Marcia Brown’s Picture Books on Display through December 30.
The M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, is presenting “The Joy of Illustrations: Marcia Brown’s Picture Books,” on display through December 30 in the new library. Brown, a 1940 UAlbany graduate, is a world-renowned illustrator and author of children’s picture books. She has been awarded the American Library Association’s Caldecott Medal, the highest honor for children’s picture book illustrations, an unprecedented three times.

November 30, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Dr. Jeannette Yen, Department of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, will speak on “Copepod Sensory Ecology: Signals, Sensors, Sensitivity,” 3 p.m., Biology 248.

“Yi Yi”
Screening of 2000 Taiwanese/Japanese film “Yi Yi.” Named Best Picture last year by the National Society of Film Critics, 7:30 p.m., Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., downtown campus. For more information, call 442-5620 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

December 2, Sunday
Great Danes Men’s Basketball vs. Syracuse
The Great Danes meet the Orangemen for the third time, but this time it’s here in Albany. Don’t miss the excitement! 3 p.m., Pepsi Arena. For more information, call 442-DANE.

December 3, Monday
Student Recital Department of Music student recital featuring voice, piano and strings, 5:45 p.m., PAC Recital Hall. Admission is free! For more information, call 442-3997 or visit the Web site: http://www.albany.edu/pac/music/studentrecital.html.

December 4, Tuesday
Tuesday Policy Lunch
Beryl Radin of UAlbany’s Department of Public Administration and Policy will speak on “The Accountable Juggler: Leadership in a Cabinet Office,” 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., Rudolf Room, Draper Hall. For more information, call 442-5244.

President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety Open forum sponsored by the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety. Open to the University community. Bring your safety issues and ideas, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Terrace Lounge, Campus Center. For more information, call 442-5204.

Department of Chemistry Seminar Series Professor Denis Rousseau from Albert Einstein College of Medicine will speak on “Cytochrome Oxidase: Chemistry, Electron Transfer and Proton Gating,” 4:30 p.m., CH 151. For more information, call 442-4400.

Downtown Campus Annual Lighting Survey
Concerned about the exterior lighting on the downtown campus, including Alumni Quad? Come tell us where. Walk with the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety during the annual lighting survey, 6 p.m., Draper Hall - first floor lobby - Western Avenue side. Dress warmly! For more information, call 442-3499 or send e-mail to ldonohue@uamail.albany.edu.

Marion Roach and Michael Baden Journalist
Marion Roach and forensic pathologist Michael Baden will read from and discuss their new book, Dead Reckoning: The New Science of Catching Killers, 8 p.m., Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., downtown campus. For more information, call 442-5624 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

December 5, Wednesday
R.S.V.P. Craft Sale Craft
sale including knitted goods from area retired and senior volunteers, 9 a.m. -3 p.m., Draper Hall, downtown campus. For more information, call 442-5587.

UAlbany’s Mark Levy “The Uses of Ventriloquism in Jewish Education,” 12-2 p.m., Campus Center Patroon Room. Cost is $10 per person. For more information, call 591-8514 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/judaic_studies.

December 6, Thursday
Edward Hirsch
Poet Edward Hirsch reads from his work, 8 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. For more information, call 442-5624 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

LACS Lecture Series
LACS Professor Margarita Rodríguez will speak on “Nicaragua in Transition: Between Oscillatory Stagnation and Chaotic Change,” 4 p.m., HU 290. For more information, call 442-4890.

December 7, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Dr. Mark F. Bear, Brown University, Department of Neuroscience & HHMI, will speak on “Mechanisms of Cortical Plasticity,” 3 p.m., Biology 248.

“McCabe and Mrs. Miller”
Screening of the 1971 American film “McCabe and Mrs. Miller,” directed by Robert Altman and starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie and Shelley Duvall, 7:30 p.m., Page Hall, 135 Western Ave., downtown campus. For more information, call 442-5624 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

December 9, Sunday
Second Annual Festive Holiday Concert
The Department of Music is proud to announce its annual festive holiday concert featuring contemporary and classical selections by seven UAlbany groups, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center Main Theatre. Admission is $5 general and $2 for students. For tickets, call 442-3997 or visit our Web site at http://www.albany.edu/pac/music/holidayconcert.html.

December 10, Monday
English Department NAKED LUNCH Lecture Series
Paul Kottman, Department of English, speaks on “Memory, Mimesis, Tragedy,” 12:20 p.m., HU 354. For more information, call 442-4093.

Some Serious Drummin’
Percussion ensembles of RPI & UAlbany to perform, 8 p.m., Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center. Admission is $5 general and $2 for students. For tickets, call 442-3997.

December 11, Tuesday
Department of Chemistry Seminar Series Professor Julie Stenken from RPI will speak on “Towards Continuous Analytical Measurements in Vivo: Technical Challenges and Clinical Opportunities,” 4:30 p.m., CH 151. For more information, call 442-4400.

East Campus Annual Lighting Survey
Concerned about the exterior lighting on the East Campus? Come tell us where. Walk with the President’s Task Force on Women’s Safety during the annual lighting survey, 6 p.m., East Campus, School of Public Health Lobby. Dress warmly! For more information, call 442-3499 or send e-mail to ldonohue@uamail.albany.edu.

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