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Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2000 Seminar presents:
The Y Chromosome as a Genetic and Evolutionary Enigma: the Case with White Campion, with Ioan Negrutiu at 12 p.m. in Biology 248A, main campus. For more information, call Joseph Mascarenhas at 442-4388.

UAlbany Presents Spring Music Festival 2000: A concert performance with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill at 8 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. For reservations and information, call 442-3997.

Japan Film Series presents: Muddy River, directed by Kohei Oguri, at 7:30 p.m. in Lecture Center 18 on the main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-4119.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in the Campus Center Assembly Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Appointments are encouraged and may be made by calling 442-2281.  Sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha Phi Omega.

April 13, 14, 15
Opera Excelsior Events presents: Mascagni’s Opera Cavalleria Rusticana plus a concert of operatic excerpts with orchestra at Cohoes Music Hall at 8 p.m. For reservations, call (518) 448-5422. 

April 14, Friday
Friends of the Libraries presents: Nearby and Notable Outing, to Albany International plant in East Greenbush from 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Reservations required and the public is welcome. For more information, call 437-3931.

The New York State Writers Institute Classic Film Series Spring 2000 presents: The King of Masks, directed by Tian-Ming Wu, at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information call 442-5620.

Writing History: Ethnohistory and Archaeology of Postclassic Mesoamerica, sponsored by the Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, from 2 - 5 p.m. in Humanities B39.

University Chamber Singers Spring Concert with David Janower conducting  and introducing the female acappella group Serendipity, in the CESTM Lobby from 12 - 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. 

April 15, Saturday
The Student Association presents: an afternoon of festivities celebrating The Legacy of Jackie Robinson, at 3 p.m. on the State Quad field. Please R.S.V.P by calling (518) 442-5640.

Music Department presents: University Chamber Singers Spring Concert at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the main campus. For reservations and information, call 442-3997.

Open House for Admitted Students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lecture Center Concourse. Campus tours, academic fair and special topic sessions will be offered. For more information, call 442-5435.

Applications due for study abroad programs. Applications are available in the Office of International Education, University Library 66.

April 17, Monday
Music Department presents: Electronic Music Ensemble Performance at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the main campus. For reservations and information, call 442-3997.

April 18, Tuesday
School of Public Health Open House:Visit the campus and meet current department faculty from 5-7 p.m. at 1 University Place, Rensselaer, N.Y. For more information, call (518) 402-0333. 

The 18th Annual Disabled Student Awards Luncheon will be held in the Campus Center Ballroom at 12 p.m. For more information, call 442-5490.

Natural History Lecture Series presents: Lightning: Basic Explanations for the Layman, with Vincent Idone, at 8 p.m. in Lecture Center 7 on the main campus. 

School of Public Health Spring Seminar Series 2000 presents:Addiction and Pregnancy with Barry Sherman from 8-9 a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 402-0330.

Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2000 Seminar presents:
Forensic Molecular Science: Past, Present and Future, with Arthur Eisenberg at 4:10 p.m. in Biology 248A, main campus. For more information, call Joseph Mascarenhas at 442-4388.

The UAlbany Chapter of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society and the Eastern New York American Chemical Society Section present: How the Media Mangle Science, with Ricki Lewis at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center. For more information, call 442-4418.

April 19, Wednesday
Friends of the Libraries Spring 2000 Community Conversation Series presents: Assessing the Presidential Campaign 2000, with Bruce Miroff from 12-2 p.m. in the Cobb Library conference room, University Library B43. The public is welcome. For more information, call 437-3931.

The New York State Writers Institute  presents: National Book Award Winner Gerald Stern at 8 p.m. in 3510 Sage Hall on the RPI campus in Troy. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

April 25, Tuesday
School of Public Health Spring Seminar Series 2000 presents:Tuberculosis: A Search for New Solutions to an Old Problem, with Kathleen McDonough, from 8-9 a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 402-0330.

The New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series Spring 2000 presents: Joanna Scott and James Longenbach at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the main campus. In addition to his evening reading, Longenbach will present a talk on Criticism and Modern Poetry at 3 p.m.  in Humanities 290 on the main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2000 Seminar presents:
Genetic Approaches Toward Understanding  Gene Function During Zebrafish Embryogenesis and Organogenesis, with Wolfgang Driever at 4:10 p.m. in Biology 248A, main campus. For more information, call Paulette McCormick at 442-4356.

Scandinavian Film, The New Land (in English). Presented by Anne Marfey, in Humanities 131 from 7 - 9 p.m. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literature and Cultures. For more information, call Anne Marfey at 442-4150.

LACS Lecture Series presents: Identity and Power: Puerto Rican Politics and the Challenge of Ethnicity, with Jose Cruz in Humanities 354 from 12 - 1:30 p.m. Open to the public.

April 27, Thursday
School of Public Health Student Poster Day: Showcase of research by School of Public Health graduate students. For more information, contact Diane Dewar at (518) 402-0290. 

History Department Presents the Annual Janice D. and Theodore H. Fossieck Lecture: Sex, Religion, and Society in early America; or, a 17th-century Maryland Mênage a Trois and Its Consequences, with Cornell University historian Mary Beth Norton, at 4 p.m. in Campus Center 375. 

The New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series Spring 2000 presents: June Jordan at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the main campus. In addition to her evening reading, Jordan will hold an informal seminar at 3 p.m. at the Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

UAlbany’s Take Our Daughters to Work Day: This event is for girls, ages 9-15, starting at 9 a.m. in the Patroon Restaurant. Sons are welcome too. For more information, call 442-5491. Register for workshops by April 21.

Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2000 Seminar presents:
Regulation of Synaptic Vesicle Fusion by SNAP-25, with David Deitcher at 4:10 p.m. in Biology 248A, main campus. For more information, call Greg Lnenicka at 442-4306.

April 28, Friday
Department of Anthropology Speaker Series Spring 2000 presents: Postmodernity in New Millennium China, with Christopher Smith at 3 p.m. in Humanities B39. For more information, call 442-4700. 

The New York State Writers Institute Classic Film Series Spring 2000 presents: The Earrings of Madame De..., directed by Max Ophüls, at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.
 

The University Theatre Department Presents: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare April 28-29 at 8 p.m. April 30 at 3 p.m. May 3-6 at 8 p.m. In the Main Theatre on the main campus.  For reservations and information call 442-3997.

May 1, Monday
Reservations due for the Friends of the Libraries May 13th spring art excursion outing to the Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art and the Canajoharie Library and Art Museum. For reservations, call 437-3931.

May 3, Wednesday
School of Public Health Spring Seminar Series 2000 presents:Children of Immigrants: One-fifth of America’s Children and Growing, with Donald Hernandez from 8-9 a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 402-0330.

The New York State Writers Institute Visiting Writers Series Spring 2000 presents: Jayne Anne Phillips at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

The First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany and the UAlbany Chapter of Sigma Xi: the Scientific Research Society present: The Eighth Channing Lecture, Lost Boys: Understanding Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them with James Garbarino at 7:30 p.m. at 405 Washington Ave. For more information, call 442-4418.