Also see:
UDaily
Experts
Current News Releases

Take in a musical performance at the Center for the Arts, sit in on an educational lecture, or enjoy a comedy show at the Perkins Student Center. These are just a few activities to enjoy this May. The 2006-07 academic year comes to end with Commencement on Saturday, May 26, in Delaware Stadium.

EXHIBITIONS

Through June 8: "Natural History Illustrations" exhibition will be on view, Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, second floor, Morris Library, on the South Green of UD's Newark Campus. Open to the public. For information, call (302) 831-2665.

Through July 2: “On Deposit: 110 Years of Federal Government Information at the University of Delaware Library," Information Room, Morris Library, on The South Green of UD's Newark Campus. For hours and information, call (302) 831-2665. _

Through June 8: “The Animal Kingdom" exhibition, an exhibit of images of animals from early printed herbals and travel books of the 16th century, Special Collections Gallery, Morris Library, on the South Green of UD's Newark Campus. For information, call (302) 831-2231. _

Through July 20: The art of Edward Loper, Sr., Mechanical Hall, off North College Avenue, behind Old College, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8088.

Through May 4: Eunice Boscov exhibits her work in a show titled "Street Life: Observations of the Ordinary," Recitation Hall, on East Main Street, next to Old College, Newark. Opening reception from 5-7 p.m. For information, call (302) 831-6589.

Through July 20: Brandywine paintings from the University Collection, University Gallery, East Main Street and North College Avenue. For more information, call (302) 831-2244.

EVENTS

Lecture: “Travel Before the Transportation Revolution: Meriwether Lewis, John Fanning Watson, and the Pre-Industrial Body in Motion,” by Dan Claro, part of the history workshop lectures, 12:30 p.m., 203 Munroe Hall, West Delaware Avenue between Elkton and Orchard Roads, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-2371.

Lecture: “Numerical and Experimental Modeling of Tsunami-Induced Sediments,” by Julie Young, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 3:30 p.m., 350 P.S. DuPont Hall, on the Green, Newark. This lecture is part of the Ocean Engineering Seminar series. For more information, call (302) 856-2565.

Lecture: “Alternate Channels: LGBT Images on US Television: 1950's to the Present,” by Steven Capsuto, author, 12:30 p.m., 308 Gore Hall, on the Green, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8134.

Comedy: Spring 2007 Coffeehouse series presents Eric Nieves, 8:30 p.m., The Scrounge, Perkins Student Center, Academy Street, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8192.

Wednesday, May 2

Lecture: “Harnessing Guilty Ligands: Reactivity of d0 Metals with Redox-Active Ligands,” professor Alan Heyduk, 4 p.m., 123 Memorial Hall, on the Green, Newark. This lecture is part of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Inorganic and Organic seminar series. For more information, visit [http://www.udel.edu/chem/seminar/index.htm].

Thursday, May 3

Music: Master class with Jeff Coffin, saxophone, 12:30 p.m., Puglisi Orchestra Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Music: Jazz Ensembles I and II with guest artist Jeff Coffin, saxophone, 8 p.m., Puglisi Orchestra Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Friday, May 4

Lecture: “Mechanics of Robust and Reversible Adhesion: Bottom-up Designed Hierarchical Adhesion Structures in Biology,” by Huajian Gao, Brown University, 11 a.m., 104 Gore Hall, on the Green, Newark. This lecture is part of the Mechanical Engineering Seminar series. For more information, call (302) 831-6975.

Theatre: UD's Professional Theatre Training Program presents A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, 7:30 p.m., Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $11 for students, $16 for faculty and seniors and $18 for the general public. For more information, call (302) 831-2204.

Music: Opera performance, Street Scene, 8 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy du Pont Music Building, Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $17 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Dance: Free swing lesson and dance, 8:30 p.m., The Scrounge, Perkins Student Center, Academy Street, Newark. For more information, call (302) 229-0645.

Saturday, May 5

Music: Opera performance, Street Scene, 8 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy du Pont Music Building, Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $17 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Special Event: Kappa Sigma Run for Their Future 5k, 10 a.m., 720 Academy Street, Newark. For more information, call (201) 334-5205.

Theatre: UD's Professional Theatre Training Program presents, Tartuffe, by Moliere, 2 p.m., Hartshorn Hall, Academy Street and East Park Place, Newark. Tickets are $11 for students, $16 for faculty and seniors and $18 for the general public. For more information, call (302) 831-2204.

Theatre: UD's Professional Theatre Training Program presents, The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m., Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. $11 for students, $16 for faculty and seniors and $18 for the general public. For more information, call (302) 831-2204.

Sunday, May 6

Music: University singers, 3 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Music: Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Puglisi Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Monday, May 7

Lecture: “Press Relations,” by Anthony Farina, Director of Media Relations for the DuPont company, 12:15 p.m., 187 Graham Hall, on Academy Street, between East Delaware and Lovett Avenues, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8943.

Lecture: “Confucianism and A-Theistic Religiousness,” part of the East Asian Studies Program spring 2007 lecture series, 4:30 p.m., 005 Kirkbride Hall, on the corner of West Delaware and South College Avenues, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831- 0799.

Music: Percussion/Marimba Ensembles and Delaware Steel, Celebrating Harvey Price's 100th performance at UD, 8 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Lecture: “New Insights into the Function of the RNA-Binding Protein HuD in CNS Development, Nerve Regeneration and Adult Synaptic Plasticity,” by Nora Perrone-Bizzozero, University of New Mexico, 12 p.m., lecture room of the Center for Critical Zone Research, 15 Innovation Way, Newark. For more information, visit [www.dbi.udel.edu].

Tuesday, May 8

Lecture: “Androgynes, Prostitutes, and Lesbians: Women, Nature and Pleasure in Renaissance France,” by Gary Ferguson, 12:30 p.m., 318 Gore Hall, on the Green, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8134.

Gardening workshop: “Gardening in Miniature,” 7 p.m., Carvel Research Education Center, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown. For more information, call (302) 856-2565.

Music: Jazz Chamber Ensemble, 8 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Comedy: Spring 2007 Coffeehouse series presents Bob DiBuono, 8:30 p.m., The Scrounge, Perkins Student Center, Academy Street, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8192.

Wednesday, May 9

Lecture: “Bio-Behavioral Determinants of Adolescent Smoking Progression,” by Janet Audrian-McGovern, University of Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., 114 McDowell Hall, North College Avenue, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8375.

Lecture: “Bioresponsive Materials for Step-Wise Drug and DNA Transport,” by Millicent O. Sullivan, assistant professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 12:15 p.m., 221 Brown Lab, on the Green, next to Memorial Hall, Newark. This lecture is part of the Chemistry-Biology Interface Seminars. For more information, visit [http://www.udel.edu/chem/seminar/sem-cb.htm].

Music: Spring 2007 music concert series presents Pie Boys Flat, 11:30 a.m., Food Court, Trabant University Center, on South College Avenue between Delaware Avenue and Main Street, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8192.

Music: UD String Quartet, 5:30 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Music: Concert choir, 8 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy DuPont Music Building, Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Thursday, May 10

Music: Del'Arte, 8 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Friday, May 11

Special Event: Senior Day and Final Fling, 3-6 p.m., North Green.

Lecture: “Oxide Coatings and their Impact on Metal Speciation and Attenuation through Intraparticle Surface Diffusion,” Lisa Axe, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1:30 p.m., 350 du Pont Building, on the Green, Newark. This lecture is part of the Spring 2007 Environmental Engineering Seminars. For more information, call (302) 831-2442.

Lecture: What are Cells “Thinking”? (And How Might We Think About ThisÉ?” by Doug Lauffenburger, MIT, 10 a.m., 102 Colburn Lab, Academy Street between East Delaware and Lovett Avenues, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-2543.

Music: Schola Cantorum, Paul D. Head, director, 8 p.m., Mitchell Hall, on the Green, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Dance: Free swing lesson and dance, 8:30 p.m., The Scrounge, Perkins Student Center, Academy Street. For more information, call (302) 229-0645.

Saturday, May 12

Music: Student Chamber Music Recital, 5:30 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Music: Collegium Musicum, 8 p.m., Gore Recital Hall, Center for the Arts, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Sunday, May 13

Music: Concerto and Aria Winners Concert, 3 p.m., Puglisi Orchestra Hall, Center for the Arts, Orchard Road, Newark. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Monday, May 14

Lecture: Black American Studies spring lecture series presents, ”Afro-Antillean Constructions of Islandness in Caribbean Microstates and Archipelagos,” by Carla Guerron-Montero, assistant professor of anthropology, 12:15 p.m., 206 Trabant University Center, on South College Avenue between Delaware Avenue and Main Street, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-2897.

Music: Flutes and Friends, 8 p.m., Loudis Recital Hall, Amy DuPont Music Building, Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, Newark. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (302) 831-2577.

Tuesday, May 15

Lecture: “Changing the Manganese Paradigm: New Insights from Mechanistic Studies of Bacterial Manganese Oxidation,” by Brad Tebo, Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, Oregon Health and Science University, 12:00 p.m., 102 Delaware Biotechnology Institute, 15 Innovation Way, Newark. For more information, call (302) 831-8153.

Gardening workshop: “Magnolias Around the World,” 7 p.m., Carvel Research Education Center, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown. For more information, call (302) 856-2565.

Friday, May 18

Music: “Xiang Gao and Friends 3,” 8 p.m., Mitchell Hall, on the Green, Newark. This event is part of the Master Players Chamber Concert Series. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for seniors and $3 for students. For more information, call (302) 831-2578.

Monday, May 21

Lecture: “Acadian Usher Syndrome in Mice and Zebrafish” by Bronya J. B. Keats, Ph.D., chairman and professor, Department of Genetics, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, 12 p.m., lecture room of the Center for Critical Zone Research, 15 Innovation Way, Newark. For more information, visit [www.dbi.udel.edu].

Tuesday, May 22

Gardening workshop: “Gardening for part-time residents,” 7 p.m., Carvel Research Education Center, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown. For more information, call (302) 856-2565.

Thursday, May 24

Lecture: “Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Molecular Pathogenesis and Current Treatment Strategies,” presented by Ching H. Wang, MD, PhD, associate professor, Neurology and Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, 1:30 p.m., lecture room of the Center for Critical Zone Research, 15 Innovation Way, Newark. For more information, visit [www.dbi.udel.edu].

Saturday, May 26

Commencement: The 158th Commencement ceremony will be held 9:00 a.m., rain or shine, in Delaware Stadium, in the David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, South College Avenue, Newark. Convocation ceremonies for each College, including departmental ceremonies for the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Health and Nursing Sciences, will be held around campus on Saturday, May 26. For more information, call (302) 831-8741.