Update: January AT PENN
Children’s Activities
Penn Museum
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar
26 At-Home Anthro Live: The Meaning and Making of Mandarin Squares; 1 p.m.
27 Virtual Archaeological Adventures: Celebrate Chinese New Year Traditions; 10 a.m.
Exhibits
Upcoming
28 In Conversation About Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal; join musicians Susie Ibarra and Will Calhoun for a discussion of rhythm in Milford Graves’ work; 6:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/milford-graves-jan-28 (ICA).
29 Virtual Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; 2:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/global-guide-jan-29 (Penn Museum).
Films
28 Keep Saray Home; screening and discussion; “rallying cry against ICE deportations”; 4:30 p.m.; online screening; info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events (ASAM).
Fitness & Learning
26 Connecting With Balance: Virtual Class by Pilobolus; helps people of all ages reconnect with their bodies and environment; 7 p.m.; online event; register: https://annenbergcenter.org/event/pilobolus-connecting-with-balance-class (Annenberg Center).
27 The Fascinating History of the Morris Arboretum; Bob Gutowski, Morris Arboretum; 1 p.m.; online class; info and registration: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=31 (Morris Arboretum).
Lessons in Leadership from Penn Women Deans; hear three of Penn’s women deans speak about their paths to leadership and the lessons they have learned; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/pfwf-panel-jan-27 (PFWF).
Structuring Your Unstructured Time; learn how to create a schedule that promotes productivity and balance; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/unstructured-time-jan-27 (Weingarten Center, GSE). Also January 29, 9 a.m.
29 Faculty Panel for Black Students in STEM at Penn; find out how to get more involved with STEM faculty and students and learn from current students; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97562319571 (SEAS, Makuu).
Graduate School of Education
Online events. Info and to register: www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar
27 Fright, Flight or Fight: Navigating Racially Stressful Moments While Teaching; 9 a.m.
Literary Lunch with Juliana; open to staff and faculty; noon.
29 Friday Virtual Chats with Admissions; 8 a.m.
IES Predoctoral Program Seminar: Dr. Rekha Balu; noon.
30 School Leadership Program Virtual Information Session; 10 a.m.
Penn Libraries
Online events. Info and to register: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/workshops
27 R Advanced: Write and Publish in Markdown; noon.
Remote Research Recap; 12:30 p.m.
29 Collaborative Quaranzine Workshop; 2 p.m.
Penn Nursing
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/view/month
28 Diverse Perspectives in Nursing: Introduction to Penn Nursing Admissions Webinar; 6 p.m.
Readings & Signings
26 The Intellectual World of Sixteenth-Century Florence: Humanists and Culture in the Age of Cosimo I; Ann Moyer; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/7391452355 (History).
29 Amazonian-Andean Reading Group: Rethinking the Adnes/Amazonia Divide; 6 p.m.; online event; info: mervic@sas.upenn.edu (Hispanic & Portuguese Studies).
Special Events
28 Behind the Lion Dance; go behind the scenes of a Chinese tradition to see why so many love this whimsical mark of the new year; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/lion-dance-jan-28 (Penn Museum).
Talks
26 Health Care During COVID-19: Systemic Racism, The Government’s Pandemic Response, and Racial Inequities in COVID-19; Seema Mohapatra, Indiana University; Ruqaiijah Yearby, St. Louis University; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://zoom.us/j/92922786283 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).
Targeting Neoantigens to Augment Antitumor Immunity; Mark Yarchoan, Johns Hopkins; noon; GoToMeeting; join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405 (Wistar Institute).
“See My Face On the Other Side”: Cecile McLorin Salvant and the Art of Catching Up with Geeshie & Elvie; Daphne Brooks, GSWS and Africana Studies; 5:15 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/brooks-talk-jan-26 (Music).
27 Black Advantage Vision: Flipping the Script on the Study of Racial Inequality; Mary Pattillo, Northwestern University; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events (Sociology).
Counter-Dataveillance; panel of speakers; noon; online event; join: http://www.asc.upenn.edu/ascmediariskevents (ASC).
Defining Transitions in a Parasitic Life Cycle; Sebastian Lourido, MIT; noon; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).
Fielding RCTs in the US Legal Profession: Randomizing Incarceration And Its Downstream Effects; Jim Greiner, Harvard; noon; Zoom meeting; ID: 994 9962 1451; password: CRIM558 (Criminology).
Rescuing 911: Opportunities for Reform in Police Dispatch; Jerry Clayton, Washington County (MI) sheriff’s office; Jessica Gillooly, NYU; John Hawkins, Police Scotland; noon; online event; register: https://pennlaw.cvent.com/d/m7qhmt (Penn Law).
Opinion Dynamics on Discourse Sheaves; Robert Ghrist, math; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events (Mathematics).
Zero Sets of Laplace Eigenfunctions; Aleksandr Logunov, Princeton; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events/ (Mathematics).
Designing Dissenting Histories; Sue Mobley, Monument Lab; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/mobley-talk-jan-27 (Center for Public Art and Space).
Fels Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversation Series; Cherelle Parker, Philadelphia councilwoman; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/fresjc-cherelle-parker (Fels Institute).
The Jeffrey Fine (C’76, MArch’78) and Andrea Katz Lecture; Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/gang-talk-jan-27 (Architecture).
28 HepatoScore: A New Biological Blood Signature For Hepatocellular Carcinoma; Jeffrey Morris, Wharton; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
The Future of Cape Town Water; Michael Webster, city of Cape Town; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/webster-talk-jan-28 (Penn Water Center).
A Parallel World?: Notes on Alternative Academia in South Korea; Nuri Kim, Cambridge; 1 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/kim-talk-jan-28 (Korean Studies, CEAS).
Designing Biology for Detection and Control; Pamela Silver, Harvard; 3 p.m.; online event; info: be@seas.upenn.edu (Bioengineering).
O-Ring Production Networks; Ana Cecilia Fieler, Yale; 3:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Economics).
A Three-Way Communication Circuit Between Macrophages, Alveolar Epithelium, and Monocytes Promotes Antibacterial Defense Within the Lung; Sunny Shin, PSOM; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (CHOP).
Climate Change and Global Water Crises: Implications of Too Much and Not Enough Water; Brian Soden, University of Miami; Scott Moore, Penn Global; Howard Neukrug, Penn Water Center; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/pwc-talk-jan-28 (Penn Water Center).
The Evolution of Cancer Malignancy: How Cows Beat Cancer?; Günter Wagner, Yale; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/wagner-talk-jan-28 (Biology).
Microcosm, Macrocosm, and the Question of Scale in the Ancient Roman City; Amy Russell, Brown; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/russell-talk-jan-28 (Classical Studies).
The Earth Architect; Diana Agrest, Agrest and Gandelsonas Architects; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/agrest-talk-jan-28 (Landscape Architecture).
29 Citizenship in Crisis? A Panel Discussion on India and Myanmar; panel of speakers; 11 a.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/casi-panel-jan-29 (CASI).
COVID’s Impact on Fertility Intentions Among Married Singaporean Women; Joan Ryan, sociology; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Sociology).
Nursing and Social Justice: Past, Present and Future Legacies; panel of speakers; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/jhtyryuy (Penn Nursing).
30 Handmade History—Tea: Tradition and Medicine; Victor Mair, EALC; Tracey Wang Stuligross, TranquiliTEA Temple; 3 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/mair-stuligross-jan-30 (Penn Museum).
Penn Dental
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/
26 Complex Treatments in Full Digital Workflow; Carlo Poggio, Studio Associato Poggio, 5 p.m.