Update: February AT PENN
Exhibits
3 Virtual 12@12; Lynn Smith Dolby, University Art Collection Manager, gives a 12-minute talk on the current Arthur Ross Gallery exhibit, Many Voices, Many Rooms; noon; info: http://www.arthurrossgallery.org/events/event/1212-42/ (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Films
9 June, includes discussion with director Huay-Bing Law; 11 a.m.; online screening; info: Rupa Pillai, rupillai@sas.upenn.edu (Asian-American Studies).
Fitness & Learning
5 Accessing and Using Aging Data at Penn; information about three aging-related data sets housed at Penn; 2-4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/psc-aging-data-feb-5 (Population Studies Center).
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)
Online events; info and to register: https://www.curf.upenn.edu/curf-events
4 Research Workshop for Students with Disabilities; 8 p.m.
5 R&F Month - Make the Most of Your Summer Through CURF Opportunities; 3 p.m.
8 Ask Me Anything: Research Peer Advisors Edition; 5 p.m.
Meetings
8 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; info: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/ (PPSA).
Special Events
4 Fun @ Work Day; Penn Nursing event featuring bingo; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/fun-at-work-feb-4 (Penn Nursing).
8 CultureFest: The Masks Seen; learn about the Dogon people of Mali’s ceremonial production and use of masks throughout the Fêtes des Masques; 6 p.m.; online event; tickets: $10; register: https://tinyurl.com/fetes-de-masques-feb-8 (Penn Museum).
Sports
Penn Basketball Virtual Season
Re-broadcasts of classic Ivy League Championship games. Join: www.youtube.com/pennsportsnetwork
4 Men’s Basketball at Yale; original broadcast March 3, 2006; 7 p.m.
Talks
2 Current Migration Patterns and Philadelphia Japanese Americans; Hiro Nishikawa, Japanese American Citizens League; noon; online event; info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events (Asian-American Studies).
Prediction, Power, and Policy: Ethical Dimensions of the Regulation of Clinical Prediction Models; Gary Weissman, medicine; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://zoom.us/j/95819586999 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).
Assessing Immune Correlates of Protection in COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Trials; Peter Gilbert, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; 3:30 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/553472553 (CCEB).
Dissecting Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Look at the Attack on the US Capitol; panel of speakers; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/dissectiing-chaos-feb-2 (Wharton; Law; ASC).
Stochastic Modeling of Reaction-Diffusion Processes in Biology; Hye-Won Kang, UMD Baltimore County; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/kang-talk-feb-2 (Mathematics).
“Dare You Meet a Woman”: Black Women, Abolitionism, and Protective Violence, 1850–1859; Kellie Carter Jackson, Wellesley; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97078227894 (History).
3 Applying Design as an Elected Official; Roberto Treviño, San Antonio, Texas councilmember; 10 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: kmeeks@design.upenn.edu (Weitzman School).
Thomas Jesse Jones: Sociology, Philanthropy and the Education of Black Folk; Karida Brown, UCLA; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events (Sociology).
Astronomy in the Era of Mega-Constellations of Low Earth Orbiting Satellites; Tony Tyson, UC Davis; 2 p.m.; online event; info: https://www.physics.upenn.edu/events/ (Physics & Astronomy).
Integrating Machine Learning and Multiscale Modeling in Biomedicine; Lu Lu, MIT; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: chebiom@seas.upenn.edu (CBE).
4 Single Molecule Transcription Factor Dynamics During Zygotic Genome Activation; Mustafa Mir, cell and developmental biology; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/mir-talk-feb-4 (Biology).
Stabilizing Inflammatory Programs in Type 2 Airway Disease; Nora Barrett, Brigham & Women’s Hospital; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
5 Behind Activism: Feminist Digital Labor Against Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence; Jinsook Kim, ASC; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/kim-talk-feb-5 (GSWS).
Conversation with Curlee Holton; Curlee Holton, UMD; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/holton-talk-feb-5 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Following the Money: Deepening our Understanding of the Black-White Wealth Gap; Ashleigh Cartwright and Annette Lareau, sociology; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events (Sociology).
9 Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia; Rosie Bsheer, historian; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/bsheer-talk-feb-9 (Middle East Center).
A Utilitarian COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy: Prioritizing Prevention of Transmission Over Prevention of High-Risk Infection; Brittany Johnson, University of Alabama; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://zoom.us/j/99098593893 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).
Penn Dental Medicine
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/
2 The Importance of Integrated Treatment Planning; Paresh Shah, University of Manitoba; 6 p.m.
Economics
Online events. Info and to register: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events
2 Scoring Strategic Agents; Ian Ball, Yale; 4 p.m.
8 Inference for Ranks with Applications to Mobility across Neighborhoods and Academic Achievements across Countries; Daniel Wilhelm, University College London; noon.
--
AT PENN Deadlines
The February AT PENN calendar is online and will be updated throughout the month. The deadline for submissions for the March AT PENN is February 8 at almanac@upenn.edu.