10/27/15, November AT PENN - Almanac, Vol. 62, No. 11

Homecoming Alumni Show

The Burrison Gallery hosts the Homecoming Alumni Show from November 5-8 with a reception on November 6 from 3-6 p.m. Above are samples of works (clockwise from top left) Gorilla: Clemson Smith Muniz, C’79; Malachite Tiles: Lillian Sun Tadlock, W’93; Narni from Monte Sorotte: Paul Reuther, CGS’97; Once Upon a Time in Siwa: Mariam Georges, ENG’10 & GEN’11; Wildflowers: Donna Porter, GFA’86; Gull Reflections: Jim Schaefer, C’69 & GFA’74. See Exhibits.

6 Storytime; ages 1-5; reading sessions with local librarians; 10:30 a.m.; Morris Arboretum; register: http://morrisarboretum.org Also November 20 (Arboretum).

14 The Human Lard Dog & The Band of Shy; Peanut Butter and Jams concert; doors open 10:30 a.m., show at 11 a.m.; World Cafe Live; $10; tickets: www.worldcafelive.com/ (WXPN).

7 All Around This World: Arabic Drumming with Joe Tayoun; interactive music workshop for kids; 1 p.m.

Family Matinee: Fantastic Journeys: Live Action Shorts from Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2015; 2 p.m.

6 40 Winks with the Sphinx; overnight expedition for children ages 6-12 and their families/chaperones; 5:30 p.m.-9 a.m.; $55/adults and children, $45/members; register.

7 Gallery Romp: Native America; ages 3-6 explore the Pacific Northwest, socialize and enjoy kid-friendly snacks; 10:30 a.m.; register: jreif@upenn.edu

8 Destination Native America: Basket Weaving; explore the many kinds of vessels and fashion your own basket to take home; 1-4 p.m.

3 Cancer and Metabolism; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Arthur H. Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center; register: www.cell.com/lablinks(Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute).

5 Dante and Music; 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Kislak Center and Class of 1955 Multimedia Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http://tinyurl.com/o3ovuwp Through November 6; 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. (Center for Italian Studies; Music).

6 The James Brister Society Fall Conference; 11:15 a.m.-5 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; members only; register: http://tinyurl.com/ofg8dm7 (Penn Alumni). See Special Events.

7 Theatre Design Symposium; 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Meyerson Hall; register: http://tinyurl.com/p5m2388 (PennDesign).

12 City Futures: An International Conference; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall; register by November 5: www.design.upenn.edu/Through November 13, 9:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (PennDesign).

13 Annual Forensic Science Fall Forum; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://tinyurl.com/q7ll96f Through November 14, 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. (Penn Museum).

8th Annual Lawrence J. Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: Picking Up the Pieces; 8:45 a.m.-5:45 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: $35, $10/students with ID, $45/walk-in, $15/walk-in student with ID; register: http://tinyurl.com/nzjne8w Through November 14, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (Penn Libraries).

15 Innovation in Kidney and Urinary Health Symposium; 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Hill Pavilion; $75, $50/ Penn Vet alumni, $25/ veterinary technicians; register: http://tinyurl.com/nfhylgc (Penn Vet).

18 MUSA GIS Day: The Intersection of Geography, Real Estate and Civil Rights; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; register for location: http://tinyurl.com/ohra9zx ; technical workshop; 2-4 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall; register for workshop: http://tinyurl.com/p6babvb (Penn IUR).

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

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thurs. and Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;www.icaphila.org

Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; for prices: www.morrisarboretum.org

Penn Museum: $15/adults; $13/seniors (65+); $10/children (6-17); free/members, PennCard holders and children under 5; Tues.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; first Wed. each month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum

5 Homecoming Alumni Show; showcasing the art of talented alumni; Burrison Gallery; reception: November 6, 3-6 p.m. Through November 8.

6 Barton Myers: Works of Architecture and Urbanism; the architectural legacy of Barton Myers (GAR ’64); Kroiz Gallery; reception: November 6, 6 p.m.; register: http://tinyurl.com/o3qal4h Through January 29, 2016.

Unearthed in the Archives; a trip through Penn Museum’s history; Fridays, 1:30 & 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission. Also November 13, 20 & 27.

7 Homecoming Gallery Hop; guided tour of multiple exhibits around campus; 4-6:30 p.m.; begins at ICA; register: www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming

15 untitled canvas; Brian BCASSO Bazemore; his work is about family, community and his own life experiences using mixed media; Burrison Gallery. Through December 8.

21 Children of Abraham by Abbas; traveling exhibition by Magnum Photos photographer Abbas; Arthur Ross Gallery; artist talk and reception: November 20, 5:30 p.m. Through March 21, 2016.

28 Holiday Garden Railway; decorated for the holidays with lights that twinkle along the tracks and around the surrounding landscape; Morris Arboretum; grand opening: November 28, 1-3 p.m. Through January 3, 2016.

Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Gold in Ancient Panama; spectacular finds at the Precolumbian cemetery of Sitio Conte; Penn Museum. Through November 1.

From Farm to Canvas; Gayle Viale Joseph; still life; Burrison Gallery. Through November 4.

Courtly Treasures: The Collection of Thomas W. Evans, Surgeon Dentist to Napoleon III; Dr. Evans’ premier collection; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through November 8.

Sacred Writings: Extraordinary Texts of the Biblical World; delve into Bible-era art and artifacts; Penn Museum. Through November 8.

MathThematic; demonstrating mathematic evidence in art; Esther Klein Gallery. Through November 20.

Little North Road; photography and film exhibition by Daniel Traub exploring the social life and economics of a pedestrian bridge in Guangzhou, China; Slought. Through November 27.

This Book Belongs To…Provenance Marks and Book Ownership Through the Centuries; bookplates, inscriptions, bindings, stamps and other marks that specify who owned books; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through December 8.

Covered with Vines: The Many Talents of Ludwig Bemelmans; rediscover a Bemelmans now largely forgotten; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through December 21.

Becky Suss; meditative, large-scale paintings augmented by smaller studies in oil and ceramic; ICA Through December 27.

Christopher Knowles: In a Word; the exhibition spans text, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture and performance; ICA. Through December 27.

Josephine Pryde: lapses in Thinking By the person i Am; her photographs recall fashion and portrait photography; ICA. Through December 27.

Sex: A History in 30 Objects; highlights the ways that societies across time have approached sexuality and identity; Penn Museum. Through July 31, 2016.

Victorious Secret: Entertaining Notions of Elite Ideals for Women 300 AD; mosaic panels of women athletes from Roman times, based on originals in Piazza Armerina, Sicily; Education Commons, Franklin Field.Through February 15, 2016.

Year of Health–Corn: From Ancient Crop to Soda Pop; corn as an important crop that has impacted human health; Penn Museum. Through March 13, 2016.

The Civil War: An Ephemeral Lens Into the Life and Times; the Civil War on the home front and the front lines of the Union and Confederacy; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through March 21, 2016.

Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy; history of the Savoy Company; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Albrecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through late 2016.

A Waltz in the Woods; an original, site-specific stick sculpture, constructed by Patrick Dougherty; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing until deterioration.

Audubon’s Birds of America; a new page every Wednesday; 1st fl., Van Pelt-Dietrich Library.

John Cage: How to Get Started; interactive installation of a rarely heard performance; Slought.

The History of Nursing as Seen Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware Lobby, Claire Fagin Hall.

Penn Museum Tours
Tours begin on select Fridays-Sundays at 1:30 p.m.at the Warden Garden entrance. Free w/admission. For info. on specific tours visit: www.penn.museum

8 A Quiet Inquisition; presented by Penn doctoral candidates Rosanna Dent and Tali Ziv; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; free w/admission (Museum; PHF).

12 Collegetown; presented by Hugo Genes & Graham Corrigan; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).

21 Back In Time: The Back To The Future Documentary; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org/ (Annenberg Center).

International House (I-House)
Tickets: $9, $7/students, seniors unless noted; http://ihousephilly.org/
Shows at 7 p.m. unless noted.

9 Forbidden Films; Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival; 7:30 p.m.; $13, $11/seniors.

12 8th Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival; for schedule: www.philly asianfilmfest.org/ Through November 15.

16 La Loi; Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival; 7:30 p.m.; $13, $11/senior, $7/student.

3 Aerobic Cardio Fitness Class; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays; St. Agatha and St. James Church, Parish Hall (enter at back door); first class free, $8/class, $5/students; info.: Carolyn, (267) 251-3842.

5 Penn Knitters; all skill levels are welcome; noon; Penn Women’s Center. Every Thursday.

Fels Executive Master of Public Administration Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.; online; register: http://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/2015-11 (Fels Institute of Government).

18 Finance Your Home; home ownership topics including PMI, credit, interest rates, FHA and Conventional loans; noon; Public Safety, 4040 Chestnut St; register: (215) 898-7422 (PHOS).

20 1-Mile Lunch Time Walk; noon-1 p.m.; meet on Locust Walk in front of College Green (CPHI).

Academic Career Conference
For Penn doctoral students and postdocs; register: http://tinyurl.com/k3gmk9u

2 The Insider’s Guide to Graduate Education at Penn: For Doctoral Students in Early Stages of their Programs; Beth Winkelstein, Vice Provost for Education; 5 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall.

3 Putting Together a Strong Job Talk: Science, Math and Engineering; 5 p.m.; rm. 108, ARCH Bldg.

4 Putting Together a Strong Job Talk: Humanities and Social Sciences; 5 p.m.; Benjamin Franklin Room, Houston Hall.

5 Finding the Right Postdoc for your Career Goals: Get Advice from Current Postdoctoral Fellows; noon; Griski Room, Houston Hall.

17 How to Talk About Your Research Effectively; led by career services staff; noon; rm. 108, ARCH Bldg.

Public Skating; Sat. & Sun. 1-2 p.m.; Mon. noon-1:30 p.m.; Wed. noon-1:30 p.m.; Fri. noon-1:30 p.m.

HR: Healthy Living Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free.
Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/

3 Be in the Know Biometric Screenings; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Also November 4, 5, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19 & 20. Also November 9 & 17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Also November 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs
Open to faculty and staff.
Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu

10 AMA’s Developing Emotional Intelligence; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75. Also November 11.

HR: Quality of Worklife Workshops
Open to faculty and staff.
Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/

4 Walk-In Wednesday; prospective students meet one on one with a Recruitment Specialist – no appointment necessary; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. & 4:30-6 p.m.; ste. 100, 3440 Market St. Also November 11, 18 & 25.

5 Master of Applied Positive Psychology Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; Huntsman Hall.

11 Master of Chemical Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; online.

KA-POW! Cacao! How One Tropical Fruit Became the Irresistible Treat that is Chocolate; 7 p.m.

2 Office Hours: Microsoft Office Software Suite; 4:30 p.m. Also November 9, 16, 23 & 30.

Zotero; 6 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom. Also November 9, 16, 23, 30. Also November 17, 12:30 p.m.

3 Canvas Office Hours; 10 a.m.; rm. 128, WIC. Also November 12, 2 p.m. & 18, noon.

4 Research Tea: From Millions of Books: Making and Manipulating a Corpus; 4 p.m.; Collaborative Classroom.

9 Omeka: Creating Metadata for your Omeka Project; noon; Vitale II, Kislak Center.

12 LinkedIn Workshop; 5 p.m.; Fairchild Classroom, Veterinary Library. Also November 17, noon.

17 Nvivo User Group: Classification and Attributes; 3 p.m.; Goldstein Electronic Classroom.

Research Tea: Worth a Thousand Words: Working with Photographs and Images; 4 p.m.; Collaborative Classroom.

5 Trustees Full Board Meeting; Inn at Penn; Local, National & Global Engagement, 8:30 a.m.; Facilities & Campus Planning, 10:15 a.m.; Student Life, 2 p.m.; Academic Policy, 3:45 p.m.; Budget & Finance, 3:45 p.m. Through November 6, Stated Meeting of the Trustees, 11:30 a.m.; RSVP: (215) 898-7005.

9 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; 3025 Walnut St.; open to the public; info.: (215) 898-0628

13 PPSA Board Meeting; 11 a.m.; Widener Auditorium, Penn Museum; RSVP: ppsa@exchange.upenn.edu

17 WPPSA General Membership and Adopt a Family Info Session; 12:30 p.m.; rm. 217, Stiteler Hall.

4 First Wednesday Concert; Anjali Gallup-Diaz; 12:15 p.m.; St. Mary’s Church; free and open to all (St. Mary’s).

5 Dolce Suono Ensemble; featuring flutist Mimi Stillman; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG).

7 Savoy Company Performance; highlights from the productions of Gilbert and Sullivan; 2 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming (Penn Libraries).

20 Penn Flutes “Magical Tales”; original composition about the exploration of Sudley Castle; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission (Museum).

7 Motown Meets Jazz; the Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble exploring Motown sounds emanating from the soul and style of jazz; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre.

15 Dianne Reeves; one of the preeminent jazz vocalists in the world today, the four-time Grammy® Award winner will perform her jazz and R&B stylings; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.

20 Nistha Raj and Christylez Bacon: Hip-Hop Meets Hindustani; Indian classical violinist Nistha Raj and Grammy®-nominated progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon; 8 p.m.; $15, $10/members, $8/students.

23 Fernando Knopf and The Latin Power; Argentinian-Israeli bassist Fernando Knopf and company; 7 p.m.; $15, free/members and students.

5 Masterclass and reading party with Daedalus Quartet; RSVP for info.:samuelja@sas.upenn.edu

8 Cygnus Ensemble; with special guest, Sarah Shafer, soprano; 3 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

18 Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.

Annenberg Center
Performances in Zellerbach Theatre.
Prices & tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org

1 Twyla Tharp: 50th Anniversary Tour; legendary choreographer celebrates 50 years of dance with new works; 3 p.m.

11 Welcome to Night Vale: The Making of a Storytelling Sensation; part of the First Person Arts Festival, this interview is based on the international hit podcast and newly released novel; 8 p.m.

14 BEyond Expectations: Engaging Males of Color; celebrates the lives and experiences of males of color in Philadelphia as part of the First Person Arts Festival; 8 p.m.

7 Homecoming Event: Readings of Madeline books; in conjunction with the exhibit Covered with Vines; 10:45 a.m.; Goldstein Family Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Penn Libraries).

16 Gen/Sex: A Conversation with Leo Bersani; on his latest book Thoughts and Things; 6:30 p.m.; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

19 The City That Never Was; Christopher Marcinkoski, landscape architecture; 6 p.m.; Meyerson Hall (PennDesign).

4 The symposium in memoriam Terrence Des Pres: 40th Anniversary of The Survivor; 4-7 p.m.

17 Sport Matters: Leadership, Power and the Quest for Respect in Sports; Kenneth Shropshire, Wharton Sports Business Initiative; 5:30 p.m. (Africana Studies).

19 Social Determinants of Health in America; Antonia Villarruel, Penn Nursing; 4:30 p.m.; register: http://tinyurl.com/o57ttay

7 Authors in the Archives; incorporate the Penn Libraries resources into teaching and research – an exhibit of rare materials on display; 9:30 a.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: www.alumni.upenn.edu/homecoming (Penn Alumni).

The James Brister Society Reception; members only reception following Fall Conference; 5-6 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall; register: http://tinyurl.com/ofg8dm7 (Penn Alumni). See Conferences.

11 Annual Veterans Day Flag Raising Ceremony; Anne Cocos, SEAS, keynote speaker; featuring Penn Navy ROTC Honor Guard and Battalion, Penn Glee Club and Charles Howard, University Chaplain; 8:30-9 a.m.; College Green; rain location: Franklin Room, Houston Hall (Veterans @ Penn Committee).

12 Mummies and Martinis; enjoy happy hour with friends and a martini special in the Egypt Gallery; 6 p.m.; $9/ per person including a free drink ticket, 21 and over.

18 Famous Queens of the Penn Museum; celebrate the powerful queens who have lived through the ages and enjoy a drag queen show – must be 21 and over; 6 p.m.; $20, $15/members including a free drink ticket.

11 Diwali Celebration; celebrate with traditional Indian food, performing arts and more; 6 p.m.

14 Strength in Numbers: Sights and Sounds of the Asian American Hip Hop Generation; multimedia program – music videos and live performances as part of Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival; check website for times & tickets.

2 A Preliminary Assessment of the Demographic Impact of Ebola in West Africa; Stéphane Helleringer, Johns Hopkins; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Penn PSC).

From Mother Tongues to Machine Readability: Language(s) in the Extinction System; Robert Moore, anthropology; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

Molecular and Preclinical Studies of Novel Positive Allosteric Modulators of a7 Nicotinic Receptors; Hugo Arias, California North State University; noon; 10-146 Classroom, Smilow Center (Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics).

The Triumph of Neoliberalism in Post-Communist Europe and Eurasia; Mitchell Orenstein, Slavic languages and literatures; 6 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

3 The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz; Peter Decherney, cinema studies & English; Jeffrey Vagle, Penn Law; 5:15 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/2205919 (Penn Libraries).

Helping Animals and People Through Evidence-Based Community Engagement and Veterinary Medicine; Brittany Watson, veterinary medicine; 6 p.m.; World Cafe Live (Penn Vet; Penn Science Café).

4 12@12: A Tasty Art Nugget in 12 Minutes Flat; topics and information on shows from curators; noon; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG).

Variety’s Transformations: Digitizing and Analyzing a Showbiz Grant; Eric Hoyt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; noon; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http://tinyurl.com/nl9gavr (Price Lab for Digital Humanities).

Sustainable Global Urbanization; Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University; 3 p.m.; 6th Floor Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http://tinyurl.com/orufklw (Penn IUR; Perry World House).

A Persian Sufi Romance in Sanskrit: Religion, Cosmology and Translation in Sultanate Kashmir; Luther Obrock, South Asia studies; 4:30 p.m.; Class of 1955 Multimedia Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (South Asia Studies).

Adapa the Sage: Flood, Myth and Magic in Early Mesopotamia; Steve Tinney, Babylonian Section; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; single lectures (9 total): $5, $2/members; register: http://tinyurl.com/ogqey7h (Museum).

Public Natures: Evolutionary Infrastructures; Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

5 Benchmarking Demand for Internet Freedom: Reviewing Insights from Russia, Turkey and Pakistan; Erik Nisbet, Ohio State University; noon; rm. 500, Annenberg School (Center for Global Communication Studies).

Dissecting Transcriptional Protein Networks; Anna Mapp, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; noon, Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Queer Texts, Bad Habits and the Issue of a Future; Teresa de Lauretis, UC Santa Cruz; 3 p.m.; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

Intertextuality, Metaprose and Program in Pseudo-Quintilian DM XIII; Christopher van den Berg, Amherst College; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).

From Do-It-Yourself to Direct-to-Consumer: the Regulation of Consumer Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Devices; Anna Wexler, MIT; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 240A, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@neuroethics.upenn.edu (Center for Neuroscience and Society).

Legacies: Historical Memories of War and Colonialism and Contemporary Conflicts in East Asia; Mark Selden, Cornell; 4:30 p.m.; Class of 1955 Multimedia Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies).

The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power; Thomas Christensen, Princeton; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 111, Annenberg School (CSCC).

Constructing Minorities in the Late-Ottoman Empire; Janet Klein, University of Akron; 6 p.m.; rm. 244, Fisher Bennett Hall (Middle East Center).

The Queerness of the Drive; Teresa de Lauretis, University of California, Santa Cruz; 6 p.m.; Slought; register: http://tinyurl.com/ocguyj3 (Slought).

6 Uneven Playing Fields: Enron and the Transformation of the U.S. Natural Gas Industry, 1968-2001; Alan Anderson, Energy Planning, Inc.; 2 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

CEST Biomarkers: Applications in Vivo; Ravinder Reddy, radiology; 3:30 p.m.; JF Library, Anatomy-Chemistry Building (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

Monet and the Wreckage of History; André Dombrowski, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

8 Celebrating an Architectural Masterpiece: the 100th Anniversary of the Harrison Rotunda at the Penn Museum; David Brownlee, history of art and Alessandro Pezzati, archivist; 2 p.m.; Harrison Auditorium, Penn Museum (Museum).

9 Association Between Community-Based Health Financing Approach and Child Stunting in Rural Rwanda: an Observational Study; Chunling Lu, Harvard; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Penn PSC).

Human Connectomics: The Structure and Function of Complex Brain Networks; Olaf Sporns, Indiana University Bloomington; noon; Class of ‘62 Auditorium, John Morgan Building (Center for Cognitive Neuroscience).

ITMAT Symposium; Paul Kenny, Mount Sinai Hospital; noon; 10-146 Classroom, Smilow Center (Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics).

Politics of Rightful Killing: Iranian Transgender Refugees and the Rights Regime; Sima Shakhsari, Wellesley College; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

Illusions of Care: Medicine in Africa, 1920-1980; Steven Feierman, history and sociology of science; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (History).

Social Impact Bonds; Jeff Liebman, Harvard; 3:30 p.m.; Class of 1958 Cafe, Irvine Auditorium; register: https://goo.gl/YKZuCH (CPHI).

Violence and the Archive: Richard of Bury’s Philobiblon; Emily Steiner, English; 5:15 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (English).

The New Science of Data: Simulation, Optimization and Structural Form-Finding; Mario Carpo, University College London; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

10 Unconscious Bias: Recognizing Micro-aggressions; Ralph DeLucia, OAA-EOP; noon; rm. 217, Stiteler Hall (WPPSA).

Comparative effectiveness research on home-and-community based practices; Christopher Murtaugh, Visiting Nurse Service of New York; 3 p.m.; Jordan Medical Education Center Auditorium; register: www.med.upenn.edu/aging/events.html (Institute on Aging).

Reflections on Seminal Articles, Contours of Slavery and Social Change in Africa; Patrick Manning, University of Pittsburgh; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).

11 The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History and The Challenge of Bebop; Guthrie Ramsey, music; noon; Hourglass Room, University Club; RSVP: (215) 746-5972 (PASEF-Emeritus).

Getting and Giving—Tales of Cooking Seasonally and Eating Well for the Holidays (Connections Lecture); Christopher Hirsheimer & Melissa Hamilton, Canal House; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $20, $15/members; register: http://morrisarboretum.org (Arboretum).

Flowers, Ballots and Bullets: the Brazilian Movement for the Abolition of Slavery; Angela Alonso, University of São Paulo; 5 p.m.; rm. 627, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (History).

The Corrupter of Boys: Sexual Scandal and the Medieval Church; Dyan Elliott, Northwestern; 5 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; register: http://tinyurl.com/ownc356 (PHF).

12 Reconciliation and Its Discontents; Audra Simpson, Columbia University; 4 p.m.; Penn Museum (Penn Cultural Heritage Center; Anthropology; History; Greenfield Intercultural Center).

Troy and Gordion: the Historiography of Excavation at Two Legendary Sites in Anatolia; Brian Rose, classical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).

Psychoanalysis and the I-Thou Relation; Jonathan Lear, University of Chicago; 5 p.m.; Ben Franklin Meeting Room, Houston Hall; register: http://tinyurl.com/nw23e4r (PHF).

13 Local Identity and Social Change in the Sculpture of Medieval Carrión de los Condes; Liz Lastra, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

14 Merikare Khety—the Sixth King of the Heracleopolitan Royal House; Arkadiy Demidchik, National Research Novosibirsk State University; 3:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; $10 (Museum).

16 Crime, Fear and Mental Health in Mexico; Andrés Villarreal, University of Maryland; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Penn PSC).

Cultural Destruction, Historical Erasure and Mass Violence in Syria and Iraq; Richard Leventhal, Brian Daniels, Salam Al Kuntar and Katharyn Hanson, Cultural Heritage Center; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

Publishing in the Sciences: An Evolving Paradigm; various speakers; 4 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/2205920 (Penn Libraries; English).

Astrophil’s Trembling Voice: Between the Pages of the Covntesse of Pembrokes Arcadia 1598; Thomas Ward, Naval Academy; 5:15 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (English).

Recent Works, Corridor and Informality; Hitoshi Abe, UCLA; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

17 Activating and remodeling dysfunctional brain circuits using Deep Brain Stimulation in Alzheimer’s disease; Andres Lozano, University of Toronto; 3 p.m.; auditorium, BRB II/III; register: www.med.upenn.edu/aging/events.html (Institute on Aging).

The Indian Camino Real: Indigenous Trade Routes in Early North America; Tatiana Seijas, Penn State; 4:30 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center for Early American Studies (History).

I’ll Be Your Interface; various speakers; 5 p.m.; Gittis 1, Law School (History of Art; Visual Studies).

A Medieval Buddhist Treatise on Love and Sex; Daud Ali, South Asia studies; 6 p.m.; World Cafe Live (Penn Lightbulb Cafe).

The Arches Project; David Myers, Getty Conservation Institute; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

18 Knowledge by the Slice; Bethany Wiggin, Penn Program in Environmental Humanities; noon; Class of 1958 Cafe, Irvine Auditorium (Penn Arts & Sciences).

Chinese Migration; Lingxin Hao, Johns Hopkins; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 111, Annenberg School (CSCC).

19 Molecular Determinants of Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation, Clearance and Toxicity in Parkinson’s Disease: from Novel Tools to Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies; Hilal Lashuel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture: Branding the Dream: Racial Democracy in the Age of Neoliberalism; Kendall Thomas, Columbia; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 240A, Silverman Hall, Penn Law (Center for Africana Studies; Penn Law).

Emerging Issues in Science: Immuno-therapy: Is the Cure Inside You?; various speakers; 5:30 p.m.; Wistar Institute; RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/pv8j499 (Wistar).

20 India’s Rural Employment Guarantee Program: Evidence from the India Human Development Surveys of 2004-5 and 2011-12; Sonalde Desai, University of Maryland; noon; suite 560, 3600 Market St (CASI; Penn PSC).

Animating Flatness: Seeing Moving Images in American Painting and Mass Visual Culture, 1800-1895; Juliet Sperling, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).

Telomere Maintenance and Human Disease; Emmanuel Skordalakes, Wistar Institute; 3:30 p.m.; JF Library, Anatomy-Chemistry Building (Biochemistry and Biophysics).

23 Endangered Languages; K. David Harrison, Swarthmore; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

Information in Biological Images: Targeting Diseases and Characterizing Compounds; Anne Carpenter, Harvard and MIT; noon; 10-146 Classroom, Smilow Center (Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics).

Reconstructing French Kerouac: One Holograph Notebook at a Time; Jean-Christophe Cloutier, English; 5:15 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (English).

Recent Work; Sheila O’Donnell and John Tuomey, O’Donnell + Tuomey; 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn Design).

30 Teacher, Torturer: The Trial of a Khmer Rouge Commandant in Cambodia; Alex Hinton, Rutgers; noon; rm. 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

Burn Before Reading: On the Inevitability of Posthumous Papers in Modern Literature (Goethe, Dilthey, Kafka); Carlos Spoerhase, Humboldt University of Berlin; 5:15 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (English).