Noon. "D-cyclins: A Link between Development and Cancer," by Piotr Sicinski, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Dept. of Biology Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.

2:10 P.M. "Ultrafast Computation Using Flux Quatization and Superconductors," by K. Likharev, SUNY-Stony Brook. Dept. of Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

3:10 P.M. "MHD Waves in the Magnetosphere," by Anthony Chan, Rice Univ. Dept. of Applied Physics Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

4:30 P.M. "New Ventures in Asymetric Processes, or Following One's Nose," by Philip Magnus, Univ. of Texas. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.

Mon., Apr. 14

4:00 P.M. "Formulation and Some Results with the Spectral Element Ocean Model," by Julia Levin, MIT. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

5:00 P.M. "Poverty, Race and Our Children," by Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund. Whitney M. Young Jr. Lecture Series. 104 Greene.

6:00 P.M. "Realizing the Benefits of Behavioral Science Research in the 21," by Anthony Biglan, Oregon Research Institute. Musher Seminars. Reservations: 316-3456. 105B McVickar.

8:00 P.M. "Narrative Rights," by James Schamus, assistant professor of film. University Lecture. Low Rotunda.

Tues., Apr. 15

Noon. "Deconstructing the Japanese HIV Scandal: Blood and Bureaucracy in Japan," by Eric Feldman, NYU. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).

12:15 P.M. "Combating AIDS in Togo," by Kangi Amenounve, Togo and Togolese League for Human Rights. Institute on African Studies and Center for Study of Human Rights. 1118 IAB.

6:00 P.M. "The Renaissance and Baroque Dome in Cultural Context," by Joseph Connors, professor of art history and archaeology. Magill Lectures in Science, Technology and the Arts. Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Engineering Building.

Undergrads to Perform Sondheim Tony Maciulis, CC '98 and Chris Leavell, CC '99. Record Photo by Joe Pineiro. Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music,which debuted on Broadway in 1973, comes to St. Paul's Chapel Thurs.-Sat., Apr. 10-12, at 8:00 P.M. Presented by the Columbia Musical Society, the production involves Columbia and Barnard undergraduates and is produced by Andrea Siegel, CC '98. Tickets may be purchased at Miller Theatre box office or at door before performance for $5.

Wed., Apr. 16

Noon. "The Role of Chemokine Receptor 5 in HIV Entry and Susceptibility of Individuals to Infection," by Ned Landau, AIDS Research Center. Dept. of Biology Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.

Noon. "Update on Korea-Japan Relations," by Sei-Hoon Yang, Keio Univ. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "Ethnic Coexistence in Sri Lanka: Past and Present," by Darini Rajasimgham, visiting scholar, Institute on War and Peace Studies. Southern Asian Institute, Institute on War and Peace Studies and Center for Study of Human Rights. 1134 IAB.

4:00 P.M. "Political Institutions and Agent Sorting: Improving Voting with Defeat," by John Miller, Carnegie Mellon. Center for Social Sciences Institutions, Agents and Social Dynamics Workshops. 801 IAB.

4:10 P.M. "Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer," by Ase Ballangrud, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dept. of Applied Physics Medical Physics Seminars. 214 Mudd.

5:30 P.M. "Urban Development--Urban Neglect?" with Kyu Sik Lee, World Bank, and Wally N'Dow, HABITAT II. Reuters Forum. Registration: 854-6840. Lecture Hall, Journalism.

6:00 P.M. "From Civil War to Civil Rights: The First and Second Reconstructions," by Eric Foner, Dewitt Clinton Professor of History. University Seminars Annual Dinner and Tannenbaum Lectures. Admission: $40. Reservations: 843-2389. Faculty House.

6:30 P.M. "A Science of Thresholds: Spaces of Domesticity," by Georges Teyssot, Princeton. School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

College Senior to Perform at Miller Orli Shaham Orli Shaham, a senior in the College, will present a piano recital in the Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre on Sat., Apr. 12 at 8:00 P.M. Shaham, who recently made her New York recital debut, has performed widely in Europe and throughout the U.S., both as a soloist and with orchestra. She also performs with her well-known brother, violinist Gil Shaham. Orli's father, the late Jacob Shaham, was deputy chairman of Columbia's physics department. Her older brother Shai was the valedictorian of the College class of '89. Tickets: 854-7799.

Thurs., Apr. 17

4:30 P.M. Molecular Dynamics in Systems with Polarizable Force Fields," by Bruce Berne, professor of chemistry. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.

8:00 P.M. "Good News From Transylvania? Prospects for Liberalism in Russia and Eastern Europe," by Michael Scammell, professor, School of the Arts. Lionel Trilling Seminars. Rooms A&B, Greene.

8:00 P.M. "The Origins of Narcissism: Freud and the Culture of Homosexuality," by Whitney Davis, Northwestern. Deutsches Haus and History of Psychiatry Section of Cornell Medical College. Deutsches Haus.

Fri., Apr. 18

2:10 P.M. "The Metastable Antiprotonic Helium Atomcule and the Deeply Bound Pionic Atom/Nucleus-Miraculously Long-lived Hadronic Atoms," by T. Yamazaki, JSPS. Dept. of Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

Mon., Apr. 21

3:00 P.M. "Influence of Mathematical Models in Finance on Institutional Practice," by Robert C. Merton, Harvard. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. Teatro, Casa Italiana.

Tues., Apr. 22

12:15 P.M. "Torture in Egypt," by Laila Hussien Mustafa, El Nadim Center for the Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence. Institute of African Studies, Center for Study of Human Rights and Middle East Institute. 1118 IAB.

2:30 P.M. "Finding Out Who's There: Mammalian Faunal Inventory in French Guiana," by Nancy Simmons, American Museum of Natural History. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation. 1016 Schermerhorn.

Wed., Apr. 23

Noon. "Cantonese Opera and Cantonese Identity," by Daniel Ferguson, professor of music. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

Noon. "Role of Ku Protein in Growth, DNA Repair and Lymphocyte," by Andre Nussenzweig, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dept. of Biology Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.

12:30 P.M. "Bordering Ourselves: Questions of Identity," by Meena Alexander, Hunter College. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1134 IAB.

4:00 P.M. "An Evolutionary Model of Technology Diffusion," by Tatsua Tanaka, International Univ. of Japan. Center for the Social Sciences Institutions, Agents and Social Dynamics Workshops. 801 IAB.

4:00 P.M. "What Became of Alberti? The Making of Renaissance in Historiography," by Anthony Grafton, Meyer Schapiro Visiting Professor of Art History and Archaeology. Dept. of art history and archaeology. 501 Schermerhorn.

6:30 P.M. "On the Ground," by Steven Holl, associate professor of architecture. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

Thurs., Apr. 24

Noon. "China Discovers America: The Life and Times of Yung Win, First Chinese Graduate of a Major American University," by Timothy Kao, Gateway Community Technical College. East Asian Institute C. Martin Wilbur Lectures. 918 IAB.

6:00 P.M. "Titan's Sacred and Profane Love," by John Shearman, Harvard. Dept. of Art History and Archaeology Howard Hibbard Forums. 501 Schermerhorn.

6:30 P.M. "Cultural Politics and Art Restoration: Who's Guarding the Guardians?" by James Beck, professor of art history. GSAS Dean's Distinguished Lectures. Tickets: $10. Reservations: 870-3416. University Club (1 W. 54th St. at 5th Ave.)

9:00 A.M. "The Meaning and Construction of Race in South Africa, Brazil and United States." Day-long conference. Institute of African Studies, Institute for Latin American and Iberian Studies, Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Camoes Center and Council on Foreign Relations. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, IAB.

9:00 A.M. "Byzantium Through Italian Eyes." Day-long conference. Italian Academy for Advanced Studies. Information and reservations: 854-4437. Teatro, Casa Italiana.

8:00 P.M. World Music Concert, by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, leading sarod (lute) player. Tickets: $20, $15 general public, $7 students/seniors. Reservations: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

8:30 P.M. Syrian Shabbat Dinner. Preregistration required: 854-5111. Diversity of the Diaspora Week, sponsored by Jewish office. James Room, Barnard Hall.

9:00 P.M. Live Acoustic Music, with Erin Mckeowon, Minus Ted and Ray Gonzales. Free admission. Postcrypt, St. Paul's Chapel.

10:30 P.M. Oneg Shabbat: The Diversity of the Diaspora through a Storyteller's Eyes, featuring Gerald Fierst. Diversity of the Diaspora Week, sponsored by Jewish office. John Jay Lounge.

Sat., Apr. 12

9:00 A.M. Dean's Day. Daylong event. Reservations required. Information: 870-2288. Columbia College. Low Rotunda.

4:30 P.M. World Text Study. With Rabbi Charles Sheer. Diversity of the Diaspora Week, sponsored by Jewish office. Dodge Room, Earl Hall.

8:00 P.M. Piano Recital, by Orli Shaham, CC '97. Tickets: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

9:00 P.M. Live Acoustic Music, with Ratsy, Kamm and MacDonald, and Richard Julian. Free admission. Postcrypt, St. Paul's Chapel.

Sun., Apr. 14

6:30 P.M. Beyond the Walls, film about Israeli/Arab relationships, followed by discussion. Diversity of the Diaspora Week, sponsored by Jewish office. Altschul Auditorium.

Mon., Apr. 14

7:30 P.M. "Buddhists and Jews: Reflections on Exile." Author Blu Greenberg and Robert Thurman, Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, keynote speakers. Diversity of the Diaspora Week, sponsored by Jewish office. Feinberg Auditorium, Jewish Theological Seminary.

Tues., Apr. 15

8:00 P.M. Dangerous Liaisons, film by Roger Vadim. With Jeanne Moreau and Gérard Philipe. Maison Française. $2 general public, $1 students/seniors/Maison Française members. Buell.

Tues.-Sat., Apr. 15-19

8:00 P.M. (2:00 P.M. Sat. only) Three New Plays. Works by M.F.A. candidates in theatre. Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies. Tickets: $5 general public, $3 students/seniors. Horace Mann Theatre.

Wed., Apr. 16

10:00 A.M. "Reflections on the Life of Primo Levi." Day-long conference. Italian Academy for Advanced Studies. Information and reservations: 854-4437. Casa Italiana.

12:15 P.M. Clarinet and Piano Recital, with Ikuko Suzuki and Ryo Nakata. Works by Debussy and Brahms. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.

Thurs., Apr. 17

Noon. Organ Recital, by various student musicians. Works by Bach, Franck and Mendelssohn. Free admission. Chapel Music Program. St. Paul's Chapel.

8:00 P.M. Poetry Reading, with Campbell McGrath, School of the Arts Writing Division '88 and winner of Kingsley-Tuft Poetry Award; and Lucio Perillo, winner of Kate Tufts Discovery Award. School of the Arts. 413 Dodge.

Sun., Apr. 20

8:00 P.M. Contemporary German Cabaret, with singer/comedian Pamela Kunkel. German, French and English songs. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Tues., Apr. 22

8:00 P.M. Red Kiss, film by Vera Belmont. With Charlotte Valandrey and Lambert Wilson. Maison Française. Tickets: $2 general public, $1 students/seniors/Maison Française members. Buell.

Wed., Apr. 23

12:15 P.M. Voice Recital, with soprano Annalise Eberhardt. Works by Ives, Wolf and Canteloube. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.

Enclosures and Openings: Italian Gardens, Portals and Windows. Paintings by Archie Rand, photos by Edmund Purves. Exhibit Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Italian Academy for Advanced Studies. Casa Italiana.

The Harriman Institute--Fifty Years, 1946-1996. Documents, photos and other items. Exhibit 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Mon.-Fri. Through May 5. Low Rotunda.

May Angels Find You: Photographs by Mimi Wlodarczyk. Exhibit 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Through Apr. 26. Maison Française. Buell.

Reporting in the 20th Century: Harrison E. Salisbury, 1908-1993. Exhibit 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Tues.-Fri.; noon-7:45 P.M. Mon. Through June 27. Kempner Exhibition Room, Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Scans: X-ray Film Strip. Works by Gabriele Leidloff. Opening reception Wed., Apr. 16, 8:00 P.M. Through May 4. Information: 854-5381. Deutches Haus.

Russia in Transition. Collection of contemporary political posters and memorabilia. Through Apr. 15. West Reading Room, Lehman Library, IAB.

Fri., Apr. 11

Noon. "Insights Into Protein Folding and Confirmation Using High Pressure Flourescence Spectroscopy," by Lesley Davenport, CUNY-Brooklyn. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 523 Black.

Mon., Apr. 14

Noon. "Interferon Signaling Through Jaks and Stats and Resistance to Infectious Disease," by David E. Levy, NYU. Pathology Seminar Series. Humphreys Auditorium, VC 14-240.

Tues., Apr. 15

Noon. "Pathogenesis in the Central Nervous System Arising from Infection of Selected Targets by a Coronavirus," by Samuel Dales, Rockefeller Univ. Dept. of physiology and cellular biophysics. Rover Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

Wed., Apr. 16

11:30 A.M. "Pediatric Infection-Triggered Auto Immune Neuropsychiatric Disorders," by Jonathan A. Slater, assistant clinical professor in psychiatry in pediatrics. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).

Thurs., Apr. 17

9:30 A.M. "On the Edge: A Live Interactive Musical Theatre Performance Covering Adolescent Sexuality and HIV Prevention," with STAR Theatre Group. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

4:00 P.M. "An Adaptive M-Estimation Procedure Based on the Generalized F Distribution Family, With Applications," by Ji Zhang, Merck & Co. Biostatistics Seminars. Amphitheatre 5&7, P&S.

4:00 P.M. "Watching Proteins Move with Site-directed Spin Labeling," by Wayne Hubbel, UCLA. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 301 HHSC.

4:30 P.M. "Neuronal Basis of Saccadic Eye Movements," by Robert H. Wurtz, National Institute of Health. Dept. of ophthalmology. 6th Floor Auditorium, Harkness Eye Institute.

Fri., Apr. 18

11:00 A.M. "Genetic and Molecular Determinants of Salmonella Pathogenesis," by Stanley Falkow, Stanford. Babies Hospital Alumni Association. P&S Amphitheatre 5-7.

Noon. "Solvation Effects on Protein Folding, Binding and Design: Exploring the Electrostatic Balance," by Bruce Tidor, MIT. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 523 Black.

Thurs., Apr. 24

9:30 A.M. "Randomized Trials of Intervention: for TB Prevention in the Homeless: Can We Do the Same for Adherence to HIV Care?" by Jacqueline Tulsky, U.C.-San Francisco. HIV Center for Clinical andBehavioral Studies. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

4:00 P.M. "Mitosis, Meiosis and Their Relationship to X-chromosome-wide Regulation of Gene Expression in the Nematode C. Elegans," by Barbara Meyer, U.C.-Berkley. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 301 HHSC.

Fri., Apr. 11

2:00 P.M. Women's Tennis vs. Dartmouth. Baker Field.

Sat., Apr. 12

11:00 A.M. Men and Women's Outdoor Track Invitational. Wien Stadium.

11:30 A.M. Women's Tennis vs. Harvard. Baker Field.

Fri., Apr. 18

2:00 P.M. Men's Tennis vs. Yale. Baker Field.

Sat., Apr. 19

Noon. Men's Tennis vs. Brown. Baker Field.