May Extras! | Deadlines

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Final Exams. Through May 10.

10

Spring Semester ends.

14

Alumni Day.

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Baccalaureate.

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Commencement.

23

12-Week evening session classes begin.

First session classes begin.

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Memorial Day observed. No classes.

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40 Winks with the Sphinx Sleepover; children ages 1-7; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Museum. Through May 7, 9 a.m.; $50, $45/members.

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Mother’s Day Planted Container; ages 5-12; 10:30 a.m.–noon; $33, $30/members.

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Incredible Insects and Bug Olympics; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.

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Orienteering at the Arboretum; ages 8 and up; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members.

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Storytime at the Morris Arboretum; collaboration with the Springfield library; 10:30 a.m.–noon; free with admission.

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Cris & Lou; ages 1-12; $7/children, $10/adults.

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Kids Rock for Kids: Benefit Concert Series; rock concert benefiting children’s medical charities; $10.

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The Billy Kelly Show; music for all ages; $7/children, $10/adults.

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Epigenetics and Aging Symposium; 12:30 p.m.; Translational Research Center Auditorium and Lobby, 3400 Civic Center Blvd.; register: http://may2nd.wufoo.com/forms/epigenetics-and-aging-symposium(Epigenetics).

The History and Cultures of Friendship in Precolonial South Asia; no registration or fees required; 1-5:30 p.m.; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; Through May 3 (South Asia Center).

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2nd Annual Art of Research Graduate Symposium; graduate students from a variety of disciplines share their work; 1-4 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall.  (GSC).

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Penn Student Affairs Conference 2011­—One Global Campus: Student Affairs Makes the Difference; for all Penn staff members who work with students in any capacity; register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SALT-2011(Student Affairs Leadership Team). Through May 20.

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Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America: The Policy, Research, and Methodological Issues; 9 a.m.; Houston Hall; $25/general admission, free/students & faculty; register: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/schooltowork (GSE). Through May 26.

Amistad Gallery, W.E.B Du Bois College House; free, noon-9 p.m.; PennCard required.

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.

Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery, Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Esther M. Klein Art Gallery, 3600 Market St.: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Info.: www.kleinartgallery.org.

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.

International House: Hours vary; info.: www.ihousephilly.org.

Kroiz Gallery of the Architectural Archives, Fischer Fine Arts Library, lower level: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Meyerson Hall 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; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.

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.; visit  www.penn.museumfor extended hours.

The Rotunda: free; (215) 573-3234.

Slought Foundation: free; Thur.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; www.slought.org.

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

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Art: InLiquid Art + Design: Centennial Photography Project; four InLiquid member photographers’ work on the IHP building, inhabitants, architecture, and history; reception May 12, 6 p.m.; International House. Through June 3.

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Senior Graduation Exhibition; selected work from the PennDesign Fine Arts undergraduate class of 2011; reception May 15, 2 p.m.; Charles Addams Gallery. Through May 17.

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Photo India Exhibition; photos from the Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Studio Abroad Program; reception May 20, 4 p.m.; Charles Addams Gallery. Through June 24.

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Garden Railway; miniature world set in the splendor of a summer garden, featuring historic buildings created entirely with natural materials; Morris Arboretum free w/admission; Through September 5.

Rachael Wren: Small Paintings; Burrison Gallery. Through May 8.

Visual Studies; Fox Art Gallery. Through May 15.

VASST.info:the Very Amateur Society of Science and Technology; investigating the pairing of science and art; Esther Klein Gallery; Through May 28 (Breadboard).

Righteous Dopefiend; photographs and other media examine the experiences of homeless drug users; Penn Museum. Through May.

Water as Creator and Destroyer Special Display; ancient Mesopotamian artifacts including a famous Sumerian “flood tablet;” Penn Museum. Through May.

Penn Abroad Photo Contest Exhibit; photos by students studying abroad; 6 p.m.; Galleria at International House. Through June 3.

Secrets of the Silk Road; artifacts from the Tarim Basin in Western China; Penn Museum. Through June 5. 

Situating No-land: Videoart from Latin America; Slought Foundation. Through June 30.

Visual Correspondences; photographs that explore the possibility of communicating through purely visual means; Slought Foundation. Through June 30.

Battleground: War Rugs from Afganistan; dozens of Afghanistan “war rugs” woven since 1980 are featured in this traveling exhibition organized by the Textile Museum of Canada; Penn Museum; Through July 31.

Lauren Greenfield’s Girl Culture; photographic documentation on American girls in the 21st century; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through July 31.

Fang! The Killing Tooth; explores the history of the vampire myth and of the “killing” canine; Penn Museum. Through July.

Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; photographs, archaeological objects, traditional arts and family heirlooms; Penn Museum. Through July.

One is the Loneliest Number; artist duos that collaborate in a variety of media; ICA. Through August 7.

That’s How We Escaped: Reflections on Warhol; the research of students in ARTH 100-301 pertaining to Warhol’s 1965 ICA exhibit; ICA. Through August 7.

Sheila Hicks: 50 Years; honors the artist who has built an international reputation with two- and three-dimensional works in fiber; ICA. Through August 7. 

Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through August 13.

On the Silk Road: Tashkent; albumen prints from the early 1890s illustrating the manners and customs of the Kyrgyz people, and localities in the vicinity of Tashkent and Samarkand in Uzbekistan; Penn Museum.

Color, Form and Texture of Trees; photography by Jim Smith highlighting the beauty and diversity of trees; Upper Gallery, Morris Arboretum. Ongoing.

John Cage: How to Get Started; Slought Foundation. Ongoing. 

Iraq’s Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur’s Royal Cemetery; the discovery and excavation of the Royal Cemetery at Ur in modern-day Iraq; Penn Museum.

7

Interlace: Weaving Community; day of demonstrations, performances, and mingling; noon-4 p.m.

25

Travelogue- Beirut, Lebanon: Lamia Joreige; 6:30 p.m.

11

Quizzo Night.

1

Daily Life of Canaan/Ancient Israel. Also April 21.

7

Living in Balance: The American Southwest.

8

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.

14

Ancient Egyptian Funerary Practices.

15

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

22

Two Millennia of Ancient Egyptian. History.

29

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.

6

Poison; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater.

12

Solaris; 7 p.m.

13

Seduced and Abandoned; 7 p.m.; Ibrahim Theater.

Cardio Fitness; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu.; St. Agatha-St. James Parish Hall; first class free, $8/per class, $5/students; (267) 251-3842.

New Parents @ Penn; every other Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; info.: (215) 898-8611 (PWC).

Working Parents Association; Wednesdays; noon; Penn Women’s Center; info.: zoeb@sas.upenn.edu (PWC).

Penn Knitters; Thursdays; noon; Fireside Lounge (2nd fl.), The ARCH; info.: wiedmann@upenn.edu.

8

S.A.F.E: Self-defense Awareness and Familiarization Exchange; 6-8 p.m.; Benjamin Lounge, Sansom Place West; RSVP: sdever@publicsafety.upenn.edu(UPPD).

3

The Gardens of Herkenrode and the Arboretum Wespelaar: Reflections of a Belgian Plantsman; 7:30 p.m.; free.

4

Early Evening Birding at the Arboretum; 4-6:30 p.m.; $45, $40/members.

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Family Birding in the Arboretum’s Wetlands; 8-10 a.m.; $25, $20/members.

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3

Slanguage; 3:30-5 p.m.; Also May 10, 17, 24 and 31.

6

Networking Lunch; noon.

4

AMA’s Taking on Greater Responsibility: Step-up Skills for Nonmanagers; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75. Also May 5.

10

Webinar­—Managing and Organizing Your E-mail Inbox; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.

Webinar­—Microsoft Office 2007-Tips and Tricks Crash Course; 2:30-4 p.m.; $40.

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Webinar­—Microsoft Excel 2007 Techniques; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.

Webinar­—Successfully Starting Your Writing Project; 2:30-4 p.m.; $40.

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Webinar­—Excel PivotTables; noon-2 p.m.; $40.

25

Brown Bag Matinee-Harassment:  A New Look; noon-1 p.m.; free.

Webinar­—Microsoft PPT Techniques 2007; 12:30-2 p.m.; $40.

Webinar­—Effective Meetings; 12:30-2:30 p.m.; $40.

26

Career Focus Brown Bag-Leaving Your Job and Moving on Professionally; noon-1 p.m.; free.

31

Essentials of Management-Cohort 23; 9-10:30 a.m.; offered over five-month period; $250.

4

Bariatric Surgery and Other Options: What You Need to Know; noon-1 p.m.; free.

5

How to Handle Conflict in the Workplace; noon-1 p.m.; free.

4

Word 2007 Intermediate; $190.

Word 2010 Intermediate; $190.

10

Excel 2007 Introduction; $190.

Excel 2010 Introduction; $190.

12

Microsoft Project 2010 Introduction; 2 days; $448.

17

Dreamweaver CS5: Introduction; 2 days; $570.

20

PowerPoint 2007 Beyond the Basics; $190.

PowerPoint 2010 Beyond the Basics; $190.

23

Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Beginning; $425.

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Business Objects Web Intelligence XI Advanced; $425.

25

IT Orientation General Submission; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Access 2007 Advanced; 2 days; $448.

Access 2010 Advanced; 2 days; $448.

4

Walk-In Wednesday Academic Program Information Sessions; 11 a.m.-noon, 4:30-6 p.m.; Also May 11, 18, 25.

4

Medicine Ball Workout; 5:30 p.m.

6

Free Body Composition Measurements; pre-registration required; 8 a.m.; Also noon, 5 p.m.

11

Resistance Bands Workout; 5:30 p.m.

13

Pool Closed For Maintenance; Through May 31.

23

Summer Wall Hours Begin; no weekends.

3

Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 11 a.m.

9

Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 1 p.m.

19

Excel: Basics; 11 a.m.

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Blackboard: Basics; 10 a.m.

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Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10 a.m.

25

Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 1 p.m.

Prezi; 1 p.m.

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Excel: Charts; 11 a.m.

Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 2 p.m.

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Blackboard: Walk-In Support; 10 a.m.

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Blackboard: Basics; 1 p.m.

3

PPSA Board Meeting; open to any monthly-paid exempt University staff; noon; rm. 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu

12

Trustees Meeting; Budget & Finance Committee, 9-11 a.m.; Executive Committee, 1:30-2 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: ldelap@upenn.edu

WPPSA general meeting; all weekly-paid (non-union) Penn employees welcome; 12:30 p.m.; rm. 313, Houston Hall.

25

WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St. Info.: (215) 898-6677

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

14

Wave Currents: Matthew Suib and Nadia Hironaka with C Spencer Yeh; multimedia event celebrating the 1967 International and Universal Exposition, more commonly known as Expo 67; International House; 8 p.m.; $10, $8/students & seniors.

19

Ars Nova Workshop Presents: Jooklo Duo; Italian saxophone and drum duo; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda (Ars Nova Workshop).

1

Le Dada Va Gaga Dans 2011; Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Co.; 3:11 p.m.; Sanctuary, The Rotunda (Rotunda).

24

A Tribute to Billie Holiday; dance concert presented by The Rita Jones Dance Company; 7:30 p.m.; The Rotunda; $10, $8/student (Rotunda).

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Chandroutie: A Voyage Beyond Kala Pani; Usiloquy; Indian classical dancing based primarily on Hindu mythology; 6 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater; $18; purchase tickets at http://pifa.org/events/980191598.

5

Aszure Barton & Artists; inspired by street performers with video projections; 7:30 p.m.; $24-48; Zellerbach Theatre. Also May 6, 7, 8 p.m.; May 7, 2 p.m. 

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The Cripple of Inishmaan; Druid and Atlantic Theater Company; 7:30 p.m.; $20-50; Zellerbach Theatre. Also May 20-22, 2 p.m.; May 20, 21, 8 p.m.; closed captioning offered for May 21, 8 p.m. and May 22, 2 p.m. performances.

14

Alumni Weekend Open House; 2 p.m.; RSVP: whalumniweekend@writing.upenn.edu.

Alumni Authors Spotlight: Pulitzer Prize Winner Jennifer Egan & Sam Donsky; RSVP; 4 p.m.

Daddy’s Little Goalie: A Father, His Daughters & Sports; Robert Strauss; 6 p.m.

3

PEN World Voices Tour: Featured Authors; panel discussion with Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Daniel Orozco & Leila Aboulela; 6:30 p.m.

9

Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite; Rob Kurzban; 6 p.m.

10

The Googlization of Everything (& Why We Should Worry); Siva Vaidhyanathan; 4 p.m.

14

Student-Parent Communication and Emotional Support in a 4G World; Christine Schelhas-Miller and alumnus Steve Roy Goodman; 3 p.m.

15

Baccalaureate Book Signing – The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Life; Rev. James Martin, S.J.; 4:30 p.m.

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Where in the World – China; hear tips and ask questions of native Chinese; 6 p.m.; South America Room, IHP; $10/general public, $5/students, IHP members & residents (IHP, Center for East Asian Studies).

4

ICA Spring Benefit: The ICA Honors Sheila Hicks; 6 p.m.; ICA; $500; tickets: www.icaphila.org. See Exhibits.

5

University Square Farmers Market; 36th and Walnut Sts.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesdays through November 25 (UCD).

6

MES Capstone Forum; master of environmental studies graduates present their capstone research projects; 6 p.m.; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Building; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/node/2190  (LPS).

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Morris Arboretum Public Plant Sale; rare and unusual plants; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bloomfield Farm, Morris Arboretum.

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MLA Capstone Forum; master of liberal arts graduates present their capstone research projects; 5:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall; register: www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/node/2191(LPS).

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Savor the Silk Road; sample exotic foods and beers from along the Silk Road and enjoy musical guest Suzie Brown; 6:30-9 p.m.; Penn Museum; $45/door, $35/general, $30/members and full-time students; RSVP: www.penn.museum(Young Friends of Penn Museum).

13

Penn Urban Doctoral Symposium; urban-focused doctoral candidates present and discuss their dissertation findings; 11 a.m.; Regent Room, The Inn at Penn (Penn IUR).

20

Centennial Gala: It Happened First in Philadelphia; International House’s 100th annual global gala; 6:30 p.m.; $250; http://ihousephilly.org(International House).

21

Free Skin Cancer Screening; Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; appointment required: (215) 662-2737 (dermatology; Abramson Cancer Center).

24

2011 Penn Home Ownership Services Annual Housing Fair; full-time employees may discuss the national real estate market with industry experts; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (PHOS).

6

(W) Lacrosse; Ivy League Tournament; time TBA. Also May 8.

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(W) Lacrosse; NCAA Championship; time TBA. Also May 21.

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(M) Heavyweight Rowing vs. Cornell; Madeira Cup; time TBA.

2

What is Uniquely Human? An Answer from Studies of Chimpanzees; Tetsuro Matsuzawa, Kyoto University; noon; IRCS Conference Room (IRCS).

Deciphering the Fate Decisions of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells; Fei Wang, University of Illinois; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Bldg. (Medicine).

Discussion on the Boas Papers; Staffan Müller-Wille, University of Exeter; 4 p.m.; rm. 351, Claudia Cohen Hall (History and Sociology of Science).

Iraq Cultural Heritage and National Identity; Samir Shakir Mahmoud Sumaida’ie, Ambassador of Iraq; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

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The Surprising Complexity of Daily Timekeeping; Daniel Forger, University of Michigan; noon; 2000 Vagelos Conference Room (Systems Biology).

Federalizing Iraq: A Kurdish Perspective; Khalid Salih; 5 p.m.; rm. 203, Claudia Cohen Hall (Middle East Center).

4

Anti-Viral Innate Immunity: Role of Defective Viral Genomes; Carolina Lopez, pathobiology; noon; CRB auditorium (Microbiology).

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation in Prepubertal Boys Recently Diagnosed with Cancer; Jill Ginsberg, pediatrics; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Looking East from Constantinople: Byzantium and the Silk Road; Robert Ousterhout, history of art; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: www.penn.museum/events-calendar.html (Penn Museum).

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Central Role of the Brain in Stress and Adaptation: Impact of the Social Environment on Health; Bruce McEwen, The Rockefeller University; 4 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (Neuroscience & Society).

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Title TBA; Chris Bregler, NYU; 11 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP).

Do Listeners Continuously Adapt Their Syntactic Expectations to Situation-Specific Statistics?; T. Florian Jaeger, University of Rochester; noon; IRCS Conference Room (IRCS).

Title TBA; Lewis Chodosh; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Sex, Stress and the Brain: Hormone Actions Above the Hypothalamus Via Novel Mechanisms; Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller University; 4 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (genetics).

Water: For Life, For Growth; Tony Sauder, Penn Engineers Without Borders; Open Mind for Africa Reception and Dinner; 6:30 p.m.; Tabernacle United Church; tickets: (215) 746-6350 (CA; YoW).

Molecular Mechanism of Contractile-Ring Assembly in Fission Yeast Cytokinesis; Jian-Qiu Wu, Ohio State University; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).

10

Robust Timekeeping in Circadian Clock Networks; Francis J. Doyle III, University of California, Santa Barbara; noon; 2000 Vagelos Conference Room (Systems Biology).

11

Soma-germline Interactions in C elegans: Unexpected Roles for Insulin and TGFB; E. Jane Albert Hubbard, NYU; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (CRRWH).

Death in the Life of Reovirus; Terence Dermody, Vanderbilt; noon; CRB Auditorium (Microbiology).

Middle Kingdom Careers: Ideology vs. Reality; Melinda Nelson-Hurst, near eastern languages & civilizations graduate student; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

Neuroeconomics: Decision Making and the Brain; Joe Kable, psychology; 7 p.m.; The Mar Bar; RSVP: (215) 898-8721 (Penn Science Café).

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Title TBA; Gideon Dreyfuss; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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Title TBA; Larry Rome, biology; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).

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DId I cause the Big Financial Crisis; Ross Webber, Emeritus Professor of Management at the Wharton School; 11:45 a.m.; Hourglass Room, University Club; open to PASEF/ASEF members only (PASEF).

Leydig Cell Development and Aging: Mechanisms and Consequences; Barry Zirkin, John Hopkins; noon; rm. 252, BRB II/III (Center for Research on Reproduction and Women’s Health).

Understanding How Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Infection Really Works; Robert Siliciano, John Hopkins University; noon; CRB Auditorium (Microbiology).

The Penn Museum Glazed Luohan in Context; Derek Gillman, president of the Barnes Foundation; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum).

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Title TBA; Priscilla Hsue, University of California at San Francisco; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III (CFAR).

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Title TBA; Stephen Haggarty, Harvard University; 10:30 a.m.; rm. 124, Translational Research Laboratory Bldg. (CNB).

Title TBA; Tomoko Ohnishi; 4 p.m.; rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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Title TBA; Stanley Nelson, UCLA; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, B400 Richards Bldg. (Penn Medicine).

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Title TBA; Louis Picker, Oregon Health & Science University; 4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR).

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Small RNA Biogenesis for Viral Defense in Bacteria; Jennifer Doudna, University of California, Berkley; noon; CRB Auditorium (Microbiology).

Signaling to Chromatin for Cell Fate Choices in Embryos; Kenneth Zaret, epigenetics; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, The Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Penn Medicine: The 50th Reunion Class Presents–Our Most Memorable Events in Fifty Years as Physicians; Robert Daroff, C’57; Stanley J. Dudrick, M’61, RES’67; Sidney Pestka, M’61; 8 a.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu.

Practical Tips for Successful Aging; 9 a.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine).

 Legacy Advising Session; Penn Alumni Admissions Resource Center discusses Penn’s application and selection process; 10 a.m.; Sweeten Alumni House.

Professional Education Workshop: Why Everybody Needs a Leadership Template; Michael Useem, management; 10 a.m.; rm. G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

Building for Innovation; Richard Shannon moderates; 10:15 a.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine).

Wharton Town Hall Meeting; Dean Thomas S. Robertson, 10:30 a.m.; G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

Global Health in a Connected World; Judith Rodin, Afaf Meleis, & Arthur H. Rubenstein discuss global health; lunch reception follows; noon; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall.

Evidence-based Medicine–Can We Afford It?; Arthur L. Caplan, bioethics; 2 p.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine).

Medical Education in the 21st Century; 2 p.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu(Medicine).

Legacy Advising Session; 2 p.m.; Sweeten Alumni House, 3533 Locust Walk (Admissions).

Creating Work-life Balance; 2 p.m.; rm. 1206, Steinberg Hall-Deitrich Hall; registration encouraged.

Professional Education Workshop: Elevating Brands–Lessons from 25 Years Participating in and Studying Global Sporting Events; Kenneth Shropshire, Wharton; 2:15 p.m.; rm. G06, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

Egg Quality: Boiling Down the Real Truth About Food Safety; Shelley Rankin, PennVet; 2:30 p.m.; rm. 130, Hill Pavilion; RSVP: (215) 898-1481.

From Wall Street to Your Wallet; panel led by Jean Sherman Chatzky, Today Show; 3 p.m.; rm. 351, Steinberg Hall-Deitrich Hall; RSVP.

Getting Real: From Campus to Camera; 3 p.m.; rm. 350, Steinberg Hall-Deitrich Hall; registration encouraged.

Building Blocks of a Tax-Wise Estate Plan; 3:15 p.m.; rm. 252, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu

Going Around The Horn – Views from the Baseball Clubhouse of Key Legal Issues Currently Impacting the Game; Ed Weiss, L’91, & Marvin Goldklang, W’63, L’66, discuss the renewal of the CBA agreement, antitrust issues, and monetizing digital and online rights; 3:30 p.m.; Silverman Hall, Penn Law School; free admission, $25/continuing legal education credits; RSVP: Dori Pavel, (215) 898-630 (Law).

Before and After Financial Reform – Postscripts and Previews; Alan Beller, L’76, Robert Hoyt, L’89, & Heath Tarbert, L’01, discuss the state of the national and global economy; 4:30 p.m.; Silverman Hall, Penn Law School; free admission, $25/continuing legal education credits; RSVP: Dori Pavel, (215) 898-6303 (Law).

What Good Is an Old Map in the Age of Mapquest?; Daniel Traister, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, & Jack Sosiak, map collector; explore 16th- and 17th- century maps of European cities; followed by a reception and viewing of the current exhibition Renaissance City Views from Above and Afar; 4:30 p.m.; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; advance registration required.

Admissions Information Session and Legacy Advising Session; 9 a.m.; location TBD.

The Future for Investors; Jeremy J. Siegel, Wharton; 9 a.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center.

Penn Alumni Board of Directors and Council of Representatives Meeting; 9 a.m.; continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.; rm. 200, College Hall; registration requested.

Vision for the Future; Joan O’Brien, ophthalmology; 9:15 a.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu (Medicine).

Breast Cancer: What Shelter Dogs Can Teach Us; Karin Sorenmo, PennVet; 9:30 a.m.; rm. 131, Hill Pavilion; RSVP: haggertc@vet.upenn.edu

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Our Pets; Jeffrey Runge, PennVet; 9:30 a.m.; rm. 130, Hill Pavilion; RSVP: haggertc@upenn.edu

The Housing Policy Revolution; 9:30 a.m.; location TBD; RSVP: urbs@sas.upenn.edu(Urban Studies).

Sustainable Solutions; 10 a.m.; rm. 101, Music Bldg.

Abstinence Education: Can It Work?; Loretta Sweet Jemmott, nursing; John Jemmott, communications; 10 a.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall.

A Conversation with President Amy Gutmann; 10:30 a.m.; Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

View From Both Sides of the Camera–Using Media to Promote Health; Richard Besser, M’86; 10:30 a.m.; auditorium, BRB; register: www.alumni.med.upenn.edu

60-Second Slam!; roundup of 60-Second lectures; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

Professional Education Workshop: Estate Planning Seminar; 11:30 a.m.; rm. F95, Jon M. Huntsman Hall.

National Parks: America’s Best Idea; 3 p.m.; rm. 101, Music Building; registration encouraged.

Discussion on Penn and West Philadelphia; 3 p.m.; location TBD; RSVP: ritaa@upenn.edu (Netter Center for Community Partnerships).

Assimilation After Colonization: Is It Possible?; 4 p.m.; Houston Hall (Association of Latino Alumni, Association of Native Alumni).

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!; PennGALA alumni reception; 4 p.m.; LGBT Center.

UPAAN Toast to API Class of 2011 and Reunion Alumni; 4 p.m.; Houston Hall (Asian Alumni Network).

Celebrating Excellence: Faculty and Alumni Awards Program; reception to follow; 4 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Claire M. Fagin Hall.

Franklin Fest: The All-Alumni Party; games, dancing, cuisine & drinks; 7 p.m.; first floor, Houston Hall; $20, $25/door.

Shabbat Services; both Orthodox and Conservative Shabbat services, story time for children ages 3-10, and Shabbat dinner; 7:45 p.m.; $21/adults, $15/children 10 and under; RSVP: Rachel Baum, (215) 898-8265.

PennGALA Late Night Party; meet up with fellow LGBTQ alumni; 8 p.m.; Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor Street.