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 requiultra_pink. |
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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| CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
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Morris Arboretum
RSVP: (215) 247-5777 ext. 125 or 156.
Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org.
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“Witchhazel” Is Your Favorite?; a scavenger hunt of witchhazels for families, followed by a craft; free with regular admission; 1-3 p.m. |
Penn Museum
Info.: www.penn.museum
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Family Sundays: Pharaoh Fashions; make your own usekhs, Egyptian collar necklaces; 1-4 p.m. |
Peanut Butter & Jams
Family-friendly, 11:30 a.m., Saturday
concert series at World Cafe Live.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
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Bollywood Dance for Kids; ages 4-11, 10 a.m.; ages 12-16, noon; adults, 2 p.m.; $10/adults, $7 children. |
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Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke; classic rock; 11:30 a.m.; $10/adults, $7/kids. |
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Doc Gibbs; funky jazz rhythms and percussion; 11:30 a.m.; $10/adults, $7/kids. |
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Security and Public Health Symposium; 9 a.m-1:30 p.m..; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; RSVP: www.cphi.upenn.edu/UpcomingCPHIEvents.shtml(CPHI). |
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Measuring Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation: Research Symposium; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Historic Preservation). |
Admission Donations and Hours
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Amistad Gallery, W.E.B Du Bois College House; free, noon-9 p.m.; PennCard required. |
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Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. |
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Burrison Gallery, University Club at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m. |
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Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Info.: www.kleinartgallery.org. |
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Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thu.-Fri. 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.icaphila.org. |
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International House: Hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org. |
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Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives, Fischer Fine Arts Library, lower level: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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Meyerson Hall Gallery, Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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Morris Arboretum: $14; $12/seniors, $7/kids 3-17, students; free/members and kids under 3; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. |
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Penn Museum: $10/adults; $7 seniors (65+); $6/children (6-17) and full-time students with ID; free/members & PennCard holders; Tues./Thur.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum. |
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The Rotunda: free; (215) 573-3234. |
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Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org. |
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Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID requiultra_pink; info.: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. |
Upcoming
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Middle Passage; Penn’s Year of Water—Center for Africana Studies Multimedia Exhibition; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays; Center for Africana Studies, Suite 334A. Through February 23. See Films. |
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**Exhibit Modified** Secrets of the Silk Road; the history of the desert landscape of the Tarim Basin, located in Western China, and the mystery of the peoples who lived there; Penn Museum. Through June 5. See Special Events.  Click here for details. |
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Houseless Beautiful; Fox Art Gallery. Through March 12. |
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Archaeologists and Travelers in Ottoman Lands; explores the excavation of Nippur by the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1800s; Penn Museum. Through February 6. |
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Penn Med Art; annual exhibition; Fox Art Gallery. Through February 9. |
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UG FNAR Juried Exhibition; selected work from the undergraduate fine arts department; Charles Addams Gallery. Through February 10. |
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Set Pieces; a restaging of art works from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, including treasures from the Museum’s storage; ICA. Through February 13. |
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Painting Survey; selected work from the PennDesign MFA program; Meyerson Gallery. Through February 17. |
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Free Range: Painting and The University of Pennsylvania; various artists; Meyerson Gallery. Through February 18. |
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The Botswana Collection; quilts from Fiber Revolution and the Kalahari quilters; Burrison Gallery. Through February 18. |
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Wharton Esherick and the Birth of the American Modern; examines the work of the founder of the American Studio Furniture Movement; Kamin Gallery, first floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, and Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives. Through February 13. |
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Art: Basics Trilogy: Water Food Shelter; experimental activist video group Termite TV Collective’s; West Gallery, International House. Through March 4. |
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A Time to Pause: Art as Healing; artists Marc Bernstein and Patricia A. Barrera; East Gallery, International House. Through March 4. |
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Nikon Small World Exhibit; award-winning photography through the microscope; Wistar Institute. Through March 13. |
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Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry; architecture that demonstrates Tyng’s lifelong interest in Platonic solids; ICA. Through March 20. |
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Emerging Artists—Project Space; curated by Whitney Lauder Curatorial Gellow Virginia Solomon; ICA. Through March 20. |
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Shary Boyle & Emily Duke: The Illuminations Project; ICA. Through March 20. |
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Post-Mao Dreaming: Chinese Contemporary Art; over 30 prints, drawings, photographs, and paintings which offer a glimpse into the post-Cultural Revolution era in China; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through April 3. |
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Year of Water; collection of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts; Penn Museum. Through May. |
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Righteous Dopefiend; photographs and other media examine the experiences of homeless drug users; Penn Museum. Through May. |
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Water as Creator and Destroyer Special Display; ancient Mesopotamian artifacts including a famous Sumerian “flood tablet;” Penn Museum. Through May. |
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Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores the history of the vampire myth and of the “killing” canine; Penn Museum. Through July. |
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Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, archaeological objects, traditional arts and family heirlooms; Penn Museum. Through July. |
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The Midwestern Experience: Ormandy in Minneapolis; exhibit on Eugene Ormandy’s life; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through Fall. |
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Color, Form and Texture of Trees; photography by Jim Smith highlighting the beauty and diversity of trees; Upper Gallery, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. |
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John Cage: How to Get Started; interactive installation; Slought Foundation. Ongoing. |
Whenever Wednesday at ICA
Lectures, films, book signings and other events; 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
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Set Pieces Screenings: Nashville; film screening with introduction by guest curator Virgil Marti. |
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Lecture: Artist as Curator; ICA senior curator Ingrid Schaffner. |
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Weaving as Metaphor Lecture Series; Jenny Sabin, School of Design. |
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Travelogue: Paris, France; lecture by Pierre Leguillon. |
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Amarna: Ancient Egypt’s Place in the Sun; 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; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa.
P.M. @ Penn Museum
Wednesday evening programs. Gallery tours at 5:30 p.m., followed by programs at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
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Quizzo Night. |
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Learn How to Belly Dance! |
Penn Museum Tours
Tours begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Warden Garden Entrance. Tour availabilty and topics subject to change. Info.: www.penn.museum.
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Silk Road Public Opening. |
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Two Millenia of Ancient Egyptian History. |
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Chinese World Culture Day. |
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A Mediterranean Journey. |
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Fulfilling a Prophesy: The Lenape. |
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The World of the Pharoahs. |
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Daily Life in the African Gallery. |
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Glass, Mosaics and Sculpture of Rome and Etruria. |
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Middle Passage; noon; Also February 10, noon and 4:30 p.m. and February 24, noon and 4:30 p.m. (YoW; Center for Africana Studies) |
Center for East Asian Studies
Info: (215) 573-4203
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1428; feature-length documentary film by Du Haibin; Time TBA, Location TBA (Cinema Studies). |
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Shofuso Film Series; Time TBA; Location TBA; Also February 10, 17 and 24 (Friends of the Japanese House and Garden). |
International House
Tickets: www.ihousephilly.com
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How to Draw a Bunny; 7 p.m. |
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Our Beloved Month of August (Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto); 7 p.m. |
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Iran: Voices of the Unheard; 7 p.m. |
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In the Land of the Free…; 7 p.m. |
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Pushing the Elephant; 7 p.m. |
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Youth Producing Change Short Film Program; 7 p.m. |
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Archive Fever!: The Films of Alina Marazzi; 7 p.m. |
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Sullivan’s Travels; 7 p.m. |
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Smiles of a Summer Night; 7 p.m. |
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Live/Film: Andrew Lampert + Chris Corsano; 7 p.m. |
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Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; Carolyn: (267) 251-3842. |
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New Parents @ Penn; every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC). |
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The Working Parents Association; Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC). |
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Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fireside Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.: wiedmann@upenn.edu. |
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Rape Agression Defense Program (RAD); hands-on physical defense training for women; Session I: February 3, 10, 17 and 24; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; Register: (215) 898-4481 (UPPD; TCPW). |
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S.A.F.E.: Self-defense Awareness & Familiarization Exchange; free, women-only, hands-on safety awareness workshop; 6-8 p.m.; Benjamin Lounge, Sansom Place West; RSVP: (215) 898-4481 (UPPD; Sansom Community Services). |
HR: Learning and Education
Open to Penn faculty and staff. Info.: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog.
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Diversity Brown Bag: Americans with Disabilities Act; noon. |
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Managing and Organizing Your E-mail Inbo—Using Microsoft Outlook; 1:30 p.m.; $40. |
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Microsoft Office 2007: Tips and Tricks; 2:30 p.m.; online workshop; $40. |
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Brown Bag Matinee: Influence at Work: How to Build Effective Relationships and Allies; noon. |
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Microsoft Excel 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; online workshop; $40. |
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Career Focus Brown Bag: Interviewing for Success; noon. |
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AMA’s Communicating with Diplomacy, Tact, and Credibility; 9 a.m.; $75. |
Morris Arboretum
Info. & RSVP: (215) 247-5777.
www.morrisarboretum.org
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Wellness Walks; guided 2-mile walks around the Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; free with regular admission. Every Saturday and Sunday. |
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Open Guided Tour; a tour guide leads you around the Arboretum; 2 p.m.; free with regular admission. Every Saturday and Sunday. |
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Contemporary Tree Appraisal; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $125. |
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Arborist Certification Training Course; Saturdays through March 12; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; $495-$585. |
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Witch Hazel Workshop; 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
ISC Technology Training Services
ISC Labs, 3650 Chestnut St., 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. RSVP: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training.
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Excel 2007 Introduction; $190. |
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Moving to Microsoft Office 2010; $200. |
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Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. |
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Photoshop CS4 Introduction; $494. Also February 11. |
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Windows 7 Introduction; 10 a.m.; $190. |
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Excel 2010 Advanced; $190. |
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PowerPoint 2010 Introduction; $190. |
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PowerPoint 2010 Beyond the Basics; $190. |
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Excel 2010 Introduction; $190. |
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Excel 2010 Intermediate; $190. |
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Word 2007 Intermediate; $190. |
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FileMaker Pro 10 Introduction; $300. |
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PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190. |
Weigle Info Commons Workshops
Class of 1968 Seminar Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Info & RSVP: http://wic.library.upenn.edu/wicshops
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Photoshop Basics; 10 a.m. |
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Excel and Data Analysis; 5 p.m. |
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Walk-In Support; 11:30 a.m. Also February 8, 10 a.m., February 18, 1 p.m., & February 24, 10:30 a.m. |
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Photoshop Layers; 10 a.m. |
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Speak with Confidence! Controlling Nervousness; 5 p.m. |
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Microsoft Excel Basics; 1:30 p.m. |
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Illustrator; 2 p.m. |
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Video Recording and Editing; 5 p.m. |
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PowerPoint: Powerpoint Video; 10 a.m. |
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RefWorks; 1 p.m. |
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Online Job Search; 1 p.m. |
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Microsoft Excel: Charts; 1:30 p.m. |
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Zotero; noon. |
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Flickr; 2 p.m. |
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GarageBand; 10:30 a.m. |
Christian Association
Info.: www.upennca.org.
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Slanguage; ESL for international students and guests; 2:30 p.m.; Also February 8, 15 and 22. |
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Bible Study: The Word in Context; noon. Also February 9, 16 and 23. |
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Peacemaking Through the Arts; 4 p.m. Also February 9, 16 and 23 at 4 p.m. and February 4, 11, 18 and 25 at 3 p.m. |
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Yoga for Well-Being: Establishing Peace Within; Also February 17. |
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Dana How Mentors; undergrads mentor high school students; 5 p.m.; Also February 10, 17 and 24. |
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Meditation for Well-Being: Establishing Peace Within; 5:30 p.m. Also February 23. |
Liberal and Professional Studies
Info.: www.pennlps.org.
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Bachelor of Arts Information Session; 5:30 p.m. |
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Walk-In Wednesday; 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Also February 9, 16 and 23. |
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MLA Penn Employee Information Session; noon. |
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Pre-Health Information Session; 5:30 p.m. |
Department of Recreation: PennFit
Pottruck Health & Fitness Center; www.upenn.edu/recreation/programs/pennfit.html.
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Free Body Composition; 8 a.m. Also noon & 5 p.m. |
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Bonus Session: Intro. to Yoga; 12:15 p.m. |
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Demo: Belly Dance; 5:30 p.m. |
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Bonus session: Muscles of the Month; 5:30 p.m. |
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Bonus Session: Intro. to Group Exercise; 12:15 p.m. |
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Bonus Session: Intro. to Rock Climbing; 12:15 p.m. |
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University Council; 4 p.m. Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. |
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PPSA Board Meeting; noon; rm. 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu. |
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Stated Meeting of the Trustees; 11:15 a.m.; Inn at Penn; RSVP: ldelap@upenn.edu. |
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Penn Improvisational Jazz Workshop; open jazz jam for musicians of all abilities; Sundays, 4-6 p.m.; rm. 413, Fisher Bennett Hall; Info.: pijw@law.upenn.edu. |
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Live music by Blues Control; 7:30 p.m.; free; ICA. |
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Ars Nova Workshop in Residence: Rhys Chatham Trumpet Trio and Chris Forsyth; 8 p.m.; International House; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop). |
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Penn Glee Club Spring Show: Guys and Balls: A Football Musical;8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center. Also February 18 & 19. |
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Celestial Septet; 8 p.m.; International House; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop). |
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Penn Symphony Orchestra; featuring James Kwak, piano; 8 p.m.; $5, free w/PennCard; Irvine Auditorium (Music, SAS, SAC). |
Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org
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Sky Quartet; Serafin String Quartet; 8 p.m.; $25; Harold Prince Theatre.  |
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The Movement, Revisited; Christian McBride, Black History Month Celebration with the Penn Jazz Ensemble and New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir; 8 p.m.; $20-40; Zellerbach Theatre. |
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. See www.worldcafelive.com for a complete listing.
WXPN Free at Noon Concert Series; Fridays at noon; RSVP: http://xpn.org/concerts-events/free-at-noon.
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The Mask and Wig Club’s 123rd Annual Production: A Volcanic Corruption; 8 p.m.; $25, $15/students; Mask and Wig Clubhouse. Also February 11, 18, 19, 25, 26. |
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PENNaach’s Annual Show; all female South Asian dance troupe; time TBA; Iron Gate Theatre. Also February 5. |
Annenberg Center
Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org
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Another Parade; Monica Bill Barnes & Company and Kate Weare Company; 7:30 p.m.; $24-48; Zellerbach Theatre. Also February 11, 8 p.m.; February 12, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. |
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TERMINUS; Abbey Theatre of Dublin; 7:30 p.m.; $25-40; Harold Prince Theatre. Also February 17, 7:30 p.m.; February 18, 8 p.m.; February 19, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; February 20, 2 p.m. |
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Kelly Writers House
Events in the Arts Cafe unless otherwise noted. RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu. Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/wh
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Lunch Talk with Poet Charles Alexander; noon; RSVP. |
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Poetry Reading by Nate Mackey; 6 p.m. |
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Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m. Also February 16. |
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Cecilia Vicuna; a screening of Kon Kon; 6 p.m. |
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Reading by Michael Davidson; 6 p.m. |
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Riot Grrrls Panel; Kerry Prize Presentation by Grace Ambrose; 6 p.m. |
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Reading by Phillip Lopate; 6 p.m. |
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RealArts@Penn Presents; 6 p.m. |
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Reading by Susan Cheever; 10 a.m.; RSVP. |
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Brunch Conversation with Susan Cheever; 10 a.m.; RSVP. |
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Marathon Reading of Mrs. Dalloway; noon. |
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New Jewish Writing; featuring Shahar Bram, Jessica Greenbaum, Bob Perelman and Rivka Fogel (C’10); 6 p.m. |
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Lunch Program with Matt Katz; noon; RSVP. |
Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
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Book Club Discussion: Three Cups of Tea; noon. |
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Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America; Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin; 6:30 p.m. |
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Power in Words: The Stories Behind Barack Obama’s Speeches, from the State House to the White House; Mary Frances Berry; 5:30 p.m. |
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Inside Osama Bin Laden; Michael Scheuer; 3 p.m. |
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Standing Tall: A Memoir of Tradegy and Triumph; Vivian Stringer; 5 p.m. |
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The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates; Wes Moore; 6 p.m. (AARC). |
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Mr. Funny Pants; Michael Showalter; 4 p.m. |
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Lunar New Year Celebration; art, music, food, demonstrations and more; 5 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG). |
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Annual Chinese New Year Celebration; 6 p.m.; International House; $8, $6/members (International House). |
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Opening Weekend Celebration: Secrets of the Silk Road; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum; free with Silk Road exhibition admission (includes Museum admission). Also February 6. See Exhibits. |
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Women’s Committee Gala for Secrets of the Silk Road; includes the exhibit, cocktails, dinner and entertainment; 6-9 p.m.; Penn Museum; starting at $175; RSVP: wc@museum.upenn.edu. |
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PECO World Culture Day 30th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration; music and dance performances, activities, storytelling, crafts, workshops, the Lion Dance Parade and more; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). |
Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com
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(M) Tennis vs. Temple; 4 p.m. |
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(M) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m. |
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Wrestling vs. Brown; 10 a.m. |
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(W) Squash vs. Harvard; noon. |
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(M) Squash vs. Harvard; 2 p.m. |
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Wrestling vs. Harvard; 2 p.m. |
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(M) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Squash vs. Dartmouth; 11 a.m. |
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(W) Squash vs. Dartmouth; 11 a.m. |
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Gymnastics vs. Cornell; 1 p.m. |
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Wrestling vs. Princeton; 1 p.m. |
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(W) Squash vs. Stanford; 1 p.m. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Temple; 4 p.m. |
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Gymnastics vs. West Chester; Wilson; 6 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. George Washington; 4 p.m. |
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(W) Basketball vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. |
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(W) Basketball vs. Columbia; 7 p.m. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Richmond; 10 a.m. |
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(M) Squash vs. Rochester; 11 a.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Fordham; 4 p.m. |
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(W) Basketball vs. Brown; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Stony Brook; 1 p.m. |
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(W) Tennis vs. Stony Brook; 4 p.m. |
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(W) Basketball vs. Yale; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Navy; 4 p.m. |
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(M) Basketball vs. Columbia; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. Delaware; 10 a.m. |
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(M) Lacrosse vs. Duke; noon. |
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(W) Lacrosse vs. Drexel; 3 p.m. |
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(M) Tennis vs. UMBC; 3 p.m. |
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(M) Basketball vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. |
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Gymnastics Ivy Classic; 1 p.m. |
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How New Disk Drive Technologies are Pushing the Nanoscale Limits of Materials and Mechanics; Matthew Mate, Hitatchi; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM). |
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Dr. Helen O. Dickens Commemorative Lecture in Medicine; Carol Brown, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; noon; Auditorium, BRB II/III (MLK; SOM). |
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Music Department Colloquia; John Meyers, PhD candidate; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Music Building (Music). |
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Sustainable Packaging Development in a Consumer Product Goods Company; James Mitchell, Pepperidge Farm, Inc.; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies) |
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Berkowitz Lecture in Women’s Studies: Posing Beauty in African American Culture; Deborah Willis, NYU; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Women’s Studies Program, Alice Paul Center at Penn, Center for Africana Studies, History of Art Department, Cinema Studies). |
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Signature Program; Patricia Reid Merritt, Richard Stockton College; 5:30 p.m.; Multipurpose Room, Du Bois College House (MLK; SP2; Du Bois College House; AARC). |
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** Location Change** The Plague: Deadly Travel Companion of Trade Routes; Lester K. Little, Smith College; 6 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium; $5/advanced registration, $10/door (Museum). |
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Urban Dilemmas of Natural Disasters; Ed Blakely, University of Sydney; Eugenie Birch, Penn Institute for Urban Research; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall; registration: www.penniur.upenn.edu (Institute for Urban Research). |
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Probing Brain Activity with Micro and Nanoscale Neural Interfaces; Sotiris Masmanidis, California Institute of Technology; noon; rm. 337, Towne Building (Bioengineering). |
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The Evolving Context for Neuroscience and Society; Alan Leshner, American Association for the Advancement of Science; 4 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Center for Neuroscience and Society). |
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The Real Real Thing: Wendy Steiner in Conversation; Wendy Steiner, English; 6:30; Slought Foundation (Slought; PHF). |
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Evaluation of the Alternative Quality Contract; Michael Chernew, Harvard University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: www.upenn.edu/ldi/calendar.html(LDI). |
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Miranda Rights After Berghuis v. Thompkins; Elizabeth Jacobs, counsel for defendant; David Rudovsky, Penn Law; noon; rm. 214, Gittis Hall (Law). |
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Lukens Endowed Lecture—Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas about Cities; Witold Rybczynski, Wharton, Design; 2 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Widener Visitor Center, Morris Arboretum (Arboretum). |
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Membrane Remodeling During Ca2+triggered Exocytosis; Edwin Chapman, University of Wisconsin; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Building (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute). |
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Progress and Prospects for Delaware River Waterfronts; Harris Steinberg, Penn Praxis; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Design). |
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Secrets of the Silk Road—Educators Evening; explore the exhibit with fellow educators; 4:30 p.m.; RSVP by February 4: (215) 898-4016 (Museum). |
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Adoptive immunotherapy targeting the cancer/testis antigen NY-ESO-1; Paul Robbins, National Cancer Institute; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (Center for Research on Reproduction and Women’s Health; ORCP). |
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Medical Care in Prisons; Angus Love, PA Institutional Law Project; noon, rm. 213, Gittis Hall (Law). |
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How Green Consumers Can Purchase Products with Lower Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Case for Rating the Supply Chain Emissions of Computer Manufacturers; Christian Dietrich; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies) |
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Virtually Immortal: The Self, the Cloud, and Posterity; Edward Tenner, historian; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/calendar.shtml(PHF). |
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Desert Urbanism: Phoenix’s Canalscape Vision; Nan Ellin, University of Utah; 6 p.m.; location TBA (Design). |
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Making Light Work in Biology: Observing Transcription with High-Resolution Optical Tweezers, and Sequencing DNA with Flourogenic Nucleotides; William Greenleaf, Harvard University; noon; rm. 337, Towne Building (Bioengineering). |
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Music Department Colloquia; Chou Wen-Chung, composer; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Music Building (Music). |
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Research Seminar; Thomas Buchmueller, University of Michigan; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: www.upenn.edu/ldi/calendar.html(LDI). |
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Palestinian Queer Activists at Penn; moderated by Heather Love, English, gender studies; 3 p.m.; LGBT Center (English). |
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Stan Douglas in Conversation; Stan Douglas, artist; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation (Slought). |
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MEAM Seminar; Xiulin Ruan, Purdue University; 10:45 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (MEAM). |
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How Black Men Experience and Succeed in College: Responses to the Harper Book Collection; panel discussion moderated by Shaun Harper, GSE; Penn Bookstore; 4 p.m. (Bookstore). |
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IVF and Gene Sequencing: Disruptive Technologies in Reproduction and Genetics; John Robertson, University of Texas; 4 p.m.; rm. 320, 3401 Market St. (Bioethics). |
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Music Department Colloquia; Thomas Tolley, University of Edinburgh, UK; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Music Building (Music). |
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An Innovative Approach for Screening Contaminated Sites for Their Threats to Groundwater; David Kargbo, US Environmental Protection Agency; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies) |
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Gene Expression on the Inactive X Chromosome: Genomic Mechanisms, Phenotypic Consequences; Laura Carrel, Penn State Hershey College of Medicine; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (Center on Research on Reproduction and Women’s Health). |
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HIV Dissemination Through Virological Synapses; Benjamin Chen, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Center for AIDS Research). |
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Criminal Justice in Japan: Beyond Retribution?; John Haley, Vanderbilt University Law School; 3 p.m.; Penn Law School (CEAS). |
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Decision Making Capacity, Surrogate Decision Makers and the Law; Susan Rushing, forensic psychiatry; 4 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (Center for Neuroscience and Society). |
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Fine Arts Lecture Series: Mika Rottenberg; 6 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, ICA (Design). |
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Young Friends Event: Prostitution Ancient and Modern; Nicholas Rauh, Purdue University; 6:15 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5 members/students; cash bar (Museum). |
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Research Seminar; Ernst Berndt, MIT Sloan Management; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; RSVP: www.upenn.edu/ldi/calendar.html(LDI). |
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Black Jews in Southern Africa: Genes, History and the Mysterious and Magical Ngoma; Tudor Parfitt, University of London; 2:30 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (African Studies Center). |
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Griefing Culture and Incivility on the Internet; Lisa Nakamura, University of Illinois; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/calendar.shtml (PHF). |
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Collagen VI-related myopathies; Mon-Li Chu; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Building (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute). |
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International Human Rights Series Lecture; Hauwa Ibrahim, Aries Law Firm, Nigeria; noon; Berylson Family Classroom, Gittis Hall (Law). |
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“You Think They Know?”: Social Inheritance and The Wire; Ezekial Dixon-Román, social policy and education; noon; seminar room, the Center for Africana Studies; RSVP: Africana@sas.upenn.edu. (Africana Studies). |
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Risk Regulation Seminar: Insurance Incentives for Improving Health Care Behavior; Tom Baker, Penn Law; 4:30 p.m.; rm. F45, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Law). |
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Music Department Colloquia; Lawrence Kramer, Fordham University; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Music Building (Music). |
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You Can’t Just Say It’s Sustainable, You Have to Prove It! Why Monitoring is Essential for Water and Sanitation Work in Developing Countries; Ned Breslin, Water for People; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building (Institute for Environmental Studies) |
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Putting Mao in Context; Jacques Delisle, CEAS & Nancy Steinhardt, EALC; panel discussion; 4:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (Arthur Ross Gallery, CEAS). |
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Really Virtual or Virtually Real?; Norman Badler, CIS; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/calendar.shtml (PHF). |
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Tedori-Callinan Lecture: Role of Turbulence in the Atmospheric Processing of Clouds; Lance Collins, Cornell University; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS). |
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2011 Levin Family Dean’s Forum: Intuition: Marvels and Flaws; Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University; 4:30 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium (SAS). |
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Roman Provincial Coins: Between Civic Pride and State Control; Michel Amandry, associate deputy director, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum. |
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Traditional Preservation, Modern Materials: Louis I. Kahn’s Trenton Bath House; Michael Mills, Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Design). |
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The Ivory Tower and the Open Web; Dan Cohen, George Mason University; 10:30 a.m.; rm. 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Library; Cinema Studies). |
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Martyrdom and Memory: Monuments, Memorials, and Museums for Dead Heroes; Kirk Denton, Ohio State University; Time TBA; Location TBA (CEAS). |
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The Anatomy of a Mummy; Janet Monge, Penn Museum curator; 1 p.m.; $20, $15/members; free/full-time students (Penn Museum). |
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Center for East Asian Studies Lecture; Tang Xiaobing, University of Michigan; 4:30 p.m., location TBA; |
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