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Lyndaker, A.M., et, al. "Conditional Inactivation of the DNA Damage Response Gene Hus1 in Mouse Testis Reveals Separable Roles for Components of the RAD9-RAD1-HUS1 Complex in Meiotic Chromosome Maintenance."  PLoS Genetics, 9(2): e1003320. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1003320.  View the article here.

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Thursday April 4 1:10-2:25pm Park 281

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Next in the line-up of Ithaca College Theatre’s 2012–2013 season is “Spring Awakening”. With music by Duncan Sheik and book and lyrics by Steven Sater, the musical is based on the play by Frank Wedekind. Staged in the Clark Theatre, performances of “Spring Awakening” will be held at 8 p.m. on March 26, 28, 29, 30, and continue April 2-6. Matinee performances will be held at 2 p.m. on March 30 and 31 and April 6. A talkback with dramaturg will follow the 2 p.m. performance on April 6. Audiences are advised that the production contains mature language, sexual content, violence and partial nudity.

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WAYNE KOESTENBAUM has published fifteen books of poetry, criticism, and fiction, including Humiliation, The Anatomy of Harpo Marx, Best-Selling Jewish Porn Films, Andy Warhol, and The Queen's Throat: Opera, Homosexuality, and the Mystery of Desire, which was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award.  He has also written an opera libretto (for Michael Daugherty's Jackie O).  Educated at Harvard and Princeton, Koestenbaum is a Distinguished Professor of English at the CUNY Graduate Center.

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The next No Pressure Blood Pressure will be held on Wednesday, March 27th.

 Important reasons not to miss the next screening:

1. 65 million Americans have hypertension (high blood pressure)

2. Many people don't even know their blood pressure is high because there are no symptoms in most cases

3. Hypertension can lead to heart disease, stroke, heart failure, and kidney disease

4. 66% of those IC employees measured at the last screening were pre-hypertensive   (above ideal )

5. A 20 point increase in systolic blood pressure (top number) or a 10 point increase in diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) doubles the risk of heart disease.

6. Poor diet, inactivity, and being overweight can lead to an increase in blood pressure

7. If one does not adopt a healthy lifestyle, the hypertensive individual will need to take costly medication with potential side effects

8. Physical and emotional stress can elevate your blood pressure

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The Distinguished Visiting Writer Series and the new HANDWERKER ANNEX in The Center for Faculty Excellence are pleased to announce an exhibition and reception for writer and painter Wayne Koestenbaum. Koestenbaum will give a public reading at 7:30pm on 3/28 in Klingenstein Lounge.

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Monday April 1st 7:00-8:00pm Textor 102

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You have two opportunities to see this event:

Monday April 1 11:00-11:50am or 12:00-12:50pm

Both in Friends 203

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We are rapidly approaching a “tipping point” beyond which it will become virtually impossible to reverse climate change, yet our government leaders continue to ignore the existing, scientifically-proven solutions for reversing climate change. The human rights challenge is most succinctly summarized by Mary Robinson, “Climate change will, in short, have immense human consequences.” But there is hope, and it lies in the voice and power of our youth.

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A film about sexual harassment on buses in Burma, and how stop it.Q&A with filmmaker Rhoda Linton.

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Physics Spring Seminar Series: Tuesday March 26th 12:10 PM CNS 204

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This summer the writing department will offer an online course in Travel Writing taught by Professor Nick Kowalczyk. The 3-credit, 300-level course will be offered through the month of July. It focuses on both the kind of travel writing you see in magazines & guidebooks, plus the kind of "literary" writing published as travelogues, memoirs, essays, and foreign correspondence & reportage. Please read the course description on HomerConnect & contact Professor Kowalczyk (nkowalczyk@ithaca.edu) if you have any questions.

China and Japan are currently experiencing an extremely difficult period in their relationship. Rising tensions over the East China Sea (ECS) are producing a series of negative actions and reactions, exemplifying the typical downward spiral of the security dilemma. Why and how has the ECS become a source of conflict and insecurity, and why have tensions escalated in recent years? Can the challenges posed by the current tensions be turned into opportunities to take China-Japan relations into a more positive direction? Dr. Cui’s lecture will address these questions, place China- Japan relations within emerging regional and international contexts, and offer some policy suggestions for the future.   Shunji Cui, PhD is a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at Marian University in Indianapolis. She is also Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science, Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Dr.

Cui received her PhD in international relations at the London School of Economics. She was raised in China and lived in Japan for 10 years.

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ITS is pleased to announce that the Technology Learning Center will be offering training on a variety of computing topics during the week of March 25th through March 29th. Click any link below to register online instantly.

Adobe Creative Suite Series:
InDesign: Introduction
Photoshop: Introduction
Photoshop: Using the Pen Tool

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Come check out all that IC has to offer in natural beauty - a learn about your own backyard!

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National LGBT Health Awareness Week is March 25-29; the theme of this year's observance is "Come Out for Health."

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The Ithaca College-based, student-led company, South Hill Forest Products will be holding their Annual Open House on April 6, 2013 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Sugar Bush located at the end of Rich Road. Community members are invited to come learn about producing mushrooms, maple syrup, and beekeeping.

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50 guests from Canada, Korea, China, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Iran, Uganda, Germany, and the US will be sharing their films, videos, new media, music, writing, arts, and industry work at the 2013 Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival (FLEFF).

The festival runs April 1 through April 7, on the Ithaca College campus and downtown at Cinemapolis.  This year's theme is MOBILITIES.

For on campus and Cinemapolis schedules, as well as bios of all guests, go to our website, www.ithaca.edu/fleff

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Five School of Music alumni—Brian Dozoretz (’94), Rosie Newton (’10), Jennifer Middaugh (’94), Matthew Saccuccimorano (’89) and Dana Billings—played on a recording recently nominated for “Best Song” in the Alt. Country category at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs). 

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Violin Performance major Joohyun Lee ('15) recently earned two major achievements in her young musical career, providing the opportunity to perform twice at Carnegie Hall in New York City in the spring and fall. 

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