Conferences

9      Women in Data Science (WiDS) Philadelphia @ Penn; emphasizes the diversity of data science, both in subject matter and personnel, and welcomes academic, student, and industry speakers from across the data science landscape; noon-3 p.m.; online event; register: https://whr.tn/wids2022 (Wharton, Penn Engineering). Also February 10, noon-3 p.m.

Exhibits

15    Mark Stockton: 100 People; examines who and how we venerate and connect, using a group of 100 hand drawn portraits, photo-referent, made with graphite on paper, and intended to be received as a single work in form and experience; Feintuch Family Lobby, Annenberg Center. Through May 15. 

Fitness & Learning

9      Wellness and the Good Life; will consider the relational nature of wellness, challenging a narrowly individualistic view of wellbeing and seeking to understand how individual flourishing and communal flourishing are related; 5:45 p.m.; room M20, Harrison College House; register: https://www.collegiuminstitute.org/calendar/wellness-and-the-good-life (Paideia Program). Also February 16, 23.

10     Alumni Panel: Navigating Life Through and Beyond Annenberg; a forum for Annenberg School for Communication graduate students and post-docs to learn tips to navigate the program and beyond; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/annenberg-alumni-feb-10 (Annenberg School).

11     Andean-Amazonian Reading Group; discussion of two films about Indigenous communities from the Andean-Amazonian region; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: mervic@sas.upenn.edu or jpcvw@sas.upenn.edu (Hispanic & Portuguese Studies).  

14     Douglass Day: Celebrating 19th-Century Black Achievement; help celebrate Black achievement and transcribe the activities of Black women in the Colored Conventions Project; noon-3 p.m.; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt Library, and Zoom meeting; info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/exhibits-events/douglass-day (Penn Libraries). 

         Valentine’s Skate; 6-7 p.m.; Penn Ice Rink. 

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF)
Zoom webinars. Info: https://www.curf.upenn.edu/curf-events.

11     How It Started vs. How It’s Going; 2 p.m. 

Music

10     No Ocean Between Us: PennYo Performance; performance by America’s first collegiate Chinese a cappella group; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery and Zoom livestream; join: https://tinyurl.com/pennyo-feb-10 (Arthur Ross Gallery). 

Readings & Signings

10     Wayward Distractions: Ornament, Emotion, Zombies, and the Study of Buddhism in Thailand; book launch featuring author Justin McDaniel, religious studies; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; info: doschaef@upenn.edu (Religious Studies). 

Talks

8          Lozenge Tilings and the Gaussian Free Field on a Cylinder; Marianna Russkikh, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL (Mathematics).

            Registration for Wearable Device Data with Application to Circadian Rhythm Chronotype Discovery; Julia Wrobel, Colorado School of Public Health; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/wrobel-talk-feb-8 (Center for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics).

            Russia's Disinformation Campaign Against the U.S.; Konstantin Natanovich Borovoi, Western Choice Party; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/borovoi-talk-feb-8 (Russian & East European Studies).

            Spatially Heterogeneous Formations Due to Biases in Movement; Patrick Murphy, Rice University; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/murphy-talk-feb-8 (Biology).

9          Community Collaboration for Co-Creation, Designing Technology for Social Justice & Health; panel of speakers; noon; BlueJeans webinar; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/uwssygzj (Nursing).

            Freedom of Information Act in Higher Education; Jessica Huseman, journalist; Nate Jones, The Washington Post; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: upenn.zoom.us/my/ascmediarisk (Center for Media at Risk).

            The Synergy of Biophysics and Active Materials; Arnold Mathijssen, physics; 3:30 p.m.; room A8, DRL, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/mathijssen-talk-feb-9 (Physics & Astronomy).

            Fireside Chat and Q&A; Kimberly Sherman Stamler, Related Beal; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/stamler-talk-feb-9 (Penn Student Women in Real Estate).

10        Action at the Nanoscale:  Single-Molecule Studies of Protein Motion; Gabriela Schlau-Cohen, MIT; 1 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91526139467 (Chemistry).

            ARDS Pathogenesis Through the Prism of Host-Pathogen Interactions; Janet So-Jong Lee, University of Pittsburgh; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/lee-talk-feb-10 (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).

11        African American Girlishness in Black Women's Photography 1970-2003; Destiny Crockett, English; Older Adults on the Dating Market: The Role of Family and Caregiving Responsibilities; Lauren Harris, sociology; noon; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/crockett-harris-feb-11 (Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

            Masters in Miniature: Future Horizons for Italian Manuscript Studies; Bryan Keene, Riverside City College; 1 p.m.; location TBA; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/kislak/MastersInMiniature (Italian Studies).

14        Radical Honesty as Black Feminist Praxis: Teaching and Organizing within the Movement for Black Lives; Bianca Williams, CUNY; noon; online webinar; info: https://anthropology.sas.upenn.edu/events (Anthropology).

15        The Role of Social Work in Advancing Black Equity; Douglass Brooks, Gilead; David Satcher, Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Tamara Cadet, SP2; noon; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96626562844 (SP2).

            Engineering for Everyone: Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Gilda A. Barabino, Olin College of Engineering; 3:30 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Penn Engineering Joseph Bordogna Forum).

            From the Back of the Church: Irreverent Religion in African American History; Vaughn Booker, Dartmouth; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/booker-talk-feb-15 (Africana Studies).

Computer and Information Science (CIS)
Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinars. Info: https://www.cis.upenn.edu/events/.

9          Learning with Feedback from Strategic Stakeholders Algorithms and Systems; Kirthevasan Kandasamy, University of California, Berkeley; 3:30 p.m.

10        Improving the Privacy, Scalability, and Ecological Impact of Blockchains; Benedikt Bunz, Stanford; 3:30 p.m.

15        Foundations of Cryptographic Proof Systems; Alex Lombardi, MIT; 3:30 p.m.

Penn Dental
Unless noted, online events. Info: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/.

8          Additive and Stress Reducing Restorative Dentistry in the Anterior and Posterior Area; Simone Deliperi, Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry; 6 p.m.

10        EIF2AK3: A Multifaceted Target for Adjunctive Therapy in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders; Cagla Akay-Espinoza, basic & translational sciences; noon.

Economics
Online events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

14        Monitoring Team Members: Information Waste and the Self-Promotion Trap; Matteo Camboni, Northwestern University; noon.

Population Studies Center (PSC)
Unless noted, in-person events at room 150, McNeil Building. Info: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/.

14        Where Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Policing Come From: The Spatial Concentration of Arrests Across Six Cities; John MacDonald, criminology; noon.

Sociology
Unless noted, in-person events at room 367, McNeil Building. Info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events.

10        Investments Without Returns? What Asian American Parents Want From a Good Education for Their Children; Ziyao Tian, Princeton; 9:30 a.m.

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