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March Calendar of Events March 1 University Art Gallery “Altered States: Views of Transition in Recent Photography,” images by six artists who examine how the effects of industry and development in the United States and abroad are inscribed into our environment. Photographers Steven Smith, Josh Winer, Mori Insinger, Sze Tsung Leong, Chris Jordan and Xing Danwen bring a unique perspective to the changing objects and landscapes they photograph—from cityscapes to suburban sprawl, and from rock formations to recycled electronics. Aidekman Arts Center, Tisch Gallery, through April 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday until 8 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery. University Art Gallery “Jun Yang: HERO—this is WE,” a two-channel video installation that explores the notion of nationalism in historical, cultural and political contexts. The flag is explored as a symbol of national existence, pride and self-identification. In one of the two videos narrated by the artist, Yang appropriates mass media sources to illustrate China’s political, economic and cultural development since he left the country as a child. In the second video, in which footage from the 2004 Athens Olympics runs in slow motion silently alongside the first, Yang renders various flags white to suggest one international people. Aidekman Arts Center, Koppelman Gallery, through April 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday until 8 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery. New Media Wall Continuous screenings of art works in video and film. Featured is “Jun Yang and Soldier Woods,” a short video that deals with the question of translation by exploring how the pronunciations, interpretations, and associations of the artist’s name vary in different cultural contexts. Aidekman Arts Center, adjacent to the Tisch Gallery entrance, through April 1. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., and Thursday until 8 p.m. For more information, call 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery. University Gallery “Nuvolomondo,” the first site-specific installation by Boston painter Cristi Rinklin, commissioned for the Harry Remis Sculpture Court at the Aidekman Arts Center at Tufts. Culling imagery from sources as varied as Rococo art, cellular biology, natural history illustration, cosmological phenomena and decorative patterns, Rinklin’s lush environment depicts a world based on real objects and pictorial traditions, altered by technology, and completed by the imagination of the artist. Inspired by her recent visiting artist and scholar residency at the American Academy in Rome, Rinklin’s “cloud-world” installation is a “techno-ornate” burst of color and form. A contemporary interpretation of Baroque ornament, architectural details and stained glass panels, the installation is a stimulating experience that changes form and mood throughout the day. Aidekman Arts Center, Remis Sculpture Court, through May 30. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday until 8 p.m. For more information, call the gallery at 617-627-3518 or go to http://www.ase.tufts.edu/gallery. William Shucart Lecture in Neuroscience “Advances in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering,” Robert S. Langer, Institute Professor, MIT. Jaharis Center, Behrakis Auditorium, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Boston campus. Immunology Seminar “Cytidine Deaminases: From Metabolic Enzymes to Antiviral Weapons,” Dr. Nina Papavasiliou, Laboratory of Lymphocyte Biology, Rockefeller University. Jaharis Center, Room 508, noon. Boston campus. 2007 Norris and Margery Bendetson EPIIC International Symposium “Global Crises: Governance and Intervention,” an exploration of how global, transnational and cross-border issues are stressing and challenging traditional sovereignty. For more information and a complete symposium schedule, go to http://www.epiic.org/symposium/2007/symposium.html. Medford/Somerville campus, through March 4. Thesis Proposal Defense “Food Deprivation and Acculturation: Food Beliefs, Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Practices among Cambodian Refugee Women in Lowell, Mass.,” Jerusha Peterman, graduate student in food policy and applied nutrition, Friedman School. Jaharis Center, Room 216, 1:30-3 p.m. Boston campus. Book Discussion Kelly Sims Gallagher, F03, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, will discuss her new book, China Shifts Gears: Automakers, Oil, Pollution and Development (MIT Press, 2006). Anderson Hall, Burden Lounge, 4:30-6 p.m. Chaplain’s Table on Mystics, Prophets and Activists in Religion “Choosing Faith: Why I Am Prayerfully Pro-choice,” Sarah Peck, Seminarians for Choice. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Artist’s Talk Internationally acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky talks about his work for “The China Series,” currently on display at the University Art Gallery. The exhibition explores China’s booming development over the past decade. Aidekman Arts Center, 6:30 p.m. Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures “The Invention of Modernity, Choice, Knowledge and Action in Classical Greek Thought: Democracy and Military Efficiency: Political Animals: Aristotle,” Josiah Ober, professor of political science and classics, Stanford University. Braker Hall, Room 001, 7:30-9:30 p.m. March 2
Women’s Track & Field ECAC Championships, Wesleyan University, through March 3. Biology Seminar Jennifer Thaler, associate professor, Department of Entomology, Cornell University. Barnum 104, 4 p.m. March 3
March 4 Concert “Music of Halim El-Dabh and Alan Hovhannes,” Tufts Professor of Music John McDonald, composer/pianist, and Ken Radnofsky, saxophone, join guest artists El-Dabh and Hovhannes in world and Boston premiere performances. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. March 5 Diversity Education Lecture “We’ve Been Here Before: Hate Speech, Affirmative Action and Structural Inequality,” Mari J. Matsuda and Charles R. Lawrence III, professors, Georgetown University Law Center, and co-authors of We Won’t Go Back: Making the Case for Affirmative Action. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5:30-7 p.m. Veterinary Continuing Education “12th Annual Orthopedic Surgery Course and Laboratory Introducing Orthopedic Pain Management;” course director: Dr. Karl H. Kraus, professor of clinical sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Marriott Key Largo Bay Beach Resort, Key Largo, Fla., through March 8. For more information, contact the Veterinary Continuing Education Department at 508-887-4723; e-mail vetCEinfo@tufts.edu or go to http://www.tufts.edu/vet/continedu/orthopedicsurgery.html. March 6 Chemistry Seminar “Collectins: Proteins of Innate Immunity with Potential for Therapeutics for Infection and Inflammation,” Prof. Ken Reid, Oxford University, United Kingdom. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Veterinary Continuing Education “3rd Annual Feline Medicine Seminar;” course director: Dr. Mary Anna Labato, staff veterinarian, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine. Marriott Key Largo Bay Beach Resort, Key Largo, Fla., through March 8. For more information, contact the Veterinary Continuing Education Department at 508-887-4723; e-mail vetCEinfo@tufts.edu or go to http://www.tufts.edu/vet/continedu/felinemedicine.html. March 7 March 8 Noon Hour Concert Pianist Shuann Chai performs works by Schubert and Mendelssohn. Goddard Chapel, 12:30 p.m. Chaplain’s Table Mystics, Prophets and Activists in Religion “The Practice of Sufism,” Imam Salih Yucel of the Boston Dialogue Foundation in Revere, Mass. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Charles Francis Adams Lecture “Theocracy, Democracy and the Conservative Consolidation in Iran,” Vali Nasr, a Tufts and Fletcher alumnus; professor and associate chair of research in the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School; and the author of five books, most recently, The Shia Revival: How Conflicts within Islam Will Shape the Future. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5:30-7 p.m. Chamber Music Performance “Two Pianos, Four Hands and Other Combinations,” hear Tufts’ beautiful new Steinway pianos (including the new concert grand) in a performance featuring several Tufts faculty pianists. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. March 9 Chamber Concert In preparation for their upcoming tour to Spain, the Tufts Chamber Singers, directed by Andrew Clark, offer a tour preview concert with the University of Rochester Chamber Singers, directed by Brett Scott. The choirs will perform music by Debussy, Mendelssohn, Trevor Weston and others. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. March 10 Dental Clinic Advancement Ceremony The “white coat” ceremony marks the transition of the Class of 2009 from basic and biomedical science and pre-clinical education to providing patient care in the dental school’s clinics. Boston Hyatt, 9-11 a.m., followed by lunch for D2009 students and their families. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Skidmore, 1 p.m. Gallery Tour View the spring exhibitions with a Tufts gallery guide. Aidekman Arts Center, 2:30-3:30 p.m. March 11 French Film Experience “The Beat That My Heart Skipped,” French filmmaker Jacques Audiard’s adaptation of the 1978 James Toback cult classic, “Fingers.” Olin Center, Rooms 011 and 012, 6:30-9 p.m. March 12 HNRCA Seminar “A Food-based Approach to the Prevention of Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers,” Gary D. Stoner, professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Auditorium, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. March 13 Chemistry Seminar “Collagen Molecular Assembly Mechanisms: The Key Role of Recognition Modules within the Carboxyl Propeptide Domain in Chain Selectivity,” Prof. Arthur Veis, Northwestern University. Pearson Chemistry Building, Room P-106, 4:30 p.m. Dental Student/Alumni Networking Session Tufts School of Dental Medicine, One Kneeland St., seventh floor, 5-7:30 p.m. Boston campus. March 14 Ginn Library Book Talk Series Author Robert Rotberg, director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University and president of Ginn’s World Peace Foundation, discusses his book, A Leadership for Peace: How Edwin Ginn Tried to Change the World. Ginn, a Boston textbook publisher, became an advocate for world peace and alternatives to armed conflict for resolving disputes among nations. Along the way, he became a vegetarian, backed the wrong invention of library guru Melvil Dewey and assisted with civic improvements in Boston and Winchester, where he owned 60 acres when it was still mostly farmland. Fletcher School, Ginn Library, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Wellesley at Tufts, 4:30 p.m. International Business Seminar “Leading an Organization: The Skills That Matter Most,” Sidney Taurel, chairman and CEO, Eli Lilly & Co. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Equine Health Lecture Series “Back and Hind Limb Issues: What Is Going on Back There?” Dr. Jose Garcia Lopez, diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons. The fifth of six Wednesday evening lectures for New England horse owners. Pre-registration fee for each lecture is $20; registration at the door is $25. For more information, call the Office of Continuing Education at 508-887-4723 or e-mail susan.brogan@tufts.edu. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, registration: 6:30 p.m.; lecture: 7-9 p.m. Grafton campus. Richard E. Snyder Presidential Lecture “Rethinking Undergraduate Education,” Lawrence H. Summers, the Charles W. Eliot University Professor at Harvard University, who served as the 27th president of Harvard from July 2001 until June 2006. Cohen Auditorium, 7:30-9 p.m. Tufts Composers Beau Kenyon, a graduate student in music, presents his graduate thesis recital, “Tree of Aureliano,” for recorder quartet and mixed ensemble. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. March 16 Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Williams, 5 p.m. March 17 Women’s Lacrosse Williams at Tufts, 1 p.m. Baseball Tufts at St. Paul’s, 1 p.m. March 18 Baseball Tufts vs. Endicott at Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C., 1 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. Elmhurst at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 4 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. Dana at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 8 p.m. March 19 Women’s Tennis Tufts at Point Loma, 2:30 p.m. Baseball Tufts at Guilford College, Greensboro, N.C., 3 p.m. HNRCA Seminar “Use of Phosphatide Precursors to Increase the Number of Brain Synapses,” Dr. Richard Wurtman, the Cecil H. Green Distinguished Professor, MIT. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Auditorium, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. Softball Tufts vs. Wesleyan at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 5:45 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. Augsburg at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 8 p.m. March 20 Softball Tufts at Chapman, Orange, Calif., 3:30 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Wheaton, 4 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. St. Catherine at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 5:45 p.m. Baseball Tufts at Greensboro, 6 p.m. March 21 Baseball Tufts at Methodist, 4 p.m. March 22 Softball Tufts vs. St. Thomas at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 3:30 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. Williams at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 8 p.m. March 23 Softball Tufts vs. St. Catherine at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 10:45 a.m. Softball Tufts vs. Amherst at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 1 p.m. Baseball Tufts at Randolph-Macon, 3 p.m. March 24 Softball Tufts vs. Pacific at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 10:45 a.m. Women’s Lacrosse Wesleyan at Tufts, noon. Baseball Tufts at Apprentice (double-header), 12:30 p.m. Men’s Lacrosse Tufts at Wesleyan, 1 p.m. Softball Tufts vs. Linfield at Sun West Tournament Games, Orange, Calif., 3:30 p.m. March 25 Baseball Tufts at Virginia Wesleyan (double-header), noon. March 26
HNRCA Seminar “The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years,” Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis, professor, Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Auditorium, 4-5 p.m. Boston campus. March 27 Faculty in Concert Soprano Andrea Ehrenreich, a Tufts voice faculty member, and faculty pianist Steven Morris perform music by Schubert, Chausson, Rodrigo and others. Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. March 28 Women’s Lacrosse Connecticut College at Tufts, 4:30 p.m. Goddard Chapel Forum on Religion and Money “Faith and Globalization,” Max Stackhouse, professor of Christian ethics, reformed theology and public life at the Princeton Theological Seminary, presents the 2007 Russell Lecture. Goddard Chapel, 6 p.m. Equine Health Lecture Series “Equine Emergencies: Urgent Responses and Complex Recoveries,” Dr. Carl A. Kirker-Head, associate professor of clinical sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, and a diplomate of the American and European Colleges of Veterinary Surgeons. The final Wednesday evening lecture for New England horse owners. Pre-registration fee is $20; registration at the door is $25. For more information, call the Office of Continuing Education at 508-887-4723 or e-mail susan.brogan@tufts.edu. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Agnes Varis Lecture Hall, registration: 6:30 p.m.; lecture: 7-9 p.m. Grafton campus. March 29 Kathryn A. McCarthy Lectureship in Physics “High Temperature Superconductivity: From Broken Symmetries to Cell Phones,” Laura H. Greene, Swanlund Professor of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Cabot Center, ASEAN Auditorium, 4 p.m. Reception follows on the seventh floor of the Cabot Center. Chaplain’s Table on Mystics, Prophets and Activists in Religion “Finding an Independent Voice for a New Ministry,” Irene Nyavor. MacPhie Conference Room, 5-7 p.m. Theater Torn Ticket II presents “Bat Boy: The Musical,” which is based on a story in the Weekly World News about a half-boy, half-bat who is adopted by the family of a small-town veterinarian. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. Additional shows will be staged on March 30 and 31 at 8 p.m. March 30 Baseball Bates at Tufts, 3 p.m. Biology Seminar Dr. Rene Hen, Columbia University. Barnum 104, 4 p.m. Softball Bates at Tufts, 4 p.m. Theater Torn Ticket II presents “Bat Boy: The Musical,” which is based on a story in the Weekly World News about a half-boy, half-bat who is adopted by the family of a small-town veterinarian. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. An additional show will be staged on March 31 at 8 p.m. March 31 Bike Recycling Collection The Tufts Communications and Media Studies Program, Tisch College, the Office of Programs Abroad and the Boston Tufts Alliance invite the Tufts community and friends to transform the life of a child or adult in Ghana and other regions where bicycle transportation is vital. Bikes in any condition will be accepted as long as they are not rusted. Children’s bikes, tricycles and big wheels will be accepted. A suggested $10 donation will help defray the cost of shipping the bikes overseas. Gantcher Center parking lot, 9 a.m.-noon. For more information, contact Melissa Russell at melissa.russell@tufts.edu or call 617-627-2029. Men’s Crew Tulane, Boston College and Vermont at Tufts, Malden River, 9 a.m. Women’s Crew Tulane and Wellesley at Tufts, Malden River, 9 a.m. Women’s Tennis Colby at Tufts, 10 a.m. Softball Bates at Tufts (double-header), 11:30 a.m. Baseball Bates at Tufts (double-header), noon. Women’s Lacrosse Tufts at Trinity, noon. Men’s Lacrosse Trinity at Tufts, 1 p.m. Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Arts Prof. David Locke and members of Kiniwe, the Tufts African Music and Dance Ensemble, host musicians and dancers from several area colleges in a celebration of African music and dance from many different traditions and cultures. This presentation will be augmented by the talents of many gifted artists from Africa, including Alhaji Abubakari Lunna, Locke’s teacher. Morning discussion sessions, Granoff Music Center, Varis Music Lecture Hall, 10 a.m.-noon. Interactive workshops, Aidekman Arts Center, Jackson Dance Lab, noon-4 p.m. Evening performance (tickets are $5), Granoff Music Center, Distler Performance Hall, 8 p.m. Theater Torn Ticket II presents “Bat Boy: The Musical,” which is based on a story in the Weekly World News about a half-boy, half-bat who is adopted by the family of a small-town veterinarian. Cohen Auditorium, 8 p.m. Choral Concert The Tufts Chorale and the Worcester Chorus, conducted by Andrew Clark, perform Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.” Tickets are $37 and $39. For ticket information, go to http://www.musicworcester.org. Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass., 8 p.m. Editor’s note: The deadline for Calendar submissions for the April issue of the Tufts Journal is Tuesday, March 26. 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., Suite 4600, Medford campus.
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