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"The Leaner, Meaner Mastodon," John Chiment, earth and atmospheric sciences, Nov. 9, 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.
* "Cornell Art Faculty," an annual exhibition of Cornell's artist-teachers, through Jan. 7.
* "Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion," an exhibition of religious paintings organized by Tibet House, through Jan. 7.
* "The Renaissance Body," through Jan. 7.
* "Collecting and Consumerism in America," through Jan. 14.
* "12 Artists," through Feb. 7.
* A public reception for new exhibitions is Nov. 11, 5-7 p.m. See story.
* Afternoon Artbreak: "Was Rembrandt Religious," with museum Director Frank Robinson, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m.
* Art for Lunch: Tour "Cornell Art Faculty," Nov. 16 at noon.
(M-F 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 1-5 p.m.)
"Vote!" exhibition of political Americana, through March 16.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
"Beau Travail" (1999), directed by Claire Denis, with Denis Lavant, Michel Subor and Grégoire Colin, 7:30 p.m.
"Chicken Run" (2000), directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, with the voices of Mel Gibson, Miranda Richardson and Julia Sawalha, 9:30 p.m.
"The Trial" (1962), directed by Orson Welles, with Anthony Perkins and Jeanne Moreau, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Beau Travail," 7:20 p.m.
"Eat Drink Man Woman" (1994), directed by Ang Lee, with Sihunh Lee, Kuei-Mei Yang and Chien-Lien Wu, 9:25 p.m.
"The Perfect Storm" (2000), directed by Wolfgang Petersen, with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Psycho" (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles and Janet Leigh, midnight.
"Chicken Run," 2 and 5 p.m.
"The Taming of the Shrew" (1967), directed by Franco Zeffirelli, with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Kadosh" (2000), directed by Amos Gitai, with Yael Abecassis and Yoram Hattab, 7:40 p.m.
"The Perfect Storm," 9:50 p.m., Uris.
"Psycho," 10 p.m.
"African Shorts Program" (1992-99), various directors, the African Film Festival, 5 p.m., $3.50.
"The Taming of the Shrew," 7:15 p.m.
"Barbeque-Pejo" (1999), directed by Jean Odoutan, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Psycho," 7 p.m.
"The Trial," 9:20 p.m.
"Kadosh," 7 p.m.
An evening with filmmaker Julie Murray, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum. See story.
"Beau Travail," 9:25 p.m.
"Erotikon (or One Woman's Perfume)" (1929), directed by Gustav Machaty, with Ita Rina, Karel Schleichert and Olaf Fjord, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the public and $7 for students and seniors.
"The Courageous Women of Colombia" (1996), directed by Robin Lloyd, and "Fiction of War" (1999), directed by Sheila Franklin, Latin American Film Series, 8 p.m., Uris Hall, free.
"The Birds" (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren, 7 p.m., introduced by Christina Lane, Ithaca College.
"The Way of the Gun" (2000), directed by Christopher McQuarrie, with Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs and James Caan, 10 p.m.graduate bulletin
* Javits fellowships: First-year graduate students in Ph.D. or M.F.A. programs in selected fields of the arts, humanities and social sciences, U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applications available soon at http://www.ed.gov/ffices/OPE/HEP/iegps/javits.html. Go to Fellowships Office, Caldwell Hall, for necessary paper form. Due Nov. 17.
* Foreign research travel grants: International travel grants are administered through the Einaudi Center, 170 Uris Hall. Forms are available at the center. Deadline is Feb. 2, 2001, for travel between April 1, 2001, and June 30, 2002.
* Social science fellowship: Applications for 2001-02 Social Science International Predissertation Fellowships are available in 155 Caldwell Hall; Ph.D. students. No citizenship requirements, but students are discouraged from studying their own culture. Deadline: Dec. 8 at Graduate School.
* Job search workshop: Nov. 15 and Dec. 6, 4-5:30 p.m., 392 Caldwell Hall. Given by the Graduate School Career Development Office and International Students and Scholars Office, the workshop will give the first steps of a successful job search; includes questions about visas after graduation. Any graduate student who is now or will be in the job market in the next six to eight months is encouraged to attend.
* Outreach in area schools: Applications are available for offering eight-session mini-courses in elementary or secondary schools. To request an application for spring 2001 or for information, contact Lora Levy, 255-0255, at the Public Service Center. Applications are due Nov. 22.lectures
"The Galilean Satellites: A New Planetary System," Dave Stevenson, California Institute of Technology, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Feynman, Einstein and Quantum Computers," Tony Hey, University of Southhampton, U.K., Nov. 9, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Toward a View of Efficient Softer Real-Time," Daniel Mosse, University of Pittsburgh, Nov. 16, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"The Natural History of Babies," Meredith Small, anthropology, Nov. 16, 10 a.m., Hagan Room, Schurman Hall.
"International Action on Child Labor: Options, Pros and Cons," Kaushik Basu, economics, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall.
TBA, Erik Muegglar, University of Michigan, Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m., 215 McGraw Hall.
"Welfare and Community: A European Social Model?" Thomas Adams, Cornell, Nov. 14, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Hatfield Lecture: "Battling for Mindshare in Three Dimensions," Robert Wright, NBC, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Corporate Responsibility in the 21st Century," James Johnson, Johnson Capital Partners, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., B9 Sage Hall. See story.
"Adios Muchachos: The Sandinista Revolution Revisited," Sergio Ramirez, author and former Nicaraguan vice president, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall. See story.
"`The Africans Have No History': Museum Representations of Dominican Identity," Ginetta Candelario, Smith College, Nov. 10, 4:30 p.m., 142 Goldwin Smith Hall.
"The Relationship Between Chinese Coolies and African Slaves in 19th Century Cuba," Lisa Yun, SUNY Binghamton, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., A.D. White House.
"Silent Ships Across the Water: Smuggling, Ethnicity and Trade Along Sumatra's Pepper Coast, 1873-1899," Eric Tagliacozzo, history, Nov. 16, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Avenue.
"Treat Your Feet," Cat Berry, Nov. 9, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building. Foot reflexology is a simple yet powerful way of improving well-being.music
* Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinist Ellen Jewett will perform Mozart violin sonatas with pianist Blaise Bryski. See story.
* Nov. 12, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Soprano Rebecca Marques presents a student voice recital, assisted by pianist Anton Faradjian.
* Nov. 15, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Samite of Uganda will perform a solo concert, "The Power of Music."
* Nov. 16, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Violinist Eri Konii will perform sonatas by Faure, Debussy and Ravel, with pianist Geoffrey Govier.
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble with Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano, and Richard Westerfield, conductor, will perform Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Featured on the program are Haydn songs and Schoenberg's arrangement of Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Tickets are $13-$26 for the public and $8-$16 for students. The tickets are on sale at the Clinton House ticket office, 116 N. Cayuga St., Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, noon-5 p.m.
The Cornell Savoyards presents the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta "Patience" Nov. 10-12 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m., in Kulp Auditorium at Ithaca High School. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the public; the matinee is $6. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Hickey's Music Center and at the Clinton House ticket office. For more information, contact the Cornell Savoyards at 253-1668 or http://www.rso.cornell.edu/savoyads.
The 21st annual Fall Tonic will be Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. in Bailey Hall. Tickets, $7 in advance and $8 at the door, are available at the box office at Willard Straight Hall or by contacting The Hangovers at 255-3396 or hangovers@cornell.edu.
Nov 12: Eve Goldberg 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
Letty Russell, Yale Divinity School, will lead the service Nov. 12 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. Classes, speakers, prayers, celebrations at alternating locations. For more information, call 272-3037 or send e-mail to bahai@cornell.edu.
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., Welcoming in Shabbat with Song, 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.
* Community Shabbat dinner, 6:45 p.m., Kosher Dining Hall; call 272-6907 for reservations.
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 for directions and transportation.
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.
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.seminars
"Integrating Vermiculture With Regional Agricultural Production Systems, or Closing the Poop Loop with Worms?" Scott Subler, Pacific Garden Co., Nov. 14, 12:20 p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
"The Race to the Bottom as Seen From the Bottom: Labor Standards Competition Among Developing Countries," Ravi Kanbur, economics, and Nancy Chau, applied economics and management, Nov. 14, 4:15 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
"A Tale of Two Futures: HIV Anti-retroviral Therapy in San Francisco," Sally Blower, UCLA Medical School, Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
"Gravitational Waves and Gamma Ray Bursts," Sam Finn, Penn State University, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"Origin of the Earth and Moon," Dave Stevenson, California Institute of Technology, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
"Venomous Cone Snails: 50 Million Years of Neuropharmacology Targeted to Ion Channels," Baldomero Olivera, University of Utah, Nov. 15, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"The Carbon and Nitrogen Currencies of Plant-Microbial Exchange," Mary Firestone, University of California-Berkeley, Nov. 10, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"The Role of Membrane-Bound Versus Soluble Steel Factor on Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Vitro," Adam Rich, Mayo Foundation, Nov. 14, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
"Cornell's ACT for Youth Center of Excellence: A New State Initiative to Promote Community and Youth Development," Frank Barry, Jane Powers and Jutta Dotterweich, Family Life Development Center, Nov. 13, noon, Faculty Commons, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Integrating Economics and Biological Information Into Large-Scale Conservation Planning," Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota, Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m., 145 Warren Hall.
"Divergent Evolution of Enzyme Function," John Gerlt, University of Illinois, Nov. 9, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
TBA, Dimitri Coucouvanis, University of Michigan, Nov. 16, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"Where Do Fish Swim and Why?" John Nesler, Army Corps of Engineers, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Advancing From Water to Ecosystem Management: Where Hydrology and Ecology Meet," Mark Bain, natural resources, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Media Research in the Emerging Era of Content Metadata," William Evans, Cornell, Nov. 10, 1:30 p.m., 211 Kennedy Hall.
"The International Committee of the Red Cross and Its Humanitarian Challenges in the 21st Century," Sylvie Junod, United Nations, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Are Diamonds Sierra Leone's Best Friend?" Ambassador Ibrahim Kamarra, United Nations, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
"Can Complex, Multispecies Cropping Systems Be Used to Rehabilitate Degraded Pasture Lands in the Amazon," Erick Fernandes, crop and soil sciences, Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Juvenile Dispersal and Family Formation in the Bridled Titmouse: Father-Son Alliances," Beth Christman, doctoral dissertation seminar, Nov. 13, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
TBA, Eleanor Maine, Syracuse University, Nov. 10, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Comparison of Groundcover Management Systems in Retention and Uptake of Nitrogen in Apple Orchards Using Isotopic Nitrogen," Mary Hopkins, horticulture, Nov. 16, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Developing Brains: The Work of the Sackler Institute," Michael Posner, Weill Cornell Medical College, Nov. 10, 3:30 p.m., 131 Warren Hall.
"Guerrilla Manufacturing," Jack Boehringer, Boehringer Laboratories, Nov. 11, 4:30 p.m., B14 Hollister Hall.
"Nano to Micro Patterning of Polymers," Thomas Russell, University of Massachusetts, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Novel Organic Semiconductors for Display Applications," Ghassan Jabbour, University of Arizona, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Smart Material Actuated Systems: Design and Applications," Ephrahim Garcia, DARPA, Nov. 9, 4:30 p.m., 111 Upson Hall.
"Student Access to Space: The NASA Sounding Rocket Program at Cornell," Lynette Gelinas, Laboratory of Plasma Studies, Nov. 14, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
"The Genetics of Essential Genes: Doing the Impossible With Streptomyces," Joseph McCormick, Duquesne University, Nov. 9, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"Signal Transduction During the Bordetella Infectious Cycle," Jeff Miller, UCLA School of Medicine, Nov. 10, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
TBA, Derek Lovely, University of Massachusetts, Nov. 16, 4 p.m., 125 Riley-Robb Hall.
"`Nit Fits' and Chips: Structural, Biochemcial and Genomic Approaches to the Molecular Pharmacology of Lung Cancer," Charles Brenner, Thomas Jefferson Medical College, Nov. 13, 4 p.m., G-3 Veterinary Research Tower.
"Adaptive Host Responses to Conspecific Brood Parasitism in the Moorhen: From Chilly Britain to the Tropics," Susan McRae, East Carolina University, Nov. 9, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Conotoxins: Subtype-Specific Ligands for Exploring Nervous System Function," Baldomero Olivera, University of Utah, Nov. 16, 12:20 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"How Many Kinds of Women Does It Take to Militarize a Country? Some Feminist Clues," Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, Nov. 9, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"The Irresistible Force of Self-Determination Meets the Impregnable Fortress of Territorial Integrity: A Cautionary Fairy Tale About the Clash in Kosovo and Elsewhere," Paul Szasz, New York University School of Law, Nov. 16, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Ecology, Systematics and Adaptive Radiation of Earliest Trees," Steve Scheckler, Virginia Polytechnic and Penn State, Nov. 10, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Mechanisms of Heterosis," Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University, Nov. 14, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"How Russian Industry Works: Worker and Firm Survival Strategies in Six Enterprises in Bashkortostan," Caleb Southworth, sociology, Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
"Memory Practices in the Sciences," Geoffrey Bowker, University of California-San Diego, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
"Indian Buddhism Seen From the Other Side of the Himalayas: Promises and Problems," Dan Boucher, Asian studies, Nov. 13, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"Epoxy Molding Compound for Electronics Packaging," Seong-Keok Hwang, Cornell, Nov. 9, 12:20 p.m., 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Using a Systems Engineering Approach for the Air Warrior, Helicopter Survival Gear," Betsy Dart, A.D. Little Co., Nov. 16, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
"Retooling as a Clinical Psychologist: Some Reflections on Interning in a Low-Income Psychiatric Inpatient Unit in a Public Hospital," Sandra Bem, psychology and women's studies, Nov. 14, 12:15 p.m., 394 Uris Hall.
"Gender Equality for the New Millennium: The Implications of Institutional Practices, or What You Should Know to Get Your Fair Share," Lee Kass, L.H. Bailey Hortorium; Mimi Satter, lawyer; Jennifer Halpern, ZevGroup; and Risa Lieberwitz, industrial and labor relations, Nov. 15, 4:15 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.symposiums
"Structure and Function at the Neuromuscular Junction," a symposium honoring the memory of Miriam Salpeter, will be held Nov. 11 from 1 to 6:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall. The symposium will feature international experts in the study of the neuromuscular junction and how the nervous system controls movement.
"Religion and Human Rights: Ideology, the Rhetoric of Hate and the Languages of Reconciliation," through Nov. 11 on campus. The conference is free and open to the public. For a complete listing of panels and lectures, access http://www.arts.cornell.eu/relst/index.html.theater
* Black Box Series: Alan Rosenberg's "The Knave of Hearts" will be staged Nov. 10 at 4:30 p.m. and Nov. 11-12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Center for Theatre Arts. Tickets are $2. See story.
* Cornell's Center for Theatre Arts presents one of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, "The Taming of the Shrew." The play opens Nov. 16 at 8 p.m., with evening performances Nov. 17-18 and Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and a matinee Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 for students and seniors and $9 for the public. For information, call or visit the CTA box office, 430 College Ave., weekdays, 12:30-5:30 p.m.; 254-ARTS.sports
Nov. 11, at Columbia, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 10, at Union, 7 p.m.
Nov. 11, at Rensselaer, 7 p.m.
Nov. 10, Providence, 7 p.m.
Nov. 11, Northeastern, 7 p.m.
Nov. 11, Skidmore, 8:15 p.m.
Nov. 15-19, Bill Field Invitational
Nov. 10, at Virginia, 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 15-19, Bill Field Invitational
Nov. 11, at Columbia, 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 10-12, Ivy League Champs. at Harvard