Update: September AT PENN
Children’s Activities
18 Garden Railway: Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends; Thomas and friends run on the entire Morris Arboretum railway system; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; free with garden admission; tickets: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=3 (Morris Arboretum).
Penn Museum
Online and in-person events. Info and to register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.
21 At-Home Anthro Live: Coins Around the World; 1 p.m.
Exhibits
Upcoming
14 Martha Rich: It Goes By Fast; an exuberant and joyful splash of energy that takes full advantage of a 75' by 20' brick wall, painted by Martha Rich, MFA’11; Feintuch Family Lobby, Penn Live Arts Annenberg Center. Opening reception: September 14, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Penn Live Arts).
Penn Museum Tours
Online and in-person events. Info and to register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.
18 Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Films
Penn Live Arts: On the Environment Short Films
Online showings. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.
16 The Lake and the Lake; 7 p.m.
Landfall; 7 p.m.
When the Lionfish Came; 7 p.m.
Titixe; 7 p.m.
Fitness & Learning
15 Food for Thought Module I: How to be a (Human) Student Again; will consider the values and practices of becoming non-virtual human students again; open to undergraduate students; 5:45 p.m.; room M20, Harrison College House; register: https://forms.gle/GoLXvKne1uU9meUk6 (Paideia Program).
17 Academic Job Search During the Pandemic; a professional development event for graduate students and postdocs considering an academic career; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/cemb-workshop-sept-17 (Center for Engineering MechanoBiology).
Asian American Studies Welcome Back Lunch; meet with faculty and students in Penn’s ASAM program; 1 p.m.; 2nd floor atrium, McNeil Building (ASAM).
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Info Session; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94328362025 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).
21 Joint Admissions Webinar with Johns Hopkins and Columbia Schools of Nursing; compare three top-tier nursing programs; 8 p.m.; online event; https://tinyurl.com/nursing-info-session-sept-21 (Penn Nursing).
Graduate School of Education (GSE)
Online and in-person events. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar.
14 Welcome Back Wellness Walk; noon.
17 Friday Virtual Chats With Admissions; 9 a.m.
Effective Communication; 12:30 p.m.
21 Avoiding Burnout: Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance; 12:30 p.m.
Penn Libraries
Online and in-person events. Info and to register: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/workshops.
14 Penn Walks 2 Wellness; noon.
16 Excel Basics: Skills for Business Consulting and Industry; noon.
Readings & Signings
15 Book Launch for Strange Objects, New Solids and Massive Things; Winka Dubbeldam, architecture; 6:30 p.m.; Plaza Gallery, Meyerson Hall; 6:30 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/dubbledam-launch-sept-15 (Architecture).
Talks
14 A General Measure of Effect Size for Neuroimaging Analysis; Simon Vandekar, Vanderbilt University; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/vandekar-talk-sept-14 (Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics).
Nurses’ Moral Distress During Crisis Care; Eileen Lake, Nursing; 7 p.m.; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/lake-talk-sept-14 (Nursing).
15 Exchange of Molecular and Cellular Information: A Hybrid Model Connecting Regulatory Interactions with Stem Cell Divisions in the Root; Lisa Van den Broeck, NC State; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: annjeong@seas.upenn.edu (Center for Engineering MechanoBiology).
Rethinking Diversity, Belonging, and Justice: The Pandemic and Vulnerable Populations; Fanghong Dong and Yeji Hwang, Nursing; noon; online event; register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/details/forms.php?id=146 (Nursing).
Life in a Tight Spot: How Bacteria Swim, Disperse, and Grow in Crowded Spaces; Sujit Datta, Princeton; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/datta-talk-sept-15 (Physics & Astronomy).
16 Epithelial Dysfunction In IPF Pathogenesis: Many Moving Parts? Michael Beers, Perelman School of Medicine; 4 p.m.; room 11-146, Smilow Center (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
Red-Shift in Algebraic K-Theory; Gabe Angelini-Knoll, FU Berlin; 5:15 p.m.; room 4C8, David Rittenhouse Laboratory (Mathematics).
Lesbian Landscapes in Fin-de-Siècle Italy; Kate Thomas, Bryn Mawr College; 6 p.m.; room B3, Meyerson Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/thomas-talk-sept-16 (Landscape Architecture).
17 Protein Dynamics and Energy Landscape Engineering; Gregory Bowman, Washington University in St. Louis; 2 p.m.; conference room, 3401 Walnut St. (Penn Institute for Computational Science).
20 Young Women in Latin American Politics; Tabata Amaral, Brazilian congresswoman; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/amaral-talk-sept-20 (Latin American and Latinx Studies).
Foundational Legal Documents in an Era of Customary Law: Thinking about the Middle Ages; Ada Kuskowski, history; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt Library (Workshop in the History of Material Texts).
21 Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire; Caroline Elkins, Harvard; noon; room 209, College Hall, and Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93802120255 (History).
Telehealth and Physician Productivity; Sergei Savin, Wharton; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/savin-talk-sept-21 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).
Economics
Location TBA. Info and to register: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.
14 The Sources of Authority; George Mailath, economics; 4 p.m.
15 Network Externalities and Cross-Platform App Development in Mobile Platforms; Amandeep Singh, economics; 3:30 p.m.
Optimal Monetary Policy in Production Networks; Jennifer La’O, Columbia; 4 p.m.
21 Games on Endogenous Networks; Evan Sadler, Columbia; 4 p.m.
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The AT PENN Calendar
This is an update to the September AT PENN calendar, which is online now. To submit an event for the upcoming October AT PENN calendar, email us at almanac@upenn.edu.