Vol. 18, No. 29	April 29, 1999

THURSDAY, APRIL 29

Geology seminar: "Laramide Block Mountain Mechanics in the Beartooth Region of Montana," with Donald U. Wise, Franklin and Marshall College. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8750.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Mathematics Education in the 21st Century: Standards 2000," with Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of New Hampshire and NRC. 103 Gore Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2563.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "The Lower Tail of Brownian Sheet," with Zhan Shi, University of Paris. 209 Ewing Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

Seminar: "Representing Race and Nation: The Common Soldier Monument," with Kirk Savage, Delaware Seminar Series. 101 Recitation Hall, 4-5:30 p.m.; reception in Old College lobby, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2678.

Black Student Union program: "For Women Only," a tribute to the women on campus. Multipurpose Rooms A/B, Trabant University Center, 6:30 p.m. For information, send e-mail to <monique@udel.edu>.

University of Delaware Library Associates annual dinner: with guest speaker author A. Scott Berg, speaking on Lindbergh: The Man and the
Myth. Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, cash bar, 6 p.m., and dinner/program, 7 p.m. To request a printed invitation, send e-mail to <UDLA@mvs.udel.edu> or call 831-2231.

Performance/reading: Staged reading presented by E-52 Student Theatre and Rainbow Writing Award announcement. Rainbow Records, 54 East Main St., 7 p.m. For information, call 831-1974.

Lecture/discussion: "Arab-Israeli Conflict: Should There Be a Palestinian State?" with Mark Miller, UD. 205 Kirkbride Hall, 7 p.m. For information, call 456-0510.

Dance performance: Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance.
Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call
UD1-HENS.

Theatre: Twelfth Night, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 30

Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be conferred in August 1999

1999 Graduate Student Research Symposium: "Current Issues in Biotechnology Patent Practice: Patenting Life -- How Far Can/Should We Go? And Intellectual Property vs. Basic Research -- Is the Conflict Real or Illusory?," with Thomas D. Mays, Morrison & Foerster, LLP. Clayton Hall, 8:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2524.

Entomology and applied ecology seminar: "Malaria Transmission in the U.S. and the Threat of Importation from Abroad," with Daniel Strickman, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. 208 Worrilow Hall, 11:15 a.m.

Black Student Union cookout: Center for Black Culture, noon. For information, send e-mail to <monique@udel.edu>.

Legal studies lecture: "Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Wave of the Future," with Suzanne Hood, Suzanne L. Hood Mediation Services, The Law and You series. 104 Gore Hall, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-8231 or 831-1236.

Lecture: "MBNA and the Credit Card Industry," with Lance Weaver and Bruce Hammonds, MBNA Corp., Chaplin Tyler Executive Leadership Lecture Series. Chaplin Tyler Atrium, MBNA America Hall, 1:30 p.m. Reservations required. For information, call 831-2221.

Black Student Union program: Freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior class games, with music by DJ Doc B. Harrington Beach, 3 p.m. Sign up at Center for Black Culture.

Softball: Drexel (doubleheader). Delaware Field, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m.

Mathematical sciences colloquium: "Mathematical Modelling of Tumour Angiogenesis," with Brian Sleeman, University of Leeds. 006 Kirkbride Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

Biological sciences seminar: "Viral Transactivators: Effects on Transcription, Cell Cycle and Apoptosis," with James C. Alwine, University of Pennsylvania. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "De Novo Design of Redox Proteins with Predictable Reactivity," with George McClendon, Princeton University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4-5:30 p.m.

Bus trip: Camden Yards Stadium to see the Orioles take on the Minnesota Twins. Bus leaves Trabant University Center, 5:15 p.m. Tickets are $20.
To register, call 837-1737 or
837-8188.

Theatre: Twelfth Night, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Blockbuster film: A Civil Action. Trabant University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2.

Blockbuster film: A Simple Plan. Trabant University Theatre, 10 p.m. Admission, $2.

Omega Psi Phi/Alpha Kappa Alpha party: to promote social atmosphere among students. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Admission, $5 for the public, $4 for on-campus students, $3 for off-campus greek students and $2 for on-campus greek students. For information, call 837-1628.

SATURDAY, MAY 1

Golf: Scotty Duncan Memorial. Easton, Md., For information, call 831-2186.

Delaware Academy of Science meeting: "New Composite Technology for Rebuilding Our Infrastructure." 106A Center for Composite Materials, 9 a.m.-noon.

UD Poetry Festival: 127 Memorial Hall, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 831-1168.

Girls' Expo and Family Festival: Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission, $2.

Workshop: on teaching poetry, part of the UD Poetry Festival. Memorial Hall, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For information, call 831-1168.

Theatre: Twelfth Night, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 p.m.

Program: "Celebrating Mayan Culture," including a discussion of current issues related to Mayan culture and family, ceremonial dance, a sampling of food, live marimba music and historical information. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 1-4 p.m. For information, call 831-0470.

Poetry reading: Judith Ortiz Cofer, University of Georgia, reading from her works. 101 Brown Laboratory, 3-4 p.m. For information, call 831-1974.

Men's lacrosse: Drexel. Rullo Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m.

Blockbuster film: A Simple Plan. Trabant University Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2.

Theatre: Harvey, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT

Benefit concert: Music for a Cause, with Healthy Doses, InterFace, Antje Duvekot, Alex & Nick and Caravan, proceeds go to the Delaware Humane Association. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 at the door or $4 in advance.

Concert: Choral Union, with Larry Hoenig, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $6. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: D#Sharps#, female a cappella group. 140 Smith Hall, 8-10 p.m. For information, call 454-0421.

Concert: SoVoSô, a cappella ensemble, Performing Arts Series. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Blockbuster film: A Civil Action. Trabant University Theatre, 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For information, call UD1-HENS.

SUNDAY, MAY 2

Theatre: A Doll's House, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 p.m.

Film: Little Voice, International Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-4066.

MONDAY, MAY 3

Voter registration drive: sign up to exercise your right. Kiosk B, Trabant University Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Academy of Lifelong Learning art sale: Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 573-4417.

Forum on violence against women: with U.S. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr., Attorney General Janet Reno and Donna Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Free panel discussion, 10 a.m., Mitchell Hall. Tickets available at Trabant University Center box office. Luncheon meeting, noon-2 p.m., Bob Carpenter Center. Cost is $10.60, and reservations must be made by April 29. For reservations, call 831-2341.

Mechanical engineering seminar: "Modeling Urban and Regional Aerosols," with Qing Sun, UD. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-4464.

Biochemistry seminar: "Proteolytic Signaling by Polyubiquitin Chains," with Cecile Pickart, Johns Hopkins University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2465.

Energy and environmental policy colloquium: "Energy for the 21st Century: Reinventing the Energy System," with Christopher Flavin, Worldwatch Institute. 125 Clayton Hall, 7 p.m.

Concert: Del'Arte Wind Quintet. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $6. For additional information, call UD1-HENS.

TUESDAY, MAY 4

Academy of Lifelong Learning art sale: Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 573-4417.

UD Associate of Retired Faculty luncheon: with guest speaker President David P. Roselle. Clayton Hall, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-8823.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Computational Finance," with Tulsi Thulasiram, ECE. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

History workshop: "The African American Response to P.S. DuPont's Educational Initiative: Putting History on Film," with Jeanne Nutter, William Paterson University. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:30-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-2371.

Baseball: UMBC. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m.

Physical ocean science and engineering/Center for Applied Coastal Research seminar: "Application of New Instrumentation to Sediment Transport in Estuarine and Coastal Environments," with Carl Friedrichs, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 203 Robinson Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-6531.

Continuing education studytrip: to see the Philadelphia Orchestra, with Wolfgang Sawallisch, conducting, and pianist Yefim Bronfman. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, Laird Campus, 6 p.m., and Wilmington Campus, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., 6:30 p.m.; return to Delaware approximately 11 p.m. Cost, $40 for ampitheatre and $50 for family circle. To register, call 831-1171.

Lecture: "Kosovo: Two Views," with Mark Miller and James Oliver, UD. 529 Carter Partnership Building, Georgetown, 7 p.m. For information, 855-1657.

Panel discussion: Newark/Wilmington area residents who are living with AIDS or HIV. Pencader Commons III, 8 p.m. For information, call 837-1216 or send e-mail to <dsundqui@udel.edu>.

Coffeehouse: Acoustic duets with Kate & CJ. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8 p.m. For information, call 837-8066.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5

Summer Sessions registration begins.

Academy of Lifelong Learning art sale: Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 573-4417.

Plant science seminar: "The Effect of Application Method on the Environmental Fate of Rice Fungicides in a Simulated Rice Paddy System," with Mike Ohm, UD master's degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 11:15 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

UD Women's Club spring luncheon: 120 Clayton Hall, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost, $16. For information or to register, call 738-9340 or send e-mail to <jokmetz@udel.edu>.

Plant science seminar: "Audience Diversification: A Committed Process," with Claire Andorka, Longwood Masterís Program. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 12:15 p.m. For information, call
831-2531.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Variational Methods for a Class of Problems Exterior to a Thin Domain," with Nilima Nigam, UD. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m. Call 831-2653.

Lecture: "Gender, Genocide and Jewish Memory," with Sara Horowitz, UD, Research on Race, Ethnicity and Culture Series. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-8474.

Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Models for Dioxygen Processing by Copper Proteins: Copper and Heme-Copper Complex Dioxygen Reactivity," with Ken Karlin, Johns Hopkins University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2465.

Theatre: A Doll's House, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Concert: Collegium Musicum, with Russell Murray, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Performance: Secrets & Silence, an experimental play presenting personal accounts of living with HIV/AIDS and the impact of silence on the community. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 8-10 p.m. Tickets, $5 for the public and $2 for students, are available at the UD box offices.

Blockbuster film: A Few Good Men. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

THURSDAY, MAY 6

'99 Benefits Fair: 101 Trabant University Center, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For information, call 831-3331.

Center for Disabilities Studies open house: 101 Alison Hall, 2-4 p.m.

Seminar: "Aspects of String Phenomenology," with Shaaban Khalil, Ain-Shams University, Cairo. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Geology seminar: "Geological Record of Hurricanes in the Mid-Atlantic," with Nicholas K. Coch, Queens College, CUNY. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For additional information, call
831-8750.

Delta Gent pageant: Pearson Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. For more information, call
837-8282.

Theatre: Twelfth Night, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Concert: Jazz Ensemble I, with Jay Hildebrandt, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

FRIDAY, MAY 7

Legal studies lecture: "Defending High Profile Cases," with Charles Oberly, Oberly & Jennings; and Eugene Maurer, Law Office of Eugene J. Maurer Jr., The Law and You Series. 104 Gore Hall, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8231.

Soil sciences seminar: "Interactions of Hydrophobic Compounds with Soil Organic Matter," with J. J. Pignatello, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. 308 Gore Hall, 1:25-2:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2535.

Environmental engineering seminar: "Stability, Aggregation and Deposition of Colloidal Particles in Aquatic Systems," with Charles R.OíMelia, Johns Hopkins University. 348 DuPont Hall, 1:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2442.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Heavy Metal NMR and Other Modes of Expression," with Cecil Dybowski, UD. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4-5:30 p.m.

Biological sciences seminar: "Prolactin and Osmoregulaton in a Teleost Fish: Characterization of an Alternative Mechanism for Steroid Hormone Action," with Russell Borski, North Carolina State University. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Blockbuster film: The Thin Red Line. Trabant University Theatre, 7 and 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Theatre: Harvey, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT

Concert: Pianist Christine Delbeau, with guest artist violinist Diane Monroe. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Saturday, May 8

Wesley Foundation yard sale: to benefit Wesley Foundation Campus Ministry. Heritage Hall, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 368-8802.

Bus trip: to New York City, open itinerary. Bus leaves Trabant University Center, 9 a.m.; leaves New York City, 11 p.m. Cost, $25 for UD faculty, staff and others and $20 for UD full-time undergraduates. Sign up in 217 Trabant University Center.

Delta Derby: Carpenter Sports Building complex, noon-6 p.m.

Theatre: A Dollís House, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 p.m.

Blockbuster film: The Thin Red Line. Trabant University Theatre, 7 and 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Theatre: Twelfth Night, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 9

Concert: University Orchestra, with Charles Forbes, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

University Orchestra practice: Play an instrument, especially violin or viola, join the group. Location to be announced, 4-6 p.m. For information, call 831-6884.

Concert: "Julie and Friends," a chamber concert featuring UD faculty and guest artists, with pianist Julie Nishimura celebrating 10-year association with the UD Department of Music. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Monday, May 10

Energy and environmental policy colloquium: "U.S. Policy Approaches to the Climate Change Debate," with Melinda Kimble, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Science Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, noon-1:30 p.m.

Mechanical engineering seminar: "Drag Reduction Mechanisms in Animals: Better a Wake Than a Funeral," with Frank Fish, West Chester University. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-4464.

Physical ocean science and engineering/Center for Applied Coastal Research seminar: "Overviews of the ONR Coastal Dynamics Program and the Duck Nearshore Experiment Series -- Duck94/Sandyduck97," with Reginald Beach, Office of Naval Research. 203 Robinson Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-6531.

Biochemistry seminar: "Protein Dynamics from Vibrational Spectroscopy," with Thomas Spiro, Princeton University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2465.

Concert: Percussion and Marimba ensembles and Delaware Steel, with Harvey Price, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Tuesday, May 11

WVUD blood drive/concert: featuring Live like Hollywood, Alex and Nich, The Overtones and Bare Essentials. Perkins Student Center, noon-5 p.m.

Lecture: "Star-Kissed Energy for the Newe Millennium," with Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Karl W. Boer Solar Energy Medal of Merit Award. Mitchell Hall, 4 p.m.; reception, 3 p.m.

Concert: Jazz Ensemble II, with Tom Palmer, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Wednesday, May 12

Plant science seminar: "Kernel Rot in Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Corn (Zea mays) as Related to Common Lambsquarters Densities," with Lynn Sosnoski, UD masterís degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 11:15 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

Plant science seminar: "Micropropagation of Selected Asarum Species," with Gary Davis, UD masterís degree student. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 12:15 a.m. For information, call 831-2531.

Lecture: "Eros, Eruditin and Italian Renaissance Women," with Gabriella Finizio, UD, Research on Race, Ethnicity and Culture Series. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20 p.m.-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-8474.

Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Protein Aging: Clues for Natural Product Synthesis," with David VanVranken, University of California-Irvine. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2465.

Poetry reading: Yusef Komunyakaa reading from his works and announcement of prize winners for studentsí works in Caesura, the UD literary magazine. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-6749.

Concert: Gamelan Lake of the Silver Bear, with Michael Zinn, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Thursday, May 13

Book signing: Barbara Gates, UD, signing her most recent book, Kindred Nature. University Bookstore, 11 a.m.-noon. For information, call 831-2637.

Concert: Symphonic Band, with Heidi Sarver, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Friday, May 14

Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be conferred in August 1999

Entomology and applied ecology seminar: "The Polyphenols of Marine Brown Algae: Deterring Herbivores, But at What Cost?," with Thomas Arnold, UD. 208 Worrilow Hall, 11:15 a.m.

Soil sciences seminar: "Soil Science Policy Issues at the National Level," with K. Glasener, AESOP Enterprises. 308 Gore Hall, 1:25-2:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2535.

Biological sciences seminar: "Bi-Directional Regulation of Protein Kinase M," with Todd C. Sacktor, SUNY Health Science Center. 316C Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Bond Rupture in Ligand-Receptor Pairs: Atomic Force Microscopy and Surface Analytical Techniques," with Thomas Beebe, University of Utah. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4-5:30 p.m.

Concert: Chorale, with Paul Head, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Poetry readings: Beat Night open mike. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8-11 p.m. For information, call 454-7802.

Saturday, May 15

Baseball: Northeastern (doubleheader). Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, noon.

Memorial concert: Academy Building parking lot, 6 p.m. For information, call 366-7120.

Sunday, May 16

Baseball: Northeastern (doubleheader). Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic Complex, 11 a.m.

Newark Memorial Day ceremonies/parade: Begins on the Mall, 1 p.m. For information, call 366-7120.

Concert: University Singers, with Ruth Oatman, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: Wind Ensemble, with Robert Streckfuss, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.