Films

29        The First Amendment: New York Times v. Sullivan; includes discussion with Mary Frances Berry, history; Kermit Roosevelt, Carey Law; noon; Zoom screening; register: http://tinyurl.com/africana-film-feb-29 (Africana Studies, Annenberg Public Policy Center, Penn Libraries).  

Fitness & Learning

Graduate School of Education
Online webinars. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar?date=2024-02.

29        Learning Analytics, MSEd (Online) Virtual Information Session; 8 a.m.

Readings & Signings

28        An Evening of Poetry and Discussion; LaTasha Diggs, poet and sound artist; location TBA; info: https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/diggs (Philomathean Society).

Kelly Writers House
In-person events at Arts Café, Kelly Writers House. Info and to register: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0224.php/

29        A Talk; Joshua Bennett, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 5:30 p.m.

Talks

27        Towards Transparent Representation Learning; Yaodong Yu, University of California Berkeley; 11 a.m.; room 225, Towne Building (Electrical and Systems Engineering).

            TECLA on Current Events in Ecuador; Jane Esberg, political science; Andrés Mejía Acosta, University of Notre Dame; 4 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building, and Zoom webinar; register: https://clals.sas.upenn.edu/events/tecla-current-events-ecuador (Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies).

            Writing the History of Writing the Law: Some Extra-Textual Considerations; Paul Halliday, University of Virginia; 5:15 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (History).

28        Connecting Conversations: Community Care for LGBTQ+ Health; Audrey Davis, Cancer Support Community; Andre Ford, Colours Organization; Luna Gayeski, Plume Health; noon; Zoom webinar; register: http://tinyurl.com/nursing-talk-feb-28 (Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative).

            Non-Reciprocal Pattern Formation; M. Cristina Marchetti, University of California, Santa Barbara; 3:30 p.m.; room A8, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            Critical Healthcare Humanities: Social Sciences and Humanities as Interventions in Healthcare Research, Training, and Practice; Britt Dahlberg, Johns Hopkins University; 4 p.m.; Gershwind & Bennett Family Collaborative Classroom, Holman Biotech Commons, and online webinar; register: http://tinyurl.com/dahlberg-talk-feb-28 (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

            When Sunday Comes: Gospel Music in The Soul and Hip Hop Eras; Claudrena Harold, University of Virginia; 5:30 p.m.; room 329A, Max Kade Center; register: http://tinyurl.com/harold-talk-feb-28 (Africana Studies).

29        Special Briefing: State Tax Cuts; Can Chen, Georgia State University; Alex Hathaway, Public Finance Research Cluster; Geoffrey Buswick, S&P Global Ratings; Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research; 11 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: http://tinyurl.com/iur-talk-feb-29 (Penn Institute for Urban Research).

            Preservation Futures: Design; David Hollenberg, historic preservation; Nathaniel Rogers, historic preservation; Dominique Hawkins, Preservation Design Partnership; Stephen Kieran, KieranTimberlake; Peter Viteretto, Heritage Landscapes LLC; noon; Zoom webinar; register: http://tinyurl.com/hist-pres-talk-feb-29 (Historic Preservation).

            How Staphylococcus Aureus Infections Initiate and Evolve in the Cystic Fibrosis Airway; Anthony Fischer, University of Iowa; 4 p.m.; room 11-146, Smilow Center (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).

            Polyglossic Ships: Migration, Oceanic Aspiration, and the Mappilas of Malabar Before the Gulf Diaspora; P.K. Yasser Arafath, University of Delhi; 4:30 p.m.; Dunning Coaches Center (South Asia Center).

            Hybridizing the Colonies: Thomas Hardy's Brazil and the Limits of Informal Empire; Jacob Nielsen, English; 5 p.m.; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

            Newtown Odyssey: An Opera on a Creek; Marie Lorenz, artist; Willis Elkins, Newtown Creek Alliance; 6:30 p.m.; Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Landscape Architecture).

Asian American Studies
Various locations. Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events.

29        Asian American Across the Disciplines; Edwin Desamour, the Lighthouse; Johnny Irizarry, Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies; noon; Zoom webinar.

Biology
In-person events at room 109, Leidy Lab. Info: https://www.bio.upenn.edu/events.

28        Rewired Regulatory Pathways Involving Retrotransposons Impact Reproduction and Early Development; Andrew Modzelewski, Penn Vet; 10:30 a.m.

Economics
In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

28        Private Business Dynamics and Search for Outside Equity; Alex Sawyer, economics; noon; room 100, PCPSE.

            Inflation is Conflict; Iván Werning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

Korean Studies
In-person events at suite 310, 3600 Market Street. Info: https://korea.sas.upenn.edu/events.

28        Lessons Learned About Identity and Anti-Asian Hate Through the Lens of Television News; Nydia Han, 6abc Action News; 3:30 p.m.

Mathematics
In-person events. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.

28        Abelian Varieties in Characteristic p; Valentijn Karemaker, Utrecht University; 3:45 p.m.; room A2, DRL.

29        Fourier Restriction and Well-Approximable Numbers; Donggeun Ryou, University of Rochester; 3:30 p.m.; room 4E19, DRL.

This is an update to the February AT PENN calendar. To submit an event for a future calendar or weekly update, email almanac@upenn.edu.

The March AT PENN calendar is available now. The deadline to submit events for the April AT PENN calendar is Monday, March 11, 2024.