Calendar of events
December 3-9, 2007
[F] Admission charged, [G] Not open to general public.
All other events are open to members of the University community and the general public free of charge. Any speaker not otherwise identified is a member of the faculty, staff or student body of Princeton University. The calendar is posted at www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/. Submissions for future calendars may be made electronically at the same location or by entering information in the University-wide Web-based events calendar at calendar.princeton.edu.
Monday, December 3
Arts
4:30 p.m. /@rts lecture. “Stop Making Sense: On Collecting, Sorting and Presenting Data.” Rudolf Frieling, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Dziga Vertov: “Man With a Movie Camera.” 100 Jones.
Lectures
3 p.m. Mathematics group actions seminar. “Entropy of Quantum Limits for the 2-Torus.” Shimon Brooks. Physics Library, Fine.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Cut Cell Methods: Where Do Things Stand?” Marsha Berger, New York University. 214 Fine.
[G] 4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Rapid Eruptions and Climatic Consequences of the Main Deccan Large Igneous Province.” Anne-Lise Chenet, University of Cambridge. 220 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “The Bayeux Tapestry and the Ends of History.” R. Howard Bloch, Yale University. 10 East Pyne.
[G] 4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “Seeking the True Urim and Thumin: Christian Hebraism and the Limits of Scripture.” Jonathan Elukin. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Skeptical Prophets.” Abdulkarim Souroush, Columbia University. 202 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton AIDS Initiative/Center for Human Values lecture. “Global Health as a Currency for Peace.” Bill Frist. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Notices
[G] 4:30 p.m. Faculty meeting. Faculty Room, Nassau.
Tuesday, December 4
Arts
7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Reha Erdem: “Korkuyorum Anne.” Turkish with English subtitles. 100 Jones.
[G] 8 p.m. Mathey College film screening and discussion. Nelson George: “Life Support.” Discussion with Melissa Harris-Lacewell follows. Classroom, Mathey/Rockefeller.
[F] 8 p.m. University Sinfonia concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
Noon. Population research lecture. “Convergence or Divergence: Child Mortality Trends in the Late 20th Century.” Kenneth Hill, Johns Hopkins University. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Are the Economic Policies of Latin America’s Left Credible?” Anthony Spanakos, Montclair State University. 216 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Nicholas Katz. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. “Solution of the Infrared Catastrophe Problem in Non-Relativistic QED.” Alessandro Pizzo, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. 343 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Hawzeh in Contemporary Iran.” Abdulkarim Soroush, Columbia University. 100 Jones.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Optimal Portfolio Choice With Limited Downside Risk.” Stefan Weber, Cornell University. E219 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. President’s Lecture Series. “Observing the Birth of the Universe.” Lyman Page. 101 Friend.
4:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures lecture. “Stories of the Undead in the Land of the Unburied: Magical Historicism in Contemporary Russian Fiction.” Sasha Etkind, University of Cambridge. 245 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Study of women and gender lecture. “American Feminism, Freedom of Speech, and the Gender of Violence.” Christine Froula, Northwestern University. 10 East Pyne.
Wednesday, December 5
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Renée Anne Louprette, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, New York. Chapel.
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Clark Reading Series. David Young, poet and translator, and Richard Zenith, translator. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Ebrahim Hatamikia: “From Karkheh to Rein.” Persian with English subtitles. 100 Jones.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “An Introduction to Mac OS X for Windows Users.” Katherine Sanden and Tom Francais. Multipurpose Room C, Frist.
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Computers Driving Down Nassau Street.” Alain Kornhauser and Princeton Autonomous Vehicle Engineering students. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials lecture. “Mach-Zehnder Interferometers in Optical Communications: The Beauty of Simple Things.” Peter Winzer, Bell Labs. 222 Bowen.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Identifying State Dependent Regulatory Modules.” Yuval Kluger, New York University. 402 Computer Science.
2:45 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation seminar. “Institutional Stock Trading on Loan Market Information.” Victoria Ivashina, Harvard University. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave. Registration required for outside attendees; call 258-0538.
3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “On the Geometry of Genus 1 Gromov-Witten Invariants.” Aleksey Zinger, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “New Optimization Algorithms for Protein-Protein Docking.” Sandor Vajda, Boston University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Antimatter Plasmas and Antihydrogen Production and Trapping.” Joel Fajans, University of California-Berkeley. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Center for Human Values lecture. “What Is and Is Not Wrong With Enhancement?” Frances Kamm, Harvard University. 2 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. International economics lecture. “Product Quality at the Plant Level: Plant Size, Exports and Product Prices in Colombia.” Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. Clifford Taubes, Harvard University. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Iraq War As a Failure of the American System.” Thomas Ricks, The Washington Post. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Thursday, December 6
Arts
7 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Yusef Chahine: “Destiny.” Arabic with English subtitles. 100 Jones.
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
8 p.m. Chapel music recital. “Harp Extravaganza.” Chapel.
Lectures
Noon. Princeton Environmental Institute lecture. “Solving Intractable Problems: Lessons Learned From Environmental Peacemaking Efforts in the Middle East.” Gidon Bromberg, EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East. 302 Frist.
12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Social Evolution in Microbes.” Kevin Foster, Harvard University. 10 Guyot.
1 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. “Mirror Symmetry for Gromov-Witten Invariants of a Quintic Threefold.” Aleksey Zinger, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 224 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Redox Tuning Over 100s of mV Via H-Bonding and Control of Redox-Coupled Protons.” Anne-Frances Miller, University of Kentucky. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Sexual Violence, Trauma and the Political Economy of Fear in History.” Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College, University of London. 211 Dickinson.
4:30 p.m. French and Italian lecture. “Relating the Real: Surrealist Ethnography and the Francophone Caribbean.” J. Michael Dash, New York University. 105 Chancellor Green.
4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/Faber lecture. “Was Conversion Emancipation or Racial Suicide? Using Nazi Archives to Write Jewish History.” Deborah Hertz, University of California-San Diego. 10 East Pyne.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics/Institute for Advanced Study seminar. Jan Bruinier, University of Cologne, Germany. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. John Baldwin, Columbia University. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “All Things Nuclear, the Department of Energy and Options for the Future: A Gedanken- experiment.” Victor Reis, U.S. Department of Energy. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Tang Center/art and archaeology lecture. “Patterns Cut in Stone: The Kingly Replication of Culture in Ming China.” Craig Clunas, University of Oxford. 101 McCormick.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The Morality of Spying: How Dirty Are We Willing to Get Our Hands?” James Olson, Texas A&M University. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Notices
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Witherspoon Institute conference. “Globalization and the Rise of the Left in Latin America.” First of three days. 16 Robertson. For more information: <www.winst.org>.
Friday, December 7
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Ariel Dorfman: “Death and the Maiden.” Alex Ripp, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Glee Club holiday concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
Noon. Psychology lecture. “Rejecting Normative Options.” Thomas Gilovich, Cornell University. 0-S-6 Green.
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Precision Space Measurements of the Cosmic Background Radiation: Exploring the Beginning of the Universe.” David Spergel. 222 Bowen.
4:30 p.m. Chemistry/Wyeth lecture. “Asymmetric Catalysis With Chiral Lewis Bases: A New Frontier in Main Group Chemistry.” Scott Denmark, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. Kresge Auditorium, Frick.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “Irish Decadence.” Vincent Sherry, Villanova University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Notices
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Witherspoon Institute conference. “Globalization and the Rise of the Left in Latin America.” Second of three days. 16 Robertson. For more information: <www.winst.org>.
1 to 5:45 p.m. Princeton Varsity Club/vice president for campus life/dean of undergraduate students sports symposium. Robertson Hall. For more information: <princetonvarsityclub.alumniathlete.com>.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Notre Dame. Baker Rink.
Saturday, December 8
Arts
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
3:30 p.m. Cotsen Children’s Library performance. “Out of Africa.” Washington Productions troupe. Cotsen Children’s Library, Firestone.
3:30 p.m. Theater and dance/McCarter Theatre reading and panel discussion. “What’s Going On? Theater and Dialogue.” Joshua Casteel, playwright. 185 Nassau St.
[F] 7 p.m. McCarter Theatre dance performance. “Marvelous China.” Qing Yang Dance Studio, Huaxia Performing Arts Troupe. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance play. Ariel Dorfman: “Death and the Maiden.” Alex Ripp, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Jazz Ensemble concert. “Fire in the South: The Music of Hard Bop.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
[F] 10 a.m. Art Museum children’s program. “Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous in Ancient Rome.” Art Museum. Call 258-3788 for more information.
6 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/law and public affairs/Center for Human Values panel discussion. “Church and State: Separation Anxiety.” Moderated by Dan Rather. Common Room, Rockefeller. Tickets required; see story on page 8.
Notices
9 to 11 a.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Witherspoon Institute conference. “Globalization and the Rise of the Left in Latin America.” Last of three days. 16 Robertson. For more information: <www.winst.org>.
Sports
[F] 6 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. California-Berkeley. Jadwin Gym.
[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Notre Dame. Baker Rink.
Sunday, December 9
Arts
F 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
1:30 and 3 p.m. Art Museum concert. “Wanderers.” Engelchor Consort. Art Museum.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Paul Raushenbush. 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.
• “Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh.” Through Jan. 6.
• “El Maestro Francisco Toledo: Art From Oaxaca, 1959-2006.” Through Jan. 6.
• “Ansel Adams, ‘Moonrise’: Print the Legend.” Through Jan. 13.
• “Inhabited Landscapes: Selected Works From the DuBois Schanck Morris Collection.” Through Jan. 20.
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:
• “Numismatics in the Renaissance.” Through July 20. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. March 16 and June 1.
Milberg Gallery:
• “El Taller de Gráfica Popular/The Workshop for Popular Art.” Through Feb. 10. Tours of exhibit at 3 p.m. Dec. 9 and Feb. 10.
University League
Art Gallery, 171 Broadmead. 1 to 5 p.m.
• “Light on Water.” Karen McLean, photography and drawing. Dec. 8-9 and 15-16. Reception Dec. 7, 5:30 p.m.
Visual Arts Program
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• Exhibition of student work. Ceramics, sculpture and digital photography. Dec. 4-14. Reception Dec. 4, 6 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
Bernstein Gallery, Robertson. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Burmese Days.” Mary Cross, photography. Through Jan. 11.
Women and Gender
Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed weekends.
• “Floating in the Blues.” Paintings by Eileen Shahbender. Through Jan. 4.
Et cetera
Art Museum
Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.
Athletic Ticket Office
Tickets and information: 258-3538.
Employment Opportunities
Frist Campus Center
Welcome Desk: 258-1766. www.princeton.edu/frist.
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
Weekday tours leave from Undergraduate Admission Reception Area, Clio. Saturday and Sunday tours leave from Frist Campus Center Welcome Desk. Tours Monday-Saturday at 11:15 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.
University Ticketing
Ticket information: 258-9220. www.princeton.edu/utickets.
