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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Now |
Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions. Through April 5. |
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Last day to withdraw from a course. |
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Spring Term Classes End. |
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Reading Days. Through May 1. |
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
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Why Does Daddy Snore?; Nancy Rothstein; 10:30 a.m.; Penn Bookstore. |
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Philadelphia International Children’s Festival; live performances from around the globe; Annenberg Center; $10; info.: www.pennpresents.org/tickets/childfest.php. Through May 2 (Penn Presents).
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Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 156 or 125.
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Origami for Kids; 11 a.m. |
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Build a Bird’s Nest; 11 a.m. |
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Painting the Bamboo Forest for Kids; create a Japanese ink painting with traditional bamboo brushes; 1-2:30 p.m.; $18, $16/members. |
Peanut Butter & Jams: World Cafe Live
$10/adults, $7/children; 11:30 a.m.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
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PaJAMers Class; music-making for parents and pre-schoolers ages 2-4; 10-11 a.m.; $225; Wednesdays through May 20; register: www.liveconnections.org/what_we_do.php#summerjam. |
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Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band. |
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Ernie and Neal. |
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Bari Koral Family Band. |
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The Cat’s Pajamas. |
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8th Annual Disability Symposium: Cool Ideas on Hot Topics; 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; register by April 1 at www.vpul.upenn.edu/lrc/symposium_form.php (Weingarten Learning Resources Center). |
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Global Islam in Everyday America; explores Islam and Muslim identities in the US; 8:15 a.m.-6 p.m.; auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall (Asian American Studies). |
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Unspoken Borders 2009: Ecologies of Inequality; systems that create or perpetuate the socio-economic and environmental stratification of society; register: www.design.upenn.edu; $15/professionals, $7/ students. Through April 5 (PennDesign; Black Student Alliance). |
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Wives, Concubines, Courtesans, Nuns: Early Modern Japanese Women; symposium in honor of Cecilia Segawa Seigle, emeritus professor of Japanese studies; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; rm. 402, Cohen Hall; register: Women-of-early-modern-japan@googlegroups.com (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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Change and Cultural Exchange in the 13th Century; 9:30 a.m.; Penn Humanities Forum (Center for Ancient Studies). |
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Global Approaches to Translational Research; 8:30 a.m.; rm. 421, BRB II/III; continues April 15; register: www.itmat.upenn.edu/symposium.shtml (ITMAT). |
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Transnational Pasts (1500-1800); the “global” turn in the field of English and Comparative Literature as well as in “area” studies; 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; McNeil Center for Early American Studies (Research Foundation). |
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., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-1 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; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Info: (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: $14, $12/seniors, $7/students & youth 3-17, free w/ PennCard, children under 3; November-March: everyday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; April -October: weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m., weekends 10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Penn Museum: $10, $7/seniors, $6/children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, Free/members, PennCard holders, children under 5; 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; Thurs.-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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Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya; collection of ancient Maya painted pottery from nearly a century ago; opening celebration: 1 p.m.; Penn Museum. Through January 31, 2010. See Special Events. |
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Scott Wright; paintings and aerial photographs entitled “Signs of Life;” Burrison Gallery; reception: May 1 , 6 p.m. Through May 15. |
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John Milton at 400; highlights of the Milton collection given to Penn by Joseph Wittreich; reception, April 16, 5:30 p.m.; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through August 17. |
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Thirteen Miles from Paradise; John Moore’s industrial landscape paintings focusing on sites from Ohio to Maine; Arthur Ross Gallery; lecture: April 8, 4 p.m. Through June 14. |
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Pathways to Unknown Worlds: Sun Ra, El Saturn & Chicago’s Afro-Futurist Underground, 1954-68; ICA; reception: April 23, 6 p.m. Through August 2. |
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Tavares Strachan:You Can Do Whatever You Like (The Orthostatic Tolerance Project); ICA; reception: April 23, 6 p.m. Through August 2. |
Now
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Still Life; photography by Benjamin Pierce that concentrates on the human body; Burrison Gallery. Through April 3. |
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The Art of Patrick Dougherty; abstract sculpture made with natural materials; Morris Arboretum. Through April 18. See Talks. |
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Squirrels on Locust ; 20-25 giant squirrel sculptures decorated by various campus organizations; Locust Walk and College Green. Through April 24 (Penn Art Club). |
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Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition; Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery. Through April 30 (PennDesign). |
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Art of Limina: Gary Hill; installations and an essay by collaborating artist/critic George Quasha; Slought Foundation. Through May 1. |
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Selected Works by Alex Dragulescu; works exploring algorithms, computational models and information visualizations; Esther Klein Gallery. Through May 2. |
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence; interactive exhibition explores evolution using our own bodies as evidence; Penn Museum. Through May 3. |
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Did Censorship Make the French Enlightenment?; draws on the collections of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library to explore the French Enlightenment; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through June 13. |
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Dirt on Delight: Impulses That Form Clay; work of 22 clay artists; ICA. Through June 21. |
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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 objects from the Museum’s collections; Penn Museum. Through September 12. |
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The Texture of Trees; Andrea Baldeck photo exhibit; Morris Arboretum. Through September 14. |
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Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA. Through December 6. |
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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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Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; a look at the rise and fall of this royal city during one of Egypt’s most intriguing times; Penn Museum. Ongoing. |
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Springfield Mills; photography exhibit by Guillermo Torres of the Arboretum’s Springfield Grist Mill; lower gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. |
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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. |
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Treasures From the Royal Tombs of Ur; 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;
Penn Museum Tours
Meet at Trescher Main Entrance. Free w/ admission and w/ PennCard. Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu.
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Etruscan/Roman: Marble, Mosaics, and Metalwork. |
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence. |
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Egyptian Funerary Practices. |
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Highlights of the Collection. |
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Mesoamerica: Ancient Ball Game. |
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Daily Life in Canaan and Ancient Israel. |
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Pa’lante, Siempre Pa’lante: The Young Lords; Iris Morales, producer; 7 p.m.; rm. 425, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library (Latin American and Latino Studies). |
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BLAST!; followed by Q&A with Mark Devlin, physics and astronomy; 6 p.m.; rm. G17, Claudia Cohen Hall (The Penn Science Café). |
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Salt of This Sea; discussion with director Annemarie Jacir; 6 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Middle East Center). |
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The Best of Addams DVLab Video Production Projects; 6 p.m.; Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies). |
Italian Studies Film Series
Screenings w/English subtitles. Class of ’25 Seminar Rm., Gregory College House
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L’armata Brancaleone. |
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Mafioso. |
Wanted To See It!
7:30 p.m.; Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies).
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Changeling. |
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona. |
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The Duchess. |
22 |
Quantum of Solace. * Note Change * |
Fine Arts Film Series in Residence
Screenings at 6 p.m. Sky Lounge, Harrison College House (Cinema Studies).
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The World. |
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Irma Vep. |
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Devil’s Playground. |
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Tell Them Who You Are. |
Women of Power:
A Documentary Film Series
Screenings and Conversation with Filmmakers Jo Francis and John Fuegi
14 |
To Dream Tomorrow: Ada Byron Lovelace; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall. |
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In the Symphony of the World: A Portrait of Hildegard of Bingen; 5 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall. |
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Out of the Chrysalis: A Portrait of Maria Sibylla Merian; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 110, Annenberg Center. |
International House
Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, $5/members, students, seniors unless otherwise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org.
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CineFest 2009; Philadelphia CineFest presents 250 films from 45 countries; now-April 5; tickets: www.phillycinefest.com. |
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Evil Dead 2 followed by The Asphyx; 7 p.m.; $10. |
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Zazie Dans Le Metro; 7 p.m. |
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Scribe Video Center Producers’ Forum: The Masculinity Project; 7 p.m.; $10, $8/members, students, seniors. |
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The Little Traitor; 9 p.m.; $12, $10/seniors, free/students. |
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The Long and Short of It; 7 p.m. |
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Blue Planet (Il pianeta azzurro); 7 p.m. |
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Nostos. The Return (Nostos. Il ritorno); 7 p.m. |
fitness / learning |
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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. |
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Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; $8/class; $6/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings). |
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Vinyasa Yoga: Yoga in the Galleries; take yoga classes in the setting of Penn Museum’s galleries; $12/person per class; Wednesdays in April (Museum). |
Christian Association
Info: www.upennca.org.
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African Dinner—South Africa; $10, $2/students; RSVP: upennca@dolphin.upenn.edu. |
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Slanguage; 2:30 p.m. Also April 14, 21 and 28. |
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Sexual Violence at Penn: Steps to Survival; 7 p.m.; Rodin Rooftop Lounge. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org.
Department of Recreation
RSVP: (215) 898-6100. Workshops at Pottruck Center.
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Basic Outdoor Rock Information Session; 5-6 p.m. Also April 8, 14, 22 and 29. |
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Intro to Rock Climbing Section 07; 1-3 p.m. |
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PENNFIT Free Body Composition Measurements; noon-1 p.m. |
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KidsRock Climbing Section 05; 1-2 p.m. |
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Wilderness First Aid; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Continues April 5. |
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Indoor Climbing Course Section 09; 6-7 p.m. |
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Climbing Vertical Rescue Course; 6-8 p.m. |
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PENNFIT Seminar—Physioball Workouts; 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
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Tree Identification; 3-5 p.m. |
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Morris Arboretum Tree Climbing Course; 3-5 p.m. |
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Pottruck New Member Group Orientation; noon-1 p.m. |
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PENNFIT Seminar—Physioball Workouts; 12:15-1:15 p.m. |
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Developing Your Own Yoga Practice; 5:15-6:30 p.m.; 4 weeks. |
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PENNFIT—Eating for Optimal Health; 12:15-1:15 p.m. |
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KidsRock Climbing Section 06; noon-1 p.m. |
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Intro to Rock Climbing Section 08; 4-6 p.m. |
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PENNFIT Seminar—Fit for a Safe Summer; 5:30-6:30 p.m. |
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PENNFIT Seminar—Fit for a Safe Summer; 12:15-1:15 p.m. |
Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/training_coursecatalog/.
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Essentials of Management: Cohort 16; 9-10:30 a.m.; $250. Also April 16, 23, 30. |
8 |
Diversity Brown Bag-Sexual Harassment Awareness; noon-1 p.m. |
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Brown Bag Matinee—Focus Your Vision; noon-1 p.m. |
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Administrative Professionals Day-Explore Your Life and Career Through Journaling; noon-1:30 p.m.; $25. |
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Career Focus Brown Bag—Your Next Job at Penn; noon- 1 p.m. |
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Mentors@Penn Information Session; noon-1 p.m. |
Quality of Worklife: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx.
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Keeping Professional in the Midst of Change; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: (215) 247-5777 ext. 156 or 125.
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Urban Forestry for Elementary School Teachers (Grades 4-6); 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; free; registration at 8:30 a.m. |
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Palm Weaving: The Story and the Art; learn how to make traditional weavings; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $42, $38/members. |
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Spring Holiday Centerpiece; Session A: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Session B: 6:30-8:30 p.m.; $58, $48/members. |
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Landscape Design Studio; 7-9:30 p.m.; $225, $195/members. Continues April 14 & 28, May 5, 12, 19, 7-9:30 p.m. and April 18, 10 a.m.-noon. |
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Advanced Climbing and Rigging Techniques for Arborists; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $350; register: http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/arboretum/ed_classes.shtml. Also April 15. |
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Introduction to Digital Photography; digital camera terminology, techniques, basic Photoshop and other online services; 7-9:30 p.m.; $180, $150/members. Continues April 22& 29, May 6 &13, 7-9:30 p.m. and May 2, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
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Creating a Woodland Garden; 7:30-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Journal Writing Workshop; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $38, $30/members. |
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Ornamental Grasses; 10-11:30 a.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Underused Annuals for Your Garden; 1-3 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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Urban Forestry for Elementary School Teachers (Grades K-3); 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; free; registration at 8:30 a.m. |
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Gardening with Herbs; 7-8:30 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
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The Art of Pressed Flowers; Session A: 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Session B: 6:30-9 p.m.; $56, $47/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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Excel 2007 Introduction; $190. |
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Word 2007 Advanced; $190. |
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Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. |
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Advanced Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. |
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Excel 2003 Introduction; $190. |
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PowerPoint 07 Beyond the Basics; $190. |
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Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. |
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Excel 2003 Intermediate; $190. |
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Sharepoint Designer 2007 Level 1; two-day course; $995. |
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Word 2003 Intermediate; $190. |
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Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Introduction; $300. |
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Visio 2007 Intermediate; $224. |
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PowerPoint 2003 Introduction; $190. |
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Cascading Style Sheets; two-day course; $570. |
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Outlook 2007 Introduction; $190. |
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Lunchtime Learning- Microsoft Office Project 2007; noon-1:30 p.m.; free. |
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FileMaker Pro 9 Introduction; $260. |
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Outlook 2007 Introduction; $190. |
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Lunchtime Learning-Supporting PennNet Phone Service; noon-1 p.m.; free. |
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Word 2003 Advanced; $190. |
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Moving to Office 2007; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 1:30-4:30 p.m.; $95. |
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Access 2007 Introduction; two-day course; $357. |
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Excel 2007 Advanced; $190. |
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Access 2003 Advanced; two-day course; $448. |
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Excel 2003 Advanced; $190. |
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Excel 2007 Programming with VBA; two-day course; $790. |
Weigle Information Commons
Held in Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, unless otherwise noted. Register: www.wic.library.upenn.edu/workshops
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Literary Criticism; noon. |
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Posters with Powerpoint; 5 p.m. |
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Refworks; noon. |
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InDesign; 12:30 p.m. |
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Photoshop Layers; 10 a.m. |
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Excel Data Analysis; 2 p.m. |
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Editing and Revising; 5 p.m. |
10 |
Penn Tags; 2 p.m. |
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Excel Basics; 2 p.m. |
13 |
PhotoShop Basics; 2 p.m. |
15 |
Literary Criticism; noon. |
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iMovie; 2 p.m. |
16 |
Dreamweaver; 12:30 p.m. |
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Google Overview; 2 p.m. |
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PowerPoint Basics; 10 a.m. |
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iPhoto, Photo Booth, Aperture; noon. |
22 |
GIS; 2 p.m. |
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Zotero; 10 a.m. |
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Excel Charts; 2 p.m. |
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WPSA; noon-1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall. |
14 |
PPSA Board Meeting; noon-1:30 p.m.; Brachfeld Conference Room of Houston Hall; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu. |
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University Council; 4-6 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu or (215) 898-7005. |
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Tony Conrad and Keiji Haino; free improvisation, solo percussion, and psychedelic music; International House; 8 p.m.; $25, $20/members and seniors, $17.50/students (International House). |
Music Department
Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music.
$5/General Admission, Free w/ PennCard.
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AudioNexus; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. |
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University Choir; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
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Daedalus Quartet; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
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Penn Flutes; 7 p.m.; Rooftop Lounge, Rodin College House. |
18 |
Penn Wind Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
19 |
Ancient Voices; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
20 |
Jazz Combos; 8 p.m.; Upper East Lounge, Hill College House. |
22 |
Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. |
24 |
University Choral Society w/ Penn Symphony Orchestra; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium. |
26 |
Penn Chamber I; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
27 |
Penn Chamber II; 7 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. |
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Jazz Combos; 8 p.m.; Upper East Lounge, Hill College House. |
28 |
Penn Chamber III; 7 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall. |
Penn Presents
Tickets: www.pennpresents.org.
5 |
Branford Marsalis Quartet; saxophonist; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets $20-$55. |
10 |
Béla Fleck & the Africa Project; banjo player; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets $20-$55. |
17 |
American Composers Orchestra; 7:30 p.m.; Ibrahim Theatre, International House; tickets $22. |
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* Postponed * Herb Alpert & Lani Hall; trumpeter performs American standards and Brazilian jazz; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets $20-$40. * Postponed until November 4th* |
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Ahmad Jamal; jazz pianist and composer; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets $45-$70. |
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing, see www.worldcafelive.com.
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The Loathly Lady: Opera Première; Penn Humanities Forum 10th Anniversary Finale; 7:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $25-$30, student discount available; info.: (215) 898-3900 (PHF). |
2 |
The Importance of Being Earnest; iNTUITIONS Theatre Co.; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $8, $7/ with PennCard. Also April 3, 6 p.m. and April 4, 8:30 p.m (PAC). |
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The Dance Times; Penn Dance Company with special guest The Excelano Project; 8 p.m.; Iron Gate Theater; $10/door, $5/Locust Walk. Also April 3 and 4. |
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SOARS: Story of a Rape Survivor; assistant professor of English, Salamishah Tillet’s personal journey of surviving and healing told through a variety of art forms; 6 p.m.; The Rotunda (Center for Africana Studies). |
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Atma’s 11: The Annual Atma Spring Show; female South Asian a Capella; 8 p.m.; Dunlop Auditorium; info.: www.pennatma.com. Also April 4 (PAC). |
4 |
So You Think You Can Hype?; Penn Hype, multicultural fusion dance troupe; 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Penn Hype). |
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Jazz Up Your Life: Ask Us How; Penn Jazz Ensemble; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $7/door, $5/ Locust Walk. Also April 11 (PAC). |
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As Bees in Honey Drown; 9 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; $10; Also April 11, 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. (Penn Presents). |
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Up On Stage—Muravchick Family Cabaret Stage Event; open mic showcase; 7:30 p.m.; Platt Student Performing Arts House; info./to perform: Nick Gonedes, gonedes@wharton.upenn.edu (Platt). |
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Easter Musical Extravaganza; Tim White, Tyrone Harmon and the Appointed and Annointed Kingdom Generation Praise Dancers; ticket donation, $20; 5 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; info.: (215) 222-0420 (Kenneth Porter Music and Drama). |
Readings/signings |
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Kelly Writers House
Events in Arts Cafe. Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/ .
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Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m. Also April 15. |
2 |
Reading by Frank Sherlock and Carol Mirakove; 6:30 p.m. |
3 |
Marathon Reading of Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five; 3 p.m. |
6 |
Lunch Talk with Howard Fineman; noon; RSVP: (215) 573-9748 |
7 |
PoemTalk Records Episode #22; a discussion of Louis Zukofsky’s “Reading and Talking”; 4 p.m.; third floor. |
14 |
Poetry Reading: Wystan Curnow; 6 p.m. |
16 |
Poetry Reading: Rachel Zolf; 5:30 p.m. |
21 |
Reading and Conversation with Adina Hoffman; 6 p.m. |
22 |
CPCW Literary Journalism Fellowship Program; 5 p.m. |
23 |
Junior Fellows Program with Matt Abess; noon; RSVP. |
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Creative Writing Contest Winners Reading; 6 p.m. |
27 |
Reading by Mary Gordon, Kelly Writers House Fellows Program; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP. Also April 28, 10 a.m. |
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
2 |
Cruel Games; Rose Ciotta; 6 p.m. |
6 |
The Genius Instinct: Reclaim Mother Nature’s Tools for Enhancing Your Health, Happiness, Family and Work; Hank Weisinger; 6 p.m. |
7 |
A Kenyan’s Homecoming; Carol Kairo; 6 p.m. |
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The Foie Gras Wars: How a 5,000-year-old Delicacy Inspired the World’s Fiercest Food Fight; Mark Caro; 7 p.m. |
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*Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century; Eugenie Birch and Susan Watcher; Rescheduled for May 12* |
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The History of the Pennsylvania Hospital; Kristen Graham; 6 p.m. |
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Political Worlds of Slavery and Freedom; Steven Hahn; 6 p.m. |
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Caribou and Conoco: Rethinking Environmental Politics in Alaska’s ANWR and Beyond; Robert McMonagle; 7 p.m. |
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E.I.: 10 Steps to Become Economically Intelligent and Live a Successful Life; Jeremy Preston; 6 p.m. |
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Ultimate Money Skills: Scholars, Dollars, Budgets and Bills; Undergraduate Community; 6 p.m. |
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Annual Rental Housing Fair; learn about housing options, meet landlords and get information; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Off-Campus Living). |
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27th Annual Maya Weekend—Maya Cross Roads: Classic Ideas & Goods in Motion Across the Verapaz; events surrounding Museum’s exhibit, Painted Metaphors; Penn Museum; $175, $140/members; info.: www.museum.upenn.edu/new/mayaweekend/index.shtml. Through April 5 (Museum). See Exhibits. |
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Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration; origami, Swarthmore taiko drummers and garden tour; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum. |
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Korean Culture Show; fashion show, freshman play and movie, hip hop dance, traditional drumming and more; 7 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; $8/pre-sale, $10/door (Korean Students Association). |
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Visit by the Tokyo Japanese Cherry Blossom Queen; crowning of the queen and tour of the Arboretum; 10 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; Morris Arboretum. |
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Penn Preview Week Open House and Tours; 3-3:45 p.m.; Lounge, Platt Student Performing Arts House. Also April 10, 13, 16, 17, 20. |
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Annual Open Enrollment and Health Fair; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Human Resources). |
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Models of Excellence Award Ceremony and Reception; 4:30 p.m.; call (215) 898-1012 to request an invitation (Human Resources). |
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Spring Fling 2009: Some Flings Never Get Old; carnival games, music, food and a concert featuring hip-hop artist Akon and rock band Guster; The Quad, Hill Field, College Green, and Wynn Commons; info./tickets: www.specevents.net. Through April 18 (SPEC). |
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The Philadelphia Antiques Show; over 50 antiques dealers; the ‘09 loan exhibit is Patriots and Presidents—Philadelphia Portrait Miniatures, 1760-1860; benefits the University of Pennsylvania Health System; 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; The Navy Yard, 5100 South Broad St. Also April 19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; April 20 and April 21, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; tickets: www.philaantiques.com. |
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Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day; activities for children ages 9-15; registration and supervisory approval required; www.hr.upenn.edu (HR). |
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Arbor Day Celebration; celebrate with the art of Patrick Dougherty, tree planting demo, tree climbing activities, and arts and crafts for kids; 1 p.m.; Morris Arboretum. |
Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com.
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Baseball vs. St. Joseph’s; time TBA. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Brown; 2 p.m. |
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(M) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; 4 p.m. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Yale; noon. |
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(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Cornell/Harvard; all day. |
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(M & W) Track; Penn Invitational; all day. |
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(M) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. |
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Softball vs. Temple; 3 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Dartmouth; 2 p.m. |
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(W) Lacrosse vs. Dartmouth; noon. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Harvard; 2 p.m. |
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(M) Track vs. Princeton/Villanova/Rutgers; all day. |
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Softball vs. Villanova; 2:30 p.m. |
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(W) Lacrosse vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Columbia; 2 p.m. |
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Baseball vs. Princeton; noon. |
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Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m. |
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(M) Lacrosse vs. Maryland; 4:30 p.m. |
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(W) Rowing vs. Cornell/Rutgers; Raritan Cup;time TBA. |
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(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Princeton; all day. |
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(W) Track vs. Oxford/Cambridge; all day. |
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Baseball vs. Princeton; noon. |
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Softball vs. Princeton; 12:30 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Cornell; 2 p.m. |
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115th Penn Relays; info: www.thepennrelays.com. Through April 25. |
25 |
(W) Rowing vs. Dartmouth/Princeton; time TBA. |
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Baseball vs. Columbia; noon. |
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Softball vs. Columbia; 12:30 p.m. |
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(M) Lacrosse vs. Towson; 2 p.m. |
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(M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Northeastern; Burk Cup; time TBA. |
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60-Second Lecture: Particles from Proton Collisions; Evelyn Thomson, physics and astronomy; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS). |
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Therapeutic Gene Silencing in Vivo Using RNA Interference; Anil Sood, Anderson Cancer Center; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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No Country for Old Mexicans: Colonial and Cinematic Representations of the Southwest; Maria Josefina Saldaña, New York University; noon; suite 330A, 3401 Walnut St. (Latin American and Latino Studies). |
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Environmental Leadership in the Antartic: Lessons Learned on the Southernmost Continent; Kate Atkins and Greg Kelder and Anarma Sharkhuu, earth and environmental science students; noon p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies). |
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Understanding Electrokinetics at the Nanoscale; Hsueh-Chia Chang, University of Notre Dame; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Global Islamic Communities: Speaker Series; Sunaina Maira, University of California, Davis; 3 p.m.; rm. 202, Williams Hall (South Asia Center). |
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Signe Wilkinson, Cartoonist; 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt Dietrich Library (Library). |
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Exploring the Maya Kingdom of Copán; Loa Traxler, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, free/members and PennCard holders; register: (215) 898-4890 or www.museum.upenn.edu/greatsites (Penn Museum). |
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Walter and Leonore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in Communication: American Public Opinion in a Time of Crisis and Political Change; Andrew Kohut, Pew Research Center; 6 p.m.; rm. 109, Annenberg Center (Annenberg). |
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Biochemistry in the cell in the purinosome; Stephen Benkovic, Pennsylvania State University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Forming a Canon: The Literacy and Political History of Dharmasastra; Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas, Austin; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (GSAC; South Asia Center; South Asia Studies). |
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Levin Family Dean’s Forum: Genetics and Geneology; Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard; 4:30 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum (SAS). |
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Jane S. Pollack Memorial Lecture in Women’s Studies; Marjane Satrapi, novelist, illustrator, and film director; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Women’s Studies). |
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Pa’lante, Siempre Pa’lante: The Young Lords; Iris Morales, film producer; 7 p.m.; rm. 425, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Latin American and Latino Studies). |
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Lunch with Local Artist Series- Michael Norris; executive director of Art-Reach; noon; Lounge, Platt Student Performing Arts House; RSVP: platthouse@pobox.upenn.edu (Platt). |
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Research Trailblazing: Challenges in Communicating Personalized Genomic Risks; Colleen McBride, National Human Genome Research Institute; noon; rm. 500, Annenberg School for Communication (CIGHT). |
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Value-Based Insurance Design: Restoring Health to the Health Care Cost Debate;Allison Rosen, University of Michigan; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu (Leonard Davis Institute). |
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Linking Lipid Flippases to Vesicle-Mediated Protein Transport; Todd R. Graham, Vanderbilt University; 12:15 p.m.; Seminar Room, John Morgan Bldg. (NRSA in Lung Cell and Molecular Biology). |
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***Cancelled Breaking Through: Malaria Vaccines, MVI and Phase III Clinical Trials; Christian Loucq, PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative; 1:30 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).***Cancelled |
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Being Present in the Past; Alan Chalmers, University of Warwick; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). |
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The Art of Patrick Dougherty: Primitive Ways in an Accelerated World; Patrick Dougherty, artist; 2 p.m.; Upper Gallery of the Widener Center, Morris Arboretum; register: www.morrisarboretum.org (Arboretum). |
6 |
How Obama Won; Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Annenberg; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 110, Annenberg School (PASEF). |
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Nursing and Midwifery Contributions to Global Health; Jean S. Yan, World Health Organization; 4 p.m.; rm. 211, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Nursing). |
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Imperial Korea’s New Capital: Pyongyang on the Eve of the Russo-Japanese War; Eugene Park; 4:30 p.m.; rm A7, DRL (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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Curatorial Practice, presented by Charles Bernstein; Wystan Curnow, Distinguished Scholar; 6 p.m.; Arts Café, Kelly Writers House (Writers Without Borders). |
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Sustaining Beauty; Elizabeth Meyer, UVA; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, School of Design (Landscape Architecture). |
8 |
Title TBA; Kevin Gardner, University of New Hampshire; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science). |
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Mesoscopic Simulations of Order-Disorder Transitions and Self-Assembly in Colloidal and Polymeric Systems; Fernando Escobedo, Cornell University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). |
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60-Second Lecture: Why is Mathematics Useful?; Robert Ghrist, mathematics and electrical systems and engineering; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS). |
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TBA; Stefania Benini, Italian; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Futurism and Realism in the History of Cochlear Implants; Mara Mills, history and sociology of science; noon; ste. 321, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics). |
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Chaining Ubiquitin to the Spindle; Michael Rape, University of California, Berkeley; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Law vs. Practice: Human Gene Patents and Genetics Testing in the UK; Naomi Hawkins, University of Oxford; noon; ste. 321, 3401 Market St. (Center for Bioethics). |
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Understanding Warlords, from Anupgiri to Akbar; William Pinch, Wesleyan University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (GSAC; South Asia Center; South Asia Studies). |
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Trafficking with the (Organs) Traffickers: Global Justice and the Traffic in Humans for Transplant; Nancy Scheper-Hughes, University of California, Berkeley; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Center for East Asian Studies; South Asia Center; Middle East Center; African Studies Center). |
10 |
Embryonic Stem Cells and Pulmonary Tissue Engineering; Christine Finck, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center; 12:15 p.m.; Seminar Room, John Morgan Bldg. (NRSA in Lung Cell and Molecular Biology). |
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Contemporary Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS; Thomas Loveland, South Dakota State University; time and location TBD (Penn Institute for Urban Research). |
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Emergent Genetic Architecture: Analogies and Applications of Evolutionary Theories in Contemporary Architectural Design; Christina Cogdell, University of California, Davis; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). |
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Conversation with Howard Sherman; The American Theatre Wing; 3 p.m.; Platt Student Performing Arts House; Register: platthouse@pobox.upenn.edu (Platt Performing Arts House). |
13 |
Conversation on Preservation and Sustainability; panel discussion; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation). |
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The Trouble with Anthologies: The Case of the Poems of Ying Qu; David R. Knechtges, University of Washington; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 110, Annenberg (CEAS). |
14 |
Environmental Sustainability at Penn; Daniel K. Garofalo, FRES; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Women’s Club). |
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The Penn Clinical Trial Portfolio-Opportunities for Collaboration; Leslie Fecher, hematology, oncology; 5 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
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Containment: The Muting of Students in Semidemocratic Southeast Asia; Meredith L. Weiss, University at Albany, SUNY; 4:30 p.m.; Location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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A Conversation about Community Engagement in Archaeology; Ian Hodder, Stanford University; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, free/Museum members (Museum). |
15 |
Meeting the Challenge of Sustainability at Penn; Daniel Garofalo, FRES;noon; The Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Earth and Environmental Science). |
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Beyond the “Magic Bullet”: New Strategies for Site-Specific Delivery of Therapeutic and Diagnostic Agents; Patrick S. Daugherty, University of California, Santa Barbara; 3 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Not Even Past: New Perspectives on American History—Solider from the War Returning: The Greatest Generation’s Troubled Homecoming from WWII; Thomas Childers, history, Bruce Kuklick, history; 4:30 p.m.; McNeil Center for Early American Studies (SAS). |
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60-Second Lecture: Crusading, Then and Now; Paul Cobb, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Plaza, 37th & Locust Walk (SAS). |
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Television that Tastes Good: Julia Child and the History of Early Food TV; Dana Polan, NYU; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Viral-host Interactions Critical for HIV Capsid Assembly; Jaisri Lingappa, University of Washington; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Center for AIDS Research; Microbiology). |
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Toward a Comprehensive Genetic Dissection of Sperm Function Using Drosophila; Barbara T. Wakimoto, University of Washington; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Genetic Fundamentalism: The Search for Certainty in Uncertain Times; Jean Bethke Elshtain, political science; 4 p.m.; B6, Stiteler Hall (Trustees Council of Penn Women; Political Science; Women’s Studies; History). |
16 |
Relationship Violence Among College Undergraduates: Male and Female Victimization and Perpetration; Christine Forke, CHOP; 9:30 a.m.; 16th floor, Conference Room F, 3535 Market St. (Penn Science Injury Forum). |
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How to Achieve Extremely High Affinity in Ligand Design; Ernesto Freire, Johns Hopkins University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Lexical Choices in the Cultural Politics of Peninsular India c.1300-1800; Sumit Guha, Rutgers University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (GSAC; South Asia Center; South Asia Studies). |
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Korean Buddhist Journeys to Lands Worldly and Otherworldly; Robert Buswell, UCLA; 4:30 p.m.; auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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Reading and Misreading Iranian Women in the US; Farzaneh Milani, University of Virginia; 4:30 p.m.; location TBD (Middle East Center). |
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Offenses and Defenses: Litigation in the New Millennium; Andrew Chirls, Litigation Practice Group of Philadelphia; 5:30 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; RSVP: www.alumni.upenn.edu/diversityalliance/dass/#chirls (Penn Alumni Diversity Alliance). |
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Recent Work; Alec Soth, Spiegel Resident; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Undergraduate Fine Arts). |
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Ontological Questions and Mythical Answers in Ancient Egypt; Regine Schulz, Walters Art Museum; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, $3/Museum members, free/ARCE-PA members (ARCE-PA). |
17 |
Who Belongs in Managed Care? Using Premium Policy to Achieve an Efficient Assignment in Medicare; Tom McGuire, Harvard; noon; auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (Leonard Davis Institute). |
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Spatial-Dependent Redox Signaling: Role of NADPH Oxidase 4; Kai Chen, University of Massachusetts; 12:15 p.m.; Seminar Room, John Morgan Bldg. (NRSA in Lung Cell & Molecular Biology). |
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Learning to Draw, Drawing to Learn: Italian Seventeenth-Century Printed Libri di Disegno; Alexa Greist, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). |
19 |
Human Rights in the 21st Century; Karen Greenberg, NYU; 1 p.m.; rm. B-1, Meyerson Hall (Library). |
20 |
African American Males, HIV/AIDS, and Sexual Health; David J. Malebranche, Emory University; 4 p.m.; rm. 500, Annenberg School for Communication (IUR). |
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Life Sciences Management: Decision Resurces; Barry Bloom, Harvard; 4 p.m.; Cohen Auditorium, Claudia Cohen Hall (Life Sciences Management; SAS). |
21 |
Risks and Opportunities of Manned and Unmanned Space Flight; Molly K. Macauley, Resources for the Future; 4:30 p.m.; rm. G 50, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Penn Program on Regulation). |
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Babylon: Legend and Reality; Joachim Marzahn, Vorderasiatisches Museum, Germany; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; register: www.museum.upenn.edu (Hagop Kevokian Visiting Lectureship). |
22 |
Engineering Analysis of Developing Organs: Experiments and Theory; Jeremiah J. Zartman, Princeton; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Global Islamic Communities: Speaker Series; Barbara Metcalf, University of Michigan; 3 p.m.; rm. 202, Williams Hall (Asian American Studies; Middle East Center; South Asia Center). |
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60-Second Lecture: On the Stability of Life; Joshua Plotkin, biology and information science; 11:55 a.m.; Stiteler Hall, Houston Hall (SAS). |
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On Refractive Cinema; Timothy Corrigan, English; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Targeting Endocrine and Inflammatory Rathways to Prevent Preterm Birth; Stephen Lye, University of Toronto; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
23 |
PASEF Luncheon: Reviving the Economy; Susan Wachter, Wharton; 11:45 a.m.; Hourglass room, University Club; PASEF and University Club Members only (PASEF). |
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Nomadic Communities in Contemporary India; Meena Radhakrishna, Delhi University; noon; rm. 816, Williams Hall (GSAC; South Asia Center; South Asia Studies). |
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Disruption, Disruption, Disruption; Robert Brook, UCLA; 3 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium(Leonard Davis Institute). |
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Migration, Immigration and the Myth of the Korean Uniqueness; Timothy Lim, CSU, Los Angeles; 4:30 p.m.; rm. A5, DRL (Center for East Asian Studies). |
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Race and Sports; Marion Jones, former world champion athlete; 5:30 p.m.; Huntsman Hall Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Center for Africana Studies). |
24 |
Molecular Control of Differentiation Alveolar Type II Cells in Developing Lung; Heber Nielsen, Tufts Medical Center; 12:15 p.m.; Seminar Room, John Morgan Bldg. (NRSA in Lung Cell and Molecular Biology). |
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Rare and Common Genetic Variation and the Control of HIV-1; David Goldstein, Duke; 2 p.m.; Class of ’62 Lecture Hall, John Morgan Bldg. (Center for AIDS Research; ITMAT). |
26 |
Penn Alumni in Performing Arts Career Symposium; 2 p.m.; Lounge, Platt Student Performing Arts House (Platt Performing Arts House). |
27 |
Identification and Characterization of Individual Melanoma Cancer Stem Cells; Marcus Bosenberg, Yale University; noon; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
28 |
Public Health Genomics: From the Sciences of Discovery to the Sciences of Action; Muin Khoury, Center for Disease Control; noon; Medical Alumni Hall, 1 Maloney Bldg.; info. and RSVP www.med.upenn.edu/penncight/SeminarSeries.shtml (CIGHT; Medicine). |
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Painted Metaphors—Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya; Elin C. Danien, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; Museum Member Only (Penn Museum). See Exhibits. |
29 |
Title TBA; Katherine A. McGlynn, National Cancer Institute; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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