Update: March AT PENN
Exhibits
18 Anti-Racism & Mental Wellness Workshop: Turning off the Gaslights and Illuminating Brave Spaces; Ramani Durvasula, clinical psychologist; 8 p.m.; online event; register: https://paachatupenn.ticketleap.com/ (TAASS).
19 Virtual Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; a thought-provoking tour of the Middle East Galleries led by a guide who grew up in the region; 2:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/global-guide-mar-19 (Penn Museum).
Fitness & Learning
17 Salary Negotiation Workshop; equips attendees to negotiate salary and other aspects of a job offer; 2:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/login (SP2).
18 Navigating Sizeism and Fatphobia in Academia; learn to navigate discussions about size and perceptions; 2 p.m.; online event; info: https://gsc.upenn.edu/events (GSC, CAPS).
Recommendation Letter Workshop; Karen Redrobe, cinema studies; Sophia Rosenfeld, history; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/rec-letter-mar-18 (Wolf Humanities Center).
PAVE x SWE Workshop: Being an Active Bystander; workshop for women to discuss active bystander awareness, take action against interpersonal violence, and learn about Penn resources relating to sexual violence; 5 p.m.; online event; register: https://forms.gle/CBMyCoxTab5ws6gV6 (CBE, ODEI, PICS).
Graduate School of Education
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar
16 Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America: The Higher Education System; 5 p.m.
18 The SNF Paideia Program presents the Power of the Open Mind; 4:30 p.m.
19 Racial Literacy Series; for GSE and SP2 staff and faculty; 10 a.m.
Staff Service Recognition Lunch; for GSE and SP2 staff and faculty; noon.
23 Virtual Submatriculation Information Session; noon.
Penn Law
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!view/all
19 Master in Law Information Session for General Audiences; noon.
23 Master in Law Information Session for Members of the Penn Community; noon.
Penn Libraries
Online events. Info and to register: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/workshops
23 PubMed Tips & Tricks—Saving Time and Finding What You Need; noon.
Physical and Chemical Property Search Techniques; 3 p.m.
Readings and Signings
18 NPL Book Club: The End of Leadership; join friends and colleagues to discuss the Barbara Kellerman book; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sp2-book-club-mar-18 (SP2).
Talks
17 Evolutionism in Historical Representations of “Nomads”; David Sneath, Cambridge; 10 a.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sneath-talk-mar-17 (CEAS).
Distracted Driving Not Just About Teens and Cell Phones; Catherine McDonald, nursing; Sharon Irving, nursing; noon; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/mcdonald-irving-mar-17 (Nursing, Penn Alumni).
Immigrant Neighborhoods and Eviction: Hidden Housing Crisis? Rebbeca Tesfai, Temple; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Sociology).
Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault: Lessons from Los Angeles; Cassia Spohn, Arizona State; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/spohn-talk-mar-17 (Criminology).
Democracy and Truth—and Elections; Sophia Rosenfeld, history; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/rosenfeld-talk-mar-17 (PFWF).
18 When Ions Meet Electrons — Modeling the Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries; Yue Qi, Brown; Zoom meeting; 10:45 a.m.; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
Defending Maya Lands and Maya Future: A Place to Be and Be Well; panel of speakers; 12:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/maya-talk-mar-18 (Penn Museum).
Roots/Routes to Freedom: Beyond Elsewhere-ism and the Academy; 3 p.m.; panel of speakers; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/roots-routes-mar-18 (Africana Studies).
The Heterogeneous Host Response to SARS-CoV-2; Nuala Meyer, PSOM; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
The Nineteenth-Century Debate About Color; Judith Kaplan, integrated studies; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/wilson-talk-feb-18 (Classical Studies).
The American Future of Green Social Housing: Lessons from the Bronx’s Via Verde; panel of speakers; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: bit.ly/AmericanGreenSocialHousing (PSC; Social-Spatial Climate Collaborative).
19 World War II (Vanitas) 1975 and Dye-Transfer Photography; Audrey Flack, artist; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/flack-talk-mar-19 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Interdisciplinary Spatial Precepts and African Urban Studies; Ato Quayson, Stanford; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events/ (English).
Colored Multizeta Values in Characteristic p; Yao-Rui Yeo, mathematics; 3:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events/ (Mathematics).
Travels and Translations of Brazil in the Americas, 1870-2010; Krista Brune, Penn State; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/brune-talk-mar-19 (Hispanic & Portuguese Studies).
22 STEM and the Future of Work; Chrissy Houlahan, US representative; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/houlahan-talk-mar-22 (SEAS).
Functional Genomics Screens in Leishmania; Eva Gluenz, University of Glasgow; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/gluenz-talk-mar-22 (Penn Vet).
The Social Genome; Jenny Tung, Duke; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/95174933958 (Genetics).
Faye Anderson & Aaron Wunsch in Conversation; Faye Anderson, All That Philly Jazz; Aaron Wunsch, historic preservation; 12:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/anderson-wunsch-mar-22 (Historic Preservation).
Towards an Acoustemology of Afro-Cuban Rap; Pablo D. Herrera Veitia, University of St. Andrew’s; 5:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/veitia-talk-mar-22 (Africana Studies).
23 Exploring the Structure of Sediment-Laden Turbidity Currents; Jorge Salinas, University of Florida; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
New Insights Into CAR T Cells for Cancer; Marcela Maus, Harvard; 11 a.m.; GoToMeeting; join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405 (Wistar Institute).
Redefining the Future of Healthcare Transitions; Mary Schuler, NewCourtland; Ashley Rittner, NewCourtland; Mark Toles, UNC Chapel Hill; 2 p.m.; online event; register: bit.ly/HealthTransitions (Nursing).
Clipper: p-Value-Free FDR Control on High-Throughput Data From Two Conditions; Jingyi Jessica Li, UCLA; 3:30 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/553472553 (CCEB).
What to Expect: Communications Law and Policy in 2021; Kevin Werbach, Wharton; Christopher Yoo, CIS; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/wehrbach-yoo-mar-22 (Penn Law).
Just Objects: The Construction Ecology of the Seagram Building; Kiel Moe, McGill University; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/moe-talk-mar-23 (Architecture).
Annenberg School for Communication
Info: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events
17 Exploring Rupture and Repair Through Multimodal Scholarship; panel of speakers; noon.
Asian-American Studies
Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events
23 Filipino Americans; Race and Race Relations; Randy Duque, Philadelphia Commission on Human Rights; noon.
Economics
Info and to register: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events
22 VARs in 2020: Dealing with Outliers and the Lower Bound on Interest Rates; Massimiliano Marcellino, Bocconi University; noon.
Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)
Info and to register: https://events.seas.upenn.edu/calendar/tag/ese/list/
18 Synthetic Dimensions: Harnessing Light’s Internal Degrees of Freedom for Quantum, Nonlinear and Topological Photonics; Avik Dutt, Stanford; 11 a.m.
Computer and Information Science (CIS)
Info and to register: https://www.cis.upenn.edu/events/
18 Bias and Representation in Sociotechnical Systems; Danaë Metaxa, Stanford; 3 p.m.
23 Prioritizing Computation and Analyst Resources in Large-scale Data Analytics; Kexin Rong, Stanford; 3 p.m.
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AT PENN Deadlines
The April AT PENN calendar deadline is today. The April calendar will be published March 30. To submit event information, email almanac@upenn.edu.