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April Calendar of Events APRIL 1 Psychology Diversity & Cognition Seminar “Culture, Diversity and the Self,” Virginia Kwan, assistant professor of psychology, Princeton University. Psychology department, first floor conference room, 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis Brandeis at Tufts, 3 p.m. Lecture “The Meaning of the Brown Decision,” Ted Landsmark, president of the Boston Architectural Center, who has been appointed by Boston Mayor Tom Menino to gather information for a new school assignment policy in the Boston Public Schools. Robinson Hall, Room 253, 4 p.m. Immunology Seminar “Mechanisms Controlling the Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of the Cholera Toxin Genes,” Dr. Matthew K. Waldor, associate professor of molecular and microbiology, Tufts School of Medicine. Jaharis Center, Room 508, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Babson, 4 p.m. Chaplain’s Table on the Body: Fasting and Feasting “Reinvigorating Latent Spiritual Forces of the Soul: a Baha’i Perspective,” Ana Martinez, A05. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Reading Author Azar Nafisi reads from her book, Reading Lolita in Tehran, a New York Times bestseller, and discusses her experiences running a secret group for women in Iran during Ayatollah Khomeini’s regime. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 7 p.m. Barnum Museum Lecture “Double-strand Breaks: an ENDless Pursuit,” Dr. Michael A. Resnick, National Institutes of Environmental Health Services. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Concert The Tufts Chorale and Tufts Chamber Singers perform choral classics from their March tour of the East Coast, featuring selections by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Gershwin, folk songs and spirituals. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. University Gallery “ArtWorks: Tufts Undergraduates,” an ongoing and changing exhibition of projects by students in painting, drawing, sculpture and graphic design classes. Aidekman Arts Center, Slater Concourse Gallery, through April 25. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from noon-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to www.tufts.edu/as/gallery. APRIL 2 Men’s Tennis Tufts at Middlebury, 2 p.m. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium “Spin Electronics: Magnetic Moments and Amorphous Semiconductors,” Prof. Frances Hellman, UCSD, La Jolla. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Women’s Tennis Tufts at Middlebury Invitational, through April 4. APRIL 3 Men’s Crew Tufts vs. Boston College, Coast Guard and Trinity at Malden River, 9:30 a.m. Women’s Crew Tufts vs. Coast Guard, Trinity and Mt. Holyoke at Malden River, 9:30 a.m. Men’s Track and Field Tufts at Southern Connecticut, 11 a.m. College Music Festival “An Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Dance Ensembles” in which Tufts welcomes faculty and students from MIT, Wellesley College and Williams College who are involved in classes in African traditional performance arts. Each college group will present a workshop in a style of African music and dance. Jackson Dance Lab and Cohen Auditorium, noon-4 p.m. Baseball Wesleyan at Tufts, 1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Trinity, 1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Babson, 1 p.m. Softball Bowdoin at Tufts, 1 p.m. Men’s Tennis Williams at Tufts, 1 p.m. APRIL 4 Baseball Tufts at Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Softball Tufts at Wheaton, 1 p.m. Softball Tufts at Western Connecticut, 3 p.m. APRIL 5 HNRCA Seminar “Dermatologists Be Aware! Sunshine, Vitamin D and Immunity,” Margherita Cantorna, assistant professor of nutritional immunology, Penn State. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. APRIL 6 National Public Health Week “Removing Our Blinders: Why Medicine Is Not Enough,” featuring Tufts faculty members Jeffrey Griffiths, James Hyde, Aviva Must and Beth Rosenberg. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Boston campus. Men’s Tennis Tufts at Trinity, 3 p.m. Baseball Tufts at Bentley, 3:30 p.m. Chemistry Seminar “C-H Bond Activation of Methane at Metal Surfaces: Several Ways…,” Prof. Ian Harrison, University of Virginia. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. APRIL 7 Parlour Music on Professors Row “The Newest Diabelli Variation Project,” Tufts composers treat Anton Diabelli’s ubiquitous waltz in ways Beethoven and the composers of 1820s Vienna could not have imagined; featuring John McDonald on piano and an introductory lecture by Teresa Neff. 48 Professors Row, noon. Nutrition Science and Policy Seminar “A Salutogenic Approach to the Study of Maternal Psychosocial Well-being in Settings of Complex Emergency,” Astier Almedom, Henry R. Luce Professor in Science and Humanitarianism at Tufts. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. National Public Health Week “Missing the Point: Case Studies in Medicine Out of Context,” featuring Nicolás Carballeira and Barton Laws of the Latin American Health Institute. Posner Hall Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. Tufts Climate Initiative “Cars, the Environment and Consumerism,” a talk by representatives of Toyota’s Advanced Technologies Group. Ballou Hall, Coolidge Room, 2:15 p.m. The talk will be followed by “Kick the Tires,” a chance to ride in an electric or hybrid car and find out how they work. Behind West Hall, 3:30 p.m. Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics “The Current Environment for Pharmaceutical Innovation,” Kenneth Kaitin, director, Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. Sackler Center, Room 304, 3:45 p.m. Boston campus. Bergstrom Lecture “Our Children Are Speaking Truth to Power: Who Is Listening?” Nancy Hoit, advisor to former Vice President Gore for 16 years and director of the Family Re-Union policy and conference initiative led by Al and Tipper Gore. Eaton Hall, Room 204, 4 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Bowdoin at Tufts, 4 p.m. APRIL 8 M.D./MPH Alumni Seminar “Theory, Practice and Ethics of Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response: A Street-Level NYC Public Health Perspective,” Dr. Joel Ackelsberg, M.D./MPH ’93, medical director of the Emergency Readiness and Response Unit, New York City Department of Health. Posner Hall Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. Noon Hour Concert Sharon Gewirtz on violin and Eleanor Peron on piano. Goddard Chapel, 12:30-1 p.m. Softball Bridgewater State at Tufts, 3 p.m. Men’s Tennis MIT at Tufts, 3:30 p.m. Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Axonal Transport of Mitochondria—What’s Directing Traffic?” Peter Hollenbeck, associate professor of biological sciences, Purdue University. Sackler Center, Room 827, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Middlebury, 4 p.m. Chaplain’s Table on the Body: Fasting and Feasting “When Food Becomes an Enemy,” Gail Kaufmann Casiello, lecturer in mathematics. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. University Art Gallery Nine artists in the joint graduate degree program of Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts showcase their MFA thesis work in an exhibition that explores ideas of institution, globalization, cultural boundaries, conflict, power and desire through painting, video and photography. The opening reception is Thursday, April 8, 5-8 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch and Koppelman galleries, through April 25. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from noon-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to www.tufts.edu/as/gallery. Tufts Composers Spring Premieres Tufts students, faculty and guest composer Howard Frazin present new works. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 9 National Public Health Week “Social Justice and Public Health,” Dr. Barry S. Levy, adjunct professor of family medicine and community health, Tufts School of Medicine. Posner Hall Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. Baseball Trinity at Tufts, 3 p.m. Physics and Astronomy Colloquium “Recent Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope: A New View of the Infrared Universe,” Prof. Giovanni Fazio, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Men’s Tennis Bowdoin at Tufts, 4 p.m. APRIL 10 Tufts Literacy Corps Reads stories to young children. Medford Starbucks, 2151 Mystic Valley Parkway (next to Wild Oats), 9:30-11:30 a.m. Men’s Crew Tufts vs. UNH, Bates and Wesleyan at Malden River, 10 a.m. Men’s Tennis Colby at Tufts, 11 a.m. Men’s Track and Field Tufts at Southern Connecticut, 11 a.m. Baseball Trinity at Tufts, noon. Women’s Lacrosse Bates at Tufts, noon. Softball Tufts at Bates, noon. Men’s Lacrosse Williams at Tufts, 1 p.m. APRIL 12 Veterinary School 25th Anniversary Lecture Series “Conservation Medicine: Focusing on Health Relationships Between Humans, Animals and Ecosystems,” Dr. Mark Pokras, director of the Tufts Wildlife Clinic. Paige Hall, Crane Room, noon. Molecular Oncology Seminar “Modeling Cancer and Cancer Genomes,” Dr. Ronald A. DePinho, professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and director, Center for Applied Cancer Science, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Sackler Center, DeBlois B Auditorium, 4 p.m. Boston campus. HNRCA Seminar “Indicators of Vitamin B12 Status—The Next Big Thing,” Martha Morris, scientist, Nutritional Epidemiology Program, HNRCA. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. Jazz Concert The Tufts Small Jazz Ensembles, two student bands under the direction of Tiger Okoshi and Scott Aruda, perform a program called “Good Health and Spirit.” Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 13 Men’s Tennis Tufts at Babson 3 p.m. Women’s Tennis Tufts at Amherst, 4 p.m. Softball Babson at Tufts, 4:30 p.m. Applied Music Recitals Students in the Tufts Applied Music Program perform works from their semester of study. Alumnae Lounge, 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. APRIL 14 Nutrition Science and Policy Seminar “The Bangladesh Integrated Nutrition Project and the Realties of Evaluating a Large-Scale Nutrition Project,” Meera Shekar, senior nutrition specialist, the World Bank, and Sascha Lamstein, a Ph.D. student at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus. Austin Lecture Series “A New Kind of Science,” Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, author of A New Kind of Science and CEO of Wolfram Research Inc. Barnum Hall, Room 008, noon-1:30 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Middlebury, 4 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Wesleyan at Tufts, 4 p.m. Concert “Soundscapes,” a performance by the Tufts Wind Ensemble explores music’s power to transport us to different worlds and cultures. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. APRIL 15 Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Stem Cell Continuum,” Dr. Peter J. Quesenberry, head, Center for Stem Cell Biology, Roger Williams Medical Center. Sackler Center, Room 827, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Immunology Seminar “Aire-Gene Control of Immunological Tolerance,” Dr. Diane Mathis, Section on Immunology and Immunogenetics, Joslin Diabetes Center and Harvard Medical School. Jaharis Center, Room 508, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chemistry Seminar “Structural DNA Nanotechnology,” Prof. Nadrian Seeman, New York University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Balch Arena Theater “Noises Off!,” Michael Frayn’s award-winning comedy classic directed by Luke Jorgensen. Performances are April 15-17 at 8 p.m. and April 18 at 2 p.m., followed by a discussion with the director and cast. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $7 for senior citizens and $6 with a valid Tufts ID. Tickets for the April 15 show are $4 and include an opening night wine and cheese reception. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information and to purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the Balch Arena Theater box office at 617-627-3493, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater. APRIL 16 Physics and Astronomy Colloquium “True 3D Micro- and Nanofabrication via Two-Photon Polymerization,” Prof. Michael J. Naughton, Boston College. Anderson Hall, Nelson Auditorium, 3:30 p.m. Baseball Tufts at Bowdoin, 3:30 p.m. Philosophy Lecture Series “The Influence of Culture on Psychoanalytic Theories of the Self,” Suzanne Kirschner, associate professor of psychology, Holy Cross. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4-6 p.m. APRIL 17 Tufts Literacy Corps Reads stories to young children. Medford Starbucks, 2151 Mystic Valley Parkway (next to Wild Oats), 9:30-11:30 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Davis Invitational at Lowell, 10 a.m. Baseball Tufts at Bowdoin, noon. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Colby, 1 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Colby at Tufts, 1 p.m. Softball Tufts at Colby, 1 p.m. APRIL 18 APRIL 19 APRIL 20 Chemistry Seminar “The Chemistry of Chemical Protein Synthesis: Methods & Targets,” Prof. Stephen Kent, University of Chicago. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. A Night at the Opera The Tufts Opera Ensemble performs Menotti’s “Old Maid and the Thief” along with comic scenes from “Magic Flute” and “Merry Wives of Windsor.” Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 21 Men’s Lacrosse Amherst at Tufts, 4 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Amherst, 4:30 p.m. Softball Tufts at Brandeis, 4:30 p.m. Charles Francis Adams Lecture “Israel’s Strategic Environment,” Daniel Ayalon, Israeli ambassador to the United States. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5 p.m. APRIL 22 Softball Eastern Connecticut at Tufts, 3:30 p.m. Concert The Tufts Flute Ensemble and Tufts Chamber Music Ensemble perform music from the Renaissance to the present day in trios, quartets and large ensemble. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. Balch Arena Theater “Noises Off!,” Michael Frayn’s award-winning comedy classic directed by Luke Jorgensen. Performances are April 22-24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $7 for senior citizens and $6 with a valid Tufts ID. Tickets for the April 22 show are $1. Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. For more information and to purchase tickets over the phone with a credit card, call the Balch Arena Theater box office at 617-627-3493, weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, Balch Arena Theater. APRIL 23 Baseball Colby at Tufts, 3 p.m. Philosophy Lecture Series “Particularity and Presence in Visual Perception,” Susanna Siegel, assistant professor of philosophy, Harvard University. Eaton Hall, Room 206, 4-6 p.m. APRIL 24 Women’s Crew Tufts vs. Smith, Simmons and Wellesley at Malden River, 10 a.m. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Connecticut College, noon. Baseball Colby at Tufts, noon. Softball Tufts at Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Bates, 2 p.m. Concert The Tufts Symphony Orchestra performs Copland’s “Appalachian Spring,” the first movement of Schumann’s “Piano Concerto” and Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 9 in E minor.” Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. APRIL 25 APRIL 26 Birger Economics Lecture Alex Brill, senior economist for the House Ways and Means Committee, will discuss fiscal policy issues in Washington, D.C., and his evolution from an undergraduate economics major at Tufts to his current position. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 5:30 p.m. Extended Technique @ Tufts Tufts composers perform new works featuring novel instrumental techniques and combinations. Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 27 Sidney Leskowitz Memorial Lecture “Initiating and Maintaining the CD8 Response,” Dr. Michael J. Bevan, Department of Immunology, University of Washington. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chemistry Seminar “On the Role of Nonnatural Amino Acid Ligands in De Novo Heme Protein Design,” Prof. Brian Gibney, Columbia University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. A Night at the Opera The Tufts Opera Ensemble performs Menotti’s “Old Maid and the Thief” along with comic scenes from “Magic Flute” and “Merry Wives of Windsor.” Alumnae Lounge, 8 p.m. APRIL 28 Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Wesleyan, 4:30 p.m. Charles Francis Adams Lecture “Global Security in the Year 2010,” Robert D. Kaplan, noted author and correspondent for Atlantic Monthly. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5 p.m. Concert Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna leads Kiniwe, Tufts’ West African dance and music ensemble, in a performance of music and dance from his Dagomba heritage. Jackson Dance Lab, 8 p.m. APRIL 29 Psychology Diversity & Cognition Seminar “Stereotyping and Prejudice in Context: Self-Image Motive and Local Norms,” Steven Fein, professor of psychology, Williams College. Psychology department, first floor conference room, 3 p.m. Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Genetic and Molecular Regulation of Neuronal Differentiation,” Stefano Stifani, associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute. Sackler Center, Room 827, 4 p.m. Boston campus. Chaplain’s Table on the Body: Fasting and Feasting “From Borscht to Chocolate Cheesecake,” featuring a special guest lecturer. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. An Evening of Jazz The Tufts Big Band, under the direction of Joel LaRue Smith, presents a hot and fiery performance of traditional jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz. Goddard Chapel, 8 p.m. APRIL 30 Gospel Concert The Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir presents its spring concert. All tickets are $7 and are available in advance from choir members. College Avenue United Methodist Church, Somerville, 6 p.m. University Art Gallery “Pardon My French: Art of Marshall Carbee,” an exhibition of hypnotic expanses of color, otherworldly illustrations and sculptural objects that defy classification; curated by Fred Kalil, Tufts Office of Publications, and Elizabeth Wylie, HKT Architects, Somerville. Aidekman Arts Center, Slater Concourse Gallery, through May 23. Opening reception is Thursday, May 6, from 6-8 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from noon-8 p.m. and Sunday from noon-5 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to www.tufts.edu/as/gallery. Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the
May issue of the Tufts Journal is Monday, April 26. Submissions
may be e-mailed to barbara.lewis@tufts.edu
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