Web Access Interlibrary Loan Information
ILLiad was launched November 1. ILLiad is state-of-the-art software which allows one-time registration through Library Web page. It allows requests, status of order checks, and renewal of materials--anytime! Direct URL . For more information, call 442-3612 or visit our Web site at http://illiad.albany.edu.

November 9, Friday
“A Girl in Every Port” Screening of 1928 silent film “A Girl in Every Port,” directed by Howard Hawks. Live piano accompaniment provided by Mike Schiffer, 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.

Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Dr. Lasse Lindahl, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland-Baltimore, will conduct a seminar on “Molecular recognition of RNAs by ribosomal protein L4,” 3 p.m., Biology 248.

November 10, Saturday
Great Danes Football vs. Robert Morris 1 p.m., University Field The final home game of the season is a Salute to our Seniors sponsored by Metro 20 Diner. For more information, call 442-DANE.

November 11, Sunday
Capital Choral Fest Featuring the University at Albany Chamber Singers, University Albany Chorale with David Janower conducting; College of Saint Rose Chamber Singers with Michael Levi conducting; Skidmore College Vocal Chamber Ensemble with Janet McGhee conducting; and SCCC Vocal Chamber Ensemble with Yiping Wu conducting, Recital Hall at 3, p.m. For more information, call 442-3997.

November 12, Monday
Art History Lecture by Michael Young “The Esoteric Tradition in European Architecture 1525-1750: Design, Theory, Patronage,” 4 p.m., Fine Arts 126. For more information, call 442-4020.

November 13, Tuesday
School of Public Health Seminar Jim Turner, director of Nanobiotechnology Program, Division of Genetic Disorders, Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept. of Health, will conduct a seminar on “Nanobiotechnology: Interfacing the Physical and Biological Worlds,” 8-9 a.m., East Campus, One University Place, Routes 9 & 20, East Greenbush.

Jewish Studies Lunch & Learn UAlbany’s Walter Zenner will speak on “The Eve of the Holocaust: One Family’s Search for Affidavits,” 12 noon - 2 p.m., Campus Center Patroon Room, Private Dining Room. For more information, call 591-8514 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/judaic_studies.

Department of Chemistry Seminar Series Professor Marc L. Snapper from Boston College will speak on “The Development of New Synthesis Strategies for Preparing Probes of Biological Systems,” 4:30 p.m., CH 151. For more information, call 442-4400.

New York State Writers Institute Poet and memoirist Mark Doty 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.

How to Talk to Your Kids about HIV and STDs Dr. Leslie Lawrence and Professor James Jaccard will present educational information, as well as guidance to help us address these crucial issues with our children. For more information, call 442-5483 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/eap.

Tuesday Policy Lunch 12:15 - 1:30 p.m., Rudolf Room, Draper Hall, downtown campus. Guest Speaker will be Dr. Sandra Vergari, School of Education, UAlbany, “The Charter School Policy Reform: 1991 - 2001.” For more information call Pina Smith at 442-5244 or email psmith@uamail.albany.edu

November 14, Wednesday
GIS Day Luncheon Geographical Information Systems users and those exploring GIS will establish forums of future exchange. Buffet lunch (R.S.V.P.) or bring a “brown bag,” noon - 2 p.m., Standish Room, Science Library (3rd Floor). For more information, call 442-5781. R.S.V.P. : pin.ny@albany.edu by 11/12/01.

Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill Producing Artistic Director of the Capital Repertory Theatre will conduct a seminar on “Living Theatre in a Virtual World,” noon - 2 p.m., UL B-43. Sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries. For more information, contact Roberta Armstrong at 442-3540.

UA-RPI Earth Sciences Joint Colloquium Series Dr. Douglas Burns, U.S. Geological Survey, will conduct a seminar on “Methods for Age-Dating Young Groundwater: Applications in Biogeochemical Studies in the Catskill Mountains and the Georgia Piedmont,” 4 p.m., Earth Science, Room 232. For more information, call 442-4466 or visit our Web site at http://www.albany.edu/ geosciences/semrcurr.html.

November 15, Thursday
Colloquy on the Summer In Ghana Program You are cordially invited to hear Professors Kwadwo Sarfoh and Marcia Sutherland speak on their trip to Ghana, West Africa, the past summer (2001), 4:30-5:15 p.m., Humanities 039. For more information, call 442-4730 or e-mail africana@albany.edu. R.S.V.P. : Ronnie Saunders by 11/14/01.

New York State Writers Institute Poet, translator, and UAlbany English Professor Pierre Joris 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.

November 16, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Lorraine Gudas, Revlon Pharmaceutical Professor & Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, will conduct a seminar on “Retinoids, Cell Differentiation and Cancer,” 3 p.m., Biology 248.

“Los Sobrevivientes” (“The Survivors”) Screening of 1978 Cuban film “Los Sobrevivientes” (“The Survivors”) directed by Tomas Gutierrez Alea, 7 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.

November 20, Tuesday
School of Public Health Seminar Ephraim Back, M.D., Associate Director of St. Clare’s Family Practice Residency Program and Clinical Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Albany Medical College, will conduct a seminar on “Evidence-Based Medicine: Bridging the Divide Between Epidemiology and Clinical Practice,” 8-9 a.m., East Campus, One University Place, Routes 9 & 20, East Greenbush.

Department of Chemistry Seminar Series Professor Brian Crane from Cornell will speak on “Electron Tunneling in Protein Crystals: Correlating Metalloenzyme Structure with Reactivity,” 4:30 p.m., CH 151. For more information, call 442-4400.

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