Conferences

14        Ink in One's Veins: Mapping the World of Texts in Early and Medieval China; features talks by Maddalena Poli, Pomona College; Zhengjie Wang, Tsinghua University; Peter Tsung Kei Wong, Princeton University; Sarah Brooker, Oscar Qiu Jun Zheng, Xiaoyang Ma, and Adam Smith, east Asian languages & civilizations; 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (East Asian Languages & Civilizations).

Fitness & Learning

14        PWC and Wellness Narcan Training; learn how to administer narcan and potentially safe a life; 3 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center; register: https://tinyurl.com/pwc-narcan-mar-14 (Penn Women’s Center, Wellness At Penn).

Graduate School of Education

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

15        Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program Information Session; 12:30 p.m.; Gutmann College House.

Special Events

14        Divine Comedy; insights (and jokes) about the role of humor in religion, mourning, and the quest for ultimate meaning; 5:15 p.m.; room 237, Cohen Hall; RSVP: wsteve@upenn.edu (Religious Studies, Office of the Chaplain).

18        2023 Weitzman School Awards: KoningEizenberg Architecture; award presentation to Julie Eizenberg, winner of the 2023 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture; 6 p.m.; Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library; register: https://tinyurl.com/weitzman-awards-2023-mar-18 (Architecture).

Talks

12        Lymphocyte Mechano-Regulation for Immunotherapies; Enrico Klotzsch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin; 10 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            Robert Garnier's Theater of Stoic Poetics; Hassan Melehy, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill; noon; room 543, Williams Hall (French & Francophone Studies, English).

13        Four Long Years: A Look Back Over the Accomplishments of the 4CE COVID Consortium; John Holmes, PSOM; 9 a.m.; room 701, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/96442998641 (Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics).

            Design and the Energy Transition; Dorit Aviv, Thermal Architecture Lab; Matthijs Bouw, architecture; William Braham, architecture; Nicholas Pevzner, landscape architecture; Hélène Pilorgé, Clean Energy Lab; noon; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).

            The Evolution of Quality Improvement Research Ethics; Jennifer Myers, clinical medicine; Shivan Mehta, gastroenterology; noon; room B102AB, Richards Building, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/myers-talk-mar-13 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).

            Leaving the Movie Theater, Again; Jean Ma, University of Hong Kong; noon; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).

            Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation; noon; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/buttigieg-talk-mar-13 (Fels Institute of Government).

            RNA Enzymology in Translation Regulation; Kathy Liu, biochemistry & biophysics; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).

            Energy Week Lightning Talks; engaging Ted Talk-style presentations from Penn students across a variety of different fields; 2:30 p.m.; Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology, and YouTube livestream; watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/mkFf-a85mOk?feature=shared (Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, VIPER).

            Global Structural Changes Regarding the War in Ukraine and Implications for East Asian Security; Tomohisa Takei, Sampa Kyogo K.K.; 3:30 p.m.; room 286-287, McNeil Building (Center for East Asian Studies).

            AI and Robots: As Science Fiction Turns Real, What Do We Need to Know? Peter Singer, author and futurist; 5 p.m.; room 261, Stiteler Hall (Christopher Browne Center).

14        What I Did with Musicology and What It Gave Me Back; Guthrie Ramsey, music; noon; Zoom webinar; info: pasef@pobox.upenn.edu (Penn Association of Senior and Emeritus Faculty).

            Design Sensitivity and Its Implications for Weighted Observational Studies; Sam Pimentel, University of California, Berkeley; 1 p.m.; room 701, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/pimental-talk-mar-14 (Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics).

            Of Materialisms Old and New; Bruno Bosteels, Columbia University; 4 p.m.; room 329A, Max Kade Center (Spanish & Portuguese).

15        Poetry's Essential Place in Anti-Colonial Philosophy; Jason Allen-Paisant, University of Manchester; 3 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall, register: https://tinyurl.com/allen-paisant-mar-15 (Wolf Humanities Center).

19        Designing Heart Valves from First Principles: Model Generation, Congenital Disease and Surgical Treatment; Alexander D. Kaiser, Stanford University; 10 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

Mathematics

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

12        Vertex Algebras and Teichmüller Modular Forms; Giulio Codogni, Università di Roma Tor Vergata; 3:30 p.m.; room 3C6, DRL.

14        Level-Set Forced Mean Curvature Flows and Applications; Hung Tran, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 3:30 p.m.; room 4E19, DRL.

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