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 12, Monday
Annual Diversity Luncheon with Mark Raider, chair of Judaic Studies, from 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. in CETL LE-G61, East Seminar Room, new library. Those who are teaching Gen-Ed Human Diversity courses are particularly encouraged to attend and share their experiences. Lunch will be served. Please R.S.V.P. to CETL at 437-3918.

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.

School of Public Health Seminar Series presents: Catholic Hospital Mergers and Women’s Health, with Peter Slocum, from 8 to 9 a.m. at the School of Public Health, East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. For more information, call 402-0330.

Computational and Applied Sciences Colloquium Series presents: 20 Years of Object-Oriented Visualization with Bill Lorenson, graphics engineer, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the CESTM auditorium. Refreshments served. For more information, call 442-3332.

Natural History Lecture Series presents: Crossing Labrador by Canoe: A Journey from the Interior to the Coast with Jill Bubier at 8 p.m. in Lecture Center 7, main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 437-8705.

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.

Judaic Studies Department Lunch and Learn Series presents: Images of Nature in the Psalms, with Daniel Grossberg from 12 - 2 p.m. in the Patroon Room on the main campus. Open to the public. Reservations are required. For more information, call 442-4130 or e-mail lschaefs@albany.edu or check the Web site at www.albany.edu/judaic_studies.

The Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2001 Seminars present: Gene Targeting and DNA Double Strand Break Repair in Drosophila with Yikang Rong at 4:10 p.m. in Biology 248A. For more information call Richard Zitomer at 442-4385.

German Table: Informal luncheon for people at any level, with interest in German, at noon in the private dining room in Indian Quad. For more information, call 442-4997.

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.

CETL Partners in Pedagogy Workshop Series presents: a brownbag discussion on Dealing with Difficult Teaching Situations, with John Murphy, at CETL LE-GO3, West Seminar Room, new library, from 11:45 to 12:45 p.m. For more information, call 437-3920.

The University Libraries present: Preserving Our Rights in the Digital Age: Ownership. Copyright, Fair Use, and Licensing, featuring Clifford Lynch. The one-day event will take place in the Campus Center Ballroom from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required. For more information, call 437-3966.

The Archaeological Institute of America and the Department of Classics present: an illustrated lecture by Karen Polinger Foster on New Light on Thera, the Pompeii of the Ancient Aegean at 8 p.m. in Humanities 354. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 442-4048.

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.

New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Spring Series presents: Juno and the Paycock, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, his second attempt with talking motion pictures, 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 Seminars presents: A Nuclear mRNA Degradation System, with Scott Butler, at 3 p.m. in Biology 248A. For more information, call Dmitry Belostotsky at 442-4368.

The Economics Department and the Econometric Research Institute, which polls forecasters from around the state, will be hosting a panel discussion on The State of the U.S. Economy and its Impact on New York, Soft Landing or Hard? at 3:30 p.m. in BA 130.

March 18, Sunday
Department of Music presents: Music for the Trumpet, featuring James Morris on trumpet and Nancy Hull on piano, at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall, in the Performing Art Center, main campus. For more information and tickets, call 442-3997.

March 19, Monday
Initiatives For Women, University at Albany, and Skidmore College present: a winter forum titled, Women Who Run the Show: Challenges of Leadership. Reception begins at 5:45 p.m. with program to follow at 6:30 p.m. in the UAlbany Art Museum on the main campus. For more information and reservations, call Maureen Schaefer at 442-3230.

The Department of Biological Sciences Spring 2001 Seminars present: Genetic Analysis of Gastrulation in Zebra Fish with Howard Sirotkin at 4:10 p.m. in Biology 248A. For more information, call Ben Szaro at 442-4364.

March 20, Tuesday
Chemistry Seminar Series Spring 2001 presents: Expanding the Scope of Molecular Evolution, with David Liu, at 4:30 p.m. in Chemistry 151. Refresh-ments served at 4:15 p.m.

English Lecture Series on Cultures of Conflict and Reconciliation presents: Reconciliation and Impunity in Post-Pinochet Chile: The Struggle for Justice and Collective Memory After the Celebrated Neoliberal Revolution, with Fernando Leiva from 7 to 9 p.m. at Chapel House. For more information, call 437-4985.

American Red Cross blood drive sponsored by ROTC in the Campus Center Assembly Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call Dan Gordon at 442-2383 to make an appointment.

School of Public Health Seminar Series presents: New Strategies for Judicious Antibiotic Use with Richard Propp from 8 to 9 a.m. at the School of Public Health, East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Routes 9 & 20, Rensselaer. For more information, call 402-0330.

Natural History Lecture Series presents: New England Forests Through Time: Insights from Harvard Forest, with John O’Keefe, at 8 p.m. in Lecture Center 7, main campus. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 437-8705.

March 22, Thursday
CETL Partners in Pedagogy Workshop Series presents: a forum on Undergraduate Research Initiatives co-sponsored by Office of the Provost, Undergraduate Studies, Office of the Vice President for Research, and CETL, from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in CC 375. For more information, call 437-3920.

Department of Women’s Studies presents: Fantasies of Justice: Sex, Gender and Crime, with Ruthann Robson, at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly Hall. Event is free and open to the public.

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University Department of History presents:

March 19, Monday:
The annual Phi Alpha Theta Lecture on Nicholas II Revisited with Richard S. Wortman at 3:30 p.m. in Humanities 354.

March 22, Thursday:
The annual Janice D. and Theodore H. Fossieck Lecture on early American History with Fredrika Teute on Turks, Turbans, Ladies, and Indian Chiefs at 4 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.