Calendar of events
April 14-20, 2008
[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.
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Monday, April 14
Arts
6:30 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Valerii Todorovskii: “Lover (Liubovnik).” 100 Jones.
Lectures
Noon. East Asian studies lecture. “Guodian Yucong 1: More Snippets From a Masterpiece on Confucian Logic.” Christoph Harbsmeier, University of Oslo, Norway. 105 Chancellor Green.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “DNA Hash Pooling and Its Applications.” Dennis Shasha, New York University. 302 Computer Science.
4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Airplane Boarding and Space-Time Geometry.” Eitan Bachmat, Brandeis University. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Tropospheric Chemistry and Climate.” Larry Horowitz. 220 Guyot.
4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “The Composite Membrane Problem.” Sagun Chanillo, Rutgers University. 110 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. Rajesh Kulkarni, Michigan State University. 322 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Democratic Politics panel discussion. “Unequal Democracy.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Antimonuments and Subsculptures.” Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, artist. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
6:30 p.m. Gauss seminars in criticism lecture. “The Body of Cinema: Hypnoses, Emotions, Animalities.” Raymond Bellour, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France. 10 East Pyne.
Tuesday, April 15
Arts
4:30 p.m. Art museum/art and archaeology/Center for Arts and Cultural Policy artist talk. Paul Chan, artist, and Kelly Baum. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
4:30 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/East Asian studies/music lecture and performance. “The Ancient Asian Harp Reborn: An Illustrated Lecture and Musical Demonstration.” Bo Lawergren, Hunter College, and Tomoko Sugawara, harpist. 101 McCormick.
8 p.m. Music student recital. Matthew Krob, voice. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
11:45 a.m. Population research lecture. “Places and Health: Evidence and New Directions.” Ana Diez-Roux, University of Michigan. 300 Wallace.
12:15 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “Youth Counterculture and the Political Left in Uruguay in the 1960s.” Vania Markarian. 216 Burr.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “C-H Activation: Development of Efficient Synthetic Methods and Discovery of Novel Catalysts.” Kyung Woon Jung, University of Southern California. 324 Frick.
4:15 p.m. Astrophysical sciences lecture. “Pulsars.” Phil Nicholson, Cornell University. 145 Peyton.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. “Non-Hermitian Anderson Model: Lyapunov Exponents, Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions.” Ilya Goldshield, University of London. 343 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Beyond Value at Risk.” Lisa Goldberg, MSCI Barra investment firm. 219 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/gender and policy network lecture. “Human Security and Human Development in the Arab Region: The Next AHDR series.” Amat Alsoswa, United Nations Development Program. 16 Robertson.
Notices
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Greening Princeton farmers’ market. Firestone Plaza.
Sports
3:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Seton Hall. Clarke Field.
Wednesday, April 16
Arts
12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Brad Hughley, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta. Chapel.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre ballet. Bizet: “Carmen.” St. Petersburg State Ballet.Matthews Theatre.
Lectures
Noon. Information technology lecture. “Emerging Tools for Research and Instruction.” Ira Fuchs. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.
Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Dynamics of the Endocytic Pathway in Budding Yeast: From Real-Time Imaging to a Mathematical Model.” David Drubin, University of California-Berkeley. 3 Thomas.
Noon. Transregional Institute/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Mideast Conflict: A Palestinian Perspective.” Daoud Kuttab. 216 Burr.
12:15 p.m. Center for Health and Wellbeing lecture. “Racial Disparities in the Quality of Care for Diabetes: Evidence From Extended Hospital Medical Staffs.” Amitabh Chandra, Harvard University. 300 Wallace.
12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Getting to Personalized Vascular Medicine: Development of Patient-Specific Boundary Conditions for Treatment Planning.” Brooke Steele, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 402 Computer Science.
3 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “Covers of Elliptic Curves and the Moduli Space of Curves.” Dawei Chen, Harvard University. 214 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemical engineering lecture. “Micro-Engineering Osmotic Stresses in Colloidal Dispersions and Synthetic Trees.” Abraham Stroock, Cornell University. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.
4:15 p.m. International economics seminar. “A Balls-and-Bins Model of Trade.” Miklos Koren. 200 Fisher.
4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “The Complicated Physics of Helicon Discharges.” Francis Chen. University of California-Los Angeles. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics department colloquium. “Characters of Finite Chevalley Groups and Categorification.” Roma Bezrukavnikov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Israel-Palestine: Why Today’s Crisis Is Rooted in the Denials of Yesterday.” Sylvain Cypel, Le Monde newspaper. 16 Robertson.
5:30 p.m. Classics/Archaelogical Institute of America lecture. “Henry Blundell’s Classical Marbles: Archaeology in the Era of the Grand Tour.” Elizabeth Bartman, independent scholar. 10 East Pyne.
6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Acting in Public/About the Production of Publicity.” Matthias Rick, Raumlaborberlin architecture firm, Berlin. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
Sports
7 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Penn. 1952 Stadium.
Thursday, April 17
Arts
4:30 p.m. /@rts lecture. “This is Your Brain on Music.” Daniel Levitin, McGill University. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.
8 p.m. Music student recital. Dan-Meng Chen, violin. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.
Lectures
[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Excel for Gradebooks.” Samatha Rose. Multipurpose Room C, Frist.
12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “The Evolutionary and Ecological Implications of Fitness Trade-offs in Mate Recognition.” Karin Pfennig, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. 10 Guyot.
2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. “The Finite Field Kakeya Problem.” Xander Faber, Columbia University. 314 Fine.
4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Transcriptional Regulation With Natural and Unnatural Products.” Anna Mapp, University of Michigan. 324 Frick.
4:30 p.m. Anthropology/American studies lecture. “Latino Spin: Public Image and the Whitewashing of Race.” Arlene Dávila. 219 Burr.
4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop. “War Magic in Tibetan Buddhism.” Bryan Cuevas, Florida State University. Room 137, 1879.
4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Muslim Philanthropy in Transition: Prospects and Challenges.” Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
4:30 p.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Danger, Media and the Urban Experience in Delhi.” Ravi Sundaram. 211 Dickinson.
4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute/religion, diplomacy and international relations lecture. “Religion and Human Rights: When Are Rights Not Right?” Alison Boden. 1 Robertson.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. “Nontrivial Coupling at Quantum Graph Vertices Obtained Through Squeezing of Dirichlet Networks.” Pavel Exner, Doppler Institute, Prague. 343 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Loop Products and Closed Geodesics.” Nancy Hingston, College of New Jersey. 314 Fine.
4:30 p.m. Physics colloquium. “Quantum Information Processing With Individual Neutral Atoms in Optical Tweezers.” Philippe Grangier, L’Institut d’Optique, France. A10 Jadwin.
4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “International Assistance to the Palestinians After Oslo: Political Guilt, Wasted Money.” Anne Le More, United Nations. 16 Robertson.
5 p.m. Madison program lecture. “On Founding — and Saving — a Republic.” Daniel Robinson, University of Oxford. 2 Robertson.
7:30 p.m. Princeton Varsity Club/McCandless lecture. “The Enduring Values of Sports: Facing Up to the Challenges of the 21st Century.” Craig Masback, Nike Inc. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.
Friday, April 18
Arts
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre acoustic concert. Richard Thompson. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Lewis Center for the Arts senior thesis dance performance. Berlind Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. University Glee Club concert. Mendelssohn: “Elijah.” Richard Tang Yuk, conductor. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
Lectures
11 a.m. Physics lecture. “Schrödinger’s Kittens and Non-Gaussian States of the Light: New Tools for Quantum Communications.” Philippe Grangier, L’Institut d’Optique, France. 303 Jadwin.
Noon. Psychology lecture. “Racial Bias and Interracial Interaction: Anxiety and Intergroup Inferences.” John Dovidio, Yale University. 0-S-6 Green.
2 p.m. Mathematics symplectic geometry seminar. Sergio Lukic, Rutgers University. 314 Fine.
3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Mu-Tao Wang, Columbia University. 314 Fine.
3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “Multidimensional Spectroscopy in Living Cells.” Clemens Kaminski, University of Cambridge. 222 Bowen.
4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton Public Library panel discussion. “Campaign ’08: Race, Gender and Religion.” 101 Friend.
Notices
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. School of Engineering/Princeton Environmental Institute/Woodrow Wilson School workshop. “China’s Environmental Problems: Solutions and Further Research.” First of two days. 219 Burr. Registration is required; e-mail <cfr@princeton.edu>.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Policy Research Institute for the Region/public safety/International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators conference. “Campus Safety in Focus: Advances and Ongoing Challenges One Year Later.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. To register: <www.princeton.edu/prior/events/conferences/april-18-2008/index.xml>.
Sports
2 p.m. Women’s tennis vs. Columbia. Lenz Tennis Center.
Saturday, April 19
Arts
[F] 11 a.m. McCarter Theatre family concert. Ralph’s World. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Rufus Wainwright. Matthews Theatre.
[F] 8 p.m. South Asian Dance Dimensions Dance Competition. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.
[F] 8 p.m. Theater and dance/Lewis Center for the Arts senior thesis dance performance. Berlind Theatre.
Notices
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. School of Engineering/Princeton Environmental Institute/Woodrow Wilson School workshop. “China’s Environmental Problems: Solutions and Further Research.” Last of two days. 219 Burr. Registration is required; e-mail <cfr@princeton.edu>.
Sports
9 a.m. Men’s lightweight crew vs. Cornell. Shea Rowing Center.
10 a.m. Women’s open crew vs. Yale and Tennessee. Shea Rowing Center.
11:15 a.m. Women’s lightweight crew vs. Georgetown. Shea Rowing Center.
Noon and 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Penn. Clarke Field.
12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Penn. 1895 Field.
12:30 p.m. Women’s lacrosse vs. Dartmouth. 1952 Stadium.
[F] 4 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Cornell. Princeton Stadium.
Sunday, April 20
Arts
11 a.m. McCarter Theatre interactive play. “The Odyssey Experience.” Matthews Theatre.
Notices
11 a.m. Chapel service. Deborah Blanks. Chapel.
Sports
Noon. Men’s tennis vs. Cornell. Lenz Tennis Center.
Noon and 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Penn. Clarke Field.
12:30 and 2:30 p.m. Softball vs. Penn. 1895 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 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.
• “An Educated Eye: Princeton University Art Museum Collections.” Through June 15.
• “Early Warhol in Context.” Through June 8.
• “Invoking the Comic Muse: Toulouse-Lautrec’s Parody of ‘The Sacred Grove.’” Through June 8.
“Polygons to Printmaking: The Work of Frank Stella, 1958–1997.” Through June 15.
Cotsen Children’s Library
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
• “The Art of Having Fun: Père Castor’s Activity Books.” Through June 15.
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. Tour at 3 p.m. June 1.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Notre Livre: ‘À Toute Épreuve.’ A Collaboration Between Joan Miró and Paul Éluard.” Through June 29.
Lewis Center for the Arts
Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Senior thesis exhibition. Jessica Thompson, painter, and Alexis Collatos, photographer. April 15-18. Opening reception at 6 p.m. April 15.
Murray-Dodge
Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Family? Princeton Views.” Through Dec. 1.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Open to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday.
• “Times They Are A-Changin’.” Through July 15.
Women and Gender
Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Wonder Lands.” Jessie Krause, painter. Through May 1.
Woodrow Wilson School
Bernstein Gallery, Robertson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• “Art of the Times (Times Four).” Through May 16.
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.
