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February 24 - March 3, 2005


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"From Joint to Joint: A Replaceable You," Donald Bartel, mechanical and aerospace engineering, March 3, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.


exhibits

Johnson Museum of Art
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.
* "Taboo and Transgression in Contemporary Indonesian Art," through March 20.
* "Material Matters," through March 20.
* "Elana Herzog," through March 27.
* "Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image," through May 15.
* Art for Lunch: On Feb. 24 from noon to 1 p.m., curator Andrea Inselmann will investigate the unique installations of Elana Herzog.
Mann Library
(8 a.m.-midnight, Mon.-Thurs.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Fri.; noon-5 p.m., Sat.; and noon-midnight, Sun.)
"Green Hope: The World of Trees" and "Keepers of the Hill: The Trees of Cornell - Photography by Matthew Pace '07" are on view at the first floor of the Mann Library addition through Feb. 28.


films

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 $6 ($4.75 for undergraduates and seniors; $4 for Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). Visit the Cornell Cinema Web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.Thurday, 2/24
"The Blonds" (2003), directed by Albertina Carri, 5:15 p.m.
"Tarnation" (2003), directed by Jonathan Caouette, 7:15 p.m.
"Team America: World Police" (2004), directed by Trey Parker, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, 2/25
"Proteus" (2003), directed by John Greyson and Jack Lewis, with Rouxnet Brown, Brett Goldin and Tessa Jubber, 7 p.m.
"Ray" (2004), directed by Taylor Hackford, with Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington and Regina King, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Tarnation'" 9:15 p.m.
"The Incredibles" (2004), directed by Brad Bird, with voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Sarah Vowell, 10:15 p.n., Uris.
"Team America: World Police," 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2/26
"Monkey Business" (1931), directed by Norman McLeod, with Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo Marx and Thelma Todd, 2 p.m.
"Team America: World Police," 5 p.m.
"Salvatore Guiliano" (1961), directed by Francesco Rosi, 7:15 p.m.
"The Incredibles," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Ray," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Tarnation," 9:45 p.m.

Sunday, 2/27
"Monkey Business," 4:30 p.m.
"Virgin Spring" (1960), directed by Ingmar Bergman, with Max Von Sydow, Brigitta Valberg and Gunnel Lindblom, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
"Ray," 7:30 p.m.

Monday, 2/28
"The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in my Neck" (1967), directed by Roman Polanski, with Jack MacGowran, Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski, 7 p.m.
"Salvatore Guiliano." 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 3/1
"Proteus," 7:15 p.m.
"Tupperware!" (2003), directed by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, narrated by Kathy Bates, 7:30 p.m., SCPA.
"The Fearless Vampire Killers, or: Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are in my Neck," 9:20 p.m.
Wednesday, 3/2
"Lost Horizon" (1937), directed by Frank Capra, with Ronald Coleman and Jane Wyatt, 7 p.m.
The Incredibles," 9:45 p.m.
Thursday, 3/3
"Vera Drake" (2004), directed by Mike Leigh, with Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis and Eddie Marsan, 7 p.m.
"Incident at Loch Ness" (2004), directed by Zak Penn, with Werner Herzog, Zak Penn and Kitana Baker, 9:35 p.m.


lectures

A.D. White Professor-at-Large
"Probability, Statistical Physics and Combinatorial Optimization," David Aldous, A.D. White Visiting Professor, March 3, 4:15 p.m., Bache Auditorium, Malott Hall.
City & Regional Planning
"Our Man In Havana: Walker Evan's Photographs for The Crime of Cuba (1933)," Mary Woods, architecture, Feb. 25, 12:20 p.m., 335 Baker Hall.
Cornell Theory Center
"Iconic and Symbolic Representation in Virtual Environments," Patrik Svensson, University of Sweden, Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Johnson Graduate School of Management
"Leadership and Entrepreneurship," Larry Tanenbaum, CEO of Kilmer Van Ostrand Co. and chairman of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m., B5 Sage Hall.
Southeast Asia Program
"Filipina Migrants in Rural Japan and Their Professions of Love," Lieba Faier, Society for the Humanities, Feb. 24, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Triangulating the Haij: Southeast Asians and the Pilgrimage of Mecca," Eric Tagliacozzo, History, March 3, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.


music

Department of Music
* Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, will present Fantasies by Mozart, Dussek and Haydn.
* Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student recital: Alexander Sarch, cello, will present Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011, and Shostakovich's Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40, with pianist Emily Green.
* Feb. 25, 8 p.m., Sage Chapel: "Choral Festival" featuring the Sage Chapel Choir, conductor Richard Riley; the Cornell Chorale, conductor James Patrick Miller; and the Cornell World Music Choir, under the direction of Scott Tucker.
* Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Chris Younghoon Kim, will present an evening of music for chamber orchestra and soloists.
* Feb. 27, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Senior recital: Sarah Rice, cello, will present Bach's Solo Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, Debussy's Cello Sonata and Manuel de Falla's Suite populaire.
* Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Shawn Allison, alto saxophone; pianist Abigail Shenkle; and guest Steven Mauk, alto saxophone, will present a recital.
* March 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest Lecture Recital: Gabriela Lena Frank, composer, will hold a "Composer's Conversation" about her music.
* March 3, 12:30 p.m. B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Cornell University; Cynthia Johnston Turner, director.
`Bound for Glory'
Feb. 27: Annie and the Hedonistså will perform. "Bound for Glory" is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free; kids are welcome. Listen to "Bound for Glory" on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


religion

Sage Chapel
William Gipson, Chaplain, University of Pennsylvania, will speak at the service Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Baha'i Faith
Weekly prayer circle open to all faiths, sponsored by the Baha'i Club, held Sundays at 11 a.m. at 630 Stewart Ave. All are welcome.
Baptist Campus Ministry
Weekly Bible study meets Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in 314 Anabel Taylor Hall. For information contact Keith Bowman at kcb29@cornell.edu or 277-2283.
Buddhist
* Meditations: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 12:15-1 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Zen Meditation practice is Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Founders Room, ATH. Instruction is required before attending. For information, call Anne Marie at 273-4906.
Campus Crusade for Christ
Weekly large group meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in B14 Hollister Hall.
Catholic
Sunday Mass schedule: 10 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium; 9:30 p.m., Sage Chapel.
Daily Masses: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:20 p.m., ATH Chapel; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:15 p.m., ATH Chapel.
Christian Science
Testimony meetings: Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Founders Room, 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.
Cornell Christian Fellowship
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. For information visit the Web site at http://www.ccfiv.org.
Episcopal (Anglican)
Wednesdays, worship and Eucharist, 5 p.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel. Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., ATH Chapel. For more information, call 255-4219 or send e-mail to eccu@cornell.edu.
Friends (Quakers)
Meeting for worship, Sundays, 11 a.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information visit http://www.quaker.org/ithaca/ or call 273-5421.
Grace Christian Fellowship
The InterVarsity chapter meets Fridays at 7 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall. For more information visit the Web site at http://www.curw.cornell.edu/gcf.
Hindu
Weekly religious service is Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall, followed by a Gita reading at 5 p.m.
Jewish
* Conservative: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall; Saturdays, 9:45 a.m., Founders Room, ATH.
* Reform: Fridays, 6:15 p.m., Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
* Orthodox: Fridays, Center for Jewish Living, call 272-5810 for weekly times; Saturday, 9:15 a.m., Edwards Room, ATH.
Korean Church
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.
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon)
Cornell student branch: Sundays at 9 a.m. Call 257-7313 for information.
Lutheran
Campus ministry at St. Luke Church, 109 Oak Ave., in Collegetown, Sundays, 10:45 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bible study Tuesdays, 7 p.m. For more information call 273-6811 or e-mail rlb8@cornell.edu.
Muslim
Daily congregational prayer at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly Juma'a Prayer, Friday, 1:20 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Weekly coffee hour Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m., Tower Café, Uris Library. For more information visit the Web site: http://www.meca-online.org/.
Pagan
For information about United Pagan Ministries, call Cornell United Religious Work at 255-4214.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sunday service at 11 a.m. in Anabel Taylor Chapel.


seminars

A.D. White Professor-at-Large
"A Tractable Complex Network Model," David Aldous, A.D. White Visiting Professor, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., 406 Malott Hall.
African Development, Institute for
"Women's Rights and Women's Representation: Promoting Gender Equality," Judith Van Allen, IAD senior visiting fellow, Feb. 24, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Trade Relations Between Africa and the European Union under the Cotonou Agreement," Margaret Lee, Johns Hopkins University, March 3, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Numerical Computations and Random Matrix Theory," Alan Edelman, Massachusetts Institute for Technology, Feb. 25, 3:30 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"Submm Studies of Star Formation in the Era of ALMA: Polarimetry, Spectroscopy and Continuum Imaging of Molecular Clouds," Brenda Matthews, Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The QuaD CMB Polarization Experiment," Sarah Church, Stanford University, March 3, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Linking Diversity and Stable Isotope Fractionation in Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria," Karen Casciotti, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Feb. 25, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"The Origin Recognition Core Complex Acts as a Switch in Neurons for Regulating Dendrite Development," Zhen Huang, University of California at San Francisco, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m., Lecture I, Veterinary Education Center.
Chemical & Biomolecular
Engineering
"Microscale Approaches for Engineering the in vitro Cellular Microenvironment: From Fundamental Cell Biology to High-Throughput Screening Applications," Ali Khademhosseini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Feb. 24, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Watching Electrons Move Through a Conical Intersection," David Jonas, University of Colorado-Boulder, Feb. 24, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
"Competition and Spatial Distribution of Ions Diffusively Bound to DNA," Kurt Andresen, applied and engineering physics, Feb. 25, 2:30 p.m., 380 Wilson Laboratory.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"The Future of Social Security Reform," Jennifer Wissink, economics, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"Corruption and International Valuation: Does Virtue Pay?" Daniel Ng, applied economics and management, March 3, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"Arsenic Contamination of Rice in Bangaldesh: Risk Assessment and Management Strategies, Steve DeGloria and Julie Lauren, Feb. 24, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics and Land-Cover Land-Use Change in Amazonia: Selective Logging and Forest Regrowth Following Pasture Abandonment," Ted Feldpausch, March 3, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"Ecology of Emerging Disease in Amphibians," David Skelly, Yale University, Feb. 28, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology/Jugatae
"Living with Cannibals: Costs and Benefits of Group Living in an Unusual Social Spider," Linda Rayor, entomology, Feb. 28, 3:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Latin American Studies
"Caught Between the Sea and the Stars: Crime, Politics and Violence in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil," Desmond Arias, City University of New York, March 1, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"The Study of Onsets of Tethered Chain Overcrowding and Highly Stretched Brush Regime Via Crystalline-Amorphous Diblock Copolymers," Stephen Cheng, University of Akron, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"The Energy's Future," Arthur Ruoff, material science and engineering, March 3, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Temporal Logic Control of Continuous Systems," George Pappas, University of Pennsylvania, March 1, 4:30 p.m., B11 Kimball Hall.
Microbiology
"Epulopiscium: Lifestyle Secrets of Bacteria Living Large," Esther Angert, microbiology, March 3, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Analysis of Virus Particle Maturation: Insights into Elegantly Programmed Nano-Machines," Jack Johnson, The Scripps Research Institute, Feb. 25, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Cilia, Hh Signaling and Beyond A Genetic Analysis of Mouse CNS and Limb Patterning," Aimin Liu, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Rapid Discrimination Among Individual DNA Molecules Using a Biological Nanopore," Wenonah Vercoutere, NASA Ames Research Center, March 1, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Seals, Sounds and Spatial Scales," Sophie Van Parijs, Laboratory of Ornithology, Feb. 24, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutrition
"Food Access and Availability Between Food Retailers and Low-Income Households with Children - A Conceptual Framework," Caroline Webber, nutritional science, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies
"Pakistan: Back to the Future?" Ambassador Thomas Simons, former U.S. Ambassador, Feb. 24, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Large Scale Structure of the Universe," Alex Szalay, Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Feb. 28, 4 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding
"Exploring Maize Germplasm for Unserved People in Marginal Climates," Dave Christensen, independent corn breeder, March 1, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"The Melanin Biosynthetic Gene PKS1 is Dispensable for Virulence of Mycosphaerella fijiensis, the Black Sigatoka Pathogen of Bananas," Alice Churchill, Boyce Thompson Institute, March 2, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Science & Technology Studies
"Darwin, Bible-Men and Materialists: Religion and Science in Late Ottoman Syria and Egypt," Marwa Elshakry, Harvard University, Feb. 25, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
South Asia Program
"Jantar Mantar Project," Barry Perlus, art, Feb. 28, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Structure and Properties of Natural and Artificial Bio-Based Materials," Michael Ellison, Clemson University, Feb. 24, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
"Study of Compatibility in Biobased Blends," Grima Biresaw, NCAUR/ARS/USDA, March 3, noon 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.

Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Biological Adhesive that Strengthens with Tensile Mechanical Force," Wendy Thomas, University of Washington, March 2, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposium

Johnson Graduate of School of Management
The Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club will host its fifth annual symposium Feb. 25 in Sage hall. The symposium, "Managing the Entrepreneurial Lifecycle," will include three panel discussions: "Commercializing Campus Technology," 8:30 a.m.; "Corporate Partnerships and Venture Capital," 10 a.m.; and "Exit Strategies vs. Operating Strategies," 11:30 p.m.
Online registration is required, and more infor-mation is available, at http://www.evcclub.com.
Law School
A symposium "Milosevic and Hussein on Trial," will be held Feb. 25 and 26 at the Cornell Law School. The talks and panels are free and open to the public. For a complete schedule, see this Web site at http://organiation.lawscool.cornell.edu/ilj/.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
"The Nero Project," a tale of desire and ambition weaves words, music and improvisation into an innovative evening of theater, Feb. 24-27 at 8 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre of the Schwartz Center. Tickets are $10, $8 for students and seniors. For information, visit the box office, 430 College Ave., between 12:30 and 5:30 p.m., weekdays, or call 254-ARTS.


miscellany

Alcoholics Anonymous
Meetings are open to the public and will be held Monday through Friday, 12:15 p.m., in Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information, call 273-1541.
Cornell Campus Club
The Campus Club and Tompkins County Public Library will co-sponsor children's entertainer JohnnyOnly on Feb. 24 from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. in the library's Thaler Howell Room. His kid-friendly, interactive activities set to lively music and songs entertain as well as instruct.
Early Childhood Center Open House
Cornell's Early Childhood Center is holding an open house March 26 from 10 a.m. to noon in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, ground floor. Applications will be available for fall 2005. Children must be 3 years old. Parking by building.
Emotions Anonymous
Emotions Anonymous, a 12-step program for those dealing with emotional problems, meets Sundays at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 109 Oak Ave. For information, call Ed at 387-8257.
Tsunami Benefit Dinner
The Alice Cook House Community, with help for other groups and individuals, will sponsor a benefit dinner and South East Asian cultural celebration to raise funds for the tsunami victims. The event will be held Feb. 26, at 8:30 p.m., in the Alice Cook House. The tickets are $10/students and $15/general public and are available at the Alice Cook House or at the SAP office in 170 Uris, ask for Anne. All proceeds will be donated to UNICEF. Any person dressed in South Asian clothing will receive one raffle ticket.
Writing Walk-in Service
No appointment necessary.
* Noyes Center, Room 320, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Carol Tatkon Center, 3343 Balch Hall, Sunday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m.
* Robert Purcell Center, Room 222, Sunday-Wednesday, 7-10 p.m.
* Rockefeller Hall, Room 178, Sunday-Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m.


sports

Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, Penn, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26, Princeton, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
Feb. 25, at Penn, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26, at Princeton, 7 p.m.
Women's Equestrian
Feb. 27, Cornell Tournment
Women's Fencing
Feb. 26-27, IFA Championship, Providence, RI
Women's Gymnastics
Feb. 26, Ivy Classic, New Haven, CT, 1 p.m.
Men's Ice Hockey
Feb. 25, at St Lawrence, 7:05 p.m.
Feb. 26, at Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Women's Ice Hockey
Feb. 25, Clarkson, 7 p.m.
Feb. 26, St. Lawrence, 4 p.m.
Men's Lacrosse
Feb. 26, scrimmage at Johns Hopkins, 1 p.m.
Men's Polo
Feb. 25, at Virginia, 8 p.m.
Women's Polo
Feb. 26, at Virginia, 1 p.m.
Men's Squash
Feb. 24-27, NISRA Championship, Cambridge, MA
Men's Swimming
March 3, EISL Championship, Cambridge, MA
Women's Swimming
Feb. 24-26, Ivy Championship, at Princeton
Women's Tennis
Feb. 27, Syracuse, noon
Men's Track
Feb. 26-27, Heptagonal Championship, Cambridge, MA
Women's Track
Feb. 26-27, Heptagonal Championship, Cambridge, MA