Calendar of events
December 10-16, 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 10
Arts
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Dziga Vertov: “Three Songs About Lenin.” 100 Jones.
[F] 7:30 p.m. Chapel music Messiah sing. Chapel.
Lectures
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Collective Motion and Decision-Making in Animal Groups.” Iain Couzin. 214 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Optimality in Large-Scale Multiple Testing.” Tony Cai, University of Pennsylvania. 8 Friend.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Demilitarizing What the Pentagon Knows About Developing Young People: A New Paradigm for Educating Students Who Are Struggling in School and in Life.” Hugh Price, Brookings Institution. 16 Robertson.
7 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/Near Eastern Studies/Institute for Trans-regional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia book discussion. “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.” John Mearsheimer, University of Chicago; Stephen Walt, Harvard University; and Robert Keohane. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Notices
[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
[G] 7:30 p.m. Mathey College debate. Students debate U.S. presidential candidates’ positions. Evan Thomas, moderator. Common Room, Mathey.
Tuesday, December 11
Arts
4:30 p.m. Visual arts illustrated lecture. Edward Burtynsky, photographer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Unemployment Trajectories and Perceptions: São Paulo, Paris and Tokyo.” Nadya Araujo Guimarães, São Paulo University, Brazil. 216 Burr.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “(1) Development of a Methodology for Quantitative Analysis of Proteins/Peptides (2) Discovery of a New Selective Monohydrolysis Reaction of Symmetric Diesters.” Satomi Niwayama, Texas Tech University. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Paul Hacking, University of Washington. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Medieval studies/history of science lecture. “Did Women Have a Printing Revolution?” Monica Green, Arizona State University. 209 Scheide Caldwell House.
4:30 p.m. President’s Lecture Series. “Lives for Our Times: Biography and Global History.” Linda Colley. McCosh 10.
4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Performance and Strategy of State-Controlled Oil Companies: Implications for the World Oil Market.” David Victor, Stanford University. 10 Guyot.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Lichtenstein Institute lecture. “Burma in Crisis: Background and Update on the Saffron Revolution.” Edith Mirante, Project Maje. 16 Robertson.
Wednesday, December 12
Arts
4:30 p.m. Creative writing/Clark Reading Series student reading. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
7:30 p.m. Chapel music candlelight service. University Chapel Choir and a cappella groups. Chapel.
8 p.m. Music performance student recital. Theodore Beers, bass, and Brittany Haas, fiddle. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
8 p.m. Theater and dance performance workshop. Students from “Dance Performance Workshop: Advanced Repertory and Choreography” and “Chamber Dance: Repertory and Choreography.” Hagan Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Why Your Humble iPod Might be Holding the Biggest Mystery in All of Science.” Bernard Chazelle. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Cell Fate Determination in the Vertebrate Retina.” Connie Cepko, Harvard University. 3 Thomas.
Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials lecture. “Achieving a Solar Cell Efficiency Greater Than 50 Percent: Physics, Technology, Implementation and Milestones.” Allen Barnett, University of Delaware. 222 Bowen.
2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. “Random Matrices, Statistical Mechanics and Hyperbolic Supersymmetry.” Thomas Spencer, Institute for Advanced Study. 343 Jadwin.
2:45 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Civitas Foundation seminar. Rafael Repullo, Columbia University. 103 Bendheim Center, 26 Prospect Ave. Registration required for outside attendees; e-mail neukirch@princeton.edu.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Industrial Biology: Surfing the Third Wave of Biotechnology.” Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. Computer science lecture. “Taming Concurrency: A Program Verification Perspective.” Shaz Qadeer, Microsoft Corp. 105 Computer Science.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Millions, Billions, Zillions: Why (In)numeracy Matters.” Brian Kernighan. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. International economics seminar. “Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison.” M. Scott Taylor, University of Calgary, Canada. 103 Bendheim Center, Prospect Ave.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/science and global security lecture. “Preventing an Iranian Atomic Bomb: Sculpting Effective, Acceptable Strategies.” David Albright, Institute for Science and International Security. 16 Robertson.
Sports
[F] 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Rutgers. Jadwin Gym.
Thursday, December 13
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis play. Ariel Dorfman: “Death and the Maiden.” Alex Ripp, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
Lectures
12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Stable Isotopes, Migration and Conservation.” Ryan Norris, University of Guelph, Canada. 10 Guyot.
2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Attractors With Large Invisible Parts.” Andrei Negut. 401 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Molecular Structures of Amyloid and Prion Fibrils: Insights From Solid State NMR.” Robert Tycko, National Institutes of Health. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Post-Modern War and the Use of Deadly Fear.” Emmanuel Kreike. 211 Dickinson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. Ben Webster, Institute for Advanced Study. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Quantum Computing: Opportunities and Challenges.” Susan Coppersmith, University of Wisconsin-Madison. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Liechtenstein Institute lecture. “NATO: Afghanistan, Kosovo and the Alliance’s Future.” Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, NATO Military Committee. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Friday, December 14
Arts
[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Robert Glasper, jazz pianist; with Vicente Archer, bassist, and Damion Reid, drummer. Berlind Theatre.
8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis play. Ariel Dorfman: “Death and the Maiden.” Alex Ripp, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra concert. Sarah Vander Ploeg and Suzanne Westbrook, soloists. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Judaic studies seminar. “Good Stuff: America’s Embrace of the Ten Commandments.” Jenna Weissman-Joselit. 203 Scheide Caldwell House.
3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. “On the $\sigma_2$-scalar Curvature and Its Application.” Yuxin Ge, Paris 12 Val de Marne University. 314 Fine.
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Nanoscale Energy Transport.” Arunava Majumdar, University of California-Berkeley. 222 Bowen.
4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “The Dolmens’ Lament.” Frank Corcoran, composer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
Notices
8 a.m. to noon. Policy Research Institute for the Region conference. “A View From the Top: A Conversation With Former Governors About Abbot v. Burke.” Robertson. To register: www.princeton.edu/prior/events/register/.
[G] 3 to 6 p.m. Frist Winter Festival. 100 level, Frist. For more information: www.princeton.edu/frist.
Saturday, December 15
Arts
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
3 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra holiday concert. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
[F] 7:30 and 10 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. “Moving On.” Faith Prince. Berlind Theatre.
8 p.m. Theater and dance senior thesis play. Ariel Dorfman: “Death and the Maiden.” Alex Ripp, director. Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau St.
[F] 8 p.m. University Orchestra concert. Sarah Vander Ploeg and Suzanne Westbrook, soloists. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Sunday, December 16
Arts
[F] 1 and 5:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre performance. Charles Dickens: “A Christmas Carol.” Michael Unger, director. Matthews Theatre.
4 p.m. American Boychoir concert. “Winter Wonderland.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. Chapel.
Sports
[F] 2 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Syracuse. Jadwin Gym.
[F] 5 p.m. Men’s basketball vs. Manhattan. Jadwin Gym.
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. Tour of exhibit at 3 p.m. Feb. 10.
University League
Art Gallery, 171 Broadmead. 1 to 5 p.m.
“Light on Water.” Karen McLean, photography and drawing. Dec. 15-16.
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. Through Dec. 14.
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 Shabender. Through Jan. 4.
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
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.
