Fitness & Learning

14        Taxes for Artists Workshop; artist Maria Möller will offer general advice about such topics as navigating the world of IRS (including state and local tax agencies) and financial literacy for self-employed artists; 5 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: kmeeks@upenn.edu (Fine Arts).

Graduate School of Education

Online webinars. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar?date=2023-12.

13        Learning Analytics (Online) Information Session; 9 a.m.

19        Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management Virtual Information Session; noon.

            Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership Virtual Information Session; 8 p.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

In-person events at Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Info and to register: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/see-do/events-calendar.

18        Make a Pinecone Ornament; 11 a.m.; “spruce” up your tree and make an ornament with pinecones collected on the grounds of the Morris Arboretum & Gardens.

Special Events

16        ICA Gather: Love in Motion; an afternoon in celebration of ICA’s fall exhibitions Moveables & David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home, which close on Sunday, December 17; participate in drop-in activities inspired by the exhibitions on view and enjoy delicious food and a family photo booth; noon-6 p.m.; ICA; register: https://tinyurl.com/ica-gather-dec-16; register for family photo booth: https://forms.gle/vqbSJ59sen8afS4r9 (Institute for Contemporary Art). Also December 17.

Talks

12        Predicting and Reconstructing Everyday Human Interactions; Yufei Ye, Carnegie Mellon University; 1:15 p.m.; room 512, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; register: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99048464404 (GRASP Lab).

            Magnetic Technologies for Battery-Free Bioelectronics and Neuromodulation; Jacob Robinson, Rice University; 3 p.m.; room 337, Towne Building (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

13        Connecting Boundaries: Merging Administrative & Geographic Data Using SHRUG; Paul Novosad, Dartmouth College; 9 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/novosad-talk-dec-13 (Center for the Advanced Study of India).

            Bayesian Imaging Genetics Modeling for Brain Structural Connectivity; Yize Zhao, Yale University; 2 p.m.; room 1311, Blockley Hall (Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics).

            The Electron-Ion Collider; Bernd Surrow, Temple University; 3:30 p.m.; room 2C8, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            The Ruins of a Steel Mill: A Microhistory of Planetary Urbanization in Amazonia; Adrián Lerner Patrón, Princeton University; 3:30 p.m.; room 392, Cohen Hall (History & Sociology of Science).

14        Broader Geopolitical Aspects of the Israel-Hamas War: Iran and Other Global Powers; James Cartwright, U.S. Marine Corps; noon; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/cartwright-talk-dec-14 (Center for Ethics & the Rule of Law).

            The Stories Behind the Sentence: Sentencing Reforms for a More Just Future; Hillary Blout, Free the People; John Choi, Ramsey County (MN) Attorney's Office; Stephanie M. Sawyer, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas; Ronald Simpson-Bey, JustLeadership USA; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/quattrone-talk-dec-14 (Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice).

16        Asian America Across the Disciplines; Lingxiao Chen and Xueqia Zhang, Emory University; 5:15 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/chen-zhang-dec-16 (Asian American Studies).

18        A Morse-Bott Approach to the Equivariant Homotopy Type; Yusuf Baris Kartal, University of Edinburgh; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL (Mathematics).

This is an update to the December AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit an event for a future AT PENN calendar or update, email almanac@upenn.edu.