February 22, Thursday
The University Libraries in conjunction with the University at Albany Libraries’ 2 Millionth Volume Celebration present: Issues and Trends Affecting the Future of Scholarly Journals and Scientific Communication, at 1 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gregg Sapp at 437-3951.

February 23, Friday
Computational & Applied Sciences Colloquium Series presents: On Clusterings - Good, Bad and Spectral with Santosh Vempala from 4 to 6 p.m. in the CESTM Auditorium. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 442-3332.

February 24, Saturday
UAlbany Women’s Basketball vs. Bucknell at 5:30 p.m. For ticket information, call the box office at 442-4683.

UAlbany Men’s Basketball vs. Bucknell at 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call the box office at 442-4683.

February 26, Monday
Nominations due for the Bread and Roses Award. For more information and questions about the award, contact The Council of Women’s Groups at 442- 3590. Nominations should be sent to Carol Anne Germain, co-chair, Council of Women’s Groups, UL 132.

February 28, Wednesday
Earth Science Joint Colloquium Series with UAlbany and RPI presents: The Emergence of Life from FeS/Fe (OH)2 Bubbles at Alkaline Hot Seepages in Acid Ocean with Mike Russell at 4 p.m. in the Johnsson-Rowland Science Center, SC 3W13, 3rd floor, on the RPI campus. Complete schedule is available at: www. albany.edu/geosciences/semcurr.html. For more information, call 442-4466.

March 1, Thursday
Reservations due for the Friends of the Libraries’ March 9 Nearby and Notable Outing to the Times Union, Pruyn House and lunch at Wolfert’s Roost Country Club. Reservations are available at the web site: http://library. albany.edu/Friends. For more information, contact Ben-Ami Lopez at 766-3014.

March 3, Saturday
Save A Life Saturday in the RACC. The event is sponsored by Channel 6, American Heart Association and Albany Med. Over 600 people will be certified with CPR training. Pre-register now. Free and on a first come first serve basis. For more information contact Michael Boots at 442-3038.

March 5, Monday
Save Africa From AIDS Campaign meeting from 11 to 1 p.m. in Campus Center 370. Application deadline for Initiatives for Women Award. Applications are available in Education 246. For more information, call Susan Palmer at 442-3911.

University Senate Executive Committee meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Standish Room. Nominations for 2001-02 chair-elect and secretary will be discussed. Nominations for these positions may be forwarded to David McCaffrey at 442-5282, Edelgard Wulfert at 442-4825, or Madelyn Cicero at 437-4917. Nominations must be submitted by COB on Friday, March 2. For more information, contact Madelyn Cicero at 437-4917.

March 6, Tuesday
English Lecture Series on Cultures of Conflict and Reconciliation presents: Health and Safety are not a Request, They are a Right! Workers Speak Back to NAFTA with Martha Ojeda from 7 to 9 p.m. at Chapel House. For more information, call 437-4985.

School of Public Health Seminar Series presents: Doctors Without Borders: Dealing with Refugee Crises with Els Mathieu from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Auditorium, School of Public Health, East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. For more information, call 402-0330.

Chemistry Seminar Series Spring 2001 presents: Membrane Protein Folding and Tranlocation Across Membranes with Erwin London at 4:30 p.m. in Chemistry 151. Refreshments served at 4:15 p.m.

New York State Writers Institute Spring Visiting Writers’ Series presents: Michael Cunningham, 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning author, at 8 p.m. in Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

March 7, Wednesday
Earth Science Joint Colloquium Series with UAlbany and RPI presents: Building the Upper Oceanic Crust at Fast to Intermediate Spreading Rate Ridges: New Insights from Hess Deep and the Blanco Transform with Jeff Karson at 4 p.m. in Earth Science Room 232 on the UAlbany main campus. Complete schedule is available at: www. albany.edu/geosciences/
semcurr.html. For more information, call 442-4466.

Training for All Teachers Lecture Series presents:The Important Role of Parents in LEP Students’ Education: How to Encourage Their Participation, with Carmen Perez Hogan, at noon in Education 335. For more information, contact Nancy Fisher at 442-5009. Complimentary sandwiches, salads and beverages will be served.

March 8, Thursday
Training for All Teachers Lecture Series presents: Topics in Language Minority Advocacy Conflict Resolution/Peer Mediation for Limited English Proficient Students, with Sandra Cueller, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Education 121. For more information, contact Nancy Fisher at 442-5009.

New York State Writers Institute Spring Visiting Writers’ Series presents: Yusef Komunyakaa, author of eleven poetry volumes, at 8 p.m. in Studio Theatre, Performing Arts Center, main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

March 9, Friday
New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Spring Series presents: The Horse Thief, directed by Tian Zhuangzhuang, in Chinese with English subtitles, at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-5620.

Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2001 Seminar presents: Analysis of the Su(s) Protein in Drosophila Reveals a Novel Link Between Transcription and Splicing Complex Assembly, with Lillie Searles, at 3 p.m. in Biology 248A. For more information, call Dmitry Belostotsky at 442-4368.

Friends of the Libraries’ Nearby and Notable Outing to the Times Union, Pruyn House and lunch at Wolfert’s Roost Country Club from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The public is welcome. Reservations are required. For more information, visit the Web site: http:/library.albany.edu/Friends, or contact Ben-Ami Lopez at 766-3014.

March 11, Sunday
The University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Kirk Smith, featuring three soloists, at 8 p.m. in the Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus. For ticket information, call 442-3997, or visit the Web site: http:/www.albanyedu/pac.

March 13, Tuesday
Chemistry Seminar Series Spring 2001 presents: Application of Transition Metal Catalyzed Cycloadditions to Organic Synthesis, with Thomas Smith, at 4:30 p.m. in Chemistry 151. Refreshments served at 4:15 p.m.

March 14, Wednesday
Spring 2001 Community Conversation Series sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries, in cooperation with the New York State Writers Institute, Rockefeller College, Department of History, and the Greater Capital Region Teachers Center, presents: The Naked Writer: The Story Behind the Books, with Joseph E. Persico, at 7 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 437-3931.

March 15, Thursday
Training for All Teachers Lecture Series presents: Topics in Language Minority Advocacy, Teaching in the One-Computer Classroom, with Sandra LaFond from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Center for Electronic Language Learning and Research (CELLAR) in the basement of the Education building. For more information, contact Nancy Fisher at 442-5009.

March 16, Friday
Earth Science Joint Colloquium Series with UAlbany and RPI presents: Evolution of Permian Atmospheric pCO2 and Western Equatorial Pangean Climate as Recorded by Paleosol Morphologic and Geochemical Proxies, with Isabel Montañez, at 4 p.m. in Earth Science 232, on the UAlbany main campus. Complete schedule is available at: www. albany.edu/geosciences/semcurr.html. For more information, call 442-4466.

Applications due for the University at Albany Affirmative Action Grants. Award recipients will be announced late in the semester.

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University Theatre
2000-2001

Hippolytus
by Euripedes

A classic drama of elemental power depicting the passion of love and the viciousness of a lover spurned. This performance is directed and adapted by Leigh Strimbeck and choreographed by Ione Beauchamp.

In the Performing Arts Center
Lab Theatre
Special Preview
March 8 at 8 p.m.

March 9-10 at 8 p.m.
March 11 at 3 p.m.
March 14-17 at 8 p.m.

For more information and ticket reservations,
call the box office at
442-3997.

March 19, Monday

University Department of History presents:

The annual Phi Alpha Theta Lecture on Nicholas II Revisited with Richard S. Wortman at 3:30 p.m. in Humanities 354.

Open to the public with reception following in the East Well, 2nd floor of Ten Broeck Hall. For more information, call 442-4800.