Update: November AT PENN
Fitness & Learning
14 Master of Health Care Innovation Virtual Info Session; program managers will address how the MHCI program has spurred career advancement for students and alumni, as well as describe the basic components of the curriculum and the online learning experience; 4 p.m.; online webinar; info: MEHPOnline@pennmedicine.upenn.edu (Perelman School of Medicine).
15 Open Studios: Undergraduate Fine Arts & Design; visit fine arts senior studios to see what they have been working on this fall; 2-4 p.m.; 5th floor studios, Duhring Wing, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Fine Arts).
16 Law and Technology Information Session; learn about the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition; Master in Law and Certificate in Law Programs for non-lawyers; and Master in Law courses in Patent Law & Technology Law and for non-lawyers; noon; room 213, Gittis Hall, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/law-info-session-nov-16 (Carey Law School).
Teacher Talks: Engineering Through the Ages: Fibers and Rope; investigate the amazing properties of rope, including how it is made and how long humans have been making it; then, make your own rope; 4:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; register: https://tinyurl.com/museum-teacher-talk-nov-16 (Penn Museum).
Graduate School of Education
Online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar?date=2023-11.
14 Global Higher Education Management (Online) Virtual Information Session; 8 a.m.
15 Urban Teaching Residency & Urban Education Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m. Also November 16.
16 Literacy Studies Doctoral Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.
18 Explore Graduate Programs at Penn GSE; 9 a.m.
Penn Libraries
Unless noted, in-person events. Info and to register: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events/.
14 Unearthing Rare Books: Ten Hidden Gems from the Kislak Center; 4 p.m.; Lea Library, Kislak Center.
Music
17 Teach Me What Love Is: Korean Love Songs; the facilitators invite speakers whose first language is not English to share a love song that encapsulates their unique perception of love in their native language, structured as a karaoke session; noon; ICA; register: https://tinyurl.com/ica-korean-love-songs (Institute of Contemporary Art).
On Stage
Penn Live Arts
In-person events. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.
17 Penn Singers: Legally Blonde: The Musical; follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $10.
Talks
14 Changing Tides? The Far-Right Appeal in Latin America and Beyond; Kathya Araujo, Universidad de Santiago de Chile; Ernesto Calvo, University of Maryland; 4 p.m.; World Forum, Perry World House; register: https://tinyurl.com/araujo-calvo-nov-14 (Perry World House).
15 What Constitutes a Good Explanation? Lyle Ungar, computer & information science; noon; room 307, Levine Hall (ASSET Center).
Reinforcement Learning in Two-Player Zero-Sum Games; Samuel Sokota, Carnegie Mellon University; 3 p.m.; room 307, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99611740636 (GRASP Lab).
16 Synthetic Genome Regulation for Cell and Tissue Engineering; Timothy Downing, University of California, Irvine; 3:30 p.m.; room 216, Moore Building (Bioengineering).
Promoting Lung Recovery: Epigenetic and Metabolic Control of Treg Cell Function During Aging; Benjamin D. Singer, Northwestern University; 4 p.m.; room 11-146, Smilow Center (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
Fossil Fuels and Autocrats, in Russia and Beyond; Max Bergmann, Center for Strategic and International Studies; 4:30 p.m.; room 205, PCPSE, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/bergmann-talk-nov-16 (Andrea Mitchell Center).
Global Frontiers and the Making of Modern China; Shellen Xiao Wu, Lehigh University; 5:15 p.m.; room 200, PCPSE; register: https://tinyurl.com/wu-talk-nov-16 (Center for East Asian Studies).
17 What Can We Learn About AI and Data Science From the Vision Field? Michael F. Chiang, National Eye Institute; 10 a.m.; room 307, Levine Hall (PRECISE Center).
Model-Based Methods in Today’s Data-Driven Robotics Landscape; Seth Hutchinson, Georgia Institute of Technology; 10:30 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96151752305 (GRASP Lab).
Gandhi, Ruskin, and the Limits of Civilizational Thinking; Zachary Samalin, New York University; 4 p.m.; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).
20 Exploring Plasmodium Parasite Cell Division Processes through Expansion Microscopy Visualization; Sabrina Absalon, Indiana University; noon; room 132, Hill Pavilion, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91485597704 (Penn Vet).
Asian American Studies
In-person events at room 473, McNeil Building. Info and to register: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events.
16 Asian America Across the Disciplines; Mohan Seshadri, Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance; noon; room 203, Cohen Hall.
Economics
In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.
15 Subsistence Entrepreneurship in Latin America; Daniel Jaar, economics; noon; room 101, PCPSE.
Why Didn't India's Founders Entrench Constitutional Rights? Shruti Rajagopalan, George Mason University; 5:30 p.m.; room 250, PCPSE.
16 Labor Union and Social Insurance; Hanming Fang, economics; 3:30 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.
Mathematics
In-person events. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.
15 Towards Fairness in Machine Learning via Optimal Transport; Thomas Strohmer, University of California Davis; 3:45 p.m.; room A2, DRL.
16 Horizontal Besicovitch Sets of Measure Zero and Some Related Problems; Terence Harris, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 3:30 p.m.; room 3C2, DRL.
Sociology
Info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events.
17 Gender-Math Stereotypes and Student-Teacher Interactions in China; Ran Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison; noon; online webinar.
This is an update to the November AT PENN calendar, which is available now. To submit events for a future AT PENN calendar or update, send the salient details to almanac@upenn.edu.