Noon. "History in Three Keys: The Boxer Uprising of 1898-1900 as Event, Experience and Myth," by Paul A. Cohen, Wellesley College. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).

1:00 P.M. "Food, Droughts and Security in Zimbabwe and Mozambique," by Machizenyika Muparanga, ambassador to U.N. from Zimbabwe. Institute of African Studies Diplomatic Forums. Lindsay Rogers Room, 7th Floor IAB.

3:10 P.M. "Characterization of Plasma Torches for Spraying and Vapo-Deposition," by Joachim Heberlein, Univ. of Minnesota. Dept. of Applied Physics Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

3:30 P.M. "Molecular Exchange at the Lipid Vesicle Surfaces," by David Needham, Duke. Polymer and Interface Science Seminar Series. 209 Havemeyer.

Sat., Apr. 26

10:00 A.M. "Combating Racism in the Next Millennium: at Work, at School, at Church." Speakers include Derrick Bell, NYU. National Bar Association. Registration: 854-5511. Case Lounge, 7th Floor Greene.

Mon., Apr. 28

4:00 P.M. "Computational Lava Lamps: The Physics of Magma Migration (and Other Deformable Porous Media)," by Marc Spiegelman, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO). Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

Tues., Apr. 29

Noon. "Waiting for Uyguristan: Reflections on Indigeneity and Independence in China," by Dru C. Gladney, East-West Center. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

12:15 P.M. "Africa in 1997: Between Failure and Opportunity," by Thomas Lasner, adjunct professor of international affairs. Institute of African Studies. 1118 IAB.

4:00 P.M. "China's Struggle for the Rule of Law," by Stanley Lubman, visiting professor of law. East Asian Institute and Law School Special Lecture. 918 IAB.

6:00 P.M. "Prisons: Social and Economic Implications." Speakers include Andre Ivanoff, professor of social work. Graduate School of Social Work Panel Discussion. 105C McVickar.

7:30 P.M. "The Educational Achievements of the Greek Diaspora: National Stereotypes and Tentative Interpretations," by Constantine Tsoukalas, Univ. of Athens. Program of Hellenic Studies in Classics Dept. Lecture. 301 Philosophy.

Wed., Apr. 30

Noon. "Localized Receptor Mediated Signaling Events in Mast-cells," by Tobias Meyer, Duke. Dept. of Biology Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.

4:00 P.M. "Historical Fragments and Social Constructions in Northern Zambia: A Personal Journey," by George C. Blond, professor of anthropology, TC. Institute of African Studies. 962 Schermerhorn Extension.

4:00 P.M. "Self-Induced Instabilities in Teen Births: The Effects of Public Policy," by Patti Hamilton, Texas Women's Univ. Center for Social Sciences Institutions, Agents and Social Dynamics Workshops. 801 IAB.

5:30 P.M. "The Environment and Development: Strange Bedfellows?" Speakers include Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hudson Riverkeeping Fund. Reuter Forum. Registration: 854-6840. Lecture Hall, Journalism.

Thurs., May 1

Noon. "Evaluating the Party Decline Thesis: The Case of Japan," by Junko Kato, Univ. of Tokyo. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

4:30 P.M. "Molecular Recognition in Organic and Biological Chemistry: A Synthetic Organic Approach to Controlling Cell Signalling," by Andrew Hamilton, Univ. of Pittsburgh. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.

Fri., May 2

Noon. "Inner Mongolia: The Discourse of Loyalty and Conspiracy on China's Frontier," by Uradyn Erden Bulag, Univ. of Cambridge. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

3:10 P.M. "Environmental Applications of Plasma," by Dan Cohn, MIT. Dept. of Applied Physics Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

3:30 P.M. "Analysis and Design of Ion Channel Proteins," by William DeGrado, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Material Science and Mining, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry Seminar Series. 209 Havemeyer.

Mon., May 5

4:00 P.M. "Low Latitude Rossby Wave Breaking," by John Knox, NASA/GISS. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

5:00 P.M. Neither Coal Nor Ashes, film by Nadia Shah. Discussion with activist Kauser Sheikh. Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center Domestic Conflict Series. Free admission. 1134 IAB.

Fri., Apr. 25

1:15 P.M. University Senate Meeting. Admission with CUID. Information: 854-2023. Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Center.

5:00 P.M. When Women Unite, film by Nata Duvurry and Shabnam Virmani, followed by discussion. Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center Domestic Conflict Series. 1101 IAB.

9:00 P.M. Live Acoustic Music. With Gene and Mimi, and Peter Spink. Free admission. Postcrypt Coffeehouse, St. Paul's Chapel.

Sat., Apr. 26

10:00 A.M. Spring Fair. With food, rummage sale and music. Broadway Presbyterian Church Nursery School. 114th St. between Broadway and Riverside.

9:00 P.M. Open Stage Night. Musicians, poets, storytellers, and other performers welcome. Sign-up at 8:45 P.M. Postcrypt Coffeehouse, St. Paul's Chapel.

Tues., Apr. 29

5:30 P.M. 5th Annual Benefit Concert, with College of P&S Musicians' Guild. Benefit for Head Start. Suggested student donation: $3. Information: 305-6227. Miller Theatre.

8:00 P.M. Orchestra Concert, with Columbia University Symphony. Works by Copeland, Brahms and Dvorak. Dept. of music. Free admission. Miller Theatre.

8:00 P.M. My Father's Glory, film by Yves Robert. With Phillippe Caubere and Julian Ciamaca. Maison Française. Tickets: $2 general public, $1 students/seniors/ Maison Française members. Buell.

Wed., Apr. 30

12:15 P.M. Piano Recital, with Suzanne Fremon. Works by Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.

Thurs., May 1

8:00 P.M. "Music for Living (Rooms)." Computer music concert. Computer Music Center. Free admission. Information: 854-9266. Miller Theatre.

Fri.-Sun., May 2-4

4:00 P.M. (Fri.), 9:00 A.M. (Sat.-Sun.). "Thinking and Doing: Performance and Text." Three-day theatre conference. With Bill T. Jones, Andrei Serban, Anne Bogart, David Henry Hwang and others. Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies. Registration: 854-3408. Various sites on Morningside campus.

Wed., May 7

3:30 P.M. "The Best and Worst of Welfare Reform: Strategies for the Future." Speakers include Michael Kharfen, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Graduate School of Social Work Annual Alumni Conference. Reservations: 854-7656. Faculty House.

Wed., May 14

5:30 P.M. Child Care Fair: Exploring Options on the Upper West Side. Silent auction, face painting, games, music and fire truck visit. CU Greenhouse Nursery School. Low Rotunda.

Domestic Conflict: South Asian Perspectives--Images of Brokenness, Strategies for Healing. Works of Malati Narsu. Through May 16. West Reading Room, Lehman Library, IAB.

Revisiting Urban Form The Interchuch Center presents works by Valeri Larko in an exhibit titled "Industrial Landscapes" in the Treasure Room Gallery, Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Oil paintings and works on paper. Free admission. Through May 16.

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

Reporting in the Twentieth Century: Harrison E. Salisbury, 1908-1993. 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. Through May 4. Information: 854-5381. Deutches Haus.

8:00 A.M. "Hepatitis: The Pediatric Perspective," by Joel Adelson, Brown. Dept. of Pediatrics Grand Rounds. McIntosh Conference Room, Babies Hospital South 1-113.

Mon., Apr. 28

Noon. "A Mouse Model for Zellweger Syndrome, a Neuronal Migration Disorder," by Phyllis Faust, assistant professor of pathology. Pathology Seminar Series. Humphreys Auditorium, VC 14-240.

Tues., Apr. 29

Noon. "Regenerative and Remyelinative Therapies in Spinal Cord Injury," by Wise Young, NYU. Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminars. Rover Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

4:00 P.M. "Signalling Through the EGF Receptor in Drossphilia Oogenesis," by Gertrud Schupbach, Princeton. Dept. of Genetics and Development Seminars. 312 HHSC.

Wed., Apr. 30

11:00 A.M. "Schizophrenia and Nicotinic," by Robert Freedman, Univ. of Colorado. Thirteenth Annual Edward J. Sachar Lecture. P&S Alumni Auditorium.

11:30 P.M. "Methodological Issues in Clinical Trials of New Stimulant Medications," by Laurence Greenhill, associate professor of clinical psychiatry. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

Thurs., May 1

4:00 P.M. "The California Managed Health Care Revolution: Lessons, Questions and Warnings," by David G. Pockell, independent health care consultant. Graduate School of Public Health Health Policy Lecture Series. Clark Conference Center.

4:00 P.M. "A New Theorem Concerning a Sequential Elimination Procedure." Speakers include Bruce Levin, professor of public health. Biostatistics Seminars. 305 PH-17.

4:00 P.M. "Transcription Processivity and Fidelity: Structural Basis and Mechanisms," by Evgeny Nudler, Public Health Research Institute. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 301 HHSC.

4:30 P.M. "Treatment of Retinal Breaks and Repair of Retinal Detachments," by William E. Benson, Wills Eye Hospital. Dept. of ophthalmology. 7th Floor Auditorium, Harkness Eye Institute.

Sun., May 4

9:00 A.M. "Health-Wise Women": A Women's Free Health Symposium. Day-long conference. Affairs of the Heart Committee. Information: 305-2585. Clark Conference Center.

Mon., May 5

Noon. "Adhesion Receptors in Atherosclerosis and Obesity," by Denisa D. Wagner, Harvard. Pathology Seminar Series. Humphreys Auditorium--VC 14-240.

3:00 P.M. "Why do Proteins with Expanded Glutamine Repeats Cause Neurodegenerative Diseases?" by Max F. Perutz, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. P&S Alumni Auditorium.

Wed., May 7

11:30 A.M. "Integrated Dynamic Psychotherapy with Children," by Owen Lewis, associate clinical professor of psychiatry. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

4:30 P.M. "Calm Before the Storm: Will There Be a Second Revolution in American Health Care?" by Uwe Reinhardt, Princeton. Chase-Manhattan and P&S Health Policy Lecture Series. P&S Alumni Auditorium.

Thurs., May 8

2:00 P.M. "Neuroblastoma--From the Bench to the Bedside," by Garrett M. Brodeur, professor of pediatrics. John N. Schullinger Lecture in Childhood Cancer. Tickets: $7.50. Clark Conference Center.

4:30 P.M. "The Cellular Biology of Graves' Orbitopathy," by Michael Kazim, assistant professor of ophthalmology and surgery. Dept. of ophthalmology. 7th Floor Auditorium, Harkness Eye Institute.

Fri., May 9

Noon. "Nucleic Acid Interactions With Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase," by Millie Georgiadis, Rutgers Univ. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 523 Black.

Europe-Bound Ensemble to Perform The Rossetti String Quartet includes (clockwise from top) violinists Henry Gronnier and Laura Goldberg, violist Thomas Diener and cellist Dorothy Lawson. The four, each with distinguished backgrounds as soloists, chamber musicians and teachers, will perform works by Dutilleux, Ravel and Beethoven in the Kathryn Bache Miller Theatre on Tues., May 6, at 8:00 P.M. Tickets are $10 for the general public and free with CUID. The group begins a European concert tour next season and will appear in Wigmore Hall in London and the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris.

Noon. Baseball vs. Cornell. Doubleheader. Baker Field.

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

Sun., Apr. 27

Noon. Baseball vs. Cornell. Doubleheader. Baker Field.

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

Tues., Apr. 29

3:00 P.M. Baseball vs. Pace. Baker Field.

Sat., May 3

Noon. Baseball vs. Iona. Doubleheader. Baker Field.