Fri., Sept. 26

1:30 P.M. Symposium in Memory of C.S. Wu, world-renowned Columbia physicist who died February 1997. Speakers include University Professor T.D. Lee; Evelyn Hu, U.C.-Santa Barbara; Noemie Koller, Rutgers Univ.; David Hitlin, California Institute of Technology. Dept. of physics. 301 Pupin.

3:10 P.M. "National Spherical Tours Experiment," by Masayuki Ono, Princeton. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

Mon., Sept. 29

4:10 P.M. "High Order Methods for Computational Electromagnetics," by Jan Hesthaven, Brown. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

6:00 P.M. "Men Becoming Women: the Gandhian Configuration," by Kumkum Sangari, Nehru Memorial Library and Museum. Southern Asian Institute. 517 Hamilton.

The World of Ozu On Tues., Oct. 7, at 8:00 P.M., Columbia's Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture will present the film Tokyo Story, above. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu, the film includes actors Chishu Ryu, Chieko Higashiyama, Setsuko Hara, Karuko Sugimura, Kyoko Kagawa and So Yamamura. Tickets: $8 general public; $5 students/seniors. Information and reservations: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Tues., Sept. 30

3:00 P.M. "How to Avoid Pseudoreplication in Experimental Design," by John Glendinning, professor of environmental science. CERC Research Talks. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

4:00 P.M. "How Well Can We Predict Climate Changes?" by Edward N. Lorenz. Earth Institute and International Research Institute. Davis Auditorium, Schapiro Engineering.

Wed., Oct. 1

Noon. "The Japanese Economy—What's Going On?" by Edward Lincoln, Brookings Institution. Center on Japanese Economy and Business and East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).

4:00 P.M. "Love and Madness in Eighteenth Century England," by John Brewer, Univ. of Florence. 513 Fayerweather.

Thurs., Oct. 2

Noon. "Wicked Writing: Creek Indians and the Trouble with Literacy in the Eighteenth Century," by Claudio Saunt, Mellon fellow in history. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

Fri., Oct. 3

12:30 P.M. "Boundary Problems: Crossing Cybercity," by M. Christine Boyer, Princeton. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 114 Avery.

2:10 P.M. "Imaging Magnetic Fields with the Scanning SQUI Microscope," by John Kirtley, IBM. Dept. of Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

3:10 P.M. "Alfven Wave Experiments and Structure in Plasmas," by Walter Gekelman, U.C.L.A. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

8:00 P.M. "Ecrie devant la Violence," by author Assia Djebar. Maison Française. Buell.

Sat., Oct. 4

9:00 A.M. "The Gothic," with Robert Branner, professor of art history and archaeology. Other speakers include Edson Armi, William Clark, Michel Davis, Eric Fernie, Peter Kidson, Dieter Kimbel, Linda Neagley, Anne Prache, Marvin Trachtenberg and Georgia Wright. The Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Charles T. Matthews Lecture. Registration: 928-1146. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

Mon., Oct. 6

8:00 P.M. "Author Activism in Sweden Since the Sixties," by Swedish poet and novelist Peter Curman. Swedish Program. Deutsches Haus.

8:00 P.M. "History vs. Memory: A Reappraisal," by author Jacques Revel. Maison Française and Institute on Western Europe. Buell.

Tues., Oct. 7

12:15 P.M. "A Revisionist View of Syrian Politics in the 1960s," by Steven Heydemann, associate professor of political science. Middle East Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1118 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "Continental Shift: How the Rwandan Genocide Led to the Fall of Mobutu—the New Political Order in Central Africa," by Phillip Gourevitch, The New Yorker. Institute of African Studies. 1512 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "Trade and the Environment in the Caribbean Region," by Diep Ford, Univ. of Vermont. CERC Research Talks. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

6:00 P.M. "International Automobile Production: How Will Firms Compete in the 21st Century?" by Maryann Keller, Furman Selz Inc. Center on Japanese Economy and Business. 304 Uris.

7:00 P.M. "Egg Donation: Medical, Social and Ethical Issues in the Donation of Eggs by Healthy Women." Speakers include Barbara Rothman, Baruch College; Tia Powell, director of Clinical Ethics, CPMC; and others. James Room, Barnard.

7:00 P.M. "Transformations in Information Technology in Finland and Sweden," with Marko Ahtisaari, doctoral candidate in philosophy; Swedish poet and novelist Peter Curman; Philip Ellison, vice-president, American Communications, Nokia Co.; Gerald Maguire, Royal Institute of Technology; Ulf Martensson, publisher, Nordstjeman; Ken Ryan, manager, Ericson WWW; Eero Silvennoinen, executive director, Finland Technology Center. Program in Finnish Studies, the Swedish Program and Institute on Western Europe. 614 Schermerhorn.

Wed., Oct. 8

Noon. "Reflecting on U.S.-China Relations Since Tienanmen and Looking Forward," by David M. Lampton, president, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

6:30 P.M. "The House of the Book," by Berlin/Tel Aviv architect Zvi Hecker. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

Thurs., Oct. 9

Noon. "Culture and Architecture," by architect and writer Epee Ellong. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

3:30 P.M. "New Amino Ligands and Organometallic Chemistry of the Early Transition Metals," by Richard R. Schrock, M.I.T. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 209 Havemeyer.

7:30 P.M. "Women, Sexuality and Pure Land Buddhism," by James Dobbins, Oberlin. Institute for Medieval Japanese Studies. 403 Kent.

8:00 P.M. "Von der Implementierung des Wissens: Versuch Einer Theorie der Hardware," by Friedrich A. Kittler, Max Kade Distinguished Visiting Professor of Germanic Languages. In German. Deutsches Haus.

Autobiography in Word and Vision: New York Women in the 1990s. Works by Shane Newmark, Nancy and Nina Ross. Liberal Studies Master of Arts Program. Through Oct. 17. 301 Philosophy.

Constructing Low Memorial Library: A Chronicle of Monumental Enterprise. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. Through Jan. 17. Low Rotunda.

Mastering McKim's Plan: Columbia's First Century on Morningside Heights. Opening reception 5:00 P.M., Tues., Oct. 7. 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M., Wed.-Sat. Through Jan. 17. Closed weeks of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. Wallach Gallery, Schermerhorn.

Jerome Lagarrigue: Recent Works. Newspaper collages with oil, acrylic, and pen and ink. Maison Française. Through Oct. 18. Buell.

Masks from the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Through Sept. 26. West Gallery, Butler.

Pare Lorentz, Documentary Filmmaker: The Plow that Broke the Plains and The River. Original still and related location photographs from Lorentz's first two films, the first documentaries produced by the U.S. government. Includes work by Ralph Steiner, Paul Strand, Leo Hurwitz, Stacy Woodward, Floyd Crosby, Willard Van Dyke, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange and Arthur Rothstein. Mon.: noon-7:45 P.M.; Tues.-Fri.: 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through Oct. 17. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Kempner Exhibition Room, 6th Floor Butler Library.

Synthetic Landscape and the Textualized Landscape: Projects by Smith-Miller and Hawkinson Architects. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Through Oct. 10. 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri. 100 Level, Avery.

Fri., Sept. 26

1:15 P.M. University Senate Meeting. Tickets available at Senate Office, 406 Low, morning of meeting. CUID required. Information: 854-2023. 501 Schermerhorn.

Fri.-Sat., Sept. 26-27

9:30 A.M. (Fri.); 10:00 A.M. (Sat.). International Colloquium—"To Overcome a Past: Vichy France and the Historians." Sterling Currier Fund and Maison Française. Information: 854-4172. Buell.

Mon., Sept. 29

5:30 P.M. Reception to Celebrate Jane Gould and Her New Book, Juggling: A Memoir of Work, Family and Feminism. The Feminist Press at CUNY and dept. of women's studies. Reservations: 854-2067. Sulzberger Parlor.

Tues., Sept. 30

8:00 P.M. Film screening, Le Dernier Métro, directed by F. Truffaut. Maison Française. In French with subtitles. Free admission for members of Maison Française, $1 students/seniors, $2 general public. 2nd Floor, Buell.

Wed., Oct. 1

6:30 P.M. Film screening, Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse. Dept. of Germanic Languages 'Berlin in Video' Series. In English. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Thurs., Oct. 2

Noon. Organ Recital, by Adrienne Pavur. Works by Buxtehude, Bach and Vierne. Chapel Music Program. Free admission. St. Paul's Chapel.

3:30 P.M. Café y Conversacion. Weekly informal gathering for student practice of Spanish. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. 2nd Floor Lounge, Casa Hispanica.

Sat., Oct. 4

10:00 A.M. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Annual Open House. Scientists and staff will explain display research, display equipment and answer questions. Information: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/OH97. LDEO, Palisades, NY

Sun., Oct. 5

7:30 P.M. Tribute to Savion Glover, with Savion and Yvette Glover and others. Evening of dance. $25/20 general public, $10 students/seniors. Reservations: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Tues., Oct. 7

8:00 P.M. Film screening, La Haine, directed by M. Kassowitz. Maison Française. In French with subtitles. Free admission for Maison Française members, $1 students/seniors, $2 general public. Buell.

8:00 P.M. Wayward Women Analysts of Celluloid: Cinematic Mythology and Psychoanalysis," by Glen O. Gabbard, M.D. Robert S. Liebert Memorial Lecture. Center for Psychological Training and Research. NY Academy of Medicine (2 E. 103rd St.).

Wed., Oct. 8

6:30 P.M. Film screening, Wannsee Conference, directed by Heinz Schirk. In German with subtitles. Dept. of Germanic Languages 'Berlin in Video' Series. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Thurs., Oct. 9

7:00 P.M. Supreme Court Roundup. Discussion of '96-'97 public interest cases, by various lawyers involved. Center for Public Interest Law. 102 Law.

8:00 P.M. "From Novel to Film: The Ice Storm," with James Schamus, professor of film; and novelist Rick Moody. $10 general public, $5 students/seniors. Miller Theatre.

Noted Writer to Speak Cynthia Ozick, eminent novelist, essayist, short story writer and playwright, will read selections from her new book, The Puttermesser Papers in Sulzberger Parlor Thurs., Sept. 25, at 5:30 P.M. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, Harper's, The New Republic and Salmagundi, Ozick's new novel has been called "fanciful, poignant and elegant" by The New York Times. Sponsored by the Ingeborg, Tamara and Jonina Rennert Women in Judaism Forum. Sulzberger Parlor.

Fri., Sept. 26

11:00 A.M. "Toward a Molecular Psychiatry: Studies of the Molecular Basis of Drug Addiction," by Eric Nestler, Yale. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).

Noon. "Particles of Mass, Particles of Charge: Studying Macromolecular Associations Using First Principles," by Thomas Laue, Univ. of New Hampshire. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 523 Black.

1:00 P.M. "Genetics of Systemic Autoimmunity," by Argyrios Theopoulos, Scripps Research Institute. Rheumatology Grand Rounds. Kimberg Conference Room, PH 8 East.

Mon., Sept. 29

8:00 A.M. "Do Pathologic Features from Prostrate Needle Biopsy Predict Prognosis after I-125 Brachytherapy?" by Alison Grann, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dept. of Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds. Radiation Oncology Conference Room, Babies Hospital North Basement.

Tues., Sept. 30

Noon. "Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Polarization of MDCK Cells and Retinal Pigment Epithelium," by Enrique J. Rodriguez-Boulan, Cornell. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Rover Physiology Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

Wed., Oct. 1

11:30 A.M. "Antisocial Behavior in Girls and Women: Stable Desistence in the Majority, Chronic Resistence in the Minority," by Rolf Loeber, Univ. of Pittsburgh. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

Thurs., Oct. 2

12:30 P.M. "Female Genital Mutilation: Beyond the Basics. Update on Research and Interventions," by Nahid Toubia, assistant professor of public health. Center for Population and Family Health Seminar Series. 60 Haven Ave., B-3.

Fri., Oct. 3

Noon. "2D and 3D-folded RNA Structures Required for Packaging and Dimer Linkage in HIV-1," by Phil Borer, Syracuse Univ. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 523 Black.

Mon., Oct. 6

4:00 P.M. "The Impact of Gender on Pharmacology," by Raymond L. Woosley, Georgetown. Depts. of anesthesiology, medicine and pharmacology. Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital.

Tues., Oct. 7

4:00 P.M. "Prescriptions, Pills and Blind Faith," by Raymond L. Woosley, Georgetown. Depts. of anesthesiology, medicine and pharmacology. 401 HHSC.

Wed., Oct. 8

11:30 A.M. "Sexually Abused Children Suffering PTSD Symptoms: Findings of a Treatment Outcome Investigation," by Esther Deblinger, Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.

5:00 P.M. "The Genetics of Sensation," by Cori Bargemann, U.C.-San Francisco. 20th Annual W. Alden Spencer Lecture. Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. 401 HHSC.

All events take place at Baker Field.,

Sat., Sept. 27

1:00 P.M. Baker Blast. Varsity Football vs. Towson.