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Princeton Weekly Bulletin March 12, 2007, Vol. 96, No. 19 prev next current
- Page One
- • Testing the boundaries of teaching science
- • Harris-Lacewell draws on intellectual prowess and common sense
- Inside
- • Energy plant wins award for reducing pollution and improving efficiency
- • Film about senior thesis performance earns honors
- • Students turn class into effort to help New Orleans rebuild
- • Exhibition, panel to document socialist architecture in Eastern Europe
- People
- • Spotlight
- Almanac
- • Calendar of events
- • Nassau notes
- • By the numbers
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Calendar of events
March 12–25, 2007
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NOTE: Because the Princeton Weekly Bulletin does not publish during spring recess, this issue covers two weeks, March 12-25. The deadline for the next issue, which covers the week of March 26, is Friday, March 16.
Monday, March 12
Arts
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Andrei Zvya-gintsev: “The Return.” 105 Chancellor Green.
8 p.m. Composers’ Ensemble concert. The Brentano and Borromeo String Quartets. Works of Steven Mackey. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Anoushka Shankar, sitar. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Bayesian Perception and Representation of Visual Motion.” Eero Simoncelli, New York University. 302 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Patterns of Turbulence.” Dwight Barkley, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “The Synthesis, Properties and Chemistry of Layered Solids.” Simon Clarke, University of Oxford. 324 Frick.
4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “The Rise of Tibet.” Jay Quade, University of Arizona. 220 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop. “The Shmyji Wall Painting of Maitreya’s Welcoming Descent and Its Restoration: Maitreya Devotion in Esoteric Buddhism.” Shunsho Manabe, Shikoku University, Japan. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute panel discussion. “Iran: A Looming Crisis With Possible Solutions?” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for Research on Child Wellbeing/education research lecture. “Early Childhood Education: Effective Use of Public Dollars.” Steven Barnett, Rutgers University, and Ellen Frede, College of New Jersey. 16 Robertson.
Notices
[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. Featuring a conversation led by President Tilghman. McCosh 10.
Tuesday, March 13
Arts
4:30 p.m. Visual arts/humanities illustrated lecture. Abelardo Morell, photographer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies performance. “Sweet Tea: An Oral History of Black Gay Men of the South.” Patrick Johnson, Northwestern University. Theater, Frist.
7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/dean of the faculty film screening. Stanley Kubrick: “The Shining.” 16 Robertson.
Lectures
Noon. Population research lecture. “Dynamics and Evolution of Emergent and Re-emergent Diseases in a Global Economy.” Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University. 300 Wallace.
2:45 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Conductance of Single Molecule Junctions Using Amine-Gold Linkages.” Latha Venkataraman, Columbia University. Kresge Auditorium, Frick.
[G] 3:30 p.m. McGraw Center discussion. “Grading as a Teaching Tool.” 328 Frist.
4 p.m. Molecular biology lecture. “How Cells Sense Sterols.” Michael Brown, University of Texas. 3 Thomas Lab.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Design of Protein-Nanoparticle Assemblies for Imaging Small Molecules in Red Blood Cells.” David Benson, Wayne State University. 324 Frick.
4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences astronomy colloquium. Maxim Markevitch, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 145 Peyton.
4:30 p.m. Algebraic geometry seminar. Stephen Lichtenbaum, Brown University. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies lecture. “In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America.” Eddie Glaude and Cornel West. Prospect House. Reception follows.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Equi-Energy Sampler: From Statistical Inference to Protein Folding.” Samuel Kou, Harvard University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Davis Center panel discussion. “After Utopia: The Landscape of Socialist Cities.” Christine Boyer, Stanley Katz, Stephen Kotkin and Gyan Prakash. 16 Robertson.
Wednesday, March 14
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Craig Williams, U.S. Military Academy. Chapel.
8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music student recital. Works of Bach, Crumb, Sheng and Kodaly. Daniel Hawkins, violoncello; with James Park, violin; Anna Wittstruck, violoncello; Joe Kachinske, bass; and Tim Harbourger, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. William Shakespeare: “The Tempest.” Ronee Penoi, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology seminar. “New Frontiers in Nanotechnology.” Wole Soboyejo. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Phenotype Overrides Genotype in Mammary Gland and Breast Cancer.” Mina Bissel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 3 Thomas Lab.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Predictions and Validation of a Model for the Oscillatory Response of P53 to DNA Damage.” Gustavo Stolovitzky, IBM. 402 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Computational Protein Structure Prediction Applied to Docking, Therapeutic Antibodies and Allostery.” Jeffrey Gray, Johns Hopkins University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Equation-Free Modeling for Complex/Multiscale Systems.” Yannis Kevrekidis. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “The Artist as Individual in Prehistoric Pottery of the Americas.” Steven LeBlanc, Harvard University. 106 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “The Butcher, the Baker and the Carpenter: Chinese Sojourners in the Spanish Philippines and Their Impact on the Southern Fujian (16th-18th Centuries).” Lucille Chia, University of California-Riverside. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. International economics/economics lecture. “Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution.” Robert Lucas, University of Chicago. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/American studies/Lapidus lecture. “Of What Use Is Jewish History to American Jewish History?” Leon Wieseltier, The New Republic. 101 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics department colloquium. Pavel Bleher, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/graduate career services lecture. “A View of the Middle East.” Anthony Lake, Georgetown University, former national security adviser to President Clinton. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Thursday, March 15
Arts
4:30 p.m. Music composition colloquium. Tamar Diesendruck, composer. 106 Woolworth Music Center.
8 p.m. Music/Friends of Music student recital. Works of Rodrigo, Dvorak, Musorgsky and Weill. Juliet Forshaw, soprano, with Sarah Pelletier, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. William Shakespeare: “The Tempest.” Ronee Penoi, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mathematics seminar. “Large N Asymptotics in Random Matrix Models.” Pavel Bleher, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis. 401 Fine.
4:15 p.m. Computer science lecture. “Object Recognition and Feedforward Models of the Ventral Steam in Visual Cortex: What Is Next?” Tomaso Poggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 104 Computer Science.
4:30 p.m. Davis Center lecture. “The Real Los Angeles: Hollywood, Cinema and the City of Angels.” Mark Shiel, King’s College London. 211 Dickinson.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Environmental Degredation in China: Tempest in a Teapot?” Thomas Rawski, University of Pittsburgh. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Physics to Teach Physics.” Carl Wieman, University of British Columbia. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Latin American studies lecture. Heraldo Muñoz, Chile’s ambassador to the United Nations. 16 Robertson.
Friday, March 16
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. William Shakespeare: “The Tempest.” Ronee Penoi, director. Berlind Theatre.
Lectures
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Clinically Relevant Biofluids: Multiphysics and Multiscale Modeling for Surgical Planning.” Yiannis Ventikos, University of Oxford. 222 Bowen.
4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Mathematics in Traditional Vietnam.” Alexei Volkov, Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. 202 Jones.
Notices
9 a.m. to noon. Astrophysical sciences/National Science Foundation town meeting. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Sports
7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. St. Francis. Dillon Gym.
Saturday, March 17
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Marcus Roberts Trio. Berlind Theatre.
Sports
2 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Penn State. 1952 Stadium.
4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Juniata. Dillon Gym.
Sunday, March 18
Arts
[F] 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Wilda Gaffney, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. Chapel.
Monday, March 19
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. Princeton Adult School film screening. “Cache.” Kresge Auditorium, Frick.
Tuesday, March 20
Arts
7:30 p.m. Center for Human Values/dean of the faculty film screening. David Lynch: “Blue Velvet.” 16 Robertson.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
Wednesday, March 21
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. “J.S. Bach 322nd Birthday Bash.” Joan Lippincott, organist. Chapel.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “The Path to Magnetic Fusion Energy: Crossing the Next Frontier.” Robert Goldston and Jonathan Menard. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
Thursday, March 22
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
8 p.m. Physics lecture. "A Journey of 333 Elephants to the Origin of Mass: Frontier Exploration in Fundamental Physics." Nima Arkani-Hamed, Harvard University, and Christopher Tully. A02 McDonnell.
Sports
7 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Loyola. 1952 Stadium.
Friday, March 23
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. New Jersey Symphony Orchestra concert. “Shaham Plays Grieg.” Arild Remmereit, conductor, and Orli Shaham, piano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.
Saturday, March 24
Arts
[F] 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
Sports
[F] 1 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Bellarmine. 1952 Stadium.
Sunday, March 25
Arts
[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. August Wilson: “Radio Golf.” Kenny Leon, director. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 3 p.m. Westminster Community Orchestra concert. Ruth Ochs, conductor, with the Westminster Community Chorus and Children’s Choir. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Adam Hearlson. 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.
“Sorcerers of the Fifth Heaven: Nahua Art and Ritual of Ancient Southern Mexico.” Through April 28.
“History, Identity or None of the Above: Regarding African American Art.” Through May 13.
“Treasures From Olana: Landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church.” Through June 10.
Latin American Studies
Second- and third-floor galleries, Burr. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
“Documenting Social Movements and Civil Society: Princeton University Library’s Latin American Ephemera Collection.” Through June 4.
Murray-Dodge
Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
“What’s Sacred? Princeton Views.” Through June 5.
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.
“Tune Every Harp and Every Voice.” Through July 27.
Visual Arts
Lucas Art Gallery, 185 Nassau St. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Senior thesis exhibition. Phoebe Springstubb, installation artist. March 13-16. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m., March 13.
Women and Gender
113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends. “Print, Paper and Collage.” Betsy Miraglia, freelance artist. Through April 30.
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“After Utopia.” Photographs by Elidor Mehilli. Through April 27.
Et cetera
Art Museum
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Employment Opportunities
Frist Campus Center
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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: 258-3060.
Prospect Association
Reservations: 258-3686. www.princeton.edu/prospecthouse.
Richardson Auditorium
Event information: 258-5000. www.princeton.edu/richaud.
Tiger Sportsline
Current sports highlights and upcoming athletic events: 258-3545.