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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. Submissions for future calendars may be made online using our calendar submission form.

Monday, November 3

Arts

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Tunç Okan: “Sari Mercedes.” 100 Jones.

Lectures

10 a.m. Electrical engineering lecture. “High-k on High-µ: III-V MOSFETs Enabled by Atomic Layer Deposition.” Peide Ye, Purdue University. J401 Engineering Quadrangle.

Noon. Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Laws of War and the Reality of Occupation: Imperial Russia and the Codification of the Laws of War, 1868-1917.” Peter Holquist, University of Pennsylvania. 202 Jones.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “Sparse Spatial Sample Kernels: An Efficient Way of Measuring Remote Sequence Similarity.” Vladimir Pavlovic, Rutgers University. 302 Computer Science.

3 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Princeton University Press lecture. “Estimating the Equity Premium.” First of three. John Campbell, Harvard University. 104 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Applied and computational mathematics lecture. “Spectral-Element and Adjoint Methods in Computational Seismology.” Jeroen Tromp. 214 Fine.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Global Teleconnection of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.” Axel Timmermann, University of Hawaii-Manoa. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “On the Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions to the Einstein Equations.” Hans Lindblad, University of California-San Diego. 110 Fine.

4 p.m. Mathematics geometry, representation theory and moduli seminar. “The Chiral Superstring Measure and Modular Forms II.” Samuel Grushevsky. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. South Asian studies/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “Boundaries of History: Historicizing Border Crossing.” Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar, Brown University. 216 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures lecture. “The Passion According to Teresa de Avila.” Julia Kristeva, literary theorist. McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “The United States and the United Nations: The Mess Behind and the Possibilities Ahead.” James Traub, The New York Times Magazine. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Active Force.” Hani Rashid, Asymptote Architecture, New York. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

8 p.m. University Public Lectures Series/Princeton University Press/Stafford Little lecture. “Empty Churches and Full Tents.” First of three. Ian Buruma, Bard College. 10 McCosh.

Notices

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

Tuesday, November 4

Arts

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts film screening and lecture. “Sarabande,” “Song and Solitude” and “Winter.” Nathaniel Dorsky. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. Reception follows.

8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts performance. Ellen McLaughlin and Sarah Kirkland Snider: “Penelope.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine. For free tickets, call 258-9220.

Lectures

3 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/Princeton University Press lecture. “Consumption Risk in Long-Term Asset Markets.” Second of three. John Campbell, Harvard University. 104 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Chemistry lecture. “Molecular and Molecule-Based Magnets and Conductors: A Quest for Multifunctional Materials.” Kim Dunbar, Texas A&M University. 324 Frick.

4:30 p.m. Contemporary European politics and society/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies lecture. “European Culture and European Identity.” Jozef Zycinski, archbishop of Lublin, Poland. 1 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “A Giambelli Formula for Isotropic Grassmannians.” Harry Tamvakis, University of Maryland-College Park. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Mean Field Games Theory: Introduction and Applications.” Jean Michel Lasry, Paris Dauphine University. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures/Council of the Humanities panel discussion. “Thérèse Mon Amour.” Ruben Gallo, moderator. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School panel discussion. “The Promise of Abbott v. Burke.” Thomas Corcoran, Columbia University; Nathan Scovronick; and Deborah Yaffe, author. 16 Robertson. Reception follows.

Wednesday, November 5

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music concert. Brian Jones, organist, Boston. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/creative writing/Clark Reading Series. Nathan Englander and Jim Shepard,
fiction writers. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

8 p.m. Chapel music/religious life concert. Jazz Vespers Ensemble, Anthony D.J. Branker, director; and Chapel Choir, Penna Rose, director. Chapel.

8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts performance. Ellen McLaughlin and Sarah Kirkland Snider: “Penelope.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine. For free tickets, call 258-9220.

Lectures

Noon. Contemporary European politics and society/Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies discussion. “A Dialogue: Catholics and Jews.” Jozef Zycinski, archbishop of Lublin, Poland; and Jan Gross. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Noon. Information technology lecture and tour. “On Tour @ Lewis: The Broadcast and New Media Centers.” Janet Temos and David Hopkins. Lewis Library.

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Guided Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Thin Films.” Alamgir Karim, National Institute of Standards and Technology. 222 Bowen.

2 p.m. Mathematics statistical mechanics seminar. “Current Large Deviations in Stochastic Systems.” Thierry Bodineau, Ecole Normale Superieure, France.
343 Jadwin.

3 p.m. Bendheim Center for Finance/
Princeton University Press lecture. “Stocks, Bonds and the Flight to Quality.” Last of three. John Campbell, Harvard University. 104 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Chemical engineering. “Dynamics of Elastic Filaments.” Tony Ladd, University of Florida. A224 Engineering Quadrangle.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics colloquium. “The Three-Vortex Problem.” Hassan Aref, Virginia Tech. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. Anthropology/Public Lectures Series/Geertz lecture. “Towards a Monist Anthropology.” Philippe Descola, College de France. McCosh 10.

4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/Graduate School panel discussion. “Election ’08: The Aftermath.” Adaora Udoji, WNYC, moderator. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Traveling Culture and Asian Export Art.” Chi-ming Yang, University of Pennsylvania. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics colloquium. “Cremona Transformations and Homeomorphisms of Topological Surfaces.” János Kollár. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Powerful Patriots: Nationalism, Diplomacy and the Strategic Logic of Anti-Foreign Protest in China.” Jessica Weiss. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Transregional Institute/Princeton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Coming Oil Supply Crunch.” Paul Stevens, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London. 100 Jones.

4:30 p.m. University Center for Human Values/DeCamp seminar. “Ethics in Neuroscience: Lessons From Lobotomy.” Mariko Nakano, University of California-Los Angeles; Charles Gross; and Peter Singer. 23 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture and book signing. “Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America.” Lee Daniels, NAACP. 16 Robertson.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Recent Work.” Sarah Morris, visual artist. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

[G] 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. University Health Services Cirque de Santé health fair. 100 Level and Multipurpose Rooms, Frist.

[G] 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. University Health Services FluFest event. Multipurpose Rooms, Frist.

Thursday, November 6

Arts

4:30 p.m. Council of the Humanities/East Asian studies musical lecture. “The Music of the Japanese Biwa: Stories From the Tale of Heike Performed and Sung.” Yoko Hiraoka, musician. Theater, Whitman.

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Sergei Bondarchuk: “Sud’ba Cheloveka.” Russian with English subtitles. 100 Jones.

7:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. “Baghdad Shorts Collection: Volume Two.” Arabic with English subtitles. 101 McCormick.

Lectures

Noon. French and Italian/women and gender lecture. “Simone de Beauvoir and the United States.” Annie Cohen-Solal, University of Caen, France. 105 Chancellor Green.

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “GIS Basics and Beyond.” Bill Guthe. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

4:30 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “A Secret Kind of Charm Not to Be Expressed or Discerned.” Rebecca Zorach, University of Chicago. 106 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. German/art museum lecture. “Places of Remembrance.” Renata Stih, University of Applied Sciences, Berlin; and Frieder Schnock, Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany. Art museum.

4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/Ebel lecture. “Finding ‘The Lost’: Time, Memory and History in One Family’s Story.” Daniel Mendelsohn, Bard College. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Keller Center/corporate and foundation relations lecture. “Oil and Gas: Myths, Realities and Technical Challenges.” François Auzerais, Schlumberger Corp. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Madison program lecture. “Law and Economics: Enemy or Friend of Classical Liberalism?” Michael Krauss, George Mason University. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics number theory seminar. “Weight Cycling and Serre-Type Conjectures.” Florian Herzig, Northwestern University. 214 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Congruence Subgroup Problem for Mapping Class Groups.” Ben McReynolds, University of Chicago. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Why Can’t China Talk With the Dalai Lama?” Robert Barnett, Columbia University. 16 Robertson.

8 p.m. Council on Science and Technology/Center for Theoretical Science/Evnin lecture. “What Banged?” Neil Turok, University of Cambridge. A02 McDonnell.

Notices

[G] 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. University Health Services Cirque de Santé health fair. 100 Level and Multipurpose Rooms, Frist.

[G] 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. University Health Services FluFest event. Multipurpose Rooms, Frist.

Friday, November 7

Arts

F 9 p.m. A cappella concert. Roaring 20. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Improvising Identity: The Arts of Asia in Early America.” Phyllis Whitman Hunter, University of North Carolina-Greensboro. 211 Dickinson.

Noon. Psychology lecture. “Thin Slices of Behavior: Accuracy and Boundaries.” Nalini Ambady, Tufts University. 0S6 Green.

3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. “The Singular Set of C^{1} Smooth Surfaces in the Heisenberg Group.” Jih-Hsin, Academica Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan. 314 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “On the Physics of High Altitude Lightning.” Gennady Milikh, University of Maryland-College Park. 222 Bowen.

4:30 p.m. Irish studies lecture. “It’s of My Rambles ... A Journey in the Song Tradition of Ulster.” Len Graham, Irish singer. Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies lecture. “The Hidden Faces of Iran: Searching for Hassan.” Terence Ward, author.
202 Jones.

Notices

1:30 to 6 p.m. History/Davis Center for Historical Studies/law and public affairs conference. “Mass Murder and the Management of Memory: Europe and East Asia After the Second World War.” First of two days. 211 Dickinson. For more information: <www.princeton.edu/history/events_archive/viewevent.xml?id=206>.

8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Policy Research Institute for the Region forum. “Regional and National Financial Crises: Roots, Results and Responses.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. To register: <www.princeton.edu/prior/events/register/>.

8:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies conference. “Urban Democracy and Governance in the Global South.” 219 Burr. For more information: <www.princeton.edu/~piirs/projects/Democracy&Development/>.

Sports

[F] 4 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Cornell. Baker Rink.

5 p.m. Field hockey vs. Penn. 1952 Stadium.

[F] 7 p.m. Football vs. Penn. Princeton Stadium.

Saturday, November 8

Notices

8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Graduate School/Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni/Pace Center research symposium. Friend Center. To register: <www.princeton.edu/~prs>.

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. History/Davis Center for Historical Studies/law and public affairs conference. “Mass Murder and the Management of Memory: Europe and East Asia After the Second World War.” Last of two days. 211 Dickinson. For more information: <www.princeton.edu/history/events_archive/viewevent.xml?id=207>.

Sports

1 p.m. Men’s soccer vs. Penn. Roberts Stadium.

F 4 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Colgate. Baker Rink.

4 p.m. Women’s soccer vs. Penn. Roberts Stadium.

Sunday, November 9

Arts

4 p.m. Near Eastern studies concert and dialogue. “Peace Through Culture and Dialogue.” The Chakavak Ensemble; Aziz Abu Sarah, the Parents Circle-Family Forum; and Elazar Elhanan, Columbia University. 101 McCormick.

F 4 p.m. Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. “Princeton, It’s Revolutionary!” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

7:15 p.m. Near Eastern studies film screening. Stelios Charalampoulos: “Amos Oz.” Hebrew with English subtitles. 10 East Pyne.

Notices

F 10 a.m. Center for Jewish Life charity 5K run/walk. Center for Jewish Life. To register: <www.princetonhillel.org>.

11 a.m. Chapel service. Alison Boden. 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.

Office of Religious Life

Worship and meditation activities. <web.princeton.edu/sites/chapel/religioushome.html>.

Exhibits

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
• “Body Memory.” Through Jan. 4.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Through Jan 4.
• “Frank Gehry: On Line.” Through
Jan. 4.
• “Jasper Johns: Light Bulb.” Through Jan. 4.
• “Strangers in a Strange Land: Chinese Art From the Imperial Palaces.” Through Dec. 14.

Cotsen Children’s Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
• “Leo Politi’s Los Angeles: A Celebration of the Centenary of His Birth.” Through Jan. 23.

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:
• “The Greek Book From Papyrus to Printing.” Through Dec. 7.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Sketching Their Characters: 150 Years of Political Cartoons from Andrew Jackson to George H.W. Bush.” Through Jan. 4.

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.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 7:45 p.m.
• “John Foster Dulles: From Diploma to Diplomat.” Through Jan. 30.

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Renewal.” Joan Needham, painter. Through Nov. 3.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “The Achievement Gap — A Look at the Abbott Districts.” Randall Hagadorn, photographer. Through Dec. 4.

Et cetera

Art Museum

Hours: 258-3788. www.princetonartmuseum.org.

Athletic Ticket Office

Tickets and information: 258-3538.

Employment Opportunities

jobs.princeton.edu.

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.