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Monday, February 9

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “Designing Terminological Records, Termbases and Data Categories.” Dave Summers, Kent State University. 213 Burr.

[G] 4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Field Studies of Melt Transport in the Earth’s Lithosphere.” Christopher Andronicos, Cornell University. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “The Cubic Fourth Order Schrodinger Equation.” Benoit Pausader, Brown University. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for Health and Wellbeing lecture and film screening. “Global Health: Sierra Leone’s Classroom.” Dan Kelly, Global Action Foundation. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

[G] 4:30 p.m. Council of the Princeton University Community meeting. McCosh 10.

Tuesday, February 10

Arts

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies film screening and discussion. “Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People.” Y. David Chung, director. 10 East Pyne.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Composers’ Ensemble concert. So Percussion. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “Nutritional Deprivation in Childhood and Cognitive Impairment Among Older Chinese.” Mark Hayward, University of Texas-Austin. 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. Operations research and financial engineering lecture. “Non-Constant Discount Rates, Time Inconsistency and the Golden Rule.” Ivar Ekeland, University of British Columbia. 101 Sherrerd.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Center for the Study of Religion lecture. “Changing the Face of Hunger.” Tony Hall, former U.S. ambassador. 16 Robertson.

Sports

7 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. New York University. Dillon Gym.

Wednesday, February 11

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music organ concert. Brian Harlowe, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Morristown, N.J. Chapel.

4:30 p.m. Music composer colloquium. The Necks. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

4:30 p.m. Near Eastern studies screening and discussion of film on the artistic life and achievements of Ardeshir Mohasses. Bahman Maghsoudlou, International Film and Video Center. 100 Jones.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Ben Folds. Matthews Theatre.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “The Princeton Election Consortium: A First Draft of Electoral History.” Sam Wang. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/African studies lecture. “The Archaeology of the Transition to Pastoralism, Koobi Fora, Kenya.” Carolyn Dillian. 216 Burr.

12:15 p.m. Molecular biology/ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Choanoflagellates, Interkingdom Signaling and the Building Blocks of Animal Origins.” Nicole King, University of California-Berkeley. 3 Thomas.

4:15 p.m. Princeton plasma physics lecture. “Can a Single Graviton Be Observed?” Freeman Dyson, Institute for Advanced Study. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “The Transnational Repercussions of Village Pacification in Southeast Coastal China, 1869-1891.” Melissa Macauley, Institute for Advanced Study. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. History/Davis Center for Historical Studies/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Peace v. Justice: Is There a Conflict? If So, What Is to Be Done?” Aryeh Neier, Open Society Institute. 104 Computer Science.

4:30 p.m. Latin American studies lecture. “The Manufacture of Surplus Realities.” Pedro Reyes, installation and video artist. 219 Burr.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Restoring American Military Power.” Larry Korb, Center for American Progress; and Max Bergmann, National Security Network. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5 p.m. Art and archaeology lecture. “Camera Stupida: Photographs and Pop in Gerhard Richter’s Early Work.” Benjamin Buchloh, Harvard University. 101 McCormick.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “Keep the Change.” Lindy Roy, ROY Co. architecture firm, New York. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Thursday, February 12

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “Othello.” Jackie Bello, director. Matthews Acting Studio.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre dance performance. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Triple 8 Dance Company performance. “Unconditional.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

[F] 8 p.m. University Concerts performance. Louis Schwizgebel-Wang, piano. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “The LibX Toolbar: Research Simplified.” Steven Adams. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

[G] 12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “From One Genome to Many: How Cheap Sequencing Is Changing Genomics.” Mihai Pop. 402 Computer Science.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Limiting Distribution of Large Frobenius Numbers.” Yakov Sinai. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Buddhist studies workshop. “Politics and Religion in 18th-Century Tibet: The Oracle and Temple of Lamo.” Matthew Kapstein, University of Chicago. Room 137, 1879.

4:30 p.m. History lecture. “Out in the Cold: Jimmy Carter and the Failure of Energy Politics.” Meg Jacobs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Judaic studies/Biderman lecture. “Germany and the Jews: From Anti-Semitism to Philosemitism.” Michael Blumenthal, Jewish Museum, Berlin. 10 East Pyne.

6 p.m. Forbes College/Center for African American Studies/American studies reading. Jamaica Kincaid, author. McCosh 10.

8 p.m. Princeton Center for Theoretical Science/physics/Sackler lecture. “Inflationary Cosmology: Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse?” Alan Guth, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A02 McDonnell.

Friday, February 13

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre concert. Johann Strauss: “Die Fledermaus.” Opera New Jersey; Mark Flint, conductor. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “Othello.” Jackie Bello, director. Matthews Acting Studio.

[F] 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

8 p.m. Music recital. Jocelyn Drummond, piano. Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

[F] 8 p.m. Triple 8 Dance Company performance. “Unconditional.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Creating a Medical Movement in the Early Enlightenment: Chinese Medicine, the Jesuits and the Dutch East India Company.” Hal Cook, University College London. 211 Dickinson.

3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Jacob Bernstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 314 Fine.

3:30 p.m. Mechanical and aerospace engineering lecture. “What Does Shear Banding Reveal About the Structure of Amorphous Solids?” Michael Falk, Johns Hopkins University. 222 Bowen.

Sports

[F] 7 p.m. Men’s ice hockey vs. Clarkson. Baker Rink.

[F] 7 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Yale. Jadwin Gym.

Saturday, February 14

Arts

[F] 3 and 8 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. “Completely Hollywood (Abridged).” Reduced Shakespeare Company. Matthews Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance play. Shakespeare: “Othello.” Jackie Bello, director. Matthews Acting Studio.

[F] 8 p.m. Triple 8 Dance Company performance. “Unconditional.” Theater, Murray-Dodge.

8 p.m. University Concerts performance. “Composing-in-the-Moment Jazz.” Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

9:30 a.m. Princeton plasma physics/Science-on-Saturday lecture. “Mapping the Universe.” Michael Strauss. Gottlieb Auditorium, PPPL, Forrestal.

Sports

2 p.m. Men’s squash vs. Trinity. Jadwin Gym.

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

4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Rutgers. Dillon Gym.

[F] 6 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Brown. Jadwin Gym.

Sunday, February 15

Arts

[F] 2 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. George Bernard Shaw: “Mrs. Warren’s Profession.” Emily Mann, director. Berlind Theatre.

Notices

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

2:30 p.m. Friends of the Princeton University Library Book Collectors meeting. West Classroom, Firestone Library.

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.

Prospect House

Noon. Mondays and Thursdays. “Communal Table” informal lunch and discussion for faculty and staff. Tap Room.

Exhibits

Art Museum

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
• “Félix Candela: Engineer, Builder, Structural Artist.” Through Feb. 22.
• “More Than One: Photographs in Sequence.” Through Feb. 22.

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:
• “Egypt Unveiled: The Mission of Napoleon’s Savants.” Through May 10. Tours at 3 p.m. March 1 and April 26.
Milberg Gallery:
• “Beauty and Bravado in Japanese Woodblock Prints: Highlights From the Gillett G. Griffin Collection.” Through June 7.

Lewis Center for the Arts

Lucas Gallery, 185 Nassau St. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Visual Arts Exhibition: Work From the Fall Semester.” Through Feb. 19.

Murray-Dodge

Lobby. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• “What Is Peace?” Through Dec. 1.

Women and Gender

Lounge, 113 Dickinson Hall. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• “Drawings, Prints, Mixed Media.” Phyllis Wright, artist. Through March 3.

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., 1:00 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.