5:30 P.M. “R. Johanan ben Zakkai: A Master of Survival,” by Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel. Part two of a four part series by Wiesel titled, “A Passion for Study.” Ingeborg Rennert Professorship Lecture Series. Tickets are required, but are free with CUID. Lower Level, McIntosh Center.

Native American Art on Display Jar, ca.1900, Acoma Pueblo, N.M.; Jar, ca. 1905, San Ildefonso, N.M. Through Apr. 15, an exhibition titled, “A View from Native America: Recent Gifts from Stanley B. and Caroline Stein,” is on display in Low Rotunda. It features artifacts such as pottery baskets and a cradle board, as well as photogravures by Edward S. Curtis, and may be viewed 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M., Mon–Fri.

Fri., Mar. 27

3:10 P.M. “Better, Faster, Cheaper Fusion,” by Dale M. Meade, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Department of Applied Physics Plasma Physics Colloquium. 214 S.W. Mudd.

4:30 P.M. “Recent Studies in Natural Products Total Synthesis,” by Larry Overman, U.C.–Irvine. Wyeth-Ayerst Lecture. Dept. of Chemistry. 309 Havemeyer.

Mon., Mar. 30

11:00 A.M. “Effective Visualization of Large, Multidimensional Datasets,” by Christopher G. Healey, U.C.–Berkeley. Computer Science Colloquium. Interschool Lab, 7th Floor, CEPSR.

Noon. “Chromosome Pairing, Recombination, and Segregation in Mitosis,” by William Talbot, New York University Medical Center. Biological Science Seminars. 700 Fairchild.

3:00 P.M. “Phyllostomid Phylogeny: Data for Diverse Morphological Systems, Sex Chromosomes and Restriction Sites,” by Andrea Peffley, Center for Environmental Research and Conservation. CERC Conservation Research Talks. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

6:00 P.M. “Why Can’t the Balts Get Along? Three States, Three Cultures, Three Futures,” by Paul Goble, former State Department analyst, Baltic Desk Officer and Adviser to the Secretary of State on Soviet Nationality Issues. 1512 International Affairs.

Tues., Mar. 31

2:00 P.M. “Dilemmas for Relief Workers in the Field,” by Joelle Tanguy, executive director, Medecins Sans Frontieres. Institute for African Studies. Middle East Institute, 1118 International Affairs.

4:30 P.M. “The Power of Images in Communicating Science and Technology,” by Felice Frankel, MIT. The Hughes Science Pipeline Project at Barnard. Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd floor, Barnard.

Wed., April 1

Noon. “Towards the Improvement of the Race: On the Appearance of Experts, the Internationalization of Sexological Knowledge and the Programming of the Body in Modern Japan,” by Sabine Frühstück, University of Vienna. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs.

4:30 P.M. “Lattice Gases, Large Deviations, and Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equation,” by Horng-Tzer Yau, Courant Institute. Applied Mathematics Colloquium. 214 S.W. Mudd.

5:30 P.M. “Global Trade: Do Open Markets Threaten National Sovereignty.” Moderated by Peter Morici, University of Maryland, with Kimberly Elliot, Institute for International Economics; Robert Hormats, Goldman Sachs; Thea M. Lee, AFL/CIO; and Clive McKeefe, Reuters. The Reuters Forum. Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Journalism.

7:00 P.M. “A Book for Private Devotion: Queen Mary’s Gospel Lectionary,” by Jane Rosenthal. Robert Branner Forum for Medieval Art. 930 Schermerhorn.

8:00 P.M. “The Memory of Masterpiece: Reflections on Myth and Modern Art,” by Hans Belting, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Karlsruhe, Germany. With Richard Brilliant, A.S. Garbedian Professor in the Humanities, and Arthur Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Lionel Trilling Seminars. Altschul Auditorium.

Thurs., Apr. 2

Noon. “The Nineteenth Century Discovery of Maya Art,” by Esther Pasztory, professor of art history and archaeology. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch Series. Heyman Center for the Humanities, East Campus.

Noon. “U.S. Relations with Taiwan,” by Richard Bush, chairman, American Institute in Taiwan. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lecture Series. 918 International Affairs.

4:10 P.M. “Radioimmunotherapy of Micrometastases: Alpha Particle Targeting of Multicellular Spheroids,” by George Sgouros, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dept. of Applied Physics Medical Physics Seminars. 214 S.W. Mudd.

4:10 P.M. “Reference and Description Revisited,” by Frank Jackson, Australian National University. Dept. of Philosophy Colloquium. 716 Philosophy.

8:00 P.M. “Wagnerian Endings: Uneasy Thoughts about Redemption,” by Lydia Goehr, professor of philosophy. Dept. of Germanic Languages. Deutsches Haus.

8:00 P.M. “The Crisis of Universalism in France,” by Naomi Schor, Harvard. Maison Française. Buell.

Fri., Apr. 3

12:30 P.M. “Practice,” by Stan Allen, assistant professor of architecture. With response by Michael Speaks, writer and editor. Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture Noontime Lecture Series. 114 Avery.

4:00 P.M. “An Emerging Form: Harlem, the Anthology, and the Rise of the New Negro,” by Shelly Eversley, University of Washington. Institute for Research in African-American Studies, Conversations in Black Studies. 758 Schermerhorn Extension.

Mon., April 6

11:00 A.M. “A Bayesian Approach to Motif-Based Protein Modeling,” by William Noble Grundy, U.C.–San Diego. Computer Science Colloquium. Interschool Lab, 7th Floor, CEPSR.

12:30 P.M. “Healing Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community: Treatment Programs for Male Batterers,” by Rahul Sharma, Chicago School of Professional Psychology. South Asian Law Students Association. 105 Jerome Greene.

3:00 P.M. “Coastal Alaska’s Response to the Ice Age Close-Peatland, Forest, and Human Expansion,” by Dorothy Peteet, adjunct resident scientist, Lamont-Doherty Observatory. CERC Conservation Research Talks. 1015 Schermerhorn Extension.

The Art of Jack Stuppin: ‘The Raw Facts of Nature’ Chocolate Ship, by Jack Stuppin Landscape paintings by the artist Jack Stuppin will be on view in the exhibition, “On the Edge of the World: Jack Stuppin’s Landscapes,” Apr. 2–24, in the Gallery of the LeRoy Neiman Center in Dodge Hall. Hours are Mon.–Fri., 10:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M. Stuppin’s artistic talent has drawn acclaim from one of the country’s leading art critics, Donald Kuspit: “In Stuppin’s pictures the mist has been burned away by a ruthlessly bright sun leaving behind the raw facts of nature, uncontaminated by either divine or human presence.” While landscapes are indeed plentiful as an art form, Kuspit is careful to identify how Stuppin’s are unusual. “Stuppin respects nature’s sheer givenness, which for him is not so much a symbol of fate, but fate in unqualified action.” Stuppin’s paintings are in many museum, private and corporate collections. Institutional collections include the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, Calif. Stuppin studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and is a 1955 graduate of Columbia College. Last year he was awarded the College’s John Jay Award, recognizing exceptional professional achievement. Stuppin’s recognition was not only for his achievement in the arts; throughout his professional life, he was a pioneer in computer technology.

Tues., April 7

6:00 P.M. “Dante: The Painter of Shadows,” by Hans Belting, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Karlsruhe, Germany. Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America. Teatro, Casa Italiana.

Wed., Apr. 8

6:00 P.M. “Careers in International/Asia Pacific Business: Perspectives of an Experienced Japan Hand,” by William E. Franklin, Franklin International Limited. Eli Lilly Japan Distinguished Business Leaders Lecture. Center on Japanese Economy and Business. 304 Uris.

8:00 P.M. “Paris/Haîti: Color, Creoles and Royal Couples,” by Joan Dayan, University of Arizona. Maison Française. Buell.

Thurs., Apr. 9

4:10 P.M. “Introduction to Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Application to Brain Imaging,” by Gerard M. Perera, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Dept. of Applied Physics Medical Physics Seminars. 214 S.W. Mudd.

SIPA Hosts Workshop to Promote Exchanges with Iran Following Iranian President Mohammed Khatami’s call for increased exchanges of scholars, writers, artists and journalists between the U.S. and Iran, Columbia will host a daylong workshop Wed., Apr. 1 to offer practical information on setting up exchanges between the two countries. The workshop, “Working In and with Iran: The State of the Art” is sponsored by the School of International and Public Affairs and has been organized by Gary Sick, who served on the National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter and Reagan. At Columbia, Sick is senior research scholar, adjunct professor of international affairs and executive director of Gulf/2000, an international research project on political, economic and security developments in the Persian Gulf. “We will focus on the variety of possibilities for exchanges with Iran and share information about how such exchanges can be conducted,” Sick said. Representatives of the U.S. State Department and the Iranian Mission to the United Nations will participate in the workshop with business leaders and academics. Sick and Richard Bulliet, director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia, will give welcoming remarks at 9:15 A.M. Among the participants will be Chris Stevens of the State Department, who will discuss U.S. policy on Iran; Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour of the Iranian Mission to the U.N., who will speak on recent exchanges between the two countries; Ambassador Roscoe Suddarth, president, Middle East Institute, Washington, D.C., on foreign policy issues between the nations; Stanley Weiss of Business Executives for National Security, on the business environment in Iran; Mahmood Sariolghalam of Teheran University, on research and teaching in Iran; Homayoun Kazemi, Harvard, and Jane Schaller, Tufts University, on medical issues and exchanges, and Ron Mathies, executive director, Mennonite Central Committee, on religious and humanitarian exchanges.

Jeanne d’Arc Through the Centuries: Seer, Soldier, Sinner, Saint. From the Jeanne d’Arc Griscom Collection of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Noon to 7:45 P.M., Mon., and 9:00 A.M.–4:45 P.M., Tues–Fri. Through Sun., June 13. Kempner Exhibition Room, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Butler.

The Poetic Visions of Two Women Artists. An exhibition of the works in watercolors of Ann Cooper, and the quilts of Emiko Toda Loeb. 9:00 A.M.–5:00 P.M., Mon.–Fri., through Fri., Apr. 10. Interchurch Center.

The Visual Front: Spanish Civil War Posters. From the Southworth Collection at U.C.–San Diego. 1:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M., Wed.–Fri., through Mar. 28. Wallach Art Gallery, Schermerhorn.

Merci. An exhibition of the works of Anton Vidoke. 2:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M., Mon.–Fri., through Apr. 24. Maison Française. Buell.

1:10 P.M. University Senate Meeting. Tickets available at Senate Office, 406 Low, morning of the meeting. CUID required. Information: 854-2023. Schapiro Engineering Auditorium.

4:00 P.M. “The State of American History: A Symposium Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Bancroft Prize in American History. Moderated by Alan Brinkley, Allan Nevins Professor of History. Features former Bancroft Prize Winners. The Friends of Columbia University Libraries. Faculty House.

Fri.–Sat., Mar. 27–28

9:00 A.M. “Out of the Ruins: Cultural Negotiations in the Soviet Aftermath.” 1998 Annual Symposium on Cultural Studies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Sponsored by the Dept. of Anthropology, the Harriman Institute, SOYUZ, and the Columbia Graduate Alumni Association. 501 Schermerhorn.

Sat., Mar. 28

9:30 A.M. Women in Film: Images and Image Makers. A day-long conference whose participants include film critics Daphne Merkin and Jami Bernard, writer/director Joan Micklin Silver, avant-garde filmmaker Yvonne Rainer, and Hollywood producer Linda Yellen. Sponsored by the Barnard Center for Research on Women as part of “The Scholar and the Feminist” series. Registration required. Information and registration: 854-2067. Barnard Hall.

Sun., Mar. 29

4:00 P.M. Book Discussion: “The Marquis of O–” and “Michael Kohlhaas,” by Heinrich von Kleist. Columbia Literary Society. Baer Room, Lewisohn.

Tues., Mar. 31 and Thurs., Apr. 2

8:00 P.M. Twentieth Century Piano. Pianist Stefan Litwin performs two concerts as part of an international concert series combining the work of composition students from Columbia and major music conservatories in Germany, including the Hochschule für Musik. Tickets: $15, $10 members, $5 students, seniors. Information: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Tues., Mar. 31

3:15 P.M. “The On-going Economic Crisis in Japan: Muddled Policy Thinking & Policy Making.” A symposium moderated by Hugh Patrick, R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business. Featuring Takatoshi Itoh, Hitosubashi University; Edward Lincoln, senior research fellow, the Brookings Institute and Gerald Curtis, professor of political science. The Center on Japanese Economy and Business, and the East Asian Institute. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor, International Affairs.

8:00 P.M. Film Screening: Sans Toit ni Loi. Directed by A. Varda. Tickets: $1 students, seniors/ $2 others. Maison Francaise. Buell.

Wed., Apr. 1

8:30 P.M. “Damaged Kids, Delinquent Reporting? Covering Children and Violence.” A conference featuring an invited group of journalists, experts, community leaders, and teenagers. Information and registration: 854-4054, fax: 854-7837, e-mail: tanyamohn@aol.com. R.S.V.P. by Mon., Mar. 30. Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Journalism.

12:15 P.M. Music Recital. With Martin Stoner, violin. Works by J.S. Bach, Paganini and Prokofiev. I.I. Rabi Concert Series. Faculty House.

8:00 P.M. “Sur-Taal: Indian Classical Music,” with Zakir Hussain, tabla. Also features Ustad Sultan Khan and Fazal Qureshi. $15, $10 members/students/senior citizens. Information: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Thurs., Apr. 2

4:00 P.M. Memorial Program for Dr. Maurice Russell, Trustee Emeritus. Reception to follow in the President’s Room, Faculty House. The Trustees of Columbia University and the School of Social Work. St. Paul’s Chapel.

5:00 P.M. Book Discussion: Reconcilable Differences: Confronting Beauty, Pornography, and the Future of Feminism. Lynn Chancer, professor of sociology, discusses her new book. Barnard Center for Research on Women. Altschul Hall Atrium.

Noon. Organ Recital, with Mary Monroe. Works by Bach, Franck, and others. Chapel Music Program. St. Paul’s.

7:00 P.M. Eighth Annual Dinner of the Public Interest Law Foundation. Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General of the United States, will receive the Public Interest Achievement Award. Tickets and Information: 665-8572 or pilf@law.columbia.edu. Low.

Fri., Apr. 3

8:00 P.M. Jazz Masters: Pat Martino. A concert featuring the distinctive sound of one of jazz’s most exciting and technically proficient guitarists. Tickets: $15, $10 members, $7 students, seniors. Miller Theatre.

Fri.-Sat., Apr. 3-4

12:30 P.M. “Hidden Voices”: Childhood, the Family, and Anti-Semitism in Occupation France. An Interdisciplinary Symposium organized by Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, Rutgers. Participants include Phillip Orenstein, artist; Rosemarie Scullion, University of Iowa; Michael Curtis, Rutgers and Renée Roth-Hano, Rutgers. Sponsored by University Seminars. Begins at 9:00 A.M., Sat., Apr. 4. Information: 854-4482. Seating is limited, R.S.V.P. by Fri., Mar. 27. Buell.

Sat., Apr. 4

8:45 A.M. “Furthering the Dialogue: Domestic Violence and the South Asian Immigrant Community.” A one-day workshop that provides an opportunity for concerned individuals and organizations in the greater New York area to focus on ways in which domestic violence affects the South Asian community. Admission: $15, pre-registration by Fri., Mar. 27; $20 after Mar. 27. Registration: 854-5300. Co-sponsored by Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center and St. John’s University. 1102 International Affairs.

Mon., Apr. 6

5:30 P.M. The Sixth Annual KPMG Peat Marwick/Stanley R. Klion Forum on Business Ethics. Featured speaker: Richard B. Fisher, director, Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter, Discover & Co. In conversation with David Beim, professor of business. Hosted by the Integrity Board of Columbia Business School. 301 Uris.

Tues., Apr. 7

6:00 P.M. Wine Tasting and Dinner. The evening festivities will include a cocktail hour, five-course dinner, discussion on wine pairing and tasting notes from a vineyard representative. Dinner and reception capacity is limited. Reservations are required. Tickets: $47.50 not including tax. Payment due by Mon., Mar. 30. Reservations and information: 854-6612. Faculty House.

8:00 P.M. Film Screening: Jules et Jim. Directed by F. Truffaut. Maison Française. Tickets: $1 students, seniors/$2 others. Buell.

8:00 P.M. Music Recital: “The American Imagination,” with Sara Laimon, piano. Works by Aaron Copland, Sheila Silver, Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and Stephen Coxe. Tickets: $15, $10 members, $7 students/seniors. Information: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.

Wed., Apr. 8

12:15 P.M. Music Recital, by Darcy Dunn, mezzo soprano, and Julia Mendelsohn, piano. Songs and arias from the Italian, French and English repertory.

5:00 P.M. Book Discussion: Generations: A Century of Women Speak about their Lives. Co-authors Myriam Miedzian and Alisa Malinovich read from and discuss their collection of oral histories by American women. Co-sponsored by the Barnard history department and Barnard Center for Research on Women. Altschul Hall Atrium.

Fri., Mar. 27

Noon. “Novel Methods for Optical Imaging of Exocytosis,” by James E. Rothman, Rockefeller Research Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Samuel Rudin Distinguished Visiting Professorship Lectures. Alumni Auditorium, 1st Floor, Neurological Institute.

Tues., Mar. 31

Noon. “Sorting of Ion Transport Proteins in Polarized Cells,” by Michael Caplan, Yale. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Rover Physiology Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

Wed., Apr. 1

4:30 P.M. “Affirmative Action Simplified,” by Jack Greenberg, professor of Law. The Dean’s Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities. P&S Alumni Auditorium.

Thurs., Apr. 2

4:00 P.M. “Multivariate Linear Models for Multiple Outcomes,” by Mary Sammel, University of Pennsylvania. Division of Biostatistics Seminar Series. PH 19-401.

Tues., Apr. 7

Noon. “Endocytic Traffic of Proteins and Lipids,” by Fredrick R. Maxfield, Cornell. Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminar. Rover Conference Room, P&S 11-505.

Wed., Apr. 8

7:30 A.M. “Outcomes Research: Historical Context—Future Directions,” by Richard Greene, Associate Chief of Staff for Clinical Resource Management, Presbyterian Hospital. CPPN Grand Rounds. Clark Conference Center, 1st Floor, Milstein Hospital.

This Weekend: An Investigative Reporting Workshop On Fri–Sun., Mar. 27–29, the Graduate School of Journalism and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) are offering a two-day workshop of 15 panels on investigative reporting techniques, ethics involved in investigative reporting, advice on building investigative teams, and a host of other issues. Speakers include top investigative journalists from NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, CNN, and other leading news organizations. It begins Friday at 7:00 P.M. For complete program, registration, and additional information call IRE at 573-882-2042 or consult their website at www.ire.org. At the School of Journalism, contact Tanya Mohn at 854-4054 or email her at tanyamohn@aol.com. There are fees.