Children’s Activities

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

In-person events at Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Info: www.morrisarboretum.org.

25        Summer of Dinos: Opening Weekend; opening of a brand-new dinosaur exhibition in the Garden Railway, plus a pop-up paleontologist’s cottage featuring hands-on “dig stations,” special family-friendly programming including Fossil Fridays, dino story time, and much more; all day.

Exhibits

25        Garden Railway: Dinos!; features a spectacular display of dinosaurs, including Triceratops, Pteranodon, and Velociraptor, all made from natural materials like bark, leaves, and twigs; as one of the largest outdoor miniature train displays in the United States with more than 15 different rail lines running along a third of a mile of track, the Garden Railway will delight and amaze visitors of all ages; Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Through September 30.

            Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs; a self-guided exhibition featuring plants in our collection with roots that go back to prehistoric times, featuring a pop-up paleontologist’s cottage featuring hands-on “dig stations,” special family-friendly programming including Fossil Fridays, dino story time, and much more; Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Through September 30.

Fitness & Learning

22        Introduction to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program; earn about opportunities available through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, as well as CURF resources to support applicants; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/curf-workshop-may-22 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).

23        Preparing for Discussions Across Difference – Faculty Workshop; faculty can learn tips to allow students to see multiple sides of an issue, reflect on their own positions, and develop the critical skills to be better thinkers and citizens; 1 p.m.; room 134, Van Pelt Library; register:  https://tinyurl.com/cetli-workshop-may-23 (Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, & Innovation, Paideia Program).

Graduate School of Education

Online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar.

22        Global Higher Education Management (Online) Virtual Information Session; 11 a.m.

23        Penn Chief Learning Officer Virtual Information Session; noon.

Talks

24        Large Reconstruction Model for Efficient 3D Reconstruction and Generation; Yinghao Xu, Stanford University; 1 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; register: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94667210967 (GRASP Lab).

28        Conversations in Cultural Landscape Preservation: Inclusion and Collaboration in Cultural Landscape Practice; Brenda Williams, Quinn Evans; Samantha Odegard, Upper Sioux Community Pezihutazizi Oyate; 2 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/williams-odegard-may-28 (Historic Preservation).

Medical Ethics & Health Policy

Various locations. Info: https://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events.

28        Sociodemographic Disparities in Pediatric Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest; Cody Gathers, pediatric critical care; noon; room 1402, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar.

This is an update to the May AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit events for upcoming AT PENN calendars or weekly updates, email us at almanac@upenn.edu.