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

Monday, March 2

Lectures

Noon. Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies/translation and intercultural communication lecture. “The Language of Translation as the ‘Third Code.’” Mairi McLaughlin, University of California-Berkeley. 213 Burr.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “KDD CUP 2008: Predicting Cancer From Mammography Data.” Claudia Perlich, IBM. 302 Computer Science.

4 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “Mineral Evolution.” Robert Hazen, Carnegie Institution of Washington. 220 Guyot.

4 p.m. Mathematics analysis seminar. “On the Evolution of Solutions to a Many-Body Schrödinger Equation.” Matei Machedon, University of Maryland-College Park. 110 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Princeton Middle East Society lecture. “After the Gaza War and Israeli Elections: What Hope for Israeli-Arab Peace?” Daniel Levy, New America Foundation. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

Notices

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

Tuesday, March 3

Arts

8 p.m. Composers’ Ensemble concert. “Heaven, Earth and In Between.” Taplin Auditorium, Fine.

Lectures

Noon. Population research lecture. “Partisans Without Constraint: Political Polarization and Trends in American Public Opinion.” Delia Baldassarri. 300 Wallace.

4:30 p.m. English/women and gender lecture. “American Women Writers and American Literary History.” Elaine Showalter. McCosh 28.

4:30 p.m. History lecture. “A Pox on Your Narrative: Writing Disease Control Into Postwar History.” Erez Manela, Harvard University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/visual arts illustrated lecture. Dave McKenzie, mixed media/video artist. Room 219, 185 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics algebraic geometry seminar. “Algebraic Surfaces and Hyperbolic Geometry.” Burt Totaro, University of Cambridge. 322 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics mathematical physics seminar. Yuval Peres. University of California-Berkeley. 343 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. President’s Lecture Series. “Social Innovation in Global Health: When People Come First.” João Biehl. 101 Friend.

4:30 p.m. Princeton Environmental Institute/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Engineering Our Way Out of a Climate Catastrophe.” Daniel Schrag, Harvard University. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Wednesday, March 4

Arts

12:30 p.m. Chapel music guitar concert. Chris Anderson, Hagerstown, Md. Chapel.

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

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Foundations and Future of Information Search.” Andrea LaPaugh. Multipurpose Room B, Frist.

Noon. Molecular biology lecture. “Of Mice and Women: New Insights Into Mammary Development and Breast Cancer.” Zena Werb, University of California-San Francisco. 3 Thomas Lab.

Noon. Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials/Princeton Center for Complex Materials lecture. “Organic Solar Concentrators.” Marc Baldo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Auditorium, Bowen.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security lecture. “Desist and Discourage: A Strategy for Developing the Civilian Nuclear Industry in a Disarming World?” James Acton, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 2nd Floor, 221 Nassau St.

4:30 p.m. Center for the Study of Religion/University Center for Human Values lecture. “Beyond Cultural Essentialism: Grounding African Human Rights Project in a Common Morality.” Simeon Ilesanmi, Wake Forest University. 101 McCormick.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “Travels With Tanxu: A Buddhist Monk in Search of China, 1875-1963.” James Carter, St. Joseph’s University. 202 Jones.

[G] 4:30 p.m. Judaic studies lecture. “Perspectives on the Shoah in the USSR: Germans, ‘Collaborators,’ Jews and the Soviet Government.” Zvi Gitelman, University of Michigan. 10 East Pyne.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/law and public affairs lecture. “Cheney Rules: What the Obama White House Can Learn from the ‘Angler.’” Barton Gellman, Washington Post. 16 Robertson.

5 p.m. American studies lecture. “Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line.” Martha Sandweiss. Rotunda, Chancellor Green.

6 p.m. School of Architecture lecture. “‘Cognitive Models for Co-Existence’ — In Reference to Metabolists.” Norihiko Dan, architect, Tokyo. Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.

Notices

[G] 3 to 5 p.m. University “town hall” meeting. McCosh 10. See story on page 7.

Thursday, March 5

Arts

7 p.m. Slavic languages and literatures film screening. Veniamin Dorman: “Easy Life.” 10 East Pyne.

Lectures

[G] Noon. Information technology lecture. “Word 2007 and Endnote for Academic Users.” Jon Edwards and Audrey Welber. Multipurpose Room A, Frist.

12:30 p.m. Ecology and evolutionary biology lecture. “Causality, Prediction and Nonlinearity in Fisheries: With Implications for Policy and Management.” George Sugihara, University of California-San Diego. 10 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Integrative information, computer and application sciences lecture. “How to Search a Network of Negative Information.” Joel Bader, Johns Hopkins University. 402 Computer Science.

2 p.m. Mathematics ergodic theory and statistical mechanics seminar. “Hénon Renormalization.” Marco Martens, State University of New York-Stony Brook. 401 Fine.

2:15 p.m. Mathematics discrete mathematics seminar. Zeev Dvir, Institute for Advanced Study. 224 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Center for Information Technology Policy/Woodrow Wilson School panel discussion. “Community and Municipal Wireless Systems.” 1 Robertson. To RSVP, e-mail mindyw@princeton.edu.

4:30 p.m. East Asian studies lecture. “‘Japan Is a German Colony’: Medical Science, Physicians on the Move and German ‘Soft Power’ in Meiji Japan.” Hoi-eun Kim, Texas A&M University. 202 Jones.

4:30 p.m. History lecture. “The Body Politic: 1968 and the Making of a New Politics of Gender, Sex and the Body in America.” Robert Self, Brown University. 211 Dickinson.

4:30 p.m. Liechtenstein Institute/religion, diplomacy and international relations lecture. “Faith-Based Diplomacy: Bridging the Religious Divide.” Douglas Johnston, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. 2 Robertson.

4:30 p.m. Mathematics topology seminar. “Subgroup Classification in Out(F_n).” Lee Mosher, Rutgers University. 314 Fine.

4:30 p.m. Physics lecture. “Refraction, Scattering and Resonance: Imaging the Secret Lives of Electrons in Nanodevices.” Eric Heller, Harvard University. A10 Jadwin.

4:30 p.m. Transregional Institute/Prince-ton Environmental Institute/Near Eastern studies lecture. “Geopolitics and Oil: What a Difference Low Prices Make.” Edward Morse, LCM Commodities. 100 Jones Hall.

4:30 p.m. Woodrow Wilson School/Latin American studies lecture. “Dignity and Defiance: Stories From Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization.” Melissa Draper and Aaron Luoma, Democracy Center. Dodds Auditorium, Robertson.

5 p.m. Council of the Humanities illustrated lecture. Roz Chast, The New Yorker. 101 McCormick.

8 p.m. Public Lecture Series/Edge lecture. “Latin America: 200 Years of Solitude.” Ernesto Zedillo, Yale University; former president of Mexico. McCosh 50.

Notices

4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/law and public affairs conference. “Race and Real Estate.” First of three days. 101 Friend. To register: www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies/news/events/rre.xml.

Sports

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s swimming Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championships. DeNunzio Pool.

Friday, March 6

Arts

7 p.m. Art museum film screening. Miao Wang: “Yellow Ox Mountain.” Introduced by Calvin Brown. 101 McCormick.

7:30 p.m. Art museum after-hours event. “Outside In.” Reception, music and self-guided tours. Art museum.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Music/University Orchestra concert. Concerto Competition winners. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Lectures

10:15 a.m. Davis Center for Historical Studies lecture. “Nawab Shah Jahan Begum: Dress, Design and Decorum in Colonial India and England.” Barbara Metcalf, University of Michigan. 211 Dickinson.

12:30 p.m. Art museum gallery talk. “Classical Form in Present Tense: Paintings by Arnold Chang.” Michael Hatch. Art museum.

12:30 p.m. Geosciences lecture. “A Model for Turbulent Hydraulic Fracture and Application to Crack Propagation at Glacier Beds.” Victor Chen Tsai, Harvard University. 220 Guyot.

12:30 p.m. Science and global security/Woodrow Wilson School lecture. “Biosafety, Biosecurity and Biocontainment: The Rocky Road Ahead.” Margaret Race, SETI Institute. 280 Icahn.

3 p.m. Mathematics differential geometry and geometric analysis seminar. Gabor Szekelyhidi, Columbia University. 314 Fine.

Notices

8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Policy Research Institute for the Region conference. “Transportation and Infrastructure Issues for the Next Decade.” Dodds Auditorium, Robertson. To register: www.princeton.edu/prior/events/register/.

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Center for African American Studies/law and public affairs conference. “Race and Real Estate.” Second of three days. Robertson. To register: www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies/news/events/rre.xml.

Sports

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s swimming Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championships. DeNunzio Pool.

6 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. Stevens Tech. Dillon Gym.

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

Saturday, March 7

Arts

[F] 10 a.m. Art museum Art for Families event. “Let’s Visit Egypt.” Art museum.

[F] 8 p.m. Lewis Center for the Arts/theater and dance senior thesis production. “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Berlind Theatre.

[F] 8 p.m. Music/University Orchestra concert. Concerto Competition winners. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander.

Notices

9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Center for African American Studies/law and public affairs conference. “Race and Real Estate.” Last of three days. Robertson. To register: www.princeton.edu/africanamericanstudies/news/events/rre.xml.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tang Center for East Asian Art/art museum symposium. “ARTiculations.” McCosh 50. For more information: tang.princeton.edu/Articulations.html.

Sports

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Men’s swimming Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championships. DeNunzio Pool.

Noon. Men’s tennis vs. Furman. Jadwin Gym.

4 p.m. Men’s volleyball vs. George Mason. Dillon Gym.

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

Sunday, March 8

Arts

[F] 7:30 p.m. McCarter Theatre play. Shakespeare: “Twelfth Night.” Rebecca Taichman, director. Matthews Theatre.

Notices

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

Sports

[F] 1 p.m. Men’s lacrosse vs. Manhattan. 1952 Stadium.

Noon. Men’s tennis vs. Binghamton. Jadwin Gym.

4 p.m. Men’s tennis vs. Stony Brook. 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.

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.
• “Myth and Modernity: Ernst Barlach’s Images of ‘The Nibelungen’ and ‘Faust.’” Through June 7.
• “Outside In: Chinese x American x Contemporary Art.” March 7 through June 7.

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. Tour at 3 p.m. 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 student painting exhibition. Ruthie Schwab and Mary Margaret O’Toole. March 4-13. Opening reception, March 3, 6 p.m.

Murray-Dodge

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

Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library

Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday until 8 p.m.
• “‘The Best Old Place of All’: Treasures From the Princeton University Archives.” Through Jan. 29. Saturday viewing of University charter: May 30, 9 a.m. to noon; Oct. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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.

Woodrow Wilson School

Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• “Bought and Sold: Faces of Modern-Day Slavery.” Kay Chernush, photographer. Through March 27.

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 and 3:30 p.m.; Sunday at 1 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.