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February 22 - Filmmaker Richard Chisolm (INDS B.A. '82) discusses his film company Recipe for Change Films and his latest film Cafeteria Man (2011). UMBC's 2012 Petrovich Lecture. Skylight Room, The Commons, 7 p.m.

February 22 - Pietro Tagliaferri, clarinet, and Francesco Attesti, piano, perform works by Brahms, Finzi, Donizetti, Landini, and Tagliaferri-Berzoia. FA Recital Hall, 1-2 p.m.

February 24 - Reception for Visiting Research Scholars in UMBC's Asian Studies Program and Department of English: Dr. Hee Sun Kim, Professor of English Language and Literature, Sungkyul University, South Korea, and Dr. Zhiqin Jiang, Professor of Comparative Literature, Shandong University, China. Administration 711, 12 noon-1 p.m. RSVP to Julie Rosenthal: julier@umbc.edu

February 24 - Ralph Pollack, Associate Vice President for Research, UMBC, presents "How to Write a Proposal to the NEH," The Commons 329, 12 noon- 3 p.m. [CLOSED EVENT TO THOSE WHO REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 21: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/training/eventsmode=upcoming&tag=ora]

February 27 - Kathy E. Davis, Senior Researcher, Institute of History and Culture, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and author of The Making of Our Bodies, Ourselves: How Feminism Travels Across Borders (2007), presents "Feminism as Traveling Theory: The Case of Our Bodies, Ourselves." This presentation is UMBC's 2012 Korenman Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and the Dresher Center for the Humanities, AOK Library, 7th floor, 4 p.m.

March 3 - 31 - Kelley Bell, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, presents "Eureka! Heavy Light Machinery," a solo exhibition, Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore. Gallery hours: Tuesdays-Fridays 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Opening reception March 3, 6-8 p.m.

March 7 - Erica Schoenberger, Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, presents "Why is Gold Valuable? A Social History," in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar Series, Sondheim 001, 12 noon.

March 7 - Stephen Marc, Professor of Art, Arizona State University, presents "Passage on the Underground Railroad and the Black Experience within American History," a lecture about his work in the current exhibition "Stephen Marc: Passage on the Underground Railroad," AOK Library Gallery, 4 p.m. (See January 29 - March 22 for exhibition details.)

March 9 - Tara Watson, Associate Professor of Economics, Williams College, presents "Inside the Refrigerator: Immigration Enforcement and Chilling Effects in Medicaid Participation," in the Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics, Public Policy Bldg., Room 438, 12 noon.

March 14 - Chris Patrick, Ecologist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, lectures on "Causes and consequences of macroinvertebrate species distributions between streams within networks," in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar Series, Sondheim 001, 12 noon.

March 26 - Lucian Stone, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of North Dakota, presents "The Regression of Listening to the 'Middle Eastern' Other," in the Humanities Forum Lecture Series, AOK Library, 7th floor, 4 p.m.

March 28 - Leslie Morgan, Lipitz Professor of the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, and Co-Director of the Gerontology Ph.D. Program at UMBC, presents "Dilemmas of Longevity: Society, the Fourth Age & You," UMBC's 2012 Lipitz Lecture. UC Ballroom Lounge, 4 p.m.

March 29 - April 28 - "Command Z: Artists Working with Phenomena and Technology," an exhibition curated by Lisa Moren, Associate Professor of Visual Arts, UMBC, on view at the Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC). Gallery hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

March 29 - Artist collaborators Émile Morin and Jocelyn Robert lead a public discussion of their work, currently on view in the exhibition "Command Z: Artists Working with Phenomena and Technology," Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC), 4 p.m.

March 30 - Thomas J. Vicino (Ph.D. Public Policy '06), Asst. Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University, lectures in the Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics, Public Policy Bldg., Room 438, 12 noon.

April 3 - Maryland Traditions, the Maryland State Arts Council Folklife Program, presents "Approaching Authenticity: Locating Living Cultural Memories, Identities, and Traditions in the 21st Century," in the Humanities Forum Lecture Series, AOK Library Gallery, 4 p.m.

April 4 - Robert Staples and Barbara Fahs Charles of Staples & Charles, Ltd., Alexandria, Virginia, lecture on their work as planners and designers of museums, exhibitions, and visitor centers, AOK Library Gallery, 7 p.m.

April 4 - Information Session on the Master's in Public Policy Program, Public Policy Bldg 438, 12 noon. Register at: helms@umbc.edu.

April 6 - James Bessen, Lecturer in Law at Boston University School of Law & Fellow at the Berkman Center on Internet and Society at Harvard University, presents "Patent Failure," in Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics, Public Policy Bldg., Room 438, 12 noon.

April 10 - Nate Silver, blogger for The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight: Nate Silver's Political Calculus, presents "Forecasting the 2012 Election," in the Social Sciences Forum, AOK Library Library, 4 p.m.

April 11 - Sujay Kaushal, Assistant Professor at the Geology and Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, presents "Impact of Land Use, Climate, and Watershed Restoration on Nitrogen Dynamics," in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar Series, Sondheim 001, 12 noon.

April 16 - Eve Marder, Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor of Neuroscience, Bradeis University, presents the ADVANCE Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture, AOK Library Gallery, 4-5:30 p.m.

April 18 - David Vine, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, American University, presents "Island of Shame: Military Bases and the Geography of Empire," in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar Series, Sondheim 001, 12 noon.

April 19 - The Korean Program in UMBC's Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication screens "Take Care of My Cat" (2001), written and directed by Jeong Jae-eun, as part of the Asian-Pacific Heritage Students Month. UMBC Women's Center, The Commons 004.

April 25 - Scott Farrow, Professor of Economics, UMBC, presents "Combining Technical Skills with Public Service: Confessions of a Political Economist," Inaugural Phi Kappa Phi Lecture, FA Recital Hall, 6 p.m.

April 27 - Randall Reback, Assoc. Professor of Economics, Barnard College, TBA, in Research Seminar Series in Public Policy and Economics, Public Policy Bldg., Room 438, 12 noon.

May 2 - Brigid Kenney, Senior Policy Advisor, Maryland Department of the Environment, presents "Maryland's Marcellus Shale Safe Drilling Initiative," in the Department of Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar Series, Sondheim 001, 12 noon.

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