Update

APRIL AT PENN

CHANGE

6     Adult Basketball Free Play at the Penn Alexander Community School has been extended to 5-8 p.m. Sessions are every Tuesday through April 27.

CONFERENCE

9     Social Politics in the Middle East; Beth Baron, Princeton; Khaled Fahmy, New York University; Amy Singer, Tel Aviv University; 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m.; rm. G16, Irvine Auditorium; rsvp by April 7 to edwebb@sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center).

Fitness/Learning

Penn Alexander Community School
Enter on 43rd St. between Locust and Spruce Sts. Register if new: rholmes@pobox.upenn.edu.

13    Self-Defense for Mothers and Daughters; ages 11 and up; 6-8 p.m.

15    Cardio Pilates; bring a mat or towel; 6:15-7 p.m. Also April 22 & 29.

       Below the Belt and Beyond; sequences of exercises that train the lower body; bring a mat or towel; 6:15-7 p.m. Also April 22 & 29.

TALKS

7     Molecular Anatomy of Virus-Induced Immunosuppression and Demyelination; Michael Oldstone, Scripps Research Institute; 11:45 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (Microbiology).

13    How Do Ribosomes Work?; Barry Cooperman, chemistry; noon; rm. 2000, Vagelos Research Labs (Institute for Medicine and Engineering).

14    The Role of Plant Exploration in Urban Horticulture; Tony Aiello, Morris Arboretum; noon; Carolyn Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute of Environmental Studies).

       Globalization: Cities, Jobs, and the National Economy; 6 p.m.; Jeremy Siegel, Wharton; Witold Rybczynski, Design; Mark Zandi, Economy.com; Chris Satullo, Philadelphia Inquirer; 6 p.m.; Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall (Penn Urban Research Institute).

Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly Update is each Monday for the following week¹s issue. The deadline for the May AT PENN calendar is April 13. See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.