Update: October AT PENN
Fitness & Learning
Graduate School of Education
Unless noted, online webinars. Info: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news-and-events/events-calendar.
8 Pitch Perfect: Building Your Brand; 4 p.m.; room 322, GSE.
Religious Studies
Various locations. Info: https://rels.sas.upenn.edu/events.
13 Webinar for Prospective Doctoral Students; 5:30 p.m.; online webinar.
School of Social Policy & Practice
Unless noted, online webinars. Info: https://sp2.upenn.edu/.
7 PhD in Social Welfare Online Information Session; 6 p.m.
8 Doctorate in Clinical Social Work (DSW) Online Information Session; 6 p.m.
9 Admissions Online Information Session for Master’s Programs; 11 a.m. Also October 15, 6 p.m.
14 MS in Social Policy (MSSP) Online Information Session; 1 p.m.
Readings & Signings
14 Imagining the Ends of the World; Andrea Paluch, translator; 3:30 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/paluch-reading-oct-14 (Francophone, Italian, & Germanic Studies).
Penn Bookstore
In-person events in second-floor conference room, Penn Bookstore. Info: https://www.business-services.upenn.edu/bookstore-events.
7 Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World; Michael Mann, Earth & environmental science; 5:30 p.m.
9 Somebody Should Do Something; Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva, and Daniel Kelly, authors.
14 The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection; Jake Adelstein, investigative journalist; 5:30 p.m.
Talks
7 Reliable and Socially Aligned LLMs: Are We There Yet? Sharon Li, University of Wisconsin Madison; 3:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Computer & Information Science).
Equine Herpes Virus: It Can Happen Anywhere! Are You Prepared? Aliza Simeone, clinical infectious diseases & biosecurity; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/firsttuesdaylectures2026 (Penn Vet).
10 The Paradox of Power and Vulnerability: The Hidden Suffering of Boys and Men; Erica Liebman, Therapy Practice Philly; 11 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/liebman-talk-oct-10 (Graduate School of Education).
13 Beyond the Binaries: The New Science of Sex and Gender; Agustín Fuentes, Princeton University; Nathan H. Lents, John Jay College; Mallika S. Sarma, anthropology; noon; room 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology; Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).
Another Way of Knowing: A Conversation with the Artist; Jeanne Blissett-Robertson, artist; 4 p.m.; foyer, Hayden Hall (Environmental Innovations Initiative).
Sustainable Subversion: Reshaping the Italian Fashion Industry; Flora Rabitti, fashion designer; 4 p.m.; room 322, Fisher-Bennett Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/rabbiti-talk-oct-13 (Francophone, Italian & Germanic Studies).
14 After the Death of God: Secularization as a Philosophical Challenge from Kant to Nietzsche; Espen Hammer, Temple University; noon; room 493, Cohen Hall (Philosophy).
Center for East Asian Studies
Info: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/index.php/events/upcoming-events.
13 The Nine-Fingered Party: The Strange History of the Yakuza in Japanese Politics; Jake Adelstein, investigative journalist; 5:15 p.m.; room 110, Annenberg School.
Economics
In-person events in various locations. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.
8 The Great Accretion and the Great Depression; Stefano Cravero, economics; noon; room 101, PCPSE.
Learning from Rejection in the Market for Venture Capital; Alexander Sawyer, economics; 4 p.m.; room 200, PCPSE.
Mathematics
In-person events. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/.
13 Mathematics in the Age of AI; Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon University; 3:30 p.m.; room A1, DRL.
14 The Erdős Szekeres Problem; Cosmin Pohoata, Emory University; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL.
Formalization of Mathematics; Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon University; 3:30 p.m.; room A1, DRL.
This is an update to the October AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit events for a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, email almanac@upenn.edu.