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February 5–February 19, 2007

February 8 information. Medical Center Fit- Fitness on Fridays exhibitions & ness and Wellness Center, 12:15 Sponsored by University Health An Inconvenient Truth to 1 p.m. Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in Sponsored by Grassroots. Discus- tours February campaign. Hirst sion follows. Dewey 1101, River Open Track at Goergen Lounge, Wilson Commons, River Hartnett Gallery in Campus, 9 p.m. Sponsored by University Health Campus, 1 p.m. Wilson Commons Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in February 9 February campaign. University ID February 19 All About Eve Casablanca required. Goergen Athletic Cen- Yoga Movements II February 8 through March 9 Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. ter, River Campus, noon to 1 p.m. Eight-week session. Call x5-2437 Features works by internationally Tickets available in advance at for information. Medical Center renowned African-American the Common Market or at the February 12 Fitness and Wellness Center, 4:45 artist Carrie Mae Weems. Spon- door. Hoyt Hall, River Campus, CPR Classes to 5:45 p.m. sored by the Humanities Project. 7, 9:15, and 11:30 p.m. Offered by the Office for Educa- Special event: February 12, artist tional Resources (OER). Regis- Nutrition on Mondays talk and reception. Gowen Room, February 10 tration required; call x5-7666 or Sponsored by University Health Wilson Commons, 4 to 7 p.m. Stranger Than Fiction visit www.urmc.rochester.edu/ Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in smd/education/oer. OER Depart- February campaign. Friel Lounge, Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. Tickets available in advance at ment (2-7500), Medical Center, Susan B. Anthony Halls, River Anxious Objects: the Common Market or at the 1 to 5 p.m. Campus, 6 p.m. Willie Cole’s Favorite Brands door. Hoyt Hall, River Campus, Yoga Movements II Through March 11 6:30, 9:15, and 11:30 p.m. Ongoing Eight-week session. Call x5-2437 This series of works by artist Highland’s Family Classes/ Willie Cole reflects his urban, February 15 for information. Medical Center Strong Beginnings Classes Calendar African-American experience. Fitness and Wellness Center, 4:45 Election For a list of classes offered Call x5-3081 or visit http://mag. to 5:45 p.m. Free screening. Sponsored by Stu- through Highland Hospital and rochester.edu for hours and de- dents for Social Justice and the Nutrition on Mondays , visit tails. Grand Gallery. Tours: Feb- UR Cinema Group. Hoyt Hall, Sponsored by University Health www.stronghealth.com/services/ ruary 9, 11, 16, and 18 at 2 p.m. River Campus, 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in womenshealth/resources.cfm or call for more information on reg- Pollock on Paper February campaign. Friel Lounge, February 16 istration at Highland Hospital at Through April 15 Susan B. Anthony Halls, River 473-2229 or Strong Memorial This exhibition explores two port- The Departed Campus, 6 p.m. Hospital at x5-4058. folios by abstractionist Jackson Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. February 13 Pollock. Call x5-3081 or visit Tickets available in advance at http://mag.rochester.edu for hours the Common Market or at the Health Bites: Shift Work and details. Lockhart Gallery. door. Hoyt Hall, River Campus, and Sleep 6:30, 9:15, and midnight. Wilfred Pigeon, senior instructor music Highlights Tours and research fellow in psychiatry Free with admission. Meet at the February 17 and assistant director of the Med- February 6 admission desk. February 8 and Casino Royale ical Center’s sleep research and Faculty Artist Series 15 at 6:30 p.m. neurophysiology laboratory, dis- Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. Ciro Scotto and Robert Morris, cusses problems associated with Tickets available in advance at composers. Tickets required; free shift work as well as effective the Common Market or at the to University ID holders. For Charlie Arnold: strategies and countermeasures door. Hoyt Hall, River Campus, ticket information, visit www.esm. The Love of the Visual that individuals and organizations 6:30, 9:15, and midnight. rochester.edu/concerts/tickets.php. Through February 6 may take to avoid or limit prob- Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School, A career retrospective of Charlie lems. Strong Memorial Hospital, 8 p.m. Arnold, a highly respected Room 2-6408 (K207), noon to Rochester photographer, print- 1 p.m. February 7 calendar maker, and xerographic artist. health & Rare Books and Special February 14 Eastman Mosaic submissions wellness Kronos Quartet. Tickets required; Collections. UHS Wellness Fair discount to University ID holders. Displays on fitness, nutrition, Holding Fast My College Days: February 6 For ticket information, visit www. sexual health, and more. Spon- The calendar features Coping with Work and esm.rochester.edu/concerts/tick- Student Scrapbooks sored by University Health events taking place on all Family Stress ets.php. , 8 p.m. Through August Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in University campuses. To Participants learn techniques to Samples of student-created scrap- February campaign. Wilson Com- Eastman Wind Orchestra have your event considered limit and manage stress during books and collected items that mons, River Campus, 11:30 a.m. Mark Davis Scatterday, conduc- for the calendar, send a this seven-week series. Register span more than 130 years and to 1:30 p.m. tor. Kilbourn Hall, Eastman brief description, date, online at www.rochester.edu/ offer a glimpse into campus life. School, 8 p.m. time, location, ticket in- well-u or call 475-0432. Continues Salsa Dance Great Hall. formation (if applicable), through March 20. Room 2-7545, Six-week session. Call x5-2437 for February 8 to 10 and contact details (phone, Medical Center, noon to 1 p.m. information. Medical Center Fit- Eastman Opera Theatre e-mail, or Web site). We ness and Wellness Center, 5:20 February 7 Ravel, L’Enfant et les Sortileges. reserve the right to refuse films to 6:20 p.m. Eastman Annex 804 (Opera Stu- submissions and to edit Salsa Dance February 5 dio), Eastman School, 8 p.m. according to our style Six-week session. Call x5-2437 for February 16 guidelines. Banquet information. Medical Center Fit- Open Track at Goergen February 11 The next issue publishes on Sponsored by UR Cinema Group. ness and Wellness Center, 5:20 to Sponsored by University Health Eastman Opera Theatre February 19. Submissions Hoyt Hall, River Campus, 7 p.m. 6:20 p.m. Service. Part of Feel Fabulous in Ravel, L’Enfant et les Sortileges. are due by noon, February February campaign. University ID 2 Become 1 February 9 Eastman Annex 804 (Opera Stu- 12. Send them to required. Goergen Athletic Cen- Sponsored by UR Cinema dio), Eastman School, 2 p.m. currents@rochester. edu or Yoga Movements I ter, River Campus, noon to 1 p.m. Group. Hoyt Hall, River Campus, fax them to x5-0359. Six-week session. Call x5-2437 for 10:30 p.m. 6 Currents MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007 WWW.ROCHESTER.EDU/CURRENTS

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DOUBLE DOSE OF NEW MUSIC The Eastman School presents two days of back-to- Square, features the new music ensemble Electric public, will be led by Brad Lubman, associate professor back concerts featuring the music of composer David Fuzz. The following evening, on Monday, February 12, of conducting and ensembles at Eastman, pictured Lang, a major force in today’s contemporary music Eastman’s Musica Nova ensemble will perform an 8 above leading Musica Nova. scene. The first concert, which takes place on Sunday, p.m. concert in Kilbourn Hall, with members of Electric February 11, at 8 p.m. at the Bop Shop in Village Gate Fuzz assisting. Both concerts, free and open to the

Going for Baroque February 14 February 18 February 18 Performance on the Italian religion Eastman Chamber Jazz Going for Baroque Men’s Basketball Baroque organ. Free with gallery Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School, Performance on the Italian Interfaith Chapel Washington University. Palestra, admission. Memorial Art Gallery, 8 p.m. Baroque organ. Free with gallery The chapel hosts study groups, River Campus, noon. Herdle Fountain Court, 1 and admission. Memorial Art Gallery, prayer sessions, and services for 3 p.m. Women’s Basketball February 15 Herdle Fountain Court, 1 and a variety of faith communities. Washington University. Palestra, Faculty Artist Series Eastman Chamber Percussion 3 p.m. For details, visit www.rochester. River Campus, 2 p.m. Charles Castleman, violin, with Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School, edu/chapel/services.html or call Faculty Artist Series Jean Barr, piano and harpsichord. 8 p.m. x5-4321. Paul O’Dette, lute, and guest Tickets required; free to Univer- Ellen Hargis, soprano. Tickets sity ID holders. For ticket infor- February 16 required; discount to University mation, visit www.esm.rochester. The Hildegard Players ID holders. For ticket informa- special events edu/concerts/tickets.php. Kil- Honey Meconi, director, with tion, visit www.esm.rochester.edu/ sports bourn Hall, Eastman School, February 8 the Ballet Performance Group. concerts/tickets.php. Kilbourn For a complete schedule, visit 3 p.m. Interfaith Chapel, River Campus, Hall, Eastman School, 3 p.m. www.rochester.edu/athletics. Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner February 12 8 p.m. Eastman Repertory Singers and February 16 Annual awards dinner to honor Musica Nova February 17 Women's Chorus the achievements of women at Women’s Basketball Brad Lubman, conductor; David Whitney Cairns and Susan the University. Sponsored by the Midnight Ramblers University of Chicago. Palestra, Lang, guest composer. Kilbourn Conkling, conductors. Kilbourn University Women’s Club and the Strong Auditorium, River Cam- River Campus, 6 p.m. Hall, Eastman School, 8 p.m. Hall, Eastman School, 8 p.m. Susan B. Anthony Center for pus, 8 p.m. Men’s Basketball Women’s Leadership. To register, February 19 February 13 University of Chicago. Palestra, visit www.rochester.edu/sba. May Alec Wilder Celebration Eastman New Jazz Ensemble River Campus, 8 p.m. Room, Wilson Commons, River Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School, Dave Rivello, director. Kilbourn Campus, 6 p.m. 8 p.m. Hall, Eastman School, 8 p.m. WWW.ROCHESTER.EDU/CURRENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2007 Currents 7

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February 9 Science and Technology February 15 February 11 February 8 Seminar Series Neilly Series Celebration for Tyll van Geel David Pinto, assistant professor Kali Quinn ’03 and Aadika Singh Understanding the University’s John Harris, editor-in-chief of Retirement Program and Tyll van Geel, who served on the of neurobiology and anatomy. ’05 perform two theatre pieces, Politico.com, talks about his new Fundamentals of Investing education and political science “Mathematical Approach to Vamping and The Paper Project. book about presidential politics, This information session is faculty from 1972 to December Neuroscience.” Laboratory for Tickets available at the door; dis- The Way to Win. Part of the con- designed for faculty and staff 2006 and was the Earl B. Taylor Laser Energetics Coliseum, count for University ID holders. tinuing Neilly Series. Hawkins- eligible to participate in the Uni- Professor and chair of the educa- noon to 1 p.m. Discussion follows. Todd Theatre, versity’s retirement program and tional leadership program at the Carlson Room, Rush Rhees River Campus, 2 p.m. Warner School, gives a valedictory Second Friday Science Social Library, River Campus, 5 p.m. for those who are new to invest- address. Reception follows. To Jacob Finkelstein, professor of ing or who want to review their An Evening with Ben & Jerry’s pediatrics. “Normal Tissue Radia- current investment strategy. reserve a seat, contact Danielle Jerry Greenfield Ianni at dianni@warner. tion Effects: From Target Cell to Medical Center, Louise Slaughter Jerry Greenfield, cofounder of rochester.edu. Schlegel Hall, ‘Cytokine Cascade’ to Bioterror- workshops/ Room 1-9555, 1 to 2 p.m. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice 4 p.m. ism and Back Again.” Class of ’62 Cream, discusses entrepreneur- February 14 Auditorium (G-9425), Medical information ship and social responsibility. February 14 Center, 4 p.m. Spring Career and Tickets required and can be pur- sessions Internship Fair Wilson Commons Wednesday: chased at the Common Market in Feel Fabulous in February February 12 May Room, Wilson Commons, Wilson Commons and at the February 6 River Campus, 1 to 5 p.m. Live music, raffle, free samples, Department of Biology door. Strong Upper Auditorium, Financial Health Bite Seminar: Donut Talk and lunch buffet available for River Campus, 7:30 p.m. Home Buying purchase. Sponsored by Student Paula Lemons, Duke University. Determine whether renting or February 16 Activities and Dining Services. “Assessing Critical Thinking in buying is appropriate and learn Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons, the Biology Classroom: Can It Be Department of Chemistry about comparing mortgages, the 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Done?” Hutchison Hall 473, Organic Seminar application process, and closing. River Campus, noon to 1 p.m. Yan Zhang, Department of RSVP to (585) 292-1220. Pre- Chemistry. Hutchison Hall 473, sented by HSBC. Room K307 Department of Chemistry River Campus, 9:30 a.m. Inorganic Seminar (3-6408), Medical Center, 7 to 8 p.m. talks Brett Swartz, Department of Science and Technology Chemistry. “Conversion of Bio- Seminar Series February 7 mass to Fuel.” Hutchison Hall John Trentini of the Monroe Susan B. Anthony Institute 473, River Campus, 4 p.m. County Water Authority. “Mon- Research Seminar roe County Water Authority: Humanities Project: Law and Dianne Morrison-Beedy, assistant Production and Distribution of the War on Terror dean for research and professor Drinking Water.” Laboratory for Rabbi Melissa Weintraub, direc- of nursing. “HIV Prevention in Laser Energetics Coliseum, noon. tor of education for Rabbis for Adolescent Girls: Increasing Mo- Human Rights–North America. Department of Political Science tivation to Reduce Risk.” Latti- “Does Torah Support Torture?: Riker Seminar more Hall 540, River Campus, Human Dignity, ‘Ticking Bombs,’ William Howell, University of 12:30 to 2 p.m. and Torture in Jewish Law and Chicago. The Riker Seminar is Especially for Educators: Art American Military Detention.” held in the Fenno Seminar Room and Observation Interfaith Chapel, River Campus, and is typically followed by a re- Investigate gallery works with 7 to 8 p.m. ception. Harkness Hall 329, River Medical School staff and students Campus, 3:30 to 5 p.m. February 13 and learn strategies to integrate February 19 science, art, and poetry into the Poetry and Painting classroom. For reservations, con- Poet Rosanna Warren gives an Department of Biology Donut Talk tact Kerry Donovan, 473-7720, illustrated talk. Hawkins-Carlson Paul Fine, University of Michigan. ext. 3072, or kdonovan@mag. Room, Rush Rhees Library, 4 to “Evolutionary Mechanisms for the rochester.edu. Memorial Art 5 p.m. Gallery, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Latitudinal Gradient in Tree Plutzik Reading Series Diversity.” Hutchison Hall 473, The Idea of Black Culture Award-winning poet Rosanna River Campus, noon to 1 p.m. Hortense Spillers, literary critic Warren reads from her work. Department of Chemistry and Gertrude Conway Vanderbilt Sponsored by the Department of Physical Seminar Professor of English at Vanderbilt English. Welles-Brown Room, Peter Flynn, University of Utah. University. Interfaith Chapel, Rush Rhees Library, River Cam- “A New Paradigm for Studies of River Campus, 5 to 6 p.m. pus, 8 to 9 p.m. Encapsulated Proteins.” Hutchi- February 8 February 14 son Hall 473, River Campus, 4 p.m. Genocide in Darfur Skalny Luncheon Seminar Human rights activist and writer Wieslaw Krajka, a professor at Eric Reeves discusses the situa- Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univer- CLIMATE CHANGE tion in Darfur. He is a professor sity in Lublin, Poland; Kosciuszko Grassroots, the University’s environmental action and aware- at Smith College and an expert on Foundation Fellow in the English theater ness student group, is hosting a screening of An Inconvenient Sudan. Interfaith Chapel, River department; and Skalny Center February 9 to 10 Truth on Thursday, February 8, at 9 p.m. in Dewey 1101. The ac- Campus, 7:30 p.m. Visiting Professor. Seminar exam- claimed documentary features former vice president Al Gore ines the “Polishness” of Joseph Kali Quinn ’03 and Aadika Singh and his national campaign to raise awareness about climate February 9 Conrad. Reservations can be ’05 perform two theatre pieces, change and global warming. A discussion follows about ways Department of Chemistry made by calling x5-9898. Gamble Vamping and The Paper Project. to address the issue on campus and locally. The screening is Organic Seminar Room, Rush Rhees Library, River Tickets available at the door; dis- part of a week-long initiative organized through the Campus David Min, Department of Campus, noon to 1 p.m. count for University ID holders. Climate Challenge that includes more than 570 events hap- Chemistry. Hutchison Hall 473, Discussion follows. Todd Theatre, pening on campuses in the United States and Canada. River Campus, 9:30 a.m. River Campus, 8 p.m.