Fri., Nov. 17
Noon. "Apocalypse Now? Millennialism, Religious Paranoia and the Aum Shinri Kyo Affair," by Ian Raeder, Univ. of Stirling (Copenhagen). East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).
1:15 P.M. Senate Meeting. Free ticket with C.U.I.D. available before 11:00 A.M. on day of meeting, 406 Low. For more information: 854-2023. Schapiro Auditorium.
2:10 P.M. "The Angular Power Spectrum of the Cosmic Background Radiation," by Lyman Page, Princeton. Physics Colloquia. 428 Pupin.
3:10 P.M. "High Power RF Heating at Alcator C-Mod," by Yuichi Takase, MIT. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 S.W. Mudd.
4:00 P.M. "Fluctuating Polypeptides: Their Stability, Folding and Design," by Hong Qian, UCLA School of Medicine. Depts. of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Lectures. 373 Engineering Terrace.
4:00 P.M. "The Angels of Chartres is a Cambodian: Rodin, Revolution and Cambodian Dance," by Amitav Ghosh, visiting prof. of anthropology. Art History Graduate Student Union Lectures. 501 Schermerhorn.
Mon., Nov. 20
Noon. "Current Developments in China's Iron and Steel Industry," by Lu Zhi-An, Foreign Affairs Dept., Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (China). East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
4:10 P.M. "Fire Induced Fluid Dynamics," by Kevin McGrattan, National Institute for Science and Technology. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 S.W. Mudd.
5:00 P.M. "Technology is Not Enough," by Red Burns, NYU. "Women, Science and Technology Series." Barnard Center for Research on Women and Office of Career Development. 101 Barnard.
Tues., Nov. 21
Noon. "The European Union and Urban Affairs," by Gregory Clark, Harkness Fellow, Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy. Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy and the Center for the Social Sciences Urban Issues Workshops. 801 IAB.
5:00 P.M. "Culture of Columbia," by Marsha Wagner, ombuds officer. International Scholar Orientation Program. Randolf Room, Faculty House.
7:00 P.M. "The Woman's Magazine," by Ellen Levine, editor-in-chief, Good Housekeeping. Delacorte Evening Lectures. Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, 3rd Floor Journalism.
Mon., Nov. 27
Noon. "The Molecular Dynamics of Neuronal Growth Cone Motility," by Paul Forscher, Yale. Biological Sciences Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.
4:10 P.M. "The Gateway Project," by Morton B. Friedman, prof. of civil engineering. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 S.W. Mudd.
4:15 P.M. "Legal Theory Workshop," by Axel Honneth, New School for Social Research. Law School. Jerome Greene Lounge.
Tues., Nov. 28
Noon. "Belarus: Problems and Prospects," by Jeffrey Glassman, U.S. Mission to the U.N. The Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Lectures. 1219 IAB.
Noon. "Trends in Chinese Foreign Policy with Special Reference to South Asia," by Ruisheng Cheng, Henry L. Stimson Center, (Washington, D.C.). East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
Noon. "Urban School Reform: Constraints and Possibilities," by Clarence Stone, Univ. of Maryland. Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy and the Center for the Social Sciences Urban Issues Workshop. 801 IAB.
3:00 P.M. "New York City Infrastructure and the Civil Engineer," by Frank Lombardi, acting director and chief engineer, Port Authority of NY and NJ. Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Seminars, part IV of IV. Shapiro Auditorium.
7:00 P.M. "The Master's Project," by Bruce Porter, adj. prof. of journalism. Delacorte Evening Lectures. Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, 3rd Floor Journalism.
Wed., Nov. 29
Noon. "Europe and the Japanese Challenge," by Mark Mason, Yale. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures, cosponsored by Institute on Western Europe. 918 IAB.
12:15 P.M. "Race, Federalism and the Administration of Welfare," by Robert Lieberman, SIPA instructor. Center for Social Sciences "American Society and Politics" Seminars and American Politics Workshops. 801 IAB.
12:30 P.M. "Silencing Hersey: Pandita Ramabat in England," by Gauri Viswanathan, prof. of English and comparative literature. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1134 IAB.
6:30 P.M. "Agoraphobia," by Rosalyn Deutsche, art critic. Buell Evening Lecture. Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Wood Auditiorium, Avery.
Thurs., Nov. 30
Noon. "Colonial Technologies of Death: Sati Under Early British Rule in Western India," by Anne Waters, Mellon Fellow in History, Society of Fellows. Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures Series on Death. Heyman Center, East Campus.
Noon. "Revising the Japanese Constitution: A Yomiuri Proposal," by Takemoto Iinuma, Yomiuri Research Institute and Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan). East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
4:10 P.M. "A Single Concept of Rationality," by Stefan Gosepath, visiting scholar, dept. of philosophy. Dept. of Philosophy Colloquia. 716 Philosophy.
4:30 P.M. "The World Beyond Arrhenius," by James Valentini, prof. of chemistry. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
6:00 P.M. "The Origins of Venice," by Juergen Schulz, Brown. Dept. of Art History and Archaeology Howard Hibbard Forum. 501 Schermerhorn.
Fri., Dec. 1
12:15 P.M. "Uprooting Poverty in South Africa: Research and Reconstruction," by Frances Wilson, Univ. of Cape Town (South Africa). Institute of African Studies Lunchtime Seminars. 1101 IAB.
12:30 P.M. "The Crisis of Modernist Public Art and the Crisis of Liberalism," by Casey Nelson Blake, Indiana Univ.; response by Jane Kramer, columnist, The New Yorker. Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture. Wood Auditorium, Avery.
3:10 P.M. "Measurement of the Dynamo Effect in a Plasma," by Ji Hantao, Princeton. Plasma Physics Colloquia. 214 S.W. Mudd.
4:00 P.M. "Bats, Cockfights and Other Chimera, or What it is like to be a Turing Machine," by David Freedberg, prof. of art history. Art History Graduate Student Union Lectures. 501 Schermerhorn.
Mon., Dec. 4
4:10 P.M. "Science, Mathematics and the Future: an Interactive Discussion," by Robert A. Gross, Hudson Professor Emeritus of Applied Physics. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 S.W. Mudd.
Tues., Dec. 5
12:15 P.M. "Democratization and Election Monitoring in West Africa," by Christopher Fomunyoh, National Democratic Institute (West Africa). Institute of African Studies Lunchtime Seminars. 1134 IAB.
7:00 P.M. "The Master's Project," by Beth Nissen, ABC News correspondent. Delacorte Evening Lectures. Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, 3rd Floor Journalism.
Wed., Dec. 6
12:30 P.M. "Philippines: Back in Business in Asia," by Romeo Arguelles, consul general of the Phillipines in NY. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lectures. 1134 IAB.
1:30 P.M. "Optically Triggered Semi-Insulating GaAs Switches," by H. Hjalmarson, Sandia Lab (Albuquerque, NM). Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Colloquia. 1024 Mudd.
Thurs., Dec. 7
Noon. "The Golan Heights and the Future of Japanese Peacekeeping," by William Heinrich, doctoral candidate in political science. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
4:30 P.M. "Metallocene-Based Olefin Polymerization Catalysts: Catalysts Synthesis and Models for Key Intermediates," by Richard Jordan, Univ. of Iowa. Dept. Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
Mon., Dec. 4
8:00 P.M. Book Reading and Signing, by Andrew Delbanco, Julian Clarence Levi Professor of the Humanities and author of The Death of Satan. Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Broadway at 82nd St.
Currents in Printmaking. Printmaking Council of New Jersey's 22nd Juried Membership Show. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Through Nov. 17. Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Dr.
The Post-Pre-Raphaelite Print: Etching, Illustration, Reproductive Engraving and Photography in England in and Around the 1860s. Works by Millais, Whistler, Rossetti, Morris and Burne-Jones. Wed.-Sat., 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. Through Dec. 16. Wallach Art Gallery, Schermerhorn.
"The Tall Swift Shadow of a Ship at Night": Stephen and Cora Crane. Manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia on occasion of centennial of The Red Badge of Courage. Mon., Noon-7:45 P.M.; Tues.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. (Closed Nov. 23 and 24; Dec. 25, 26; Jan. 1, 2 and 15. Call to confirm hours: 854-5153). Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Butler.
Photograph. An exhibit on the life and achievements of Soong Ching Ling, activist in the proclamation of the People's Republic of China, is on display in the Kress Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room of the C.V. Starr East Asian Library through Nov. 30. Included in the exhibit are pictures, information and artifacts highlighting her work as a state leader, peace advocate and anti-fascist activist. It is presented by the Soong Ching Ling Foundation (China). Above, one of her flower paintings. Exhibit hours are Mon.-Fri., from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Photograph. Paintings by Haitian-born, New York-educated artist Yolene Legrand are on exhibit in Buell Hall through Nov. 20. Legrand attended the Art Students League, where her work has been displayed for the past three years. Her paintings have also been seen recently at the Sea Bell Gallery in Virginia and the Ward-Nasse Gallery in New York. They reflect the colors of Haiti and depict local landscapes. Above: painting from "Sailing to Freedom, Haiti" collection.
Photograph. Currently on display in the 400 level of Avery Hall is the photography of Keith Goldstein. Concerned with artifacts of urban civilization and culture, Goldstein captures scenes which depict places where encounters have occurred and the subsequent transformation of those spaces. Right: "Heart, Grand Street, New York City," 1986. Exhibit hours are Mon.-Fri., 10:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M.
Fri.-Sat., Nov. 17-18
8:00 P.M. Fri., 2:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. Sat. New Work Series III, featuring one-act plays by MFA candidates in theatre: Murdering Yusuf by Stephen Sacco and Consider the Ruperts by Hope Sullivan. Third in School of the Arts New Work Series. Tickets: $5, $3 students and seniors. Box office: 854-6920. Horace Mann Theatre.
Mon., Nov. 20
8:00 P.M. Orchestra Concert. Features pianist Sayaka Tanikawa under leadership of conductor George Rothman. Works include Crockett's Wedge, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.1 and Brahms' Symphony No. 1. Columbia University Orchestra. Tickets: Free. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Tues., Nov. 21
8:00 P.M. Composer/Pianist Anthony Davis and String Trio of NY. Soundings 20/21 series, part V of VI. Works include Sounds Without Nouns by Davis and works by Thelonius Monk and Duke Ellington. Tickets: $10, $5 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Tues., Nov. 28
8:00 P.M Pianist Todd Crow. Composer and the Keyboard Series, part III of VIII. Works include Bartok's Elegy, Op. 8b, No. 2; Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs; Three Studies, Op. 18; Improvisations on Hungarian Folk Songs, Op. 20; From the Diary of a Fly; Divided Arpeggios; Minor Seconds, Major Sevenths; Ostinato; March; Allegro Barbaro and Bach's Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen; Five Hungarian Folk Songs; Szekely Lament and Epitaph. Tickets: $16, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Wed., Nov. 29
12:15 P.M. Flute and Piano Recital, by flutist Glenn Hirshon and pianist Debra Jamini. Works by Bach, Reinecke and Franck. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.
Thurs., Dec. 7
8:00 P.M. Tribute to Gabriel Faure, featuring soprano Benita Valente and pianist Evelyne Crochet with violinist Curtis Macomber, violist Maureen Gallagher and cellist Jerry Grossman. Works include Romance in B-flat Major, Op. 28; Romance in A Major, Op. 69; Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 63, No. 6; Quartet in C Minor, Op. 15, No. 1; Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2; Le Secret, Op. 23, No. 3; Cinq Melodies de Venise, Op. 58, and Ici-Bas, Op. 8, No.2. Tickets: $25, $20, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Fri., Dec. 8
8:00 P.M. Saxophonist Billy Harper, accompanied by Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Francesca Tanksley on piano, Newman Taylor Baker on drums and Greg Walker on bass. Tickets: $15, $7 students and seniors. Jazz Series, part III of V. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Wed., Dec. 13
12:15 P.M. Piano Recital, by pianist John Bowen. Works by Beethoven, Bach, Mendelssohn and Ravel. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.
8:00 P.M. Pianist Jerome Lowenthal. Composer and the Keyboard Series, part IV of VIII. Works include Liszt's Fantasie and Fugue on B-A-C-H; Rochberg's Partita Variations and Beethoven's Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106. Tickets: $16, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Wed., Nov. 29
7:30 P.M. "The 1970s--Vietnam." Documentary Series, part IV of VI, featuring Academy Award-winning "best documentary feature" Hearts and Minds (1974), directed by Peter Davis. Tickets: $8, $5 student and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Wed., Dec. 6
7:30 P.M. "The 1980s--The Nuclear Threat." Documentary Series, part V of VI, featuring Academy Award-nominated documentary feature The Day After Trinity (1980), directed by Jon Else, and Academy Award-winning ("best documentary short subject") Close Harmony (1981), directed by Nigel Noble. Tickets: $8, $5 student and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Fri., Nov. 17
11:00 A.M. "Energy Metabolism During Brain Development," by Darryl C. DeVivo, Sidney Carter Professor of Neurology and professor of pediatrics. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Dept. of Pediatrics. McIntosh Conference Room, BH-South 1-113.
Noon. "Pulsed EPR Studies of the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II," by Lane Gilchrist, UC-Davis. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminars. 523 Black.
Tues., Nov. 21
5:00 P.M. "Cortical Blindness," by Steve A. Kane, instructor in clinical ophthalmology. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Floor Amphitheater, Harkness Eye Institute.
Mon., Nov. 27
Noon. "DNA Binding and Bending Transcription: The Developmentally Critical bHLH-ZIP Factor microphthalmia," by David Fisher, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dept. of Pathology Seminars. Humphreys Auditorium.
Tues., Nov. 28
4:00 P.M. "Hox Genes, Retinoids and Patterning of the Murine Hindbrain," by Thomas Lufkin, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dept. of Genetics and Development Seminars. 312 HHSC.
5:00 P.M. "Current Developments in Night Vision Evaluation," by Aaron Fay, residence in ophthalmology. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Floor Amphitheater, Harkness Eye Institute.
Wed., Nov. 29
4:30 P.M. "Immune Stimulation by Sequence-Specific Bacterial DNA: Protection and Pathogenesis," by Arthur M. Krieg, Univ. of Iowa School of Medicine. Harry M. Rose Memorial Lecture in Infectious Diseases. Depts. of Microbiology and Medicine Seminars. 301 HHSC.
Thurs., Nov. 30
6:45 A.M. "The Fontan Operation," by Jan M. Quaegebeur, director of pediatric cardiac surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Sol Goldman Children's Heart Center. Dept. of Anesthesiology Guest Lecture Series. Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building.
9:30 A.M. "Measuring Behavior Outcomes: What We Often Do Not Think About," by Sevgi Aral, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta). HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies Seminars. 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.
4:00 P.M. "Preparing for the Human Genome: Structural Approaches to Solving Sequence Alignment Problems," by Christopher Lee, Stanford. Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics Seminars. 301 HHSC.
Fri., Dec. 1
11:00 A.M. "Out With the Bathwater? Gambling with America's Future in the Name of Balanced Budgets," by Jackie Noyes, American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Grand Rounds and Chase Manhattan Bank/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Health Policy Lecture Series. McIntosh Conference Room, BH-South 1-113.
Tues., Dec. 5
4:30 P.M. "Patterning the Brain: The Genetic Control of Neuronal Identity," by Thomas M. Jessell, professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Basic Sciences. P&S Alumni Auditorium.
5:00 P.M. "Excimer Laser/Automated Lamellar Keratoplasty," by John Lucca, instructor, clinical ophthalmology. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Floor Amphitheater, Harkness Eye Institute.
Wed., Dec. 6
9:00 A.M. Roddy D. Brickell Suicide Research Conference. One-day event including reports of suicide research at CU/NYSPI, presentation of Brickell Award and two lectures: "Adolescent Suicide in Finland," by Mauri Marttunen, National Public Health Institute (Helsinki) and "Completed Suicide in Major Depression in Finland," by Erkki Isometsa, National Public Health Institute (Helsinki). 8th Floor Auditorium, NYSPI.
Thurs., Dec. 7
6:45 A.M. "Coming to America," by Michael Moles, Prince Phillip Hospital (Hong Kong). Dept. of Anesthesiology Guest Lecture Series. Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building.
Columbia University Record -- November 17, 1995 -- Vol. 21, No. 10
