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Calendar of Events

February 3 - 10, 2005


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emeritus/retired

CAPE Lecture
"Chinese Family Survival Strategies in War and Revolution," Sherman Cochran, Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson Institute 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.
* Artist's Talk: Thursday, Feb. 3, artist Tony Feher will speak about his work in conjunction with "Material Matters." On Feb. 10 at 5:15 p.m. in the museum, Elana Herzog will speak in conjunction with her installation.
* Art-full Family Saturday: Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon, spend a winter's morning learning about the world of books with award-winning children's book author Minfong Ho, and then create a handmade book. Please bring a gently used children's book to benefit the Family Reading Partnership. Free for museum members and $5 per family for nonmembers. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
* Sunday Artbreak: On Feb. 6 at 2 p.m., Cal Walker, co-founder of the Village at Ithaca, will lead a gallery tour in celebration of Black History Month.
* Art for Lunch: Guest curator Amanda Rath will lead a tour of the exhibition of contemporary Indonesian art Feb. 10 from noon to 1 p.m.
Hartell Gallery
An exhibition of the architecture and art work by Adrian Dik Che Law, a fifth-year architecture student at Cornell who died Jan. 14, is on display through Feb. 3. A memorial and reception will be held Feb. 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the gallery. Read the story.


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.
Thursday, 2/3
"In the Realms of the Unreal" (2004), directed by Jessica Yu, 7:15 p.m. Read the story.
"Days of Being Wild" (1991), directed by Wong Kar-wai, with Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing and Maggie Cheung, 9:15 p.m.
Friday, 2/4
"Days of Being Wild," 7:15 p.m.
"Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004), directed by Kerry Conran, with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie, 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"The Yes Men" (2005), directed by Dan Ollman, Sarah Price and Chris Smith, with Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno, 9:30 p.m.
"Garden State" (2004), directed by Zach Braff, with Braff, Natalie Portman and Ian Holm, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
"Infernal Affairs" (2003), directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mark, with Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Andy Lau and Anthony Wong, 11:30 p.m.
Saturday, 2/5
"Bakers, Baking and Bakeries," co-sponsored with Ithaca Bakery, 2 p.m. Read the story.
"The Yes Men," 5 p.m.
"Infernal Affairs," 7:15 p.m.
"Garden State," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"Days of Being Wild," 9:30 p.m.
"The Godfather" (1972), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, with Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan, 9:45 p.m., Uris.
Sunday, 2/6
"Days of Being Wild," 4:30 p.m.
"The Yes Men," 7:30 p.m.
"Bigger Than Life" (1956), directed by Nicholas Ray, with James Mason, Barbara Rush and Walter Matthau, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 2/7
"Knife in the Water" (1962), directed by Roman Polanski, with Leon Niemczyk and Jolanta Umecka, 7 p.m.
"The Godfather," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 2/8
"In the Realms of the Unreal," 7:15 p.m.
"Knife in the Water," 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday, 2/9
"S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine" (2004), directed by Rithy Panh, 7:15 p.m.
"Infernal Affairs," 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 2/10
"S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine," 5 p.m.
"Bukowski: Born Into This" (2003), directed by John Dullaghan, 7:15 p.m.
"Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman" (2004), directed by Takeshi Kitano, with Beat Takeshi, Tadanobu Asano and Ittoku Kishibe, 9:45 p.m.


lectures

Cornell United Religious Work
"What Is Zen?" David Yoshin, Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall.
International Planning
"Reform or Revolution? Putting Urban Transformation in Its Place," Sanjoy Chakravorty, Temple University, Feb. 4, 12:20 p.m., 335 Baker Hall.
Mann Library
Chats in the Stacks Book Talk: "Trees in the Urban Landscape," Peter Trowbridge and Nina Bassuk, Feb. 10, 4 p.m., Mann Library addition, second floor.
Southeast Asia Program
"Cultures of Colonial Modernity in 19th-century Philippines," John Blanco, University of California-San Diego, Feb. 3, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"In Gallery Discussion of 'Taboo and Transgression in Contemporary Art From Indonesia: Conjuring the "System" in Contemporary Indonesian Art,'" Amanda Rath, history of art, Feb. 10, noon, Johnson Museum.
Wellness Program
"You Can Reduce Blood Pressure Without Medication," Ruth Merle-Doyle, Feb. 3, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.


music

Department of Music
* Feb. 3, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Jian Liu, violin; Alexander Sarch, cello; and Aaron Herzog, piano, perform Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 2 in C Minor.
* Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest recital: Claudia Anderson, flute, with Diane Birr, piano. Program features contemporary works. Read the story.
* Feb. 6, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Thom Baker, tenor, and Emily Green, piano, present Schubert's Die Winterreise.
* Feb. 7, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest recital: Jan Kobow, tenor, and Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano. "Follow the Lieder" features 18th and early 19th-century lieder by Herbing, Wolff, Beecke, Seckendorff, Mozart, Loewe and Schubert.
* Feb. 8, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Judith Kellock, soprano, with guest Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta, piano. "Songs in Response to War" features music of Poulenc, Duparc, Ives, Foster, Sierra and a new work by Jorge Villavicencio-Grossmann.
* Feb. 10, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln: Midday Music at Lincoln: Ina Leisinger, soprano, and Ulrich Leisinger, keyboard, present songs of C.P.E. Bach.
* Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Senior recital: Jevon Bindman, tenor, with Shane Levesque, piano. Includes songs by Fauré and Schumann's Dichterliebe.
'Bound for Glory'
Feb. 6: Diamonds in the Rough will perform. "Bound for Glory" is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. from the Café at Anabel Taylor Hall. Admission is free; kids are welcome. Listen to "Bound for Glory" on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.


religion

Sage Chapel
Richard Riley, director, Sage Chapel Choir, will speak at the service Feb. 6 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: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 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, Sunday, 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: Friday, 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 Tuesday, 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

African Development, Institute for
"The Impact of Policy Collaboratories on Transnational Advocacy Networks and Multistakeholder Participation in the Global Governance of Cyber-infrastructure," Derrick Cogburn, Syracuse University, Feb. 3, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"From Poverty Alleviation to Wealth Creation," Jason Bauer, consultant, OTF Group, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Andean Controls on the Biogeochemistry of the Amazon River," Michael McClain, Florida International University, Feb. 4, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"Wnt/Ryk Signaling and Neural Development," Wange Lu, California Institute of Technology, Feb. 10, 2 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Induced-Charge Electro-Osmosis: Toward Portable Microfluidics," Todd Squires, California Institute of Technology, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"A Whiff of Camphor," Pierre Laszlo, École Polytechnique, Paris, Feb. 4, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Laboratory.
"Recognition of Single-Stranded RNA by Proteins and Small Molecules," Anne Baranger, Wesleyan University, Feb. 7, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
"R.B. Woodward, E.J. Corey and the History of the Development of the Ideas of Orbital Symmetry Control," Roald Hoffmann, chemistry and chemical biology, Feb. 9, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Computer Science
"Graph Cut Algorithms for Computer Vision and Medical Imaging," Ramin Zabih, Cornell, Feb. 3, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Comparative Mammalian Genomics: Models of Evolution and Detection of Functional Elements," Adam Siepel, University of California-Santa Cruz, Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Group Dynamics in Silico: Complex Networks and the Human Flock," Michael Macy, Cornell, Feb. 10, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
"Damping Wigglers for Storage Rings," Georg Hofstaetter, LEPP, Cornell, Feb. 4, 2:30 p.m., 380 Wilson Lab.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
"The End of the Republic of Parties," Theodore Lowi, government, Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell Hall.
"Engineers for a Sustainable World: Organizational Overview, Projects and Challenges," Dan Bonner and Maurice Ayache, Engineers for a Sustainable World, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell.
CIIFAD
"Sustainable Development From Food Systems and Health Perspectives," Rebecca Stoltzfus and Jennifer Wilkins, nutritional sciences, and Ross Welch, crop and soil sciences, Feb. 9, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Crop & Soil Sciences
"Carbon and Hydrology in Forested Headwater Catchments in the Southern Amazon," Mark Johnson, Feb. 3, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Support Vector Machines for Remotely Sensed Image Classification," Pramod Varshney, Feb. 10, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"Mapping the Ocean From Space for Tsunami Hazard Mitigation, Ocean Mixing and Climate Change, and Geophysical Applications," Walter Smith, NOAA ORAD Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., 2146 Snee Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"The Macro-Evolution of Extremity: A Video-Based Comparative Analysis of the Courtship Behaviors of the Bird of Paradise Genus Parotia," Edwin Scholes, ecology and evolutionary biology, Feb. 7, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Entomology/Jugatae
TBA, Keith Hopper, USDA-ARS-BIIR, Feb. 7, 3:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Infection & Immunity
"Exploitation of the Host Actin Cytoskeleton by Bacterial and Viral Pathogens," Matthew Welch, University of California-Berkeley, Feb. 4, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Language Resource Center
"Focus on Output: Using Assessments to Increase Student Accountability," Robert Davis, University of Oregon, Feb. 12, 9 a.m., Noyes Lodge. To register contact Dick Feldman at rf10@cornell.edu.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Engineering Functional Multiprotein Assemblies (Exploring Cooperative Biomotor Dynamics With Single Molecule Sensitivity)," Michael Diehl, California Institute of Technology, Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
"Dislocation Patterning and Avalanches in Plastic Deformation," Marisol Koslowski, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Evolutionary Game Theory for Robust Multiagent System Design," Kevin Passino, Ohio State University, Feb. 8, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Microbiology
"Coral Reef Disease: the Brink of Understanding," Susan Merkel, microbiology, Feb. 3, 4 p.m., 105 Riley-Robb Hall.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"The LKB1 Tumor Suppressor: Connecting Cancer to Metabolism and Cell Polarity," Reuben Shaw, Harvard Medical School, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
"Centromere Cohesion and Kinetochore Microtubule Dynamics in Vertebrate Mitosis," Adrian Salic, Harvard Medical School, Feb. 9, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Nutrition
"Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer Through Oxidative Stress," Ahn Jiyoung, nutritional sciences, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Current Events Roundtable on the Significance of the Ukrainian Election," Valerie Bunce, government, Chip Gagnon, Ithaca College, Feb. 3, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Bringing Hearing to the Deaf - Cochlear Implants: A Technical and Personal Account," Ian Shipsey, Purdue University, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Multigenome Comparative Analyses to Identify Gibberella zeae Sexual Development Genes," Barbara Robbertse, plant pathology, Feb. 9, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Science & Technology Studies
"What Is Indigenous About Scientific Knowledge: `African Herbalism' and the Legacy of Drug Prospecting in Ghana," Abena Dove Osseo-Asare, Harvard University, Feb. 7, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"New Developments in Fiber Formation," Margaret Frey, Cornell, Feb. 10, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Spatiotemporal Control of Local Dynamics in the Heart," Robert Gilmour, Veterinary Medicine, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts presents Alan Ball's comedy Five Women Wearing the Same Dress, Feb. 3-6 and 9-12 at 8 p.m., with matinees offered Feb. 6, 12 and 13 at 2 p.m. A "Meet the Actors" discussion will be held following the Feb. 10 performance. Please note that this play contains content suitable for a mature audience. 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.
CALS Greenhouse Update
The Dean's Office in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is sponsoring the 2005 Greenhouse Update on Feb. 9. This half-day program will discuss Cornell's Safety, Health and Environmental Management System; Dramm Sprayer Equipment Techniques and Options; and Plant Lighting 101. The program is open to all greenhouse users at Cornell, however seating is limited. Preregistration is required. For more information, contact Aimee Roberts at 255-6978 or abr6@cornell.edu.
Cornell Campus Club
The Cornell Campus Club will host its spring Newcomers Coffee Feb. 10 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Hasbrouck Apartments Big Room. All Cornell-affiliated women are invited to attend.
Naturalist Workshop Series
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell Plantations and Cayuga Nature Center announce a free workshop for amateur naturalists. Learn interpretive skills and explore volunteer opportunities at each organization. Three Wednesday sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon, begin Feb. 9. Call 254-2403 or e-mail jms327@cornell.edu to register. Details are available online at http://www.cayuganaturecenter.org.


sports

Men's Basketball
Feb. 4, Brown, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, Yale, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
Feb. 4, at Brown, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Fencing
Feb. 5, at Princeton w/Fairleigh Dickinson, Haverford and James Madison
Gymnastics
Feb. 5, at Penn State w/New Hampshire and Missouri, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey
Feb. 4, at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, Colgate, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey
Feb. 4, Niagara, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, Niagara, 2 p.m.
Men's Polo
Feb. 4, Connecticut, 8:15 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Yale, 1 p.m.
Women's Polo
Feb. 4, at Yale, 7 p.m.
Feb. 5, Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Squash
Feb. 5, Trinity at Hartford, Conn., 2 p.m.
Feb. 6, Navy at Hartford, Conn., 10 a.m.
Feb. 10, at Hobart, TBA
Women's Squash
Feb. 5, Trinity at Hartford, Conn., 2 p.m.
Feb. 5, Bowdoin College at Hartford, Conn., 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, Bates College at Hartford, Conn., 10 a.m.
Feb. 10, at William Smith, TBA
Track & Field
Feb. 5, Army and Yale, time TBA
Wrestling
Feb. 5, at Hofstra, 1 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Columbia, 7 p.m.