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October 9-15, 2008 Harvard University Gazette/ 21Room 10, Harvard Faculty Club, 20Quincy St., 7:45 a.m. Breakfast will beserved.Medical SchoolThu., Oct. 16—“New Ideas aboutHuman Behavior in Economics andMedicine.” (Health Care Policy) 8thAnnual Marshall J. Seidman Lecture.Peter R. Orszag, director, CongressionalBudget Office. Carl W. Walter Amphitheater,Tosteson Medical EducationCenter, HMS, 260 Longwood Ave., 4:30p.m. craw@hcp.med.harvard.edu.Wed., Oct. 22-Fri., Oct. 24—“DefiningNew Frontiers To Eradicate Cancer.”(HMS) The latest advances in cancerresearch and treatment will be presentedby leading researchers and cliniciansfrom around the world. Featuringkeynote speaker Philip A. Sharp, Nobellaureate. Joseph B. Martin ConferenceCenter, HMS, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur.Register online at www.bidmc-cancersymposium.comor call (617) 337-9501by Oct. 8.Harvard School of Public HealthTue., Oct. 14—“Pulmonary InnateImmunity in Viral Infection: Role ofMacrophage Scavenger Receptor-MARCO?” (Molecular and IntegrativePhysiological Sciences) Sanjukta Ghosh,HSPH. Room 1302, Building 1, HSPH,665 Huntington Ave., 9:30 a.m.Mon., Oct. 20—“Prospective StudentInformation Session.” (HSPHAdmissions Office) Snyder Auditorium,Kresge Building, HSPH, 677 HuntingtonAve., 6-8 p.m. RSVP at www.hsph.harvard.edu/meet-a-representative.Moreinformation at (617) 432-1031 oradmisofc@hsph.harvard.edu.Fri., Oct. 24-Sat., Oct. 25—“Cell andGenome Stability Mechanisms inCancer and Other Diseases.” (Geneticsand Complex Diseases, HSPH, and others)11th Annual John B. Little Centerfor Radiation Sciences & EnvironmentalHealth Symposium. Snyder Auditorium,Kresge G-1, HSPH, 677 Huntington Ave.,Fri.: 1-5:30 p.m.; Sat.: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.(617) 432-3763, gcddept@hsph.harvard.edu.Registration required by Oct.17 at www.hsph.harvard.edu/research/jbl-center/jbl-symposium.humanitiesThu., Oct. 9—“Who Is Asking? LivingWords, Attentive Silence, and the Koanof Zen ‘Prayer.’” (HDS) Steve Kanji Ruhl,Zen Buddhist minister. CSWR CommonRoom, 42 Francis Ave., noon. Soup provided;please bring your own beverage.(617) 384-7571, jvonwald@hds.harvard.edu.Thu., Oct. 9—“Good-Looking andIrresistible: The Irish Hero from EarlySaga to Classical Poetry.” (CelticLanguages and Literatures) DamianMcManus, Trinity College, Dublin. FacultyClub Library, 20 Quincy St., 5 p.m. Freeand open to the public. www.fas.harvard.edu/~celtic.Thu., Oct. 9—“The Lost World Heritage:Fragment of Wanli Kanjur from Berlin.”(Sanskrit and Indian Studies) AgnieszkaHelman-Wazny, Cornell University. Room317, One Bow St., 5 p.m.Thu., Oct. 9—“American Fugue: AnAmerican Journey.” (Seminar on ModernGreek Literature and Culture) Reading byAlexis Stamatis, author. Room 133,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., 6:30 p.m.Free and open to the public.rapti@fas.harvard.edu.Fri., Oct. 10—“Dressing a Wolf inSheep’s Clothing: The Composition ofthe Life of Alexander Nevskii.” (DavisCenter) Donald Ostrowski, HarvardUniversity. Room S354, 3rd floor, CGIS,1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.www.daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu.Tue., Oct. 14—“The Resurgence ofImagination.” (CSWR) Sudhir Kakar, psychoanalystand writer; with responsesfrom Anne Monius, HDS; and RichardKearney, Boston College. CSWRCommon Room, 42 Francis Ave., 3:30p.m. Free and open to the public.Tue., Oct. 14—“The Morris GrayLecture: A Reading by Carl Phillips.”(English) Carl Phillips, poet, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis. Lecture Hall,Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m.Free and open to the public.www.fas.harvard.edu/~english.Wed., Oct. 15—“Fortieth AnniversaryCelebration of The Boston TheologicalInstitute.” (HDS) Daniel Aleshire,Association of Theological Schools, “TheLarge Hadron Collider, the BTI, and theFuture of Theological Education in the21st Century.” Sperry Room, AndoverHall, HDS, 5:45 p.m. Reception to followin the Braun Room. (617) 384-8394,jmccullom@hds.harvard.edu.Wed., Oct. 15—“‘20 Questions’ withTarun Khanna.” (Humanities Center) “20Questions” with Tarun Khanna.Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 6 p.m. www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Wed., Oct. 15—M. Victor LeventrittLecture. “On His Work: Lyle AshtonHarris.” (Du Bois Institute, HAM) LyleAshton Harris, New York University,artist. Lecture hall, Sackler Museum,485 Broadway, 6 p.m. Free and open tothe public. Reception and gallery viewingwith the artist to follow at the Du BoisInstitute, 104 Mt. Auburn St., 3R. (617)495-9400, janet_sartor@harvard.edu,www.harvardartmuseum.org,www.dubois.fas.harvard.edu.Thu., Oct. 16—“Fictive Identities,Metaphorical Truths.” (Philosophy)David Hills, Stanford University. Room305, Emerson Hall, 4 p.m.Thu., Oct. 16—“Power in Imagery:Rethinking Narratives on Saudi Arabia.”(WCFIA, CMES) Gwenn Okruhlik, TrinityUniversity. Bowie-Vernon Room K262,CGIS Knafel Building, 1737 CambridgeSt., 4 p.m.Thu., Oct. 16—“The ObserverObserved: Gorky and the Art of theLiterary Memoir.” (Humanities Center,Davis Center, Slavic Languages andLiteratures) Donald Fanger, emeritus,Harvard University, in conversation withWilliam Mills Todd III, Harvard University.Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 4:15 p.m. Open to the public.Seating is limited. Reception to follow.www.fas.harvard.edu/~humcentr.Thu., Oct. 16—Lauro de Bosis Lecture1 of 3. “Reproduction/Reproduct: AnExperiment in Historical Anthropology.”(Romance Languages and Literatures,Humanities Center) Carlo Ginzburg,Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa. Room133, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., 4:15p.m. www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Thu., Oct. 16—“Important Women inTibetan Buddhist History and TheirLineages.” (CSWR, Harvard BuddhistCommunity) Lama Tsultrim Allione,Buddhist teacher and former nun; moderatedby Janet Gyatso, HDS. CSWRCommon Room, 42 Francis Ave., 5:15p.m. Free and open to the public.Fri., Oct. 17—“American EnvironmentalHistory: Sea.” (Warren Center, HUCE)Jeffrey Bolster, University of NewHampshire; D. Graham Burnett,Princeton University; and HelenRozwadowski, University of Connecticut.History Library, 1st floor, Robinson Hall,2 p.m.Fri., Oct. 17—“The Evolution ofCouncils of Nobles in Silla Korea.”(Korea Institute) Richard D. McBride II,Brigham Young University, Hawaii. RoomS050, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.,4 p.m.Fri., Oct. 17—“Lost in Learning: WhereEducation Meets Life’s Aspirations.”(History of Science) Eva Timothy, photographer.Room 469, Science Center, 4:30p.m. See also exhibitions, ThreeColumns Gallery. (617) 470-4789,www.lostinlearning.com.Fri., Oct. 17—“25 Years of LiteraryCreation by Tibetan Women (1983-2008): A Preliminary Inquiry Into aHitherto Neglected Field of Literature.”(Sanskrit and Indian Studies) FrancoiseRobin, Institut National des Langues etCivilisations Orientales. Room 317, OneBow St., 5 p.m.Oct. 12Harvard Real EstateServices presents‘Oktoberfest 2008,’ a dayof jazz and R&B performances,on Sunday (Oct.12) at the HolyokeCenter, 1350 MassachusettsAve., noon-6 p.m.,weather permitting.Featuring music byTómas Doncker (above)and Daniel Sadownick at3 p.m. Free and open tothe public. See specialevents, page 23.Sun., Oct. 19—The Healing Art ofMusic Program — Part II. “Bridging theAtlantic: Artful Innovations in CancerCare.” (Faith & Life Forum, The MemorialChurch) Lisa M. Wong, pediatrician andviolinist, Longwood Symphony Orchestra.Pusey Room, the Memorial Church, 9:30a.m. Breakfast and conversation at 9a.m.; discussion following the programat 10:30 a.m. (617) 496-1643,daustin@fas.harvard.edu,leslie_kress@harvard.edu.Mon., Oct. 20—“Sweet Land of Liberty:The Forgotten Struggle for Civil Rightsin the North.” (Warren Center) ThomasSugrue, University of Pennsylvania.History Library, 1st floor, Robinson Hall,4 p.m.Wed., Oct. 22—The 2008 H.A.R. GibbArabic & Islamic Studies Lectures.“Moriscos in Granada: The Lead BooksAffaire.” (CMES) Mercedes García-Arenal, Centro de Ciencias Humanas ySociales, CSIC, Madrid. Lecture 1 of 3:“The Forgeries of the Sacromonte ofGranada: Authorship, Polemics, SacredHistory.” Tsai Auditorium, CGIS S010,1730 Cambridge St., 5 p.m. Receptionto follow at room 102, CMES, 38Kirkland St. http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Wed., Oct. 22—“Human Cuisine.” (HBS,Schlesinger Library) Gary Allen, EmpireState College, State University of NewYork. Conference room, SchlesingerLibrary, Radcliffe Institute, 6 p.m. Freeand open to the public.Thu., Oct. 23—The 2008 H.A.R. GibbArabic & Islamic Studies Lectures.“Moriscos in Granada: The Lead BooksAffaire.” (CMES) Mercedes García-Arenal, Centro de Ciencias Humanas ySociales, CSIC, Madrid. Lecture 2 of 3:“Is Arabic an Islamic Language? TheDebate from Granada to the Vatican.”Tsai Auditorium, CGIS S010, 1730Cambridge St., 4 p.m. http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Thu., Oct. 23—“Writing and CensorshipDuring the Japanese Colonial Period:The Strange Case of Yi Sang’s Poetry.”(Korea Institute) YoungMin Kwon, SeoulNational University, Korea. Room S250,CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St., 4p.m.Thu., Oct. 23—Lauro de Bosis Lecture2 of 3. “On (and Around) Geryon (Inf.XVI-XVII).” (Romance Languages andLiteratures, Humanities Center) CarloGinzburg, Scuola Normale Superiore diPisa. Room 133, Barker Center, 12Quincy St., 4:15 p.m.www.fas.harvard.edu/~rll.Fri., Oct. 24—The 2008 H.A.R. GibbArabic & Islamic Studies Lectures.“Moriscos in Granada: The Lead BooksAffaire.” (CMES) Mercedes García-Arenal, Centro de Ciencias Humanas ySociales, CSIC, Madrid. Lecture 3 of 3:“Singular Lives and Normal Exception:Between Granada and Fez.” TsaiAuditorium, CGIS S010, 1730Cambridge St., 4 p.m. http://cmes.hmdc.harvard.edu.Wed., Oct. 29—“Brasilia: Symbol ofModernity in an Era of CulturalVibrancy.” (HAM) Part of the “Cities:Their Art and Architecture” series. MarySchneider Enriquez, consultant on LatinAmerican art. Norton Lecture Hall,Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 6:30p.m. Admission: series tickets are $90general; $60 members; single lecturesare $18 general; $12 members.Registration required at (617) 495-4544. If available, tickets will be sold atthe door. Participants may dine at theHarvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St., followingeach lecture, where a dishinspired by the cuisine of the city beingpresented will be served. Reservationsare required at (617) 495-5758.www.harvardartmuseum.org.information technologyWed., Oct. 15—“Science Web 3.0 andScientific Social Communities.” (IIC)Tim Clark, HMS. Room 330, 60 OxfordSt., 4 p.m. http://iic.harvard.edu.poetry/proseThu., Oct. 9—“American Fugue: AnAmerican Journey.” (Seminar on ModernGreek Literature and Culture) Reading byAlexis Stamatis, author. Room 133,Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., 6:30 p.m.Free and open to the public.rapti@fas.harvard.edu.Tue., Oct. 14—“The Morris GrayLecture: A Reading by Carl Phillips.”(English) Carl Phillips, poet, WashingtonUniversity, St. Louis. Lecture Hall,Sackler Museum, 485 Broadway, 6 p.m.Free and open to the public.www.fas.harvard.edu/~english.Thu., Oct. 16—“Cambridge READS.”(Harvard Box Office) Presentation byJulia Alvarez, author of “How the GarciaGirls Lost Their Accents,” followed byQ&A session. Sanders Theatre, 7:30p.m. Free tickets (limit four per person,valid until 7:15 p.m.) available as of Oct.4. Harvard Box Office (617) 496-2222.Tickets also available at the CambridgePublic Main Library and HarvardBookstore. www.cambridgereads.org.Mon., Oct. 20—“Thunderstruck NotLightning-struck.” (Radcliffe Institute) Areading by Elizabeth McCracken, independentwriter, fellow, Radcliffe Institute.Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden St.,3:30 p.m. (617) 495-8212, www.radcliffe.edu.Mon., Oct. 20—“Encounter 2008: AnEvening with Yi Hye-gong and Kim Aeran.”(Korea Institute) A reading byKorean authors. Room S250, CGISSouth, 1730 Cambridge St., 4 p.m.scienceTue., Oct. 14—“MBB ConversationsEvent.” (Mind/Brain/BehaviorInterfaculty Initiative) Join MBB facultyfor conversations on aesthetics, ethics,mental representation, Darwin, and theunconscious and the law. Moderated byMarc Hauser, Harvard University.Yenching Auditorium, 2 Divinity Ave., 4p.m. Free and open to the public.http://mbb.harvard.edu.Wed., Oct. 15—“A Simpler Origin forLife.” (Harvard Origins of Life Initiative)Robert Shapiro, New York University.Room 1068, Biological Laboratories, 16Divinity Ave., 4 p.m. Free and open tothe public.Thu., Oct. 16—“TBA.” (WoodwardLectures in the Chemical Sciences,Harvard/MIT Physical ChemistrySeminar) Kurt Zilm, Yale University.Room 4-237, MIT, 5 p.m.Thu., Oct. 16—“Sustaining Life: HowHuman Health Depends onBiodiversity.” (HMNH) Lecture and booksigningby Eric Chivian and E.O. Wilson.HMNH, 26 Oxford St., 7 p.m. Free andopen to the public. (617) 495-2773,www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Thu., Oct. 16—“Observatory Night:Measuring the Universe.” (CfA) MarkReid, CfA. Phillips Auditorium, CfA, 60Garden St., 7:30 p.m. Observingthrough telescopes to follow (weatherpermitting). (617) 495-7461,www.cfa.harvard.edu.Fri., Oct. 17—“Functionalization ofUnsaturated Organic MoleculesThrough Metal Catalysis: Alkenes,Arenes, and Fullerenes.” (Merck-BanyuLecture) Kenichiro Itami, NagoyaUniversity. Pfizer Lecture Hall,Mallinckrodt Labs, 12 Oxford St., 4 p.m.Sun., Oct. 19—Family Program. “TheIngredients of Plant Collecting.”(HMNH) Melinda Peters, HMNH. HMNH,26 Oxford St., 2 p.m. (617) 495-2773,www.hmnh.harvard.edu.Mon., Oct. 20—“Bristol-Myers SquibbLecture in Organic Synthesis.”(Chemistry and Chemical Biology) DavidCorey, University of Texas SouthwesternMedical Center, “New Cellular Targets forSynthetic Nucleic Acids”; and CarlDeCicco, Bristol-Myers Squibb,“Innovation in Drug Discovery.” PfizerLecture Hall, Mallinckrodt Labs, 12Oxford St., 4 p.m.Wed., Oct. 22—“The Genetics ofSpecies Formation.” (Radcliffe Institute)Daven Presgraves, University ofRochester, and fellow, Radcliffe Institute.Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden St.,3:30 p.m. (617) 495-8212, www.radcliffe.edu.social sciencesThu., Oct. 9—“1968 Revisited: BrazilianSocial Movement under the MilitaryDictatorship.” (Brazil Studies Program,DRCLAS) Conversa with VictoriaLangland, University of California, Davis,and Christopher Dunn, Tulane University;moderated by June Carolyn Erlick,DRCLAS. Room S-050, CGIS South,1730 Cambridge St., 12:15 p.m.Thu., Oct. 9—“Dangerous Deterrents?Evaluating the Argument and Evidencethat Nuclear Acquisition EmboldensWeak States.” (Belfer Center’sInternational Security Program) Brownbag seminar with T. Negeen Pegahi,research fellow, ISP/Project onManaging the Atom. Belfer CenterLibrary, Littauer 369, HKS, 12:15 p.m.Coffee and tea provided. http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/events/3711/.Thu., Oct. 9—“Incorporation StrategiesTowards Greek Repatriate Groups inContemporary Greece (1990-2006).”(CES) Harris Mylonas, Harvard Academyand Georgetown University; with discussantAnna Hardman, Tufts University.Cabot Room, CES, 27 Kirkland St., 4:15p.m. Free and open to the public. yannis.ioannides@tufts.edu.Thu., Oct. 9—“The Lost World Heritage:Fragment of Wanli Kanjur from Berlin.”(Sanskrit and Indian Studies) AgnieszkaHelman-Wazny, Cornell University. Room317, One Bow St., 5 p.m.Thu., Oct. 9—“Religion, Race, andGender in Presidential Politics.” (HDS)Panelists include HDS faculty CharlesAdams, Ann Braude, Anthea Butler,David Lamberth, Peter Paris, and (moderator)Ronald Thiemann. Sperry Room,Andover Hall, HDS, 5:30 p.m. Receptionto follow in the Braun Room. (617) 384-8394, jmccullom@hds.harvard.edu.(Continued on next page)