Update: September AT PENN
Children’s Activities
29 At-Home Anthro Live: The Archaeology of Music; students will learn about the importance of music in human civilization by studying musical instruments from around the world, then use this as inspiration to design their own instruments; 1 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/64/at-home-anthro-live (Penn Museum).
Conferences
29 15th Annual CHOP Pediatric Global Health Conference; rings together colleagues from around the world to “Shape the Future of Global Child Health” using an equity, bottom-up and community-informed strategy; speakers will include activists, community members, nurses, pediatricians, students and youth; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; HUB for Clinical Collaboration, 3501 Civic Center Blvd; register: https://tinyurl.com/chop-conf-sept-29 (CHOP).
Fitness & Learning
26 Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom, Examples of What Can Be Done and What Issues Might Arise; Mélanie Péron, Italian studies; 4 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall; register: https://ctl.upenn.edu/event/using-digital-humanities-in-the-classroom/ (Center for Teaching & Learning).
27 London Calling: Learn How to Successfully Apply to Graduate School and Thrive in the U.K.; discover how you can obtain your master's degree in one year or a PhD degree in as little as three years from some of the world's leading universities while having a transformative international experience; 5 p.m.; room 242, Van Pelt Library; register: https://tinyurl.com/curf-workshop-sept-27 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).
29 Ready or Not... Health and Safety Fair; an afternoon of fun as Public Safety provides safety and wellness information along with many campus partners; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; field at 39th Street and Locust Walk (PennReady).
LGBT Center
Unless noted, in-person events at LGBT Center. Info: https://lgbtcenter.universitylife.upenn.edu/.
27 SPARC Drop-In Space; 10 a.m.-noon.
29 Family Dinner; 6-8 p.m.
On Stage
30 HEEL: A Performance; dancer, composer, and movement educator Sigrid Lauren activates exhibiting artist Hannah Levy’s meticulously crafted stainless steel stilts through a choreographed performance; 7 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/707919364877?aff=oddtdtcreator (ICA).
Talks
26 Defending the Planet: The DART Mission, and Mechanics Among the Asteroids; Kaliat (K.T.) Ramesh, Johns Hopkins University; 10 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).
From Virtual Cinematography to Virtual Production; Paul Debevec, Eyeline Studios Powered by Netflix; 2 p.m.; room 307, Levine Hall (GRASP Lab).
27 Sex Isn't Real: A Historical Perspective; Beans Velocci, history & sociology of science; 11:50 a.m.; Ben Franklin statue, College Hall (60-Second Lectures).
Dismissal and Discretion: A Forgotten Piece in the Criminal Justice Puzzle and its Role in Racial Disparities; noon; room 201, Fisher-Bennett Hall; RSVP: breyanam@sas.upenn.edu (Criminology).
The Judiciary at the District Court Level; Joshua D. Wolson, judge of the Eastern District of PA; Renée Marie Bumb, chief judge of the District of NJ; noon; room 213, Gittis Hall; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/wolson-talk-sept-27 (Federalist Society).
Privileged Niche Acquisition by a Bacteroides Fragilis Toxin; Juliane Bubeck-Wardenburg, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; noon; Class of 1962 Auditorium, John Morgan Building (Microbiology).
Safety Through Agility – Safe and Performant Control for Learning-Enabled Autonomous Systems; Rahul Mangharam, electrical & systems engineering; noon; room 307, Levine Hall (ASSET Center).
Vulnerability in Health Work: Trainee Physician Protests Across the Globe; Sorcha Brophy, Columbia University; noon; room 150, McNeil Building (Sociology).
Reporting Gun Violence: Media, Ethics and Community Intervention; panel of speakers; 12:15 p.m.; the Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center; register: https://bit.ly/45IqXxT (Center for Media at Risk).
Becoming a Latina Business Owner; Melissa Gallarado, Bonita Fierce Candles; 5 p.m.; room 255, Huntsman Hall (La Casa Latina).
28 AI in the City; John Paul Farmer, WeLink Cities; Evi Fuelle, Credo AI; Santiago Garces, City of Boston; Emily Royall, City of San Antonio; Ethan Zuckerman, University of Massachusetts Amherst; noon; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/iur-talk-sept-28 (Institute for Urban Research).
K-Pop, Transpacific Music Historiography, and The Otherwise Modern; Bo Kyung Blenda Im; noon; suite 310, 3600 Market Street (Korean Studies).
The End of ESSER Is Just the Beginning; Aleesia Johnson, Indianapolis Public Schools; Joe Gothard, St. Paul Public Schools; Uri Monson, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs, National School Boards Association; Denise Forte, Education Trust; 1 p.m.; online webinar; register: http://penng.se/esser-webinar-reg (GSE).
Declamatory Fictions and the Crimen Maiestatis - Seneca, Controversiae 9.2; Matthew Leigh, St Anne's College, Oxford; 4:45 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; Mary Ellen Iskenderian, Women’s World Banking; 6 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/iskenderian-talk-sept-28 (Fels Institute of Government).
29 Network Intelligence Role in Future Mobility; Ehsan Moradi-Pari, Honda Research Institute; 10 a.m.; room 307, Levine Hall (PRECISE Center).
Toward Foundational Models of Physical Scenes: From Large Language Models to World Models and Back; Stefano Soatto, University of California, Los Angeles; 10:30 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99139402446 (GRASP Lab).
Temperature and School Absences: Evidence from England; Risto Conte Keivabu, Max Planck Institute of Demographic Research; noon; room 367, McNeil Building (Sociology).
The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise; Richard Langlois, University of Connecticut; 12:30 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (History).
Where is China’s Economy Headed? Hanming Fang, economics; 12:30 p.m.; room 418, PCPSE (Center for the Study of Contemporary China).
Creaturely Cold War: More-Than-Human Narratives of Revolution and War in Africa and Latin America; Sophie Esch, Rice University; 4 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (Spanish & Portuguese).
Center for Latin America & Latinx Studies
Various locations. Info and to register: https://clals.sas.upenn.edu/events.
27 Community Activist in Refugee Communities; Jengishbek Karagulov, activist; 4:30 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building.
29 Quest for Reproductive Justice: Exploring Gender-Based Violence and Forced Sterilizations in Peru (1996-2001) Through an Interdisciplinary Lens; Lucía Stavig, CLALS; noon; 2nd floor forum, PCPSE.
Economics
In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.
27 Occupational Choice and the Workweek Throughout the Life Cycle; Cesar Urquizo Ubillus, economics; noon; room 101, PCPSE.
The Welfare Impact of Market Power: The OPEC Cartel; Allan Collard-Wexler, Duke University; 3:30 p.m.; room 100, PCPSE.
Scaling Up the American Dream: A Dynamic Analysis; Alessandra Fogli, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; 4 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.
Mathematics
In-person events. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.
27 Diophantine and Tropical Geometry; David Zureick-Brown, Amherst College; 3:45 p.m.; room A2, DRL.
28 Toward a Higher Algebra of Symplectic Geometry; Hiro Lee Tanaka, Texas State University; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL.
29 GIT and Quivers; Emma Lennen, mathematics; 10 a.m.; room 3N6, DRL.
This is an update to the September AT PENN calendar. The October AT PENN calendar appears in this issue of Almanac. To submit an event for a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, email the salient details to almanac@upenn.edu.