Cornell Chronicle Calendar 3/14/96
The Cornell Chronicle
Calendar of Events
April 25 - May 2, 1996
All items for the Chronicle Calendar should be submitted
(typewritten, double spaced) by campus mail, U.S. mail or in person to
Chronicle Calendar, Cornell News Service, Village Green, 840 Hanshaw Road.
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include the name and telephone number of a person who can be called if there
are questions.
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should appear.
Department of Theatre Arts
The spring dance concert, a compilation of original faculty and student
choreography, will be held May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance
Theatre. Admission is $3.
Cornell International Folkdancers
Open to the Cornell community and general public, all events are free unless
noted otherwise. For information, call Edilia at 387-6547 or Marguerite at
539-7335 or send e-mail to David at dhr1@cornell.edu.
April 28, North Room, Willard Straight Hall: 7:30 p.m., teaching to be
scheduled, 8:30 p.m., request dancing.
Israeli Folkdancing
Thursdays, 8 p.m., Edwards Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For information, call
255-4227.
Ithaca Tango Club
The Cayuga Klezmer Revival will play klezmer tangos and waltzes April 27 from 8
p.m. to midnight at the Methodist Church, on the corner of Court and Aurora.
Free dance lessons and refreshments will be offered. A $5 donation is requested
at the door. For information call 277-9440. Come for dancing or to listen to
the music.
Johnson Art Museum
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.
* "Playfulness and Fashion: Inro From the Weston Collection," through May
12.
* "For the Enjoyment of Art: The Lockhart Collection," through May 12.
* "Still Time: Photographs by Sally Mann," through May 26.
* "A Life Well Lived: Fantasy Coffins of Kane Quaye," through June 16.
* Art for Lunch: Thursday Noontime Gallery Talks: On May 2, Carol
DeNatale, registrar, will offer a "Behind the Scenes" tour, starting at
noon.
Hartell Gallery (M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
* Work by Mildred Selendy, through April 27.
* Colin Rowe Festschrift, April 27-May 1.
Kroch Library Exhibition Room 2B
"Invention and Enterprise: Ezra Cornell, a 19th-Century Life," curated by
Elaine Engst, university archivist, through June 9.
Martha Van Rensselaer Gallery, E124 MVR Hall
Images of Malaysia: The Hand-Painted Batiks of Mohammed Najib Dawa, through
April 26.
Tjaden Gallery (M-F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
* Prints by Christa Wolf, through April 27.
* Paintings by Shane Savage-Rumbaugh, April 27-May 4.
Veterinary Medical Center
Paintings by Corinne T. Kenney, DVM '62, are on display in the center's gallery
through June 9.
Willard Straight Hall Art Gallery
* Paintings, photographs and photo collage by Patricia Chu, through April
26.
* Annual ceramics studio show and sale, April 29-May 3.
Films listed are sponsored by Cornell Cinema unless otherwise noted and are
open to the public. All films are $4.50 ($4 for students and children under
12), except for Tuesday night Cinema Off-Center at the Center for Theatre Arts
($2) and Saturday or Sunday matinees ($3.50). Films are held in Willard
Straight Theatre except where noted.
Cornell Cinema is accepting co-sponsorship proposals for the fall semester from
student organizations and faculty. For information or an application, contact
Cornell Cinema at 255-3522, 104 Willard Straight Hall. Deadline for proposals
is May 7.
Thursday, 4/25
"Science or Sacrilege: Native Americans, Archaeology and the Law" (1996),
directed by Nicholas Nicastro, 7 p.m., free.
"Aparajito" (1957), directed by Satyajit Ray, with Pinaki Sen Gupta and Smaran
Ghosal, 10 p.m.
Friday, 4/26
"The Juror" (1996), directed by Brian Gibson, with Alec Baldwin and Demi Moore,
7 p.m., Uris.
"The Kingdom" (1995), directed by Lars von Trier, with Ernst Hugo Jaregard and
Kristen Rolffes, 7:30 p.m.
"Waiting to Exhale" (1995), directed by Forest Whitaker, with Whitney Houston,
Angela Bassett and Lela Rochon, 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"A Clockwork Orange" (1971), directed by Stanley Kubrick, with Malcolm
McDowell, midnight, Uris.
Saturday, 4/27
"Waiting to Exhale," 7 p.m., Uris.
"The Kingdom," 7:30 p.m.
"The Juror," 9:30 p.m., Uris.
"A Clockwork Orange," midnight, Uris.
Sunday, 4/28
"Waiting to Exhale," 4:30 p.m.
"The Juror," 7:30 p.m.
Monday, 4/29
"The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz" (1955), directed by Luis Bunuel, 7
p.m.
"God's Country" (1985), directed by Louis Malle, presented by Pentangle, 7:30
p.m., Uris, free.
"Waiting to Exhale," 9:15 p.m.
Tuesday, 4/30
Monumental Vision
Adam Stoltman
"Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision," a documentary portrait of the designer of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Civil Rights Memorial and other major public
art, will be shown by Cornell Cinema on Tuesday, April 30, at 7:15 p.m. in
Willard Straight Hall. Using Lin's first-person account, the film explores the creative
and political process by which she conceives and develops these monumental projects.
"Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision" (1995), directed by Freida Lee Mock, with
Maya Lin and Vincent Scully, 7:15 p.m.
"Girl Talk" (1993), directed by various, 7:30 p.m., CTA Film Forum.
"Red" (1994), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, with Irene Jacob, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 5/1
"Red," 7 p.m.
"Sense and Sensibility" (1995), directed by Ang Lee, with Emma Thompson, Alan
Rickman and Kate Winslet, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, 5/2
"Two Friends" (1986), directed by Jane Campion, 7:30 p.m.
"Broken Arrow" (1996), directed by John Woo, with John Travolta, Christian
Slater and Samantha Mathis, 9:30 p.m.
Chemical Engineering
Julian Smith Lectures: "Studies of the Motions of Polymeric Liquids:
Theoretical Studies," L. Gary Leal, University of California at Santa Barbara,
April 25, 4 p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry
Bayer Lectures: Fred Wudl of the University of California at Santa Barbara will
give the following lectures, both at 4:40 p.m. in 119 Baker Lab:
"Buckminsterfullerene and Azafullerene Chemistry," April 29; and "Electricity
From Light With Organic Polymer Composites," April 30.
Classics
"The Scandalous Power of the Female: Tyrants and Their Wives in the Histories
of Herodotus," Sheila Murnaghan, University of Pennsylvania, April 30, 4:30
p.m., 134 Goldwin Smith Hall.
East Asia Program
"Doing Business in China Today," Samuel Seltzer, president, Allison Corp.,
April 25, 1:25 p.m., 200 Baker.
"Fair-sexing It: The Construction of Female Reader in Shanghai Newspapers
(1872-1912)," Barbara Mittler, University of Heidelberg, April 25, 4:30 p.m.,
374 Rockefeller Hall.
"Facitivity: 25 Years Later," Akio Kamio, Dokkyo University, April 26, 4:30
p.m., 110 Morrill Hall.
English
On April 29 at 2:55 p.m. in Hollis Cornell Auditorium of Goldwin Smith Hall,
poet and naturalist Diane Ackerman will speak as part of the "Mind and Memory"
lecture series.
Gottschalk Memorial Lecture: "Bakhtin on Aristophanes, Shakespeare and
Chekhov," David Bevington, University of Chicago, April 25, 4:30 p.m., Hollis
Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Entrepreneurship & Personal Enterprise
David Duffield, founder, president, CEO and chairman of PeopleSoft, will give a
lecture April 26 at 2 p.m. in Bache Auditorium of Malott Hall.
European Studies, Institute for
"Guenter Grass: Germany's Last Heretic?" Claudia Mayer-Iswandy, University of
Montreal, April 25, 11:40 p.m., 494 Uris Hall.
A roundtable discussion on "Whither Italy? The Future of Italian Politics After
the April 21 National Elections" will be held April 25 at 4:30 p.m. in 145
McGraw Hall.
"Memory's Remains: Pierre Nora's Lieux de memoire," Nancy Wood, University of
Sussex, April 26, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Just Institutions Matter: The Moral and Political Logic of the Universal
Welfare State," Bo Rothstein, Goteborg University, April 29, 12:15 p.m., 153
Uris Hall.
"German Federalism: A Model for the Euro-Polity?" Christian Tuschoff, Emory
University, April 30, 11:40 a.m., 494 Uris Hall.
Food Science
Berger Lecture: "Globalizing of the Food Industry," Adolph "Al" Clausi,
consultant on food research and development, April 30, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking
Hall.
Hotel Administration
Karen Karp of Karp Food Service Consulting will speak on opening and operating
a not-for-profit food service outlet, April 25, 2:30 p.m., 190 Statler Hall, as
part of the Housing and Feeding the Homeless guest speaker series.
Human Ecology
Kittrell Lecture: "A Burden of Suspicion: How Stereotypes Shape the
Intellectual Identities and Performance of Women and African Americans," Claude
Steele, Stanford University, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Uris Auditorium.
Johnson Museum of Art
"The Manly Image in Edo Culture," Paul Schalow, Rutgers University, April 26, 3
p.m., Lecture Room, Johnson Museum.
"Revelations and Evolutions," Howard McCalebb, visiting critic, April 28, 1
p.m., Johnson Museum.
Join Roger Weston for a discussion of his extraordinary collection of Japanese
laquerwear April 28 at 3 p.m.
Law & Society
"Turning Chance Into Destiny: Discourses and Fantasies of the British
Constitution," David Sugarman, Lancaster University, England, April 25, 4:30
p.m., Faculty Lounge, Law School.
LGBRO
"Straight Parents/Queer Kids": The film "Queer Son" will be screened, followed
by a panel discussion with local parents of queer kids, April 25, 7:30 p.m.,
International Lounge, Willard Straight Hall.
Near Eastern Studies
"Everett Fox's New Translation of the Torah," Gary Rendsburg, Near Eastern
studies, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 230 Rockefeller Hall.
Professors-at-Large
"How Does a Glacier Come Down a Mountain? A Rheological Problem," John Shipley
Rowlinson, Oxford University and A.D. White Professor-at-Large, May 1, 4:30
p.m., Goldwin Smith D.
Society for the Humanities
"Sexual Identity and the Transsexual," Paulo Seccarelli, psychoanalyst, May 1,
4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
"The Origins of Sexual Identity in the Case of Female Homosexuality," Joyce
McDougall, psychoanalyst, May 2, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House.
Discussion of both presentations, May 3, 10 a.m., A.D. White House.
Southeast Asia Program
"Indonesia in ASEAN and APEC," Iwan Azis, visiting professor and University of
Indonesia, April 25, 12:15 p.m., 640 Stewart Ave.
"Voices From S21: The Pathology of Terror in Pol Pot's Cambodia," David
Chandler, Monash University, April 26, 3:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
Women's Studies
"Rational Amusement and Sound Instruction: Constructing the True Catholic
Woman," Penny Becker, sociology, April 26, 3:30 p.m., 280 Ives Hall.
Department of Music
* April 25, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest ensemble Rhythm &
Brass brings a diverse range of talent and expertise to its repertoire from the
baroque tradition to chamber jazz and beyond. Included in the evening's program
is a new version of Karel Husa's Divertimento, recently arranged for the
ensemble by Husa.
* April 26, 8:15 p.m., Bailey Hall: Rhythm & Brass makes its
second Cornell appearance with the Cornell University Wind Ensemble. Works to
be performed include: Williams' Fanfare and Allegro, Iannaccone's Sea
Drift, Bernstein's Profanation from "Jeremiah," two selections from
Gabrieli, Dana Wilson's Io Rising and three selections from Duke
Ellington.
* April 27, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: The Cornell Chamber Orchestra,
conducted by Edward Murray, with soprano Judith Kellock, will perform three
concert arias and Symphony in A major, K. 201 by Mozart, Hindemith's
Five Pieces for String, Op. 44 and Bartok's Four Dialogues.
* April 28, 2 p.m., Barnes Hall: Tenor saxophonist Garth Sundem
will give a student recital that focuses on jazz with four other Cornell
students: Ken Wals, piano, Avram Bromberg, drums, Jeremy Masters, alto sax, and
Jeff Guevin, bass.
* April 28, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Five students present a mixed
recital that includes the following works: Carnival Pranks in Vienna by
Schumann, Viola Duo No. 2 in C major by W.F. Bach, Piano Sonata, Op.
10 No. 3 (Presto) by Beethoven, Mozart's Voi avete un cor fedele, K.
217 and Barber's Piano Sonata (Allegro).
* April 29, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: Hornist Patricia Bolen presents
a student recital assisted by pianist Graeme Bailey. Bolen will present works
for French horn by Eugene Bozza, Joseph Rheinberger, Gunther Schuller and Paul
Hindemith.
* May 1, 8:15 p.m., Barnes Hall: A student chamber music recital
will feature Robert Evett's Piano Trio, Mary Dyer, Max Bruch's Pieces
for clarinet, viola and piano, and Brahms' Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.
34.
CUSLAR
A concert of "Music From the Andes," sponsored by CUSLAR to benefit Peruvian
human rights organizations, will be held April 27 at 8 p.m. in the Cafe at
Anabel Taylor Hall. A donation of $5-$10 will be accepted at the door. The
event will feature the music of the group Ayllu, a Quechua word meaning
family.
South Asia Program
A free sarangi concert by Aruna Narayan Kalle, accompanied on the tabla by Bala
Krishna Iyer, will be presented April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the James Law
Auditorium.
Bound for Glory
April 28: Magical Strings will perform live in the Cafe in Anabel Taylor Hall
at 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 p.m. Admission is free and children are welcome. Bound
for Glory is broadcast Sundays from 8 to 11 p.m. on WVBR-FM, 93.5 and 105.5.
Sage Chapel
Rabbi Arnold J. Wolf from Congregation K.A.M. in Chicago will give the sermon
April 28 at 11 a.m. in Sage Chapel.
African-American
Sundays, 5:30 p.m., Robert Purcell Union.
Baha'i Faith
Fridays, 7 p.m., firesides with speakers, open discussion and refreshments.
Meet at the Balch Archway; held in Unit 4 lounge at Balch Hall. Sunday morning
prayers and breakfast, 7 a.m.
Catholic
Weekend Masses: Saturday, 5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., Anabel
Taylor Auditorium. Daily Masses: Monday-Friday, 12:20 p.m., Anabel Taylor
Chapel. Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday, 3:30 p.m., G-22 Anabel Taylor
Hall.
Christian Science
Testimony meetings sharing healing through prayer and discussion every Thursday
at 7 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. For more information see
http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~bretz/cso.html.
Episcopal (Anglican)
Sundays, worship and Eucharist, 9:30 a.m., Anabel Taylor Chapel.
Friends (Quakers)
Sundays, 11 a.m., meeting for worship in the Edwards Room of Anabel Taylor
Hall. Discussions most weeks at 9:50 a.m., 314 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Jewish
Morning Minyan at Young Israel, 106 West Ave., call 272-5810.
Friday Services: Conservative: 6 p.m., Founders Room, Anabel Taylor Hall;
Reform: 6 p.m., ATH Chapel; Orthodox: call for time, 272-5810, Young Israel.
Saturday Services: Orthodox: 9:15 a.m., One World Room, ATH. Egalitarian
Minyan, 9:45 a.m., Founders Room, ATH.
Korean Church
Sundays, 1 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Sunday services: Cornell Student Branch, 9 a.m., Ithaca ward, 1 p.m. For
directions or transportation, call 272-4520, 257-6835 or 257-1334.
Muslim
Friday Juma' prayer, 1:15 p.m., One World Room, Anabel Taylor Hall. Daily Zuhr,
Asr, Maghreb and Isha' prayers at 218 Anabel Taylor Hall.
Orthodox Christian (Eastern Orthodox)
Sundays, Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m., St. Catherine's Greek Orthodox Church, 120
W. Seneca St., 273-6884.
Protestant Cooperative Ministry
Sundays, 11 a.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
Sri Satya Sai Baba
Sundays, 10:30 a.m., 319 N. Tioga St. For details call 273-4261 or 533-7172.
Zen Buddhist
Tuesdays, 5 p.m.; Thursdays, 6:45 p.m., chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall.
African Development, Institute for
"`In the Land of the Blind:' An Appraisal of Recent Transformations in
Tanzania's Financial Infrastructure," Jan Jasper, Ph.D. student, city &
regional planning, April 29, 12:15 p.m., 208 W. Sibley Hall.
Agricultural, Resource & Managerial Economics
"Old-Growth Forest and Jobs," Jon Conrad, April 26, 1 p.m., 32 Warren Hall.
Animal Science
"Prenatal and Postnatal Nutritional Effects on Muscle Development and Body
Composition in Young Lambs," Paul Greenwood, graduate student, April 30, 12:20
p.m., 348 Morrison Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"The Future of Research: Decline or Transformation?" Andrew Odlyzko, AT&T
Bell Labs, April 26, 3 p.m., 456 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Space Sciences
"The Arecibo Upgrading Project: Current Status and Future Performance," Don
Campbell, Cornell, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences.
Biochemistry
"Mechanism of Transmembrane Signaling," Daniel Koshland Jr., University of
California at Berkeley, April 26, 4 p.m., large seminar room, Biotechnology
Building.
Bioengineering
"Legal Issues Associated With Medical Devices," Michael Wolfson, Cowan,
Liebowitz & Latman, PC, New York City, April 26, 12:20 p.m., 155 Olin
Hall.
Biogeochemistry
"The Biogeochemistry of the Amazon Basin: A Riverine Perspective," Jeff Richey,
University of Washington, April 26, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Boyce Thompson Institute
"Chemical Classification of Compounds by Affinity Fingerprinting," Lawrence
Kauvar, Terrapin Technologies Inc., April 30, 9:30 a.m., Boyce Thompson
Auditorium.
Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
"Social Transitions to Preschool," Cybele Raver, human development & family
studies, April 26, noon, 114 MVR Hall.
Chemical Engineering
"Molecular Simulation on Massively Parallel Supercomputers: A New Tool for
Molecular Science," Peter Cummings, University of Tennessee, April 30, 3:45
p.m., 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry
"Studying Chemical Dynamics With Fast Lasers," John Simon, University of
California at San Diego, April 25, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
"Metal-Mediated Oxidations of Alkanes, Arenes and Metal Alkyls: Radical and
Non-Radical Pathways," James Mayer, University of Washington, April 26, 4:40
p.m., 119 Baker.
"Extracting Signals From Noise - Stochastic Excitation in Solid State NMR,"
David Zax, chemistry, May 2, 11:15 a.m., 119 Baker.
Cognitive Studies
"Modeling Collaborative Plans for Group Activities," Barbara Grosz, Harvard
University, April 25, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Collaborative Systems: Challenges and Promises," Barbara Grosz, Harvard
University, April 26, 12:15 p.m., 104 Rockefeller Hall.
Ecology & Systematics
"Life History Evolution in Guppies," David Reznick, University of California at
Riverside, May 1, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Floriculture & Ornamental
Horticulture
"Challenges and Threats by Importation of Non-indigenous Plants: Purple
Loosestrife as a Case Study," Bernd Blossey, natural resources, April 29, 12:20
p.m., 404 Plant Sciences Building.
Fruit & Vegetable Science
"Study of Effect of Postharvest High CO2 on Strawberry Fruit Firmness," Jianshi
Zhang, fruit & vegetable science, April 25, 4 p.m., 404 Plant Science
Building.
Genetics & Development
"DNA Dendrimers: Dendritic Nucleic Acid Reagents and Methods for Signal
Amplification," Thor Nilsen, PolyProbe Inc., April 25, 12:15 p.m., large
seminar room, Biotechnology Building.
Geological Sciences
"Theory of Branched Growth," Tom Halsey, Exxon, April 30, 4:30 p.m., 1120 Snee
Hall.
Immunology
"The Roles of Two Master Regulatory Genes in B Cell Immune Responses," Marian
Koshland, University of California at Berkeley, April 26, 12:15 p.m., Boyce
Thompson Auditorium.
"Hematopoietic Stem Cell and T Cell Maturation," Irving Weissman, Stanford
University, May 2, 12:15 p.m., Boyce Thompson Auditorium.
International Studies in Planning
"Globalization and Agricultural Restructuring Through the Latin American Lense:
Lessons From Venezuela," Lourdes Gouveia, University of Nebraska, April 26,
12:15 p.m., 115 Tjaden Hall.
Latin American Studies
"Who Rules Mexico? The Old Political Elite, the New Political Elite and U.S.
Interests in Mexico," Judith Alder Hellman, York University, April 25, 12:15
p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Mann Library
"The BIOSIS Database: Scope, Coverage and Other Details of Interest to the
Frequent BIOSIS User," Barbara Lawler, BIOSIS, April 25, 9 a.m., Mann Library
Conference Room.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Polymeric Materials Synthesis and Processing in Carbon Dioxide," Joseph
DeSimone, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 140
Bard Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Neurons, Networks and Motor Behavior in the Pteropod Mollusk, Clione
limacina," Yuri Arshavski, University of California at San Diego, April 25,
12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
"Retinal Imaging With Adaptive Optics," David Williams, University of
Rochester, May 2, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutrition
"Nutrition and Public Policy: The Role of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy
and Promotion," Eileen Kennedy, executive director, USDA Center for Nutrition
Policy and Promotion, April 29, noon, 339 MVR Hall.
Operations Research & Industrial Engineering
"Systems Engineering Approach to Manufacturing Engineering," A. Campbell
Thompson, General Motors, April 25, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Ornithology
"Butterflies Are Just Like Birds," Cole Gilbert, entomology, April 29, 7:30
p.m., Fuertes Room, Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road.
Peace Studies
"The Changes and Developments in China's Defense Policy," Wang Zhongchun,
National Defense University of the PLA, People's Republic of China, April 25,
12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
"American Foreign Policy: The Challenges of a Challenging World," Samuel
Berger, deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs, April
26, 4 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Physiology
TBA, Hoosook Preyer, physiology, April 30, 4 p.m. LH III, Veterinary Research
Tower.
Plant Biology
"Phytochelatins and Metallothiones: Complementary Roles in Metal
Detoxification," Peter Goldsbrough, Purdue University, April 26, 11:15 a.m.,
404 Plant Sciences Building.
Plant Breeding
"Wild Germplasm for the Improvement of Quantitative Traits in Tomato: Advanced
Backcross Methods Using Lycopersicon hirsutum," Dario Bernacchi,
graduate student, April 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Plant Pathology
"Rainfall and the Dispersal of Fungal Spores," Larry Madden, Ohio State
University, April 26, 12:20 p.m., G-10 Biotechnology Building.
"Genetics and Chemistry of Host-Specific Peptide Toxin Biosynthesis in Fungi,"
Alice Churchill, Boyce Thompson Institute, April 30, 3 p.m., A133 Barton
Laboratory, Geneva.
"Fusarium Wilt of Birdsfoot Trefoil: Pathogen Ecology," David Kalb, plant
pathology, May 1, 12:20 p.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
Rural Sociology
Panel on "Labor Migration and Meat Packing in the Midwest," Lourdes Gouveia,
Phil McMichael, Roderick Francis and Tom Lyson, April 26, 3 p.m., 701 Clark
Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Being `Leery' of Medications: Social Identities, Bodily Differences and the
Negotiation of Credibility in Clinical Trials," Steve Epstein, UCSD, April 29,
4:30 p.m., 609 Clark Hall.
Soil, Crop & Atmospheric Sciences
"Effects of Mechanical and Thermal Forcing by Mountains on the Climate," Todd
Ringler, soil, crop & atmospheric sciences, April 30, 3:30 p.m., 135
Emerson Hall.
South Asia Program
"Hidden Danger: Women and Family Violence in Bangladesh," Roushan Jahan,
University of Chicago, April 29, 12:15 p.m., G-08 Uris Hall.
Statistics
TBA, Lawrence Brown, University of Pennsylvania, May 1, 3:30 p.m., 100 Caldwell
Hall.
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems
"Farm Management System Effects on Farm Size and Social Relations: Implications
for Agroecological and Social Sustainability," David Lighthall, Colgate
University, May 1, 4 p.m., 401 Warren Hall. For info, contact Dean Hively at
255-3066 or miscellany
Book Signing
On April 26 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Campus Store, Nancy Mills will sign copies
of her cookbook, Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Great
Recipes With Foolproof Instructions, which she co-authored with her son,
Kevin.
Cornell India Association
The Society for India and the Cornell India Association are sponsoring a
fun-filled evening of entertainment and surprises to celebrate Holi, April 26,
7:30 p.m., Ithaca High School Auditorium, admission $1.
LGB Resource Office
* Visibility Dinner, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Jansen's: Meet in front of
Jansen's at 5:15 p.m. or look for a rainbow flag on the table. If you are not
on a meal plan, you will be bonused in for free.
* On April 27 at midnight, the Rocky Horror Picture Show will be
shown at Risley Hall.
Stress Busters
"Releasing Tension Buildup in Muscles," an introduction to the benefits of
massage, May 3, 4 p.m., McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall.