Fri., Oct. 24

2:10 P.M. "GLAST, the Gamma ray Large Area Space Telescope," by Steve Ritz, associate professor of physics. Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

3:10 P.M. "Toroidaly Symmetric Stellarators," by Paul Garabedian, NYU. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

Visual Poetry: Exhibit at Interchurch "XIII" The Treasure Room Gallery at Interchurch features the work of artist Mary Barnes in an exhibit titled "Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird." Her installations of mixed media drawings on mylar are inspired by the poem by Wallace Stevens, and may be viewed Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Through Nov. 17. Interchurch Center (475 Riverside Dr.).

Mon., Oct. 27

Noon. "Role of the Media: Poland's Transition to Democracy," by Eva Losinska, Gazeta Krakowska. Co-sponsored by Center for Study of Human Rights and Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 International Affairs Building (IAB).

4:00 P.M. "Electroweak Radiative Corrections to W/Z Boson Production at the Tevatron," by Ulrich Baur, S.U.N.Y.-Buffalo. Nuclear/Particle Physics Seminar. 705 Pupin.

8:00 P.M. "Penser la différence des sexes," by author Genevieve Fraisse. Maison Française. Buell.

Tues., Oct. 28

Noon. "The Language of the New Russian Mass Media," by writer/journalist Yaroslav Mogutin. Co-sponsored by dept. of Slavic languages and Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

3:00 P.M. "The Role of International Zoos in Conserving the Unique Fauna of Madagascar," by Suzanne Zeeve, S.U.N.Y.-Stony Brook. CERC Research Methods Seminar. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

7:00 P.M. "The Columbia Earth Institute: Valuing Planet Earth," by Peter Eisenberger, professor of earth and environmental sciences. $40 per person (dinner included). reservation required: 870-2535. Alumni Federation of Columbia University. Teatro, Casa Italiana.

7:30 P.M. "Can Our Siblings Really Be Friends?" by Harold Koplewicz, NYU. Eighth Annual Lecture on Child Development. Admission: $10 donation. Barnard College Toddler Center. James Room, Barnard.

Wed., Oct. 29

Noon. "Language and Memory," by Boris Gasparov, professor of Slavic languages. Harriman Institute Director's Seminar Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

2:00 P.M. "Gorbachev: The Final Years--What Will the Record Show?" by Viktor Kuvaldin, The Gorbachev Foundation. Harriman Institute. 1219 IAB.

4:30 P.M. "Mirror Symmetry," by Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 312 Math.

6:30 P.M. "Chimera and Co-Citations," by Sulan Kolatan and William MacDonald, adjunct faculty. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

7:30 P.M. "Opinion Magazines," by Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation. Graduate School of Journalism Delacorte Lecture Series. 301 Journalism.

Thurs., Oct. 30

Noon. "The Aesthetics of Empire: Landmarks, Landmarking and the Interior Expedition," by D. Graham Burnett, Mellon Fellow in History. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

12:30 P.M. "Norplant the Early Years: Low Income Women's Experiences." Speakers include Linda Cushman, assistant professor, Graduate School of Public Health, and others. Center for Population and Family Health Seminar. 60 Haven Ave, B-3.

3:30 P.M. "Studies in Asymmetric Synthesis with Transition Metal Catalysts and Reagent," by Erick Carreira, California Institute of Technology. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 209 Havemeyer.

6:00 P.M. "Religious Minorities in France and England in the 16th Century," with Stephen Greenblatt, Harvard, and Frank Lestringant, Université de Lille. Co-sponsored by Maison Française and dept. of English. Wood Auditorium, Avery.

8:00 P.M. "The Passion of the Signifier," by Kaja Silverman, U.C.-Berkeley. Co-sponsored by Dept. of Germanic languages and dept. of English. Deutsches Haus.

Fri., Oct. 31

Noon. "Paradise or Hell: Where Do Japanese Sokaiya (Extortionists) Stand?" by author Masao Miyamoto. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

12:30 P.M. "Ladders," by Albert Pope, Rice Univ. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Noontime Lecture Series. 114 Avery.

2:10 P.M. "Magnetic Monopoles and Duality," by Kimyeong Lee, associate professor of physics. Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.

Wed., Nov. 5

Noon. "Birth of a Japanese Diet Member, or Getting Elected Japanese-Style," by Motohisa Furukawa, member, Japanese House of Representatives. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 918 IAB.

4:00 P.M. "A Feminist Personal History of Barnard: The Founding of Center for Research on Women and Women's Studies," by Jane Gould, former director of Women's Center. Co-sponsored by Center for Research on Women and dept. of women's studies. Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard.

4:30 P.M. "Stormy Weather: Instability in the Midlatitude Atmosphere," by David Muraki, NYU. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 Mudd.

Thurs., Nov. 6

Noon. "Civil Society in Macedonia," by S. Markovska and David Lindholm, Center for Study of Human Rights. Co-sponsored by Center for Study of Human Rights and Harriman Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. 1219 IAB.

Noon. "The Color of Gender: On Sex Determination and Embryological Development in the Caraka and Susruta-Samhitas," by Martha Selby, Hinduja Fellow. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series. Heyman Center, East Campus.

12:30 P.M. "Seasonality and Migration in Mali," by Sally Findley, associate professor, Graduate School of Public Health. Center for Population and Family Health Seminar. 60 Haven Ave., B-3.

2:10 P.M. "The IMF and Recent Developments in Japanese Economic Policy," by Yukio Yoshimura, Executive Director of Japan to IMF. Co-sponsored by SIPA's Economic Policy Management and East Asian Institute. 404 IAB.

3:30 P.M. "Gemcitabine and Fluormethylenedeoxycytidine: Clinically Active Antitumor Agents that Stoichiometrically Inactive Ribonucleotide Reductases," by Joanne Stubbe, M.I.T. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 209 Havemeyer.

4:00 P.M. "Catholicism and Feminism." Panel discussion. Speakers will include Mary Gordon, Millicent C. McIntosh Professor of Writing, Celia Deutsch, senior lecturer; and others. Barnard Center for Research on Women. Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard.

5:00 P.M. "Origins: The Artist's Mother," by Jonathan Weinberg, Yale. Barnard dept. of art history. 304 Barnard.

8:00 P.M. "Authenticity and the Imaginary Woman Author: Les Lettres Portugaises," by Mary McAlpin, Univ. of Tennessee. Maison Française Alumni Lecture Series. Buell.

8:00 P.M. "Ecological Influences on Gorilla Foraging Effort: Comparison of Lowland and Mountain Subspecies," by Michele Goldsmith, Dartmouth. Dept. of anthropology. 467 Schermerhorn Extension.

The Human Resources Benefits Fair will be held at the following locations:

Place   Date   Time   Location

Morningside   10/27   9:30-4:30   Wien Hall 1st Floor Lounge

Health Sciences   10/28   9:30-4:30   Armand Hammer Center, Riverview Lounge, 701 W. 168th

Harlem Hospital   10/29   9:30-12:30   Martin Luther King Pavilion, 2nd Floor Auditorium

Lamont Doherty   10/30   9:30-11:30   203 Geoscience Building

Sat., Oct. 25

1:00 P.M. Homecoming Varsity Football Game vs. Yale. Baker Field.

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. 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.

Morningside Heights: Studio Projects for the Centennial. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Noon-6:00 P.M., Tues.-Sat. Through Nov. 15. Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery, Buell.

Fri., Oct. 24

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

3:00 P.M. "Contemporary Hungarian Choral Music after Bartok and Kodaly," by Gabor Baross, founder of Bela Bartok Choir. With Barnard-Columbia Chorus. Dept. of music. 304 Barnard.

5:30 P.M. Film Screening, Mad City. Starring Dustin Hoffman and John Travolta. Followed by debate, "Political Film Making in the 90s?" with director of Mad City Costa-Gavras and professor of film Annette Insdorf. Hellenic Studies Program. Free admission tickets available at 617 Hamilton. 501 Schermerhorn.

6:00 P.M. Hindu Bhajans and Aarti (Prayer). Weekly service. Hindu Students Organization. Art Gallery, St. Paul's Chapel.

Fri.-Sat., Oct. 24-25

8:00 A.M. "Feminism and the Academy: Building Bridges to the World Outside." Two-day conference. Panels include: "International Perspectives on Feminism," "Responses to Violence Against Women," and others. Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Registration: $5. 754 Schermerhorn.

Mon., Oct. 27

7:30 P.M. Cabaret Performance, with singer Lynda Jamison. Liberal Studies M.A. Program. 301 Philosophy.

Wed., Oct. 29

12:15 P.M. Chamber Music Recital, with violinist Maxim Moston, cellist Carlo Pelettieri, and pianist Mitchell Vines. Works by Schumann and others. I.I Rabi Concert. Free admission. Faculty House.

6:00 P.M. "Negotiating at an Uneven Table," by Marsha Wagner, Ombuds officer. Workshop on negotiation skills for junior faculty. Reservations: 854-6825. Kress Seminar Room, East Asian Library.

6:30 P.M. Film Screening, The Big Lift, directed by George Seaton. Dept. of Germanic Languages "Berlin in Video" Series. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

Wed., Oct. 29-Sat. Nov. 1

8:00 P.M. New Works I. Additional 2:00 P.M. performance Nov. 1. Works by playwrights Hunt Holman, Tara Knel, Nathan Parker and Kenny Finkle. Tickets: $5, $3 students (may be purchased at Miller box office). Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies. Horace Mann Theatre (W. 120th & B'way).

Thurs., Oct. 30

1:00 P.M. "Year 2000." Information session on potential future computer difficulties led by Becky Deweese, Information Systems Audit Manager. Information and registration: 870-2887. 305 HHSC.

8:00 P.M. Autumn Open Reading. All listeners/readers welcome. Various campus literary organizations. 3rd Floor Lounge, Philosophy.

8:00 P.M. "Fabulous Film Women: Mae West." Screening of She Done Him Wrong and Goin' to Town. Barnard Center for Research on Women. 304 Barnard.

Sun., Nov. 2

4:00 P.M. Sonic Boom 6 Music Festival. Free "Sampler" Concert. Featuring Da Capo Chamber Players, ModernWorks!, Speculum Musicae, New York New Music Ensemble and Continuum. Information: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Wed., Nov. 5

12:15 P.M. Voice Recital, with baritone Mark Singer, mezzo-soprano Darcy Dunn and pianist Julia Mendelsohn. Music by Vaughan Williams. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Free admission. Faculty House.

6:30 P.M. Film Screening, One, Two, Three; directed by Billy Wilder. Dept. of Germanic Languages "Berlin in Video" Series. Free admission. Deutsches Haus.

8:00 P.M. "Heinrich Heine and His Musical Poets." Concert celebrating bicentennial of Heine's birth. With baritone Paul Rowe and pianist Ophra Yerushalmi. Songs by Wagner, Schubert, Liszt and others. Tickets: $15, $7 students/seniors. Miller Theatre.

Thurs., Nov. 6

9:00 A.M. "Heine's Jewish Con/Texts." Day-long conference. Speakers include Willi Goetschel, assistant professor of Germanic languages, Bettina Brandt, assistant professor of Germanic languages, and others. Information: 854-7807. Deutsches Haus.

1:00 P.M. "Year 2000." Information session on potential future computer difficulties led by Becky Deweese, Information Systems audit manager. Information and registration: 870-2887. Room 1220, Interchurch Center (475 Riverside Dr.).

4:00 P.M. Book Reading, with Christopher Scholz, professor of earth and environmental science. Selections from his new book, Fieldwork: A Geologist's Memoirs of Kalahari. Columbia University Bookstore. John Jay Lounge.

8:00 P.M. ModernWorks! Chamber Music Concert. Works by Carter, Hyla, Kernis, Breznick and Rands. Sonic Boom 6 Series. Tickets: $10, $5 students/seniors. Miller Theatre.

Upcoming Lecture on Environmental Concerns of Pacific Northwest Ed Miles On Thurs., Oct. 30, at 4:00 P.M., Ed Miles will give a lecture titled "The Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Hydrology/Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest: An Integrated Assessment." Miles is the Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Marine Studies and Public Affairs at the University of Washington. The lecture will be held in Davis Auditorium in the Schapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science Research. The talk is co-sponsored by International Research Institute (IRI) and Columbia's Earth Institute, and is free and open to the public. Future IRI lectures include "Dynamic Aspects of the Use of Seasonal Climate Forecasts for Corn Production in the Corn Belt Region," (4:00 P.M., Thurs., Nov. 20) and "Climate, Ecology and Public Health," (4:00 P.M., Fri., Dec. 5). For more information on these and other IRI lectures, call 365-8368, or visit the IRI website at (www.iri.ldeo.columbia.edu).

Fri., Oct. 24

Noon. "Master Control Genes in Eye Morphogenesis and Evolution," by Walter Gehrig, Univ. of Basel. Dept. of genetics and development. HHSC 312.

Noon. "Ultrafast Protein Folding by Dynamic NMR," by Terry Oas, Duke. Biophysics Seminar. 523 Black.

Tues., Oct. 28

Noon. "Assessment of Early Effects of Air Pollutants on the Respiratory Tract: Perspectives Opened by the Assay of Serum Clara Cell Protein," by Alfred Bernard, Catholic Univ. of Louvain. Seminar in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences. Conference Room 122, 60 Haven Ave.

Thurs., Oct. 30

7:45 A.M. "Anesthesia for Procedures Outside the Operating Room," by Peter Rothstein, Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine. Anesthesia Case Conference. 1&3 Clark Conference Center.

9:30 A.M. "HIV Risk Reduction Interventions Among Adolescents in Global Settings," by Bonita Stanton, Univ. of Maryland. HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute.

4:00 P.M. "Should We Burn the Records: the Confidentiality of Psychiatric Case Notes As Against the Needs of History," with Kay Redfield Jamison, Johns Hopkins, and others. Center for the Study of Society and Medicine. Faculty Room, Low Library.

4:00 P.M. "Views on Channel-Forming Proteins: Diptheria Toxin and Potassium Channel," by Senyon Choe, Salk Institute. Dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. 301 HHSC.

Mon., Nov. 3

Noon. "The Developing Brain as a Target of Toxicity," by David K. Manchester, Univ. of Colorado. Seminar in the Division of Environmental Sciences. Conference Room 122, 60 Haven Ave.

Wed., Nov. 5

7:30 A.M. "Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care in New York State: the 1115 Waiver," by Sarah Smith, Greater New York Hospital Association. 1&2 Clark Conference Center.

Noon. "The Ground-State Permeability of the Red Blood Cell Membrane for K+ and Na+: An Electroneutral Exchange Process," by Ingolf Bernhardt, Humboldt Univ., Germany. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Rover Physiology Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

4:30 P.M. "I Do Mind Dying: Medicare and Terminal Illness," by Bruce C. Vladeck, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. 23rd Annual Alexander Ming Fisher Lecture. P&S Alumni Auditorium.