Films

4          Behind the Mask; screening of a film centered on Uyghur scholar and activist Abduweli Ayup’s experiences as a survivor of incarceration in the Uyghur Region and his opportunity to confront a former prison guard with questions, followed by a discussion with Mr. Ayup; 4:30 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall (Center for East Asian Studies).

5          Mother Joan of the Angels; screening of a 1961 Polish religious horror art film on demonic possession; 7 p.m.; sky lounge, Harnwell College House; RSVP: ashermar@sas.upenn.edu and ivancot@upenn.edu (Cinema & Media Studies).

6          Gaza: Journalists Under Fire; tells the stories of many of the 178 journalists who have been killed in Gaza; 7 p.m.; room 261, Stiteler Hall; info: https://tinyurl.com/gaza-film-nov-6 (Cinema & Media Studies).

10        Together for Water: Defending the Choco Rainforest; a documentary by Afro-descendant and indigenous youth of the Choco Rainforest in defense of their territory and against the contamination of their rivers; 5:30 p.m.; room 425, Van Pelt Library; register: https://bit.ly/TogetherForWater (Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies, Cinema & Media Studies).

Fitness & Learning

4          Thinking About Graduate School? A Discussion on Graduate Programs with Faculty, University Scholar-Practitioners, and Current Grad Students; join Penn English faculty, scholar-practitioners from across campus, and current Penn grad students for a discussion on what graduate programs are like, what you can do to prepare strong applications, and what careers may be open to you with an advanced degree; 3:30 p.m.; room 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships

Info: https://curf.upenn.edu/events.

5          You Do-Nut Have to Be in STEM; join research peer advisors (RPAs) who are involved in humanities and social science research (history; psychology and legal studies; philosophy, politics, and economics; and international relations) for an informal conversation on what research looks like outside of STEM fields; 7:30 p.m.; room G08/09, College Hall.

6          Finding a Good Research Fit; CURF research peer advisors will share resources for identifying potential mentors and questions to think about regarding your goals and priorities; 4 p.m.; room G08/09, College Hall.

Graduate School of Education

Unless noted, online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news-and-events/events-calendar.

7          International Educational Development, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 9 a.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

In-person events at Morris Arboretum & Gardens. Info: https://www.morrisarboretum.org/see-do/events-calendar.

8          Winter Wellness Walks: Nature Watch; learn how to appreciate a garden in the winter on this guided walk; look for winter interests like tree bark color/texture, tree silhouettes, buds, and even look for winter-blooming plants; 10:30 a.m.

Readings & Signings

7          Little Fires Everywhere; book club group discussion of the Celeste Ng book; all grades, backgrounds, and experiences are welcome; 1 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building; register: https://tinyurl.com/asam-book-club-nov-7 (Asian American Studies).

10        Uncovering Your Path; Rev. Dr. Charles (Chaz) L. Howard, University Chaplain; 3 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://bit.ly/SPEAK25 (Center for Social Impact Strategy, Penn Center for Inclusive Innovation & Technology).

Talks

4          Diamond and GaN: Wide-Bandgap Allies for Thermal and Power Management from Devices to 3D-Stacked Chips; Srabanti Chowdhury, Stanford University; 11 a.m.; room 225, Towne Building (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

            Good Old Fashioned Engineering Can Close the 100,000 Year “Data Gap” in Robotics; Ken Goldberg, Robot Learning Foundation; 3:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Computer & Information Science).

5          Context Matters: Adapting Your Teaching to Class Size, Language, and Institution; Javier Samper Vendrell, German; noon; room 344, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

            Galaxy Clusters as Dark Matter Laboratories; Benedikt Diemer, University of Maryland; 3:30 p.m.; room 4E19, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            The “Phantasie” of the “Dog-Bitten Soul”; Don James McLaughlin, University of Tulsa; 6:30 p.m.; room 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

6          ACS: An Interactive Framework for Machine-Assisted Selection With Model-Free Guarantees; Zhimei Ren, statistics and data science; noon; room 414, Amy Gutmann Hall (IDEAS Center, Statistics & Data Science, PennAI).

            Cyber Threats, Intelligence, and U.S. National Security; General (Ret.) Tim Haugh; noon; Perry World House; register: https://tinyurl.com/haugh-talk-nov-6 (Perry World House).

            Robust and Adaptive Causal Null Hypothesis Tests Under Model Uncertainty; Ted Westling, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; 1 p.m.; room 701, Blockley Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/westling-talk-nov-6 (Center for Causal Inference).

            Prodigal Dynasty: The Restoration of the Marcos Family in the Philippines; Adrian De Leon, New York University; 5:15 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (History).

7          The Future of Water Reuse; Jon Freedman, Veralto; John Hanula, Stantec; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/freedman-hanula-nov-7 (Water Center at Penn).

            Moho Mission to the Foundations of Continents: The ICDP DIVE Drilling Project in the Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Alps, Italy; Mattia Pistone, University of Georgia; 3 p.m.; room 358, Hayden Hall (Earth & Environmental Science).

10        Tackling the Crisis in Rural Health: Nurse-Led Clinics, Community Activism, and the Politics of Rural Health in the 1970s; Dominique Tobbell, University of Virginia; 3:30 p.m.; room 218, Fagin Hall; register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/event/dominique-tobbell-seminar (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

Asian American Studies

Various locations. Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events.

4          Asian American Across the Disciplines; Pooja Bavishi, Malai; noon; room 473, McNeil Building.

GRASP Lab

Info: https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/month/2025-11/.

5          UMI on Legs: Making Manipulation Policies Mobile with Manipulation-Centric Whole-Body Controllers; Huy Ha, Columbia University & Stanford University; 3 p.m.; room 307, Levine Hall.

Mathematics

Various locations. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.

6          Geometric Structures in Higher Teichmüller Theory; Sara Maloni, University of Virginia; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL.

This is an update to the November AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit an event for a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, email almanac@upenn.edu.