N.Y. Philharmonic and Christopher Rouse DMA ‘77
2.16 7:30 PM
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony & Sinfonia concertante for Winds at Avery Fisher Hall
Rouse’s Odna Zhizn (A Life) 2008 (New York Philharmonic commission, world premiere) “is a biographical picture of someone very near and dear to me,” says Christopher Rouse, “and because she is of Russian extraction, I gave my piece a Russian name.” Naming the piece wasn’t difficult: he decided on the title before he had written even one note.
Previously, Christopher Rouse’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto was commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for principal trombonist Joseph Alessi, as was Seeing, featuring Emanuel Ax; and Musical America recently named him 2009 Composer of the Year, saying, “Few composers have written as skillfully for orchestra… His self-described ‘off-the-wall inventiveness’ has thrilled audiences worldwide.”
Location: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center
Pandemic Influenza Viruses: Past and Present
2.17 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Speaker: Peter Palese, Ph.D., Horace W. Goldsmith Professor and Chair, Department of Microbiology; Professor, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
A Weill Cornell Medical College, Community and Public Health Research and Clinical Rounds, sponsored by Department of Public Health’s Division of Community and Public Health Programs
Location: 402 E 67th Street
Contact: Maritza Montalvo at 646-962-8005
William Osler Leaves Johns Hopkins for Oxford: A Case Study of Physician Burn-Out a Century Ago
2.18 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Speaker: W. Bruce Fye, MD, MA, Professor of Medicine and Medical History, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College,Weill Greenberg Center (2nd Floor), 1305 York Ave
NYC Cornellians Young Alumni Happy Hour
2.18 7:00 PM
Join fellow young alumni from the classes of 2000-2009 for our February cocktail event @ Haven! This event is hosted by the NYC Cornellians- Young Alumni Social Committee.
For more information go to Event link
Location: Haven, 244 East 51st Street (b/w 2nd & 3rd)
Cornell Contact: Jessica Raha jessica.raha@cornell.edu
The Class of ‘76 Annual Mid-Winter Gathering
2.19 6:30 PM
At the Home of Ellen Werther Ressler. Special Guest of Honor Glenn Altschuler, MA ‘73, PhD ‘76, Vice President for University Relations,Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, and Dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions
Questions, please email: ewerther@earthlink.net
Please RSVP by February 12, 2010 Event link
Cornell Contact: Tina Gourley tlg5@cornell.edu
Immortal Journey: A new musical by Samuel J. Bernstein ‘58 & Guillermo Ortiz
2.19 & 2.20
Immortal Journey weaves fact, fiction, song and dance into a new epic musical. Inspired by Eugene O’Neill’s The Fountain, the story tells of the intrepid Juan Ponce de León, who gained great military distinction in fighting courageously, on behalf of Spain, in its victorious campaign to defeat the Moors during the early years of the Inquisition.
Location: The Kirk Theatre at Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street
Showtimes: 2.19 at 3:00 PM & 7:30 PM and 2.20 at 7:30 PM
Contact Eric P. Vitale at immortaljourney@yahoo.com.
Cornell Asian Alumni Association’s 18th annual Banquet 2010
2.20 6:30 PM
The Cornell Asian Alumni Association (CAAA) is hosting their 18th annual fundraiser banquet at The Golden Unicorn Restaurant, in Chinatown, NYC, honoring Annie Y Wong 77. The event will include a traditional ten-course dinner, along with festive entertainment, and remarks from Vice President for Student Academic Services, Susan Murphy 73, PhD 94
Visit the website:Event link
Location: Golden Unicorn Restaurant
Cornell Contact: Barbara Naylor barb.naylor@cornell.edu 607-255-4173
Public Health Grand Rounds
2.22 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Beryl A. Koblin, PhD, ScM, Head, Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention, The New York Blood Center, Adjunct Faculty, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, 402 East 67th Street (between First and York Avenues)
Contact: Maritza Montalvo at 646-962-8005
Cornell On The Road presents Professor Brian Wansink
2.23 7:00 PM
Hidden persuaders in restaurants, movie theaters, airplanes, and even our own homes can trick us into eating more than we want–but it’s possible to fat-proof these places with a few tricks from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab! Lab director and Cornell faculty member Brian Wansink will share some science-based strategies that provide practical and easy ways to lose weight by fat-proofing one’s life. Cornell on the Road presents Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think with Brian Wansink, Professor of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University.
Location: Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street
Contact: Francine Darling francine.darling@cornell.edu 607-254-7147
$20per person, includes luncheon and presentation.
Advance reservations are required by Friday, February 19th at 12noon.
The Changing World of Crohns and Colitis:The Impact of New
Therapies on Old Strategies
2.23 12:00 PM
Speaker: Ellen J. Scherl, M.D., Jill Roberts Associate Professor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine,Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, 1300 York Avenue, Uris Auditorium
Contact: (212) 746-2631
Outcomes & Effectiveness Research/Health Policy,Research-in-Progress Seminar
2.25 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Speaker: Stephen Lyman, PhD, Director, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Core, Hospital for Special Surgery, Associate Professor of Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College
Location: Weill Cornell Medical College, 402 East 67th Street (between First and York Avenues)
Contact: Maritza Montalvo at 646-962-8005.