October Extras! | Deadlines

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Fall Term Break. Through October 11.

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Classes Resume.

14

Drop Period Ends.

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Family Weekend. Through October 30.

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Advance Registration, Spring Term. Through November 13.

2

Fall Festival; make your own scarecrow, paint a pumpkin, sample different varieties of apples; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Storytime at the Morris Arboretum; 10:30 a.m.; Also October 28.

9

Family Sunday: Imagine Creating; be inspired by traditional cloth-making techniques and patterns from Imagine Africa with the Penn Museum; 1-4 p.m. See Exhibits.

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40 Winks with the Sphinx: Halloween Edition; overnight expedition for ages 6-12 and chaperones; $50, $45/members; info.:www.penn.museum/40winks

11/5

DATE CHANGE Intrepid Explorers; ages 6-12 can explore the Museum with games, crafts and a souvenir; $25; RSVP: (215) 898-2680.

2

We Kids Rock.

8

Baze & His Silly Friends.

15

The Pop-Ups.

22

Meg’s Melodies.

29

Rocknoceros Halloween Party.

14

Ten Years of Penn in Botswana Anniversary Symposium; 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; New Location: Arthur Rubenstein Auditorium, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine; 2nd Floor, 3400 Civic Center Blvd.; info.: muraglia@mail.med.upenn.edu (Nursing).

American Association for Chinese Studies 53rd Annual Conference; 4-8 p.m.; info.: http://134.74.90.3/aacs/conferences1.htm(East Asian Studies). Also October 15, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. and October 16, 7-10:15 a.m.

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ITMAT Sixth International Symposium: Translational Strategies in Contemporary Science; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; $150, $50/members; info.: www.itmat.upenn.edu/symposium.shtml. Also October 19 (Institution for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics).

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Third Annual Jack Warner Symposium on American Art; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Amado Recital Room, Irvine Auditorium; $25; RSVP: arg@pobox.upenn.edu (Warner Foundation, Friends of the Arthur Ross Gallery). See Exhibits.

Writing the East: History and New Technologies in the Study of Asian Manuscript Traditions; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; $35. Through October 22.

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The International Conference on the Life and Work of Ahron Appelfeld; 1:30 p.m.; details: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst/appelfeld.html; RSVP by October 4: chwalsh@sas.upenn.edu. Also October 27 (Jewish Studies, Kelly Writers House).

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11th Annual Marian S. Ware Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Retreat; 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Auditorium, BRB II/III; RSVP: www.med.upenn.edu/cndr/ (CNDR).

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The History of Nursing as Seen Through the Lens of Art; new installation gifted by the HUP Nursing Alumni Association with a focus on themes of voice, clinical judgment, inquiry and global engagement; Carol Ware Lobby, Fagin Hall. Ongoing.

Scarecrow Walk; more than 30 designer scarecrows will be on display; vote for your favorite; Morris Arboretum. Through October 16.

3

Variety of the Feather’d Kind: The Birds of Mark Catesby; rare books and reproductions of 40 of Catesby’s bird plates; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through February 24, 2012. 

20

India; photography exhibit with InLiquid Art + Design Video Installation; International House; reception: 6 p.m. Through November 30.

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Karen Shaver: Oil on Canvas; Burrison Gallery. Through December 2.

24

Critical Refusals: Herbert Marcuse and Angela Davis; materials that document scholarly and activist interventions; 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through February 20, 2012. 

5

ICA Salon: Approaching Imagery.

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ICA Salon: Meeting Boundaries.

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Open Video Call.

12

2nd Wednesday Quizzo.

19

Secret Cinema: The Thief of Baghdad (1924).

22

Young Friends Program: We See Dead People; paranormal investigation of the galleries, followed by cocktails; $10, $5/members/students.

1

The Native American Southwest.

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Egypt of the Pharaohs. Also October 15.

8

Daily Life in Caanan/Ancient Israel.

9

Daily Life in Ancient Egypt.

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A Thousand Miles up the Nile.

22

Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition.

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The Ancient Greek World.

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Will the World Really End in 2012? A Tour of the Mesoamerican Gallery.

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Magical Objects in the Galleries.

2

Chinese Restaurants; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum (CEAS, Penn Museum, Anthropology).

4

Traces of the Trade; 5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (African-American Resource Center, Inter-Fraternity Council, SP2).

5

The Phantom of the Operator; 7 p.m.; $9, $7/students.

8

The River; 7 p.m.; $9, $7/students.

12

Two By Luke Fowler: The Way Out and Pilgrimage from Scattered Points; 7 p.m.; $9, $7/students.

13

The Essential Films of Segundo de Chomon; 7 p.m.; $9, $7/students.

15

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India; 2 p.m.; $5.

Nosferatu—eine Symphonie des Grauens (A Symphony of Horror); live musical accompaniment; 8 p.m.; $10, $8/students.

20

Sonic Arts Union Retrospective; 7 p.m.; $20, $17.50/students.

21

Philadelphia Film Festival Screenings; International House; info. www.filmadelphia.org. Through October 26.

18

PPSA Board Meeting; noon; rm. 302, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

26

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

4

Taranta by Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino; 6 p.m.; Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Center for Italian Studies).

20

Joshua Abrams’s Natural Information Society; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda (Ars Nova Workshop).

27

Mikrokoletkyw; Polish electronic and horn duet; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda (Ars Nova Workshop).

Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo; two Grammy-nominated jazz greats join forces; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; $20-$45.

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Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet & Jerry Gonzalez and the Apache Band; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $20-$45.

Penn Contemporary Music Presents: Jessica Meyer, Viola; Amado Recital Hall.

22

Penn Symphony Orchestra; Main Hall.

John Hiatt & Indigo Girls; 6 p.m.

29

Feist & Dawes with a Special Appearance by Robbie Robertson; 6 p.m.

14

Hua Hua Zhang’s Visual Expressions; dance, music and puppetry; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; $20-$30. Also October 15. 

29

Family Performing Arts Night; members of Penn’s student theatrical, vocal, instrumental, dance, and comedy groups will perform excerpts from their fall shows; 8 p.m.;  Irvine Auditorium; $10, $6/students.

20

Antiquities and Museums: The Story of the Getty; Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, authors of Chasing Aphrodite; 12:30 p.m.; Nevil Classroom, Penn Museum (Cultural Heritage Center).

The Illicit Market of Art and Antiquities: A Panel Discussion about Museums and the Law; Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, authors of Chasing Aphrodite; 6 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (Cultural Heritage Center).

H. G. Adler’s Panorama; reading and talk by Peter Filkins; 6 p.m.

4

Emma Crandall, Josey Foo and Lonely Christopher; 6 p.m.

5

Creative Venture presents and Edible Book Party; 6 p.m.

6

A Lunch Talk with Mara Hvistendahl; 11:30 a.m.

Bulgarian Noir: A Reading from Zift; featuring Vladislav Todorov and Joseph Benatov; 6 p.m.

12

Lunch and Poetry with Jerry Rothenberg and Amish Trivedi; noon; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu

Whenever We Feel Like It Presents Rusty Morrison and Elizabeth Robinson; 8 p.m.

13

Celebration of Gerald Weales; 6 p.m.

18

A Poetry Reading by Jane Hirshfield; 6 p.m.

19

Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose, and Anything Goes!; 8 p.m.

20

Dylan Song Symposium; 6 p.m.

24

Lunch with Kathleen Volk, Editor of “Painted Bride Quarterly”; noon; RSVP: (215) 746-POEM.

LIVE a the Writers House; 7 p.m.

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James Hoff; Processing Improvisatory Writing Technologies; 6 p.m.

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We All Feel Like Halloween; 7 p.m.

3

The Haunting of Twentieth-Century America; William J. Birnes and Joel Martin; 6 p.m.

4

Life (and work) After College—50 Jobs in 50 States: One Man’s Journey of Discovery Across America; Daniel Seddiqui; 6 p.m.

11

Poetry Reading: Suppose an Eyes; 6 p.m.

13

Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope; Julie Hersh; 6 p.m.

15

The Best of Me; book signing by Nicholas Sparks; 2-4 p.m.

17

Poetry Reading: 34th Street Poets; 6 p.m.

20

The Cosmopolitan Canopy: Race and Civility in Everyday Life; faculty discussion; Elijah Anderson; 5 p.m.

25

The Strangest Tribe: How a Group of Seattle Rock Bands Invented Grunge; Stephen Tow; 6 p.m.

26

Book Club Meeting; noon; next book: God’s Middle Finger: Into the Heart of the Sierra Madre by Richard Grant.

27

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies; local crime experts rank the greatest gangster films of all time; George Anastasia, Glen Macnow; 6 p.m.

29

A Scary Scene in a Scary Movie; Matt Blackstone; ages 12+; 2 p.m.

11

New Parents @ Penn Clothing Swap; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Greenfield Intercultural Center; info.: salome.ricklin@mac.com (New Parents @ Penn).

Employee Resource and Commuter Fair; noon-2 p.m.;  Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (PPSA, WPPSA, Business Services).

15

Re: Activisim; navigate Philadelphia’s radical history with this interactive game using cell phones and SMS; 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; register by September 30 to http://reactivism.eventbrite.com/ (ICA; KWH; Urban Studies).

21

International Students & Scholars Welcome Reception; 5-7 p.m.; Chinese Rotunda, Penn Museum; info.: (215) 898-4065 (International Classroom).

22

19th Annual Penn Family Day; food, fun and football; 10:30 a.m.; north side of Franklin Field; order 4 free tickets by October 17; info.: www.hr.upenn.edu(HR).

Philadelphia Writing Project’s 25th Anniversary; day of festivities; 1-4 p.m.; Penn Museum, followed by gala dinner, 6 p.m.; Inn at Penn; tickets: www.gse.upenn.edu/philwp(GSE).

23

12th Annual Rena Rowan Ribbon 5k Run/Walk; registration begins at 10:30 a.m., race at noon; The Compass; $20, $16/online registration; RSVP: www.renarowanrun2011.eventbrite.com

26

Nanoday@Penn; exhibits, demonstrations and lab tours to highlight nanotechnology research at Penn; all day; RSVP: (215) 898-5151 (Nano/Bio Interface Center). 

Community Night: An Evening to Imagine Africa; an evening of traditional and modern music, dance, and storytelling; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). See Exhibits.

27

Diwali Village; day-long Indian festival with henna, arts, crafts, vendors and more; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; International House (International House).

Diwali Celebration; food and performances; 6:30 p.m.; International House; $10, $8/students, $5/members (International House). 

28

International House Halloween Party; food, beer and costume contest; 9 p.m.-2 a.m.; International House; $10, $8/members (International House).

31

President Gutmann’s Annual Halloween Party for Penn Students; 6 p.m.; Wynn Commons.

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Softball vs. Temple; Rocci Pignoli Memorial City Six Championship; noon.

Field Hockey vs. Dartmouth; noon.

Softball vs. Drexel; Rocci Pignoli Memorial City Six Championship; 2 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Harvard; 5 p.m.

Softball—Championship Game; Rocci Pignoli Memorial City Six Championship; 7 p.m.

(M) Soccer vs. Cornell; 7 p.m.

2

(W) Soccer vs. St. Francis; 1 p.m.

7

Sprint Football vs. Post; 3 p.m.

8

(W) Rowing; Navy Day Regatta; all day.

(M) Heavyweight Rowing; Navy Day Regatta; all day.

(M) Lightweight Rowing; Navy Day Regatta; all day.

Football vs. Fordham; 6 p.m.

Softball vs. TBA; Quaker Fall Classic; time TBA.

9

Field Hockey vs. UC Davis; 10 a.m.

12

(W) Soccer vs. NJIT; 7 p.m.

14

Sprint Football vs. Mansfield; 7 p.m.

Volleyball vs. Brown; 7 p.m.

15

Volleyball vs. Yale; 5 p.m.

(W) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; 5 p.m.

(M) Soccer vs. Dartmouth; 7:30 p.m.

16

Field Hockey vs. Appalachian State; 11 a.m.

21

Volleyball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.

Sprint Football vs. Cornell; 7 p.m.

22

Football vs. Yale; noon.

(W) Soccer vs. Yale; 5 p.m.

(M) Soccer vs. Yale; 7:30 p.m.

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Field Hockey vs. Yale; 1 p.m.

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(M) Heavyweight Rowing; Head of the Schuylkill; all day.

(W) Rowing; Head of the Schuylkill; all day.

(M) Lightweight Rowing; Head of the Schuylkill; all day.

3

Title TBA; Richard Young, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; 12:15 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell & Developmental Biology).

Laser Nanomachining, Nanomanipulation and Applications to Biomedical Research and Engineering; Alan Hunt, University of Michigan; 2 p.m.; rm. B404, Richards Bldg. (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

Gamification: Practical Advice from Game Developers; Nathan Solomon, Philadelphia Game Lab; 6 p.m.; rm. F85, Jon M. Huntsman Hall; RSVP: http://gamification-philly.eventbrite.com (PANMA, Wharton).

To Listen to the Principal of Nature; Wang Shu, China Academy of Art; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

A Conversation with Gian Antonio Stella; author of Licenziare I Padreterni; 7 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium (Italian Studies).

4

Ernst Keil vs. Prussia: Censorship, State Ego and the Rule of Law in the Amazon Affair; Chase Richards, grad student; 4:30 p.m.; History Lounge, rm. 209, College Hall (History).

South Asian Panel Discussion; 6 p.m.; International House (International House). 

Where in the World: India; panel discussion; Menaka Gopalan, East Asian Studies; 6 p.m.; Australia Lounge, International House; $10, $5/students (International House).

5

Genetic Analysis of Melanocyte Development and its Implications for Melanoma; William Pavan, NHGRI, NIH; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Editing Neighborhoods: The Politics of Urban Transformation in Recent Iberian Documentary Films; Luis Moreno-Caballud, Romance Languages; 5 p.m.; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

Non-Adaptive Origins of Language; Terrence Deacon, UC Berkley; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.humanities.sas.upenn.edu(Penn Humanities Forum).

Philadelphia’s “Modern Museum”: Exhibiting Avant-Garde at Mid-Century; Alexander Kauffman, history of art; 5 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (Arthur Ross Gallery).

Cliches and Anti-Stereotypes in Latino Popular Culture; Raquel Rivera, author, scholar and singer-songwriter; 6 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (La Casa Latina).

King Arthur, Camelot and the Quest for a Holy Grail; Richard Hodges, Williams Director, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10, $5/advance, free/members (Museum).

Kengo Kuma at Penn Design; Kengo Kuma, Kengo Kuma and Associates; 6 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

The Coffee Ring Effect: Silly-Sounding Research Goes a Long Way; Peter Yunker, graduate student; 6 p.m.; Pepper Mill Café, Penn Museum (Penn Science Café).

6

Investing in Health Research: A Crucial Commitment to Our Future; Arlen Specter, Penn Law; 2:45 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III; RSVP: aging@mail.med.upenn.edu (Institute on Aging, LDI).

The Middle East: A Panel Discussion; Eve Troutt, history; 3:30 p.m.; Class of 1949 Auditorium, Houston Hall (PASEF).

Wharton Leadership Lecture; Preet Bharara, US Attorney, Southern District of NY; 4:30 p.m.; Ambani Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall  (Wharton). 

The Effects of Early Psychosocial Adversity on Brain and Behavioral Development; Charles Nelson, Harvard University, Children’s Hospital Boston; 4:30 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall (Center for Neuroscience and Society).

A Conversation With Lateefa Simon; Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights; 5 p.m.; rm. 200, College Hall (Women’s Studies).

The Shape of Things to Come: Developing Collections of Antiquities and Archaeological Materials in the 21st Century; Timothy Rub, Philadelphia Museum of Art; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want (Museum).

Penn Design Presents Hamza Walker @ ICA; Hamza Walker, University of Chicago; 6:30 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, ICA (Penn Design).

7

Product Innovation Enabled by MEMS; Nico de Rooij, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 10 a.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).

What is the Impact of Hospital Competition on Quality and Efficiency? Evidence from the English National Health Service; Zack Cooper, London School of Economics; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu(Leonard Davis Institute).

Harnessing the Diaspora: Dual Citizenship, Migrant Remittances and Return; David Leblang, University of Virginia; noon; Forum, Stiteler Hall (Christopher Browne Center).

Toward Protein Motion Capture: Minimalist Labels for Tracking Protein Dynamics and Stability; James Petersson, chemistry; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

10

Title TBA; Peter Fraser, Babraham Institute; 12:15 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Developmental Biology).

New Collaborations in the Control of Actin Filament Assembly and Disassembly; Bruce Goode, Brandeis University; 2 p.m.; rm. B404, Richards Building (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

Richard Weller at Penn Design; Richard Weller, University of Western Australia; 6 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

12

Culture, Creativity and Adaption; Peter Boyer, Washington University, St. Louis; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.humanities.sas.upenn.edu(Penn Humanities Forum).

Sustainable Public Finance; 4:30 p.m.; Colloquium Room, 8th fl., Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Penn IUR). (time changed)

Experience Africa Forum: Penn Student Perspectives; students share experiences from Botswana, Ghana and South Africa; 5 p.m.; rm. 345, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Botswana Upenn Partnership; African Studies; Wharton).

The Insider’s Guide to Graduate Education at Penn: A Program for First and Second Year PhD Students; 5:15 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall (Career Services).

From the Sacred to the Historical: Ten Years After September 11, 2001; Mark Schaming, New York State Museum; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Penn Cultural Heritage Center).

13

Ten Years of Penn in Botswana: Research Update; Andrew Steenhoff, research director of Botswana-UPenn Partnership; 2 p.m.; rm. 253, 421 Curie Blvd. (Botswana UPenn Partnership).

Harold Berger Distinguished Lecture—How Innovation Has Changed the World; Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy; 4:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).

The Gulf Oil Spill: What Now?; Yvette Bordeaux, earth and environmental science; 5:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall (LPS).

Animate Art! Robert Pruitt in Conversation with Karen Beckman; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (Cinema Studies, Keith L. and Kathy Sachs Program in Contemporary Art, History of Art, Provost’s Interdisciplinary Arts Fund).

14

The Vioxx Affair, or Academia Versus Big Pharm; Garrett FitzGerald, medicine, pharmacology; noon; Lenape Room, University Club; info: www.med.upenn.edu/asef  (ASEF).

Understanding Quality of Cancer Care in the VA Health System; Nancy Lynn Keating, Harvard University; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; RSVP: maddene@wharton.upenn.edu(Leonard Davis Institute).

Geographic Mobility and Problems of Place in US Visual Culture, ca. 1860-1915; Lacey Baradel, PhD candidate; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Title TBA; Walter Englander, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

15

Recreating the Nile in Pompeii: Egyptianizing Iconography; Caitlin Barrett, Cornell University; 3:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $5, $3/members (Museum).

17

Power Transition in East Asia and Tapei’s Rapprochement with Beijing: Hedging, Pivot-playing or Bandwagoning?; Wu Yu-shan, Institute of Political Science; noon, rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (East Asian Studies).

Title TBA; David Raible, University of Washington; 12:15 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Developmental Biology).

Megaprojects and Megaplanners: Past and Present; Martin Wachs, UCLA, Rand Corporation; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

18

Putting Together a Strong Job Talk; noon; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center (Career Services).

Global Transformations: Atlantic Origins, 1700-1870; John Brooke, Ohio State University; 4:30 p.m.; History Lounge, rm. 209, College Hall (History).

19

CINE Colloquium; Mia Mask, Vassar College; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

Talking About Your Teaching in Interviews; noon; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center (Career Services).

Engagement and Education through Digital and Social Media: A Focus on Text4baby and Hep B Free; JoAnne Fischer, Maternity Care Coalition; noon; Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; RSVP: www.cphi.upenn.edu/UpcomingCPHIEvents.shtml(CPHI).

Time Travel Safari; Olivia Judson, evolutionary biologist/science writer; 5 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: www.humanities.sas.upenn.edu(Penn Humanities Forum).

Bing Thom and Witold Rybczynski in conversation; Bing Thom, Bing Thom Architects; Witold Rybcyznski, Penn Design; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design, Bertram F. Brummer).

20

Oil, Climate Change and Renewable Energy; Kenneth Lande, physics and astronomy; noon; Hourglass Room, University Club (PASEF).

Talking About Your Research; 1 p.m.; rm 305, Graduate Student Center (Career Services).

The Biology and Therapeutics of RAS and BRAF Signaling in Melanoma; Richard Marais, Institute of Cancer Research; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar).

Africa and the World; Tukufu Zuberi, sociology; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; pay-what-you-want (Penn Museum, Center for Africana Studies).

Political Economy Italian Style: National Identity and an Enlightenment Science; Joseph Luzzi, Bard College; 6 p.m.; 543 Williams Hall (Center for Italian Studies).

21

James Wilson and the Constitutional Convention; William Ewald, law; 3 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center (McNeil Center for Early American Studies).

TBA; Gideon Dreyfuss, biochemistry and biophysics; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

24

Actin, Protein Polymers, and the Lability of Quaternary Structure; Edward Egelman, University of Virginia; 2 p.m.; Physiology Conference Room, rm. B404, Richards Bldg. (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

Faculty Careers in Different Kinds of Teaching-Focused Institutions; 5 p.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Career Services).

Work and Words 1: Exhibiting Innovation; Stephan Kieran, James Timberlake, KieranTimberlake Architectural Firm; Joseph Rykwert, Penn Design; Daniel Friedman, University of Washington; 6:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

25

Preparing for Screening Interviews; noon; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center (Career Services).

Penn’s Art Initiatives Beyond the Campus; Gina Renzi, Rotunda Director; 1 p.m.; University Club (Women’s Club).

The Delaware Court of Chancery From 1989 - 2011: An Insider's View; William B. Chandler III, former chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery; 5 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Law; info: (215) 898-7719 (Institute for Law & Economics).

26

Conversational Syntax, Turn-Taking, and the Fate of the World During the Cuban Missile Crisis; David Gibson, sociology; 6 p.m.; Pepper Mill Café, Penn Museum (Penn Lightbulb Cafe). 

27

Finding the Right Postdoc; noon; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center (Career Services).

A Model of Optimal Government Bailouts; Eric Talley, UC-Berkeley School of Law; 3 p.m.; Penn Law (Institute for Law & Economics).

28

Fordings and Frontiers: Architecture and Identity in the Central Himalayas, ca. 600-1100 CE; Nachicket Chanchani, PhD candidate; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Instructing Cells to Convert to Other Cell Types; John Gearhart, cell and developmental biology; 4 p.m.; Johnson Foundation Library, rm. 248, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg. (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

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TBA; Stuart Kim, Stanford University; 12:15 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III (Cell and Developmental Biology).

New Functions for an Old Favoriate: The Dynamin GTPase and Actin Filament Networks; Dorothy Schafer, University of Virginia; 2 p.m.; rm. B404, Richards Bldg. (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

City Planning and Justice: Does Anyone Care?; Susan F. Fainstein, Harvard Graduate School of Design; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).