Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the general public as well as to members of the University.
For building locations, call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu/ or the University’s website, www.upenn.edu.
Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required. |
Academic Calendar |
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Drop Period Ends. |
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Fall Break. Ends October 14. |
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Family Weekend. Through October 26. |
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
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Himalaya: Land of the Snow Lion; make Tibetan Buddhist-inspired prayer flags; noon-2 p.m.; free w/ Museum donation; Penn Museum. See Exhibits & Talks (Museum). |
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext 156 or 125
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Cub Scout Badge: Forester Requirements; learn about trees and forests in this class for Webelo Cub Scouts; 1-3 p.m.; $12. |
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Incredible Insects and Bug Olympics; learn about insects and cheer on your bug in the free-for-all dash and the hopscotch challenge; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. |
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Planetary Treasure Hunt; follow the map and solve riddles while learning about the planet’s ecosystems; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. |
Peanut Butter & Jams:
World Cafe Live
$10/adults, $7/children; 11:30 a.m.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
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Suzi Shelton; award-winning “kindie rock” phenomenon. |
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The Great Holtzie; Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best Comedian for Kids.” |
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Erin Lee & Marci; wear your Halloween costume for a non-spooky, musical celebration. |
Penn Presents
Tickets: www.pennpresents.org
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The Ant and the Elephant; musical version of the Aesop fable; 10 a.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10. |
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The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley; noon; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $10.; also October 3, 10 a.m., noon & 7 p.m. |
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Historians of Islamic Art Association Symposium—Space & Visions; info./register: www.arthistory.upenn.edu/HIAA/. Through October 18 (Middle East Center). |
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Penn CIGHT First Annual Symposium; 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Penn CIGHT). |
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Penn Cinema and Media Pioneers II; 9 a.m; rm. 401, Fisher Bennett Hall; info.: (215) 898-8782. Through October 25 (Cinema Studies). |
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Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics Community-Wide Meeting; 8:30-11:30 a.m.; Auditorium, BRB; info.: www.itmat.upenn.edu
(ITMAT). |
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. |
Annenberg Center Forum; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Burrison
Gallery, University Club at Penn, Inn at Penn: free;
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Esther
M. Klein Art Gallery: free;
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Graduate
School of Education (GSE), Student Lounge: free;
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5
p.m. |
ICA:
free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
International House; free; for hours call (215) 387-5125. |
Kelly Writers House Gallery; free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m. -10:30p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 p.m. |
Meyerson Gallery; Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/seniors, $5/students & youth 3-18, free w/ PennCard, children under 3; Mon., Tues., Wed., & Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors. |
Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/members, w/PennCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. |
Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.: free; (215) 573-3234 for hours. |
Slought Foundation; free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m. |
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. |
Upcoming
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The Day You’ll Love Me (El Día Que Me Quieras); featuring the films of Leandro Katz; Slought Foundation. Through November 1. |
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Himalaya: Land of the Snow Lion; 50 black and white images examining ethnic, cultural and historical Tibet; Merle-Smith Gallery, Penn Museum. Through March 8, 2009. See Talks. |
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Garden Club of America Photo Exhibit; Upper Gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Through October 27. |
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Life in Boxes: Comic Art and Artifacts; history and development of the comic; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; reception, 7 p.m. Through March 22, 2009. |
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Render the Following: Work by Artie Vierkant; reception, 7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. |
Now
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Garden Railway—Architectural Wonders of the World; experience visits to the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal and more; Morris Arboretum. Through October 13. See Special Events. |
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Musings on Nature; exhibit by members of the Northwest Artists’ Collective, a group of painters, sculptors, print makers, photographers and fiber artists in Philadelphia’s Northwest corridor; Upper Gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Through October 20. |
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Through You: Photography Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection; Charles Addams Gallery. Through October 24. |
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Word Each to Cling I; photographs by Erica Baum based on Pianola rolls; Kelly Writers House. Through October 25. |
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InLiquid Video Installation: Project ME9; visual artist branding and art marketing with video art and Polaroids; International House. Through October 31. |
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MamaCita; visual and craft art created by members of Mothers’ Cooperative in the Arts, female artists from Philadelphia and its suburbs; International House. Through October 31. |
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The Interval Separating; artist Caleb Larsen explores what exists between digital and physical realities; Esther Klein Art Gallery. Through November 1. |
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Process in Print: The David and Susan Goode Collection; variety of printmaking techniques and artists, including 30 master prints dating from the early 20th century to the present; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through November 2. See Talks. |
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Oil and Water; oil and watercolor paintings by Diane Lachman; Burrison Gallery; reception: October 3, 5 p.m. Through November 7. |
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The Evolution of Origin; small exhibit presented in conjunction with the Penn Reading Project follows the evolution of sea creatures to land animals; near the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library. Through November 16. |
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Kate Gilmore; performance-based video art of women attempting difficult physical tasks; ICA. Through December 7. |
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Douglas Blau; picture epics from uniformly-framed collages of printed matter; ICA. Through December 7. |
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R. Crumb’s Underground; the work of cartoonist Robert Crumb; ICA. Through December 7. See Films. |
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Oh Fresh! Sophomore Proclamations of Freshman Rules, 1866-WWII; collection of Freshman Broadsides; Rosenwald Gallery, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library. Through December 19. |
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Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA. Through March 29, 2009. |
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Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; items from the private collections of Lenape people along with archaeological objects from the Museum’s collections; Penn Museum. Through September 12, 2009. See Special Events. |
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence; interactive exhibition explores evolution and its profound impact on humans; Penn Museum. Through May 3, 2009. |
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Francis Johnson: Music Master of Early Philadelphia; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall 2009. |
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Collective Imprints; visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda; The Rotunda. Ongoing. |
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meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. |
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A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. |
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Jewish & Other Imperial Cultures in Late Antiquity; virtual exhibit; www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows08/ (Center for Advanced Judiac Studies). |
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The Jewish Book: Material Texts and Comparative Contexts; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; virtual exhibit, www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows06/. |
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Photographs from the Field; ethnographic photographs by anthropology graduate students; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing. |
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Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G. Hunter; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing. |
Penn Museum Tours
Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; free with admission donation. Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu.
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Highlights of the Collection |
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Egypt: Life Along the Nile |
11 |
Raven’s Journey: Alaska’s Native People |
12 |
Daily Life in Canaan and Ancient Israel |
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Etruscan and Roman Architecture |
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Highlights of the Collection |
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Native American Southwest |
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Rites of Passage in Africa |
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache;
Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The World of Alaska’s Native People; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho palaoa.
1 |
The Butterfly in Winter: An Evening of German Experimental Film; 6:30 p.m.; Sloung Foundation (Slought). |
30 |
The Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany; screening and discussion; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House (Creative Writing Program; LGBT Center). |
Cinema Studies
Info.: http://cinemastudies.upenn.edu/
1 |
Films from Three Decades; various screenings by filmmakers Ute Aurand, Milena Gierke, Renate Sami, and Curator Karen Beckman; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Through October 2. |
International House
Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, $5/members, students, seniors unless otherwise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org.
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Sound on Screen—J’entends Plus La Guitare; French; 7 p.m. |
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Exhumed Films: Slashers & Psychotics; multiple screenings; 9 p.m. |
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Project Twenty1 Film & Animation Festival; screenings, casting workshops and networking with filmmakers; info.: www.ProjectTwenty1.com. Through October 5. |
8 |
DocuSpain: New Spanish Documentaries—Memory Train; Spanish; 7 p.m. |
9 |
The Immortal Alain Robbe-Grillet; various screenings by scientist turned director; French. Through October 11. |
14 |
Stories of New Orleans—Past, Present and Future; multiple screenings; 7 p.m.; $10, $8/members, students, seniors. |
15 |
An Evening with Jack Stevenson—Know Your Enemy: An American War-Propaganda Retrospective; multiple screenings; 7 p.m. |
16 |
Carnaval! A Celebration of South America—Global Gala 2008; multiple screenings; 7 p.m.; Portuguese. Through October 18. See Music. |
22 |
Crumb; 7 p.m.; preceded by R. Crumb Underground tour at ICA; free. See Exhibits. |
23 |
Visions of Paradise: Three Films about American Self-Taught Artists; 7 p.m. |
24 |
The Hour of the Furnances; 7 p.m.; Spanish. |
29 |
Sound on Screen—Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell; 7 p.m. |
fitness / learning |
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Class of 1923 Arena; 3130 Walnut St.; admission: weekday $5.50, weekend $6.50, $1 off w/PennCard; skate rental $2.50; group rates and skating lessons offered; hours: www.upenn.edu/icerink. |
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Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; first class free; $8/class, $5/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). |
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New Parents @ Penn; meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; contact Penn Women’s Center (215) 898-8611 for dates. |
1 |
Faculty Affiliates Mixer; 4-6 p.m.; LGBT Center (LGBT Center). |
8 |
Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; for women only; session III: Wednesdays, October 8-29, 5:30-8:30 p.m.; session IV: Thursdays, October 16-November 6; 4040 Chestnut St., Divsion of Public Safety; register: (215) 898-3590; full fall schedule at www.publicsafety.upenn.edu/SS_RAD.asp. |
Academic Career Conference
Sponsored by Career Services
6 |
Talking about Your Research; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center. |
7 |
Talking about Your Teaching; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 97, McNeil Bldg. |
14 |
The Insider’s Guide to Graduate Education: A Program for First- and Second-Year PhD Students; 5:30-6:45 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall; RSVP: rollinse@upenn.edu. |
Christian Association
SLANGuage; Tuesdays 2:30-5 p.m. Info: www.upennca.org.
1 |
Election Issue Debate; 6:30-7:30 p.m. Also October 15 & 29. |
5 |
Progressive Christianity 101; Rev. Beverly Dale; 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tabernacle United Church. Every Sunday. |
6 |
Peacemaking Through the Arts; 3-6 p.m. (times will vary). Also October 17, 20, 27, 31. |
7 |
SLANGuage; 2:30-5 p.m. Every Tuesday. |
8 |
Queer Christian Fellowship; 6:30-7:30 p.m. Also October 22. |
23 |
Sex on Tap; 5:30-10 p.m. |
30 |
African Dinner—Ghana; 6-8 p.m. |
Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx
7 |
Brown Bag Matinee—Think or Sink; noon-1 p.m. |
10 |
Minutes Writing; 9 a.m.-noon; $75. |
14 |
Franklin Covey’s FOCUS; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75. |
21 |
Getting Ahead: A Series for Young Professionals—Money Matters II: Beyond the Basics; noon-1:30 p.m. |
23 |
Brown Bag Matinee—The Sluggers Come Home; noon-1 p.m. |
24 |
Diversity Brown Bag: Sexual Harassment Awareness; noon-1 p.m. |
Quality of Worklife: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx
7 |
Women and Heart Disease: Understanding a Woman’s Risk; noon-1 p.m. |
9 |
Taking Care of Yourself When You Are the Caregiver; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
10 |
Information Session: Flexible Work Options; noon-1 p.m. Also October 30. |
16 |
Coaching Children for Online Computer Safety and Security; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
21 |
Your Heart and Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of Exercise; noon-1 p.m. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org.
2 |
Photographing the Springfield Mill; five sessions w/ various times; $150, $125/members. |
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Making a Garden; 7:30–9 p.m.; $36, $30/members. |
4 |
Garden Discovery Series: Garden Headdress; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; free w/ admission. |
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Great Plants for Your Home Garden Tour—Native Plants; 1 p.m.; tours every Sunday through October. |
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Managing Your Streamside Property; 10 a.m.–noon; $30, $25/members. |
6 |
Constructing the Landscape; six sessions; $180, $150/members. |
7 |
Backyard Beekeeping for Beginners; 7–9 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Step by Step Site Assessment for Planting Success; 7–8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
8 |
Tree Decay: Identification, Assessment and Management; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125. |
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Mapping and Site Analysis; 7–9 p.m.; four Wednesdays through November 5; $120, $100/members. |
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How ‘Green’ Is Your Garden?; 7–8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
14 |
Floral Design II; 6:45–9 p.m.; three Tuesdays through October 28; $190, $160/members. |
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Relationships in Nature: Restoring Ecology in Backyards, Schoolyards, and Beyond; 7–9 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
15 |
Oaks: Important Characteristics and Health Threats; 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; $150. |
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Introduction to Digital Photography; five sessions w/ various times; $180, $150/members. |
18 |
Attracting Birds to the Backyard; 9–11 a.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Overwintering Tender Plants; 10 a.m.–noon; $30, $25/members. |
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Fall Color: A Special Tour with the Director; 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; $35, $30/members. |
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Hypertufa II: Make a Trough or Staddle Stone; 10:30 a.m.–noon; $36, $30/members. |
19 |
Painting Autumn’s Beauty; 1–3 p.m.; $35, $30/members. |
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Beyond the Grass Ceiling: Less Lawn, More Natives; 10–11:30 a.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Drying and Preserving Fresh Flowers; 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; $60, $50/members. |
26 |
Our Wild Neighbors: Bird Rescue; 1–3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. |
28 |
From Farm to Table: Growing Food Sustainably; 1–2:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Pruning Deciduous Trees; 9 a.m.–3 p.m.; raindate, October 30; $110/all day, $60/morning only. |
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Butterflies in Your Garden; 7–8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
Technology and Training Services
Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, staff, and students; register: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training.
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FilemakerPro Intro.; $260. |
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Excel 2003 Intro.; $190. |
3 |
Visio Intro.; $224. |
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PowerPoint 2003 Intro.; $190. |
7 |
Word 2003 Intro.; $190. |
8 |
Moving to Office 2007; $190. |
10 |
Windows Vista Intro.; $250. |
13 |
Excel 2007 Intro.; $190. |
14 |
Access 2003 Advanced; $448; 2 days. |
16 |
Flash CS3 Intro.; $570; 2 days. |
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Microsoft Project 2003 Intro.; $448; 2 days. |
20 |
Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. |
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Configuring Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services $1,871; 5 days. |
21 |
Cascading Style Sheets; $570; 2 days. |
22 |
Supporting the PennNet Phone Service; noon-1:30 p.m.; free. |
24 |
Adobe Acrobat 9—Redefining the Term “Document”; 9 a.m.-noon; Jon M. Huntsman Hall; free. |
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Word 2003 Intermediate; $190. |
27 |
Word 2007 Intro.; $190. |
28 |
Photoshop CS3 Intro.; $494; 2 days. |
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Access 2007 Intro.; $357; 2 days. |
30 |
Word 2003 Advanced; $190. |
31 |
PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190. |
7 |
PPSA; noon; Sweeten Alumni Center; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu. |
14 |
WPSA; noon; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall. |
22 |
University Council; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu. |
30 |
Fall Full Board Meeting of the Trustees; RSVP: (215) 898-7005. Through October 31. |
24 |
Penn Symphony Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; free (Music). |
30 |
4A/The Inspiration Fall Show; co-ed a cappella; time TBA; info.: inspirat@dolphin.upenn.edu; Iron Gate Theater. |
College House Music Program
PennCard required
8 |
Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Rooftop Lounge, Rodin College House. |
25 |
Karen Meier; cello; 8 p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison College House. |
30 |
Matt McCloskey; 8 p.m. jazz guitar; McClelland Hall in the Quad. |
International House
Info.: www.ihousephilly.org
12 |
An Evening with Phil Niblock—Music and Images by an American Maverick; 8 p.m.; $10, $8/members, students, seniors. |
19 |
Carnaval! Global Gala 2008—Paulo Alvares & Ensemble Noamnesia; 8 p.m.; $10, $8/members, students, seniors. See Films. |
25 |
Paul Bley & Richard Poole; jazz and improvised music duets; 8 p.m.; $25, $20/members & seniors, $17.50/students. |
Slought Foundation
Shows 8 p.m.; $10. Info.: www.slought.org
3 |
Polwechsel; performing selections from their new CD, Archives of the North. |
18 |
Maierhof; contemporary music composer who works with acoustic instruments; Irvine Auditorium. |
25 |
Werner Moebius | Audio Culture; sound installations, solo performance, ensemble compositions and video works. |
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing, see www.worldcafelive.com.
WXPN Free at Noon Concert Series; every Friday in October at noon; World Cafe Live; info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
10 |
Mike Birbiglia: Sleeping While Standing Tour; stand-up comedy; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $32.50. |
12 |
The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa; performances inspired by traditional Malian music; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $25-$40. |
15 |
The Grand Inquisitor; Dostoevsky’s parable; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; $35. Through October 19. |
16 |
Parsons Dance; high-energy works that combine humor and sensuality; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $38-$48; Also October 17, 8 p.m. and October 18, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. |
29 |
Inbal Pinto Dance Company: Celebrating Israel’s 60th Anniversary; production set inside a stage-sized snow globe; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $38-$48. |
Readings/signings |
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Kelly Writers House
Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
Events in Arts Cafe.
2 |
EMERGENCY presents Poets Sueyeun Juliette Lee and Christopher Stackhouse; 6 p.m. |
3 |
Sylvia Kauders Lunch Series—Gerald M. Stern, The Scotia Widows: Inside Their Lawsuit Against Big Daddy Coal; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; noon. |
6 |
Lunch Talk with Michael Sokolove; New York Times Magazine; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; noon. |
7 |
PoemTalk; live recording discussion of Lyn Hejinian’s “constant change figures”; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu;3:30 p.m. |
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Reading and Discussion with Novelist Karen Russel; 6 p.m. |
15 |
Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, Anything Goes!; 8 p.m. |
16 |
Anthony DeCurtis presents Tom Moon; 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die; 6 p.m. |
20 |
LIVE at the Writers House; featuring L.A. Banks, Solomon Jones, The Twin Poets, Ed Shockley, with musical guest Monnette Sudler; 7 p.m. |
21 |
Reading and Conversation with Jim Shepard; fiction writer and novelist; 6 p.m. |
22 |
Blogging in the Presidential Election; Will Bunch; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; noon. |
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Theorizing presents Lytle Shaw; discussion of book Olson’s Archives: Fieldwork in New American Poetry; 6 p.m. |
23 |
Cheryl J. Family Fiction Program: Featuring Ben Fountain; fiction writer; 6p.m. |
28 |
Caroline Rothstein Oral Poetry Program—Tracie Morris and Band, Marvin Sewell and Val Jeanty; 6 p.m. |
29 |
A Radio Play by Jill Budd; 6 p.m. |
30 |
PoemTalk; live recording discussion of Robert Creeley’s “I Know a Man”; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; 3:30 p.m. |
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
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Time Well Wasted; D.S. Haines; 7 p.m. |
3 |
Third Base Ain’t What it Used to Be; Logan Levkoff; 4 p.m. |
7 |
Disrupting Class; Michael Horn; 6 p.m. |
16 |
Black Philosopher, White Academy: The Career of William Fontaine; Bruce Kuklick; 6 p.m. |
20 |
The Way of Innovation; Kaihan Krippendorf; 6 p.m. |
23 |
Acting: Make It Your Business; Paul Russell; 6 p.m. |
25 |
Accept My Kid, Please! A Dad’s Descent into College Application Hell; Hank Herman; 3 p.m. |
27 |
The Mismanagement of America, Inc.; Lawrence Hrebiniak; 6 p.m. |
28 |
Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History; Heather Love; 6 p.m. |
29 |
The Leaders We Deserved (And a Few We Didn’t); Alvin Felzenberg; 6 p.m. |
Now |
Farmer’s Market; 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; University Square, 36th and Walnut Streets. Wednesdays through October. |
3 |
Penn Women’s Center Open House; noon-2 p.m.; RSVP: (215) 898-8611 (PWC). |
4 |
Penn Family Day; a day of events, including a tailgate party, sporting events, and free Penn Museum admission; all-day events beginning at 10:30 a.m.; info.: www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/StaffRecognition/FamilyDay.aspx (Human Resources). |
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Clark Park Farmers’ Market; 10th anniversary celebration featuring an outdoor market, local food, public art and live performances; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; 43rd & Baltimore (The Food Trust; UCD; Friends of Clark Park). |
7 |
Commuter Fair; learn about the different ways to commute to campus; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall. Also October 8; Ravdin Mezzanine, HUP (Business Services). |
11 |
Campus Pride College Fair; learn about colleges and universities that value LGBT and ally people; 2-4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (LGBT Center). |
13 |
Employee Resource Fair; learn about campus resources and services available to Penn employees; noon-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (PPSA; WPSA). |
14 |
Fiscal Wake-Up Tour; panel discussion and town hall meeting on federal fiscal policy; 6 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Fels Institute of Government). |
15 |
Information Session: Wharton Programs for Workings Professionals; 6-7:30 p.m., check-in at 5:30 p.m.; Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: wharton-wpwp@wharton.upenn.edu, (215) 898-2888, www.whartoncertificates.com (Wharton). |
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College of Liberal and Professional Studies Graduate Programs Fair; 5:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall. |
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4th Anniversary of World Cafe Live; music, $4 menu and drinks; 6 p.m.; RSVP: www.worldcafelive.com. |
16 |
Young Friends Event: CSI; learn about how forensic anthropology is used to solve criminal cases; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/members (Museum). |
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Welcoming Reception for International Students and Scholars; wear traditional or business attire and meet friends from 50 area colleges; 5-7 p.m.; Chinese Rotunda, Penn Museum (International Classroom Programs). |
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Calabash; performances, food and dance celebrating Caribbean and African cultures; 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (CASA; DHSA). |
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Show and Sale of “Treasures” from World Cultures; exotic shopping and collecting exposition of antiques, fine arts, jewelry and textiles from World Cultures; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $15, $12/members, $10/students; tickets: (215) 898-9213. Continues October 25, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and October 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; opening preview, October 23, 5-9 p.m. (Museum). |
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Left: Iznik Classics––Istanbul, Turkey
An underglaze painted stoneware plate with stylized Ottoman Galleon.
Diameter 53 cm. Part of the Treasures Show and Sale at Penn Museum. |
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Diwali; festival of lights, an Indian celebration; 6-8 p.m.; International House; $3, free/members (I-House). |
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Unity Week; a week of festivities, talks, and programs celebrating and promoting intercultural unity; info.: unitedminoritiescouncil@gmail.com. Through November 1 (United Minorities Council). |
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NanoDay@Penn; exhibits, demonstrations, and laboratory tours highlight nanotechnology research across the campus; info.: www.nanotech.upenn.edu/nano_day.html (Nano/Bio Interface Center). |
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Homecoming 2008; for full listing of events, see www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming2008/. Through November 2 (Penn Alumni). |
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Halloween Costume Party; 6 p.m.-8 p.m.; International House; $8/general admission, $5/members, free/residents (I-House). * Please note that the time has been changed. |
October Blood Drives
Info.: www.penn.givesblood.org.
Morris Arboretum
Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org
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Ground Breaking on the Sustainable Horticulture Center; new complex will be the first newly constructed green building on Penn’s campus to be certified through the US Green Building Council’s LEED rating system; 11 a.m.; Bloomfield Farm (across from Morris Arboretum public gardens). |
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Fall Festival; 10th anniversary includes scarecrow making, pumpkin and face painting, organic and local grown produce; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; scarecrow making: $12, $10/members. |
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Beer: The Tasting Continues. . .; second annual beer tasting and dinner w/ dishes made from beer; 7–9 p.m.; $72, $60/members; register: (215) 247-5777 ext 156 or 125. |
University Club at Penn
Info.: www.upenn.edu/universityclub
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Columbus Day Lunch; enjoy a special Italian-American lunch menu. |
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Bosses Day; bring your boss to lunch for a special menu including a carving station and specialty desserts. |
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Oktoberfest; celebrate with a lunch menu to include traditional German foods. |
Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com.
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(W) Soccer vs. St. Joseph’s; 7:30 p.m. |
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(M) Soccer vs. Villanova; 5 p.m. |
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Volleyball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. |
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Football vs. Dartmouth; noon. |
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Sprint Football vs. Army; 7 p.m. |
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(W) Soccer vs. Columbia; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Soccer vs. Columbia; 7:30 p.m. |
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Football vs. Columbia; 1 p.m. |
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Field Hockey vs. Columbia; 1 p.m. |
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Field Hockey vs. Temple; 7:15 p.m. |
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(W) Soccer vs. Rider; 7 p.m. |
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Volleyball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m. |
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Volleyball vs. Harvard; 4 p.m. |
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Sprint Football vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. |
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Different Flavors of Pluripotency; Niels Geijsen, Harvard University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Persian Culture Series—Translating Post-Revolutionary Fiction; Paul Sprachman, Rutgers University; noon; rm. 209, College Hall (Middle East Center). |
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Informal Economies of Community Gardens in Philadelphia; Domenic Vitiello, city and regional planning and urban studies; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science). |
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Structure and Function of Mammalian AMPK: A Good Target for Drugs to Treat Type 2 Diabetes?; Steven J. Gamblin, NIMR, UK; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
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Criminology Lecture; Michael J. Farrell, NYPD; 4 p.m.; rm. 483, McNeil Bldg. (Jerry Lee Center of Criminology). |
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Regulation of Polarized Membrane Traffic by Rab Family GTPascs; Francis Barr, University of Liverpool; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Reducing Violence Against Women: Recent US Supreme Court Rulings; panel discussion; 1 p.m; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law School (SP2). |
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Critical Issues for the 2008 Election; Donald F. Kettl, Fox Leadership Professor; 3:30 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium (2nd floor), Houston Hall (PASEF). |
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Process in Print: Methods and Imagery; Matt Neff, Ivanco Talevski, fine arts; 4 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG). |
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One Health Panel: Antibiotics in Food Animals; Shelley Rankin, microbiology; 5:30 p.m.; BRB, School of Medicine (Medicine). |
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International Relations and the Foreign Service; Robert Dry, US Department of State; 6 p.m.; Cherpack Seminar Room, Williams Hall (International Relations). |
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Delivered Home; Barry Bergdoll, The Museum of Modern Art; 6:30 p.m.; Claudia Cohen Hall (Architecture). |
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Title TBA; Pieter Abbeel, Stanford University; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: (215) 898-5814 (GRASP). |
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Botswana’s Responses to the Threat of HIV/AIDS; Festus Mogae, Former President of the Republic of Botswana; noon; Auditorium, BRB II/II (Botswana–UPenn Partnership). |
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Modern Remains: On Manet’s Ragpickers; Andre Dombrowski, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). |
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Cultural Heritage: Indigenous Perspectives; various speakers; 4 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 898-4890 (Museum; Center for Native American Studies). |
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Symbols of Awakening: Buddhist Art Traditions in Central and Eastern Asia; Frank Chance, Center for East Asian Studies; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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Beyond the Act: After the Biennale; various speakers; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought). |
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Current Developments in Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament; Martine Letts, Lowy Institute for International Policy; 10 a.m.; Stiteler Forum, Stiteler Hall (International Relations). |
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Alternative Splicing and the Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression; Douglas L. Black, University of California—Los Angeles; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Proving Carcinogen Exposure and Cancer Causation; Bruce Molholt, XperTox; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science). |
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Engineering Charge Transport and Energy Flow in Molecular and Nanoscale Materials and Devices; Cherie Kagan, electrical and systems engineering; 3:15 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Immune Responses to Influenza AH5N1 Viruses and Vaccines; Kanta Subbarao, NIAID; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
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Import and Export Across the Bacterial Outer Membrane; Susan Buchanan, National Institutes of Health; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Miracle or Mirage? Health Care Reform and the 2008 Election; John Oberlander, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI). |
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Title TBA; Steffie Woolhandler, Harvard University; noon; rm. 360, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; info.: (215) 898-5611 (LDI). |
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Preconceptional Folate Supplementation and the Risk of Preterm Birth; Radoslaw Bukowski, University of Texas Medical Branch; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Cutting Cinema, Controlling Race: African American Representation and Film Censorship, 1940-1960; Ellen Scott, cinema studies; noon; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Clean Water–Green City; Howard Neukrug, City of Philadelphia Office of Watersheds; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science). |
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Tumor Targeting: Theory and Experiment; K. Dane Wittrup, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 3:15 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Criminology Lecture;Michael Jacobson, Vera Institute of Justice; 4 p.m.; rm. 483, McNeil Bldg. (Jerry Lee Center of Criminology). |
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Language Change in America: A Modern Reflex of Yankee Cultural Imperialism; William Labov, linguistics; 5 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: www.phf.upenn.edu (Penn Humanities Forum). |
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Preventing Intimate Partner Violence: Can We Apply Lessons from Tobacco Control?; J.A. Grisso, nursing; 9:30 a.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (FICAP). |
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Understanding Why and Where Protons and Ions Bind in Proteins; Marilyn Gunner, City College of New York; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer in HIV Infection and Clinical Trials Access: Lessons from Advances in AIDS-Related Malignancies; Richard Little, National Cancer Institute; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (CFAR). |
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Characterization of Human Epigenomes; Keji Zhao, NIH; 4:05 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
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Title TBA; Alex Aiken, Stanford University; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: www.cis.upenn.edu (CIS). |
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Title TBA; Laurent Younes, Johns Hopkins University; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: (215) 898-5814 (GRASP). |
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Using Systems Biology and High-Throughput Molecular Parasitology to Find New Therapies for Malaria; Elizabeth Winzeler, Novartis Research Foundation; 3 p.m.; Reunion Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (PGFI). |
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The Polemics of Possession in Spain and America; Rolena Adorno, Yale University; 5 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center for Early American Studies (McNeil). |
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Molecular Targeted Therapies in Ovarian Cancer: Are They Working?; Andrew K. Godwin, Fox Chase Cancer Center; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED. |
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Synthetic Biology for Synthetic Chemistry; Jay Keasling, University of California— Berkeley; 3:15 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Fighting Crime Together: Government and Community Partnerships; Christopher Sample, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office; 6 p.m.; 2nd Floor, Penn Bookstore; RSVP: www.alumni.upenn.edu/diversityalliance/dass/. (Alumni Relations). |
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Criminology Lecture; Eric Cadora, Justice Mapping Center; 4 p.m.; rm. 483, McNeil Bldg. (Jerry Lee Center of Criminology). |
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Protein Unfolding and Degradation by the Proteasome; Andreas Matouschek, Northwestern University, noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Title TBA; Andy Yao, Tsinghua University; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: www.cis.upenn.edu (CIS). |
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New Philology and the New Sappho; André Lardinois, Radbout Universiteit Nijmegen; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 336, Claudia Cohen Hall (formerly Logan Hall) (Classical Studies). |
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Torture and Democracy: What Now?; Darius Rejali, Reed College; 7 p.m.; rm. 265, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; open to Penn students and faculty. All others, RSVP to mec-ra@mec.sas.upenn.edu (Middle East Center). |
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Title TBA; Yoshiaki Sakagami, Honda Research and Development, Ltd.; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: (215) 898-5814 (GRASP). |
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Collecting, Preserving and Presenting: Building a Personal African Art Collection; Herman Bigham & Associates, preservers of African Traditional Art; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; free with Treasures ticket. See Special Events (Museum). |
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Tribal Weavings: Symbolism and Meaning: Through the Eyes of the Creators; Peter Davies, Turkana Gallery, NYC; 5 p.m.; Penn Museum; free with Treasures Show and Sale ticket. See Special Events (Museum). |
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Psychology Colloquium; Michael Lewis, Rutgers University; 3:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (Psychology). |
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Finiteness Questions for Deformations of Complexes; Frauke Bleher, University of Iowa; 4 p.m.; rm. 4N30, David Rittenhouse Laboratories (Trustees Council of Penn Women). |
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Spiegel Fund Lecture; Charles Burns, artist and author of Black Hole; 5:30 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Penn Libraries). |
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A Borderline Case: Hybridity in the Beur (North African) Imagination; Silvia Nagy-Zekmi, Villanova University; noon; rm. 219, College Hall; open to faculty and students of Penn and other area colleges only (Middle East Center) |
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A Trio of Research Interests: a) Control of Inflammation by Oxygen as it Relates to Sleep Apnea, b) Clinical Trials in Dogs and Cats with Spontaneous Disease, and c) Long-Term Surveillance of 9-11 Attack Dogs; Cynthia Otto, Veterinary Hospital; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Women’s Club). |
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Title TBA; Merrick Furst, Georgia Tech; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; info.: www.cis.upenn.edu (CIS). |
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Lonely As A Cloud: Archaeology, Romanticism and the English Landscape; Matthew Johnson, University of Southhampton; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $3, free/members (Museum). |
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Gonadotropic-Regulated Testicular RNA Helicase, GRTH/Ddx25, an Essential Multifunctional Protein in Germ Cell Development; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Documentary After England; James English, English; noon; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Criminology Lecture; A.T. Wall, Rhode Island Department of Corrections; 4 p.m.; rm. 483, McNeil Bldg. (Jerry Lee Center of Criminology). |
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Deep Ancestry: The Genographic Project; Spencer Wells, National Geographic; 4 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 573-8280 (Penn Humanities Forum). |
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The Recent Acquisition of CNET by CBS; Morton Pierce, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP; 4:30 p.m.; S245A, Law School (Penn Law). |
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Conversation: Odita and Nasgaard; 7 p.m.; ICA (ICA). See Exhibits. |
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Youth Identity and Development in the “Colorblind” American Context Post Brown 1954; Margaret Beale Spencer, GSE; 4:30 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (GSE). |
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Graspit!: A Visualization and Simulation Engine for Grasping Research; Peter Allen, Columbia University; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP). |
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A Random Walk Through Prints: Developing a Collection as Interests Change; David and Susan Goode, exhibition collectors of Process in Print: The David and Susan Goode Collection; 4 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG). |
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