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November 2016

Table of Contents Overview

Highlighted November 2016 Events ........................................................... 3 Children’s Events ......................................................................................... 4

Northwestern Events Arts

Music Performances .................................................................................... 6 Exhibits, Theatre, and Film .......................................................................... 10

Living

Leisure and Social ......................................................................................... 18 Fall Mini Courses Around Campus ARTica (art studio) Norris Outdoors Religious Services ........................................................................................ 20

Sports, Health, and Wellness

Northwestern Wildcat Athletics .................................................................. 21 Recreation .................................................................................................... 23 Swimming Group Exercise (fall schedule)

Professional Development and Lectures

One Book, One Northwestern: Nate Silver, The Signal and the Noise ..... 29 Lectures in the Humanities and Social Sciences ........................................ 30 Lectures in the Sciences ............................................................................... 36 Professional Development ........................................................................... 42

Evanston Campus Map and Parking Information

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Highlighted Events November 2016

Astronomy on Tap – Celebrating 50 Years of Star Trek Thurs, Nov 3, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, free Smylie Bros, 1615 Oak Ave, Evanston Contact: Laura Sampson, [email protected] Join CIERA (Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics) at Smylie Bros. Brewery for an evening of trivia and the science of Star Trek. Doors open at 7:00 PM, event starts at 7:30 PM with no cover charge.

Sweet Charity Nov 4-Nov 20: Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7:30 PM & Sun at 2:00 PM $30 adults/$27 seniors 62+ and educators/$25 NU employee/$10 full-time student/$6 NU student in advance Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Meet Charity Hope Valentine, the optimistic dance hall hostess who sings, dances and pours her heart out to one undeserving man after another in her pursuit of finding true love. Still the hopeful romantic, Charity dances onward in her pursuit of love, happiness, and self-enlightenment.

Antonia Novello, Former U.S. Surgeon General Fri, Nov 4, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago Contact: Teresa Mastin, [email protected] When Novello grew up in the small city of Farjardo, Puerto Rico, she never dreamed she would be named Surgeon General

of the United States in 1990. This appointment made history, as she became the first woman and the first Hispanic ever to hold that office. Ayad Akhtar and Kimberly Senior in Conversation Mon, Nov 7, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free with RSVP requested Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Rosie Roche, [email protected] Pulitzer Prize-winner Akhtar's new play JUNK: The Golden Age of Debt takes us back to the hotbed of the ‘80s and offers an origin story for the world that finance has given us. The talk will be illustrated with scenes from the play. Akhtar and Jeff-award winner director Kimberly Senior, director of Tony-nominated Disgrace, will discuss this work and their collaboration on the Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced, looking at people’s indebtedness to their family histories and inherited identities.

Meir Shalev: Two She-Bears – Reflections on Israeli Society (Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series) Thurs, Nov 10, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, free McCormick Foundation Center, 1870 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Nancy Gelman, [email protected], 847-491-2612 Meir Shalev is a renowned Israeli author and journalist. A writer of fiction, non-fiction and children's books, his 2006 novel, A Pigeon and a Boy was awarded the National Jewish Book Award. His most recent novel is Two She-Bears. He is also a columnist for the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. Macbeth: A Staged Reading Fri, Nov 11, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Joel Solari, [email protected], 847-467-2426 In the 2016 One Book, One Northwestern book, “Signal and the Noise,” Nate Silver unpacks our obsession with predicting the future, and gives us a number of examples of how we often fail. Shakespeare gives us another view of that obsession. Macbeth is a great tragedy of confirmation bias and the consequences of believing too strongly in the power of prediction. Northwestern University Center for Audiology, Speech, Language, and Learning Open House Tues, Nov 11 and Sun, Nov 16, free 2315 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 224-255-2220 Join the clinic for a free open house event with complimentary hearing screenings, tinnitus relief information, and demonstrations of new hearing aid technology.

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera Thurs, Nov 17, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 public/$16 NU employee/$10 full-time student with ID Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Box Office, [email protected], 847-467-2426

Mack the Knife is back in a darkly comic new take on a raucous musical broadcast live from the National Theatre. London scrubs up for the coronation. Mr. and Mrs. Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off. Chicago Jazz Orchestra: Not So Silent Night Tues, Nov 29, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $25 public/$10 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston This special program of holiday classics features the Duke Ellington–Billy Strayhorn arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite. For over 35 years the Chicago Jazz Orchestra has been at the forefront of performing classic American jazz-orchestra repertoire throughout the Chicago area.

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Children’s Events

Swim Lessons The Norris Aquatic Center offers weekly Parent-Tot swim lessons for ages 6 months to 3 years old during the spring and summer, as well as youth swimming lessons for ages 4-12. See nurecreation.com/aquatics for more information. Classes for children are offered in two groups:

• Parent-Tot Swim Lessons (ages 6 mo. to 3 years) – This introduces children to the water with the support of a parent.

• Youth Swim Lessons (ages 4-12) – These focus on giving children the swimming skills and safety knowledge to enjoy the water. Class sizes are limited to five students per instructor.

• Class Day/Dates Time Fee Fall Parent Tot Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 10/5 – 11/16 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 10/5 – 11/16 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89 Winter Parent Tot Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89 Spring Parent Tot Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89


Music Performances

Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music regularly hosts eminent performers of music spanning geographies, styles, and the ages, as well as showcasing the performances and compositions of our students. Unless otherwise noted, the contact for music performances and to buy tickets is the Bienen School of Music’s Concert Office at www.concertsatbienen.org or 847-467-4000. Ticket prices are provided for full-time Northwestern students with ID and for the general public; Northwestern faculty and staff receive a 15% discount from the general public price.

Performances

Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: The Music of the Master, Duke Ellington Tues Nov 1, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Victor Goines and Jarrard Harris, conductors From the first quarter of the 20th century until his death in 1974, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was considered one of the most innovative pianists, arrangers, composers, and bandleaders in jazz. With his

orchestra as his instrument, he arranged and composed masterpieces that used the unique voice of each member while exhibiting the highest level of ensemble performance. In this concert, jazz students interpret and perform Ellington masterpieces, including “Mood Indigo,” “Isfahan,” and the album Such Sweet Thunder.

Percussion Ensemble Thurs Nov 3, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students. Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston She-e Wu, director Join us for an evening of eclectic rhythms.

Marcin Dylla, Guitar Sat, Nov 5, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $30 public/$10 students. Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Hailed by the Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet,” Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla has won 19 first prizes at prestigious international music competitions, including the Gold Medal at the 2007 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition in Los Angeles. In 2006

he was selected to give the world premiere of a posthumously discovered toccata by Joaquín Rodrigo. Dylla has appeared at such distinguished venues as Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, and New York’s Carnegie Hall, performing in over 50 cities in Europe and North America.

• Mauro Giuliani, Sonata in C Major, Op. 15 • Heitor Villa-Lobos, Five Preludes • Roberto Sierra, Sonata para guitarra • Manuel Maria Ponce

Beroque Music Ensemble: Baroque Brilliance! Sun, Nov 6, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students. Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Stephen Alltop, conductor; David Douglass, violin An exciting array of works by German baroque composers, featuring soloists on flute, oboe, horn, trumpet, strings, and keyboard.

• C. P. E. Bach, Symphony in D Major and Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor

• G. P. Telemann, Overture in D Major • J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major


Victor Goines and Jeremy Kahn Mon, Nov 7, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $8 public/$5 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Clarinetist, saxophonist, and Bienen School Director of Jazz Studies Victor Goines has been a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the Wynton Marsalis Septet since 1993. With these ensembles he has toured worldwide and performed on more than 20 releases, including Marsalis’ Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood on the Fields, Jazz at

Lincoln Center’s Congo Square, and the soundtracks for the Ken Burns documentaries JAZZ, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise of Jack Johnson, and The War. Pianist Jeremy Kahn has performed with such legendary artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Joni Mitchell, and Aretha Franklin. Kahn has played for numerous Chicago productions of Broadway shows including Wicked, The Lion King, Spamalot, Les Misérables, and Aida. Isabel Leonard Vocal Master Class Tues, Nov 8, 700 PM – 9:00 PM, $10 public/$5 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston “She’s the real deal and it shows,” says Philadelphia magazine of mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. In repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Mozart to Thomas Adès, she has graced the stages of such celebrated venues as the Paris Opera, Salzburg Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and San Francisco Opera. A recipient of the Richard Tucker Award, she is featured on the Grammy-winning recording of Adès’s The Tempest. This season she appears as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia at the Vienna State Opera and as Charlotte in Werther at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna and the Metropolitan Opera, where she will also be seen as Zerlina in Don Giovanni.

Spektral Quartet Wed, Nov 9, 7:30 PM- 9:30 PM, $25 public/$10 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston “The quartet proved that they have everything: a supreme technical command that seems to come easily, a capacity to make complicated music clear, and, most notably on this occasion, an ability to cast a magic spell,” raves the New York Times. Since its inception, the Spektral Quartet has sought connections between traditional classical works and those written in the 20th and 21st centuries. The ensemble’s endeavors have included the Mobile Miniatures project—which commissioned over 40 composers from across the country to write ringtone-length pieces for mobile devices—and collaborations with bandoneón-accordion virtuoso Julien Labro, Grammy-winning pianist Billy Childs, and saxophonist Miguel Zenón, a Guggenheim and MacArthur fellow. The group’s 2016 Sono Luminus release Serious Business illuminates the humor in classical music through works by Franz Joseph Haydn, David Reminick, Sky Macklay, and Chris Fisher-Lochhead.

• Mikel Kuehn, String Quartet No. 1 ("If on a winter's night...") George Lewis, String Quartet 1.5: Experiments in Living Samuel Adams, Movement for String Quartet Tomeka Reid, Prospective Dwellers Symphonic Wind Ensemble Fri, Nov 11, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $8 public/$students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston

• Mallory Thompson, conductor • Ivana Loudová, Don Giovanni’s Dream • Adam Schoenberg (trans. Donald

Patterson), Picture Studies • Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Maurice

Ravel/Erik Saras), Pictures at an Exhibition


Concert Band Sun, Nov 13, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $6 public/$4 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Daniel J. Farris, conductor Talented students from across the Northwestern campus present a concert of band standards. Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra: From the Shadows Sun, Nov 13, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $8 public/$5 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Victor Yampolsky, conductor; Jilene VanOpdorp, flute; Katherine Werbiansky, soprano; Keven Keys, baritone

• Karl Goldmark, Im Frühling • Carl Nielsen, Concerto for Flute • Alexander Zemlinsky, Lyric Symphony

University Chorale Sun, Nov 13, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 general public/$4 students Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Donald Nally, conductor; Victor de la Cruz, graduate assistant conductor; Eric Budzynski, organ James MacMillan’s monumental Cantos Sagrados is the centerpiece of this program of works for choir and organ featuring Alice Millar Chapel organist Eric Budzynski. Inspired by the composer’s interest in liberation theology, the work is based on three poems about political repression in Latin America, coupled with traditional religious texts to emphasize solidarity with that subcontinent’s poor. The program also includes the Midwest premiere of David Little's dress in magic amulets, dark from my feet. Evening of Brass Mon, Nov 14, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Gail Williams, director Music written and arranged for brass ensemble.

Jazz Small Ensembles: Composition 901 – Student Originals Mon, Nov 14, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Jarrard Harris and Joe Clark, conductors The pens have been active and the musical ideas have been flowing. This is your opportunity to hear jazz students’ new works for small ensembles. Come join them and celebrate the swing! James Giles, piano and Ilya Kaler, violin Thurs, Nov 17, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $8 public/$5 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Pianist James Giles’s recent tours have taken him to the Nancy Music Festival in France, the Accademia Cristofori in Florence, and the Beijing International Music Festival. In addition to serving on the Bienen School piano faculty, Giles has taught at Pianofest in the Hamptons, Interlochen, the Colburn Academy Festival, the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, and the Gijon Piano Festival. Violinist Ilya Kaler has appeared with such distinguished ensembles as the Leningrad, Moscow, and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestras, the Montreal Symphony, the Danish and Berlin Radio Orchestras, and the Moscow and Zurich Chamber Orchestras. He has taught at the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and DePaul University.

• Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata No. 6 in A Major • Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata No. 1 in F Minor • Franz Schubert, Fantasie in C Major • George Gershwin (trans. Jascha Heifetz), Selections from Porgy and Bess

Contemporary Music Ensemble Sat, Nov 19, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Alan Pierson and Ben Bolter, conductors; Andrew Norman and Alex Mincek, guest composers

• Andrew Norman, Try • Alex Mincek, Chamber Concert • Helmut Lachenmann, Mouvement • Steve Reich, Proverb


Philharmonia Sun, Nov 20, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, $6 public/$4 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Robert G. Hasty, conductor

• Louis Joseph F. Hérold, Overture to Zampa • Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 8 in B Minor (“Unfinished”) • Johann Strauss Jr., Overture to Die Fledermaus • Georges Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1

University Singers Sun, Nov 20, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Albert Pinsonneault, conductor; Hannah McConnell, graduate assistant conductor The University Singers’ fall concert welcomes many new singers into the Bienen School choral family with the Bach motet Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden and repertoire from the renaissance, romantic, and contemporary eras. Women’s Chorus Mon, Nov 21, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston J. Keller, conductor A variety of repertoire for treble chorus, drawing from many styles and time periods.

Chicago Jazz Orchestra: Not So Silent Night Tues, Nov 29, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $25 public/$10 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Jeff Lindberg, artistic director and conductor This special program of holiday classics features the Duke Ellington–Billy Strayhorn arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite, edited and transcribed by Jeff Lindberg. For over 35 years the Chicago Jazz Orchestra—hailed by Chicago Tribune critic Howard Reich as “one of the best big bands in the country”—has been at the forefront of performing classic American jazz-orchestra repertoire at venues and institutions throughout the Chicago area. The orchestra has collaborated with such artists as Clark Terry, Buddy DeFranco, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, and Kurt Elling.

Symphonic Band Weds, Nov 30, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, $6 public/$4 students Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Shawn Vondran, conductor

• Steve Rouse, Blaze • David Del Tredici (arr. Mark Spede), “Acrostic Song” from Final Alice • Joaquín Turina (arr. John Krance), “Five Miniatures” from Miniaturas • David Maslanka, California • Frank Ticheli, Angels in the Architecture


Exhibits, Theatre, and Film

Exhibits The Barnes: A Singular Museum’s Past, Present, and Future Wed, Nov 2, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, free, RSVP requested Block Museum, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Lindsay Bosch, [email protected], 847-467-4602 Northwestern alumnus Thom Collins, an innovative museum director and accomplished art historian and educator, is the executive director and president of The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. The Barnes is a renowned collection of post-impressionist and early modernist art that was established by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in 1922 to "promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of fine arts and horticulture." It has gone through significant transformation in its service to contemporary audiences since its move to Center City Philadelphia in 2012. Collins will share his perspective on the past, present and future of The Barnes and the museum field more broadly in conversation with S. Hollis Clayson, Professor of Art History. Native Art Gallery Walk Wed, Nov 9, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, free Scott Hall, Guild Lounge, 601 University Place, Evanston Contact: Colleen Keefe, [email protected], 847-467-6200 View a variety of Native American and Indigenous artwork around campus compiled in one place for one night. Famous Failed Predictions Tues, Oct 4 to Fri, Dec 16 University Library, 1970 Capus Dr., Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 When it comes to predicting political events, social trends, and financial markets, separating the signal from the noise has resulted in some of the most prescient forecasts of all time. This exhibit, created by One Book fellows and ambassadors, addresses famous failed predictions.

Dawes Delivers the Vote: A Glimpse at Elections, 1896-1924 Mon, June 13 to Fri, Nov 11, all day, free University Library, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Clare Roccaforte, [email protected], 847-467-5918 Evanston-resident, ambassador, U.S. comptroller, brigadier general, Nobel laureate: Charles Gates Dawes played many roles in his life, but perhaps he is best known as vice president under Calvin Coolidge from 1925 to 1929. As part of the 150th anniversary of Dawes’ birth, Northwestern Libraries present an exhibit that explores his life as a political force and fierce campaigner for Republican candidates and power player in the administrations of William McKinley, Warren Harding and Coolidge. Keep the Shadow, Ere the Substance Fade: Mourning during the AIDS Crisis Sat, Sept 17 to Sun, Dec 11, free Block Museum, 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston Contact: Block Museum, [email protected], 847-491-2261 During much of the 20th century, death was a private and comparatively silent event. However, during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s and 90s, a politicized resurgence of highly visible and public acts of mourning emphasized the body ravaged by the virus. In some ways, these practices paralleled the public and material mourning practices of the nineteenth century. By juxtaposing objects and artworks related to mourning from the Victorian Era and during the AIDS crisis, Keep the Shadow examines two analogous cultures of bereavement. The exhibition proposes that these historical periods uniquely relied on the materiality of the individual body, and items associated with it, as relics in order to grapple with mortality and persevere in the face of death. Curated by 2015-16 Block Museum Graduate Fellow, C. C. McKee.

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You’re No One ‘Til Somebody Hates You: Karen DeCrow and the Fight for Gender Equality Tues, Sept 27 to Fri, Dec 30, all day, free University Library, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Clare Roccaforte, [email protected], 847-467-5918 In her 1974 speech accepting the presidency of the National Organization for Women, Karen DeCrow said: “I think that what gender a person is should never – I repeat, never – make a difference.” As a Northwestern alumna, attorney and activist, DeCrow ’59 fought tirelessly for equality of the sexes, embracing the heat (and no little amount of hate) kindled by her beliefs. Here at the 50th anniversary of NOW, join Northwestern University Libraries as we celebrate DeCrow’s accomplishments with an exhibit drawn from her personal papers (which were donated to University Archives upon her death in 2014) and materials from our vast Femina Collections documenting the First and Second Wave liberation movements.

Terry O’Neill (National Organization for Women, NOW): Evolution of the Women’s Movement Wed, Nov 16, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM McCormick Foundation Center, 1870 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Drew Scott, [email protected], 847-467-4107 Marking the 50th anniversary of the National Organization for Women, NOW president Terry O’Neill ’74 will give a public lecture at Northwestern this fall in conjunction with University Libraries exhibit about fellow alumna and NOW president, Karen DeCrow ‘59. She will address DeCrow’s influence on the women's movement as well as NOW’s current projects, particularly its Strategic Action Program for setting and achieving its national goals. A reception at University Libraries follows O'Neill's talk. O’Neill, a feminist attorney, professor and activist for social justice, was elected president of NOW in June 2009. She oversees NOW’s multi-issue agenda, which includes: advancing reproductive rights and justice, promoting racial justice, stopping violence against women, winning civil and human rights for the LGBTQIA community, ensuring economic justice, ending sex discrimination and achieving constitutional equality for women.

Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera Sat, Sept 17 to Sun, Dec 11, free Block Museum, 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston Contact: Block Museum, [email protected], 847-491-2261 Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990) was a Hong Kong-born, Vancouver-raised artist and photojournalist whose performative photographs combined personal identity with global politics, and functioned as a witness to his life and a social commentary.

Inquisitive Traveler: A Walk Through the World(s) of Tseng Kwong Chi Thurs, Nov 3, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, free, RSVP requested Block Museum, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Lindsay Bosch, [email protected], 847-467-4602 My mirrored glasses give the picture a neutral impact and a surrealistic quality I am looking for. I am an inquisitive traveler, a witness of my time, and an ambiguous ambassador. - Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990). Join us for a free lunchtime walk through the world(s) of Tseng Kwong Chi led by Block Museum Curator for Global and Contemporary Art, Janet Dees. By focusing on a few select works in the exhibition, "Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera", Dees will highlight some of the impotant themes running through the artist's witty work.


Salaam Cinema! 50 Years of Iranian Movie Posters Thurs, Oct 13, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, free Block Museum, 40 Arts Circle Dr., Evanston Contact: Block Museum, [email protected], 847-491-2261 The posters in this exhibition are selected from Hamid Naficy’s Iranian Movie Poster Collection, recently acquired by the Northwestern University Archives. Dating from the 1960s to 2010, the posters in the collection document the social history of film in Iran and offer a unique visual representation of over a half a century of dramatic political turmoil and change. The complete collection of Iranian movie posters is available to view in the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Image Repository.

Build Her a Myth by Carrie Schumacher Fri, Oct 21 to Sun, Dec 4, free Dittmar Gallery, 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Debra Blade, [email protected], 847-491-2348 The dresses Carrie Schumacher creates from the pages of romance novels examine the demands that feminine culture places upon women by utilizing the garment as a social signifier. Women often define themselves through clothing; using their appearance to project ambitions, attract mates, and signal social status. Fashion magazines become the bibles that guide the creation of self-image, and generation after generation of females have been programmed to buy into this culture of unrealistic beauty. Romance novels echo this sentiment, as they represent an impossible alternate reality, one where love and relationships are all-consuming realms, but the former is advertised as a way to obtain the latter. The dresses reflect this as they are seductively beautiful, but due to the material from which they are created, unable to be worn. Completely without function, it represents how useless the feminine myths we have created are in real life.


Theatre

Sweet Charity Nov 4 to Nov 20: Thurs, Fri, Sat at 7:30 PM & Sun at 2:00 PM $30 adults/$27 seniors 62+ and educators/$25 NU faculty and staff/$10 full-time student/$6 NU student in advance Ethel M. Barber Theater, 30 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, book by Neil Simon, directed and choreographed by Tommy Rapley Meet Charity Hope Valentine, the optimistic dance hall hostess who sings, dances and pours her heart out to one undeserving man after another in her pursuit of finding true love. Emboldened by her girlfriends at the Fan-Dango Ballroom, the hard-working women declare their intent to obtain the better lives that they deserve. However, the deceptively charming men in their life can make their hope for a brighter tomorrow seem unreachable. Still the hopeful romantic, Charity marches and dances onward in her pursuit of love, happiness, and blissful self-enlightenment.

Later the Same Evening Thurs, Nov 17 to Sat, Nov 19 at 7:30 PM & Sun, Nov 20 at 3:00 PM $18 public/$8 students with ID Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Ryan Opera Theater, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Contact: Concert Management Office, [email protected], 847-467-4000 Michael M. Ehrman, director; Alexandra Dee, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra Composed by John Musto with libretto by Mark Campbell (librettist for The Shining, a sell-out at Minnesota Opera), this one-act opera is set in 1932 in New York City, where five Edward Hopper paintings come to life. A young wife and husband face an encroaching sense of estrangement in their marriage; a widow nervously awaits her date; and a young woman prepares to tell her boyfriend she is leaving New York after the failure of her dancing career. The lives of these women soon intersect with those of other characters as they find themselves together in the audience of a Broadway musical.

Rockne (a staged reading of the musical) Sat, Nov 19, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM, free Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Brannon Bowers, [email protected] The American Music Theatre Project is proud to present a staged reading of ROCKNE, a vibrant new musical about one man’s journey to discover what is important in life. Born to Norwegian immigrants, Knute Rockne rose to become the greatest coach in

the history of college football, turning Notre Dame into an athletic powerhouse. Come see a FREE presentation of this new musical featuring a cast of professional and student actors, and come to understand that “there’s something in the game.” Send your RSVP to [email protected]

Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts 2016-2017 Schedule

• Agamemnon: January 27-February 5 • Urinetown – The Musical: February 10-26 • Danceworks 2017: February 24-March 5 • Fuente Ovejuna: April 21-30 • The 86th Annual Waa-Mu Show: April 28-May 7 • Stick Fly: May 12-21


Film Iranian Cinephilia: From Filmfarsi to Art House Cinema Some films are free, while others are $4 for NU faculty, staff, and students with Wildcard and for students and seniors; $6 for general public Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-456-6045

Salaam Cinema Thurs, Nov 3, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1995, Iran, 35 mm, 75 min. One of the great films about cinema, Salaam Cinema is a riveting look at the chaos that results when filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf places an advertisement for actors, and 5000 people show up. Makhmalbaf decides to make his film about the audition process itself; dozens of amateur hopefuls appear before the camera, trying out their acting skills, and talking about why they want to be in movies. The results are comic, unsettling, and absurd. Makhmalbaf provokes his would-be stars, hectoring them, prodding them to cry, forcing them to open up about their lives. Ultimately, Salaam Cinema reveals that our relationship to the movies is universal—cinema is a conduit of our collective hopes, desires, and fears whether we’re in Tehran, Paris, New York, Bombay, or Lagos. Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai (Muzaffarnagar, eventually) – film screening and conversation with director Thurs, Nov 10, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Harris Hall 107, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-5288 In 2013, northern India was shaken by a series of sectarian riots in which over a hundred people died and 80,000 were displaced. This documentary examines the relationship between the violence and the historic national elections of 2014. The film has been screened over 7,000 times in India, in defiance of efforts to ban it. Film screening and discussion with director Nakul Singh Sawhney.

Seven Blind Women Filmmakers Thurs, Nov 10, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Directed by Mohammad Shirvani, 2004-2008, Iran, digital, 116 min.

Mr. Haji, the Movie Actor Thurs, Nov 17, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, free Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Directed by Ovanes Ohanians, 1933, Iran, digital, 60 min. Join us for the film with live musical accompaniment by Dave Drazin.

Lucid Figurations Symposium & Tales – film screening and conversation with director Thurs, Nov 17, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM and Fri, Nov 18, 9:00 AM Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad will open the "Lucid Figurations" symposium with a discussion and

screening of her 2014 film "Tales". The next day, Two panels featuring international scholars and artists will focus on the art of movie poster design and the culture of cinephila in Iran. The symposium will close with a tribute to Abbas Kiarostami, presented by his son Ahmad Kiarostami.


She Started It – film screening and conversation with director Thurs, Nov 3, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM The Garage, 2311 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Elisa Mitchell, [email protected], 847-467-7155 Come watch She Started It with The Garage and Women in Business to learn how five women overcome the challenges involved with entering the start-up world. Dinner will be provided. Film begins at 6:30 PM, Karl Wirsum – film screening and conversation with Karl Wirsum and director Fri, Nov 4, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Directed by Suzanne Simpson, 1973, USA, digital, 14 min. Showing in a new digital restoration, Suzanne Simpson’s little-known 1973 film Karl Wirsum peeks into the sun-dappled California studio of a young artist as he embarks on an extraordinary career. Wirsum’s psychedelic marionette sculptures still dazzle today, while his narration and a newly composed mind-bending soundtrack (performed live) draw viewers into his process and personality. A panel discussion will host Karl Wirsum, Suzanne Simpson, Alex Inglizian, Marc Riordan (Pentimenti Productions). A brief reception will follow the screening/discussion.

Stage Russia HD Encore: Eugene Onegin Sat, Nov 5, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM, $20 public/$16 NU employee/$10 full-time student with ID Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Box Office, [email protected], 847-467-2426 Presented in Russian with English subtitles, 3 hrs 30 min. Back by overwhelming popular demand following a sold out series debut in September! Eugene Onegin has often been referred to as an encyclopedia of 19th century Russian life. Rimas Tuminas’ reimagining unfolds in the memory and imagination of Pushkin’s characters. The images are split between past and present, between reality and imagination. The scale of the production constantly shifts from noisy celebrations to secluded contemplation, from crowd scenes to lonely recollections, all of which are drawn together from the past just like the fragments of Tatyana’s love letter, framed and hung on the wall, looming next to and above Onegin’s arm-chair. A production referred to as "exuberant, indelible and arrestingly beautiful" by the New York Times, The Vakhtangov Theatre's Eugene Onegin, starring the incomparable Sergey Makovetskiy in the title role, is a sumptuous work that will leave you with enough beautiful memories and images to last a lifetime. First Nations Film and Video Festival Mon, Nov 7, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free McCormick Foundation Center, Forum, 1870 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Ninah Divine, [email protected], 847-467-4086 First Nations Film and Video Festival, Inc. is a grassroots Native American film festival whose mission is showcasing works produced by Native American filmmakers and artists of all skill levels.


National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea Wed, Nov 9, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 public/$16 NU employee/$10 full-time student with ID Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Box Office, [email protected], 847-467-2426 Directed by Carrie Cracknell Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed new production. A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbors in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former Royal Air Force pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge.

Habfürdö Fri, Nov 11, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 György Kavásznay, 1979, Hungary, DCP, 75 min. Hungarian artist, writer, and editor György Kovásznay was a prolific painter and animator, working primarily in the 1960s and 70s. He made a couple dozen shorts, but Habfürdő (variously translated as “Foam Bath” or

“Bubble Bath”) is his sole feature, and his magnum opus. The plot is slight—focused on a studious nurse, her sexy nurse friend, and her friend’s hypochondriac fiancé—but the animation is a roiling, dynamic tapestry of ever-shifting styles. Kovásznay considered his films to be extensions of his painting, and brings to them a kinetic, kaleidoscopic energy and a visual style that Eyeworks co-curator Alexander Stewart has likened to Ralph Bakshi. Habfürdő is a modernist-infused cartoon, with musical numbers, that reflects on social and personal relationships in a communist society in flux. It might just be the strangest film you see this year.

MacBeth: A Staged Reading Fri, Nov 11, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Joel Solari, [email protected], 847-467-2426 In the 2016 One Book, One Northwestern book selection “Signal and the Noise,” author Nate Silver unpacks our obsession with predicting the future, and gives us a number of examples of how we often fail, despite our best knowledge and intentions. Similarly in Macbeth, Shakespeare gives us another view of that obsession. With their perspective warped by their desires, the Macbeths imagine they can see ahead clearly. What we have in Macbeth is a great tragedy of confirmation bias and the horrible consequences of believing too strongly in the power of prediction. Join us for a special staged reading of this classic Shakespearian drama performed by Northwestern students. Eyeworks Festival of Experimental Animation $6 public/$4 for NU faculty, staff, and students with ID; college students with ID; seniors 60+ Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Justin Lintelman, [email protected], 847-467-6045 Program 1: Sat, Nov 12, 1:00 – 3:00 PM A showcase of classic and contemporary experimental animation curated by the festival directors. This program features a blend of abstract animation and unconventional character animation, and includes a new abstract science fiction piece by Peter Burr, and a stop-motion jaunt featuring a ceramic cup by Karen Aqua. (70 min.) Program 2: Sat, Nov 12, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM A showcase of classic and contemporary experimental animation curated by the festival directors. This program features a blend of abstract animation and unconventional character animation, and includes an ethereal psychedelic film from the 1980s by Sky David, and a disturbingly literal depiction of a chapter of the Book of Genesis by Martin Sulzer. (70 min.)


Stage Russia HD: The Cherry Orchard Wed, Nov 16, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 public/$16 NU employee/$10 full-time student with ID Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Box Office, [email protected], 847-467-2426 Presented in Russian with English subtitles First produced in 1904 at The Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavsky, this production of Anton Chekhov's classic tale of cultural futility, starring Russian stage and screen legend Renata Litvinova, is more relevant today than it was over a hundred years ago. Adolf Shapiro's interpretation asks the question, where would the characters of this play live today years after their cherry orchard has been cut down? The answer, which lies in the material world created by set designer, David Borovsky, is, of course, on the stage. A century later, this production brings The Cherry Orchard full circle, with its wandering band of characters never at peace, but finally back home. National Theater Live: The Threepenny Opera Thurs, Nov 17, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, $20 public/$16 NU employee/$10 full-time student with ID Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Box Office, [email protected], 847-467-2426 Directed by Rufus Norris Mack the Knife is back in town in a darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre. London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, and the police are cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr. and Mrs. Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off. With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello, James Bond) as Macheath, alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs. Peachum. This bold, anarchic production is brought to you by a creative powerhouse: adapted by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and directed by Rufus Norris (Everyman, London Road).


Leisure and Social

Norris University Center Mini Courses Expand your horizons with everything from dance to languages with Norris mini courses, all open to the public. Find more detailed class descriptions at www.minicourses.com

• Regular registration: Sept 20 to Oct 2 • Late registration: Oct 3 – Oct 8 (note that courses cannot be joined after

they have met for the first time) Register online at www.nbo.northwestern.edu, by phone at 847-491-2305, or in person at the Norris Box Office, 1999 Campus Dr., Evanston. All registrants must be 15 years old, or 21 years old for classes with alcohol.

Arts/Crafts Food and Drink Music and Games Dance Languages Words and Images Digital Canvas Mind and Body

Class Date and Time Fee

Mondays

Beginning Ceramics 10/3 – 11/7, 5:00 – 7:00 PM $101/111

The Art of Public Speaking 10/3 – 11/7, 5:30 – 7:00 PM $81/91

Digital Video Editing 10/3 – 11/7, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $101/111

Night Time Yoga 10/3 – 11/7, 6:00 – 7:00 PM $71/81

Intermediate Guitar 10/3 – 11/7, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $91/101

Beginning Cherokee 10/17 – 11/21, 7:00 – 8:30 PM $71/81

Movement Mindfulness: Introduction to the Alexander Technique

10/10 – 11/14, 7:00 – 8:30 PM $71/81

Hip Hop Dance 10/3 – 11/21, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $91/101

Introduction to Guitar 10/3 – 11/7, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $81/101

Tuesdays


Sketchbook 1: Graphite and Charcoal Drawing 10/4 – 11/8, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $101/111

Watercolors and monotype Printing 10/4 – 11/8, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $111/121

BellyUp! 10/4 – 11/22, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $81/91

Pocket Billiards for Beginners 10/4 – 11/8, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $71/81

Wine Appreciation 10/11 – 11/8, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $110/121

Beginning Spanish 10/4 – 11/8, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $71/81

Zumba 10/4 – 11/22, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $81/91

Sketchbook 2: Mixed Media 10/4 – 11/8, 8:00 – 10:00 PM $101/111

Wednesdays


Ojibwe and Cree Sweet Grass Basket Making 10/5 – 11/9, 3:00 – 5:00 PM $85/95

Native Beading 10/5 – 11/9, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $95/105

Int/Adv Raku Ceramics 10/5 – 11/9, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $101/111

Smartphone Digital Media 10/5 – 11/9, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $101/111

English as a Second Language (ESL) 10/5 – 11/9, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $71/81

Academic Networking 10/5 – 11/9, 6:00 – 8:00 PM $71/81

Introduction to Digital Photography 10/5 – 11/9, 6:30 – 8:30 PM $101/111

French 10/5 – 11/9. 6:30 – 8:00 PM $71/81

Yang Style Tai Chi Quang 10/5 – 11/9, 7:00 – 7:50 PM $71/81

Thursdays

Beginning Korean 10/6 – 11/17, 6:00 – 7:30 PM $71/81

Beginning Knitting 10/6 – 11/17, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $101/111

Wine Appreciation (21 yrs +) 10/13 – 11/17, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $110/121

Acting and Character Creation 10/6 – 11/17, 7:30 – 9:00 PM $81/91 Wine O’Clock (21 yrs+) 10/13 – 11/17, 9:15 – 10:30 PM $110/121

Mini Workshops

• Drink and Draw, $30, TBD • One Night Masterpiece, $35, TBD • Bike Maintenance, $30, Thurs, 9/22, 6:00 – 8:00 PM • Photo Art, $30, Thurs, 10/13, 5:30 – 8:00 PM • Acting and Character Creation, $30, Wed, 10/5, 6:00 – 9:00 PM • Urban Cycling, TBD


Around Campus Cheap Lunch Wednesdays , 12:00 – 1:30 PM Sheil Catholic Center, 2110 Sheridan Rd., Evanston Contact: Teresa Corcoran, [email protected], 847-328-4648 Join the fun for grilled hot dogs, brats, burgers, chips, soda, salad, and dessert for $2 a student or $3 for non-students. International Spouse Coffee and Conversation Hour Mondays, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM E-Town Bistro at the Hilton Orrington Hotel, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston Contact: Cara Lawson, [email protected], 847-491-5613 International spouses of faculty, staff, postdocs, and students are invited to enjoy free coffee and conversation. Children are welcome. Astronomy on Tap – Celebrating 50 Years of Star Trek Thurs, Nov 3, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM, free Smylie Bros, 1615 Oak Ave, Evanston Contact: Laura Sampson, [email protected] Join CIERA (Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics) at Smylie Bros. Brewery for an evening of trivia and science. There will be three rounds of pub trivia with prizes and talks about the science of Star Trek by astronomers from Northwestern. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the event starts at 7:30 PM with no cover charge. MLK Student Oratorical Contest Thurs, Nov 17, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM, free Lutkin Memorial Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston Contact: Theresea Bratanch, [email protected], 847-467-5197 Northwestern University’s MLK Commemoration Committee invites students to submit a video of their short oration in response to Desmond Tutu’s quote “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” 3 undergraduate and 3 graduate/professional students will be selected to participate in the live contest event. Submissions due: November 4. Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration Sat, Nov 19, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Norris University Center, Louis Room, 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Colleen Keefe, [email protected], 847-467-6200 Trans Day of Remembrance Mon, Nov 21, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, a student event Norris University Center and The Rock, 1999 Campus Dr, Eanston Contact: Colleen Keefe, [email protected], 847-467-6200

ARTica The Norris University Center’s craft shop offers the materials to make buttons, bind books, laminate, screen print, sew, and space to work on art projects. Quarterly ceramics memberships including access to studios and 25 pounds of clay, are available for $55 for Northwestern students and $105 for the public. Visit www.artica.northwestern.edu for more details.

DIY Holiday Crafts Mon, Nov 14 to Fri, Dec 2 Holiday craft fun! Over 50 DIY gift projects from personalizing bisque, creating ornaments, making jewelry, cards, and more! Special Holiday Craft Night Fri, Nov 18, 7:00 – 10:00 PM, free Join us for a holiday craft night with free food and selected projects.

Norris Outdoors

Norris University Center offers a wide range of equipment available to rent for your outdoor adventures including:

• camping equipment (tents, backpacks, etc.) • grills and stoves sports gear (Frisbees, volleyball and net, etc.)

Visit Norris Outdoors for package deals and a full list of equipment. The office is open Monday to Friday, 12:30 – 5:00 PM, or at 847-491-2345. They can also be found at www.northwestern.edu/norris/arts-and-recreation/norrisoutdoors or on Facebook and Twitter. Items must be requested at least 5 days in advance. S’mores Indoors Sun, Nov 2, 9, and 16, 3:00 – 4:00 PM


Religious Services Northwestern is proud to have a vibrant community embracing diverse religious beliefs. We have regular services on campus as well as events for religious observances. For general inquiries, contact the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at 847-491-7256 located at 1870 Sheridan Rd. on our Evanston campus.

Christian – Protestant Christian worship in a broad Protestant tradition is held most Sundays of the academic year at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd. Alice Millar Chapel Sunday Service – All Saints Sunday Sun, Nov 6, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Ed Budzynski, [email protected], 847-467-1897 Join us for a non-denominational Christian service in the magnificent space of Alice Millar Chapel led by the Alice Millar Chapel Choir. On this Sunday, and throughout the month of November, we take time to remember all the saints and dearly departed who have impacted our lives. Vail Chapel Sunday Service Sun, Nov 27, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Vail Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Ed Budzynski, [email protected], 847-467-1897 Join us in the beautiful Vail Chapel for a non-denominational Christian service.

Christian – Catholic Daily Mass is celebrated Mondays to Fridays at 5:00 – 5:30 PM, On Sundays, Masses are held at 9:30 – 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 5:00 – 6:00 PM, and 9:00 – 10:00 PM, Services are at the Sheil Catholic Center Chapel, 2110 Sheridan Rd. Sheil also offers other sacraments, prayers, fellowship, and retreats. Visit http://www.sheil.northwestern.edu/ for a complete list of events.

Jewish

The Fiedler Hillel leads Reform and Conservative Shabbat services every Friday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 PM, followed by a free dinner, at 629 Foster Street. Orthodox services are held at the same place on Saturday mornings from 9:30 – 10:30 AM. A full list of events is at www.northwesternhillel.org

Muslim Jumah, Muslim prayers on Fridays, are held every Friday from 1:10 – 2:00 PM, On the Evanston campus, Jumah is at Parkes Hall, 1870 Sheridan Rd., Room 122. In Chicago, it is at the Lurie Building, 303 E. Superior, in the Grey Seminar Room. Contact: Jill Norton, [email protected]

Spirituality Northwestern also offers opportunities for the community to engage in interfaith fellowship or spiritual exploration. Fall Faith Fest Mon, Nov 14, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Parkes Hall 122, 1870 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Tahera Ahmad, [email protected] A celebration of religious and spiritual life at Northwestern

Holidays

• All Saints Day (Tues, Nov 1) • Birth of Baha’u’llah (Wed, Nov

2)


Northwestern Wildcat Athletics The Northwestern Wildcats are Chicago’s Big Ten team. Come cheer on the Wildcats at home or on the road. Sports in season right now are:

• football – men’s • basketball – men’s • basketball – women’s • swimming and diving – men’s • swimming and diving – women’s • fencing – women’s • wrestling – men’s

There are two easy ways to purchase tickets, listed below. Tickets are typically mailed two to three weeks prior to a home event unless the will call delivery method is selected.

• Online at www.nusports.com • Calling or visiting the ticket office at 888-467-8775, Monday to Fridays

from 9:00 AM – 5 :00 PM You can also email the office at [email protected] and follow them on Twitter using the handle @NU_Tickets.

Football Home games are at Ryan Field, and the arena opens three hours before kick off. Please go online at www.nusports.com or call the ticket office at 888-467-8775 to ask about tickets. Groups of 15 or more can buy group tickets.

Date and Time Game Sat, Nov 5, 11 AM Wisconsin Sat, Nov 12, TBD at Purdue Sat, Nov 19, TBD at Minnesota Sat, Nov 26, TBD Illinois


Basketball – Men’s Home games are at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Please go online at www.nusports.com or call the ticket office at 888-467-8775 to ask about tickets. Date and Time Game Coverage Fri, Nov 4, 7:00 PM Illinois Springfield TV: BTN Plus Fri, Nov 11, 7:00 PM Mississippi Valley State TV: BTN Plus Mon, Nov 14, 8:00 PM Eastern Washington TV: BTN Plus Wed, Nov 16, 6:00 PM Mon, Nov 21, 8:30 PM Tue, Nov 22, TBA

at Butler vs. Texas vs. Notre Dame or Colorado

TV: FS1

Fri, Nov 25, 1:00 PM Bryant TV: BTN Plus Mon, Nov 28, 8:00 PM Wake Forest TV: BTN Plus

Basketball – Women’s Home games are at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Please go online at www.nusports.com or call the ticket office at 888-467-8775 to ask about tickets.

Date and Time Game Sun, Nov 6, 12:00 PM Illinois-Springfield Fri, Nov 11, 3:30 PM Hampton Sun, Nov 13, 1:00 PM Oral Roberts Wed, Nov 16, 7:00 PM Missouri State Sat, Nov 19, 7:00 PM at DePaul Fri, Nov 25, 7:00 PM Florida Sun, Nov 27, 2:00 PM Evansville

Fencing – Women’s Home games are at Northwestern’s Patten Gym. Please go online at www.nusports.com or call the ticket office at 888-467-8775 to ask about tickets.

Date and Time Game Sat, Nov 5, All Day Elite Invitational Sun, Nov 13, All Day Vassar Invitational


Swimming and Diving – Men’s Home games are at Norris Aquatics Center in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, on Northwestern’s campus.

Date and Time Game Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM against Southern Illinois at Kentucky Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM At Kentucky Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM Against Missouri at Kentucky Sat-Sun, Nov 12-13, 1:00 PM Big 10 vs. USA Swimming Fri, Nov 18, 9:00 AM TYR Invite

Wrestling – Men’s Home games are at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Please go online at www.nusports.com or call the ticket office at 888-467-8775 to ask about tickets.

Date and Time Game Sun, Nov 6, 4:00 PM UChicago Sun, Nov 6, 5:30 PM North Central Sat, Nov 12, 4:00 PM at Cal Poly Fri, Nov 18, 5:00 PM at Bloomsburg Sun, Nov 20, All Day Keystone Classic

Swimming and Diving – Women’s Tickets are typically $7 for adults, $3 per person for groups of 15 or more, and $5 for youth. Home games are at the Welsh-Ryan Arena at 2705 Ashland Avenue, Evanston.

Date and Time Game Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM SIU Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM Missouri Fri-Sat, Nov 4-5, 5:00 PM Kentucky Sat-Sun, Nov 12-13, 6:00 PM Big Ten vs. USA Swimming

Fri, Nov 18, 9:00 AM TYR Invite Sat, Nov 19, 9:00 AM TYR Invite Sun, Nov 20, 9:00 AM TYR Invite


Recreation Northwestern Recreation offers opportunities to discover and maintain a healthy lifestyle to members of our community through a diverse array of recreational activities. A full list of activities can be found online at www.nurecreation.com. For general questions, call 847-491-4300.

Facilities Membership to Northwestern Recreation offers access to a well-equipped facility with knowledgeable staff to assist you. In addition to the highlighted offerings in this guide, the 95,000 square foot Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, Norris Aquatics Center, and Combe Tennis Center have space and amenities for all types of exercise, including: space to play team sports like basketball courts, group exercise, cardiovascular equipment, strength and weight-training equipment, an Olympic-sized pool, and a wellness suite for fitness assessments and massage. On top of the benefits from membership to Northwestern Recreation, there are even more ways to be healthy. Additional fees apply for personal training, private courses, massage, and the pro shop.

Location and Hours The Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, which links to other facilities in Northwestern Recreation, is at 2311 Campus Drive, Evanston. Ample parking is available at the North Campus Parking Garage. Hours for Henry Crown Sports Pavilion (hours during academic breaks differ, and hours for the pool and other areas vary): Monday – Thursday 6:00 AM – 11:00 PM Friday 6:00 AM – 10:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Membership Community members, Northwestern employees, and university alumni are invited to join. There is a one-time registration fee per household of $100.

Type Annual Monthly Day passes before 3 pm

Day passes after 3 pm and weekends

Individual $480 $44 $12 $18 Spouse $480 $44 $12 $18 Child (each) $240 $24 $9

$0 (under 6) $16 $0 (under 6)

Rates for Northwestern faculty, staff, and their families:

Type Annual Monthly Day passes before 3 pm

Day passes after 3 pm and weekends

Employee $384 $36 $9 $16 Employee spouse

$384 $36 $9 $16

Employee child

$240 $24 $9 $0 (under 6)

$16 $0 (under 6)

Join Northwestern Recreation online at www.nurecreation.com/membership, by calling the membership office at 847-491-4303 in person. Children 15 years old and under must be accompanied by a parent, and the child rate only applies if the parent is also a member. Complimentary trial memberships for one week are available upon request. Payment is accepted by cash, check, or credit card.

Intramurals The intramural sports program strives to offer students, staff, and faculty opportunities to have fun. Over 2,000 unique participants and 25% student involvement every year makes the program enjoyable and while competitive. Fall intramurals are dodgeball, flag football, and volleyball. Winter has basketball and floor hockey. In the spring, there is soccer, softball, and ultimate Frisbee.

Tennis • Junior and Adult Lessons – Throughout the year, group lessons are offered for

all ages and skill levels. Private lessons for 1-2 people are also available. • USTA Teams – Northwestern hosts 8 USTA league teams. They participate in

weekly evening practice and compete in weekend matches against other clubs. • Open Court – Reserve indoor courts for up to 1.5 hours any day of the week

starting from 6:30 AM Monday to Friday or 8:00 AM on the weekends by calling 847-491-4312. Play time for indoor courts is unlimited as long as there is no one waiting to play. Outdoor courts are first-come-first-served.


Swimming Contact: Ed Martig, [email protected] The Norris Aquatics Center offers a comprehensive program of fitness, instruction, recreational activities, diving, scuba, and life-saving courses. Membership to Northwestern Recreation is not required for aquatics programs. Find more information or register for programs at www.nurecreation.com/aquatics The pool is open every day for recreational swim except when it hosts swim meets. Lanes are available for laps or free swim. Hours when classes are in session are: Monday – Thursday 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM Friday 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM Saturday 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Classes are offered in three groups:

• Parent-Tot Swim Lessons (ages 6 mo. to 3 years) – This introduces children to the water with the support of a parent.

• Youth Swim Lessons (ages 4-12) – These focus on giving children the swimming skills and safety knowledge to enjoy the water. Class sizes are limited to five students per instructor.

• Adult Swim Lessons (ages 18+) – Classes are in three levels.

Class Day/Dates Time Fee Fall Parent Tot Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 10/5 – 11/16 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 10/5 – 11/16 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89 Adult, beginner Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 3:00 – 3:30 PM $64/74 Adult, beginner Wednesdays, 10/12 – 11/30 6:10 – 6:40 PM $64/74 Adult, interm. Sundays, 10/2 – 11/13 3:40 – 4:10 PM $64/74 Adult, interm. Wednesdays, 10/12 – 11/30 6:50 – 7:20 PM $64/74 Adult, advanced Wednesdays, 10/12 – 11/30 7:30 – 8:00 PM $64/74 Winter Parent Tot Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89 Adult, beginner Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 3:00 – 3:30 PM $64/74 Adult, beginner Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 6:10 – 6:40 PM $64/74

Adult, interm. Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 3:40 – 4:10 PM $64/74 Adult, interm. Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 6:50 – 7:20 PM $64/74 Adult, advanced Wednesdays, 1/18 – 3/1 7:30 – 8:00 PM $64/74 Spring Parent Tot Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 12:15-12:45 PM $69/79 Youth, all levels Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 1:00 – 1:45 PM $79/89 Youth, all levels Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 2:00 – 2:45 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 1-3 Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 4:15 – 5:00 PM $79/89 Youth, levels 4-5 Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 5:15 – 6:00 PM $79/89 Adult, beginner Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 3:00 – 3:30 PM $64/74 Adult, beginner Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 6:10 – 6:40 PM $64/74 Adult, interm. Sundays, 4/2 – 5/28 3:40 – 4:10 PM $64/74 Adult, interm. Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 6:50 – 7:20 PM $64/74 Adult, advanced Wednesdays, 4/12 – 5/24 7:30 – 8:00 PM $64/74

Lifeguard Training (ages 15+) – This course offers American Red Cross certification for lifeguarding at swimming pools and open-water, non-surf beaches, as well as for CPR/AED and first aid. Participants must be able to pass a swimming test the first day of class. Fees include books and equipment. $249 Northwestern student, $274 member, $299 non-member.

Class Day/Dates Time Fee Winter Lifeguard Sundays, 1/15 – 2/26 5:00 – 10:00 PM $249/

274/299 Spring Lifeguard Sundays, 4/2 – 5/2 5:00 – 10:00 PM $249/

274/299 Scuba Diving – This course teaches the skills required to do modest-depth scuba and skin diving. Enrollment fee covers textbooks and uses of all scuba equipment. It is possible to earn the PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructor) certification for an additional $210. Participants must be able to bring a swimsuit to the first class.

Class Day/Dates Time Fee Fall Scuba Wednesdays, 9/28 – 11/9 7:00 – 10:00 PM $300/$325

Private or semi-private instruction is also available. The aquatics program also offers CPR/AED with First Aid certification, with fall quarter courses TBD.


Group Exercise Classes (Fall Quarter Schedule, 9/19 – 12/4)

Membership offers access to a variety of group exercise classes for free. Cardio, cycling, strength, yoga, and Pilates are at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, while aqua fitness is at the Norris Aquatics Center. No registration is needed.

Time Class Location | Instructor Monday Classes

6:15 – 6:45 AM Plyo Training & Intervals Studio 1AB | Debbie

6:45 – 7:15 AM BodyPump Express Studio 1AB | Debbie 8:30 – 9:30 AM Aqua Fitness Pool | Judy 12:00 – 1:00 PM Vinyasa Flow Studio 2 | Michelle 12:00 – 12:30 PM HIIT Studio 1AB | Rachelle 12:30 – 1:00 PM BodyPump Express Studio 1AB | Rachelle

5:30 – 6:30 PM Pilates Barre Workout Studio 2 | Symphony

5:30 – 6:30 PM Zumba Studio 1AB | David/Cathy 5:30 – 6:30 PM Cycle Challenge Spin Studio | Ilya 7:00 – 8:00 PM Athletic Yoga Studio 2 | Mallory Tuesday Classes 6:10 – 6:50 AM Cycle Express Spin Studio | Debbie 7:00 – 8:00 AM Sunrise Yoga Studio 2 | Donna 8:30 – 9:00 AM Zumba Gold Studio 1AB | Suzy 9:00 – 9:30 AM PrimeTime Strength

and Stretch Studio 1AB | Suzy

11:00 – 11:30 AM HIIT Studio 1AB | Symphony 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Core Conditioning Studio 1AB | Symphony 12:00 – 1:00 PM Hatha Yoga Studio 2 | Rachel 12:10 – 12:50 PM Cycle Express Spin Studio | Vladimir 5:30 - 6:30 PM Ashtanga Yoga Studio 2 | Catherine 5:30 – 6:30 PM BodyPump Studio 1AB | Melanie/Cad 5:30 – 6:30 PM Cycle Challenge Spin Studio | Richard 7:00 – 8:00 PM Pilates Studio 2 | Lisa 7:00 – 8:00 PM Zumba Studio 1AB | Symphony Wednesday Classes 6:15 – 7:15 AM BodyPump Studio 1AB | Paul T 8:30 – 9:30 AM PrimeTime Fitness Studio 1B | Symphony 8:30 – 9:30 AM Aqua Fitness Pool | Symphony 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Vinyasa Flow Studio 2 | Jancy 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM BodyPump Studio 1AB | Debbie 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Yoga Basics Studio 2 | Anna 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM WERQ Studio 1AB | Kristy

5:30 – 6:30 PM Cycle Challenge Spin Studio | Joanna 7:00 – 8:00 PM Yoga Sculpt Studio 2 | Liz Thursday Classes 6:10 – 6:50 AM Cycle Express Spin Studio | Debbie 7:00 – 8:00 AM Sunrise Yoga Studio 2 | Donna 8:30 – 9:00 AM Zumba Gold Studio 1AB | Leslie 9:00 – 9:30 AM PrimeTime Strength

and Stretch Studio 1AB | Leslie

11:00 – 11:30 AM HIIT Studio 1AB | Rachel 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Core Conditioning Studio 1AB | Rachel 12:00 – 1:00 PM Athletic Yoga Studio 2 | Michelle 12:00 – 12:50 PM Cycle Express Spin Studio | Vladimir 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pilates Studio 2 | Suzy 5:30 – 6:30 PM BodyPump Studio 1AB | Luma 7:00 – 8:00 PM WERQ Studio 1AB | Sharon 7:00 – 8:00 PM Pilates Barre

Workout Studio 2 | Suzy

Friday Classes 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Aqua Fitness Pool | Paul R. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Hatha Yoga Studio 2 | Shabadkaur 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM HIIT Studio 1AB | Vladimir 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM Core Conditioning Studio 1AB | Vladimir 5:30 – 6:30 PM Mindful Yoga Studio 2 | Liz Saturday Classes 8:15 – 9:15 AM Cycle Challenge Spin Studio | Tina Marie 9:30 – 10:30 AM Yoga Basics Studio 2 | Jan 9:30 – 10:30 AM BodyPump Studio 1AB | Paul T. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Vinyasa Flow Studio 2 | Donna 12:00 - 1:00 PM Zumba Studio 1AB | Megan Sunday Classes 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Yoga Basics Studio 2 | Anna


One Book, One Northwestern

We think we want information when we really want knowledge.

The signal is the truth. The noise is what distracts us from the truth. Nate Silver, The Signal and the Noise (2015)

One Book, One Northwestern is a community-wide reading program hosted by the Office of the President to engage the campus in a common conversation on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The 2016-17 One Book One Northwestern choice is Nate Silver’s The Signal and the Noise. Silver, the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight.com, will deliver a keynote address at Northwestern on Thurs, October 6, shortly before the 2016 presidential election. It is a natural choice for Northwestern given the school’s investments in interdisciplinary work, data science, and quantitative analysis. This entertaining, elegant book on statistics and forecasting makes the world of data science accessible and it is a reminder that statistics are only as good as the people who wield them. Silver breezily investigates how predictions are made in a wide range of fields, including chess, baseball, and politics. He offers hopeful examples but weighs the process against a series of predicable catastrophes, such as the September 11 attacks or the earthquake in Fukushima, Japan. Events related to The Signal and the Noise will occur throughout the academic year. For more information, please contact Nancy Cunniff at [email protected] or 847-467-2294.

People of Northwestern Photo Contest Submit pictures and captions to [email protected] People of Northwestern is a project based on the popular blog Humans of New York. The project will document NU students' perceptions and experiences with big data and predictions, just like Nate Silver’s predictions. If you would like to participate in the People of NU project, please take a picture of yourself and submit a brief caption responding to the question: "What impact has predictions using data had on your life?" to [email protected]. Photos with their captions will be displayed on the One Book Facebook page and in a NU Galleria exhibit on the lower level of Norris University Center during the spring quarter. Famous Failed Predictions Tues, Oct 4 to Fri, Dec 16 University Library, 1970 Capus Dr., Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 When it comes to predicting political events, social trends, and financial markets, separating the signal from the noise has resulted in some of the most prescient forecasts of all time. This exhibit, created by One Book fellows and ambassadors, addresses famous failed predictions. Reception for “Famous Failed Predictions” Wed, Nov 2, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM University Library, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 Join us for the exhibit and enjoy beverages and snacks.

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Data as Art: Dittmar Dinner Discussion Tues, Nov 1, 5:30 – 7:00 PM, free Norris University Center Dittmar Gallery, 1999 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 Engineers depend on the ability to collect and analyze data. Data visualization has more impact than numerical summaries. Join us for a talk by Professor Bruce Ankenman, Co-Director of the Segal Design Institute, about a class where artists and engineers bring datasets to life. RSVPs required; see One Book One Northwestern site for more details. Tom Schenk, Jr. (City of Chicago): Chicago – City of Big Data Thurs, Nov 3, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Pancoe-NSUHS Life Sciences Pavilion, Abbott Auditorium, 2200 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 Cities have been collected data to manage day-to-day activities, such as filling pot holes, responding to 911 calls, crimes, and much more. But there is significant value to this data that extends beyond day-to-day management. The City of Chicago is using data science to drive decision-making by combining the variety of data from various city systems and public sources of data to predict events like food inspection issues, lead inspections and rodent outbreaks. Data science projects across the city involves a number of components from identifying key problems, using machine learning techniques, and deploying citywide experiments. Tom Schenk Jr., Chief Data Officer, City of Chicago will discuss how data science is used in Chicago to be more efficient and improve the quality of life for residents.

Speeches and Actions in the 2016 Election Thurs, Nov 3, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, free Lutkin Memorial Hall, 700 University Place, Evanston Contact: One Book One Northwestern, [email protected], 847-467-2294 The past decade has seen the stunning emergence of movements seeking to shape American politics and technologies that give new opportunities for spreading a message and exchanging ideas. Experts and leaders of social movement politics share insights about what to expect in the upcoming election and beyond. Light refreshments will be provided. Panelists (alpha):

• Malik Alim, Roosevelt Institute and Black Youth Project 100 • Jeffrey Goldfarb, New School for Social Research, Sociology • Chloe Thurston, Northwestern Political Science • Deva Woodly, New School for Social Research, Politics • Moderator: Thomas Ogorzalek, Northwestern Political Science and Urban

Studies MacBeth: A Staged Reading Fri, Nov 11, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 20 Arts Circle Dr, Evanston Contact: Joel Solari, [email protected], 847-467-2426 In the 2016 One Book, One Northwestern book selection “Signal and the Noise,” author Nate Silver unpacks our obsession with predicting the future, and gives us a number of examples of how we often fail, despite our best knowledge and intentions. Similarly in Macbeth, Shakespeare gives us another view of that obsession. With their perspective warped by their desires, the Macbeths imagine they can see ahead clearly. What we have in Macbeth is a great tragedy of confirmation bias and the horrible consequences of believing too strongly in the power of prediction. Join us for a special staged reading of this classic Shakespearian drama performed by Northwestern students.

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Lectures in the Humanities and Social Sciences

The Debt Dialogues, presented by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities In partnership with two dozen departments and programs across Northwestern, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities will present a year-long series of conversations around the theme of DEBT in 2016-2017. Distinguished scholars and artists from across humanities fields will explore financial debt; the ethics and politics of obligation; cultural and artistic indebtedness; religious and environmental responsibilities; indebtedness to sources; the psychology of debt; labor and slavery; liability and dependency; human burdens, protests and narratives.

The Debt Drive: Between Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, and Neoliberalism Tues, Nov 1, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM, free Harris Hall, Room 108, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jill Mannor, [email protected], 847-467-3970 Elizabeth J. Chin (Art Center College of Design): Where Credit is Due Thurs, Nov 3, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, free Kresge Hall, Suite 2351, 1880 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Jill Mannor, [email protected], 847-467-3970 Annie McClanahan (University of California, Irvine): The Culture of Secular Stagnation Tues, Nov 15, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, free University Hall 201, 1897 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jill Mannor, [email protected], 847-467-3970

Fanny Knapp (University of Rochester): Four Events that Have Led to Large Discoveries Tues, Nov 1, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Kresge Hall 2-351, 1880 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-49-3171 In this lecture Douglas Crimp, Fanny Knappplays off the title of Cunningham’s 1994 essay “Four Events that Have Led to Large Discoveries.” Reflecting on his own encounters with Cunningham’s work from 1970 to the present, Crimp addresses the relations of dance, music, cinema, and design. What happens when Cunningham deprives us of the illusion of seeing totality? Raúl Aguiar (Centro de Formación Literaria Onelio Jorge Cardoso): Rock y literature en Cuba Tues, Nov 1, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Kresge Hall 3-3535, 1880 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Jacob Plevin, [email protected], 847-491-4793 Raúl Aguiar is the author of the novels La hora fantasma de cada cual, Mata, Daleth, and La estrella bocarriba. A member of Cuba’s Writers and Artists Union (UNEAC), he is a professor of narrative technique at the Centro de Formación Literaria Onelio Jorge Cardoso, where he also leads the science fiction writing workshop Espacio Abierto. The editor of several anthologies, among them Qubit: antología de la nueva ciencia ficción latinoamericana, and Escritos con guitarra (with Yoss), he was a founding editor of the digital science fiction journals Qubit and Korad. Chernoh Bah: The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa – Corporate Gangsters, Multinationals, and Rogue Politicians Wed, Nov 2, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM 620 Library Place, 1st Floor Conference Room, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-7323 The Ebola Outbreak in West Africa presents an in-depth investigation that challenges the official narrative surrounding the origin and widespread transmission of the 2014 West African Ebola epidemic. It argues that the western narrative, which implicated the backwardness of Africans as the cause for the widespread nature of the outbreak, was neither corroborated nor challenged by Western journalists and the Western academic establishment. It explores why, at the initial stages of the outbreak, Western media already settled upon a narrative that blamed and criminalized the victims for the epidemic’s explosion. The book establishes the West African outbreak as the continuation of a colonial legacy of multinational corporate exploitation, political corruption, and western dehumanization of the African. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah is an award-winning journalist and political activist based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Following the end of the Sierra Leone conflict, Bah also founded the Africanist Movement, which organized thousands of West Africa’s youths into one of most powerful revolutionary organizations in “post-colonial” West Africa fighting for African unity and control of Africa’s resources.


Susan Shown Harjo (The Morning Star Institute): Annual Montezuma Lecture at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian Wed, Nov 2, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, $12 for museum members/$15 non-members Mitchell Museum, 3009 Central St, Evanston Contact: Ninah Divine, [email protected], 847-467-4086 This year ’s Montezuma Lecture will honor Susan Shown Harjo. Harjo is the founding president of The Morning Star Institute and policy advocate who has dedicated her life to fighting for the rights of Native Peoples. She has worked tirelessly for the enactment of key federal laws to protect tribal sovereignty, cultures, languages, religious freedom, sacred places, and burial grounds. She has worked on tribal identity issues and exercises personal control and tribal sovereignty over tribal imagery. The “Woody” Woodrow Crumbo Award will be presented to Rhonda Holy Bear (Cheyenne River Lakota). Rhonda is known for her unique and highly detailed dolls and beadwork. Her work embodies traditional Lakota worldview, and simultaneously expands the art of doll making for future generations. The Elizabeth Seabury Mitchell Award will be presented to Fr. Peter Powell, director of the St. Augustine’s Center for the American Indian, for his 55 years of service to Chicago’s American Indian Community and national scholarship. The Lecture will be held at the Mitchell Museum’s 3009 Central Building at 6:30 PM with a reception to follow at 3009 Central St, Evanston. “Beyond Oberman”: Luther and the Middle Ages Wed, Nov 2 to Fri, Nov 4 John Evans Alumni Center, 1800 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Rossitza Guenkova-Fernandez, [email protected] The year 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Many events have been organized all over the world to celebrate this milestone. For the most part, these celebrations focus on Martin Luther’s innovations, particularly his contributions to worldwide Protestantism and the period known as “modernity.” Yet another perspective is required, namely the recognition that Martin Luther was a reformer of medieval Catholicism. Luther’s spirituality, theology, and ideas were steeped in late medieval thought.

Historical and Comparative Perspectives on Kurdish Politics Conference Wed, Nov 2 to Thurs, Nov 4, all day Scott Hall, 601 University Place, Evanston Contact: Ayça Alemdaroğlu, [email protected] This international conference aims to bring together cutting-edge research examining the last hundred years of Kurdish existence in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic in a historical and comparative perspective. Session topics are:

• Kurdish Formations and Transformations through History • Theorizing Entangled Nationalisms • Strategies of the Turkish State: violence and displacement • Strategies of Kurdish Resistance • Kurdish women’s mobilization and resistance across borders • Spatial perspectives and contestations in borderlands • Remembering, Commemorating, and Theorizing Violence • Kurdish Autonomy in the new Middle East

Giancarlo Casale (University of Minnesota): ISIL and the Global Past – A Deep History of the Caliphate Thurs, Nov 3, 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM, free Harris Hall 108, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Elzbieta Foeller-Pituch, [email protected], 847-467-0885 Giancarlo Casale is the author of The Ottoman Age of Exploration, a history of Ottoman expansion in the Indian Ocean during the fifteenth and sixteenth century. Based on extensive research in the archives of both Turkey and Portugal, it explored the ways in which the growth of the Ottoman Empire was part of the same historical process that witnessed the expansion of numerous other imperial powers, ranging from the overseas empires of Spain and Portugal to rival Islamic states like Mughal India and Safavid Iran.


Nancy Rose Hunt (University of Florida): Nervous States, Reverie, and a Colonial History – Violence and Moods in the Congo Thurs, Nov 3, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 620 Library Place, 1st Floor Conference Room, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-7323 A Nervous State considers the afterlives of violence and harm in King Leopold’s Congo Free State. Discarding catastrophe as narrative form, I instead work to bring alive a history of colonial nervousness. This mood suffused medical investigations, security operations, and vernacular healing movements. By the time of the developmentalist 1950s, a shining infertility clinic and bleak penal colony stood close by in a region that formerly held a grisly rubber concession. In my lecture, I will give a sense of these surfaces, daydreaming, and moods, as well as how concepts from Georges Canguilhem (a shrunken milieu), Georges Balandier (colonial pathologies), and Gaston Bachelard (reverie) yield a new framework for teasing out complexities in a colonial history. Grad Student Discussion with Nancy Rose Hunt Fri, Nov 4, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM 620 Library Place, 1st Floor Conference Room, Evanston

Contact: [email protected], 847-491-7323 Graduate students, particularly those with an interest in colonialism, health, and violence, are invited to an open discussion with Nancy Rose Hunt. Students will be able to get advice on their own research and raise any questions that were not addressed during the Thursday afternoon lecture.

Hi’ilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart (Northwestern): The Taste of U.S. Settler Colonialism in Hawai’i Fri, Nov 4, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jeff Cernucan, j-cernucan@northwestern,edu, 847-467-2770 What happens to indigenous food cultures during times of ongoing colonial settlement? This presentation theorizes the material and affective registers of taste qualities - sweet, cold, sour, and tepid - as indexes of changing political power within the Hawaiian Kingdom throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, and argues that consideration of the palate is central to understanding what and how we eat in America today. Hiʻilei Julia Kawehipuaakahaopulani Hobart is a postdoctoral fellow in indigenous studies. Her research is concerned with how food and print media frames territorial occupation in 19th century settler colonial contexts. Her dissertation research uses frozen water, or ice, to explore the politics of ingestion, representation, and materiality in settler colonial Hawai’i.

Theresa Delgadillo (Ohio State University): Sonic and Performatic Dimensions of Afro-Latinidad in When Spirits Dance Mambo Fri, Nov 4, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, free Crowe Hall $-138, 1860 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Gerry Cadava, [email protected] Marta Moreno Vega's 2004 memoir of growing into young womanhood offers a glimpse of the intimate home spaces, neighborhood business spaces, and city leisure spaces where Afro-Latinidad found expression in 1950s New York City. This presentation examines the expression of Afro-Latinidad in these sites as well as the memoir's critical appraisal of the overarching, and sometimes competing understandings, of the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and race in these sites. Theresa Delgadillo is the author of Latina Lives in Milwaukee and Spiritual Mestizaje: Religion, Gender, Race, and Nation in Contemporary Chicana Narrative. This presentation is part of her current research on Afro-Latinidad in fiction, film, and theater. Zinon Papakonstantinou (University of Illinois at Chicago): New and Old Legal Curse Tablets from Athens Fri, Nov 4, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Kresge Hall 4363, 1880 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Alison Witt-Janssen, [email protected], 847-491-7597 Professor Papakonstantinou is a historian of Ancient Greek social and cultural history (law, sport, commensality, magic), especially of the archaic and classical period. He has written or edited three books on the subject, including, most recently, his edited collection on Sport, Bodily Culture and Classical Antiquity in Modern Greece. He also works on Greek epigraphy, Greek literature, and Classical Reception. John Low (Ohio State University): Imprints – The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago Fri, Nov 4, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM University Hall 201, 1897 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Kelly Wisecup, [email protected] John Low of the Department of Comparative Studies at the Ohio State University will give a talk from his new book, Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians & the City of Chicago, focusing especially on how Potawatomi people have maintained their presence and identity in the area.


Mark Harrison (Oxford University): Medicine and Commodity Culture in British India (Science in Human Culture Klopsteg Lecture) Mon, Nov 7, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM University Hall, Hagstrum Room, 1897 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Natasha Dennison, [email protected],847-491-3525 For many years it was assumed that British rule in India resulted in the denigration of Indian medical traditions, in almost inverse proportion to the elevation of that of the West. Although this version of history still has its adherents, work by Guy Attewell, Kavita Sivaramakrishan and others has shown that Indian medical practices continued to flourish and diversify. In this paper I shall argue that Western medicine gained purchase in India primarily as a result of the mass manufacture of its pharmaceutical products, their wide distribution in a subcontinent increasingly connected by railways, and their advertisement in English language and vernacular publications. At the end of the nineteenth century and in the early nineteenth century, a new commodity-based, pan-medical culture emerged, which resulted in the broader dissemination of Western medicine and formerly localised practises of Indian medicine, while giving birth to new hybrid forms of pharmaceutically-grounded healing. Ayad Akhtar and Kimberly Senior in Conversation Mon, Nov 7, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, free with RSVP requested Wirtz Center, Louis Theater, 1949 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Rosie Roche, [email protected] Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ayad Akhtar in conversation with Jeff-award winning director Kimberly Senior. Akhtar's new play JUNK: The Golden Age of Debt takes us back to the hotbed of the ‘80s and offers an origin story for the world that finance has given us. The talk will be illustrated with scenes from the play, performed by theatre students and directed by Kimberly Senior. They will discuss the issues in this work and refer to their collaboration on the Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced, looking at people’s indebtedness to their family histories and inherited identities. Ayad Akhtar is a novelist, playwright, actor and screen writer whose work addresses the identity politics of belonging and acceptance. Kimberly Senior is the director of seven productions of Ayad Akhtar's Disgraced including its Tony-nominated Broadway production. She also developed Akhtar's play The Who and the What in its first two productions. She is the recipient of the 2016 TCG Alan Schneider Award.

ShawnaKim Blake Lowey-Ball (University of Utah): Death Squad as “Legitimate” Crime Control? The Problems of PETRUS in Suharto’s Indonesia Tues, Nov 8, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Elizabeth Morrissey, [email protected] For much of 1983, Indonesians were terrorized by dead bodies that were dumped overnight across the island of Java. By the end of the year, several thousand people had been murdered, most of them minor criminals. This "Petrus" campaign was orchestrated by the Indonesian government and perpetrated primarily by the military, though neither institution has ever taken official responsibility for the deaths. At the time, several foreign governments condemned the Petrus operation as illegal and cruel, and today anonymous extralegal "death squads" continue to evoke horror in the west. Yet within Indonesia itself, Petrus garnered a surprising amount of popular support. Moreover, the secrecy of the killings coupled with the spectacle of the publicly displayed corpses, while much maligned internationally, both emphasized the government’s strength and directly engaged the Indonesian populace. The same elements that shocked the outside world, then, also led directly to widespread public support for Petrus within Indonesia. Silvia Cristofori (Link Campus University, Rome): Born-Again Demonization of “African Tradition” Wed, Nov 9, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM 620 Library Place Conference Room, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-7323 Since the Nineties, when the Born-Again movement began to gain anthropologists’ attention, the complex relationship between Pentecostal salvation and “African tradition” has been highlighted in particular thanks to Birgit Meyer’s work. Actually, the configuration of tradition and its integration in Christianity as the satanic counterpart of God do not exclusively characterize Pentecostal spirituality but also other past African Christian experiences. Yet Pentecostalism has provided this configuration with a polarized order which clearly opposes evil and good, tradition and salvation, past curse and current experience of Pentecost. The principal purpose of the seminar will be to offer an overview of the main achievements and difficulties of these accounts of Pentecostalism in order to demonstrate how the Born-Again movement has been challenging pivotal notions in anthropology and African studies such as culture and resistance.


Alan Akers (Northwestern University): Reassembling the Musical Past – Intersections of Musicology, Library Science, and Archival Practice in the Moldenhauer Collection at Northwestern Thurs, Nov 10, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, free Ryan Center for the Musical Arts 1-168, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston Contact: Milena Schaller, [email protected] Assembled over the course of forty years by the late musicologist and music collector, Hans Moldenhauer (1906-1987), the Moldenhauer Archives, constitute an unparalleled collection of music manuscripts and primary sources documenting the history of western music. Applying the principles of archival arrangement and description, the collection was completely reprocessed and a complete item-level descriptive finding aid was created. Processing this unique antiquarian collection required the simultaneous skill set of a musicologist, music librarian, and archivist. The intersection of these disciplines will be explored through the challenges faced in accurately identifying and describing the musical and non-musical materials, grappling with intellectual and physical arrangement decisions, anticipating the access needs of researchers, and addressing preservation concerns for such a diversity of formats and age of materials. Alan Akers is a research services assistant at Northwestern’s music library.

Winona LaDuke (author, activist): The D’Arcy McNickle Distinguished Lecture Thurs, Nov 10, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM, free Newberry Library, Ruggles Hall, 60 W. Walton St, Chicago Contact: Ninah Divine, 847-4667-4086 The D’Arcy McNickle Distinguished Lecture will honor American Indian author, environmental activist, and former U.S. vice presidential nominee, Winona LaDuke (White Earth Ojibwe). The McNickle lecture series celebrates American Indian scholars, writers, and artists who consistently demonstrate excellence in their work concerning indigenous peoples and histories, and who actively address contemporary issues faced by American Indian and indigenous communities. This program is provided with support from Jeanne and John Rowe and Northwestern University. Buses leave Norris University Center at 4:30 PM,

Meir Shalev: Two She-Bears – Reflections on Israeli Society (Renée and Lester Crown Speaker Series) Thurs, Nov 10, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, free McCormick Foundation Center, 1870 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Nancy Gelman, [email protected], 847-491-2612 Meir Shalev is a renowned Israeli author and journalist. A writer of fiction, non-fiction and children's books, his 2006 novel, A Pigeon and a Boy was awarded the National Jewish Book Award. His most recent novel is Two She-Bears. He is also a columnist for the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth.

Critical Theory in Critical Times Workshop – Axel Honneth: Freedom’s Right Fri, Nov 11, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM Contact: Sarah Peters, [email protected], 847-491-3864 The 2016 Critical Theory in Critical Times annual series workshop will focus around the work of Axel Honneth (University of Frankfurt and Columbia University, Philosophy) and, in particular, his book Freedom's Right (Columbia Univ. Press, 2014). Axel Honneth will discuss his book with three commentators: Prof. Penny Deutscher (Northwestern University, Philosophy); Prof. Joshua Kleinfeld (Northwestern University, Law); Prof. Fred Neuhouser (Columbia University, Philosophy); and William Scheuerman (Indiana University, Political Science). Emrah Yildiz (Northwestern): The Turkey/Syria Border as a Palimpsest of Sovereignty Fri, Nov 11, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jeff Cernucan, j-cernucan@northwestern,edu, 847-467-2770 This talk is about how lives of the crossers of the Syria/Turkey borderlands reconfigured a historically contingent politics of territorialization. It has two aims: First advancing a processual and historical account of border and region formation, it redefines the border as a palimpsest of sovereignty—layered and superimposed with competing cartographies of territory and their attendant regimes of mobility. Second, based on this processual account, Emrah Yildiz shows how state-level mitigating and managing the transgressions of the border and military policing of the designation of their perpetuators as smugglers and irregular traffickers have helped historically and spatially produce the Turkey/Syria border.


Jennifer Roth-Gordon (University of Arizona): The Elusiveness of Whiteness – Brazilian Lessons on Color, Race, Class, and Language Mon, Nov 14, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM 1810 Hinman Avenue, Room 104, Evanston Contact: Nancy Hickey, [email protected], 847-467-1507 In this talk, I bring together Brazil’s history and experience of miscegenation (race mixture), the complicated connections between race and socioeconomic class (such that money is said to “whiten”), and the separation made between cor (color) and raça (race) to argue for a distinction between “lightness” and “whiteness.” Drawing on everyday interactions collected across race and class lines, I show how people who live in Rio de Janeiro “read” the body for racial signs. The amount of whiteness a body displays is determined not only through observations of the phenotypical features associated with lightness, including skin color, hair texture, and facial features, but also through careful attention paid to cultural and linguistic practices, including the use (or avoidance) of nonstandard speech that is commonly described as slang (gíria). Analytically distinguishing phenotype from embodied practices and racial sensibilities allows us to better understand how whiteness retains its power, offers privilege, and upholds racial hierarchy, even as it remains embaixo do pano (under the tablecloth). On Barak (Tel Aviv University): Reading Boyle in Istanbul – British Coal and the Animation of Ottoman Technopolitics Mon, Nov 14, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, free University Hall 201, 1897 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact, Natasha Dennison, [email protected], 847-491-3525 The separation of politics and experimental science, or Leviathan and air-pump, is traditionally recounted as an English story with less attention to whether and how it was informed by, and in turn impacted other places. This talk brings the Ottoman Empire into the frame: It suggests that the success of this project in the British Isles depended on trans-imperial connections already in the seventeenth century and well into the long nineteenth. Moreover, it demonstrates how this divorce in Europe limited the possibility of a hermetic separation of science, politics, and religion in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman worlds. Examining Ottoman appropriations of European knowledge about coal, its extraction and utilization (geology, mineralogy, engineering, and thermodynamics), the talk asks how increased transnational connectivity in the age of steam-power energized global incommensurability.

Papa Sow (University of Bonn): En Route to/from Hell – Dreams of Adventure and Traumatic Experiences Among West Africa “Boat People” to “Europe” Tues, Nov 15, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Nancy Hickey, [email protected], 847-467-1507 Since the legal path for migration from Africa to Europe is full of obstacles, in particular the visa market, which is lucrative for European consulates but frustrating and humiliating for the potential migrants, the irregular path becomes even more attractive. Dr. Papa Sow is Spanish, born Senegalese (West Africa). Since 2011, he is working as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Development Research-Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn (Germany). His latest publications talk about migrations, environmental changes, and politics of natural resource management, local development and complex ecosystems. Ismaël Moya (French National Center for Scientific Research): Islamic Fundamentalism from Below in Dakar, Senegal Wed, Nov 16, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM 620 Library Place Conference Room, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-7323 Ismaël MOYA is a former economist who converted to social anthropology under the influence of his fieldwork in a poor suburb neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal. He is Chargé de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and a member of the Center for Ethnology and Comparative Sociology in Nanterre (France). He teaches in France at Ecole des Sciences Sociales and Paris Ouest Nanterre University and in Cambodia at the Royal University of Fine Arts. His current research interests includes money, gender, ritual, social hierarchies, Islamic reformism, and forms of representation. Jennifer Roberts (Harvard University): The Sift – Screenprinting and the Art of the 1960s (Elizabeth and Rodd Warnock Lecture Series) Wed, Nov 16, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Block Museum of Art, Pick-Laudati Auditorium, 40 Arts Circle Dr, Contact: Mel Keiser, [email protected], 847-491-7077 Screenprinting was everywhere in American art of the 1960s. But because the process has been so persistently associated with scholarly narratives of deskilling, it has tended to be treated in purely negative terms, as an evacuation of traditional artistic techniques. Examining the work of Andy Warhol, Corita Kent, Ed Ruscha and others, this talk will explore the specific material, historical, and conceptual qualities of the screenprinting medium, including its origins in the sifting and gauging processes of industrial milling, the material and political implications of its transparent screen matrix, and its complex interface with other screen- and grid-based reproductive media of the period.


Terry O’Neill (National Organization for Women, NOW): Evolution of the Women’s Movement Wed, Nov 16, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM McCormick Foundation Center, 1870 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Drew Scott, [email protected], 847-467-4107 Marking the 50th anniversary of the National Organization for Women, NOW president Terry O’Neill ’74 will give a public lecture at Northwestern this fall in conjunction with University Libraries exhibit about fellow alumna and NOW president, Karen DeCrow ‘59. She will address DeCrow’s influence on the women's movement as well as NOW’s current projects, particularly its Strategic Action Program for setting and achieving its national goals. A reception at University Libraries follows O'Neill's talk. O’Neill, a feminist attorney, professor and activist for social justice, was elected president of NOW in June 2009. She oversees NOW’s multi-issue agenda, which includes: advancing reproductive rights and justice, promoting racial justice, stopping violence against women, winning civil and human rights for the LGBTQIA community, ensuring economic justice, ending sex discrimination and achieving constitutional equality for women. DeCrow, president from 1974-1977, died in 2014, after which her papers came to University Archives. Those papers are the subject of this fall’s exhibit at University and Deering libraries, “You’re No One ’Til Somebody Hates You: Karen DeCrow and the Fight for Gender Equality,” which runs through Dec. 30. Haydon Cherry (Northwestern): An Intellectual Biography of Dao Duy Anh (1904-1988) Fri, Nov 18, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jeff Cernucan, j-cernucan@northwestern,edu, 847-467-2770 This talk will chronicle the intellectual history of 20th-century Vietnam as told through the biography of Đào Duy Anh, arguably the most important Vietnamese scholar of the modern period. Haydon Cherry is a historian of modern Southeast Asia, particularly modern Vietnam. His first book, Down and Out in Saigon: Stories of the Poor in a Colonial City, 1900-1940, will be published by Yale University Press. At Northwestern, Cherry teaches courses on the history of Southeast Asia as well as modern global history.

Middle East and North African Studies Night at Evanston Public Library – Zareena Grewal (Yale University) ISIS, HONY, and the Global Political Economies of Empathy and Slavery Mon, Nov 21, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM, free University Hall 201, 1897 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Lexy Gore, [email protected], 847-467-5314 Zareena Grewal, associate professor of American studies, Religious studies, and Middle East studies at Yale University, is a renowned scholar of Islam in the US, the author of an award-winning book, Islam is a Foreign Country: American Muslims and the Global Crisis of Authority, and a documentary filmmaker. Is the Quran a ‘Good Book’? Mon, Nov 21, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, free Community Room, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston Contact: Lexy Gore, [email protected], 847-467-5314 The Quran is one of the most iconic objects in American debates about racial and religious tolerance. Is the Quran a "good book"? Is it like the Bible and other scriptures? Or is its message more violent, more intolerant? Or is the danger in the power readers ascribe to the book? Tracking the Quran's life as an American culture-object, anthropologist Zareena Grewal provides a window into today's culture wars. Marina Henke (Northwestern University): U.S. – Turkish Bargaining Failure Over Iraq in 2003 and the Impact of Social Embeddedness as a Bargain Tool Wed, Nov 30, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM 1902 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: ayca Alemdaroglu, [email protected], 847-467-6148 Side-payments are commonly used in international relations to alter the foreign policies of states. Despite their usage, however, our understanding is limited when it comes to why some negotiations succeed while others fail. Henke argues that social embeddedness between actors has a major bearing on bargaining outcomes. Using over 50 original testimonies of key political and military officials as well as Turkish documents, this talk uses US-Turkish bargaining failure over the Iraq intervention in 2003 to illustrate and test this theory. Boaz Keysar (University of Chicago): Living in a Foreign Tongue – Decision Making, Judgment, and Ethical Choice in Native and Non-Native Languages Wed, Nov 30, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM Harris Hall 107, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Irene Sakk, [email protected], 847-491-7020 Boaz Keysar is a professor of psychology and the chair of the cognition group at the University of Chicago. He researches how people communicate, negotiate and make decisions. Many of his discoveries reveal systematic reasons for miscommunication and misunderstandings.


Lectures in the Sciences

Trevor Hastie (Stanford University): Statistic Learning with Sparsity Tues, Nov 1, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Ford Design Center, ITW 1.350, 2133 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Agnes Kaminski, [email protected], 847-491-3576 In a statistical world faced with an explosion of data, regularization has become an important ingredient. In many problems, we have many more variables than observations, and the lasso penalty and its hybrids have become increasingly useful. This talk presents a general framework for fitting large scale regularization paths for a variety of problems. We describe the approach, and demonstrate it via examples using our R package GLMNET. We then outline a series of related problems using extensions of these ideas. Christopher Aiken (Vanderbilt University Medical Center): The HIV Capsid – Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Targeting Tues, Nov 1, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St, Chicago Contact: Mogjan Naghavi, [email protected], 312-503-4294 Within infectious HIV-1 particles there resides a nucleoprotein core containing the viral genome and associated proteins. This core is surrounded by a conical shell structure known as the viral capsid, which consists of a single viral protein, CA, assembled as a lattice of hexamers and pentamers. The CA protein plays myriad roles in HIV-1 replication and is an attractive yet undeveloped therapeutic target. In this talk, I will describe our current understanding of the structure and function of the viral capsid. I will also present our unpublished data regarding the antiviral mechanism of action of a recently described CA-targeting small molecule inhibitor of HIV-1 replication.

The Ted Belytschko Lecture: Charbel Farhat (Stanford) – Parametric Nonlinear Model Order Reduction in Computational Mechanics Tues, Nov 1, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Ford Design Center, ITW Room, 2133 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Brianna Mello, [email protected], 847-467-6510 Parametric, nonlinear, projection-based, model order reduction remains in its infancy. The main purpose of this lecture is twofold. First, to highlight some of these advances and discuss their mathematical and computer science underpinnings. Second, and most importantly, to report on their significant impact for an important class of problems in aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, nonlinear solid mechanics, nonlinear structural dynamics, failure analysis, multiscale analysis, uncertainty quantification, and design optimization. Charbel Farhat is the Vivian Church Hoff Professor of Aircraft Structures, Chairman of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Director of the Army High Performance Computing Research Center, and Director of the of the King Abdullah City of Science and Technology Center of Excellence for Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University. TEAM Minisymposium: Inflammation and Tumor Immunology Wed, Nov 2, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM, free McGaw Pavilion, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium, 240 E. Huror St, Chicago Contact, Mark Tortoriello, [email protected] Featuring Hidayatullah Munshi with introductory comments, and speakers:

• Ronen Sumagin: “Neutrophil Microparticles; Key Regulators of EMT and Progression of Colorectal Cancer”

• Marie-Pier Tetreault: “Crosstalk between epithelial IKKβ and STAT3 signaling in esophageal inflammation”

• Irina V. Balyasnikova: “CAR T cells for glioblastoma: current challenges and perspectives”

• Bin Zhang: “Novel roles of the CD73 immune checkpoint for cancer immunotherapy”

• Sunandana Chandra: “Melanoma: The Posterchild for Immunotherapy” Beverley McKeon (California Institute of Technology): Systems Analysis of Wall Turbulence – Characterizing Natural and Synthetic Self-Sustaining Processes Thurs, Nov 3, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Tech A230, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Jennie Dorthea Edelstein, [email protected], 847-467-2673 Beverley McKeon is a professor of aeronautics at CalTech whose research includes interdisciplinary approaches to the manipulation and control of boundary layer flows using morphing surfaces, and fundamental investigations of wall turbulence at high Reynolds number.


Christos Panagopoulos (Nanyang Technical University): Spin Orbit Coupling and Magnetism in Low Dimensions for Room Temperature Applications Thurs, Nov 3, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Tech F160, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Tina Hoff, [email protected] Recent developments in thin film growth techniques and in ab initio calculation capabilities have enabled the synthesis of atomically flat surfaces and heterostructures and the prediction of their electronic properties. A common thread across several such thin film materials and heterostructures – heavy metal compounds and multilayers – is that the spin orbit coupling strength at surfaces and interfaces is comparable to the other relevant energy scales, and thus plays a pivotal role. Novel spin-based phenomena emerge often robust to disorder and thermal fluctuations, with much promise for room temperature applications. Notable progress has been made on spin-polarized states at Rashba interfaces, topological insulator surfaces and atomically thin materials. This includes their utility towards generation and conversion of spin currents, the developments on interfacial non-collinear spin textures in magnetic films, and techniques to generate, stabilize and manipulate them in devices. Using magnetic nanoscale topological spin structures as a paradigm, I will demonstrate that the states induced by spin orbit coupling and inversion symmetry breaking open a broad perspective with significant impact in the practical technology of spin and charge topology of the future. Hersh Gilbert (Purdue University): Seismicity in the Midcontinent of North America – Is Weak Mantle to Blame? Fri, Nov 4, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM, free Tech F285, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Alexis McAdams, [email protected], 847-491-3238 Hersh Gilbert is an Associate Professor of Earth Atmospheric Planetary Sciences at Purdue whose research focuses on subduction, mountain building, upper mantle structure, seismology, crustal deformation, continental growth, and Sierra Nevada evolution. Paul J. Steinhardt (Princeton University): Simple vs. Simply Wrong Fri, Nov 4, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech L211, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Pamela Villalovoz, pmv@northwestern,edu, 847-491-3645 This talk will explain why the big bang inflationary picture fails as a scientific theory to explain the observed properties of the universe and how the lessons learned, combined with recent observations and theoretical advances, are pointing to a different explanation.

Antonia Novello (Former U.S. Surgeon General) Fri, Nov 4, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Hughes Auditorium, 303 E. Superior, Chicago Contact: Teresa Mastin, [email protected] When Dr. Antonia Novello grew up in the small city of Farjardo, Puerto Rico, she never dreamed she would spread her wings beyond its borders. As a child, she suffered from a medical condition that could only be corrected with surgery, but her family’s humble means could not afford the costs. It was only after two surgeries, at age 18 and 20, that the condition was finally corrected. This life changing experience drove her decision to become a doctor. Through determination and hard work, Dr. Novello was named Surgeon General of the United States by President George Bush in 1990. This appointment made history, as she became the first woman and the first Hispanic ever to hold that office. Her selection came after nearly two decades of public service at the National Institutes of Health, where she took a role in drafting national legislation regarding organ transplantation. CAPS Minisymposium: Cancer Diagnostics – Translational Approaches Mon, Nov 7, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Frances Searle Building, 2407, 2240 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Mark Tortoriello, [email protected] Gayle Woloshak will provide introductory comments with speakers:

• Thomas J. Meade (Radiology): Imaging Probes • Vadim Backman (Biomedical Engineering): Nanocytology Cancer

Screening • Alexander Wesley Scott: Tracking biomarkers associated with disease

with ultrasensitive assays enabled by advances in nanotechnology 6th Annual Les Turner Symposium on ALS and Neurorepair: Celebrating Research, Patient Care, and Education Mon, Nov 7, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Prentice Women’s Hospital, 3rd Floor Room L, 250 E. Superior St., Chicago Contact: Suzanne Pressler, [email protected], 312-503-3936 The keynote speaker will be Terry Heiman-Patterson, professor of neurology and medical director of the MDA/ALS Clinic at Drexel University, and co-founder of ALS Hope Foundation.


Institute for Policy Research Colloquium – Seth Stein (Northwestern University): Assessing and Mitigating Natural Hazards – How Can We Do Better? Mon, Nov 7, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Chambers Hall, Ruan Conference Room, 600 Foster St, Evanston Contact: Patricia Reese, [email protected], 847-491-8712 Seth Stein is the William Deering Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences and an associate of the Institute for Policy Research. His research focuses on investigating plate boundary processes and deformation within the lithosphere using a range of techniques including space-based geodesy, seismology, and marine geophysics. At present, one major effort focuses on the evolution of North America's Midcontinent rift. Daniel McGehee (University of Illinois at Chicago): Rewarding and Aversive Effects of Nicotine Mon, Nov 7, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Ward Building 5-230, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago Contact: Alexa Nash, [email protected], 312-503-4893 The excitatory effects of nicotine on brain reward pathways are mediated by both pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms to enhance dopamine transmission. Long-term synaptic plasticity is a key aspect of the persistent effects of the drug, even after a brief exposure. Using optogenetic approaches, we found a GABAergic projection from the IPN to the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDTg), an area that promotes activation of ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons. Optogenetic activation of IPN neurons directly or of the IPN terminals in LDTg result in behavioral avoidance. Nicotine modulates the IPN inputs to LDTg in a concentration-dependent manner. Most strikingly, inhibition of IPN terminals in the LDTg can shift aversion to a high dose of nicotine towards preference. These studies suggest that aversion to nicotine is mediated by inhibition of reward pathways and may help identify more effective treatments for nicotine addiction.

Norman Carlson (Carlson Consulting LLC): A Transportation Miracle Thurs, Nov 10, 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM, free Chambers Hall, Lower Level, 600 Foster St, Evanston Contact: Diana Marek, [email protected], 847-491-2280 Norman Carlson spent 34 years with Arthur Andersen Co., being appointed as the North American Rail Industry Head in 1985 and the Worldwide Managing Partner of the Transportation Practice in 1990. In 2000 he formed Carlson Consulting International serving as a short-term executive in challenging situations including being the non-executive chairman of the board of RailWorks during its successful bankruptcy reorganization. He is a pro bono advisor to the City of Lake Forest on transportation matters, and managing editor of a publication on the history and current operations of rail passenger service in Chicago. Chicago Biomedical Consortium 14th Annual Symposium: Genetics of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Fri, Nov 11, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM, free but registration required Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 East 59th St, Chicago Contact: Kimberly Com, [email protected], 847-467-0357 Guest speakers:

• Mark Daly, Broad Institute: ‘Dissecting the Genetic Architecture of Autism: Promise, Progress and a Path Forward’

• Barbara Stranger, University of Chicago: ‘Sex-Specific Characterization of the Genetic Architecture of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’

• Dan Geschwind, UCLA: ‘Integrative Genomics and Systems Biology in Neuropsychiatric Disease’

• Chunyu Liu, UIC: ‘Gene Expression Regulatory Networks and Psychiatric Disorders’

• Peter Penzes, Northwestern: ‘Molecular Analysis of the 16p11.2 Microduplication, a Major Risk Factor in Schizophrenia and Autism’

• Nancy Cox, Vanderbilt: ‘How Genome Investigation across the Medical Phenome Informs our Understanding of the Genetics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders’


Caryn Kseniya Rubanovich (Northwestern): An Amuse-bouche of Narrative Medicine Fri, Nov 11, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Contact: Bryan Morrison, [email protected], 312-503-1927 Get a “taste” of Narrative Medicine in this 60-minute interactive session. Attendees will first receive a brief introduction to Narrative Medicine, and then actively participate in listening and empathy-building exercises that utilize writing and storytelling. By the end of the session, participants will have sampled elements of Narrative Medicine that have potential for use in healthcare settings. Caryn Rubanovich works at Northwestern to bridge gaps in mental health care with innovative technologies and is the founder of @MedEmpathy, a Twitter handle to connect clinicians, patients, and caregivers one story at a time. Tommaso Dorigo (CERN): Controversial Phenomena in HEP and the Five Sigma Criterion Fri, Nov 11, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech L211, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected] Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The p < 0.000029% criterion used in HEP and astro-HEP to define the significance required to claim a discovery does not appear adequate to cover all experimental situations. The seminar will take as a starting point a short history of spurious signals found in HEP data and their sometimes complex resolution, to then focus on the statistical problem of defining a proper discovery level for new phenomena and on the non-trivial issues it entails. Jason R. Green (University of Massachusetts Boston): Anatomy of an Explosion – How to Decode the Chemical Rules Mon, Nov 14, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Tech L324, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Tina Hogg, [email protected], 847-491-3645 Gaseous mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen can explode, creating harsh and dynamic conditions where molecules transform into a variety of ephemeral species en route to the product, water. These transformations are subject to basic rules, the “chemical mechanism”, which are encoded in the patterns and statistical structure of the chemical species evolved. The need to learn these mechanisms from the experimental data available raises theoretical questions about the application of information theory and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. I will discuss our recent work in this direction and show how reformulating these mathematical tools gives a new perspective on the ability to learn the chemistry behind explosions.

Sanjay Ram (University of Massachusetts Medical Center): Can We Trap “The Clap” By Sugarcoating It? Tues, Nov 15, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St, Chicago Contact: Hank Seifert, h-seifert@northwestern,edu, 312-503-9788 The complement system is a key arm of innate immune defenses against several pathogens. Work in my lab has elucidated how the pathogenic Neisseriae (N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis) escape killing by complement. This knowledge is being used to design novel immunotherapeutics against N. gonorrhoeae, which has become resistant to almost every conventional antibiotic currently in clinical use. David Pine (New York University): Self-Assembly of New Structures and Materials with DNA-coated Colloids Tues, Nov 15, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech L361, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-3537 Coating colloidal particles and clusters with DNA, we program interactions between colloids, using their shape to make crystal structures that have previously been difficult or even impossible to make. Some of the structures have no known atomic equivalent. Use of different materials allows the structures to be modified after being assembled leading to new open structures with interesting optical and mechanical properties. David Pine is Silver Professor of Physics and Chair of the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at New York University. His research interests focus broadly on self-assembly of mesoscale materials, with particular interests in colloids, emulsions, and polymers. Michael Feig (Michigan State University): Insights into the Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules in Cellular Environments from Computer Simulations Fri, Nov 18, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech L211, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected] Biological macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids have become well-understood at the single molecule level but it is much less clear how the structure-dynamics-function paradigms established largely under dilute and homogeneous conditions hold up under realistic biological conditions where crowding, heterogeneity, and the presence of a diverse set of metabolites are important factors. Using computational approaches we are exploring model systems of dense crowded systems ranging from simple spherical crowder models to concentrated protein solutions and a comprehensive model of a bacterial cytoplasm with all of the key components present in full atomistic detail. Simulations of these systems show altered dynamic properties, suggest the possibility of protein native state destabilization due to protein-protein and protein-metabolite interactions, altered solvent and metabolite behavior, and non-specific interactions between functionally related enzymes as a result of crowding.


World Wildlife Fund Lecture – Kate Newman and Nimal Bhagabati (World Wildlife Fund, WWF) The Institute for Sustainability and Energy welcome guests from the World Wildlife Fund to discuss infrastructure and natural disasters.

Preparing for the Global “Infrastructure Tsunami” Thurs, Nov 17, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, free Ford Design Center, ITW 1.350, 2133 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: William Miller, [email protected] Kate Newman, Vice President, Forest and Freshwater Public Sector Initiatives and Nirmal Bhagabati, Ph.D at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will present "Preparing for the global ‘Infrastructure Tsunami’: The Intersection Between Nature and Sustainable Infrastructure.” Natural Capital and Infrastructure

Fri, Nov 18, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, free Tech A230, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: William Miller, [email protected]

Kate Newman, Vice President, Forest and Freshwater Public Sector Initiatives and Nirmal Bhagabati, Ph.D at World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will present.

Jeremy Ritzert (Northwestern): Bacterial Sensing of the Lung Environment During Pneumonic Plague Tues, Nov 22, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St, Chicago Contact: Wyndham Lathem, [email protected], 312-503-2252 Bacteria have evolved diverse mechanisms of sensing stimuli within their environment and integrating those stimuli into changes in gene expression. When inhaled, the plague pathogen Yersinia pestis causes a rapidly progressing pneumonia that is known to shift the lung environment from a quiescent state to highly pro-inflammatory one through the manipulation of the host fibrinolytic pathway. However, it is unknown how the bacteria themselves respond to nutrient limitation and defenses imparted by the host over the course of the disease. In this seminar I will discuss how changes in the host environment influence the expression of the gene encoding the Y. pestis catabolite repressor protein Crp and how Crp integrates different stimuli within the lungs promote infection, ultimately resulting in death of the individual.

David Cahill (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign): Picosecond Spin Caloritronics Tues, Nov 22, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech L361, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected], 847-491-3537 The electronic states of materials have an intrinsic angular momentum known as “spin”. The coupling between diffusive currents of spin and heat in materials is the basis of the emerging field of “spin caloritronics”. Analogous to a thermocouple where a temperature difference produces a voltage that can be used to measure temperature, heat currents in magnetic materials produce currents of spin that can be used to manipulate magnetization. Our work in this field takes advantage of recent advances in the measurement and understanding of heat transport at the nanoscale using ultrafast lasers. We use picosecond duration laser pulses as a source of heat (the pump) and detect changes in temperature and magnetization using a combination of thermoreflectance and magneto-optic Kerr effect (the probe). Our pump-probe optical methods enable us to generate enormous heat fluxes on the order of 100 GW m-2 that persist for ~30 ps. We study the spin Seebeck effect driven by an interfacial temperature difference between electrons in a normal metal (Au or Cu) and spin-waves in a ferromagnetic insulator (Y3Fe5O12). The spin Seebeck coefficient provides new insights on the coupling of excitations across material interfaces. Omar K. Farha (Northwestern): Bioinspired Sponges – Metal-Organic Frameworks for Combating Nerve Agents and Toxic Gases Mon, Nov 28, 4:00 – 5:00 PM Ward Building 5-230, 303 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago Contact: Alexa Nash, [email protected], 312-503, 4893 Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are an emerging class of solid-state materials built up from metal-based nodes and organic linkers. They exhibit permanent porosity and unprecedented surface areas which can be readily tuned through coordination chemistry at the inorganic node and/or organic chemistry at the linkers. The high porosities, tunability, and stability are highly attractive in the context of catalysis. As exemplified by many catalytic enzyme assemblies in nature, site-isolation is a powerful strategy for performing catalytic reactions. MOFs provide an exciting platform for deploying catalysts in a site-isolated fashion and the cavities surrounding them can be engineered to conceptually mimic enzymes. This talk will address new advances in the synthesis and catalytic activity of MOF materials developed at Northwestern University.


Peter Winter (Argonne National Laboratory): The New Muon g-2 Experiment at Fermilab – Current Status and Prospects Mon, Nov 28, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Tech F160, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: Pamela Villalovoz, [email protected], 847-491-3644 The new E989 Muon g-2 experiment will measure the muon's anomalous magnetic moment, g-2, with at least four-fold improved precision compared to the former result from the Brookhaven National Laboratory E821 experiment. In order to achieve this new level of precision, many upgrades to the existing experiment are performed. The current status of the ongoing hardware upgrades will be presented. A major milestone was achieved a year ago with ramping the reassembled magnet to full field. Since then the magnet has been successfully shimmed in order to drastically reduce the field inhomogeneity. Final results of this 10 months long shimming process will be presented as well as the next steps towards data taking in 2017. Victor J. Torres (New York University School of Medicine): Staphylococcus aureus Bi-Component Leukotoxins – Not Just Leukocyte Killers Tues, Nov 29, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lurie Research Center, Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St, Chicago Contact: Nicholas Cianciotto, [email protected], 312-503-0385 Staphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen responsible for both community and hospital-acquired infections. The pathogenic lifestyle of this bacterium depends on an arsenal of virulence factors that blunt the host immune response to promote bacterial growth and tissue damage. One class of virulence factors is the bi-component leukocidins. These toxins forms pores primarily in immune cells, often resulting in cell death. In this seminar I will discuss our recent discoveries of how these toxins selectively target cells and the contribution of the toxins to infection in murine models of bloodstream infection.

Mark Reid (Harvard-Smithsonian): A Telescope the Size of the Earth Wed, Nov 30, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Tech F160, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Evanston Contact: [email protected] Interferometers have allowed astronomers to image the sky with angular resolutions greatly exceeding that possible with a single telescope. Furthermore, by recording the incoming voltage on tape or disk, one can mix the signals long after the observations, allowing telescopes across the Earth to work together as a single interferometer, truly expanding on radio's "secret weapon." This technique, called "Very Long Baseline Interferometry" yields images with the angular resolution of a telescope the size of the Earth. At wavelengths of ~1 mm, this results in an angular resolution of ~20 micro-seconds of arc. With this resolution one could read my presentation from the Moon! More interestingly, with this incredible angular resolution we have been able to directly measure the acceleration of the Sun as it orbits the Milky Way (informing tests of General Relativity with binary pulsars), surveying the Milky Way's spiral structure, directly measuring the angular rotation and motion of galaxies across the sky, and measuring the gravitational Brownian motion of the super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way and even imaging emission around its event horizon.


Professional Development Northwestern offers mini courses to help staff, faculty, and the community develop skills, further their careers, and grow personally. Courses are generally half or full days. Topics include programs like Excel and Photoshop, leadership and managerial development, and training on Northwestern systems. To enroll in a course (unless otherwise noted), go to www.northwestern.edu/hr/workplace-learning/ or call Workplace Learning at 847-467-5081.

Professional Development Coursework For more details and to register, go to the Northwestern University Human Resources site. Courses are generally held in Wieboldt Hall at 339 E. Chicago Ave. in Chicago. In Evanston, classes are at generally at Parkes Hall at 1870 Sheridan Rd. or Norris University Center at 1999 Campus Dr. in Evanston.

Class Title Date/Time Location Fee (NU/non-NU)

HRD161 Excel 2016: Beyond the Basics

Tues, Nov 1 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Wieboldt 415

$235/470

HRD368 Creating Effective Presentations in PowerPoint

Mon, Nov 7 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Parkes 127

$230/450

HRD477 Creating Complex, Dynamic PowerPoint Presentations

Mon, Nov 7 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Parkes 127

$230/450

HRD875 Managing Your Career

Fri, Nov 11 8:45 AM-5:00 PM

Wieboldt 712

Free for NU

HRD520 Writing Difficult Messages

Tues, Nov 15 8:30 AM-12:30 PM

Wieboldt 712

$245/245

HRD985 Coaching for Development

Tues, Nov 15 8:45 AM-5:00 PM

Norris 202

Free, $225 no-show fee

HRD225 Illustrator Tues, Nov 15 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Parkes 127

$230/450

HRD555 Writing for the Web Wed, Nov 16 2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Norris 102

Free, $50 no-show fee

URO100 Intro to Registration and Scheduling

Thurs, Nov 17 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

633 Clark St

Faculty and staff only

HRD189 Excel 2016: Sorting and Filtering

Wed, Nov 30 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Parkes 127

$155/310

HRD179 Excel 2016: Charts and Dashboards

Wed, Nov 30 1:00 PM-4:00PM

Pakres 127

$155/310

Other Coursework and Programming Introduction to Web GIS Tues, Nov 1, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM University Library B238, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Kelsey Rydland, [email protected], 847-467-7189 This hands on workshop will introduce to geographic information systems (GIS) through the use of two web mapping tools: ArcGIS Online and CARTO. Both allow beginners to make dynamic and interactive web maps of their research and projects. No developer or programming experience required. Cite Smarter: Zotero Workshop Fri, Nov 4, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM University Library B238, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Bibliographic Support Team, 847-491-7658 Learn how to use Zotero, a powerful (and free!) tool to manage your references and efficiently build bibliographies. Whether you are just starting out or have specific questions, this training session will have you citing smarter in no time. The Researchers’ Toolkit: Mendeley Thurs, Nov 17, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, free University Library, Ver Steeg Lounge, 1970 Campus Dr, Evanston Contact: Melanie Wilson, [email protected], 847-467-5824 Mendeley is a free reference manager and an academic social network. Manage your research, showcase your work, connect and collaborate with over five million researchers worldwide. Pizza will be provided.

Parking

Evanston Evanston Campus Parking Services 1841 Sheridan Rd., Evanston 847-491-3319 [email protected] www.northwestern.edu/up/parking Open Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Permits are required to park in all lots on the Evanston campus every Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, No permits are required to park on the Evanston campus after 4:00 PM or on weekends, though reserved spaces require permits at all times. The cost is a guest permit $8.25 for a non-refundable, all-day pass. Visitors and guests may purchase a visitor permit at the Parking Services Office (see above for address) or at pay stations located in the North and South Parking Garages. While there are many scattered parking lots on campus, the largest for guests include: To the North

• North Campus Parking Garage (has a parking pay station): 2311 N. Campus Drive

• LARC Drive: North Campus Drive • Noyes/Haven/Sheridan Lot: Haven Street & Sheridan Rd.

To the South

• South Campus Parking Garage (has a parking pay station, and next to the parking office): 1847 Campus Drive

• South Beach Structure: 1 Arts Circle Drive • Locy and Fisk Lot: 1850 Campus Drive • 619 Emerson Lot • 515 Clark Street • 1801/1813 Hinman

To the West

• 1940 Sheridan Road (Engelhart) • 2020 Ridge North Lot (University Police) • 1948 Ridge Lot (University Police) • ITEC Lot: University Place & Oak Avenue

Chicago Chicago Campus Transportation and Parking 710 N. Lakeshore Dr., Abbott Hall Room 100, Chicago 312-503-1103 [email protected] www.northwestern.edu/transportation-parking Open Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM There is no free parking available on the Chicago campus but there are several options available for guests. Public garages or Northwestern garages open to the public include:

• 275 E. Chestnut Street • 222 E. Huron Street • 710 N. Lake Shore Drive • 680 N. Lake Shore Drive • 259 E. Erie Street • 321 E. Erie Street • 441 E. Ontario Street

If you are going to the Chicago campus as the guest of a department, volunteer, participant in a study, or as a hospital patient, you can also contact the organizer of your event to inquire about potential discounted parking validations or passes.

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