Children’s Activities

Penn Museum

Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.

12        K-12 Archaeology Talk with Dr. Steve: The Sphinx That Moved to Philadelphia; learn how the largest sphinx in the Western Hemisphere came to Philadelphia and hear from a real archaeologist about its history and importance; 11 a.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; tickets: $15.

Fitness & Learning

7          Teacher Talks: Supporting Your Students During Ramadan; will explain to teachers how best to support (and learn from) their students, especially during events and festivals like Ramadan; 4:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; register: https://upenn.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6s4LwGi5jvBqBAG (Penn Museum).

11        Interactive Microscopy Workshop; learn how to acquire the perfect SEM image, from creating fine art quality journal covers to developing new imaging skills for effectively communicating your research; 3-5 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (DumoLab Research).

Graduate School of Education

Online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar?date=2024-03.

12        Taking a Regional PreK-12 Community Schools Model Nationwide; noon.

Human Resources Workshops

Open to Penn faculty and staff. Unless noted, online webinars. Info and to register: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/.

6          TIAA Live Webinar—The Starting Line: Beginning to Save for Retirement; noon.

Talks

5          Dexterous Decision-Making for Real-World Robotic Manipulation; Rachel Holladay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 10 a.m.; room 337, Towne Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

6          High-Resolution Images of Light Dark Matter: First Results of the DAMIC-M Experiment; Radomir Smida, University of Chicago; 3:30 p.m.; room 4E19, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

12        Building A Healthier Food Environment; Sophia Hua, medical ethics & health policy; noon; room 1402, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; register: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlce2tpjMqHNxSeGCD3VriDSe9ZWZXrv3M#/registration (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).  

This is an update to the March AT PENN calendar, which is online now. The deadline to submit events for the April AT PENN calendar is Monday, March 11. Submit events for future AT PENN calendars or weekly updates at almanac@upenn.edu.