Update

January AT PENN

Films

26   Bangla East Side; 7 p.m.; ARCH Bldg. (Asian American Studies).

Pecker; 8:30 p.m.; Lounge, 416 Van Pelt Manor, Gregory College House (Cinema Studies).

31   Blue Velvet; 8:30 p.m.; Lounge, 416 Van Pelt Manor, Gregory College House (Cinema Studies).

History and Memory; 2 p.m.; Lounge, Class of 1925 Bldg., Gregory College House (East Meets West Film Series).

Fitness/Learning

26   Manage Your Stress Without Losing Your Mind and Body; 5:30 p.m.; rm. G55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; PennCard needed(Health Education).

Special Events

27   Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs Open House; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; ste. 228, Sansom Place East (Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity).

30   Tu B’Shevat: Annual Celebration of the Jewish New Year of Trees; 2-4 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; free w/regular admission; info.: www.morrisarboretum.org (Morris Arboretum).

Talks

25  Mesopotamia: Witnessing the Loss of History; Joanne Farchakh, Lebanese archaeologist/journalist; 6 p.m., Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Center for Ancient Studies, Middle East Center, Penn Museum).

26   Dendritic Cells and their Cytokines at the Interface of Adaptive and Innate Immunity; Giorfio Trinchieri, NIH; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

27   Diversity, Disparity or Inequality in Health?; Steven Whitman, Sinai Urban Health Institute; 10:30 a.m.; rm. 216, NEB (Public Health Studies).

Conversation with Writers House Program Coordinator and Creative Writing Lecturer; Tom Devaney, Writers House; noon; Dining Room. Kelly Writers House; rsvp: wh@writing.upenn.edu (Writers House).

Does Giving People the Punishment They Deserve Help Reduce Crime?; Paul Robinson, law; 4 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; tickets: (215) 898-7227 (Office of the Provost).

28   Maritime Maps as Metaphors for Inter-Area History; Karen Wigen, Stanford University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

Targeting Human Kinome for Cancer Therapy; E. Premkumar Reddy, Temple University; 2 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

31   Gene Warfare: Genomics in Fight Against Emerging Disease; David Roos, biology; 6 p.m.; The MarBar, 40th & Walnut (Penn Science Café).

Deadline:The deadline for the March AT PENN calendar is Tuesday, February 8. For information see www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.