In Brief

Biomedical trade show to be held next month

The 2001 Biomedical Research Equipment and Supplies Exhibit will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 19, and Thursday, Sept. 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Countway Plaza Courtyard, Harvard Medical School. Admission is free with a University, hospital, or corporate ID.

Ying Quartet named 2001-03 Blodgett Artists-in-Residence

The Department of Music has announced that the Ying Quartet has been chosen as the Blodgett Artists-in-Residence for 2001-03. The members of the Ying Quartet will be in residence at Harvard Oct. 15-19, 2001, and Feb. 11-15, 2002, in addition to four one-week residencies in 2002-03. The quartet will perform concerts in John Knowles Paine Concert Hall and at student residences. The quartet will also work directly with students by providing lessons, training, and readings of student compositions.

Chorus to hold auditions

The Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus will be holding auditions for all voice parts for its 22nd season on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 10 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m., and 7 to 10 p.m., at the Paine Music Building, Room 7.

For more information, call associate conductor Constance De Fotis at (617) 495-0693.

Kuwait Program Research Fund accepting grant proposals

The Kennedy School of Government (KSG) has announced the second grant cycle for the Kuwait Program Research Fund. With support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science, a KSG faculty committee will consider applications for small one-year grants (up to $30,000) to support advanced research by Harvard University faculty members on issues of critical importance to Kuwait and the Gulf. Grants can be applied toward research assistance, travel, summer salary, and course buyout.

Priority will be given to research concerning water resources and management; oil and petrochemicals; the environment and pollution; and public health policy, although applications will be considered in other areas.

Collaborative research with Kuwaiti academics and educational institutions is encouraged. Recipients will be expected to travel to Kuwait during the period of the grant as a condition of the award. Travel expenses should be included in the budget submitted with the grant application.

There are no formal application forms. Inquiries and research proposals (not exceeding five pages), including a budget, and a curriculum vitae for senior researchers, may be sent to the director of the Middle East Initiative, KSG, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138. The deadline is Oct. 31.

– Compiled by Andrew Brooks