25 Spring Term Classes End.

28 Reading Days. Until April 30.

Children's Festival
Annenberg Center, April 30-May 4. Info./tickets: (215) 898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org; $12/first show, $6/same number of tickets for each additional show. See below for schedule.

4 French Contemporary Landscape Architecture; 5 p.m.; Terrace Rm., Logan Hall; April 5, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; April 6, 9:30 a.m.-noon; info./registration: jkollar@pobox.upenn.edu or www. upenn.edu/gsfa (Landscape Architecture; French Institute). Through April 6. See Exhibits.

Bourdieu at Penn; work of the late French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; rm. 255, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (French Institute).

21st Annual Maya Weekend: Yax Mutal--Tikal and the Classic Kingdoms of the Petén; leading archaeologists and scholars, workshops on deciphering Maya writing, educator's session, receptions and a fiesta with Maya cuisine; 6:30 p.m.; info./Registration: (215) 898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu/MayaWeekend; $150, $120/members, seniors (UPM). Through April 6.

7 10th Anniversary International Conference: Universities, Communities and Schools: Partners for Effective Education, Community Building and Democracy; 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Houston Hall; info./Registration: (215) 746-0214 or www.upenn.edu/ccp (Center for Community Partnerships). Through April 8.

9 The Eunice and Irving Leopold Annual Scientific Symposium and Retreat Advances in Cancer Research: 2003 Update; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Lobby and Auditorium, BRB II/III; registration: (215) 662-6480 (Abramson Cancer Center).

11 Scholar for a Day; four panels, featuring James Ferguson and Liisa Malkki, University of California, Irvine; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center; info.: (215) 898-3883, www.africa.upenn.edu (African Studies Center).

Twentieth-Century Architecture in China; emergence of Beaux Arts architecture, the impact of Paul Cret, Penn and the course of Modernism in China; 4-8 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Architecture). Also April 12, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and April 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. See Exhibits.

21 Clinical Research Day; guest speakers, investigator presentations, poster showcase; 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; lobby and auditorium, BRB II/III; info./Registration: (215) 662-2641 (General Clinical Research Center).

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, Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Esther Klein Gallery, 3600 Market: free; Mon.- Sat., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Fox Gallery, Logan Hall: free, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): $3, $2/students, artists, seniors, free/members, children under 12, w/ PENNCard and on Sundays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives, Fisher Fine Arts Library, lower level: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meyerson Hall Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morris Arboretum: $8, $6/seniors & students, $3/children 3-12, free w/PENN Card, children under 3; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Rosenwald Gallery, 6th fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. For hours see http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

Slought Networks, 4017 Walnut St.; Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

University Museum (UPM): $5, $2.50/seniors & students w/ID, free/members w/PENNCard, children under 6; Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.; Sunday (free), 1-5 p.m.

Wistar Institute; free, Mon.-Fri: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Upcoming

1 Homage to Maury: A Burrison Art Gallery Retrospective; featuring art by Maurice and Ruth Burrison, other family members and numerous other artists; Burrison Gallery; opening reception: April 8, 4:30 p.m. Through May 3.

All GSFA Show Open House; Meyerson Gallery. Through April 12.

9 Fox Family All Campus Show; showcase of graduate and undergraduate work; Fox Gallery; reception April 9, 5:30 p.m. Through April 25.

11 Twentieth-Century Architecture in China; Kroiz Gallery. Through April 13. See Conferences.

14 MFA Preview Thesis Exhibition; Charles Addams Gallery; reception April 15, 5 p.m. Through April 23.

15 Deciphering the Past: A Retrospective View of Cryptology; Rosenwald Gallery. Through July 31.

25 MFA Final Review; Meyerson Gallery. Through April 27.

28 Undergraduate Architecture Exhibition; Fox Gallery. Through May 9.

Now

French Contemporary Landscape Architecture; Fox Gallery; reception: April 4; 7 p.m. Through April 4. See Conferences.

Review: Plans & Visions for a New Century; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall; reception: April 3; 6 p.m. Through April 4.

Acres of Diamonds: The Architectural Treasure of North Philadelphia; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall; 7 p.m. Through April 6.

The Qur'an: Revelation, Illumination, and Tradition; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through April 6.

Edna Andrade: Optical Paintings, 1963-1986; ICA. Through April 6.

Justine Kurland; photographs about adolescence; ICA. Through April 6.

Without Warning (Flying Vaginas Are Trying to Eat Me); Adam Ames; ICA. Through April 6.

Undergraduate Senior Thesis Show; Charles Addams Gallery. Through April 11.

Photographic Explorations: A Century of Images in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania Museum; Sharpe Gallery, UPM. Through April 15.

Seasonal Views of the Morris Arboretum; Linda Berger; Lower Gallery, Widener Visitor Center, Morris Arboretum. Through April 30.

Charles Cooper and John H. Stone: Painting and Sculpture; Esther Klein Gallery. Through May 2.

Steve McCurry--South Southeast; photographic journal covers the region from Afghanistan to Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to Burma, Thailand and Cambodia; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through May 25. See Talks.

Détente: Russian Contemporary Art in Video; AES Group: Oleg Kulik, Leonid Tishkov, Olga Stolpovskaya, Grisha Bruskin, Komar Vitalii, Melamid Alexander, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Victor Pivovarov; Slought Networks. Through May 26.

Without Ground; Kimowan McLain; ICA Ramp Project; ICA. Through July 27.

A Plantsman in Asia: 1979-2000; Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum; Morris Arboretum. Through September.

Mammoth Scale: The Anatomical Sculptures of William Rush; early 19th century sculptures; Wistar Institute. Through October.

Ongoing at UPM

Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans.

Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo & Apache; Ancient Mesopotamia: Royal Tombs of Ur; Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven's Journey: World of Alaska's Native People; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu'ula + lei niho palaoa.

UPM Tours

Meet at the main entrance, 1:30 p.m. Free with museum admission donation. Info: www.museum.upenn.edu.

5 Mesoamerica. Also April 6.

12 American Southwest.

13 Raven's Journey: Alaska's Native People.

19 Classical World.

Christian Association
Dinner and a Movie; 5 p.m., dinner; 6 p.m., movie.

6 Blackhawk Down.

13 Shawshank Redemption.

27 Shrek.

23 War Photographer; German.

24 The Eye of the Day; Bahasa, Indonesia and Javanese; followed by Profit and Nothing But!; French and Haitian.

25 The Pinochet Case; Spanish.

26 The Last Just Man; French.

27 Justifiable Homicide; 7 p.m.

Modern Language Program
Showing at TV Lounge of the Gregory College House. All movies w/English subtitles.

1 El Crimen del Padre Amaro; Spanish; 7:30 p.m.

3 Chacun Cherche Son Chat; French; 9:30 p.m.

8 La Legenda di 900; Italian; 9 p.m.

9 Die Manns Ein Jahrhundertroman; German; 8:30 p.m.

10 Subway; French; 9:30 p.m.

17 East-West; French; 7:30 p.m.

24 8 Femmes; French; 9:30 p.m.

12th Philadelphia Film Festival
April 4-17; International House www.phillyfests.com. Check web site for listings of films showing at I-House.

WPSA Board; noon; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall.

3 Philadelphia Cathedral Organ Concert; Hea Hyung Lee, organist; 12:30 p.m.; 3723 Chestnut St. (Philadelphia Cathedral). Also April 10, with organist Andrew Shenton.

11 Spring Fling Concert; performances by Busta Rhymes, The Donnas, Jurassic 5, OK Go; 7 p.m.; Franklin Field; for tickets see web site at www.specevents.net/fling/welcome.htm (SPEC). See Special Events.

Music Department
Info./Tickets: (215) 898-6244 or www.sas.upenn.edu/music.

10 Solo and Chamber Music Recital; 5 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $5, free/PENNCard.

12 University of Pennsylvania Choir; works by Bach, Schubert, Mirjam plus English madrigals performed by the University Chamber Singers; 8 p.m.; Main Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $5; free/PENNCard.

25 University of Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra & Choral Society; works by Mozart and Stravinsky; 8 p.m.; Main Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $5; free/PENNCard.

Penn Presents

5 The Klezmatics; arrangements and compositions combine Jewish identity and mysticism with contemporary zeitgeist; 8:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $27, $33, $36, $41 (Library; Jewish Studies).

10 National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; 7:30 p.m.; Main Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $30, $35, $40.

13 The Tallis Scholars; classical and choral music; 7:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $25, $29, $33.

18 Afro-Cuban All Stars; Grammy-nominated big band explores Cuba's musical heritage; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $26, $30, $34, $39.

19 Joshua Redman Elastic Band; Grammy-nominated jazz saxman; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $28, $34, $42, $47.

5 Three Worlds Intertwined; interactive performance by the Vagabond Acting Troupe in coordination with the Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans exhibit; 11:30 a.m.; UPM (UPM). Also April 6 & 13, 1:15 p.m.; April 12, 11:30 a.m. See Exhibits.

6 La Comédie Imaginaire, Voyage au Pays de Molière; play by Pierre-Oliver Scotto from La Comédie Française; 2 p.m.; Studio Theatre, Annenberg Center; $15, $7.50/student (American Association of Teachers of French; French Institute).

Penn Presents
Tickets/Info.: (215) 898-3900 or www.pennpresents.org.

1 Voice of the Dragon: Once Upon a Time in Chinese America; multicultural work fusing music, theater, ballet, and pyrotechnical Chinese martial arts; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $21, $26, $29.

7 20th Anniversary of Dance Celebration; fundraiser to celebrate 20 years of world-class contemporary dance. Special guest Patrick Swayze; 6:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: www.dancecelebration.org.

10 River North Chicago Dance Company; dance choreographed to music by composer Richard Rodgers; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $31, $33, $36. Also April 11 & 12, 8 p.m. April 12, 2 p.m.; $28, $30, $33.

30 Children's Festival Opening Night Performance; variety of festival artists emceed by Tiffany McElroy, NBC 10; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center.

Kelly Writers House
www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/.

1 Reading by Poet Tony Hoagland; 5 p.m. (Creative Writing Program).

2 Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes; open mic performance night; 8 p.m. Also April 16.

3 Reading by Poet Simon Ortiz; 4:30 p.m. (Native American Studies Project, Arts & Sciences).

Reading and Discussion by Three Contemporary Philadelphia Poets; Jessica Lowenthal, Tom Devaney & Gil Ott; 7:30 p.m.

7 Live at the Writers House; one hour word and music radio show on 88.5 WXPN; 8 p.m. Also April 13.

8 Reading by author Jonathan Wilson; 6 p.m. (Creative Writing Program).

9 Poet and Painter Series presents Steve Clay of Granary Books; 4:30 p.m. (GSFA; Creative Writing Program).

Local Spotlight Series and "Poets Among US" present Daniel Nester and Kate Northrop; 7 p.m.

10 Reading by Poets Mark Ford and Lisa Jarnot; 5 p.m.

15 Reading by Author Anne Waldman; 6:30 p.m. (Creative Writing Program).

17 Poet Franck Jamme; 5 p.m. (French Institute).

21 Reading by Essayist, Art Critic and Author Susan Sontag; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP: whfellow@english.upenn.edu. Also April 22: Conversation with author.

23 Reading by Poets Garrett Kalleberg and Rachel Levitsky; 7 p.m.

28 Arts Café with Singer/Songwriter Dayna Kurtz; 6 p.m.

29 Readings by Creative Writing Contest winners; 6 p.m.

30 Walpurgisnacht: The Devil's Pact; students from the Devil's Pact course read folktales and original pieces; 8 p.m.

Penn Bookstore

3 Beyond Silence: Selected Shorter Poems 1948-2003; Daniel Hoffman, poet; 7 p.m.

14 Europe on a Shoestring 3rd Editon; Vivek Waglé; 7 p.m.

BLUE--ICA Benefit 2003 Dance Party; proceeds benefit exhibition and educational programs of the ICA; 10:30 p.m.; ICA; tickets: $20/adults, $10/students, $5/PENNCard; info. (215) 898-4980 or e-mail dyberry@pobox.upenn.edu or see www.icaphila.org.

9 Annual Virtual Rental Housing Fair and Apartment Open Houses; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; www.business-services.upenn.edu/offcampusliving. Also April 12, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

April in Paris Dinner; French dinner including Beef Wellington, Poisson Madeira avec Champignons, Saumon aux Bouquets et Citron; reservations: (215) 898-4618, $29.25/person (Faculty Club).

10 2003 Housing Fair; meet housing professionals and find answers to questions about mortgages, refinancing, real estate, home inspections, and grants; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (Office of Community Housing).

11 Spring Fling; includes concerts, vendors, games and parties; info.: www.specevents.net/fling (SPEC). Also April 12. See Music.

13 Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival; tea ceremonies, garden tours, children's activities, musical event and Asian food; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free w/ regular admission.

15 Books & Bodies: Tour and Talk of America's First Hospital; tour Pennsylvania Hospital; followed by discussion of medical libraries; 4 p.m.; Pennsylvania Hospital, 8th & Spruce Sts.; registration: humanities@sas.upenn.edu (Penn Humanities Forum).

22 Open Enrollment Fair; review benefits packages options; includes information tables and screenings; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; info.: 1-888-736-6236 or AskHR@hr.upenn.edu (Human Resources).

27 Arbor Day Celebration; variety of demonstrations and tree related activities; 1-3 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free w/ regular admission.

1 (M) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 4 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Rutgers; 7 p.m.

2 (W) Softball vs. Lehigh; 2:30 p.m.

(M) Baseball vs. La Salle; 3 p.m.

5 (M)/(W) Track Penn Invitational; all day.

(M) Baseball vs. Harvard; 11:30 a.m.

(W) Tennis vs. Princeton; noon.

6 (M) Baseball vs. Dartmouth; noon.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; noon.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Villanova; 4:30 p.m.

8 (M) Baseball vs. Temple; 3 p.m.

9 (W) Softball vs. Temple; 3:30 p.m.

11 (W) Tennis vs. Brown; noon.

12 (W) Tennis vs. Yale; 2 p.m.

18 (M) Baseball vs. Princeton; noon. Also April 19, 3 p.m.

19 (W) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 1 p.m.

22 (W) Softball vs. Villanova; 3 p.m.

23 (W) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; TBA.

24 (M)/(W) Track Penn Relays; all day; info: www.thePENNrelays.com. Through April 26.

26 (M) Softball vs. Harvard; noon.

27 (M) Softball vs. Dartmouth; noon.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Yale; 1 p.m.

28 (W) Softball vs. Drexel; 3:30 p.m.

HIV/AIDS as a Bridge for Peace in the Middle East; Inon Schenker, Jerusalem AIDS Project; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 251, BRB II/III (Middle East Center, Office of International Medical Programs).

2 Small Talk--Cell to Cell Communication in Bacteria; Bonnie Bassler, Princeton; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

Rogers and Ramanujan; George Andrews, Penn State; 4:30 p.m.; rm. A-6, DRL (Mathematics).

Alex Katz and Robert Storr in Conversation; 4:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; registration: (215) 898-8374 or fine-art@ pobox.upenn.edu (GSFA; Locks Foundation; Distinguished Artists Program).

Transgressions in Print:Mlle Bonafon and the Private Life of Louis XV; Robert Darnton, Princeton; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Penn Humanities Forum).

L´organisation de La Recherche Medicale en France et aux Etats-Unis; Jean-Claude Baron, Inserm; 5 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall; in French (French Institute).

3 Advances in Angiogenesis & Cancer Biology; Robert D'Amato, Harvard; 8 a.m.; Auditorium, Scheie Eye Institute (SEI).

The Ramifications of Iron Overload in Skin Diseases; David Brooks, genetics; 11 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Dermatology).

Frontiers of Environmental Regulatory Reform: An International Comparison of Environmental Contracts and Other Place-Based Approaches; Jurgen van der Heijden, University of Amsterdam; David Laws, MIT; noon; Auditorium, Wistar Institute (IES).

Partition Computations and Ramanujan; George Andrews, Penn State; 4 p.m.; rm. A-6, DRL (Mathematics).

A Gesture Narrowly Divides Us From Chaos: Gesture and Performativity Among the Moroccan Gnawa; Deborah Kapchan, University of Texas at Austin; 4:30 p.m.; Penn Humanities Forum, 3619 Locust Walk (Middle East Center).

What Do You See When You Look at Me? A Feminist Exploration of Aging and Sexuality; Martha Holstein, University of Illinois at Chicago; 5:30 p.m.; rm. G-17, Logan Hall (Social Work).

Recent Work; Michel Desvigne, Desvigne-Dalnoky, Paris; 6 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Landscape Architecture).

Genes Responsible for Glaucoma; Janey Lee Wiggs, Harvard; 8:30 a.m.; Auditorium, Scheie Eye Institute (SEI).

4 Handing Over a Government Top-Down Project to Local Communities: The Case of the Blantyre City Fuelwood Project in Southern Malawi; Ezekiel Kalipeni, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; noon; rm. G-16, Irvine Auditorium (African Studies Center).

Aristotle and Descartes on the Concept of Mental; Charles Kahn, philosophy; 3 p.m.; rm. 402, Logan Hall (Philosophy).

Saints and Mausoleums: Homage to Grabar; Michael Meister, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Land, Art and Design in Contemporary France; Gilles Tiberghien, landscape architect; 6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (Landscape Architecture). See Conferences.

7 What's Going on in Corporate America? Directors, Governance, Perks and Pay; David Larcker, Wharton; 4 p.m.; rm. 17, Logan Hall; info./tickets: (215) 898-7227 (Provost's Lecture Series).

Fred Soper and the Eradication of Yellow Fever; Nancy Stepan, Columbia University; 4:15 p.m.; rm. 337, Logan Hall (H&SS).

Challenge to Arab Development: Needed Reforms, Oil Wealth and War; Roger Owen, Harvard; Vahan Zanoyan, Petroleum Finance Company; 4:30 p.m.; Auditorium, Lauder Institute (Middle East Center; Penn Lauder CIBER).

Painter David Hannah; 5 p.m.; rm. B-3 Meyerson Hall (Fine Arts).

Recent Work; William Massie, Rensselaer; 6 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).

8 Do Dragons Play Baseball? Reading, Writing and Identity In and Out of School; Katerine Schultz, education; 1 p.m.; Faculty Club (Women's Club).

Race and Religion in the Politics of Our Time; Shabnum Tejani, University of London; Mohammed Bamyeh, Georgetown University; Arancha De Soto, Solmon Asch Center for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict; 6 p.m., rm. G16, Irvine Auditorium (Greenfield Intercultural Center).

9 Varicella-Zoster Virus: Molecular Pathogeneis and Use as a Vector; Jeffrey Cohen, NIH; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Infectious Diseases).

The Prenatally Androgenized Female Rhesus Monkey as a Model for Investigating Oocyte Developmental Competency; Daniel Dumesic, Mayo Medical School; noon; 252 BRBII/III (CRRWH).

Diversity, Cultural Competence and Health Disparities: Research and Clinical Agendas for the Future; Afaf Meleis, nursing; Arthur Rubenstein, medicine; Louis Sullivan, Morehouse School of Medicine; 1:30 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Nursing; Medicine).

From Timbuktu to Ground Zero; Steve McCurry, photographer; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 110, Annenberg School (Arthur Ross Gallery).

On the Art of the Future; Susan Stewart, English; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Networks (Slought Foundation).

10 Recent Work; Lars Spoebroek, University of Kassel, Germany; 6 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).

Twin Towers Destroyed by the Ivory Towers: How America's Universities Harbor the Ideas that Spread Terrorism; Gary Hull, Ayn Rand Institute; 6:15 p.m.; rm. G-17, Logan Hall (Objectivist Club).

Digital Fever: Case Studies in Archiving Art and Poetry; Craig Dworkin, Princeton; Kenny Goldsmith, poet; Aaron Levy, Slought Foundation; Louis Cabri, Alberta College of Art and Design; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Networks (Slought Foundation).

11 Title TBA; Lawrence Baker, Stanford University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI).

Scents and Sensibilities: Disgust and the Meaning of Odors in Late 19th-Century Paris; David Barnes, history and sociology of science; 2 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (French Institute).

Title TBA; Susanne Bobzien, Yale; 3 p.m.; rm. 402, Logan Hall (Philosophy).

Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss; Joel Fuhrman, Penn Medicine alum; 3 p.m.; Auditorium, Moore Bldg. (ISC).

Image, Sign and Symbol: Semiotics of Early Dynastic I Glyptic Imagery from Ur; Sarah Jarmer Scott, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Conformational Changes in the Early Stages of Amyloidosis; Valerie Daggett, University of Washington; 4 p.m.; Class of '62 Lecture Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics).

14 Pre-Clinical and Clinical Development of Multi-Envelope HIV Vaccine; Julia Hurwitz, immunology; Karen Slobod, St. Jude's Children Research Hospital; noon; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Preventing HIV-AIDS Among People with Serious Mental Illness; Seth Kalichman, University of Connecticut; 2 p.m.; rm. F-36, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (LDI).

Surveying the Changing Landscape of Information About Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women; Elizabeth Watkins, Carnegie Mellon University; 4:15 p.m.; rm. 337, Logan Hall (H&SS).

Le Cinéma Noir Américain, Le Cinéma Beur et Le Cinéma des Banlieues en France; Anne Crémieux, Romance languages; 4:30 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (French Institute).

15 The Moral Case for Supporting Israel; Yaron Brook, Ayn Rand Institute; 6 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall (Objectivist Club).

16 Clinical Proteomics: Biomarker Discovery Using Protein Chips; Daniel Chan, Johns Hopkins University; noon; rm. 252 BRBII/III (CRRWH).

Consequences of Predictive Huntington Disease Genetic Testing for Individuals and Families; Janet Williams, University of Iowa; noon; rm. 216, NEB (Nursing).

Viral Spread in the Central Nervous System and its Unexpected Role in Neurological Disease; Glenn Rall, Fox Chase Cancer Center; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

Oncogenic Functions Encoded by the Human Papillomaviruses; Peter Howley, Harvard; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

17 Prehospital Care for Firearm Injury; Shahid Shafi, trauma fellow, UPMC; 9:30 a.m.; rm. G88, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Trauma Center; Firearm Injury Center).

The Importance of the Black Community Supporting Black Art; Diane Turner, African-American Museum; noon; Fireside Lounge, The ARCH (AARC).

Women and Labor: A Historical Perspective; Amira Sonbol, Georgetown; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 632, Williams Hall (Middle East Center).

18 Essential Prescription Drugs: Evidence, Cost Effectiveness, Innovation and Clinical Practice; Reed Tuckson, United Health Group; 1 p.m.; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI).

The Petite Picturesque: Calvert Vaux's Small Parks for the Poor; Rachel Iannacone, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

On Paranoia, Superstition and Irrationality; Catherine Liu, Bard College; Jean-Michel Rabaté, English and Comparative Literature; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Networks (Slought Foundation).

The Female Circumcision: Controversy and the Process of Change; Ellen Gruenbaum, California State-Fresno; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 253, BRB II/III (Middle East Center; Office of International Medical Programs).

21 Negotiating Reproductive Success: Women at the Crossroads of Biomedicine, Islam and Wolof Medicine in Senegal; Ellen Foley, GSE; 4:15 p.m.; rm. 337, Logan Hall (H&SS).

Filling the Gaps in American Art History; John Davis, Smith College; 5 p.m.; rm 113, Jaffe Bldg (History of Art).

Scholarship and Imagination in a Renaissance Literature; Anthony Grafton, Princeton; 5:30 p.m.;Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Penn Humanities Forum; Library).

23 How the Natural Host Species for AIDS Virus Infections Remain Happy and Healthy; Mark Feinberg, Emory University; noon; CRB Auditorium (Infectious Diseases).

Genetic Enhancement of Muscle; H. Lee Sweeney; physiology; noon; ste. 320, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics).

Regulatory Components of Mammalian mRNA Turnover; Megerditch Kiledjian, Rutgers University; noon; rm. 252, BRBII/III (CRRWH).

Codon 72 Polymorphic Variants of p53 Exhibit Differences in Apoptotic Potential; Donna George, genetics; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Degas et la Danse; Flore de Williencourt, États d'Art; 4:30 p.m.; Cherpack Lounge, Williams Hall (French Institute).

Magic and Philology In Humanist's Career; Anthony Grafton, Princeton; 5:30 p.m.; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Penn Humanities Forum; Library).

24 Non-Perforating Trabeculectomy and Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty; Lawrence Jindra, Columbia; 7:45 a.m.; Auditorium, SEI (SEI).

Out of the Overburden, Onto the Map: Cultural Dimensions of Mountaintop Removal Mining; Mary Hufford, Center for Folklore and Ethnography; noon; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (IES).

Psychophysiological and Electrophysiological Testing; Lawrence Jindra, Columbia; noon; Thayer Conference Rm., SEI (SEI).

Good Copy, Bad Copy: Samuel Lewis's ‘Originals and Imitations'; Wendy Bellion, Rutgers University; 5 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

The Archeology of Roman Gardens; Kathryn Gleason, Cornell; ; 6 p.m., reception follows; UPM; $15, $10/members; info.: (215) 898-4890 (UPM).

Janet Zweig's Text Machines; Janet Zweig, artist; Jena Osman, Temple University; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Networks (Slought Foundation).

25 Advertising, Regulations, and Smoking: The Case of Smoking Cessation Products; Donald Kenkel, Cornell; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI).

Virgins or Erotomaniacs: Blossoming Sexuality and Other Rites of Passage in Late 19th Century Image of Female Adolescence; Gretchen Sinnett, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 201, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

28 International Studies on Clinical Patterns & Outcomes: Emerging Trends, Nursing Challenges; Ivo Abraham, The Epsilon Group; noon; NEB (Nursing).

30 Adaptive Mutation: Gene Amplification During Growth Under Selection Gives the Appearance of Mutagesis and May Underlie Pathogen Adaptation, Origins of Cancers and Evolution of New Genes; John Roth, University of California-Davis; noon; Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

Prostaglandins F2alpha Signaling and Regulation of Ovarian Genes Involved in the Termination of Pregnancy; Geula Gibori, University of Illinois at Chicago; noon; rm. 252, BRBII/III (CRRWH).

The CD8 Response to Intracellular Bacteria; Michael Bevan, University of Washington, Seattle; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Jazzercize; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays, Newman Center, first class free; $5/class, $4/students; Carolyn Hamilton (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).

3 Penn Knitters; noon; rm. 313, The ARCH (Penn Knitters). Also April 17.

Navigating the Dissertation: Narrowing Down a Dissertation Topic; 4 p.m.; Graduate Student Center (GSC).

18 Africa in the Media: Africa in the Global Context; workshop; 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; rm. 223, Houston Hall; info.: (215) 898-3883, www.africa.upenn.edu (African Studies Center).

29 Performance and Staff Development Program: Making the Process Work for You; Sharon Moorer-Harris, Staff and Labor Relations; noon; Class of '55 Van Pelt Dietrich Library (African-American Resource Center).

Christian Association

All events at Christian Association House unless otherwise noted. See http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~upennca.

1 Psalms: A Bible Study: Instructions for Personal Living;