Films

22        Dollars and Sense: The ABCs of Financial Caregiving; discusses the financial aspects of caregiving and how to improve the bottom line for caregivers; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/nursing-workshop-feb-22 (Nursing).

            Best Practices for Professional and Leadership Development, Promotion, and Advancement of Diverse Legal Professionals; virtual conversations about best practices in DEI, featuring Penn Carey Law alumni who are actively engaged in DEI efforts around the country; noon; online webinar; register: https://pennlaw.cvent.com/d/9lq4yg (Carey Law School).

            As Far as They Can Run; a fascinating look at those in rural Pakistan who are struggling to find acceptance and worth in a society that has relegated them to the margins; 5:30 p.m.; room 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies, Middle East Center).

24        Master in Law Information Session for Penn Faculty, Staff, and Students; Penn faculty and staff who wish to incorporate a legal perspective on the issues that intersect with their professional fields and academic interests are invited to learn more about the benefits of pursuing a master in law; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/carey-workshop-feb-24 (Carey Law School).

28        Connecting Conversations: Strengthening LGBTQ+ Families; hear from experts from research, policy, and startups about how we can strengthen LGBTQ+ family formation through community, healthcare, and policy; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/nursing-workshop-feb-28 (Nursing).

Fitness & Learning

24        Recruiting and Supporting Underrepresented Minority PhD Students; discussion on challenges and strategies in the recruitment of URM PhD students and supporting them in graduate study; 1:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98620440148 (Center for Engineering MechanoBiology).

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships

Unless noted, online events. Info: https://curf.upenn.edu/events.

22        Grant-Writing Workshop; 4 p.m.; room 242, Van Pelt Library.

On Stage

Penn Live Arts

In-person events. Info: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

23        Wharton Follies: 21 Walnut Street; an original musical comedy parodying (and celebrating) the MBA experience, entirely written, produced and performed by students; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center. Also February 24, 8 p.m.

Readings & Signings

28        Nation’s Metropolis; Royce Hanson and Harold Wolman, George Washington University; noon; online livestream; register: https://tinyurl.com/hanson-wolman-feb-28 (Penn Institute of Urban Research).

Special Events

28        Black History Celebration Closing Dinner; celebration with food that honors the African diaspora; 5 p.m.; room 108, ARCH (Makuu: The Black Cultural Center).

Talks

21        Structural Determinants of (Unequal) Exposure to Injury and Violence; Sara Jacoby, Nursing; noon; room 1402, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/jacoby-talk-feb-21 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).

            In Pursuit of Entanglement: XXZ Interactions for Spin-Squeezing in Atomic and Solid-State Spin Ensembles; Emily Davis, University of California Berkeley; 12:30 p.m.; room 225, Towne Building (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

22        Model-Robust and Efficient Covariate Adjustment for Cluster-Randomized Trials; Bingkai Wang, Wharton; 11 a.m.; Brian L. Strom Conference Room, Blockley Hall; (Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics).

            Agile Regulation: Governance in a Changing World; panel of speakers; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/ppr-talk-feb-22 (Penn Program on Regulation).

            Ethical Approaches to Documentary Filmmaking; Olena Lysenko, Ukrainian documentary filmmaker; 12:15 p.m.; room 300, Annenberg School (Center for Media at Risk).

            Seeing 3D with Polarized Light; Jinwei Ye, George Mason University; room 307, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/98723817934 (GRASP Lab).

            Developing Strategies for Polymer Redesign and Recycling Using Reaction Pathway Analysis; Linda Broadbelt, Northwestern University; 3:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering).

            Stability of Planar Fronts of the Bidomain Allen-Cahn Equation; Yoichiro Mori, mathematics; 3:45 p.m.; room A2, DRL (Mathematics).

            Negotiating Passions: On Film, Literature, and Perlocutionary Responsibility; Daniele Lorenzini, philosophy; 5:15 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (French & Francophone Studies).  

23        Mechanics for Energy Sustainability: From Fatigue of 2D Materials to Dendrites in Solid-state Batteries; Teng Cui, Stanford University; 10 a.m.; Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            The Arta Polyandrion: Recreating Memory in the Landscape; Jeremy McInerney, classical studies; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://webapps.unitn.it/form/it/Web/Application/convegni/spacezoom (Classical Studies).

            Good News and Bad News: International Law, Public Opinion, and Human Security; Charli Carpenter, University of Massachusetts Amherst; noon; forum, PCPSE (Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics).

            Shamanic Chant and Contemporary Korean Elegy: Kim Hyesoon's "Autobiography of Death;" Ivanna Sang Een Yi, Cornell University; noon; room 623, Williams Hall (Korean Studies).

            Engineering Tissues and Transducers for Future Bionics; Subramanian Sundaram, Boston University and Harvard University; 12:30 p.m.; room 225, Towne Building (Bioengineering; Electrical & Systems Engineering).

            Mechanisms of Injury Response in Distal Lung Epithelium; Jaymin Kathiriya, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai; 4 p.m.; room 11-146, Smilow Center (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).

            Regulation and Evolution of Phenotypic Plasticity: Insights from Horned Beetles and Predatory Nematodes; Sofia Casasa, Boston University; 4 p.m.; Tedori Family Auditorium, Levin Building, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/casasa-talk-feb-23  (Biology).

            Transitions from Jail/Prison to the Community; Carrie Langley, University of Arizona; John Pace, Sentencing Project; 6 p.m.; Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/92015121264 (Nursing).

24        Robots that Learn and Adapt; Jitendra Malik, University of California Berkeley; 10:30 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (GRASP Lab).

            Message Fatigue and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in the U.S.; Xiaoquan Zhao, George Mason University; noon; room 500, Annenberg School, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/zhao-talk-feb-24 (Annenberg School Elihu Katz Colloquium).

            A Bad Commute: Does Travel Time to Work Predict Teacher and Leader Turnover and Other Workplace Outcomes? Jason Grissom, Vanderbilt University; 12:30 p.m.; Spady Room, Fox-Fels Hall, and Zoom webinar; info: bbowden@upenn.edu (Graduate School of Education).

            The Vulgairty of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India; Shailaja Paik, University of Cincinnati; 4 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt Library (South Asia Center).

27        Intergenerational Inequality: Biocultural Pathways in Infancy; Elizabeth Holdsworth, Washington State University; noon; room 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology).

            The Unequal Battle Against Infertility: Theory and Evidence from IVF Success and Drop-Out Rates; Raul Santaeulalia-Llopis, economics; noon; room 150, McNeil Building (Population Studies Center).

            From Congress to the Vatican: The Promotion of Maternal-Fetal Surgery & Perinatal Palliative Care as Alternatives to Abortion Care; Abigail Wilpers, Nursing; 3 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/wilpers-talk-feb-27 (Nursing; Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

            Who Hears Hear? Black Music; Guy Ramsey, music; 6 p.m.; room 108/109, ARCH (Makuu: The Black Cultural Center).

28        Solid Interfaces in Electrochemical Devices; Victor Venturi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 10 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            Rules Toward Molecular Cavity Polaritonics; Aaron Rury, Wayne State University; noon; Carol Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

            An Architect’s Perspective on Quantum Computer Scaling: Why, What, and How? Kaitlin Smith, super.tech; 12:30 p.m.; room 225, Towne Building (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

            Proposals for Peace on the Korean Peninsula (한반도 평화를 위한 제안); Lee Nakyon, former Prime Minister of South Korea; 3 p.m.; auditorium, PCPSE (Korean Studies).

Computer & Information Science

Unless noted, in-person events in Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall. Info: https://www.cis.upenn.edu/events/.

23        Cryptography, Security, and Law; Sunoo Park, Columbia University; 3:30 p.m.

28        Privacy-Preserving Accountability Online; Nirvan Tyagi, Cornell University; 3:30 p.m.

Economics

Unless noted, in-person events at room 101, PCPSE. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

27        Competing Narratives in Action: Belief Cycles Throughout the Pandemic; Ricardo Serrano-Padial, Drexel University; noon; room 203, PCPSE.

28        Returns to Pre-College Investments: The Case of Advanced Placement; Cung Truong Hoang, economics; 12:30 p.m.

Sociology

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

22        The Nonlinear and Heterogeneous Effects of Parental Income on Children's Educational Attainment; Ian Lundberg, Cornell University; noon; room 150, McNeil Building.

27        The Effects of Repeated Exposure to Climate Disasters on Child Health: Evidence from Indonesia; Jaclyn Yap, Population Studies Center; 10 a.m.

            Polynomial Regression with Response Surface Analysis; Kuo Zhao, Renmin University of China; 2 p.m.

28        Anti-Asian Discrimination Two Years into The Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Survey Experiments; Yao Lu, Columbia University; noon; Zoom webinar.

This is an update to the February AT PENN calendar, which is online now. Submit events for future AT PENN calendars and weekly updates to almanac@upenn.edu. The March AT PENN calendar will be published next Tuesday, February 28.