Fri., Oct. 6
12:30 P.M. "Alien Agora," by Krzysztof Wodiczko, artist and director, Center for Advanced Visual Studies, MIT; response by Bruce Robbins, dept. of English, Rutgers. Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture, "Public Space: What Is It? Whose Is It? Where Is It?" Noontime Lectures. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.
3:30 P.M. "Dynamics of Polymer Surfaces," by Steve Granick, Univ. of Illinois. Polymer and Interface Science Seminar Series. Depts. of chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science and mining. 320 Havemeyer.
Mon., Oct. 9
Noon. "Religion and Rebellion in Modern Mexico," by Michael Tangeman, journalist. Institute of Latin American and Iberian Studies Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 802 International Affairs Building (IAB).
2:10 P.M. "Bounds on the Number of Bound States of a Potential--Old and New," by Khosrow Chadan, Orsay. Dept. of Physics Theoretical Physics Seminars. 831 Pupin.
4:10 P.M. "Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance," by Claud Greengard, IBM Watson Research Center. Applied Mathematics Colloquia. 214 S.W Mudd.
5:00 P.M. "Development Challenges in the Post Cold War Era," by Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister, India. 1995 Gabriel Silver Memorial Lecture. School of Public and International Affairs. For information: 854-8598. Altschul Auditorium, IAB.
8:00 P.M. "Governing the Global Economy: Economic Citizenship," by Saskia Sassen, urban planning. Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures, University Seminars, part II of III. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor, IAB.
8:00 P.M. "Housing and Harm Reduction Services for People with AIDS," Keith Cylar, co-executive director, Housing Works, Inc. Columbia Harm Reduction Education Sessions. 517 Hamilton.
Tues., Oct. 10
Noon. "Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution: The Framers' Intent," by Donald Robinson, Smith College. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 918 IAB.
Noon. "Fear, Hatred, Resentment: Ethnic Conflict in Eastern Europe," by Roger Petersen, Washington Univ. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe. 1219 IAB.
3:00 P.M. "New York City Infrastructure and the Civil Engineer," by Elliot G. Sander, commissioner, NYC Dept. of Transportation. Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series, part I of IV. Kellogg Conference Center, 15th Floor, IAB.
6:15 P.M. "Education, Social Work and Socal Policy: Surviving the Century, Preparing for the Next," by Augusta Souza Kappner, president, Bank Street College of Education. Lucille N. Austin Lecture. School of Social Work. Altschul Auditorium, IAB.
7:00 P.M. "The Journal of Opinion," by Victor Navasky, publisher, The Nation. Delacorte Evening Lectures. Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, 3rd Floor, Journalism.
7:30 P.M. "Buddhism and You: Transforming Suffering," by Guo Gu Shi, Ch'an Meditation Center. Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, Earl Hall Center and International Buddist Council of New York. Red Room, Lower Level, St. Paul's Chapel.
Wed., Oct. 11
Noon. Silent Sentinels, Cowards' War, discussion of film on land mines in Cambodia by anthropologist David A. Feingold. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. 403 Kent.
12:30 P.M. "Gender, Genocide, and the Politics of Separatist Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka," Qadri Ismail, co-editor, Unmaking the Nation. Southern Asian Institute Brown Bag Lectures. 1134 IAB.
1:30 P.M. "Phase and Microstructure Design by Mechanical Milling," by Michael Atzmon, Univ. of Michigan. Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Colloquia. 1024 Mudd.
4:00 P.M. "Ethnobotany in the Andes," by Christine Franquemont, Cornell. Dept. of anthropology. Murphy/Fried Student Lounge, 465 Schermerhorn. Ext.
4:00 P.M. "Speaking of Women: Sex and the Single Doll--Barbie as a Proto-Feminist," by author MG Lord. Barnard Center for Research on Women. Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard.
4:10 P.M. "Transplantation of the Biological Clock: What it Tells us About Brain Functions," by Rae Silver, Barnard. Dept. of Psychology Colloquia. 614 Schermerhorn.
6:00 P.M. "The Japanese Corporation in Transition: Current Challenges," by Yotaro Kobayashi, chairman and CEO, Fuji Xerox, Ltd. Japan Distinguished Business Leaders Lectures, sponsored by Center on Japanese Economy and Business and Japan Business Association. 301 Uris.
6:30 P.M. "Death in America," by Hal Foster, Cornell. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Wood Auditorium, Avery.
8:00 P.M. "The Media, The Courts, The Police," with William J. Bratton, Commissioner, NYPD; Richard Emery, civil liberties attorney; John Miller, former deputy commissioner of public information; Jerry Nachman, CBS Vice-President and Harold J. Rothwax, criminal court judge. Second in H. Hartley du Pont Lectures Series, moderated by producer and author Richard D. Heffner. Law School. Tickets: $5, free with C.U.I.D. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Thurs., Oct. 12
Noon. "Law and Literature," by Carol Sanger, visiting professor, Law School. Heyman Center for the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. Heyman Center East Campus.
Noon. "Politics in Iran Today," by Mohammed Mahallati, research scholar, Middle East Institute, and former ambassador, Islamic Republic of Iran. Middle East Institute Brown Bag Lectures. 1118 IAB.
2:30 P.M. "Imaging of Cardiac Function," by Jacob Dagan, Heart-Guard, Inc. Dept. of Applied Physics Medical Physics Seminars. 214 S.W. Mudd.
4:30 P.M. "There and Back Again: Probing Electron Transfer Pathways," by Matthew Zimmt, Brown.. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
8:00 P.M. "Une Soiree Avec Alain Robbe-Grillet: Le Nouveau Roman, Est-Il 'Politiquement Correct?'" by writer Alain Robbe-Grillet. Maison Francaise. Buell Hall.
Mon., Oct. 16
Noon. "La Cinquieme Republique: Vie Posthume De Vichy," by Pascal Ory, centre d'Histoire Culturelle de l'Europe Moderne, Univ. of Versailles-Saint-Quentin. Maison Francaise and Institute on Western Europe. Buell Hall.
4:15 P.M. Legal Theory Workshop by Jerry Postema, dept. of philosophy, Univ. of North Carolina. Law School. Jerome Greene Lounge.
8:00 P.M. "Governing the Global Economy: Immigration Tests the New Order," by Saskia Sassen, Urban Planning. Leonard Hastings Schoff Memorial Lectures, University Seminars, part III of III. Dag Hammarskjold Lounge, 6th Floor, IAB.
Tues., Oct. 17
Noon. "Muslims and Catholics in Croatia," by Neven Duvnjak, Institute for Social Research (Split, Bosnia) and Center for the Study of Human Rights. Harriman Institute and Institute on East Central Europe Lectures. 1219 IAB.
Noon. "The Writer as Emotional Revolutionary," by Kamala Das, poet, novelist and author. Barnard Center for Research on Women "Speaking of Women" Series. 101 Barnard.
7:00 P.M. "The Revised New Yorker," by Hendrik Hertzberg, executive editor, The New Yorker. Delacorte Evening Lectures. Graduate School of Journalism. World Room, 3rd Floor, Journalism.
Wed., Oct. 18
1:30 P.M. "Degradation and Microstructure of II-VI Semiconductors," by S. Guha, IBM Research, NY. Dept. of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering Colloquia. 1024 Mudd.
4:00 P.M. "Playing Gender Against Race Through High Profile Crime Cases," by Lynn Chancer, dept. of sociology, Barnard. Co-sponsored by depts. of sociology and women's studies. Barnard Center for Research on Women "Speaking of Women" Series. Sulzberger Parlor, Barnard.
4:00 P.M. "The Ethnobotany of Oceangoing Canoes in Lau, Fiji," by Sandra Banack, Brigham Young. Dept. of Anthropology Lectures. Murphy/Fried Student Lounge, 465 Schermerhorn Extension.
4:45 P.M. "The Same and Not the Same," Roald Hoffman, Cornell. Fourth Annual Grandpierre Memorial Lecture. Dept. of chemistry, Chandler Society for Undergraduate Chemistry and Rabi Scholars Program. 309 Havemeyer.
Thurs. Oct. 19
Noon. "'New Show Weekly!': Japanese Newsreels and Images of War," by Roger W. Purdy, dept. of history, John Carroll. East Asian Institute Brown Bag Lunch Lectures. 918 IAB.
Noon. "Performance and Democracy: Anna Deavere Smith and the American Theater," by Ginger Strand, alumni fellow in residence, Society of Fellows. Heyman Center for the Humanities Brown Bag Lunch and Lectures. Heyman Center, East Campus.
4:30 P.M. "Molecular Beam Studies of Collisions and Reactions of Gases with Organic Liquids, Sulfuric Acid and Liquid Metals," by Gilbert Nathanson, Univ. of Wisconsin. Dept. of Chemistry Colloquia. 309 Havemeyer.
8:00 P.M. "Realisme Et Intertextualite," by Philippe Hamon, Univ. of Paris III (Sorbonne Nouvelle). Maison Francaise. Buell Hall.
Fri., Oct. 6
9:00 A.M Probability Towards the Year 2000. Five-day symposium on future trends in probability theory. Includes presentations by over 50 representatives of most advanced areas of classical probability and recent developments. Instituto dell 'Enciclopedia Italiana--Rome, Italian Academy, Center for Applied Probability, Centro Vito Volterra and Univ. of Rome-Tor Vergata. For registration information: 854-3556. Davis Alumni Auditorium, 412 Schapiro Center.
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 6-7
9:00 A.M. Fri.; 10:00 A.M. Sat. Normale Sup' and the USA. Three-day colloquium in celebration of the bicentennial of l'Ecole Normale Superieure de la Rue D'Ulum, Paris (1795-1995). Includes an exhibition on the history of Normale Sup'. Welcoming remarks by provost Jonathan Cole and Andre Baeyens, Consul General of France in New York. Registration required: 854-4482. Dept. of French and Romance philology, Maison Francaise and L'Ecole Normale Superieure de la Rue D'Ulum, Paris. Buell Hall.
Fri.-Sun., Oct. 6-8
8:30 A.M. Fri., 9:00 A.M. Sat./Sun. Wagner and the Consequences. Three-day international symposium, followed by discussion at Miller Theatre. Registration: $15/per day or $30 for three days; $15 for Miller Theater discussion. Registration information: 280-3964. Deutsches Haus, Goethe House and Miller Theatre. Kellogg Conference Center, 15th Floor IAB.
Sat., Oct. 7
9:45 A.M. Deans' Day '95. Jointly sponsored by the School of the Arts, School of General Studies, and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, for alumni, faculty, and students. $35 includes lunch. Registration information: 870-2520. Altschul Auditorium, IAB.
Thurs., Oct. 12
1:00 P.M. The European Union and Its Spanish Presidency: Preparing for the 21st Century. Three panel discussion on future economic and commercial issues of European Union. Panelists include Don E. Baron, member and former president, European Parliament; Glenda G. Rosenthal, director, Institute on Western Europe; Gregorio Garzon, legal counsel, European Parliament; Edward Malefakis, dept. of history; Don V. Echevarria, counselor for economic and commercial affairs, Spanish Embassy, and Seamus O'Cleireacain, Department of Economics. Institute on Western Europe and Consulate General of Spain in New York. Kellogg Conference Center, 1512 IAB.
Sat., Oct.14
8:30 A.M. Performance, Ritual, and Spectale in the Middle Ages. One-day conference featuring roundtable discussion, research sessions and keynote address "Events to Remember: the Transformation of Violence into Memorable Image in Late Medieval Europe," by Miri Rubin, Pembroke College, Oxford. Medieval Guild 6th Annual Conference. Admission $15, $10 students. Philosophy.
Thurs., Oct. 19
6:00 P.M. 86th Annual Dinner Meeting and Great Teacher Awards Presentation by the Society of Columbia Graduates. Honorees: Thomas Marshall, professor of applied physics, and Peter J. Awn, professor of religion. Includes panel discussion "Contested Ground: The Contents of Columbia's Core Curriculum," moderated by Michael Rosenthal, dept. of English and comparative literature. Tickets: 854-4472. Faculty House.
The Alphabet in History and Imagination. Exhibit of texts illustrating bibliographic aspects of alphabet history in printed, calligraphic, illuminated, papyrus and cuneiform manuscripts. Mon., Noon-7:45 P.M; Tues.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through Oct. 13. Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), Butler.
The Weissenhofsiedlung: Experimental Housing Built for the Deutscher Werkbund, Stuttgart 1927. On exhibit through Oct. 29. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. 100 and 400 Level Avery.
Korean Ceramics. Mon.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-5:30 P.M. Through Oct. 31. Low Rotunda.
Richard Wagner: Four Columbia Collections. Exhibit in conjunction with "Wagner and the Consequences" symposium. Mon., Noon-7:45 P.M.; Tues.-Fri., 9:00 A.M.-4:45 P.M. Through Nov. 3. West Gallery, RBML, Butler.
The Post-Pre-Raphaelite Print: Etching, Illustration, Reproductive Engraving, and Photography in England in and Around the 1860's. 90 examples including works by Millais, Whistler, Rossetti, Morris, Burne-Jones, Cameron and Carroll, representing the four major printing techniques used in Victorian England. Wed.-Sat., 1-5 P.M. Through Dec. 16. Wallach Art Gallery, Schermerhorn.
Fri.-Sat., Oct. 6-7
8:00 P.M. Fri., 2:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. Sat. New Works Series I, featuring one-act plays by MFA candidates in theatre: Yellow Bird and The Diva by Roger Kristian Jones and Slide Thing by Alexandara Cunningham. First in School of the Arts New Works Series. Tickets: $5, $3 students and seniors. Box office: 854-6920. Horace Mann Theatre
Thurs.-Sun., Oct. 12-22
7:30 P.M. Thurs.-Sat.; Sun., Oct. 15, 7:00 P.M., Sun., Oct. 22, 3:00 P.M. The Acting Thesis, Three classic plays directed by Andrei Serban, director, Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theater Studies, featuring first graduating class of MFA candidates in acting. Works include Gozzi's The Golden Bird, translated by Bermel; La Dispute, by Marivaux, translated by Wertenbaker, and Love, the Greatest Enchantment by Barca, translated by Ciric and Herbert. School of the Arts. Tickets: $15 (Thurs. and Sun.), $20 (Fri. and Sat.). Box office: 475-7710. Annex Theater, La MaMa E.T.C., 74A E. 4th St.
Pianist Jacky Terrasson will open the "Jazz at Miller Theatre!" Series Fri., Oct. 6 at 8:00 P.M. with a performance of music from his debut album, Jacky Terrasson. Born in Berlin to a French father and an African-American Mother, Terrasson began his studies in Paris and then attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Early in his career, he played in gigs on the North Side of Chicago and in Harlem and East Village jam sessions and was later influenced by ensemble leaders such as drummer Arthur Taylor and vocalist Betty Carter. In Nov. 1993, Terrasson was announced the winner of the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition. Tickets: $15, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799.
Fri., Oct. 6
8:00 P.M. Jacky Terrasson. First of five-concert "Jazz at Miller Theatre!" series. Features jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson, accompanied by bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Clarence Penn. Performances from album Jacky Terrasson. Tickets: $15, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Sat., Oct. 7
4:00 P.M. Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said. Discourse on Richard Wagner held in conjunction with symposium (see "Special Events": Fri.-Sun., Oct. 6-8). Miller Theatre.
Wed., Oct. 11
12:15 P.M. Gotham Winds. Woodwind quintet performing works by Hadyn, Barthe and Hindemith. Free admission. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.
Tues., Oct. 17
8:00 P.M. Ensemble 21, Peter Jarvis, conductor. Second in "Soundings 20/21" music series. Performances by soprano Cheryl Marshall; cellist Joshua Gordon; pianist Marilyn Nonken; violinists Anna Lim, Curtis Macomber and Sara Perkins; flutists Patricia Monson and Tara O'Connor, and guitarists William Anderson and Oren Fader. Program includes Allettamenti per Camera by Nichols; Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco by Harvey; Adjo by Saariaho, Spleen by Dillon,Soli e Duettini by Babbitt and Valeria. by Takemitsu. Tickets: $10, $5 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Wed., Oct. 18
12:15 P.M. Piano and Viola Recital, by Madeline Tsingopoulos, Julia Mendelssohn and Nardo ToyVocal. Works by Brahms, Ravel and Barber. Free Admission. I.I. Rabi Concerts. Faculty House.
Thurs., Oct. 19
8:00 P.M. Christopher Taylor. First of eight-concert "Composer and the Keyboard" series. Features musician Christopher Taylor. Performances include Bach's Chaconne in D Minor; Boulez's Sonate No. 2 and Beethoven's Sonata in C Minor, Op. 111. Tickets: $16, $7 students and seniors. Box office: 854-7799. Miller Theatre.
Sat., Oct. 7
1:00 P.M. Football vs. Pennsylvania. Baker Field.
Sat., Oct. 14
1:00 P.M. Football vs. Lehigh. Baker Field.
Tues., Oct. 17
7:00 P.M. Men's Soccer vs. Hofstra. Baker Field.
Mon., Oct. 9
Noon. "Allelic Inactivation: Novel Genetic Regulation of the Olfactory Receptor and Pax Gene Families," by Andrew Chess, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior. Dept. of Pathology. Humphreys Auditorium, P&S.
4:30 P.M. "T Cell Surface Molecules: A Quarter of a Century Perspective," by Leonard Chess, prof. of medicine and director, division of rheumatology. Dean's Distinguished Lecture in the Clinical Sciences. P&S Auditorium.
Tues., Oct. 10
5:00 P.M. "Hypotony Maculopathy," by Cynthia MacKay, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute. Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Floor, Amphitheater, HHSC.
Wed., Oct. 11
11:30 A.M. "Age and Cardiac Effects of TCAs," by Timothy Walsh, dept. of clinical psychiatry. Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds. 8th Floor Auditorium, New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI).
4:00 P.M. "Inhibition of amyloid formation by human CSF protein," by Dmitry Goldgaber, SUNY-Stony Brook. Alzheimer's Seminar Series. Dept. of Pathology. Fenoglio Library, PH 15 West.
Thurs., Oct 12
6:45 A.M. "Cost Curtailment: Our Current Approach at Duke," by Brian Ginsberg, director of acute pain service, Duke School of Medicine. Dept. of Anesthesiology Guest Lectures. Clark Conference Center, Milstein Hospital Building.
4:00 P.M. "Biochemistry of Lymphocyte Transformation by Epstein-Barr Virus," by Elliot Kieff, Harvard. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminars. 301 HHSC.
Fri., Oct. 13
11:00 A.M. "Varicella Vaccine," by Anne Gershon, professor of pediatrics. Pediatric Grand Rounds. Dept. of Pediatrics, P&S. MacIntosh Conference Room, BH South 1-113.
Noon. "Thermodynamic and Dielectric Aspects of Protein Solvation: Explicit Solvent Models," by Ron Levy, dept. of chemistry. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Seminars. 523 Black Bldg.
Sat., Oct. 14
8:00 A.M. Psychiatry Update 1995. Lecturers from Columbia Health Science Center for Continuing Education, dept. of psychiatry and NYS Psychiatric Institute. Admission: 781-2100 x218. HHSC.
Tues., Oct. 17
Noon. "Electrostatic and Hydrophobic Interactions in Membrane Protein Systems: Applications to Membrane-binding and Helix Insertion," by Nir-Ben Tal, dept. of biochemistry and molecular biophysics. Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Bipohysics Special Seminars. 523 Black Bldg.
5:00 P.M. "Anti-Oxidant Vitamins and the Eye," by James Auran, Harkness Eye Institute. Harkness Eye Institute Seminars. 7th Floor Amphitheater , Harkness Eye Institute.
Wed., Oct. 18
4:00 P.M. "Industrial Ecology: A Framework for Thinking about Environmental Impact," by Robert H. Socolow, Princeton. Division of Environmental Health Sciences Granville H. Sewell Distinguished Lectures. Alumni Auditiorum, P&S.
Thurs., Oct. 19
6:45 P.M. "New Concepts About Laboratory and Genetic Testing for Malignant Hyperthermia," by Henry Rosenberg, dept. of anesthesiology, Hahnemann Univ. Dept. of Anesthesiology Guest Lectures. Clark Conference Room, Milstein Hospital Building.
10:00 A.M. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Computer Fair '95: "Rx for Online Access." Features commercial computer vendor exhibits and demonstrations, hands-on workshops and educational demonstrations. Health Sciences Division. 2nd Floor, HHSC.
5:00 P.M. "Conformational Changes Involved in Voltage-Dependent Ion Channel Gating," by Richard W. Aldrich, Stanford Univ. School of Medicine, and "Squinting at Potassium Channels in a Dark Room," by Christopher Miller, Brandeis. College of Physicians and Surgeons Center for Neurobiology and Behavior 18th Annual W. Alden Spencer Lectures. 401 HHSC.