January Calendar of Events

January 2
University Holiday Tufts is closed.

January 3
University Gallery “Selections from the United Nations Sculpture Series,” artist Wenda Gu’s fusion of traditional Chinese ink painting, seals and furniture with the materials and notions of a new millennium. Gu began the series in 1993 and has installed it in 15 countries. His two site-specific, 22-foot-high sculptures at Tufts are totems made from human hair of various races, formed into blocks and supporting the pseudo-calligraphic characters of an invented language. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, through January 8. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.

Exhibition “150 Years of Fraternities and Sororities at Tufts,” an exhibition prepared by the Friends Exhibition Team of Marcia Kaplan Goldsmith, J55; Sheila McDermott, J57; Jay Samuels, E45; and Judy Johnson Uhrig, J55. Tisch Library, corridor to the Tower Café, through January 12.

Men’s Basketball MIT at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m.

Library Hours Intersession hours at the Tisch Library are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The library is closed on Monday, January 16.

January 5
Immunology Seminar “Inflammatory Responses in Colon Cancer: Cause or Effect?,” Khashayarsha Khazaie, Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

January 6
Ice Hockey Saint Michael’s at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m.

January 7
Women’s Basketball Tufts at Fitchburg State, 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Babson at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 2 p.m.

Ice Hockey Norwich at Tufts, Malden Forum, 4 p.m.

January 8
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts at Dartmouth Relays, 9:30 a.m.

January 9
HNRCA Seminar “Nutrition and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: The Age-Related Eye Disease Study,” Dr. Emily Y. Chew, deputy director, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, and chief, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Clinical Trials Branch, National Eye Institute. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

January 10
Women’s Basketball Emmanuel College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m.

Photography Exhibition “EXPOSURE/VII Workshops: Bali and Kosovo,” sponsored by the Institute for Global Leadership and featuring a selection of student photographs taken during the summer of 2005 in workshops led by acclaimed VII Photo Agency photographers. The themes of the Bali photos include the role of women in Bali society, modernization and a week in the life of one of Bali’s major temples. The Kosovo collection explores many facets of post-war Kosovo, including Serb-Albanian interaction in Mitrovica, the plight of Roma refugees, women in the Kosovar police force and deforestation. Aidekman Arts Center, Slater Concourse Gallery, through February 3. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518.

January 12
Immunology Seminar “Worm Parasite Genetics: Moving Ahead in Forward and Reverse,” research professor of biomedical sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Posner Lecture Hall, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

January 13
Women’s Basketball Colby College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Tufts at Colby College, 7 p.m.

Ice Hockey Castleton State at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m.

January 14
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts Invitational I, Gantcher Center, 11 a.m.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts Invitational I, Gantcher Center, 11 a.m.

Women’s Basketball Bowdoin College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 3 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Tufts at Bowdoin College, 3 p.m.

Ice Hockey Skidmore at Tufts, Malden Forum, 4 p.m.

January 15
Men’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Wesleyan with Williams, 1 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Wesleyan with Williams, 1 p.m.

January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day University holiday.

January 17
MFA Thesis Exhibition Five artists in the joint degree program of Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts exhibit their final projects for the MFA degree. Featured artists are Candice Ivy, Huguette Despault May, Christopher Morgan, Gerald Rojek and Karen Schiff. Opening reception: Thursday, January 19, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Aidekman Arts Center, University Gallery, through January 29. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.

Tisch Library Workshop “How to Use RefWorks,” a web-based bibliography/citation management program that will save you lots of time and frustration in creating bibliographies, in-text citations and footnotes. The library funds RefWorks, so it is available to the entire Tufts community free of charge, whether you are on or off campus. Register for the workshop by e-mailing laurie.sabol@tufts.edu. Please include your subject/research area. Light snacks and beverages will be served. Tisch Library, Room 223, noon-1:30 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Tufts at Wheaton College, 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Tufts at Brandeis University, 7 p.m.

Ice Hockey Suffolk at Tufts, Malden Forum, 7:30 p.m.

January 18
Tisch Library Workshop “How to Use RefWorks,” a web-based bibliography/citation management program that will save you lots of time and frustration in creating bibliographies, in-text citations and footnotes. The library funds RefWorks, so it is available to the entire Tufts community free of charge, whether you are on or off campus. Register for the workshop by e-mailing laurie.sabol@tufts.edu. Please include your subject/research area. Light snacks and beverages will be served. Tisch Library, Room 223, 10-11:30 a.m.

Tisch Library Workshop “How to Use RefWorks,” a web-based bibliography/citation management program that will save you lots of time and frustration in creating bibliographies, in-text citations and footnotes. The library funds RefWorks, so it is available to the entire Tufts community free of charge, whether you are on or off campus. Register for the workshop by e-mailing laurie.sabol@tufts.edu. Please include your subject/research area. Light snacks and beverages will be served. Tisch Library, Room 223, 3-4:30 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Boston College at Tufts, Hamilton Pool, 5 p.m.

January 19
Immunology Seminar “Role of TIM-1 in T Cell Activation and Immune Tolerance,” Rosemarie DeKruyff, Children’s Hospital. Posner Lecture Hall, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Tisch Library Workshop “Article Linking in Blackboard,” learn how to provide links to suggested readings for your students on your Blackboard course site. Tisch Library, Room 223, 1-1:30 p.m. For more information, call Anna Neatrour at 617-627-6207 or e-mail anna.neatrour@tufts.edu.

January 20
Men’s Basketball Williams College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Tufts at Williams College, 7 p.m.

Ice Hockey Tufts at Bowdoin College, 7 p.m.

January 21
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts Invitational II, Gantcher Center, 11 a.m.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts Invitational II, Gantcher Center, 11 a.m.

Gallery Tour Take a tour with a Tufts art gallery guide of the exhibition featuring the work of five artists in the joint degree program of Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, who are showing their final projects for the MFA degree. Featured artists are Candice Ivy, Huguette Despault May, Christopher Morgan, Gerald Rojek and Karen Schiff. Aidekman Arts Center, University Gallery, 1 p.m. The exhibition runs through January 29 and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at MIT, 1 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at MIT, 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Middlebury College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Tufts at Middlebury College, 3 p.m.

Ice Hockey Tufts at Colby College, 4 p.m.

January 23
HNRCA Seminar “Maintenance of Weight Loss—The Next Big Challenge for Behavioral Researchers,” Rena R. Wing, professor of psychiatry and human behavior, Brown Medical School, and director, Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, Miriam Hospital, Providence, R.I. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

January 24
Ice Hockey Tufts at Johnson & Wales, 7 p.m.

January 25
Memorial Service A celebration of the life of Boryana Damyanova, a Tufts senior from Bulgaria who was killed in November after she was struck by two cars in Davis Square. Goddard Chapel, 4-5 p.m.

Women’s Squash Tufts at Connecticut College, 5:30 p.m.

January 26
Veterinary Symposium “REVEAL Animal Models,” a conference on spontaneous animal models of human disease. Speakers include Dr. Lisa M. Freeman, associate professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Andrew Hoffman, associate professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Cynthia Leveille-Webster, associate professor of clinical sciences; Dr. Linda Ross, associate professor of clinical sciences; and Dr. John Rush, professor of clinical sciences, all at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 1-4 p.m. Boston campus. For more information, contact Susan Brogan at susan.brogan@tufts.edu or 508-887-4723, or go to http://www.tufts.edu/vet/reveal/index.html.

Fares Center Conference “Democratizing the Middle East?,” a conference that puts into perspective current U.S. policies that aim to promote “freedom” and “democracy” in the Middle East. Registration begins at 2:30 p.m. Keynote address at 3:15 p.m.: “Historical Precedents for Middle East Democracy,” Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and director of the Middle East Institute at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. Other conference sessions include: “Constitutions and the Law,” “Elections and Civil Society,” “Religion and Democracy,” “Women and Democracy” and “American Interests and Middle East Democracy.” The conference runs through January 27 at the Cabot Intercultural Center. For more information, contact Steve Guerra at 617-627-6569 or e-mail stephen.guerra@tufts.edu.

Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Control of Cell Motility, Migration and Invasion by the GIT-PIX Complex,” Dr. Steen H. Hansen, scientist, Boston Biomedical Research Institute. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus.

Gallery Talk Five artists in the joint degree program of Tufts and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts talk about their MFA thesis exhibitions currently showing. Featured artists are Candice Ivy, Huguette Despault May, Christopher Morgan, Gerald Rojek and Karen Schiff. Aidekman Arts Center, University Gallery, 6 p.m. The show runs through January 29 and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.

Men’s Squash Tufts vs. Connecticut College at Harvard, 6:30 p.m.

January 27
Men’s Basketball Wesleyan University at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 7 p.m.

Ice Hockey Tufts at Hamilton College, 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Tufts at Wesleyan University, 7:30 p.m.

January 28
Women’s Fencing Tufts at Wellesley College with Cornell and Vassar, 8:30 a.m.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts at Bowdoin College with Springfield and MIT, 12:30 p.m.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field Tufts at Bowdoin College with Springfield and MIT, 12:30 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Bates College, 1 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Tufts at Bates College, 1 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Connecticut College at Tufts, Cousens Gym, 3 p.m.

Women’s Basketball Tufts at Connecticut College, 3 p.m.

Ice Hockey Tufts at Amherst College, 3 p.m.

Men’s Squash Tufts at Franklin & Marshall, 6 p.m.

January 29
Men’s Squash Tufts at Haverford with Navy, 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Fencing Tufts at Yale with Sacred Heart, 11 a.m.

Women’s Squash Tufts at Smith College, 1:30 p.m.

January 30
HNRCA Seminar “Health Disparities—Nutrition, Stress and Genetics: Preliminary Results from the Puerto Rican Cohort Study,” Katherine L. Tucker, director, Dietary Assessment and Epidemiology Research Program, HNRCA, and director, Nutritional Epidemiology Program, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Jose M. Ordovas, director, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, HNRCA, and professor of nutrition, Friedman School. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

January 31
Men’s Basketball Tufts at Western Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the February issue of the Tufts Journal is Monday, January 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.