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Fri., Apr. 5
Noon. "Ideology, Occupation and the State: Nationalism and Social Control in North Korea, 1945-1950," by Charles K. Armstron, Princeton. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 International Affairs Building (IAB).
Mon., Apr. 8
Noon. "The Role of Hox Genes in Specifying the Mammalian Body Plan," by Mario R. Capecchi, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Eccles Institute of Human Genetics. Biological Sciences Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.
4:00 P.M. "On the Power Law Size Distribution of Turbidite Beds," by Alberto Malinverno, Schlumberger-Doll Research. Chaos and Complexity Seminars. Dept. of earth and environmental sciences and University Committee on Applied Mathematics. Schapiro Auditorium.
4:15 P.M. Legal Theory Workshop, by Yael Tamir, Harvard. Law School. Jerome Greene Lounge.
Tues., Apr. 9
Noon. "The Struggle to Liberalize ROK Policy Towards Foreign Investment," by William Stoever, Seton Hall Univ. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
Noon. "Summer Internship in Ukraine," by Gwynne Osterbaanand Marko Suprun, Harriman Institute. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1219 IAB.
12:15 P.M. "Cities and Suburbs in American States," by Margaret Weir, Brookings Institute. Center for the Social Sciences and Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy. 801 IAB.
12:15 P.M. "Structural Adjustment and Democratization: The Cases of Nigeria and Zimbabwe," by Mojubaolu Olunufunke Okome, alumnus, dept. of political science, and Simon Mawordo, Univ. of Zimbabwe. Institute of African Studies. 1134 IAB.
1:00 P.M. "Mechanistic Approaches to Community Dynamics: From Competition in Microcosms to Diversity in Tropical Rain Forests," by Mark Laska, Rutgers. CERC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars. 301 M Fayerweather.
4:00 P.M. "The White Blackbird: A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by her Granddaughter," discussion of biography by author Honor Moore, poet and playwright. Barnard Center for Research on Women "Speaking of Women" Series. Ella Weed Room, Milbank.
7:30 P.M. "Buddhism for Today's Social Problems," by Suhita Dharma, Metta Vihara. "Buddhism and You" Monthly Meditation and Instruction with Living Buddhist Masters Series. Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, Earl Hall Center and International Buddhist Council of New York. Red Room, St. Paul's Chapel.
7:30 P.M. "The Sum of Her Parts: Metonymies of Miscegenation in the Case of Sarah Baartman, 'the Hottentot Venus,'" by Yvettee Christianse, Univ. of Sydney. Dept. of Anthropology Lectures. 763 Schermerhorn.
8:00 P.M. "Lecture d'Extraits de Ses Oeuvres et Discussion," by writer Renaud Camus. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall.
8:00 P.M. "Who's in Charge of History? A Panel Discussion on the Role of Government in the Presentation of the American Past," moderated by Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History. University Seminars, co-sponsored by Dept. of History. Shapiro Auditorium.
Wed., Apr. 10
12:15 P.M. "Congress, the Press and Political Accountability," by Douglas Arnold, Princeton. American Society and Politics Seminars. 801 IAB.
12:30 P.M. "Dalit Loomen: Victims or Beneficiaries of Affirmative Action Policies in India--A Case Study," by Moses Seenarine, Ed.D. candidate, dept. of international education development, Teachers College. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1134 IAB.
1:30 P.M. "Pressure and Stress Effects on Atomic and Interfacial Mobilities," by Michael Aziz, Harvard. Materials Science, Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering Colloquia. 633 Mudd.
3:00 P.M. "Electrochemical Production of Copper-Nickle Strained-Layer Superlattices," by T. Moffat, NIST (Washington, D.C.) Materials Science, Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering Colloquia. 633 Mudd.
4:00 P.M. "The Evolution of Florentine Banking," by John Padgett, Univ. of Chicago. Center for the Social Sciences Institutions, Agents and Social Dynamics Workshops. 801 IAB.
4:00 P.M. "Homo Hierarchicus: Colonial Histories and Post Colonial Anthropologies," by Nicholas Dirks, Univ. of Michigan. Dept. of Anthropology Seminars. 465 Schermerhorn Extension.
4:00 P.M. "Two Homologous Genes Causing Early Onset Alzheimers' Disease," by Peter St. George Hyslop, Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Univ. of Toronto. Dept. of Pathology Alzheimer's Seminars. Pathology Library, PH 15-135.
Thurs., Apr. 11
Noon. "How Men Who View Pornography Treat Women," by Dan Linz, U.C.-Santa Barbara. Barnard Center for Research on Women "Speaking of Women" Series. 101 Barnard.
Noon. "Large Countries, Small Countries and the Enlargement of Trade Blocks," by Alessandra Casella, assoc. professor of economics. Center for the Social Sciences. Political Economy Workshops. 801 IAB.
Noon. "Phylogenetic Studies of the Palmae," by Tod Reeder, Smithsonian Institution. CERC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars. 612 Schermerhorn.
Noon. "The Social and Economic World of the Portuguese Seafarer, 1481-1700," by Francis Dutra, U.C.-Santa Barbara. Camoes Center Lectures. 802 Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies, 420 W. 118th St.
Noon. "Stealing Happiness: Shoplifting in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain," by Adela Pinch, Rutgers. Society of Fellows in the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. Common Room, Heyman Center.
2:30 P.M. "Superconductive Sensory Devices for Medical Applications," by Oiyuan Ma, assist. professor of electrical engineering. Dept. of Applied Physics Medical Physics Seminars. 214 Mudd.
4:10 P.M. "Reason and Responsibility," by Jay Wallace, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Philosophy Colloquia. 716 Philosophy.
4:30 P.M. "The Hydrogen Isotope of Mass 2: Harold Urey's Manhattan Project," by Leonard Fine, professor of chemistry. Department of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havermeyer.
Fri., Apr. 12
10:00 A.M. "Big Cities and the Politics of New Federalism," by Margaret Weir, Brookings Institution. Urban Issues Workshops. Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy, Center for Social Sciences and Big Cities Confront the New Politics of Child and Family Policy, Ford Foundation. Reservations required: 854-2072. Alice Stetten Lounge, 6th Fl. IAB.
1:00 P.M. "The Ecology and Evolution of the Fungus-Growing Ants," by James Wetterer, Wheaton College. CERC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars. 612 Schermerhorn.
Mon., Apr. 15
Noon. "RNA Localization and the Establishment of Embryonic Polarity in Drosophila," by Ruth Lehmann, Whitehead Institute (Cambridge, Mass). Dept. of Biological Sciences Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.
1:00 P.M. "Fitness Correlates of Population Size in Lilium and Raphanus," by Diane Elam, California Department of Fish and Game. CERC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars. 612 Schermerhorn.
4:00 P.M. "Cells as Microbial Communities," by Lynn Margulis, Univ. of Massachusetts. Dept. of Biological Sciences Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
4:30 P.M. "Cells as Microbial Communities," by Lynn Margulis, Univ. of Massachusetts. Eric Holtzman Memorial Lecture. 309 Havemeyer.
Mon., Apr. 15
4:00 P.M. "Fluctuation Phenomena and Evolution in Noncoding DNA," by Eugene Stanley, Boston Univ. Chaos and Complexity Seminars. 202 Mudd.
5:30 P.M. "Latin America's Emerging Markets," introduced by Andres Velasco, NYU. Keynote speech by Nicholas Brady, Darby Overseas Investments Ltd. and former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Reuter Forum on Critical Issues in International Economics. Graduate School of Journalism. Registration: 854-6840 or 854-2711. Altschul Auditorium, IAB.
7:30 P.M. "The Scopes Trial Revisited," panel discussion including Randall Balmer, professor of religion, Barnard; Robert A. Ferguson, George E. Woodberry Professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Evangeline Morphos, Broadway producer and associate professor of theatre arts. Liberal Studies M.A. Program "Visions of America" Series. 301 Philosophy.
Tues., Apr. 16
Noon. "The Current Situation and Future of Mongolia's Biodiversity," by Chris Finch, Harriman Institute. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1219 IAB.
Noon. "Molecular Evolutionary Studies of Elapid Snakes," by Joseph Slowinski, Louisiana State Univ. CERC Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminars. 612 Schermerhorn.
Noon. "The Transatlantic Agenda," by Barbara Noel, Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities. Institute on Western Europe Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 802 IAB.
12:15 P.M. "Information and School Choice: The Foundations for a Local Market in Public Goods," by Mark Schneider, SUNY-Stony Brook. Urban Issues Workshops. Barnard-Columbia Center for Urban Policy and Center for Social Sciences. 801 IAB.
12:15 P.M. "Social and Sacred in a Southern African Kingdom," by Paul Landau, Yale. Institute of African Studies. 1118 IAB.
Wed., Apr. 17
Noon. "Cytochrome C of Yeast: The Complete Story," by Fred Sherman, Univ. of Rochester. Dept. of Biological Sciences Colloquia. 700 Fairchild.
Noon. "NGOS in Eastern Europe: Current Activities," by Karin Goldman, New York State Assistant Attorney General. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Lunch and Lectures. 1219 IAB.
12:30 P.M. "War Crimes Files," by Rounaq Jahan, senior research associate, Southern Asian Institute. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1134 IAB.
4:00 P.M. "Reviving the 'Hottentot Venus': Contemporary Uses of a Black Female Icon," by Lynette Jackson, Barnard Dept. of History. Barnard Center for Research on Women's "Speaking of Women" Series. 101 Barnard.
4:00 P.M. "Tamil Refugees: Suffering Nation and Alienation," by E. Valentine Daniel, Univ. of Michigan. Dept. of Anthropology Seminars. 465 Schermerhorn Extension.
6:30 P.M. "La France et les Nations Unies," by Alain Dejammet, U.N. Maison Francais. Reservations required: 854-4482. Wood Auditorium.
8:00 P.M. "Racial Pride, Racial Kinship and Other Problems," by Randall Kennedy, Harvard. Discussants: Manning Marable, professor of history and director, African American Studies, and George Fletcher, Cardozo Professor of Jurisprudence, Law School. Lionel Trilling Seminars. Low Rotunda.
Thurs., Apr. 18
Noon. "The Burgeoning Women's Movement in Post-Soviet Russia," by Lori Cidylo, Chicago Tribune. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 1219 IAB.
Noon. "Current Relations Between East-Central Europe and Japan," by Henryk Lipszyc, Ambassador of Poland to Japan. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures, co-sponsored by Institute on East Central Europe. 918 IAB.
4:30 P.M. "Deposition of Thin Films of Metals and their Alloys from Organometallic Precursors," by Herbert Kaesz, UCLA. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
7:00 P.M. "Aleya: A Bangladeshi Poet in America," video presentation introduced by Dina Hossain, film maker, and discussion with poet, Aleya Chowdhry. Southern Asian Institute. 1134 IAB.
Mon.-Tues., Apr. 8-9
8:45 A.M. Mon.; 9:00 A.M. Tues. Chornobyl: Ten Years After. Tenth anniversary conference, featuring international experts, including Yuri Shcherbak, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Two days $35; one day $20; free with CUID or Yale ID. Harriman Institute, Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund, Chopivsky Family Foundation, Shevchenko Scientific Society, Chornobyl Challenge '96 Coalition and Yale. For information, call Susan Holmes: 854-8487. Yale Mon.; Altschul Auditorium Tues.
Tues., Apr. 9
5:00 P.M. Pasteur and the 21st Century. Roundtable discussion including talks by Maxime Schwartz, Institut Pasteur (Paris); Giuseppe Visco, University of Rome, and Howard A. Shuman, dept. of microbiology. Introductory remarks by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, and Maristella Lorch, Italian Academy. Maison Francaise, Italian Academy, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Institut Pasteur and Pasteur Foundation of New York. Reservations required: 854-2306. Casa Italiana.
Wed., Apr. 10
6:00 P.M. The Idea of Community in American History. University Seminar by Alan Brinkley, professor of history. $35 includes dinner; reservations required: 854-2389. Faculty House.
8:00 P.M. The Power of Change in Gothic: Notre-Dame, Cathedral of Amiens, by Stephen Murray, professor of art history and executive director, Media Center for Art History. University Lecture. Low Rotunda.
Thurs., Apr. 11
9:30 A.M. Multinational Corporations: The Impact on Economic Development and Human Rights in Africa. Third annual conference on Africa. Institute of African Studies, Corporate Council on Africa, Provost Student Initiative Fund, Economic and Political Development Concentration, Center for International Business Education and International Studies National Resources Center. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Fl IAB.
Thurs.-Fri., Apr. 11-12
9:00 A.M. Harmonizing European Union and United States Law of States. Daylong conference, sponsored by Italian Academy, School of Law and Univ. of Frankfurt. Casa Italiana.
Fri., Apr. 12
4:00 P.M. Art History and Archaeology Inaugural Lectures. "The Antic Line: Hogarth and Piranesi," by David Rosand, newly appointed Meyer Schapiro Professor of Art History, and "Picasso/Pastiche," by Rosalind E. Krauss, newly appointed Meyer Schapiro Professor of Modern Art and Theory. Dept. of Art History and Archaeology and Art History and Archaeology Advisory Council. 501 Schermerhorn.
Mon.-Wed., Apr. 15-17
10:00 A.M. Competition Law: Principles and Aims in a Constitutional Comparative Perspective, by Giuliano Amato, former Prime Minister of Italy. BNL Research Seminar, sponsored by Italian Academy. Salone, Casa Italiana.
Tues., Apr. 16
5:00 P.M. International Scholar Orientation: Culture of Columbia, by Marsha Wagner, Ombuds Officer. International Students and Scholars Office. Randolf Room, Faculty House.
8:00 P.M. Book Presentation. Recent publications by professors of French and Romance philology, including Howard Bloch, Maryse Conde, Pierre Force, Gita May and Henri Mitterand. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall.
Wed., Apr. 17
6:00 P.M. University Seminars Annual Dinner and Tannenbaum Lecture: The Idea of Community in American History. Speaker: Alan Brinkley, professor of history. $40. Reservations required: 854-2389. Faculty House.
An American photographer Looks at Italian Sculpture. Photographs by David Finn. Italian Academy. Mon.-Fri., 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Through June 30. Casa Italiana.
Kobo Abe as Photographer, with Illustrations and Set Designs for Kobo Abe's Works by Machi Abe. Mon.-Sat., 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.; 1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. Apr. 21. Through Apr. 21. 854-7288. Wallach Gallery, Schermerhorn.
Kobo Abe's Life and Literature. Memorabilia and Personal Items. Mon.-Fri. , 8:30 A.M.-5:30 P.M. Through May 3. Low Rotunda.
Landscapes of France. Works by Albanian-born Zois Shuttie. Mon.-Fri., 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Through Apr. 19. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall
Manuscripts and First Editions of Kobo Abe's Works. Call for hours: 854-4318. C.V. Starr East Asian Library, 300 Kent.
Secrets of the Soul. Paintings and Prints by Bonnie Sakoff. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. Through Apr. 12. Corridor Gallery, Interchurch Center (475 Riverside Dr.)
"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. Noon-7:45 P.M. Mon. 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Tues., Wed. and Fri., and noon-4:45 P.M. Thurs. Through Apr 10. Kempner Room, RBML, 6th Floor Butler.
"...variations." Life-size free-form images of historical female art icons from past four centuries. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. "Touch Tour" for the blind and general public conducted by artist Tuesdays, 1:00 P.M. Through Apr. 12. Treasure Room Gallery, Interchurch Center.
Thurs.-Sat., Apr. 11-13
8:00 P.M. Varsity Show. Actors from Columbia and Barnard. Tickets: $10, $5 students and seniors. Miller Theatre.
Fri.-Sat., Apr. 12-13
8:00 P.M. Fri.; 2:00 P.M., 8:00 P.M. Sat. The Birds, by Aristophanes, directed by Devorah Herbert. Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies, School of the Arts. Tickets: $7, $5 students and seniors. Box office: 854-6920. Horace Mann Theatre.
Wed., Apr. 10
12:15 P.M. I.I. Rabi Concert. David Iskowitz, piano, and Barbara Kuntz-Smith, lyric soprano. Works by Scarlatti, Mozart and Rachmaninoff. Faculty House.
Wed., Apr. 17
12:15 P.M. I.I. Rabi Concert. Bob Dawson, piano. Original works.Faculty House.
Fri., Apr. 5
Noon. "Structure-Based Antiviral and Vaccine Design Against AIDS: Atomic Structure of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase and Vaccine Development Using Human Rhinovirus: HIV Hybrids," by Eddy Arnold, Rutgers. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminars. 523 Black.
Tues., Apr. 9
Noon. "Extracellular Proteases in Neuronal Degeneration," by Sidney Strickland, SUNY-Stony Brook. Dept. of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics Seminars. Rover Conference Room, P&S 11-505.
Noon. "Various Secretory Functions of Choroid Plexus," by Conrad E. Johanson, Brown. Division of Environmental Health Sciences Department of Pharmacology Seminars. 724 Black.
4:00 P.M. "RNA Localization in Drosophilia Eggs," by Tulle Hazelrigg, assoc. professor of biological sciences. Genetics and Development Seminars. 312 HHSC.
5:00 P.M. "Phaco-Emulsification--Trials and Triumphs," by John Kung, clinical instructor of ophthalmology. Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Fl. Amphitheater, Harkness Eye Institute.
Thurs., Apr. 11
6:45 A.M. "Circulatory Arrest: Clinical Studies and a Laboratory Study of the Role of Hematocrit," by Richard A. Jonas, Harvard. Dept. of Anesthesiology Guest Lecture Series. Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Clark Conference Center.
4:00 P.M. "Analysis of Several 2-by-2 Tables Under Cluster Sampling," by Melissa Begg, assist. professor, School of Public Health. Biostatistics Seminars. 401 PH 19.
Fri., Apr. 12
8:00 A.M. "Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergies," by Mervat Nassef, assist. clinical professor of pediatrics. Pediatric Grand Rounds. McIntosh Conference Room, Babies Hospital.
Tues., Apr. 16
Noon. "Evolutionary Tools for Epidemiological Problems: Converting Medical Swords into Plowshares," by Paul Ewald, Amherst. Environmental Health Sciences Seminars. School of Public Health. Conference Room 122, Level B-1, 60 Haven Ave.
5:00 P.M. "Phaco-Emulsification--Trials and Triumphs: MOHS histographic Surgery of the Periorbital Region--a 15 Year Experience," by Martin L. Leib, assoc. clinical professor of ophthalmology. Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Fl. Amphitheatre, Harkness Eye Institute.
Wed., Apr. 17
11:30 A.M. Clinical Case Presentation by Luis Polo, postdoctoral clinical fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Fl. Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Thurs., Apr. 18
4:00 "Recognition of a Ribosomal RNA Tertiary Structure by Protein, Antibiotic and Ions," by David Draper, Johns Hopkins. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminars. 301 HHSC.
5:00 P.M. "Recent Advances in our Understanding of the Genetic Regulation of Human Cholinesterase," by Bert N. LaDu, Univ. of Michigan. Sidney Winchell Memorial Lecture. Dept. of Anesthesiology. 401 HHSC.
Columbia University Record -- April 5, 1996 -- Vol. 21, No. 22