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"Life in the Womb: The Origin of Health and Disease," Peter Nathanielsz, biomedical sciences, Oct. 12, 10 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.exhibits
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, on the corner of University and Central avenues, is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Telephone: 255-6464.
* "Changing Roles - Changing Views: A Woman's New York, 1900-1940," through Oct. 22.
* "Blackness in Color," through Oct. 22.
* "Chinese Paintings," through Nov. 5.
* "The Renaissance Body," through Jan. 7.
* Art for Lunch: Tour of "The Renaissance Body" with Diane Butler, Oct. 19 at noon.
"Caliente y Frío: Wildlife From the Equator to the Poles," an exhibit featuring paintings by Cuban artist Fabian Martínez, through Nov. 2. The paintings are on view Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m.Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema and held in Willard Straight Theatre, except where noted, and are open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students, kids 12 and under and seniors). Visit the Cornell Cinema web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu. films
Cinema co-sponsorships: Cornell Cinema welcomes proposals from faculty, student and community organizations for films or series to be included in the spring 2001 schedule. Call 255-3522 for information and an application form. The deadline for proposals is Oct. 20.
"I Like It Like That" (1994), directed by Darnell Martin, with Jon Seda, Lauren Velez and Griffin Dunne, 7:15 p.m.
"Me, Myself & Irene" (2000), directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, with Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger, 9:35 p.m.
"Onegin" (1999), directed by Martha Fiennes, with Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler, 7 p.m., Uris.
"The Hudson Riverkeepers" and "The Last Riverman" (1998), directed by Les Guthman, with guest filmmaker and former riverkeeper John Cronin, 7:15 p.m.
"Mission: Impossible 2" (2000), directed by John Woo, with Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton and Ving Rhames, 9:20 p.m., Uris.
"Groove" (2000), directed by Greg Harrison, with Lola Glaudini, Hamish Linklater, Denny Kirkwood and Mackenzie Firgens, 10 p.m.
"Me, Myself & Irene," midnight, Uris.
"Environmental Animation Festival," with children's author Michael Demunn, a program of animated short films for ages 6 and up, 2:30 p.m., free.
"The Secret Life of Cats," an intimate look at felines, 4:30 p.m., free.
"The Architecture of Mud" (1999), directed by Caterina Borelli, with filmmaker Caterina Borelli and producer Pamela Jerome, 7:15 p.m.
"Groove," 7:20 p.m., Uris.
"Me, Myself & Irene," 9:25 p.m., Uris.
"Jesus' Son" (1999), directed by Alison Maclean, with Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Dennis Hopper and Holly Hunter, 9:30 p.m.
"Mission: Impossible 2," midnight, Uris.
"River of Sand," filmmaker Robert Lang and musician Bruce Cockburn, 4:30 p.m., free.
"The Witness," with local filmmakers Jenny Stein and James Lveck, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Onegin," 7:30 p.m.
"Thinking Like a Watershed," with discussion by Greg Nagel, natural resources, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Skyscraper Souls" (1932), directed by Edgar Selwyn, with Warren William and Maureen O'Sullivan, 7 p.m.
"Subdivide and Conquer: A Modern Midwestern," with discussion by producer Chelsea Congdon, Charles Geisler and others, 7:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, free.
"Mission: Impossible 2," 9:20 p.m.
"The Cow Jumped Over the Moon," followed by a panel discussion, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Jesus' Son," 7:15 p.m.
"Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story," with discussion by filmmaker Bonnie Kreps, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium D, Goldwin Smith Hall, free.
"El Valley Centro" (2000), directed by James Benning, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Groove," 9:30 p.m.
"Maharajah Burger," with discussion by Anke Wessels, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Twelfth Night" (1996), directed by Trevor Nunn, with Helena Bonham-Carter, Imogen Stubbs and Ben Kingsley, 7 p.m.
"The Charcoal People" (1999) with filmmaker Nigel Noble, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"Shaft (2000)," directed by John Singleton, with Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright and Christian Bale, 9:45 p.m.
"The Gift," with discussion by Jane Mt. Pleasant, 4:30 p.m., free.
"Luminarias" (2000), directed by José Luis Valenzuela, with Evelina Fernández, Scott Bakula and Marta DuBois, 7:15 p.m.
"Silent Sentinels," followed by a panel discussion, 7:30 p.m., HEC Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, free.
"Shadow of a Doubt" (1943), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten, 9:30 p.m.lectures
"Elephants of the African Rain Forest," Katharine Payne, Bioacoustics Research Program, Oct. 19, 10 a.m., Fuertes Seminar Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Bayer Lectures: David Tirrell of the California Institute of Technology will give the following lectures, all at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "In Praise of Permissiveness: Building Proteins From Non-Natural Amino Acids," Oct. 16; "Encoded Self-Assembly Design of Crystals, Liquid Crystals and Interfaces," Oct. 17; and "Molecular and Cellular Recognition in Macromolecular Materials," Oct. 18.
Baker Lectures: Stephen Lippard of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will give two lectures, both at 11:15 a.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Models for O2 Binding and Activating Proteins," Oct. 17, and "Coordination Chemistry and the Neurosciences," Oct. 19.
"Querying LDAP Directories," Divesh Srivastava, AT&T Labs, Oct. 12, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"How Bad Is Selfish Routing?" Eva Tardos, computer science, Oct. 19, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Million Dollar Landscapes: 36 Years as a Long Island Nurseryman," David Seller, Bayberry Nursery, Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., James Law Auditorium, Schurman Hall.
"Chasing The Moon Pearl," Ruthanne Lum McCunn, novelist and author, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Myth of the American Dream," James Loewen, author and speaker, Oct. 12, 1 p.m., Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Ecole de Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, will give three lectures, all at 4:30 p.m. in the Guerlac Room, A.D. White House: "Holocaust Denial in France," Oct. 16; "The Algerian War - In Memory," Oct. 17; and "Greek Tragedy and Politics," Oct. 19.
"Global Coloniality and the Network Society," Walter Mignolo, Duke University, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"Americo (Paredes), Oscar (Lewis) and Machismo in Greater Mexico," Matthew Gutmann, Brown University, Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
D.R. Fulkerson Lectures: Ward Whitt, AT&T Labs - Research, will give three lectures: "Experiencing Statistical Regularity," Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall; "The Distance Between Two Stochastic Processes," Oct. 17, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall; and "Heavy-Traffic Limits For Stochastic Fluid Networks," Oct. 18, 3:30 p.m., 251 Malott Hall.
"Vu Trong Phung and the Origins of Vietnamese Modernism," Peter Zinoman, University of California-Berkeley, Oct. 19, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Beyond Cholesterol: The Lowdown on Fat, Fiber and Antioxidants," Beth McKinney, Oct. 12, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Self-Defense Techniques," Cornell Police, Oct. 19, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
John Cleese, actor-comedian-writer, will present a screening of Monty Python's "Life of Brian" followed by a public lecture Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. The screening and lecture are free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight ticket office. See story.music
* Oct. 13, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo. Features Roberto Sierra's Three Hungarian Tributes, Spanish Romantic duets of Isaac Albéniz, among others. Also, Newman and Oltman will read works by doctoral composition students Oct. 14 at 10:30 a.m. in Barnes Hall.
* Oct. 15, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players will perform music by Cornell graduate composers with special guest Andrew Waggoner, professor at the Syracuse University School of Music.
* Oct. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: John Nam, jazz piano.
Violinist Hilary Hahn and pianist Hugh Sung will perform Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. in Statler Auditorium. See story, above. Tickets can be ordered via the Concert Series web site http://www.arts.cornell.edu/ccs/. See story.
Oct. 15: Peter Keane will perform. Bound for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m., in the Anabel Taylor Hall Café. The program airs on WVBR-FM 93.5 and 105.5.religion
Robert Johnson, director of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Oct. 15 at 11 a.m.
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Fridays, 7:30 p.m., meet in the lobby of Willard Straight Hall, speakers, open discussion, games and service-oriented activities. For more information, call 272-3037.
Weekend Mass schedule: Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium.
Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sundays, 4 p.m., G-22 ATH.
Testimony meetings: Tuesday, 7 p.m., G-20 Anabel Taylor Hall. Church services: Sundays, 10:30 a.m., and Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., First Church of Christ, Scientist, 101 University Ave., Ithaca.
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Meeting for Worship, Sundays 11 a.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Child care provided. For rides or directions, call 273-5421.
* Conservative and Reform: Fridays, 5:30 p.m., candle lighting and singing in the lobby of Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by Shabbat services. Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Conservative services in the Founder's Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Call the Hillel office at 255-4227 for more information.
* Orthodox: Friday, Young Israel House, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For daily service times, call 272-5810; all daily services are at the Young Israel House.
Sundays, 11 a.m., One World Room (in English), and 1 p.m., chapel (in Korean), Anabel Taylor Hall. Call 255-2250 for more information.
Cornell student branch: Sundays, 9 a.m. Call 272-4520 or 257-6835 for directions and transportation. Basketball on Wednesdays, 8 p.m.
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Friday prayer, 1:15-1:45 p.m., One World Room, ATH. Weekly Halaqa, Friday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., 218 ATH.
Call Cornell United Religious Work, 255-4214.
Sunday service, 11 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"Uncovering Country Risk in Emerging Market Corporate Bonds," David Tat-Chee Ng, ARME, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"Network Robustness and Fragility: Percolation on Random Graphs," Duncan Calloway, TAM, Oct. 12, 4 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Stationary Measures for the 2D-Navier-Stokes System With Random Forcing," Yasha Sinai, Princeton University, Oct. 13, 2 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Scheduling to Avoid Collision," Peter Winkler, Bell Labs, Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"The Origin of the Hubble Sequence," Richard Ellis, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"MHD Turbulence," Peter Coldreich, California Institute of Technology, Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"A Code in the Nose," Stuart Firestein, Columbia University, Oct. 18, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Climate Change Effects on Peatlands: A Manipulative Approach," Scott Bridgham, University of Notre Dame, Oct. 13, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Use of Genetic Models to Study the Role of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in the Gastrointestinal Tract," Kenton Sanders, University of Nevada, Oct. 17, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"How to Manage Your Mother: Understanding the Most Difficult, Complicated and Fascinating Relationship in Your Life," Alyce Faye Cleese, psychotherapist, London, Oct. 13, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. See story.
"The Poor Science Supporting Fluoridation," Paul Connett, St. Lawrence University, Oct. 17, 12:20 p.m., 300 Rice Hall.
"The Physical and Biological Science of Olestra," Robert Laughlin, chemistry and chemical biology, Oct. 12, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Small All-Carbon and Related Ligands in Coordination Chemistry: A Theoretical Approach," Jean-Francois Halet, University of Rennes, Oct. 18, 1 p.m., 222 Baker Lab.
"Chemistry and Biology of Asparagine-Linked Protein Glycosylation," Barbara Imperiali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 19, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Bioremediation Modeling and Optimization of Reductive Dechlorination in Groundwater," Mathew Willis and Christine Shoemaker, civil and environmental engineering, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Water Quality Modeling," Steve Effler, Upstate Freshwater Institute, Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"One Body, Many Members: Balancing Unity and Diversity in Faith-Based Community Development and Organizing," Esther Prins, education, Oct. 18, 12:20 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
"Developing a Nutrient Management Decision Support System for the Tropics," Deanna Osmond, North Carolina State University, Oct. 17, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Recent GSC/Lithoprobe Results and Implications for the Three-Dimensional Shapes of Archean Cratons Over Time," David Snyder, Geological Survey of Canada, Oct. 13, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
"Ecology of Nomadic Turkana Pastoralists of Kenya," Michael Little, Binghamton University, Oct. 16, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Molecular Mechanisms of Antigen Presentation in the Immune System: New Roles for MHC and TCR Conformational Changes," Larry Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Oct. 13, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Garden Shrubs Recommended for the Northeastern United States, 1920-1940," John Fitzpatrick, horticulture, Oct. 12, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Andean Modernity: The Alien Body," Priscilla Archibald, Latin American Studies Program, Oct. 17, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"The Future of Computer Simulation in the Design-Manufacturing Process," John Swanson, Ansys Inc., Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Materials Processing With Intense Ion Beams," Tim Rank, Sandia National Laboratories, Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Atomic Steps at Surfaces: Making Superflat Si and SiO2 Interfaces," Jack Blakely, materials science and engineering, Oct. 19, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Trends in Power Systems Technologies," Gregory Starheim, General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center, Oct. 17, 4:30 p.m., Kimball Hall.
"Characterization of the VirB Complex of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens: A Multifunctional `Type IV' Macromolecular Transport Apparatus," Andrew Binns, University of Pennsylvania, Oct. 12, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Sand Fly Bites Vaccinate Mice Against Cutaneous Leishmaniasis," Shaden Kamhawi, National Institutes of Health, Oct. 13, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
TBA, Issar Smith, Public Health Institute, New York, Oct. 19, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Mitosis and the Golgi," Graham Warren, Yale University, Oct. 16, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"The Mathematics of Human Sleep and Circadian Rhythms," Steven Strogatz, theoretical and applied mechanics, Oct. 12, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"A Pharmacology of Odor Receptors," Stuart Firestein, Columbia University, Oct. 19, 12:20 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Civil-Military Relations: Making Sense of Vietnam and Other Disasters," John Garofano, Harvard University, Oct. 12, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris. Hall.
"How Small Is Too Small? Understanding the Electronic Structure of Atomic-Scale Transistors," David Muller, Bell Labs, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Light Control of Arabidopsis Seedling Development," Xing Wang Deng, Yale University, Oct. 13, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Glycoalkaloids in Potato: Biochemicals, Genetic and Entomological Investigations at the USDA Beltsville Vegetable Laboratory," Stanley Kowalski, ISAAA AmeriCenter, Oct. 17, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"First Glances: The Vision of Infants," Davida Teller, University of Washington, Oct. 13, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
"The Poverty of the Global Order," Phil McMichael, development sociology, and "Moving Up the Timber Commodity Chain: The Politics of Indonesian Producers and Japanese Plywood Markets," Paul Gellert, development sociology, Oct. 12, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Study of the Lipid Distribution on Textiles in Relation to Washing with Lipases: Effect of Lipase on Fabric with Different Chemical Accessibility," Kay Obendorf, textiles and apparel, Oct. 12, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Product Development Success: Talent or Process?" Dianne Scheurrell, Kimberly-Clark Corp., Oct. 19, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
"Resonances in Non-Linear Systems-Transient Dynamics With Long-Term Consequences," Dane Quinne, University of Akron, Oct. 18, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.symposiums
To honor its 30th anniversary, the Africana Studies Center is hosting a public conference titled "Visualizing Blackness" Oct. 12-14 on campus. Among the notable artists and academics will be Faith Ringgold, Amiri Baraka and Jeff Donaldson. For complete details visit the conference web site http://www.blacknessincolor.conell.edu or call the Africana center at 255-4625.
An interdisciplinary discussion of Walter Mignolo's recent work on "Post-Occidentalism" will be held Oct. 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Workshop participants include: Walter Mignolo, Duke University; Mary Pat Brady, English and Latino studies; Natalie Melas, comparative literature; and Naoki Sakai, Asian studies and comparative literature.theater
* Opening Oct. 18, 8 p.m., CTA Flexible Theatre: "A Piece of My Heart." See story.
* Oct. 19, 5 p.m., CTA Film Forum: Oliver Mayer will give a free reading ofJoy of the Desolate. See story.miscellany
Considering a career in teaching? The Teacher Education in Agriculture, Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) is holding its annual fall information session Oct. 19 at 4:30 p.m. in 101 Kennedy Hall. Graduate and undergraduate students majoring in mathematics, statistics and biometry, agriculture or a science are welcome.
Historical walking tour of Forest Home is Oct. 14 from 1 to 4 p.m.; rain date is Oct. 15. For fee and registration information, call 255-2407.
PawPrint 20th Birthday Celebration, Oct. 13, 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall.
Vendor space is available for the Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair being held Nov. 29 and 30; for an application contact Roxanne Edsall-Beebe at 255-4169 or rme4@cornell.edu.sports
Oct. 14, Pre-National meet at Iowa State
Oct. 14, Pre-National Meet at Iowa State.
Oct. 18, Lafayette, 6 p.m.
Oct. 14, Colgate, 6 p.m.
Oct. 13, Navy, 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 13-14, at Lehigh Invitational
Oct. 12, at Penn State, 7 p.m.
Oct. 12, Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Oct. 14, at Stony Brook, noon
Oct. 17, at Army, 7 p.m.
Oct. 13-15, ECAC Champs. at Rutgers and Princeton
Oct. 13, Harvard, 7 p.m.
Oct. 14, Dartmouth, 4 p.m.
Oct. 17, at Syracuse, 7 p.m.