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April Calendar of Events APRIL 1 Exhibition "Anita Shreve and the Houses in Her Novels." The award-winning author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife, Shreve, who graduated from Tufts in 1968, took part of her inspiration from a photo of a house near her summer home when she began imagining people and events to go with its weathered exterior. The photo of the house is on display along with quotes about the house from her various books, which are set at different time periods. Tisch Library lobby, through April 5. National Library Week Students, faculty and staff reflect on their favorite book or library-related memory, use or quotation in this exhibition that celebrates National Library Week April 6-12. Tisch Library lobby, through April 30. Baseball Mass. Maritime at Tufts, 3 p.m. Men's Tennis Tufts at MIT, 3:30 p.m. Author Talk Anita Shreve, J68, the award-winning author of The Weight of Water and The Pilot's Wife, reads from Sea Glass and her latest novel. Hirsh Reading Room, Tisch Library, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Bowdoin at Tufts, 4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar "Chemistry and Biology of Celiac Sprue," Prof. Chaitan Khosla, Stanford University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. APRIL 2 Reflections "Life after Tufts," Arlene Helderman, chaplaincy intern. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Neuroscience Seminar "Firefly Flash Communication: Foundations of a Model System for Studying Sensory Processing in Insects," Andy Moiseff, University of Connecticut. Arnold 106, 136 Harrison Ave., noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. Computer Science Colloquium "Collaborative User Experience: Reinventing E-mail and Instant Collaboration," Irene Greif, IBM Fellow and department group manager, Collaborative User Experience, IBM Research, Cambridge, Mass. Halligan Hall, Room 111, 2:50-3:50 p.m. Philosophy Lecture Series "True Enough," Catherine Elgin, Harvard University. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4 p.m. Immunology "MITF: A Transcriptional Master Regulator in Melanocyte Development and Melanoma," Dr. David Fisher, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 508, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Bowdoin, 4 p.m. Colloquium "Foreign Investment and the WTO: Leaving Room for Development," featuring William Moomaw, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Joel Trachtman, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Kevin P. Gallagher, Global Development and Environment Institute (G-DAE), Lyuba Zarsky, G-DAE and former director of the Globalization and Governance Program of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development; and Luke Peterson, Trade Investment Group, International Institute for Sustainable Development. Cabot Center, Room 205, 5 p.m. For more information, call Mary Knoble at (617) 627-6871 or visit the web site http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae Pray for World Peace Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. Goddard Chapel, 5:30-6:30 p.m. APRIL 3 Immunology "Genetic Dissection of B Lymphocyte Diversity," Dr. Alexander Tarakhovsky, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Signaling, Rockefeller University. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 508, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Anatomy & Cellular Biology "The Formation of an Auditory Sensory Organ: Cell Proliferation and Differentiation under Control," Ping Chen, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, House Ear Institute. Posner Lecture Hall, 200 Harrison Ave., 4 p.m. Boston campus. Women's Lacrosse Babson at Tufts, 4 p.m. Chaplain's Table: Religion and Popular Culture "How Can Mindfulness Practice Inform Our Lives Today?" Dr. David Arond, faculty advisor to the Buddhist Student Association. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Lost Theatres of Somerville "The Movie-Going Experience: Community and the Culture of Promotion," a lecture and discussion by Kathryn Fuller, Virginia Commonwealth University, author of At the Picture Show: Small-town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture and Celebrate Richmond Theatre. Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, Mass., 7-9 p.m. For more information, call the museum at (617) 666-9810. Balch Arena Theater "Twelfth Night," directed by Don Weingust. The show will run from April 3-5 and April 10-12 at 8 p.m., with an added matinee on Sunday, April 6, at 2 p.m. The matinee performance will be immediately followed by a post performance discussion with the director. All tickets are $3 on April 3, which includes an opening night wine and cheese reception, and $1 on April 10. Tickets for all other shows are $10 for the general public, $6 for senior citizens and $5 with a valid Tufts ID. Tickets may be purchased over the phone with a credit card by calling the Balch Arena Theater Box Office at (617) 627-3493 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. APRIL 4 Public Lecture Dr. Graham B. Spanier, president, Pennsylvania State University. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 2:30-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Applied Developmental Science Institute, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development. Please RSVP by e-mailing elizabeth.gottlieb@tufts.edu or by calling (617) 627-4939. Men's Tennis Middlebury at Tufts, 3 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium "Preconditioned Iterative Methods for Image Restoration," James G. Nagy, Emory University. Bromfield-Pearson Building, Room 101, 3:45 p.m. Oxfam Café Open mic night. Oxfam Café, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Women's Tennis Tufts at Middlebury Invitational, through April 6. APRIL 5 Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Williams, 1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Williams at Tufts, 1 p.m. Softball Bates at Tufts, 1 p.m. Concert The Tufts Chorale performs works by Benjamin Britten, Carter Pann, W.A. Mozart and Henryk Gorecki. Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, 4:30 p.m. Men's Crew Tufts vs. Boston College, Coast Guard and Trinity. Women's Crew Tufts vs. Coast Guard, Trinity and Mount Holyoke. APRIL 6 Softball Western Connecticut at Tufts, 11 a.m. Baseball Tufts at Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Balch Arena Theater "Twelfth Night," directed by Don Weingust. Balch Arena Theater, 2 p.m.; immediately followed by a post performance discussion with the director. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $6 for senior citizens and $5 with a valid Tufts ID. Tickets may be purchased over the phone with a credit card by calling the Balch Arena Theater Box Office at (617) 627-3493 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Softball Wheaton at Tufts, 3 p.m. Nutrition Reunion Dinner The first all-alumni reunion dinner for the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Davio's, 75 Arlington St., Boston, 6 p.m. For information, call (617) 636-2940 or visit the web site http://nutrition.tufts.edu Men's Crew Tufts vs. Tulane. APRIL 7 Forum "Transnational Adoption and Asian American Identity," David L. Eng, associate professor of English, Rutgers University, and the author of Queer Diasporas/Psychic Diasporas, which explores the material and psychic structures of new forms of kinship in the late 20th century, including the transnational adoption of Asian children. Anderson Hall, Burden Lounge, 11:50 a.m.-1:20 p.m. TILR Lunch and Learn "North Korea," Stephen W. Bosworth, dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Alumnae Lounge, 12:30-1 p.m. Stanley N. Gershoff Symposium "Nutrition Messages: Who's Talking? Who Cares?" Panelists include Robert Brown, senior group manager, nutrition and regulatory affairs, Frito-Lay Co.; Eileen Kennedy, global executive director, International Life Sciences Institute; Margo Wootan, nutrition policy director, Center for Science in the Public Interest; and Marian Uhlman, health reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, 1-5 p.m. Boston campus. For information, call (617) 636-2940 or visit the web site http://nutrition.tufts.edu Applied Student Recital Students working in the applied music program perform repertoire from their semester of study, with singers, strings, winds, piano and more. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 8 Men's Tennis Trinity at Tufts, 3 p.m. Biochemistry Seminar Daniel Oprian, professor of biochemistry, Brandeis University; topic to be announced. Sackler Center, DeBlois Auditorium A, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Women's Lacrosse Middlebury at Tufts, 4 p.m. Music "An Evening of Chamber Music," students working in small classical ensembles perform repertoire from their semester of study. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. Academic Calendar Graduate students register for fall 2003 semester, through April 11. APRIL 9 Reflections "Food, Freedom and the Meaning of Passover," Rabbi Jeffrey Summit associate Jewish chaplain. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics "Phase I Clinical Studies in Oncology," Dr. Brian Hamilton, senior director of oncology, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, Mass. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 130, 3:45 p.m. Boston campus. Philosophy Lecture Series "On Truth," Bradley Armour-Garb, SUNY-Albany. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4 p.m. Men's Lacrosse Middlebury at Tufts, 4 p.m. Pray for World Peace Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. Goddard Chapel, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Music "A Multigenerational Wind Ensemble Concert," the Tufts University Wind Ensemble is joined by older and younger bands from the greater Boston area. Works by Persichetti, Holsinger and Reed will be performed. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. APRIL 10 Women's Tennis Tufts at Brandeis, 4 p.m. Immunology "SLE 1,2,3," Dr. Chandra Mohan, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 508, 4 p.m. Boston campus. International Environment and Resource Policy Program "Flags of Convenience & Environmental Policy Implications" Elizabeth Desombre, Frost Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and associate professor of political science, Wellesley College. Cabot 702, 4-6 p.m. Child Development "Spirituality and Youth Development," Pamela Ebstyne King, Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Development, Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary. Stevens Library, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, 105 College Ave., 4:15-6 p.m. Chaplain's Table: Religion and Popular Culture "Christian Themes and The Lord of the Rings," Caesar Montevecchio, Harvard Divinity School, Class of 2002. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Lost Theatres of Somerville "The Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Neighborhood Theater," a lecture and discussion by Garen Daly, former manager, Somerville Theatre and Dedham Community Theatre, and Don King, theater historian and owner. Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, Mass., 7-9 p.m. For more information, call the museum at (617) 666-9810. Roeder Lecture "How Flies Fly: The Neurobiology of Aerodynamic Control," Michael Dickson, professor of bioengineering, California Institute of Technology. Barnum 104, 7:30 p.m. Concert "Springtime Jazz with the Tufts Big Band;" director Joel LaRue Smith leads the band in jazz standards, both new and old. Goddard Chapel, 8 p.m. Balch Arena Theater "Twelfth Night," directed by Don Weingust. The show will run April 10-12, Balch Arena Theater, 8 p.m. Tickets are $1 on April 10. Tickets for all other shows are $10 for the general public, $6 for senior citizens and $5 with a valid Tufts ID. Tickets may be purchased over the phone with a credit card by calling the Balch Arena Theater Box Office at (617) 627-3493 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. APRIL 11 Baseball Bowdoin at Tufts, 3 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium "Solution to a Problem of Sands on the Factorization of Groups," Raj Prasad, University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Bromfield-Pearson Building, Room 101, 3:45 p.m. Men's Tennis Tufts at Bowdoin, 4 p.m. Oxfam Café Battle of the Bands. Oxfam Café, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. APRIL 12 Baseball Bowdoin at Tufts, noon. Men's Lacrosse Colby at Tufts, 1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Tufts at Colby, 1 p.m. Softball Colby at Tufts, 1 p.m. Concert "A Choral Celebration in Goddard," the Tufts University Chorale and its conductor, Chris Younghoon Kim, celebrate the recent renovation of Goddard Chapel and its organ with a special performance of "Rejoice with the Lamb" by Benjamin Britten and "Alleluia" by Randall Thompson, along with other works. Goddard Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Men's Crew Tufts vs. UNH, Bates and Wesleyan. Women's Crew Tufts vs. Bates, Wesleyan and Washington College. Men's Track & Field Tufts at Central Connecticut Invitational. Women's Track & Field Tufts at Central Connecticut Invitational. APRIL 13 Concerto Concert Hear the winners of the Tufts Symphony Orchestra's concerto competition perform the music of Elgar, Rossini and Mendelssohn; featuring Andrea Spirn, cello; Lauren Phillips, soprano; and Jane Dechongkit, piano. Cohen Auditorium, 4 p.m. APRIL 14 APRIL 15 Men's Tennis Babson at Tufts, 3 p.m. Softball Tufts at Babson, 4 p.m. Women's Tennis Amherst at Tufts, 4 p.m. Chemistry Seminar "Diamond-based Electrodes as Neurochemical Sensors," Prof. Heidi Martin, Case Western Reserve University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Concert Tufts Early Music Ensemble meets Tufts Composers with music from the Renaissance to the present day. EME continues its exploration of German music with works by Praetorius, Hassler and Scheidt; new works by Tufts Composers based on forms and ideas used by Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654). Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. Academic Calendar Undergraduate students register for fall 2003 semester, through April 17. APRIL 16 Reflections "New Life in Christ," the Rev. Steven Bonsey, associate Protestant chaplain. Goddard Chapel, noon-1 p.m. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics "Obesity: The Role of the Food Industry and Conflicting Public Policy," James E. Tillotson, professor of food policy, Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, adjunct professor of international business, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and adjunct professor of food science and human nutrition, Michigan State University. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 130, 3:45 p.m. Boston campus. Philosophy Seminar "How to be a Relativist," Michael Lynch, Connecticut College. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Tufts at Wesleyan, 4 p.m. Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. Pray for World Peace Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. Goddard Chapel, 5:30-6:30 p.m. APRIL 17 Men's Tennis Tufts at Amherst, 3 p.m. APRIL 18 Baseball Tufts at Trinity, 3 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium "Improving Finiteness Properties of Metabelian Groups" (joint work with Jens Harlander), William Bogley, Oregon State University. Bromfield-Pearson Building, Room 101, 3:45 p.m. Women's Tennis NESCAC Tournament at Williams College, through April 20. APRIL 19 Men's Lacrosse Bates at Tufts, 1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Tufts at Bates, 1 p.m. Softball Tufts at Bowdoin, 1 p.m. Concert The Boston Village Gamelan and Tufts University Gamelan Ensemble perform a concert of central Javanese music, featuring guest artist I.M. Harjito, one of the most renowned gamelan masters of the modern era. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. Men's Crew Tufts vs. Ithaca, Holy Cross and Connecticut College at Holy Cross. Women's Crew Tufts vs. Ithaca, Holy Cross and Connecticut College at Holy Cross. Men's Track & Field Tufts at Connecticut College Invitational. Women's Track & Field Tufts at Connecticut College Invitational. APRIL 21 TILR Lunch and Learn Social lunch. Aidekman Arts Center, Alumnae Lounge, 12:30-1 p.m. APRIL 22 Men's Tennis Bates at Tufts, 3 p.m. Biochemistry Seminar "Deregulation of G2/M Transition by ErbB2 and Breast Cancer Chemoresistance," Dr. Dihua Yu, professor, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Sackler Center, DeBlois Auditorium A, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chemistry "Rosette Nanotubes: New Materials with Unprecedented Properties," Prof. Hicham Fenniri, Purdue University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Opera Seymour Barab's "A Game of Chance;" come and see what happens when three women—one looking for love, another money, and the third, fame—get what they each wish for the most. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 23 Softball Brandeis at Tufts, 3 p.m. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics "Genetic Approaches to Neural Development and Neuronal Degeneration," Jie Sheh, assistant professor, Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 130, 3:45 p.m. Boston campus. Men's Lacrosse Wesleyan at Tufts, 4:30 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Amherst at Tufts, 4:30 p.m. Pray for World Peace Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. Goddard Chapel, 5:30-6:30 p.m. APRIL 24 Noon Hour Concert Tamara Smirnova, violinist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Mihail Jojatu, cellist with the BSO. Goddard Chapel, 12:30-1 p.m. Immunology "Transcriptional Regulation of Cell Fates and Gene Expression in the Immune System," Dr. Harinder Singh, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago. Jaharis Family Center for Biomedical and Nutrition Sciences, Room 508 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chaplain's Table: Religion and Popular Culture "The Fathers Speak: Boston Priests in Their Own Words," the Rev. David O'Leary, university chaplain. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Softball Tufts at Eastern Connecticut, 5 p.m. Lost Theatres of Somerville "Curator's Tour," David Guss, associate professor of anthropology at Tufts, will relate the stories behind the "Lost Theatres of Somerville" exhibit materials and discuss the role of local cinemas in community-building. Somerville Museum, 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, Mass., 7-9 p.m. For more information, call the museum at (617) 666-9810. Concert The Tufts Flute Ensemble, composed of bass, alto, C flutes and piccolo, will perform music from the Renaissance to the present day in trios, quintets and large ensemble. The Tufts Chamber Singers, fresh off their spring break tour of Spain, will perform a cappella music from past to present. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. Men's Track & Field Tufts at Penn Relays. APRIL 25 Baseball Tufts at Colby, 3:30 p.m. Mathematics Colloquium "The Dependence of the Navier-Stokes Equations on the Distribution of Molecular Velocities," Peter Love. Bromfield-Pearson Building, Room 101, 3:45 p.m. Desforges Chair Dedication of the Jane F. Desforges, M.D., Chair in Hematology and Oncology at Tufts School of Medicine, featuring the inaugural lecture by the chair's first recipient, Dr. Philip N. Tsichlis. Sackler Center, DeBlois Auditorium, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Concert The Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir presents its spring celebration. Tickets are $5 and are available in advance only from choir members. United Methodist Church, Somerville, Mass., 6 p.m. Men's Tennis NESCAC Championships at Middlebury, through April 27. Oxfam Café Crisis Bureau, Bloody Wolf Dog and Mordecai. Oxfam Café, 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. APRIL 26 Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Connecticut College, 1 p.m. Women's Lacrosse Connecticut College at Tufts, 1 p.m. Distinguished Service Awards The Tufts University Alumni Association will honor seven alumni with its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. This year's recipients are the Hon. Thomas R. Pickering, F54; Thomas L. Baer, A57; Nathan Gantcher, A62, chairman of the Tufts University Board of Trustees; Elliott Lerman, E65; Dr. Catherine Gody Wolf, J69; and Ioannis N. Miaoulis, E83, G86, G87, former dean of the School of Engineering and now president of Boston's Museum of Science. Sheraton Colonial, Wakefield, Mass. Any member of the faculty or staff who wishes to attend the reception/dinner should contact Nancy Sardella at (617) 627-3021 or e-mail nancy.sardella@tufts.edu Women's Crew Tufts vs. Simmons, Wellesley and Smith. Men's Track & Field NESCAC Championships at Williams College, through April 27. Women's Track & Field NESCAC Championships at Williams College, through April 27. APRIL 27 Opera Seymour Barab's "A Game of Chance;" come and see what happens when three women—one looking for love, another money, and the third, fame—get what they each wish for the most. Alumnae Lounge, 7 p.m. APRIL 28 TILR Lunch and Learn "Winning the Peace in the Middle East," Tony Smith, Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science, Tufts University. Alumnae Lounge, 12:30-1 p.m. Student Poster Session Sponsored by Tufts University Center for Children (TUCC) and University College of Citizenship and Public Service (UCCPS), the session will showcase student projects on children or youth that were awarded funding this year. Cabot Center, 7th floor, 3-5:30 p.m. Baseball Eastern Connecticut at Tufts, 3 p.m. HNRCA Seminar "Enterocyte Differentiation: Acquiring the Ability to Absorb Dietary Calcium," James C. Fleet, associate professor of food and nutrition, Purdue University. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 711 Washington St., 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. Concert The Tufts Small Jazz Ensembles "paint the air with colors of jazz" in this special concert. Tiger Okoshi (trumpet, composer) and his band perform original compositions as well as popular jazz standards. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 29 Academic Calendar Reading Period, through May 1. APRIL 30 Pray for World Peace Sponsored by the University Chaplaincy. Goddard Chapel, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Concert The Tufts Klezmer Ensemble finishes the semester with a dance party and concert. Come join the group with guest dance instructor Angela Schatz, who will guide the audience through the dance steps to the Hora, Sher and more. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. May Calendar of Events MAY 1 MAY 3 Editor's note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the May issue of the Tufts Journal is Tuesday, April 22. 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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