. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

[FG] 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Prospect Staff Appreciation Day buffet. Prospect House.

7 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Marc Levinson, author of “The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger.” University Store.

Thursday, April 27

Arts

7 p.m. Near Eastern studies film. Youssef Chahine: “Destiny.” 100 Jones.

8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies/L’Atelier performance. Georges Feyduau: “Un fil a la patte.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music student recital. John Kang, violin, and Paavana Kumar, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime musical. Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola: “College.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

[G] 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Top-10 Tips Every Academic Should Know (MS Word I).” Multipurpose Room B, Frist. (3 p.m. class held in 101 Icahn Lab).

[G] 10:30 a.m., and 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Information technology/Firestone Library/Academic Productivity 501 Learning Series. “Fastier, Easier Academic Papers (MS Word II).” Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Geometric Coincidence Conjecture for Pisot Substitutions.” Jaroslaw Kwapisz, Montana State University. 322 Fine.

3 p.m. Mathematics algebraic topology seminar. “Moduli Space of Nodal Curves and Homotopy Theory.” Soren Galatius, Stanford University. 401 Fine.

4 p.m. Chemistry seminar. “Probing Electric Fields at the Ionic Liquid-Electrode Interface Using Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry.” Steven Baldelli, University of Houston. DuPont Seminar Room, 324 Frick.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “Optimal Transportation and Ricci Curvature for Metric Measure Spaces.” Karl-Theodor Sturm, University of Bonn. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “Dalits, Modernity and the Consumption ‘Utopia.’” Aditya Nigam. 211 Dickinson. Reception follows, Faculty Lounge, Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism on “Remarks on Abstraction,” last of three. “The Last Post.” Hubert Damisch, Ecole des Hautes Etudes in Sciences Sociales, Paris. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia/anthropology lecture. “Portrait of Pilgrimage: The Individual and the Collective.” Abdellah Hammoudi. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “Triumph and Disaster of Assimilation: The Painter Max Liebermann.” Peter Paret, Institute for Advanced Study. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Contact Structures, Giroux Torsion and Contact Invariants.” Andras Stipsicz, Renyi Institute of Mathematics, Hungary. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “New Forms of Quantum Matter Near Absolute.” Wolfgang Ketterle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures/Art Museum/Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Tradition and Invention: Russian Culture and the World of Art.” John Malmstad, Harvard University. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Visual arts/film studies lecture. David Duchovny, actor and director, talking about his work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Quantum Computers: How Physics Experiments Might Solve Mathematical Problems.” Peter Shor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A02 McDonnell.

8 p.m. University Public Lecture Series on “The Search for a Theory of Fundamental Reality,” last of three. “The Coming Revolutions: Toward a New Understanding of Space and Time.” David Gross, University of California-Santa Barbara. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50.

Notices

5:30 p.m. University Store book reading and signing. Erez Liebermann, author of “City of Salt.” University Store.

Friday, April 28

Arts

12:30 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Without Beginning, End or Center: Yayoi Kusama.” Lisa Lee. Art Museum.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies reading. Jennifer Johnston, Irish novelist and playwright, reading her work. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 7:30 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis performance by Silas Riener. “Fugue State.” Rotunda, Chancellor Green.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written and directed by Ruby Pan and Sarah Adeyinka. “The Thousand-Stringed Instrument.” Armory.

8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies/L’Atelier performance. Georges Feyduau: “Un fil a la patte.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. Theatre Intime musical. Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola: “College.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor; with Steven Chen, violin. Music by Prokofiev and Mahler. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Proposed International Regimes for Regulating Biotechnology Research.” Christopher Chyba. 280 Icahn Lab.

3 p.m. Mathematics geometric analysis seminar. Christina Tonnessen-Friedman, Union College. 314 Fine.

Notices

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures conference, first of two days. “History and Memory.” 10 East Pyne.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School colloquium, first of two days. “Woodrow Wilson in the Nation’s Service.” Robertson. For schedule and registration, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/pcpia>.

Saturday, April 29

Arts

[F] 1 and 7:30 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis performance by Silas Riener. “Fugue State.” Rotunda, Chancellor Green.

[F] 2 and 8 p.m. Theatre Intime musical. Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola: “College.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

8 p.m. French and Italian/Center for French Studies/L’Atelier performance. Georges Feyduau: “Un fil a la patte.” Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Dave Brubeck Quartet. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis production written and directed by Ruby Pan and Sarah Adeyinka. “The Thousand-Stringed Instrument.” Armory.

[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra, Michael Pratt, conductor; with Steven Chen, violin. Music by Prokofiev and Mahler. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

7:30 p.m. Manna Christian Fellowship lecture. “Toward Global Religious Freedom.” Michael Cromartie, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and Ethics and Public Policy Center. Senate Chamber, Whig.

Notices

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friends of the Library conference on “Framing the Frontier: A Day of Lectures in Honor of Alfred L. Bush.” 101 McCormick. For registration and information, contact Linda Oliveira at 258-3155 or <loliveir@princeton.edu>.

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School colloquium, last of two days. “Woodrow Wilson in the Nation’s Service.” Robertson. For schedule and registration, visit <www.wws.princeton.edu/pcpia>.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures conference, last of two days. “History and Memory.” 10 East Pyne.

Noon to 5 p.m. Communiversity celebration. See article on page 3.

Sports

11 a.m. Women’s open crew vs. University of Tennessee and George Washington University. Lake Carnegie.

1 p.m. Softball vs. St. John’s University. 1895 Field.

Sunday, April 30

Arts

3 p.m. Art Museum gallery talk. “Without Beginning, End or Center: Yayoi Kusama.” Lisa Lee. Art Museum.

[F] 3 p.m. University Concerts. Richardson Chamber Players, Michael Pratt and Nathan Randall, artistic codirectors. “From the New World: From the Ivy League.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

2 p.m. Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions/politics/law and public affairs lecture. “Active Liberty: A Conversation.” Stephen Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court justice, and Robert George. Helm Auditorium, McCosh 50 (ticket required); simulcast, McCosh 46.

Notices

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

Sports

[F] 11 a.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. U.S. Naval Academy Prep. 1952 Stadium.

[F] Noon. Baseball vs. Cornell University. Clarke Field.

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 and Archaeology

First floor Lounge, McCormick Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“The Monastery of St. Catherine at Mount Sinai.” Through July 28.

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.

“Andy Warhol: Electric Chair.” Through June 25.

“Death by Design: Western Prints From the 15th Through the 20th Centuries.” Through June 25.

“Worldly Guardians of the Buddhist Law.” Through July 9.

“Minotaur in the China Shop: From Ni Zan to Picasso.” Through July 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. Main Gallery: “Framing the Frontier: Photographers and the American West, 1850-1920.”

Milberg Gallery: “O, What a Place for a Lake! The Centennial of the Construction of Loch Carnegie.” Through Sept. 24. Tour of exhibit at 3 p.m. May 7, July 9 and Sept. 2.

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.

Visual Arts Program

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

Senior thesis exhibit by Aprajita Anand, painter. April 25 through April 29. Opening reception, April 25, 6 to 8 p.m.

Women and Gender Studies

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9:30 to a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed weekends.

“Bodies of Water: A Collaboration Between Carol Armstrong and Sarah Stengle,” by Carol Armstrong. Through April 30.

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.