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September 22, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000
Seminar Series presents: Marin Van Heel on TBA,
in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call Paulette McCormick at
442-4356.
Friends of the Libraries Nearby and Notable Outing:
to Schoharie Crossing Historic Site on the Erie Canal from 11:30 a.m -
4 p.m. The public is welcome. Reservation required. For more information,
visit the web site at http://www.albany.edu/library/news or contact Dorothy
Christiansen at 437-3931 or dchris@cnsvax.albany.edu.
New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall
Series 2000 presents: The Children of Heaven, directed by Majid
Majidi at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. The movie is in Farsi
with English subtitles. Free and open to the public.
September 23, Saturday
Music and Spirituality, A Duo Percussion Recital featuring percussion
faculty member Richard Albagli and his student Alex Antonio at 8 p.m.
in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, on the main campus. Admission
is $7 for general public and $3 for students. For more information, contact
the University at Albany Performing Arts Center at 442-3997.
September 24, Sunday
Tangos and More! Piano Music from the Americas featuring pianist Max
Lifchitz at 3 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center on the
main campus. Admission is $7 for the general public; $3 for students.
For more information, contact the University at Albany Performing Arts
Center at 442-3995.
September 25, Monday
University Senate meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Assembly
Hall. For more information, call Madelyn Cicero at 437-4917.
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The University Art
Museum presents
SEARCHING THE CRIMINAL BODY
The exhibit will
cover several important phases in criminological history, including
Phrenology, Degeneration Theory, Criminal Anthropology and biological
theories.
September
23 - November 5
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September 26, Tuesday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: Nahum
Sonenberg on The mRNA 5’ Cap Binding Protein: Control of Translation
and Cell Growth, in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call
Dmitry Belostotsky at 442-4368.
New State Writers Institute Fall 2000 Visiting Writers
Series presents: David Remnick, the editor of the The New Yorker
magazine and non-fiction writer, at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing
Arts Center, on the main campus. Free and open to the public.
September 28, Thursday
Prof. Chandra Talpade Mohanty will speak
on Globalization and the Politics of Knowledge: Challenges for the
Comparative Feminist Practice, in the Campus Center Terrace Lounge,
from 1-3 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Ford Foundation project on
Gender Studies in Global Perspective run through CELAC and IROW and by
the Department of Women’s Studies.
University Council meeting at 4 p.m. in the President’s
Conference Room, University Administration Building. For more information,
contact Sorrell Chesin at 437-4770.
September 29, Friday
Colloquium on Improving Patient Care through Systematic Analysis
Review and Assistance (SARA) from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Alumni
House on the main campus. For more information, call the Institute for
the Advancement of Health Care Management in the School of Business at
(518)442-3913 or e-mail: j.cipperly@albany.edu.
October 3, Tuesday
30th Anniversary of Jewish Studies at UAlbany with Aharon Barak at
a special convocation. Free and open to the public. For more information,
contact the Judaic Studies Dept. at 442-4130.
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar
Series presents: Dmitry Belostotsky on Being Poly(a) Binding Protein,
in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call Richard Zitomer at 442-4385.
School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents:
Intergenerational Family Violence: A Public Health Issue with
Katharine Briar-Lawson from 8a.m. to 9a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia
Turnpike, Rts 9 & 20, Rensselaer, NY. Free and open to the public.
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October 3-5
Albany Writers' Showcase
October 3, Tuesday: Local writer Barbara
Chepaitis at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center,
on the main campus.
October 4, Wednesday: Writer and UAlbany
Professor Emeritus Jarka Burian at 4 p.m. in Humanities 354 on the
main campus.
October 5, Thursday: Writer and UAlbany Professor
Allen B. Ballard at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall, Performing Arts
Center, on the main campus. He will hold an informal seminar at
4 p.m. in Humanities 354.
All events are free and open to the public. For
more information contact the Writers Institute at 442-5620 or online
at http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst.
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October 5, Thursday
Reservations due for the Friends of the Libraries October 14 Fall
Foliage Outing to Hudson, N.Y. and the Catskill Game Farm. For reservation
information, visit the web site at http://www.albany.edu/ library/news
or contact Dorothy Christiansen at 437-3931 or dchris@cnsvax.albany.edu.
October 6, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000
Seminar Series presents: Stephen Buratowski
on Coupling of Transcription and RNA Processing in Yeast, in Bio
248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call Dmitry Belostotsky at 442-4368.
October 10, Tuesday
School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar
Series presents: The Human Genome Project with Lorraine Flaherty
from 8a.m. to 9a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike, Rts 9 &
20, Rensselaer, NY. Free and open to the public.
October 11, Wednesday
New York State Writers Institute Classic
Films Fall Series 2000 presents: Film Noir Series with Compulsion
directed by Richard Fleischer at special screening at 7 p.m. in the Recital
Hall, Performing Arts Center on the main campus. A panel discussion on
the film will immediately follow. The panel will include representatives
from the legal profession, psychiatry and journalism. Free and open to
the public.
October 13, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents: Robert
T. Saur on Protein Tagging and Degradation in Bacteria , in Bio
248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call David Shub at 442-4324.
New York State Writers Institute Classic Films Fall
Series 2000 presents: Film Noir Series with Touch of Evil directed
by Orson Welles at 7:30 p.m. in Page Hall, 135 Western Ave. The movie
is in Farsi with English subtitles. Free and open to the public.
October 14, Saturday
Friends of the Libraries Fall Foliage Outing to Hudson, N.Y. for a
day of antiquing followed by an afternoon visit to the Catskill Game Farm.
(A rain alternative is planned.) Reservation is required. The public is
welcome. For reservation information, visit the Web site at http://www.albany.edu/library
/news or contact Dorothy Christiansen at 437-3931 or dchris@cnsvax.albany.
edu.
October 17, Tuesday
Parenting Guidance with Frank Doberman from 12 p.m - 1 p.m. at the
Campus Center in room 375 on the main campus. This presentation is co-sponsored
by: the Employees Assistance Program, Women’s Concerns Committee, Office
of Affirmative Action, University Council of Women’s Groups. For more
information, call 442-3590.
School of Public Health Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents:
Doing Rural Health: Inventing the New Country Doctor with
John Rugge from 8a.m. to 9a.m. at the East Campus, 80 Columbia Turnpike,
Rts 9 & 20, Rensselaer, NY. Free and open to the public.
October 18, Wednesday
Fall 2000 Community Conversation Series sponsored by the Friends of
the Libraries presents: LeBrun Speaks, with Fred LeBrun, from 12
p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cobb Library Conference Room, University Library,
B43. The public is welcome. For more information, visit the Web site at
http://www.albany. edu/library/news or contact Dorothy Christiansen at
437-3931 or dchris@cnsvax.albany.edu.
October 20, Friday
Department of Biological Sciences Fall 2000 Seminar Series presents:
Steven Tanksley in Bio 248, at 4 p.m. For more information, call Al Millis
of the Center for Functional Genomics at 442-4361.
University Update is published every other week during
the academic year by the Office of University Relations, University at
Albany. Editor: Greta Petry Art Director: Janet Topal Editor of Photography:
Mark Schmidt Phone: (518) 442-3095 Fax: (518) 442-2560 http://www.albany.edu.
email: Gpetry@uamail. albany.edu. News items should be submitted 14
days prior to the publication date to the Office of University Relations,
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The Times Union
2000 Race for Literacy
Saturday,
October 14
The 2nd annual Race for Literacy, a fast, flat 5K run from Albany
High School to the new UAlbany Library kicks off at 10 a.m. Check-in
at the Dutch Quad parking lot from 7:30 to 9 a.m. All runners
transported from UAlbany to start area at Albany High School.
Volunteers are needed. To volunteer, sign up for the race, or
for more information, call Dennis Kennedy at 437-4956, or visit
www.turaceforliteracy.com. Each runner and volunteer will receive
a commemorative T-shirt. Excellent prizes for various age groups.
Registration fee before Friday Oct. 6: $15; $20 the day of the
race. Proceeds to benefit the Times Union Classroom Enrichment
Program.
Kids Sports
Challenge Following the Race for Literacy, UAlbany
Athletics will host the Kids Sports Challenge. The event will
feature clinics by coaches and student athletes in soccer, lacrosse,
base/softball, and basketball. The clinics take place on the intramural
field, softball field, and tennis courts near Dutch lot. Check-in
begins at 10:30 at Dutch Quad tennis courts, advance registration
required. To sign up, contact Dennis Kennedy at 437-4956. The
event costs $5 and includes a free lunch and T-shirts for participants.
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