26 sept.-

3 october

2005

lectures will celebrate quantitative reasoning and biology

This fall, “Celebrating QR Connections,” the Ellen Genat Hoffman ’68 and Stephen G. Hoffman Series, will celebrate the connections between quantitative reasoning and biology with four special lectures, each held from 5-6:15 pm in Pendleton West 212.

The first, on Tuesday, Sept. 27, is “Linked: Networks from Biology to the World Wide Web,” by Notre Dame physics professor Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, author of Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science and Everyday Life. “Barabasi will explore the relationships of complex networks from neurons and epidemics to the World Wide Web, with a little ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ in between,” noted Corrine Taylor, director of the QR Program. [Barabasi's lecture is available online, in both podcast and streaming format, via Wellesley's partnership with the WGBH Forum Network.Click here to access the lecture.]

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the second lecture, “Evolutionary Game Theory: Essential for a Computational Approach to Biology,” will be presented by Martin Nowak, professor of organismic and evolutionary biology and mathematics at Harvard. Nowak will describe how evolutionary game theory is used to model the dynamic interactions among genes, viruses, cells and humans.

On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Dale Purves, M.D., professor of neurobiology at Duke, will present “The Neurobiology of Perception.” Taylor noted, “Dr. Purves will talk about and demonstrate the nature of perception and its statistical bases, focusing on visual perceptions of form, brightness and color, and touching on perceptions of music as well.”

The final fall lecture, Wednesday, Nov. 2, is “QR and Networks at the Forefront of Genomics Research” by Aviv Regev, research fellow at the Harvard’s Bauer Center for Genomics Research. “Regev relies on her understanding of biology, network inference systems, Bayesian models and other quantitative tools to explore a variety of genomic data,” said Taylor. For more information, call x2152.

all about gutsy women

“Gutsy Women of Scripture—Rediscovering the Feminine Face of God” will be presented Saturday, Oct. 1, from 9 am to 4 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel. The event features Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ, who currently ministers the Empowerment Program, helping women released from jail to get their GEDs and a new focus in their lives.

“We will explore between the lines of the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament and examine the cultural, political and social climate that colored the lives of the women at that time,” said Ji Hyang Sunim, Buddhist Community advisor. “Through this lens, there will be a new appreciation of the risks and dangers that the women responded to and their incredible strength.” Cost: Free to Wellesley College community; $35, others. Info: x2793.

wellesley’s leadership program for girls wins award

Wellesley’s Girls’ LEAP (Lifetime Empowerment and Awareness Program) has been awarded the 2005-2006 Today’s Girls…Tomorrow’s Leaders (TGTL) Award from the United Way of Massachusetts Bay (UWMB) in the amount of $37,500. This is the second year that Girls’ LEAP has been awarded this grant.

The Today’s Girls…Tomorrow’s Leaders funds will support new and existing LEAP programs, as well as a revision of evaluation measures and much needed operational support. “This award comes at a time of tremendous growth for Girls’ LEAP,” said Deborah Weaver, executive director, LEAP Self-Defense Inc. “Our program is in more demand than ever before. These funds will allow us to expand to new partnerships in Greater Boston and increase our operational support to better serve the community. We are thrilled to have been selected for a second year in these difficult financial times.”

“LEAP is proud to be named with our fellow TGTL recipients as a leader in girl-focused programming in Boston. UWMB applauds LEAP Self-Defense Inc. for its focus on enhancing the development and lives of girls, and we look forward to our partnership this year under the TGTL initiative,” said Marilyn Anderson Chase, UWMB senior vice president.

Girls’ LEAP Self-Defense provides self-defense and life skills training for girls aged 8-18 in at-risk communities. There is no charge to participants. LEAP promotes the individual safety of girls and women through focused programs, teaching physical self-defense techniques and safety awareness skills, combined with self-confidence building tools that increase girls’ capacity to keep themselves safe. Its mission is to fortify vulnerable populations with the physical, mental and self-reflective skills they need to avoid, defuse and survive dangerous situations.

how knot to get lost at sea

The Martha Davenport Heard Mathematics Lecture, “Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing,” by “Sir Randolph Bacon III” (actually, Colin Adams of Williams College), will be presented Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 4:15 pm in Science Center 396. (Refreshments at 3:45 pm in Room 362). The event is described as “a tale of adventure on the high seas involving great risk to the tale teller, and how an understanding of the mathematical theory of knots saved his bacon. No nautical or mathematical background assumed.”

Adams impersonates “Sir Randolph Bacon III,” a British adventurer and bon vivant. The Francis Oakley Third Century professor of mathematics at Williams College, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983. He is particularly interested in the mathematical theory of knots, their applications and their connections with hyperbolic geometry.

He is the author of The Knot Book, an elementary introduction to the mathematical theory of knots, co-author of the humorous supplements “How to Ace Calculus: The Streetwise Guide” and “How to Ace the Rest of Calculus: the Streetwise Guide” and author of Why Knot, a mathematical comic book. Having written a variety of research articles on knot theory and hyperbolic 3-manifolds, his research is supported by the National Science Foundation. For more information, e-mail jmccarth@wellesley.edu.

colleagues in the news

jerold auerbach, history, wrote an essay, “Means and Ends in the 1960s” for the September/October issue of Society, in which he discussed the “conspicuous failures” of that decade.

jens kruse, German, has published the book Tortured Enlightment: Writing and Reading in Kakfa’s ‘In the Penal Colony’ (Poughkeepsie: Hudson House.) He has also continued to work on a book on Goethe to be entitled Goethe: Biography of a Fiction. The project explores Goethe as character in novels and novellas from 1832 to the present.

mary lefkowitz, classical studies emerita, has published the third edition of the source book Women’s Life in Greece and Rome (Johns Hopkin University Press). She co-edited the book with Maureen B. Fant. The third edition includes translations of papyridiscovered since the second edition (1992), such as a new poem about old age by Sappho. For more, go to www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/8901.html

wilbur rich, political science, gave a talk to the City Club of Cleveland Aug. 31 on the role of the mayor in Cleveland public schools. At its September meeting, Rich was also chosen as president-elect of the Urban Section of the American Political Science Association.

ellen schechter, stone center, has written a working paper, “Living Outside the Box: Relational Challenges of Lesbians in Love with Men.” The paper examines some of the relational challenges of lesbians who entered into committed intimate relationship with men. It applies Relational-Cultural Theory to an understudied and little-understoodgroupwhose sexual fluidity forces them to negotiate both dominant and minority sexual cultural in unique ways.

calendar

monday september 26

open house. “Peace and Justice Internship.” 4-6 pm, BIL 100. Info: x2685.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

meeting. Wellesley College Democrats. 8-9 pm, PNE 122. Info: Democratsmail@wellesley.edu.

tuesday september 27

class. “Botanical Drawing and Painting: Foundations.” Tuesdays, 9/27-11/15. 10 am-1 pm, Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Members, $200; others, $250. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3094.

cws info session. “Drucker School of Management, Carleton College.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352.

soccer vs. UMass/Dartmouth. 4 pm. Info: x2003.

lecture. “Blown Away: What Knot to Do When Sailing.” Speaker: Colin Adams, mathematics, Williams College. 4:15 pm, SCI 396. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor: Mathematics. Info: x3148.

cws workshop. “Researching Grad School and Financial Aid.” 4:30 pm, GRH 441. Info:x2352.

lecture. “Representing the Shoah in Films.” 5 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: French House. Info: x2975.

lecture. “Linked: Networks from Biology to the World Wide Web.” Speaker: AlbertLaszlo Barabasi, physics, Notre Dame. 5-6:15 pm, PNW 212. (See story, page 1.) Info: x2152.

cws workshop. “GRE Math Review: High School Algebra and Basic Arithmetic Skills.” 6:30 pm, SCI 364. RSVP: mcallery@wellesley.edu.

volleyball vs. Coast Guard. 7 pm. Info: x2003.

tv screening. “Commander-in-Chief.” 9-10 pm, PNE 225A. Sponsor: CPLA. Info: CPLAmail@wellesley.edu.

wednesday september 28

meditation. 12:30-1 pm. (See 9/26 listing.)

concert. “’Ah! La charmante chose…’: A Concert of French Melodies, Arias and Duets.” 12:30-1:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, page 4.) Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x3571.

academic council meeting. 12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room.

gathering. 6 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists. Info: x3484.

workshop. “Bookbinding 101.” 6-9 pm, Book Arts Lab, Clapp Library. Cost: $10.
Preregister. Info: x2143.

lecture. Angel and Apostle. Speaker: Deborah Noyes, author. 6:30 pm, Zeta Alpha Literary Society, Tupelo Lane. Info: 781-431-1160.

cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 7 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

thursday september 29

cws panel. “Public Policy Grad School.” 12:30 pm, PNE 225. RSVP by 9/28 to mcallery@wellesley.edu.

arabic table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2916.

french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Bates private dining hall. Info: x2403.

cws panel. “Law School Admissions: Cornell, Harvard, NYU, Stanford.” 12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: x2352.

cws workshop. “Job Search Strategies.” 4:30 pm, FND 120. Info: x2352.

memorial service. Kitty Preyer, Professor Emerita of History. 4:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Reception following.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

workshop. “Turkish Marbling.” 6-9 pm, Book Arts Lab, Clapp Library. Cost: $10. Preregister. Info: x2143.

cws workshop. “GRE Math Review: Geometry.” 6:30 pm, SCI 364. RSVP: mcallery@wellesley.edu. Info: x2352.

circle k meeting. 7 pm, PNE 225. Info: echung@wellesley.edu.

worship service. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy (PCC). Info: x2655.

meeting. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. 7-9:30 pm, BIL 100. Info: wivcfmail@wellesley.edu.

friday september 30

prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:45-1:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2656.

workshop. “Turkish Marbling.” 2-5 pm, Book Arts Lab, Clapp Library. Cost: $10. Preregister. Info: x2143.

shabbat service. 5:30-6:30 pm, BIL 300. Info: x2685

bible study. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student Koinonia. Info: x1831.

saturday october 1

event. “Gutsy Women in Scripture.” Speaker: Mary Ann Figlino, CSJ. 9 am-4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Cost: Free to Wellesley College community; $35, others. Preregister by 9/28. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. (See story, page 1.) Info: x2793 or ruahspirit@yahoo.com.

soccer vs. Springfield College. 1 pm. Info: x2003.

tennis vs. Smith. 1 pm. Info: x2003.

sunday october 2

worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: PCC. Info: x2655.

catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.

meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.

monday october 3

rosh hashanah. Jewish tradition. Begins at sundown.

fall tour. Botanic Gardens. 2-3 pm, Visitor Center. Members: $10; non-members: $13. Free to Wellesley College community. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3094.

cws workshop. “Alumnae Student Mock Interviews.” 6-8 pm, GRH 441. RSVP: mcallery@wellesley.edu.

esl tutoring. (See 9/26 listing.)

rosh hashanah service. 6-10 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2687.

meditation. (See 9/26 listing.)

meeting. Wellesley College Democrats. (See 9/26.)

ongoing

exhibit. The U.S. Constitution. Clapp Library, 2nd floor. Through September. Info: x3426.

exhibit. Underground Studios VII. Through Nov. 1. Jewett Arts Center student gallery. Info: x2042.

exhibit. Hooked on Lichens: Three Perspectives. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Through Nov. 10. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3504.

exhibits. Hold: Vessel 1. Etchings to Rexroth. Through Dec. 18. DMCC. Info: x2051.

book sale. Clapp Library reading room. Donations: 50 cents to $4. Info: x2894.

don't miss...music department presents french melodies

“Ah! La charmante chose...” A Concert of French Mélodies, Arias, and Duets,” a concert to be presented Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 12:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium, will span time and genre from 19th-century Romanticism to the Modernism of the first half of the 20th century. Three Wellesley College faculty members, soprano Andrea Matthews, mezzo-soprano Gale Fuller and pianist Jenny Tang, will perform art songs and opera excerpts—all linked by their common language and style—as they explore the smoky jazz cafés of Paris, the wild Italian tarantella, Impressionistic evocations of gallantry and fantasy, and the sorrows and scenes of occupied France during World War II.

“The joy of singing with wonderful colleagues is a very special experience,” said Fuller. “We wanted to bring this gorgeous music to our students and hope our enthusiasm and ensemble will serve to inspire. Besides, it is a total blast! This is really not a duet recital, but a trio. A pianist with the skills of Jenny Tang are fundamental and crucial for a complete interpretation of this music. It is like a good cooking recipe—if the ingredients are beautiful, fresh and compliment one another, it ought to be delicious!”

The program will include songs by Berlioz, Chausson and Fauré; Debussy’s “Fêtes galantes I”; “Mon Coeur s’ouvre à ta voix” from Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila; “Je veux vivre” from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette; and the Barcarolle from Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann.” For more information, call x2028.

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