Spring Break begins at the close of classes.

Classes resume at 8 a.m.

Advance Registration for Fall and Summer Sessions. Through April 4.

6

Ben Rudnick & Friends; acoustic music that ranges from bluegrass to calypso.

7

Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Players; rock music; 10:30 a.m.; $15/adults, $12/children.

Kids Rock for Kids 2010; rock concert series benefits children’s medical charities; 1 p.m.; $10.

13

Presley and Melody; rock songwriters/musicians.

20

Alex & The Kaleidoscope Band; world music.

27

Rocknoceros; Washington, DC area award-winning band.

3

Injury Science Day; 60-second science, student poster competition, panel discussion; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; RSVP: www.cphi.upenn.edu/InjuryScience.shtml (CPHI).

12

The Sincerest Form of Flattery: Emulation and Imitation in the Ancient World; 6 p.m. Continues March 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want; info.: ancient@sas.upenn.edu (Ancient Studies).

Fostering Innovation: Bringing the NPA Home; Francis Collins, NIH; Annual meeting of the National Postdoctoral Association; info.: www.nationalpostdoc.org. Through March 14.

19

Recovering the Past: Archaeologists and Travelers in Ottoman Lands; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; $20, free for Penn students and faculty; register: www.arthistory.upenn.edu/recoveringthepast/. Continues March 20.

Greenhouse Markets: Consequences and Best Practices for Business Management; 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Wharton; RSVP: kfretz@wharton.upenn.edu (IGEL). 

22

Gender in Judaism and Islam; series of panels; 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall; info.: (215) 898-6654 (Middle East Center; Jewish Studies Program; Women’s Studies Program).

27

Who Owns Underwater Cultural Heritage? Perspectives on Archaeological Law and Ethics in the Mediterranean; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: www.penn.museum/events-calendar/details/183.html (Museum; Culural Heritage Center).

Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.

Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn; free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery: free; Mon.-Sat.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fox Gallery, Claudia Cohen Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

GSE Student Lounge: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

International House: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Meyerson Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3; Daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Penn Museum: $10, $7/seniors, $6/children 6-17 and full-time students w/PennCard, free/members; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.

The Rotunda: 4014 Walnut St.; free; for hours: (215) 573-3234.

Slought Foundation: free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m.

University City Arts League: 4226 Spruce St.; free; Mon.-Thurs. noon-8 p.m., Fri. noon-7 p.m., Sat. 12:30-4:40 p.m.

Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID required; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi.

Wistar Institute: free; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

1

Reading Pictures: Sixteenth-Century European Illustrated Books; see Penn’s collection in a new way; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; reception: March 3, 5:30 p.m. Through August 15.

8

The Women’s Caucus for Art—WOMEN: An International Women’s Day Exhibition; Through diverse mediums, artists chronicle their experiences through imagery of women at work, cultural representations of the feminine, and abstract goddess depictions; International House. Through March 14.

New Prints, Part II; juried exhibition featuring a wide array of contemporary work in fine art printmaking; Meyerson Gallery; reception: March 25, 5 p.m. Through April 9 (School of Design).

12

Selected Portraits by David S Kessler; InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation; International House. Through July 3. 

15

PAFA; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts students and IHouse residents works of traditional drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking; International House. Through July 3. 

26

In Citizen’s Garb: Southern Plains Native Americans, 1889-1891; photography exhibition explores efforts to force Kiowa and Comanche nations to adopt “Euro” ways through dress, accompanied by Plains Indian clothing from the period; Merle-Smith Gallery West, Penn Museum. Through June 20.

This is Not An Invitation to Rape Me; photographs, illustrations, films, paintings and more that explore female issues; Fox Art Gallery. Through March 5.

Radiologic Images; medical photography; International House. Through March 6.

Landscapes and Flowers; Carol Albrecht’s one-woman show of her oil paintings of landscapes; University City Arts League. Through March 6.

InLiquid Video Installation: Homeland; explores how video artists question/challenge/explore/redefine the notion of homeland in an age of in/security; International House. Through March 6. 

Strictly Death: Selected Works from the Richard Harris Collection; explores the iconography of death across a range of artistic practices; Slought Foundation. Through March 8.

Nikon Small World; photomicrographs taken with powerful microscopes; main atrium, Wistar Institute. Through March 12.

Drawing Away: Exile and the Graphic Novel; explores graphic novels with exile as a common theme; 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through March 15. 

Silence Dogood: Miler Lagos; installation sculpture of a forest of trees made of recycled newspapers; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through March 21. 

Dance with Camera; explores the crossover between artists and dancers who make choreography for the camera; ICA.   Through March 21. See Films.

Video Art: Replay Part 2: Everyday Imaginary; three-part exhibition is centered around three themes prevalent in video art-documentary, animation, and comedy; ICA. Through March 21.

Brower Propulsion Laboratory: BPL-003, Moranic Mission to Montana; series of documents, artifacts, and spacecraft from quasi-fictitious aerospace company created by artist Steven Brower in 2007; Esther Klein Gallery. Through March 21.

Papua New Guinea: Photos from the Mt. Hagen Singsing; Burrison Gallery; reception: March 18, 4 p.m. Through April 2.

What in the World; the unauthorized biography of the Penn Museum; Penn Museum. Through April 11.  

Dissecting the Gross Clinic; tribute to the painting by Thomas Eakins; Kamin Gallery, Van-Pelt Dietrich Library. Through April 31.

The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia; photography by children of the Fairhill and Kensington neighborhoods; Penn Museum. Through May. 

Righteous Dopefiend: An Anthropological Installation on Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America; a photo-ethnography by professor Philippe Bourgois and photographer Jeff Schonberg; Penn Museum. Through May.

Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World); first major museum survey of the photography, embroidery, textiles and performance of illustrator, author, and designer Maira Kalman; ICA. Through June 6.

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; Penn Museum. Through July.  

Flora of Pennsylvania; specimens and botanical drawings celebrating the state’s flora; Upper Gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Through September.

Springfield Mills; photography by Guillermo Torres of the Arboretum’s Springfield Grist Mill; lower gallery, Widener Center, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; notes, photos and artifacts from Penn’s famous 1922 excavation; Penn Museum. Ongoing.

Collective Imprints; visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda; The Rotunda. Ongoing.

6

Ancient Egypt: Life Along the Nile.

7

Classical Portraits.

14

Buddhist Influence in Ancient China.

20

Highlights of the Collection.

21

Native American Southwest.

27

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery.

28

Egypt: Treasures From the Tomb.

The Little Traitor.

16

Tehran Has No More Pomegranates.

18

Garbage Dreams.

3

Promised Lands; 7 p.m.

4

Motion Pictures ’10; “Everywhere” & “Beyond the Mainstream”; 6 p.m. (ICA).

5

The Hand of Fatima; 7 p.m.

Road Games & Patrick; 8 p.m.

9

Found in the Making: Films about Self-Taught Artists—Mr Patterns; 7 p.m.

10

Joyce Wieland and Friends; multiple short films celebrating Canadian national identity and bringing forward feminist issues. Through March 13.

15

Persepolis; 7 p.m.

16

The Black Lily Film & Music Festival­—Estilo Hip Hop + Sole: A Philly Sneaker Documentary; 7 p.m.

17

Dance with Camera Cinema Program; screening “Clinic of Stumble,” “Thanatopsis,” “Pas de Deux,” “Beehive,”  & “The Red Shoes”; 7 p.m. (ICA). See Exhibits. 

20

Fires on the Plain; Japanese; 7 p.m.

24

The Films of Kim Longinotto; multiple screenings in Japanese. Through March 27.

31

Part VI: The End of the Tunnel; Spanish; 7 p.m.

New Parents @ Penn; meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; contact Penn Women’s Center (215) 898-8611 for dates.

Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; $8/class; $6/students; Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).

Class of 1923 Arena; 3130 Walnut Street; 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.

Rape Aggression Defense Program (RAD); hands-on physical defense training for women; session VI: March 6, 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; session VII: March 8, 15, 22, 29, 5:30- 8:30 p.m.; session VIII: March 20, 27, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.; register: (215) 898-3590 (UPPD).

24

Time Management and Personal Leadership; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; International House; $70; register by March 22, http://timemgmtseminar.eventbrite.com/ (International House).

Wharton Programs for Working Professionals Information Session; 6 p.m.; Jon M. Huntsman Hall; a light dinner will be served; RSVP by March 18: (215) 898-2888 or www.whartoncertificates.com (Wharton Programs for Working Professionals).

30

Six Week Belly Dance Class; 6:30-7:45 p.m.; Penn Museum; Through May 4; $100, $80/members, full-time students; RSVP: www.penn.museum/events-calendar/details/172.html (Museum). 

2

Africa Dinner: Cameroon; Cuisine and Culture, Open Mind for Africa Program; 6 p.m.

Slanguage; ESL class for international students and guests focusing on American slang and social justice; 2:30 p.m. Also March 9, 16, 23, and 30.

3

Bible Study; 5:30 p.m. Also March 10, 17, 24, and 31.

19

Peacemaking Through the Arts; Undergrads work with elementary school children on the arts and conflict resolution; 3:30 p.m. Also March 26.

3

Penn Summer Employee Information Session; noon-1:30 p.m.

9

Master of Liberal Arts Information Session; 5:30-6:30 p.m.

11

Bachelor of Arts Information Session; 5:30-7 p.m.

24

Penn Summer Walk-In Wednesday; one-on-one meetings with recruitment specialists; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m.

10

Treatment-Resistant Depression and Bipolar Disorder: The Basics; noon–1 p.m.; free.

24

Q&A with a Nutrition Expert; noon –1 p.m.; free.

31

Yes, You CAN Prevent Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes!; noon–1 p.m.; free.

2

Mature Tree Care; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $110.

6

Wedding and Prom Flowers Made Easy; 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; $99, $92/members.

Creating a Well-Balanced Pond; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $37, $31/members.

Wellness Walks; 10:30  a.m.; Saturdays. Also March 13, 20, 27.

7

Chinese Dumpling Making Workshop; noon-4 p.m.; $60, $50/members.

8

Advanced Tree Biology Workshop; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $150.

Visitor Education Volunteer Training; 1:30-3:30 p.m.

11

Landscape Design Studio; 7-9:30 p.m.; $261, $218/members.

13

Drawing from Nature for the Reluctant Beginner; 10 a.m.-noon; $100, $85/members. Also March 20 & 27.

16

Backyard Ecology: Audubon Orientation;7-9 p.m.;$30, $25/members. 

17

Refining Your Climbing Skills; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.;$390.

20

Birding Through the Spring in the Arboretum’s Natural Areas; 8-10 a.m.; $66, $60/members.

Create a Silk Wreath for Spring; 10 a.m.-noon; $50, $47/members.

Spring Rose Care Workshop; 10 a.m.

Vase Arranging for Floral Stems; 1-3 p.m.; $48, $45/members. Also May 2.

21

Terrariums: Create a Miniature Greenhouse; 1:30-3 p.m.; $23, $20/members.

23

Pruning Shrubs: Broad-Leaved and Needle-Leaved; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $110.

Pruning for the Homeowner; 7-9 p.m.; $67, $56/members. Also March 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Native Pollinators: Attracting Mason Bees; 7-9 p.m.; $35, $30/members.

24

Gardening with Native Plants to Attract Birds and Butterflies; 7-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

25

The Well-Mannered Perennial Garden; 7:30-9 p.m.; $30, $25/members.

27

Attracting Birds to the Backyard; 8:30-11 a.m.; $30, $25/members.

Brewing: An Introduction to Making Beer; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $43, $36/members. 

31

Advanced Climbing and Rigging Techniques for Arborists; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $350.

1

DAZ 3D Studio; 10 a.m.

Keynote; noon.

2

BlackBoard Grade Center; Goldstein Electronic Classroom; noon.

Refworks; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

3

In Design; noon.

Census Basics; 5 p.m.

4

Photoshop; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

5

Lynda.com; noon.

BlackBoard Walk-In; rm. 127; 12:30 p.m.

8

PhotoShop Basics; 10 a.m.

9

PowerPoint Basics; 10 a.m.

Excel; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

10

Audacity; 1:30 p.m.

Lunch n’ Learn: Who’s Citing You?; Conference Room, Biomedical Library; noon.

11

Zotero; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

15

Urban Policy Research; 11 a.m.

16

Zotero; Goldstein Electronic Classroom; 1 p.m.

17

iMovie; 2 p.m.

Lunch n’ Learn: Endnotes vs. Refworks; Conference Room, Biomedical Library; noon.

Philadelphia Research; noon.

18

PowerPoint I; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

19

Final Cut Pro; Vitale Digital Media Lab; 9 a.m.

iMovie 09 Clip Editing (Online Workshop); 12:15 p.m.

21

Reducing Nervousness (CWiC); 2:30 p.m.

22

Layers in PhotoShop; 10 a.m.

24

Green Practices Research; Goldstein Electronic Classroom; 4 p.m.

Library Research Made Easy; 5 p.m.

Refworks; Goldstein Electronic Classroom; 1 p.m.

26

Clickers; 10 a.m.

30

Refworks; Training Lab, Biomedical Library; noon.

31

Lunch n’ Learn: Scientific Posters with PowerPoint; Conference Room, Biomedical Library; noon.

PhotoShop CS4; noon.

iMovie; 3 p.m.

Posters with PowerPoint; Goldstein Electronic Classroom; 5 p.m.

1

Word 2007 Introduction; $190.

3

Outlook 2007 Introduction; $190.

4

Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

5

PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190.

8

Visio 2007 Introduction; $224.

9

Access 2007 Introduction; $357; 2 days.

11

Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190.

12

FileMaker Pro 10 Intermediate; $300.

Windows 7: Transition from Windows XP; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $110; 0.5 days. Also 1:30-4:30 p.m.

15

PhotoShop CS4 Introduction; $494; 2 days.

17

SharePoint 2007 Fundamentals; $396.

18

HTML Fundamentals;  $494; 2 days.

22

Dreamweaver CS4: Introduction; $570; 2 days.

24

Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

25

Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380.

26

Advanced Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380.

29

Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client; $1,121; 3 days.

31

PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190.

2

WPPSA; 1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall.

9

PPSA Board Meeting; noon-1 p.m.; rm. 302, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu.

10

WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; 3025 Walnut St.; info.: (215) 898- 0628.

31

University Council; 4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall;  RSVP: (215) 898-7005.

Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays (except holidays) 4-6 p.m.; Basement, 1920 Commons; Info.: pijw@law.upenn.edu.

SPEC Jazz and Grooves Annual Spring Concert: Dr. Dog with Kurt Vile; 7:30 p.m.; $5/Locust Walk; The Rotunda (SPEC).

Music 10 Recital; 8 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium (Music). 

AudioNexus; 8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (Music).

6

The Philadelphia Singers: Glass, Reich and Bryars; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$45.

14

Habib Koité and Bamada; musician from West Africa; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$40.

17

Natalie MacMaster; Celtic music; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$50.

17

Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness; discussion with author John L. Jackson, Annenberg School for Communication, anthropology; 6 p.m.; MarBar; RSVP: jreese@upenn.edu (Penn Science Café).

25

One Alliance, Two Lenses: US-Korea Relations in a New Era; Gi-Wook Shin, Stanford University; 4 p.m.; Stiteler Hall (Center for East Asian Studies).

Reading and Discussion with Myung Mi Kim; 6 p.m.

Reading and Discussion with Catie Rosemurgy; 6 p.m.

Poetry Reading with Laura Jamarillo, Laura Elrick and Laura Neuman; 6 p.m.

Theorizing presents Ann Stoler; The Imperial Modern: On the Carceral Archipelago of Empire; 6 p.m.

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes; 8 p.m. Also March 31.

Workshop Reading of a Prize-Winning Play, in Conjunction with Front Row Theatre Company; 6:30 p.m.

Reading by Susan Howe; RSVP:  whfellow@writing.upenn.edu; 6:30 p.m.

Live at the Writers House with Michaela Majoun; 7 p.m.

Brunch conversation with Susan Howe; RSVP: whfellow@writing.upenn.edu; 10 a.m.

Local Author Signing: Richard Broccia; main level; noon. 

Dangerous Intimacy: Ten African American Men with HIV; Christopher Coleman; 6 p.m.

The Seventh Inning Sit: A Journey of ADHD; Karen Lowry; noon.

A Nation of Politicians: Gender, Patriotism, and Political Culture in Late 18th-Century Ireland; Padhraig Higgins; 7 p.m.

Couples Group Psychotherapy: A Clinical Treatment Model and The Husbands and Wives Club: A Year in the Life of a Couples Therapy Group; Judith Coche and Laurie Abraham; 6:30 p.m.

More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell; Jane Golden; 5:30 p.m.

Birthing a Mother: The Surrogate Body and the Pregnant Self; Elly Teman; 6:30 p.m.

Staff and Faculty Eco-Rep Kick-Off Meeting; reduce the environmental footprint of your office by volunteering as a staff eco-rep; noon-1 p.m.; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall; Penn faculty and staff only, lunch provided; RSVP: sustainability@upenn.edu (Green Campus Partnership).

Drop the Weight and Wait for Gods Best: A Look at Life, Love, and Relationships; motivational workshop with Jessica Gibson; 7 p.m.; 2nd level, Penn Bookstore. Also March 11 (Penn Bookstore). 

Women of Color at Penn Annual Conference and Awards Luncheon; conference theme: Environmental Genocide: The Impact of Generational Poverty; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sheraton Hotel; conference & awards luncheon $100, awards luncheon $45; purchase tickets by March 1, wocaptickets@gmail.com (WOCAP).

International Women’s Day 2010; a global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women; 7 p.m.; International House (CEAS; International House).

Green Labs Brown Bag Lunch; presentation on green lab practices; noon-1 p.m.; Class of ’62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (School of Medicine).

20th Annual Jackson Beer Tasting; 2 hour tasting of more than 100 beers with author Randy Mosher; 21+; 1 p.m.; 3:30 p.m. or 6 p.m.; $50, $60/door; Penn Museum; RSVP: www.phillybeerfests.com (Museum).

Belly Dance Saturday; international star Habiba performs and teaches the latest moves; 3 sessions: 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want; RSVP: http://www.penn.museum/ (Museum). See Fitness/Learning.

(M) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.

(M) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Hofstra; 3 p.m.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Saint Joseph’s; 7 p.m.

Gymnastics vs. Temple, Maryland, Southern Connecticut; 7 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Harvard; noon.

(M) Lacrosse vs. Villanova; 3 p.m.

Softball vs. Saint Joseph’s (DH); 2:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. Temple; 3 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Saint Joseph’s; 7 p.m.

(M) Tennis vs. St. John’s; 3 p.m.

Baseball vs. Mt. St. Mary’s; noon (DH).

(W) Tennis vs. Boston University; noon.

Baseball vs. Mt. St. Mary’s; noon (DH).

(M) Tennis vs. Binghamton; 3 p.m.

(W) Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins; 7 p.m.

Baseball vs. Lafayette; noon (DH).

(M) Lacrosse vs. Cornell; 1 p.m.

(M) Tennis vs. Princeton; 2 p.m.

(W) Rowing vs. Columbia/Yale, Connell Cup; time TBA.

(M) Heavyweight Rowing McCausland Cup; time TBA.

(M) Lightweight Rowing vs. Delaware and Marietta; time TBA

Baseball vs. Saint Joseph’s, Liberty Bell Classic; time TBA.

Softball vs. La Salle (DH); 3 p.m.

1

Extraordinary Measures: Conversation with John F. Crowley; John Crowley, Amicus Therapeutics; 4:30 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB; RSVP: (215) 898-7136 (Center for Bioethics).

2

Junior Faculty Lunch with David Brainard; meet a senior campus leader as you begin your Penn career; noon; rm. 104, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: ctl-help@sas.upenn.edu (Center for Teaching and Learning). 

The Arts and the City: Can the Arts Revive Our Cities’ and the Nation’s Economy?; panelists; 5 p.m.; Penn Museum; register by February 24, penniur@pobox.upenn.edu (Penn IUR).

Offenses and Defenses: Litigation in the New Millennium; Andrew Chirls, C’77, Haines & Associates; 6 p.m.; G-1, Penn Law School (Lambda Law; Penn Alumni; Multicultural Outreach).

3

Gendered Brains: Arguments for Sex Segregated Education; Mark Liberman, linguistics; noon; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (SAS).

Carbon Sequestration via Wood Burial and Storage; Ning Zeng, University of Maryland; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (IES).

“Therapeutic Orphans”: Issues Surrounding Children and Pharmaceuticals in the 1960s; Cynthia Connolly, School of Nursing; 12:15 p.m.; rm. 2019, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

Managing Through Change, Managing Through Crisis in Financial Services; Joseph D. Gatto, chairman of Investment Banking for the Americas; 4:30 p.m.; rm.  S-245A, Levy Conference Center (Institute for Law and Economics).

Vaslav Nijinsky and the Mad Genius Formula; Joan Acocella, The New Yorker; 5 p.m.; ICA; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/registration.shtml (Penn Humanities Forum).

Great Archaeological Discoveries: Lascaux: Caves of Wonder; Harold Dibble, anthropology; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/advance, free/museum members (Museum).

Ingrid Schaffner on Maira Kalman; Ingrid Schaffner, senior curator; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (ICA). See Exhibits.

4

Connecting Neuroscience with Learning to Create a Research Foundation for Education; Kurt Fischer, Harvard University; 4 p.m.; Conference Room, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (CNS).

Unravelling Protein Dynamics with Ultrafast Electronic Spectroscopy; Ralph Jimenez, University of Colorado, Boulder; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Title TBA; John B. Duncan, UCLA; 4:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (CEAS).

5

Sensing Oxygen with Porphyrins and Metals with Half-Porphyrins; Sergei Vinogradov, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

10

Maternal Control of Fertilization and Early Mouse Development; Jurrien Dean, NIH; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

11

HIV Care in the US and Africa: From Cohorts and Trials to Policy; Rochelle Walensky, Harvard University; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (CFAR).

12

Myosin VI: Unusual Design Features of a Reverse-Direction Myosin; Lee Sweeney, physiology; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Title TBA; Martin Gaynor, Carnegie Mellon University; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI).

15

Sacralizing Time-Space: Korea (ns) in the 1940 Celebrations of Japan’s Wartime Empire; Todd A. Henry, UC San Diego; 4:30 p.m.; rm. A5, DRL (CEAS).

16

A Nation-Building People: The American Effort to Expand Influence Without Empire since 1945, and its International Implications; Jeremi Suri, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

17

The Egg and the Environment; Patricia Hunt, Washington State University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms that Regulate Initiation and Progression of Metastasis; Vivek Mittal, Weill Cornell Medical College; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

China Confidential: Ethical & Methodological Challenges of Conducting International Historical Nursing Research; Sonya Grypma, Trinity Western University; 12:15 p.m.; rm. 2019, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

From Crisis to Sustainability: Sustainable Development in Serbia; Slobodan Milutinovic, Univeristy of Nis, Serbia; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (IES).

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms that Regulate Initiation and Progression of Metastasis; Vivek Mittal, Weill Cornell Medical College; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Panel Discussion: The Business of Recycling; 4:30 p.m.; G55, Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Wharton (Wharton). 

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Visual Biochemistry: High-Throughput Approaches to Single Molecule Imaging of Protein-DNA Interactions; Eric Greene, Columbia University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

What Breasts and Babies Can Teach Us About HIV Pathogenesis; Grace Aldrovandi, University of Southern California; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (CFAR).

2010 Levin Family Dean’s Forum: The Politics of Disgust; Martha Nussbaum, University of Chicago; 4:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center (SAS).

Same-Sex Marriage: Beyond the Politics of Disgust; Martha Nussbaum, University of  Chicago; 4:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg (SAS, Levin Family Dean’s Forum).

Waging a Living in China; Maris Gillette, Haverford College; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (CEAS).

Community and Ritual in Heavenly Mater Taoism; Franciscus Verellen, Princeton University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. G17, Claudia Cohen  Hall (CEAS).

AIA Lecture: The Roman Mosaics of Tunisia; Nezib ben Larreg, Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (AIA; Museum). 

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Regulation of Pre-mRNA Splicing in Response to Cellular Signaling; Kristen Lynch, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Title TBA; Christopher Ruhm, University of North Carolina, Greensboro; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center (LDI).

Digital Story-Telling “Our Stories, Our Health”; Giang Nguyen, family medicine/community health; noon; rm. 365, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: cphi@pobox.upenn.edu (CPHI).

(His)stories of Sexuality: Same Sex Marriages in 16th-Century Rome; David Wallace, English & Ann Matter, religious studies; noon; rm. 436, Claudia Cohen Hall (Women’s Studies; Alice Paul Center). 

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North, West, and South from the Valley of the Kings: A Pilgrim’s Journey; Eugene Cruz-Uribe, Northern Arizona University; 3:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, $3/members (ARCE; Museum). 

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Divine Art/Infernal Machine: Western Views of Printing Surveyed: First Impressions; Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, University of Michigan; 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Rosenbach Museum & Library).

Slavery in Philadelphia at America’s First “White House”; Michael Coard, attorney; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

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Adaptationist Morality; Robert Kurzban, psychology; 4 p.m.; rm. 240B, Silverman Hall, Law School (Center for Neuroscience and Society).

Economics and Climate Change; Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University; 4:30 p.m.; Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Penn Law).

Africana Classics Lecture Series; Tamara Walker, history; noon; Center for Africana Studies; RSVP: (215) 898 4965 or africana@sas.upenn.edu (Center for Africana Studies).

Divine Art/Infernal Machine: Western Views of Printing Surveyed: Eighteenth Century Attitudes; Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, University of Michigan; 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Rosenbach Museum & Library).

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Beneath the Battle of the Sexes: Defining the Transcriptional Architecture Underlying Sex Determination; Blanche Capel, Duke University; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Emotional Brains: Treating Depression Through Chemistry and Talk; Robert DeRubeis, psychology; noon; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (SAS).

Pre-Columbian Monumental Earthworks of the Amazon; Clark Erickson, American section; noon; classroom 2, Penn Museum (Museum). 

Teaching with Film; Tim Corrigan, cinema studies and Karen Detlefsen, philosohy; noon; rm. 104, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: ctl-help@sas.upenn.edu (Center for Teaching and Learning). 

Genetic Analysis of Chromosome Break Metabolism; John Petrini, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute. (Wistar).

Seeking Harmonization in International Health Research: An Interminable Debate?; Eric Meslin, Indiana University; 4 p.m.; Suite 331, 3401 Market St.; RSVP: jpringle@mail.med.upenn.edu (Center for Bioethics).

Life and Death of the Mississippi Delta; Douglas Jerolmack, earth and environmental science; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (IES).

Design and Nonlinear Systems Biology: LabStudio; Jenny Sabin, architecture; Peter Lloyd Jones, School of Medicine; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.phf.upenn.edu (Penn Humanities Forum).

Exemplary Everymen: Confucian Commoners in Early Medieval China; Keith Knapp, Citadel; 4:30 p.m.; location TBA (CEAS).

R. Jean Brownlee Lecture in Feminist Thought and Sexuality Studies; Wendy Brown, UC Berkley; 5 p.m.; location TBA (Women’s Studies; Alice Paul Center).

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Multiscale Experimental and Computational Studies of Cadherin-Mediated Cell Adhesion: From Molecules to Cells; Barry Honig, Columbia University; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Divine Art/Infernal Machine: Western Views of Printing Surveyed: From Steam Press to Cyberspace; Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, University of Michigan; 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Rosenbach Museum & Library).

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HIV, Chemokine Receptors, and Antiviral Therapy; Bob Doms, microbiology; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Antiochus of Commagene at Zeugma; C. Brian Rose, classical studies; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Annual Peterson Lecture: The Million Piece Jigsaw Puzzle: Excavating a Corgo of Medieval Glass; George Bass, Texas A&M University; 7 p.m.; Penn Museum; $15 reception follows (Museum). 

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Sources on Vietnam; Chu Tuyet Lan, Viet Han Nom; Phan Phuong Thao; noon; location TBA (CEAS).

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The French Atlantic Revolution; Laurent Dubois, Duke University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

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Regulation of the Prophase-to-metaphase Transition in Follicle-enclosed Mouse Oocytes: Two Paths to Meiotic Resumption; Laurinda Jaffe, University of Connecticut; noon; rm. 253, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Ideas into Action: Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets in Indonesia; Beth Gingold, World Resources Institute; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (IES).

A Woman Should Know: The Role of Nurses in the History of Breastfeeding, 1950-1978; Jessica Martucci, PhD student; 12:15 p.m.; rm. 2019, Claire M. Fagin Hall (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

Compartmentalization and 5’-end Modifications of Eukaryotic Transcriptome; Thomas Gingeras, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

From the Sky to the Garden: Gender, Space and Fantasy in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki; Susan Napier, Tufts University; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 110, Annenberg School (CEAS).

Loren Eisely Society Dinner: Thieves of Baghdad; Matthew Bogdanos, US Marines; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 898-5093 (Museum; Loren Eisely Society).   

Michael Bierut and Chee Pearlman on M&Co; lecture on Maira Kalman’s work and the firm M&Co.; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (ICA; Design). See Exhibits.