Almanac, Vol. 45, No. 9, October 27, 1998

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November @ Penn

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 Films  Fitness/ Learning  Music  On Stage
 Religion  Special Events  Sports  Talks

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

2 Advance Registration, Spring Term. Through November 15.
25 Thanksgiving Recess; begins at close of classes. Ends 8 a.m., November 30.

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES

7 Children's Workshop: Walk Like an Egyptian; ages 8-12 explore the Museum's Egyptian galleries, and decorate their own sarcophagus lid or paint a tomb wall; 10 a.m.-noon; University Museum; $5 materials fee; preregistration required: 898-4015 (Museum).
Saturday Story Hour; 10-11 a.m.; Children's Area, Penn Bookstore. Saturdays through November 28 (Bookstore).
8 "Let's Build a Birdfeeder"; elementary students learn about birds and build their own birdfeeder to take home; 1-3 p.m.; $17 family fee; $14.50-members family fee; info: 247-5777, ext. 121 (Morris Arboretum).

CONFERENCES

7 The Cruelty Connection: The Links Between Animal Abuse, Child Abuse and Family Violence; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Room B-101, VHUP; $25 registration fee; info: http://phl.vet.upenn.edu/~serpell/conference/ (Vet School; Penn Center for the Interactions of Animals and Society; PA SPCA).
8 Archaeology and the Bible: From Canaan to Ancient Israel; day-long symposium; noted Israeli and American Scholars debate issues in Old Testament scholarship; $75; $60-members; info: 898-4890 or www.upenn.edu/museum/ (University Museum; Archaeology Magazine).
9 Reflections from Three Generations of African American Nursing Leaders: The Paths We Tread; moderator: Rosalyn Watts, Center for Urban Health Research; panelists: Vernice Ferguson, nursing; Loretta Sweet Jemmott, Center for Urban Health Research; Kathleen Jennings-Dozier, National Cancer Institute; 2:30-4:30 p.m.; School of Nursing Auditorium; info: 898-4522 (Nursing; Annenberg School).
17 Beyond Ideology: Discovering Hope for America's Cities in Leadership, Management and Faith; Steinberg Symposium. Through November 19. See Talks (SAS).
21 The Birth of Art; day-long program; noted French and American Scholars, including Jean-Clottes, explore the origins of human artistic expression and discuss cave art/paintings recently discovered in Chavet and Cosquer, France; $50; $40-members; info: 898-4890 or www.upenn.edu/museum/ (University Museum; French Institute; Center for Ancient Studies).

EXHIBITS

Admission donations and hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free, Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. & Sun., noon-5 p.m.
Burrison Gallery, Faculty Club: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute of Contemporary Art: $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members, children under 12, with PENNCard, and on Sundays 11 a.m.-one; open: Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m..
Meyerson Hall Galleries: free, Upper Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Lower Gallery: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., noon-5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum: $4, $3/seniors, $2/students, free/with PENNCard,
children under 6; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rosenwald Gallery: free; 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; open: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
University Museum: $5, $2.50/seniors and students w/ID, free/members, with PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday (free), 1-5 p.m..
Upcoming
2 Women's Athletics at Penn: A Celebration; photographs commemorating 25 years of Penn Women's Teams participating in Ivy League Championship competition. Opening reception: November 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Burrison Art Gallery, Faculty Club. Through November 31.
2nd Year MFA Exhibition; Meyerson Galleries. Through November 13.
13 From the Lighthouse to the Laundromat: Two Exhibitions Featuring New Work by Tacita Dean and Steven Pippin; British artists Dean, working in film, video and drawing; and Pippin, working in washing machine photography. Preview reception: November 12, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Institute of Contemporary Art. Through January 3.
16 Undergraduate Fine Arts Exhibition; student work; Meyerson Lower Gallery. Through December 4.
19 Two-Woman Exhibition: E. Sherman Hayman & Julie Mardin; works concerning how children learn violent behavior through their playthings; Mardin working in photo-collage, Hayman in sculptures made out of toys. Opening reception: November 19, 5:30-8 p.m. Esther Klein Gallery. Through December 29.
Now
From Warhol to Mapplethorpe: Three Decades of Art at ICA. Through November 1.
Recent Acquisitions; Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives. Through December.
The Spanish Civil War: An Exhibition of Memoirs, Literature and Poetry Spawned by Conflict; Kamin Gallery, 1st Floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through December.
Twentieth-Century British Paintings from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery; traveling exhibition from the collection assembled by Canadian press magnate, the first Baron Beaverbrook, who was a longtime resident of England and patron of British Art. Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 13.
Fancy's Images: Envisioning Shakespeare's Words; Shakespearean images assembled from the Annenberg Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Rosenwald Gallery; 6th floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. Through January.
Treasures of the Chinese Scholar; selections of "scholar art" from the Ji Zhen Zhai collection: calligraphy painting and artworks in wood, lacquer, ivory, stone, horn and metal; second floor, Changing Gallery; University Museum. Through January 3.
An Italian Journey; 33 black and white photographs by Liana Miuccio. First Floor, Sharpe Gallery; University Museum. Through January 6.
Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change; more than 200 examples of Roman glass from the first century BC. through the sixth century AD.; second floor, Dietrich Gallery; University Museum. Through May 9.
Canaan and Ancient Israel; the first major North American exhibition dedicated to the archaeology of ancient Israel and neighboring lands, features more than 500 rare artifacts from about 3000 to 586 BC., excavated by University of Pennsylvania archaeologists in Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Opening Reception: 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Biblical Archaeology Gallery, University Museum. Long-term exhibition.
Ongoing
Ancient Greek World; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets and Science; Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition; University Museum.
Healing Plants: Medicine Across Time and Cultures; Works by Harry Gordon; massive sculpture in wood, small pieces in granite; Butcher Sculpture Garden, Morris Arboretum.
University Museum Tours
Meet at the main entrance; 1:30 p.m. Free with Museum admission donation. Info: www.upenn.edu/museum/.
1 Classical
7 China
8 Mesoamerica
14 Egypt
15 Canaan and Ancient Israel
21 Africa
22 Raven's Journey
28 Classical
29 Southwest

FILMS

Samurai Film Festival
Japanese w/ English Subtitles; 7 p.m.; Stiteler B-26 (Center for East Asian Studies).
10 Miyamoto Musashi/Samurai Trilogy, Part I; (I. Hiroshi; 1955).
24 Seppuku/Harikiri; (K. Masaki; 1962).
International House
Films, film series and events at International House, 3701 Chestnut St.; full descriptions on-line: www.libertynet.org/~ihouse; tickets: $6.50, $5.50/members, students, seniors, $3.50/kids 12 and under; info/tickets: 895-6542.
1 Habit (L. Fessenden; 1997; US); 7:15 p.m. Also November 4-5, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m.
Carnival of Souls (H. Harvey; 1962; US); 9:30 p.m.

MEETINGS

11 University Council; 4-6 p.m.; McClelland Lounge, Quad; PENNCard required. Observers must register in advance, 898-7005.
16 PPSA Executive Board; contact Terri White, 898-0809, for time and location.

MUSIC

7 Trance Music of Baluchistan; Pakistani music with the Baluch Ensemble of Karachi; 8 p.m.; $17.50; reserved seating; International House; info: 895-6537 (Folklife Center; South Asia Center).
Vidna Obmana and Spectral Voices; 8 p.m.; St. Mary's Church, 3916 Locust Walk; $15; info: 573-3340 (Star's End Gathering Concert Series).
18 Madrigal Singers; selections of light Renaissance music; 4 & 5:10 p.m.; First Floor, Penn Bookstore (Bookstore).
22 Natalie MacMaster; Scottish style fiddler/step-dancer from Cape Breton, Canada; 7 p.m.; $17.50; reserved seating; International House; info: 895-6537 (Folklife Center).
Department of Music
All events are free and take place at the Cathedral Church of the Saviour, 38th & Chestnut Streets. Info: Concert Office, 898-6314, or www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
7 Witches, Sorcery and Stormy Weather; chamber concert featuring music by Purcell, Telemann, and Gluck, plus Vivaldi's La Tempesta di Mare; Penn Baroque & Recorder Ensembles, Penn Chamber Music Society; 8 p.m.
13 Masses by the Masters; William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices, J. S. Bach's Lutheran Mass in F Major; University Choir and Penn Chamber Singers; 8 p.m.
20 "La Fiesta Mexicana"; by Owen Reed; plus music by Copland, Bach, Wagner, Schuman and Hindemith; University Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.
22 Early Music at Penn: Spanish Holiday Music; Christmas and Hanukkah music from Medieval and Renaissance Spain; Ancient Voices; 3 p.m. Admission: $8; $4-seniors & students w/ ID; free-w/PENNCard.
Student Performing Arts
Info/tickets: 898-2312.
6 Chords & Q-Notes; a capella groups Chord on Blues and Quaker Notes; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre. Also November 7.
12 Glee Club: Fall Show; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Through November 14
13 Off The Beat; a capella group; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Med School. Also November 14.
20 Penny Loafers; co-ed a capella group; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Med School. Also November 21.
21 R'nanah; Jewish singing; 8 p.m.; Hillel Auditorium.
22 Jazz Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center.

ON STAGE

7 Children's Theater: "Cinderella"; part of BROADWAY FOR KIDS® series; 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, University Museum; tickets: 563-3501 (Museum; American Theater Arts for Youth).
12 Paul Taylor Dance Co.; fusion of modern dance and tango; part of Dance Celebration/Next Move Festival; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $29-evening; $27-matinee; $15-students; info/tickets: 898-3900. Also November 13, 8 p.m. and 14, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. (Zellerbach Series).
Student Performing Arts
All shows, $5. Info/tickets: 898-2312.
5 Extremities; performed by Arts House Theatre group; 8 p.m.; Rathskeller, Harnwell House. Through November 7.
Onda Latina; Latin dance; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Through November 7.
6 Without a Net; improvisational comedy; 8 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center. Through November 7.
12 The Cherry Orchard; Anton Chekhov play performed by Theatre Arts group; 8 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also November 14 and November 19-21.
Stimulus Children's Theatre; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre. Through Saturday November 14.
19 Pippin; performed by Penn Players; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center. Through November 21.
Penn Dance; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theatre. Through November 21.

RELIGION

Christian Association
The CA Chapel is open 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m. for private prayers and meditation.
Holy Communion; noon, Mondays, Chapel.
Unitarian Worship; 7 p.m., Tuesdays, Room 31.
Early Morning Prayers; with Rev. Beverly Dale; 8 a.m., Wednesdays, Conference Room.
Quaker Worship; noon, Wednesdays, Room 31.
Sisters Circle; women's spiritual discussion group; noon, Thursdays, Conference Room.
4 The Intersection of Faith, Research and Academic Passions, and Social Issues; faculty reception and panel discussion; 4 p.m.; info: 386-1530 (Christian Faculty Initiative).
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
All events begin at 7 p.m. and take place at the Newman Center.
3 Ancient Relevence: Morality-Public & Private; vespers and discussion.
10 Organizational Meeting
24 Movie & Popcorn Night; movie title TBA.

SPECIAL EVENTS

1 Dedication in memory of Alice Cooper-Shoulberg; Scholarship Fund donated to the Kelly Writers House to support the creative publishing technology used by students; 2-3:30 p.m.; Writers House; (Writers House).
3 Star Gazing Nights; open observatory night; 7-9:30 p.m.; DRL Observatory (Dept. of Physics & Astronomy).
18 Holiday Bazaar; plant and bake sale, crafts, white elephant sale and tea tasting; proceeds benefit The Green Thumb Club; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Ralston Wellness Center (Penn Partners in Healthy Living; Institute on Aging).
19 Go West! Go International! 3rd Thursdays: a variety of activities on campus and in the neighborhood, including A Toast to Ancient Rome; tour the Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change exhibit (University Museum). See www.gowest.org.
20 Songs of Protest, Poems of Power: A Celebration of Paul Robeson as An Artist and an Activist; 8-10 p.m.; (Writers House; Du Bois College House).
21 Celebrating History of Women's Athletics at Penn; special slide presentation and reception; 4 p.m.; Palestra; info: 898-4618 (Faculty Club).
27 Members' Holiday Sale; 10% off gift items at the Museum Shop; info: www.upenn.edu/museum or 898-4045/4066 (University Museum).
Faculty Club
Brunch seating between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Dinner seating between 5:30-7:30 p.m.
14 Pre-Game Brunch (Penn vs. Harvard)
18 Showcase Dinner; with wine tasting.

SPORTS

Info./tickets: 898-4519 or www.upenn.edu/athletics
3 Field Hockey vs. West Chester; 7 p.m.
6 Sprint Football vs. Army; 7:30 p.m.
7 W. Basketball vs. Philadelphia Pharmacy-Scrimmage; 1 p.m.
9 W. Basketball vs. Exhibition; 7 p.m.
13 Sprint Football vs. Princeton; 7:30 pm.
14 Football vs. Harvard (Fan Appreciation Day); 1:30 p.m.
14 W Basketball vs. Villanova; time-TBA.
17 M. Basketball vs. Kansas; 8 p.m.
23 M. Basketball vs. Temple; 7:30 p.m.
For info on Intramural and Club Sports, visit www.upenn.edu/recreation or call 898-6100.
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FITNESS/LEARNING

CGS Special Programs; Registration required. For info, call 898-6479, or visit www.sas.upenn.edu/CGS/.
Class of 1923 Ice Rink; Mon. & Wed., 1:30-3 p.m.; Tues., noon-1:30 p.m.; Thurs., 7-9 p.m.; Fri., 8-10 p.m. & midnight-2 a.m.; Sat., 12:30-2:30 p.m., 8-10 p.m. & midnight-2 a.m.; Sun., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; 3130 Walnut; info: 898-1923 or www.upenn.edu/icerink .
Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs.; Stokes Auditorium, CHOP; call for directions; first class free; $3.50/class, $2.50 students; Carolyn Hamilton, 662-3293 (days), (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
3 University Reading and Writing Group; Marge Murray and Ruth Hoskins, writers; read from own works and discuss an assigned reading; 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Penn Bookstore Cafe; info: Marge, 545-9356, or Ruth 242-6106. Also November 19.
5 Nutrition & Disease Prevention; 12-12:50 p.m.; HUP; Founders Bldg-Plaza A. (Health & Disease Management).
11 Walk through a Medieval Labyrinth; 12:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.; free to all Penn employees, faculty and students; St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 10th & Ludlow St.; meet at 3601 Locust Walk; info: call Mimi Iijima at 386-1530 (Christian Association).
12 Ethnohistory Workshop: German Missionaries ; 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.; History Lounge, 3401 Walnut St. (History).
English Language Programs
21 Bennett Hall, 898-8681, www.sas.upenn.edu/elp
11 TOEFL Preparation; Mondays and Wednesdays; $320. Through December 16.
Oral Presentation Workshop; Wednesdays; $160. Through December 16.
12 GMAT Essay Writing; Thursdays; $100. Through December 3.
Speaking and Listening; Tuesdays and Thursdays; $320. Through December 17.
Penn Women's Center
All sessions take place from noon-1 p.m. at the Women's Center, 3643 Locust Walk. Info: 898-8611
5 Massaging Your Tensions Away
12 Revitalizing Yourself through Meditation
19 More Massaging Your Tensions Away
Meera Memorial Week
16 Sexual Harassment Panel: "So What's New?"
21 Celebrating Women's Athletics at Penn: Program, Reception & Sports Exhibit ; 4-7 p.m.; Palestra.
Office of Community Housing.
Each workshop held in Room 720, Franklin Bldg./3451 Walnut St. All sessions are during lunch hour, with one beginning at noon and another at 1 p.m.
3 Conventional Mortgages
10 Home Maintenance & Safety; Gloria Stancil, Acorn Housing Corporation
17 Obtaining Low Cost Home Improvement Loans & Grants.; Ty Holland, PNC Bank
Morris Arboretum
5 Riparian Restoration: A How-to Workshop; examines current approaches to stream/bank restoration; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Reservations required. For info call Jan McFarlan (215) 247-5777 ext. 156.
21 Ayurvedic Approach to Healing; Dr. Deborah McGregor; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Penn Health for Women
Info: (to register or to make an appointment) 1-800-789-PENN.
14 Women's Health Conference: Alternative and Complementary Therapies; 9 a.m.-noon; Radnor Hotel, Radnor, PA; fee involved, preregistration required.
It's in Your Hands: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Arthritis and Other Common Hand Problems; Benjamin Chang, plastic surgeon; 10-11:30 a.m.; Penn Medicine at Radnor, Room 203, 250 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA.
15 Stress-Related Health Problems; Valerie Weil, internal medicine specialist; 2 p.m.; Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Bryn Mawr, PA.
18 Medical and Surgical Options for Patients with Advanced Emphysema; Jeffrey Edelman, pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist; Penn Medicine at Radnor, Room 203, 250 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA.
19 A Luscious, Low-fat Thanksgiving Feast; Randi Cardonick and Kathy Fleegler, instructors; cooking and nutrition class; 5:30-7 p.m.; Penn Medicine at Radnor, Multipurpose Room, 250 King of Prussia Road, Radnor, PA; $10 fee; preregistration required.
Department of Recreation
2 Tennis Lessons (Beginner); Monday & Wednesday 11 a.m.-noon Through November 25; or November 3-December 3, Tuesday & Thursday 11 a.m.-noon.
4 Intramural Table Tennis; roster deadline; play begins November 10-12.
13 Basketball Classic; roster deadline; play begins December 1.

READINGS ETC.

Writers House
All events are at 3805 Locust Walk unless otherwise noted. Info: 573-WRIT, wh@dept.english or www.english.upenn.edu/~wh
2 Penn and Pencil Club; a staff writing workshop; 5:15-7:15 p.m.
3 Working in the Publishing Field; Eric Halpern, University of Pennsylvania Press, leads workshop and discussion; 4:30 p.m.
12 "Loosing the Word": A Series on Black Philadelphia Writers; Afaa Michael Weaver, poet and playwright; reading, book signing; 7 p.m.; place TBA; info: 898-4965 (Afro-American Studies).
Penn Bookstore
All readings on 1st floor.
3 The Shadow University; book discussion and signing by author Alan Charles Kors, history; noon-2 p.m.
10 Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing; book reading and signing by author Craig Lambert; 7 p.m.
17 It's Goooood!; book signing by Eagles announcer and author Merrill Reese; noon-2 p.m.
19 Tired of Nagging? 30 Days to Positive Parenting; book discussion and signing by parent educator and author Virginia K. Stowe; 5 p.m.
Writers House
All events are at 3805 Locust Walk, unless otherwise noted. Info: 573-WRIT, wh@dept.english or www.english.upenn.edu/~wh
2 Philly Talks presents poets Fred Wah and Brian Kim Stefans; Fred Wah is a contributing editor to Open Letter and teaches at University of Calgary; Brian Kim Stefans author of Free Space Comix (Roof, 1998); 7:30 p.m.
5 Reading: Barbara Chepaitis; science fiction writer; question and answer period to follow; 5:30 p.m.
9 LIVE at the Writers House; taping for WXPN; 8 p.m.
11 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes; an open mic. performance night; 8-10 p.m. Also November 25.
12 Poet Rae Armantrout Reads!; Armantrout teaches at the University of California, San Diego; 6 p.m.
13 Rabbinic Fantasies : Imaginative Narratives from Classical Hebrew Literature; editors David Stern and Mark Mirsky read from and discuss their anthology; noon.
Lan Samantha Chang; teaches creative writing at Stanford; 5 p.m.
14 Laughing Hermit Reading Series, hosted by Robin Hiteshew, presents poet Margaret Holley; 2-3 p.m.
15 LIVE at the Writers House; airs on WXPN, 88.5 FM; 10:30 p.m.
16 Translating Oral Poetry: A Reading and Discussion with Homer Translator Stanley Lombardo; Stanley Lombardo is a professor of classics at the University of Kansas and a gifted translator; 6 p.m.
17 The Alumni Writers Series presents Stephen Fried; author of Bitter Pills (Bantam, 1998), reads; 6 p.m.; Arts Cafe.
24 Reading: Poet Nicole Markotic; teacher, University of Calgary, Canada; 6 p.m.


TALKS

2 Organizing the Organizer: The Role of Wnts, TGFbs, and Their Target Homeobox Genes; Daniel Kessler, cell & developmental biology; 12:15 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Cell & Developmental Biology).
3 Iron-Sulfur Proteins: New Roles of Old Clusters; Michael Johnson, University of Georgia; noon; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Biochemistry & Biophysics).
4 Integrins, Small G-Proteins, and Novel Proteins in Platelet Function and Epithelial Transformation; Leslie Parise, UNC; noon-1 p.m.; M100, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharmacology).
5 TBA; Paul Sigler, Yale; 2 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, Clinical Research Bldg (Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Graduate Students).
6 Mice Breeding Systems, Genetics, Reproductive Physiology and Transgenic Technology; Timothy Poole, Fox Chase Cancer Center; 10 a.m.-noon, Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (Laboratory Animal Medicine).
8 Heresy in the 1990's; dinner discussion; Rev. Susan Cole, United Methodist Pastor; 5 p.m.; CA, 3601 Locust Walk (Christian Association).
9 TBA; Debu Chakravarti, medicine; noon-1 p.m.; M100, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharmacology).
10 TBA; Marcelin Pleynet, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Paris, France; 4:30-6 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (French Institute).
11 Acquisition of Meiotic Competence During Spermatogenesis; Mary Ann Handel, Univ. of Tenn.; noon; Hirst Aud., Dulles Bldg., HUP (Ctr. for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health).
12 Recent Work; Oliver Lang, L.W.P.A.C. Lang Wilson Practice in Architecture Culture, New York; Universidad Federico Santa Maria, Chile; 6 p.m.; B-3 Meyerson Hall (GSFA).
13 Viral Diseases; Elizabeth Feussner, consulting veterinarian; 10 a.m.-noon; Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (Laboratory Animal Medicine).
16 TBA; Frank Sulloway, M.I.T.; 3:30 p.m.; Room 109, Annenberg School (Psychology).
17 Iron-Sulfur Protein as a Molecular Switch in Electron Transfer; Ulrich Brandt, Universitaetsklinikum Frankfurt; noon; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Biochemistry & Biophysics).
18 Lipoprotein Regulation of Tissue Factor Expression in Vascular Smooth Muscle; Guy Chisolm, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; noon-1 p.m.; M100, John Morgan Bldg. (Pharmacology).
19 TBA; Frank Sonnichsen, Case Western Reserve University; 2 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics Graduate Students).
20 Mice: Bacterial, Mycotic, Parasitic, Neoplastic and Metabolic Diseases; Richard B. Huneke, DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.; 10 a.m.-noon, Medical Alumni Hall, HUP (Laboratory Animal Medicine).
Time for a New Analytical Paradigm for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research; Bryan Luce, CEO, MEDTAP International, Inc.; noon-1:30 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI Center for Research).
23 Pericentromeric Duplications and the Complex Evolution of the Human Genome; Evan Eichler, Case Western Reserve University; 12:15 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Genetics).
24 Iron-Sulfur Clusters: Do We Know Yet All the Reasons Why?; Dennis Flint, E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company; noon; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Biochemistry & Biophysics).
30 Genetic Analysis of the LDL Receptor Gene Family in Mice; Joachim Herz, University of Texas; 12:15 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, 1st floor, Clinical Research Bldg. (Genetics).
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Almanac, Vol. 45, No. 9, October 27, 1998

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