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November AT PENN

conference

13  Biomedical Graduate Studies’ 20th Anniversary Lectures; celebration of first BGS class, includes scientific talks by distinguished BGS alumni and a poster session featuring current students’ research; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; BRB II/III.; register: www.med.upenn.edu/bgs/alumni.shtml (BGS).

Film

8 Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land; followed by a moderated open discussion by Arsalan Iftkhar, Council of American-Islamic Relations; 7 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (Cinema Studies).

Music

10 Toasting Mozart; 7:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Dolce Suono Chamber Music Concert Series).

11 The Renaissance; avant-garde jazz; 9 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall; $15 (Ars Nova Workshop).

Talks

7 What’s Happening in the Family?; Karlene Burrell-McRae, Makuu; Harold Haskins, Student Development Support Planning; Bwalya Mwape, Wharton; Isabel Sampson-Mapp, Penn VIPS; noon; Fireside Lounge, The ARCH (AARC).

13 Freedom in the Global Age: Balancing the Values of National Security and Freedom of the Press; Philip Taubman, New York Times; 6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (Penn Student Agencies).
Amarna—Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun: Seal of Amenhotep III, provenance unknown, possibly Thebes, Dynasty 18 (reign of Amenhotep III, 1390-1353 BCE), steatite. This seal (top and bottom shown above) takes the form of a prostrate king in prayer before the god Atum, whose name appears between the king’s hands. The inscription lists both the king’s birth name, Amenhotep, and his throne name, Neb-maat-Re, which he received upon coronation. This is one of many artifacts at the Penn Museum’s new Amarna exhibition which opens Sunday, November 12, with a free public celebration from noon-5 p.m. The exhibition runs through October 2007.

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