March Calendar of Events

March 1
University Gallery “Cross-Currents in Recent Video Installation: Water as Metaphor for Identity,” video installations by four artists with ties to Africa explore the amorphous quality of water as a metaphor for shifting notions of identity, migration and memory. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery, though April 2. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery.

University Gallery “Flow,” paintings and photographs by Diane Burko that focus on spectacular and extreme landscapes of volcanoes, craters, waterfalls and glaciers from Iceland, Italy, Hawaii and Washington State. Aidekman Arts Center, Koppelman Gallery, through April 2.

New Media Wall Continuous screenings of art works in video and film. Featured is Juan Manuel Echavarria's “Bocas del Ceniza (Mouths of Ash),” named after the Magdalena River in Colombia, where bodies of war victims thrown into the river wash up. The video focuses on the faces of Colombian civilians who have witnessed massacres at the hands of paramilitary forces and guerillas. Aidekman Arts Center, adjacent to the Tisch Gallery entrance, through April 2. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

P.O.V. Series View a short digital video and interview with a leading contemporary new media artist. Featured is Isaac Julien's “Encore,” stunning, color-saturated images that refer to the African Diaspora and the quest to find roots in the New World. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery lobby, through April 2. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

University Gallery “Recent and Promised Gifts of Art to the University,” featuring works by Jean Dubuffet, Alex Katz, Janice Lourie, Philip Pearlstein, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Beverly Semmes and David Smith. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, through May 21. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.

Controversies in Nutrition “New Concept and Merging Disciplines Meet Strong Resistance: Recognition of the Synergistic Interaction of Nutrition and Infection,” Nevin S. Scrimshaw, visiting professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Ash Wednesday Mass Goddard Chapel, 5:30 p.m.

March 2
Immunology Seminar “Breaking and Entering: The Role of Endosomal Cysteine Proteases in Cell Entry by the Ebola and Marburg Viruses,” Dr. Kartik Chandran, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Posner Lecture Hall, noon. Boston campus.

Noontime Concert Eric Berlin Brass Quintet. Goddard Chapel, 12:30 p.m.

HNRCA Speakers Bureau “Nutrition and the Aging Brain,” Aron Troen, a scientist in the HNRCA Vitamin Bioavailability Laboratory, will address the Never Too Late senior group. Boston Public Library, Rabb Lecture Hall, 2 p.m.

Chaplain's Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Why There Is Such an Emphasis on Respect toward the Environment in Hinduism and the Origins Behind It,” Nisha Jain, E06, Hindu Student Association. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7p.m.

March 3
Women's Track & Field Trinity Last Chance Meet, Yale University, 6 p.m.

March 4
Symphonic Sounds Malka Yaacobi and the Tufts Symphony Orchestra welcome Paul Phillips and the Brown University Symphony Orchestra for a joint concert, featuring Ravel's “La Valse,” Saint-Saëns' “Morceau de Concert for Harp and Orchestra in G Major” and Bartok's “Concerto for Viola and Orchestra.” Tickets are $10 for adults and $2 for all students or anyone with a Brown or Tufts ID. Faneuil Hall, Boston, 8 p.m.

March 6
Charles Francis Adams Lecture “The Neglected Home Front,” Stephen E. Flynn, F91, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. Cabot Center, Room 702, 11:20 a.m.

Child Development Spring Colloquium “Families across Cultures: Eco-cultural and Global Perspectives on Family Change,” James Gorgas, visiting scholar, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development and emeritus professor of psychology, University of Athens, Greece. Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Room 129, 3:30-5 p.m.

HNRCA Seminar “An Adipocentric View of Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome,” Dr. Steven R. Smith, associate professor, Louisiana State University, and director, Human Phenotyping Core-CNRU, Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

International Relations Seminar “The 'Separation Barrier' between the International Court of Justice and the Supreme Court of Israel,” David Kretzmer, the Bruce W. Wayne Professor of International Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and visiting professor of international law, Fletcher School, and visiting scholar, Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies. Cabot Center, seventh floor, 5-6:30 p.m.

March 7
Chemistry Seminar “Enantioselectivity on Naturally Chiral Surfaces,” Prof. Andrew Gellman, Carnegie Mellon University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m.

March 8
Controversies in Nutrition “Vitamin and Mineral Supplements—Who Needs Them?,” Dr. Irwin H. Rosenberg, University Professor. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Women's Studies “Is Science a Man's World? Gender, Math & Understanding Nature,” Elizabeth Spelke, Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and co-director of the Mind, Brain and Behavior Initiative. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program in honor of International Women's Day. Braker Hall, Room 01, 5-6:30 p.m. Reception to follow in the Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall.

March 9
Immunology Seminar “Activation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Stimulating TLR9 with CpG Oligos: From Laboratory Artifact to Drug,” Dr. Arthur M. Krieg, senior vice president for research and development and chief scientific officer, Coley Pharmaceutical Group. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Three-dimensional Signal Transduction during Desmoplastic-Stroma Differentiation,” Edna Cukierman, Fox Chase Cancer Center. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus.

Biomedical Seminar “Intersection of the Hepatitis C Virus Life Cycle and Lipid Biosynthetic Pathways,” Sharookh Kapadia, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, Scripps Research Institute. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

Chaplain's Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Humanity's Divine Trust,” Negin Toosi, graduate student in psychology, and Karina Purushotma, a researcher at the Feinstein Famine Center. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m.

March 10
19th Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning Keynote presentation: “Teaching for Wisdom, Intelligence and Creativity Synthesized,” Robert Sternberg, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. Tufts faculty panel presentation: “Learning Assessment Challenges and Solutions in Undergraduate and Professional Programs.” The afternoon will be devoted to technical workshops and demonstrations of how technology can be used to improve assessment. For more information and to register, go to http://www.regonline.com/88616. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Franklin M. Loew Veterinary Medical Education Building, 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Grafton campus.

Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium Held annually since 1999, the symposium celebrates the diverse contributions made by Tufts undergraduates to scholarship and research advances. It includes presentations by undergraduate scholars and researchers from all disciplines: the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering, humanities, the arts and international relations. Keynote speaker: Barry Trimmer, professor of biology, who will talk about his integrative research in the development of soft-bodied robots. For more information, go to http://ase.tufts.edu/symposium. Braker Hall, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Biology Seminar “Life History Evolution in Nephila: A Phylogenetic Approach,” Linden Higgins, adjunct assistant professor of biology, University of Vermont. Barnum Hall, Room 104, 4-5 p.m.

Women's Track & Field NCAA Championships St. Olaf College, through March 11.

March 12
Tishler Competition Finalists from the music department's 2006 Tishler Competition perform in a public concert as part of the final round of competition for this prestigious music award. Alumnae Lounge, 3 p.m.

French Film Experience “Sur mes lèvres (Read My Lips),” a 2002 thriller by Jacques Audiard. Olin Center, Rooms 011 and 012, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

March 13
Music Faculty Colloquium Featuring Gen'ichi Tsuge, lecturer in music. Department of Music, 48 Professors Row, noon.

HNRCA Seminar “SphinGOMAP: Sphingolipidomic Approaches to Pathway Analysis and Visualization and Some Surprising New Relationships They Are Revealing for Sphingolipids in Cancer and Other Disease,” Alfred H. Merrill, professor and chair of molecular cell biology, Georgia Institute of Technology. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

Women and Leadership “Enlightened Power: How Women Are Transforming Leadership,” an evening of new ideas and networking with great women leaders from business, the public sector and nonprofits. For more information, go to http://fletcher.tufts.edu/enlightened_power. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 6-9 p.m.

March 14
Men's Lacrosse Skidmore at Tufts, 3:30 p.m.

March 15
Controversies in Nutrition “Overweight and Obesity—Who's to Blame?,” Eileen Kennedy, dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Computer Science Lecture “Tangible Bits: Beyond Painted Bits,” Hiroshi Ishii, MIT Media Lab. Halligan Hall, Room 111, 3-4 p.m.

Women's Lacrosse Tufts at Wellesley, 4 p.m.

Goddard Chapel Forum on Religion and Medicine “Religion and Medicine: Local and International,” the Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, a 1976 graduate of Tufts School of Medicine and pastor, Bethel AME Church, Roxbury, Mass. Goddard Chapel, 6 p.m.

March 16
Molecular Microbiology Seminar “Using C. elegans to Study Bacterial Pathogenesis and to Screen for Antimicrobial Compounds,” Frederick M. Ausubel, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Titin: What Is This Giant Protein Doing and Why Are There So Many Isoforms?,” Marion L. Greaser, director, Muscle Biology Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus.

Max Tishler Lecture “New Tools for Bioanalysis: The Development of Microsystems for Use in Cell and Molecular Biology,” Prof. George Whitesides, Harvard University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-104, 4:30 p.m.

March 17
Men's Lacrosse Eastern Connecticut at Tufts, 5 p.m.

March 18
Spring Recess begins for undergraduate and graduate students on the Medford/Somerville campus; classes resume on March 27.

March 19
Baseball Tufts at Randolph-Macon, 1:30 p.m.

Women's Lacrosse Tufts vs. Franklin Pierce, West Palm Beach, Fla., 4:30 p.m.

March 20
Baseball Tufts vs. Maryville at Guilford, 10 a.m.

Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Endicott, 1 p.m.

Baseball Tufts at Guilford, 2:30 p.m.

HNRCA Seminar “Body Composition Tools in Clinical Research,” Dr. Steven B. Heymsfield, executive director for clinical research in metabolism, Merck & Co. Inc. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Mezzanine Conference Room, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

Women's Lacrosse Tufts vs. Buffalo State, West Palm Beach, Fla., 7 p.m.

March 21
Baseball Tufts at Greensboro, 3 p.m.

March 22
Baseball Tufts at Methodist, 3 p.m.

Men's Lacrosse Tufts at Roanoke, 3:30 p.m.

March 23
Immunology Seminar “Imaging T Cell Migration and Function,” Dr. Ulrich H. von Andrian, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Baseball Tufts at North Carolina Wesleyan, 3 p.m.

Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology “Multiple Signaling Pathways Regulate Glutamate Receptors at Synapses,” Peter Juo, assistant professor of physiology, Tufts School of Medicine. Chitra Biswas Conference Room, M&V 105, 4 p.m. Boston campus.

March 25
Men's Lacrosse Tufts at St. Mary's, 11 a.m.

Women's Lacrosse Tufts at Bridgewater State, noon.

Baseball Tufts at Apprentice, double-header, 12:30 p.m.

Softball Tufts at Chapman, 1 p.m.

March 26
Baseball Tufts at Virginia Wesleyan, double-header, noon.

March 27
Child Development Spring Colloquium “How to Measure 'Scaffolding'? Opportunity for Research/Practice in Play, Problem-Solving and Social Interaction,” Nira Granott, visiting scholar, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development. Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Room 129, 3:30-5 p.m.

HNRCA Seminar “Race/Ethnic Differences in Bone Mineral Density in Men,” Andre Araujo, research scientist, New England Research Institutes, Watertown, Mass. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, main auditorium, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus.

Charles Francis Adams Lecture Sir Richard Billing Dearlove, former chief of the British Secret Intelligence Service, topic to be announced. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5 p.m.

March 28
Softball Tufts at Springfield College, double-header, 2:30 p.m.

March 29
Chaplaincy Reflections “A Brief Taste of Islam,” Imam Noureddine Hawat, associate Muslim chaplain. Goddard Chapel. noon.

Baseball Tufts at Mass. Maritime, 3 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Amherst, 4 p.m.

March 30
Molecular Microbiology Seminar “Structure-Function Studies of Bacterial Type IV Secretion Systems,” Peter J. Christie, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Texas, Houston. Posner Lecture Hall, noon-1 p.m. Boston campus.

Chemistry Seminar Andrea Cochran, Genentech Inc., topic to be announced. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m.

Chaplain's Table on Religion, Ecology & the Environment “Climate Change: Caring about Our Children,” Anya Kollmuss, outreach coordinator, Tufts Climate Initiative. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m.

March 31
Tufts Community Research Symposium Featuring poster presentations and talks by Tufts faculty and others in the community on the “Healthy Public Housing Initiative” and “Future Directions for Community Research at Tufts.” Lincoln Filene Center, Rabb Room, 8:30 a.m.-noon.

Diversity & Cognition Colloquium Series “Understanding Prejudice and Racism from the Target’s Perspective,” Nicole Shelton, Department of Psychology, Princeton University. Psychology department, first-floor conference room, 490 Boston Ave., 3 p.m.

Baseball Tufts at Bates, 3 p.m.

Softball Tufts at Suffolk, 3 p.m.

Student Concert Vocalist Sean Zinsmeister, A06, presents his senior recital. Alumnae Lounge, 7 p.m.

Editor's note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the April issue of the Tufts Journal is Tuesday, March 28. 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.