SCIENCE SEMINARS: 11 to 17 SEPTEMBER 2000

MONDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER

"Isolated Horizons: A Tool for Extracting Physics from Numerical Simulations," Abhay Ashtekar, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Early Events in Infection of Human Glial Cells by JC Virus," Walter Atwood, Brown University, 4:00 p.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Richard Frisque, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).
 
 

TUESDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER

"Undecidable Algebraic Theories, Part I," Stephen Simpson, Penn State, 2:30 p.m., 307 Boucke Building, Department of Mathematics (865-7527).

"Family and Community Decision Making," Ardyth Gillespie, Cornell University, 4:00 p.m., S-209 Henderson Building, host: Intercollege Graduate Program in Nutrition (865-3448).

"From Stem Cells to Synapses in the Brain," Ronald McKay, National Institutes of Health, 4:15 p.m., 108 Wartik Laboratory (with videoconferencing to other locations), Life Sciences Consortium (863-3650).
 
 

WEDNESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER

"Recent Developments in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry at NIST," Greg Gillen, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 11:15 a.m., S-5 Osmond Laboratory, host: Nicholas Winograd, Department of Chemistry (863-2619).

"Use of an Inducible System to Study Agamous, a Floral Regulatory Gene in Arabidopsis," Hong Ma, Penn State, 12:20 p.m., 108 Tyson Building, Intercollege Graduate Program in Plant Physiology (863-3892).

"Birth and Death of Globular Star Clusters," Mike Fall, Space Telescope Science Institute, 4:00 p.m., 541 Davey Laboratory, host: Jane Charlton, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics (865-0418).
 
 

THURSDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER

"Endothelial Cells Enhance HIV-1 Expression in Macrophages Through a C/EDPb Mediated Mechanism," Eileen Lee, Penn State, 11:15 a.m., 101 Althouse Laboratory, host: Andrew Henderson, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (865-3072).

"Mutation of the Murine Polycythemia Gene Causes Defects in Epo Receptor and IL-3 Receptor Signaling Pathways," Michael Lutz, Penn State, 4:00 p.m., 324 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Pamela Correll (863-0128).

"Quantum Chaos and Quantum Corrals," Eric Heller, Harvard University, 4:00 p.m., 117 Osmond Laboratory (refreshments in the Davey Laboratory/Osmond Laboratory overpass at 3:30 p.m.), host: Wolfgang Ernst, Department of Physics (863-0117).
 
 

FRIDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER

"Astrophysics, Fundamental Physics, and Gravitational Waves," Lee Samuel Finn, Penn State, 11:00 a.m., 318 Osmond Laboratory, Center for Gravitational Physics and Geometry (863-9605).

"Molecular Evolution in the Rhagoletis Pomonella Species Group: Evidence for Sympatric Speciation?" Stewart Berlocher, University of Illinois, 11:15 a.m., 118 Agricultural Sciences and Industries Building, host: Bruce McPheron, Department of Entomology (865-1895).
 
 

SATURDAY, 16 SEPTEMBER and SUNDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER

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