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December Calendar of Events
DECEMBER 1
Protestant Worship Services Crane Room, Paige Hall, 7
p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass Sacred Heart Church, Winthrop Street,
10 p.m.
DECEMBER 2
Physiology Seminar "Endocytic Processing of Amyloid Precursor
Protein and Alzheimer's Disease Pathogenesis," Paul Mathews, New York
University School of Medicine. M&V 702, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.
HNRCA Seminar "Recent Findings from the Age-Related
Eye Disease Study," Dr. Rick Ferris, director, Division of Epidemiology
and Clinical Research, National Eye Institute. Mezzanine Conference Room,
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, 711 Washington
St., 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.
University Chaplaincy "The Inner Journey: Mind as the
Spiritual Frontier," Venerable George Churinoff; hosted in conjunction
with the Kurukulla Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies. Dowling Hall,
Room 74A and 74B, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
DECEMBER 3
University Gallery "Hollywood Icons, Local Demons," an
exhibition of 18 large sign-board paintings that serve as portable advertisements
for traveling performances throughout West Africa. University Gallery,
Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave., through December 15. Gallery hours
are Wednesday through Saturday, noon-8 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. Exhibit
is free and open to the public. For information, call (617) 627-3518 or
visit the web site www.tufts.edu/as/gallery
Concert Conductor Chris Younghood Kim leads the Tufts
Chorale and Symphony Orchestra in a joint performance of Morten Lauridsen's
"Lux Aeterna" and Gabriel Faure's "Requiem." Tickets are $5, general admission,
and will be available at the door or in advance from any choir member.
For information, call (617) 627-4042. Cohen Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Concert The Tufts Opera Ensemble presents scenes and
arias from famous operas. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m.
Photo Exhibit "Photos of Cuba" by Museum School photographer
Katie Lyman. Olin Center, through December 5.
DECEMBER 4
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics "Asthma's
Changing Face—The Development of Novel Therapeutic Strategies," Dr. Amy
R. Simon, assistant professor of medicine and director of the Asthma Center,
Tufts-New England Medical Center. M&V 226, 3:45 p.m. Boston campus.
Concert "Takai with Kiniwe," in its second performance
of the semester, Kiniwe adds another Dagomba dance to its lineup—Takai,
a suite of different music and dance compositions featuring gorgeous hand
woven costumes and ingenious rhythms. Jackson Dance Lab, 8 p.m.
DECEMBER 5
Music "A Night of Music with Tufts Composers;" join Tufts
composers as they present "Chamber Mix," new music for mixed chamber ensembles.
Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m.
DECEMBER 6
Mathematics "The Approximate Inverse: A Powerful Tool
to Deal with Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems," Thomas Schuster, Universitat
des Saarlandes and Tufts University. Bromfield-Pearson Building, Room
101, 3:45 p.m.
Biology Seminar "The Complexities of Symbiotic Interactions:
Lessons from a Marine Ménage à Trois," Mary Beth Saffo, Museum of Comparative
Zoology, Harvard University. Barnum 104, 4 p.m.
Philosophy "Skeptical Arguments," Jonathan Vogel, Amherst
College. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4 p.m.
Music "A Night of Music with Tufts Composers;" join
Tufts composers and conductors for an exciting program of short new works
for chamber orchestra by Schechter, Vigil, Zuck and others. Alumnae Lounge,
8 p.m.
Dance "Trail—A Contemporary Dance Performance," directed
by Daniel McCusker, with the Tufts Performance Ensemble. Balch Arena Theater,
8 p.m. Free and open to the public. For information, call (617) 627-2556.
DECEMBER 7
Dance "Trail—A Contemporary Dance Performance," directed
by Daniel McCusker, with the Tufts Performance Ensemble. Balch Arena Theater,
8 p.m. Free and open to the public. For information, call (617) 627-2556.
DECEMBER 8
Foster Children's Holiday Party Tufts sponsors this 15th
annual event for hundreds of foster children from neighboring communities.
Volunteers needed the day of the event. Alumnae Lounge, 2-4:30 p.m. For
information or to volunteer, contact Lynn Brody, J87, G88, at (978) 692-5333
or e-mail FCHP@tufts.edu
Protestant Worship Services Crane Room, Paige Hall,
7 p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass Sacred Heart Church, Winthrop Street,
Medford, 10 p.m.
DECEMBER 9
HNRCA Seminar "Fat Cells: Energy Nodes that Regulate
Fat Storage, Fat Oxidation and Health: A New Paradigm for the 21st Century,"
Dr. Andrew S. Greenberg, director, HNRCA Obesity and Metabolism Laboratory
and assistant professor, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition
Science and Policy. Mezzanine Conference Room, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging, 711 Washington St., 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.
Holiday Celebration Join Larry and Adele Bacow for
the president's holiday party. Sackler 8, 3-5 p.m. Boston campus. Please
bring one canned food item to be donated to the Greater Boston Food Bank.
Foods high in protein (such as tuna fish, peanut butter and beans) are
especially needed.
DECEMBER 10
Academic Calendar Reading period, through December 11.
DECEMBER 11
Holiday Celebration Join Larry and Adele Bacow for the
president's holiday party. Gifford House, the president's residence, 4-6
p.m. Please bring one canned food item to be donated to food pantries
in Medford and Somerville. Foods high in protein (such as tuna fish, peanut
butter and beans) are especially needed.
Klezmer Dance Party Join Tufts' newest ensemble, the
Jumbo Knish Factory, in a night of traditional Klezmer dance music and
Yiddish song. Granoff Family Hillel Center, 8 p.m.
DECEMBER 12
Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology "Linking B-Cell
Antigen Receptors to the Cell Cycle," Thomas Chiles, associate professor
of biology, Boston College. Chitra Biswas Conference Room (M&V 105), 4
p.m. Boston campus.
Academic Calendar Final examinations begin, through
December 19.
DECEMBER 15
Protestant Worship Services Crane Room, Paige Hall, 7
p.m.
Roman Catholic Mass Sacred Heart Church, Winthrop Street,
Medford, 10 p.m.
DECEMBER 16
HNRCA Seminar "Improving Eating Habits via the Internet:
The DASH for Health at EMC Program," Dr. Thomas J. Moore, assistant provost
for clinical research and director, Office of Clinical Research, Boston
University Medical Center. Mezzanine Conference Room, Jean Mayer USDA
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, 711 Washington St., 4-5 p.m.,
Boston campus.
DECEMBER 17
Holiday Celebration Join Larry and Adele Bacow for the
president's holiday party. Kohnstamm Conference Room, luncheon, noon-2
p.m. Grafton campus. Please bring one canned food item to be donated to
the Grafton Food Bank. Foods high in protein (such as tuna fish, peanut
butter and beans) are especially needed.
DECEMBER 20
Academic Calendar Residence halls close at noon for undergraduates.
Winter recess through January 14.
DECEMBER 24
University Holiday
DECEMBER 25
Christmas University holiday.
DECEMBER 27
Academic Calendar Fall term grades due by noon.
January Calendar of Events
JANUARY 1
New Year's Day University holiday.
Editor's note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the January
2003 issue of the Tufts Journal is Monday, December 23. Submissions
may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu
or you may send Calendar announcements to Barbara Lewis, Office of Publications,
200 Boston Ave., Medford campus.
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