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Nov. 18 - Dec. 2, 2004


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dance

Theatre, Film & Dance
The annual Fall Dance Theatre Concert will be Dec. 2-4 at 7 p.m. in the Class of '56 Dance Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. Call 254-ARTS for tickets and information.


emeritus/retired

CAPE Lectures & Meeting
* "Life Science Research: Creating Labs for Tomorrow's Investigators," Todd Mattison, program manager for the new Life Science Technology Building, Nov. 18, noon, Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
* "Science Results From the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers on Mars," James Bell, astronomy, Dec. 2, 2 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium. Prior to the lecture, at 1:30 p.m., CAPE's annual membership meeting will be held. For further information, contact Tori Wishart, 255-6608.


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.
* "Byrdcliffe: An American Arts and Crafts Colony," through Dec. 5.
* "For the Love of Beauty: British Arts and Crafts at the Turn of the Century," through Dec. 19.
* "Tears of Stone: World War I Remembered," through Jan. 2.
* "E.V. Day," through Jan. 9.
* "Point of View: An Anthology of the Moving Image," through May 15.
* Art for Lunch: On Nov. 18 from noon to 1 p.m., curator Andrea Inselmann will discuss the work of E.V. Day. On Dec. 2 from noon to 1 p.m., curator Nancy Green will lead a discussion of the exhibition "Tears of Stone."
Hirshland Gallery, Kroch Library
(M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 1-5 p.m.)
"Get Out the Vote! Campaigning for the U.S. Presidency," through Jan. 21.
Mann Library
"Majesty Sublime: Alexander Wilson's Epic 1804 Walk From Philadelphia to Niagara," through Nov. 30.


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; $4 for Cornell graduate students and kids 12 and under). Visit the Cornell Cinema Web site at http://cinema.cornell.edu.
Thursday, 11/18
"Animation Films From Iran," 7:30 p.m.
"Code 46" (2003), directed by Michael Winterbottom, with Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton, 9:30 p.m.
Friday, 11/19
"Raja" (2003), directed by Jacques Doillon, with Najat Benssallem, Poscal Greggory and Ilham Abdelwahed, 7 p.m.
"Collateral" (2004), directed by Michael Mann, with Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith, 7:15 and 11:45 p.m., Uris.
"We Don't Live Here Anymore" (2004), directed by John Curran, with Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern and Peter Krause, 9:30 p.m.
"Code 46," 9:45 p.m., Uris.
Saturday, 11/20
"Animation Films From Iran," 2 p.m.
"Raja," 5 p.m.
"Code 46," 7:15 p.m., Uris.
"We Don't Live Here Anymore," 7:30 p.m.
"Collateral," 9:15 p.m., Uris.
"Primer" (2004), directed by Shane Carruth, with David Sullivan and Carrie Crawford, 9:45 p.m.
Sunday, 11/21
"Primer," 5 p.m.
"We Don't Live Here Anymore," 7:30 p.m.
"Domestic Violence" (2002), directed by Frederick Wiseman, presented by Pentangle, 7:30 p.m., Uris, free.
Monday, 11/22
"On the Waterfront" (1954), directed by Elia Kazan, with Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, 7 p.m.
"We Don't Live Here Anymore," 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 11/23
"Raja," 7:15 p.m.
"On the Waterfront," 9:35 p.m.
Cornell Cinema is closed Nov. 24-28.
Monday, 11/29
"Viva Zapata" (1952), directed by Elia Kazan, with Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn, 7 p.m.
"What the #$*! Do We Know?" (2004), directed by William Arntz, Betsy Chasse and Mark Vicente, with Marlee Matlin, Elaine Hendrix and Barry Newman, 9:20 p.m.
Tuesday, 11/30
"What the #$*! Do We Know?" 7:15 p.m.
"Viva Zapata," 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 12/1
"What the #$*! Do We Know?" 7:15 p.m.
"Señorita Extraviada, Missing Young Women" (2003), directed by Lourdes Portillo, presented by LASP, 8 p.m., Uris, free.
"The Lizard" (2004), directed by Kamal Tabrizi, with Parviz Parastoie, Rana Azadvar and Mehran Najafi, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 12/2
"Distant" (2003), directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 7:15 p.m.
"Hero" (2002), directed by Zhang Yimou, with Jet Li, Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, 9:45 p.m.


lectures

Architecture, Art & Planning
Thomas Lectures: Xaveer De Geyter, an architect from Brussels, will speak Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Astronomy
Gold Lecture: "Planets, Yellowstone and Prospects for Life in the Universe," Geoff Marcy, University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 2, 4:45 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
"Process Innovation in Specialty Materials Design and Manufacture for a Sustainable Future," Robert Ware, Rohm and Haas Co., Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., 155 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
* Baker Lecture: JoAnne Stubbe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give the following lectures, all at 11:15 a.m. in 119 Baker Lab: "Regulation of Phase Transitions in Non-Template Dependent Polymerization Reactions - Soluble Substrates Lead to Insoluble Inclusions. Use of EM and Quantitative Western Blotting to Understanding the Kinetics of Granule Formation," Nov. 18; "Efforts to Understand the Evolution of a Biosynthetic Pathway and the Importance of Transient Protein Interactions: The Purine Biosynthetic Pathway as a Paradigm," Nov. 30; and "Channeling of Ammonia Over Long Distances: The Role of Glutamine in Biology Using FGAR Aminotransferase as a Paradigm," Dec. 2.
* AXE Lecture: "Honesty to the Singular Object: Some Reflections on Ethics and Science," Roald Hoffmann, chemistry and chemical biology, Dec. 1, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
City & Regional Planning
"Transit-Oriented Development in Washington, D.C.," Karina Ricks, Washington, D.C., Office of Planning; and Tomika Hughey, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Nov. 19, 12:20 p.m., 135 Baker Hall.
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
"Social Justice, Ethics and Hunger: What Are the Key Messages?" Mary Robinson, executive director of the Ethical Globalization Initiative and former president of Ireland, Nov. 18, 8 p.m., Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.
Johnson Museum
"The Legacy of Cuban Poster Art: The Graphic Explosion That Rocked the World," Lincoln Cushing, author, Nov. 18, 5:15 p.m., Johnson Museum.
Society for the Humanities
John Felstiner of Stanford University will give the following lectures: "Literary Translation and the Art of Loss," Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall; and "Speak Through My Words: Translating Pablo Neruda," Nov. 22, 4:30 p.m., Guerlac Room, A.D. White House. Read the story.
Southeast Asia Program
"Javanese Bodies, Javanese Selves," Steve Ferzacca, University of Lethbridge, Nov. 18, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.
"Mapping `Holy Space': King Mongkut and Mahasima," Worrasit Tantinipankul, city and regional planning, Dec. 2, 12:20 p.m., Kahin Center, 640 Stewart Ave.


music

Department of Music
* Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Midday Music at Lincoln: Andrew Yeo, violin, and Emily Goldman, piano. Features works by Wieniawski, Brahms and Debussy.
* Nov. 18, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano, and Judith Kellock, soprano, perform music of Schubert, Chopin and Schumann. Read the story.
* Nov. 18, 8 p.m., Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall: "Music From the Islands" features the Cornell Steel Band, CU World Drum and Dance Ensemble and the OCC Latin Ensemble.
* Nov. 19, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell World Music Choir performs songs from around the world sung as expressions of community.
* Nov. 20, 3 p.m., B20 Lincoln Hall: Studio recital: violin students of Kia-Hui Tan.
* Nov. 21, 3 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell University Percussion Ensemble and the "Boogie Band" steel band.
* Nov. 21, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell Chamber Singers, featuring Persichetti's Winter Cantata and contemporary works by James Carlson, Elliott Carter and German composers.
* Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Shane Levasque, fortepiano, performs works by C.P.E. Bach and Haydn.
* Nov. 23, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Student chamber music recital.
* Nov. 29, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Guest recital with composer/performer Alvin Curran of Mills College.
* Nov. 30, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Appel, Bissett and Trommer Jazz Combos.
* Dec. 1, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Joint student recital: Hyun Kyong Chang and Eddie Kim, piano.
* Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Barnes Hall: Cornell Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, featuring traditional, Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Greek vocal and instrumental music performed on oud, qanoun, nay, strings and percussion.
Cornell Concert Series
Pomerium presents "Chapel Music From Renaissance Spain," Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets are $22 general, $12 students. Read the story.
Cornell Folk Song Club
The Mammals will perform Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. in Anabel Taylor Hall. Tickets are $15 in advance, $17 at the door, and are available at Ithaca Guitar Works, GreenStar Market, Colophon Books, Small World Music and online at http://www.rso.cornell.edu/folksong.
Cornell Savoyards
The Cornell Savoyards' production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado will run at Ithaca High School's Kulp Auditorium Nov. 19-21, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2. Tickets are $10 adult, $8 students and seniors; matinees are $6. Tickets are available at the Willard Straight Hall ticket office, Clinton House ticket center, online at http://www.ithacaevents.com or by calling 273-4497.
`Bound for Glory'
Nov. 21: Lissa Schneckenburger and her band will perform. Nov. 28: Albums from the studio. "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.


readings

English
Eric Goodman will give a fiction reading Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in 258 Goldwin Smith Hall. Goodman, a professor at Miami University and director of its creative writing program, is the author of four novels: High on the Energy Bridge, The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall, In Days of Awe and Child of My Right Hand.


religion

Sage Chapel
Rev. Robert L. Johnson Jr., director emeritus of Cornell United Religious Work, will lead the service Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. There will be no service Nov. 28.
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
"Democracy and Development: Claude Ake, the African Development Bank and Governance Reforms," Willene Johnson, adviser, U.S. Federal Reserve System, Nov. 18, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
"Some Thoughts on Foreign Aid," Yaw Nyarko, New York University, Dec. 2, 12:20 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Applied Mathematics
"Cooperation in Social Dilemmas: Effects of Spatial Structure and the Evolutionary Origin of Cooperators and Defectors," Christoph Hauert, Harvard University, Nov. 19, 3:45 p.m., 655 Rhodes Hall.
Astronomy & Spaces Sciences
"Transiting Extrasolar Planets," Drake Demming, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., 105 Space Sciences Building.
"The Properties of Planetary Systems," Geoff Marcy, University of California-Berkeley, Nov. 29, 4:30 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Biogeochemistry & Environmental Biocomplexity
"Nitrogen in Agriculture: Can a Paradigm Shift Solve an Old Problem?" Laurie Drinkwater, Cornell, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Biomedical Sciences
"A Finite State Model of the Cell Cycle Based on N-Dimensional Cytometry of Biochemistry," James Jacobberger, Case Western Reserve University, Nov. 30, 4 p.m., Lecture Hall III, Veterinary Research Tower.
Boyce Thompson Institute
"Deciphering the Genetic Architecture of Maize Leaf and Inflorescence," Sarah Hake, USDA Plant Gene Expression Center and University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 1, 3 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
CALS International Programs
"Information and Communication Technologies in Agricultural Extension: Initiatives in India," Lakshmi Murthy, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Nov. 24, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
CEAA Enterprise Engineering
"Guerilla Manufacturing: How to Survive and Grow Competing Against the Giants," Jack Boehringer, Boehringer Lab Inc., Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall.
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Special graduate seminars will be held Nov. 22 and 29 at 4 p.m. in 165 Olin Hall.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
"Making Natural Products by Fluorous Mixture Synthesis," Dennis Curran, University of Pittsburgh, Dec. 2, 4:40 p.m., 119 Baker Lab.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
"Stochastic Rotordynamics, With Applications to Online Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machinery," M.F. Dimentberg, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Nov. 23, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
"Regional Natural Disaster Risk Assessment and Management: Cases From Two Coasts," Rachel Davidson, Nov. 30, 4:30 p.m., 366 Hollister Hall.
Computer Science
"Correctness of an Operating System Microkernel," Wolfgang Paul, Saarland University, Nov. 18, 4:15 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Crop & Soil Science
"The Role of Black Carbon in Soil Organic Matter Properties of Amazonian Dark Earths (Terra Preta)," Biqing Liang, Nov. 18, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
"Microbial Ecology of Compost Amendments in Organic Agriculture: I. Monitoring Human Pathogens in Compost Tea; II. Bacterial Communities in Vermicompost and Thermophilic Compost," Allison Horner, Dec. 2, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
"A Statistical Approach to Modeling Nonlinear Systems," Barbara Bailey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Nov. 23, 4:30 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
"The Co-Existence of Hybrid and Parental Daphnia in Lakes: The Role of Sexual Reproduction and Parasites," Pieter Spaak, Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Nov. 22, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Education
"Outreach and the Vision for Engagement With Educational Practice," Stephen Hamilton, associate provost for outreach, Nov. 18, 12:15 p.m., 101 Kennedy Hall.
Engineering
"Gender and Engineering," Ruth Oldenziel, Technical University Eindhoven, Dec. 1, 12:15 p.m., 310 Rhodes Hall.
English
Roundtable Series: Danielle St. Hilaire on Paradise Lost, Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m., English Department Lounge.
European Studies, Institute for
Mellon Sawyer seminar: Integration at the Periphery: "Mellon Sawyer Conclusion," Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m., 110 A.D. White House.
Food Science
"Sports Nutrition: Do Performance Foods Measure Up?" Kris Clark, Penn State University, Nov. 23, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
"Future of Research and Extension From a USDA Point of View," Rodney Brown, USDA, Nov. 30, 4 p.m., 204 Stocking Hall.
Horticulture
"Perspectives on the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis," Rowan Sage, University of Toronto, Nov. 22, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
"Apples: From Johnny Appleseed and Kazakhstan to Geneva, New York," Phil Forsline, USDA/ARS Plant Genetic Resources Unit, Cornell, Nov. 29, 11:15 a.m., 404 Plant Science Building.
International Nutrition
"Effectiveness of Food and Micronutrient Supplementation for Improving Birth Weight in Rural Bangladesh," Kathleen Rasmussen and Edward Frongillo, Cornell, Nov. 18, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"Update on Iron and Young Child Mortality in Zanzibar: What Are the Next Steps for Research?" Rebecca Stoltzfus, Cornell, Dec. 2, 12:20 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Italian Studies
"`Pigri ed obesi dei': Religion in the Operas of Puccini," David Rosen, Cornell, Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m., 201 A.D. White House.
Latin American Studies Program
"Peronism: A Story of Invention and Reinvention," Tulio Halperin, University of California-Berkeley, Nov. 30, 12:15 p.m., 153 Uris Hall.
Materials Science & Engineering
"Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Control of Inorganic Crystal Growth," Lara Estroff, Harvard University, Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m., 140 Bard Hall.
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
"Neural Prosthetic Reanimation of Paralyzed Limbs," Gerald Loeb, University of Southern California, Nov. 23, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
"Non-Uniform Structures in Fluidized Suspensions of Particles," Sankaran Sundaresan, Princeton University, Nov. 30, 4:30 p.m., B17 Upson Hall.
Microbiology
"Barbara McClintock at Cornell," Lee Kass, plant biology, Dec. 2, 4:30 p.m., Boyce Thompson Institute Auditorium.
Molecular Biology & Genetics
"Fruit Flies as a Model System for the Study of Drug Addiction," Jay Hirsh, University of Virginia, Nov. 19, 4 p.m., G10 Biotechnology Building.
Music
* Composers' Forum: Composition master class with Roberto Sierra and Steven Stucky, Nov. 19, 1:25 p.m., 220 Lincoln Hall.
* Music Colloquia: Lecture recital on the Viennese double bass by Heather Miller, Cornell, Nov. 22, 4:15 p.m., Barnes Hall Auditorium; and "Music of Santeriá: the Melodic and Rhythmic Complexities Within the Structure of Batá Drumming," James Armstrong, Nov. 29, 4:15 p.m., B21 Lincoln Hall.
Nanobiotechnology Center
"Engineering Strategies for Functional Nerve Repair," Christine Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin, Nov. 23, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
"Spatial Control of Cell Growth Using Protein-Micropatterning on Biocompatible Surfaces," Matt Hyndl, Wadsworth Center, Nov. 30, noon, G01 Biotechnology Building.
Natural Resources
"Mercury Dynamics During Leaf Litter Decomposition in the Adirondack Region, New York," Jason Demers, natural resources, Nov. 30, 3:30 p.m., 304 Fernow Hall.
Neurobiology & Behavior
"Mechanics and Control of Vortex Capture in Swimming Fishes," Jimmy Liao, Harvard University, Nov. 18, 12:30 p.m., A106 Corson Hall.
Nutrition
TBA, Lisa Staiano-Coico, dean of the College of Human Ecology, Nov. 22, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
"The Relationship of Food Insecurity, Participation in Food Assistance Programs and Health Outcomes in Elders," Ki Rang Kim, nutritional sciences, Nov. 29, 4 p.m., 100 Savage Hall.
Peace Studies Program
"Civic Society, Hydroelectric Dams, Armed Actors and the State in Western Colombia: Is a No-Violence Movement Possible?" Mary Roldan, Latin American Studies Program, Nov. 18, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Physics
"Physics at the Breakfast Table," Sidney Nagel, University of Chicago, Nov. 22, 4 p.m., Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.
Plant Breeding & Genetics
"Inheritance and Analysis of High Temperature Tolerance in Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)," Katy Martin Rainey, plant breeding, Nov. 30, 12:20 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall.
Policy Analysis & Management
"Asymmetric Information and the Child Care Market: Assessing Voluntary Disclosure in the Child Care Quality Rating System," Youngok Lim, economics, Nov. 23, 3:30 p.m., 114 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
TBA, Ebonya Washington, Yale University, Nov. 30, 3:30 p.m., 114 MVR Hall.
Polson Institute
"Operationalizing Freedom in the European Union: The Homo Europeaus as Consumer Citizen," Zsuzsa Gille, University of Illinois, Nov. 19, 2:30 p.m., 401 Warren Hall.
Psychology
"Interpersonal Pathoplasticity in Generalized Anxiety Disorder," Aaron Pincus, Penn State University, Nov. 19, 3:30 p.m., 202 Uris Hall.
Science & Technology Studies
"Science, Scientific Experts and the `Two Publics': Reflections on Recent Interpretations of the Public Sphere," Thomas Broman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nov. 22, 4:30 p.m., 374 Rockefeller Hall.
South Asia Program
TBA, Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University, Nov. 22, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
"When Doctors Fail: Perspectives on Health Care Services in Bangladesh," Syed Saad Andaleeb, Pennsylvania State University, Nov. 29, 12:15 p.m., G08 Uris Hall.
Textiles & Apparel
"Body Surface Change Analysis Using 3D Body Scanner," Jeong Ran Lee, Cornell, Nov. 18, noon, 317 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
TBA, Dae Sik Kim, Cornell, Dec. 2, 12:20 p.m., 317 MVR Hall.
Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
"Mechanics and Energetics of Locomotion," Arthur Kuo, University of Michigan, Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m., 205 Thurston Hall.


symposiums

African Development, Institute for
"Building the ICT Capacity of African Universities to Promote Development" is the theme of the Institute for African Development symposium, Nov. 19-20. The two-day program will include presentations by up to 15 invited experts in higher education and in ICT4D. The keynote address will be given by Roy Steiner, managing director of Cyperplex Africa and a Cornell alumnus, on "Information Technologies and African Development: Challenges and Opportunities." For a complete program, visit the Web site: http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/conf/2004/ict. Read the story.
AFROTC
"Face to Face: The USAAF Revisited" will be held Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall. The event provides an opportunity for students, faculty members and the community to listen and ask questions of Cornell alumni who participated in the ROTC program at Cornell and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Registration is not required but would be appreciated; contact the Air Force ROTC unit at 255-4004 or e-mail Maj. Byron Breese at rbb35@cornell.edu. Read the story.
CISER
The Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research is hosting a discussion about the New York Census Research Data Center at Cornell, Nov. 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. in 109 Ives Hall. Nicholas Greenia of the IRS Statistics of Income Division will speak on "IRS Data: Access and Use by Census, Including Researchers," and John Abowd, professor and director of CISER, will speak on "Academic Research Using Confidential Census Data: The Role of the Title 13 Benefit."
Classics
"Elegy, Sacrifice, Graves, Cults and Epigraphy at the Synchrotron: A Symposium in Memory of Michael Jameson," Nov. 19, 3:30 p.m., A.D. White House.
Johnson Graduate School of Management
"The Role of Women in Management," Johnson School's Women's Management Council Symposium, Nov. 18, Park Speaker, 4:30-5:30 p.m., B08 Sage Hall; Nov. 19, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., panel on strategies for success and talks by prominent women in management, B09 Sage Hall, $10 fee. For more information and to register, see this Web site: http://forum.johnsn.cornell.edu/students/orgs/wmc/. Read the story.
Lesbian, Bisexual & Gay Studies Program
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Lesbian, Bisexual and Gay Studies Program at Cornell, a symposium titled "The Queer's English" will be held in the English Department Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall, Nov. 19, beginning at 4:45 p.m., and Nov. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact LGB Studies at lgbstudies-mailbox@cornell.edu. Read the story..


theater

Theatre, Film & Dance
The Good Person of Setzuan by Bertolt Brecht will be staged Nov. 18-Dec. 4 in the Kiplinger Theatre of the Schwartz Center. For tickets and information, call 254-ARTS. Read the story.


miscellany

City & Regional Planning
In celebration of World Town Planning and GIS Day, the CRP 607 GIS Workshop presents a reception, "Building Bridges Between Community Organizations and Technology: Exploring Tools for Community Participation and Economic Development for the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative," Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the John Hartell Gallery of Sibley Hall.
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.


sports

Men's Basketball
Nov. 19-20, at Pepsi Marist Classic
Nov. 23, at Colgate, 7 p.m.
Nov. 29, Ithaca College, 8 p.m.
Dec. 1, at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball
Nov. 20-21, at UMBC Tournament
Nov. 24, at Bucknell, 5 p.m.
Nov. 29, Canisius, 6 p.m.
Men's Cross Country
Nov. 20, at IC4A Champs., New York City
Nov. 22, at NCAA Champs., Terre Haute, Ind.
Women's Cross Country
Nov. 20, at ECAC Champs., New York City
Nov. 22, at NCAA Champs., Terre Haute, Ind.
Equestrian
Nov. 20, at Skidmore
Fencing
Nov. 21, Sacred Heart
Football
Nov. 20, Penn, noon
Men's Hockey
Nov. 19, at Vermont, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20, at Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Nov. 27, Canisius, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey
Nov. 19, Vermont, 7 p.m.
Nov. 20, Dartmouth, 7 p.m.
Nov. 27-28, at Wayne State
Men's Polo
Nov. 18-21, Bill Field Invitational
Women's Polo
Nov. 18-21, Bill Field Invitational
Men's Squash
Nov. 19, at F&M, 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 20, at Penn, 11 a.m.
Nov. 21, at Princeton, noon
Women's Squash
Nov. 19, at F&M, 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 20, at Penn, 11 a.m.
Nov. 21, at Princeton, 11 a.m.
Men's Swimming
Nov. 20, at Penn w/Princeton, noon
Dec. 2, at Binghamton, 5 p.m.
Women's Swimming
Nov. 19, at Penn w/Princeton, 6 p.m.
Dec. 2, at Binghamton, 6 p.m.
Volleyball
Nov. 19, Ivy Playoff, tba
Wrestling
Nov. 20, Body Bar Invitational