Fitness & Learning

6          School for International Training Study Abroad Information Session; learn about programs including “Indie: Public Health, Gender, and Sexuality,” “IHP Cities in the 21^st Century: People, Planning, and Politics,” and “IHP Health & Community: Globalization, Culture, and Care”; noon; Penn Abroad, 3539 Locust Walk (Penn Abroad, Gender Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

9          Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center Open House; explore the space, meet new people, and learn about LGBT Center programming, including refreshments; 5-7 p.m.; LGBT Center (LGBT Center).

10        The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom; Felicia Rose Chavez, author, will prompt atendees to interrogate their academic and cultural inheritance with the goal of discovering possibilities beyond traditional teaching models; noon; room 101, Lauder College House; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adapting-our-teaching-habits-tickets-1000264145987 (Paideia Program). Also September 11. 

On Stage

10        Incantation: The Embodied Aleph-Bet; vocal artist Victoria Hanna brings new life to ancient Hebrew text through sonic interpretations of Jewish mystical and magical traditions; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets: free; register: https://tinyurl.com/incantation-sept-10 (Penn Museum).

Readings & Signings

4          America's New Racial Battle Lines: Protect Versus Repair; Rogers Smith, political science; Desmond King, University of Oxford; 5 p.m.; 2^nd floor conference room, Penn Bookstore (Penn Bookstore).

10        Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde; Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author; 11 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://kwazmanvwa.com/2024/08/23/september-10-2024-a-roundtable-with-alexis-pauline-gumbs/ (French & Francophone Studies).

11        Summoning Our Collective Power; Felicia Rose Chavez, anti-racist educator; 3:30 p.m.; room 111, Lauder College House; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summoning-our-collective-power-a-reading-and-conversation-with-dr-chavez-tickets-1000276432737 (Paideia Program).

Kelly Writers House

In-person events at Arts Café, Kelly Writers House. Info: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0924.php.

4          Dear Penn Freshmen; 7 p.m.

Special Events

4          Penn Nursing Back to School Welcome; food, fun and giveaways; 1-3 p.m.; Claire Fagin Hall (Penn Nursing).

Talks

4          Bridging the Gap Between Learning and Programming; Armando Solar-Lezama, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; noon; room 225, Towne Building, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93017587225 (ASSET Center).

            Pressure-Induced Nanoparticle Assembly; Hongyou Fan, Sandia National Laboratories; 3:30 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering).

9          Transcriptional Control of Sex Determination in the Intestinal Parasite Cryptosporidium Parvum; Katelyn Walzer, Penn Vet; noon; room, Hill Pavilion, and Zoom webinar; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/91485597704 (Penn Vet).

            Genomic Approaches for Modeling Clonal Evolution in Myeloid Malignancy; Robert L. Bowman, cancer biology; 3 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).

10        Elasticity of Fluids in Nanopores: Molecular Modeling and Ultrasonic Experiments; Gennady Gor, New Jersey Institute of Technology; 10:15 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            The Architecture of Illness: Hospitals as a Bourgeois Institution, 1860-2020; Fatima Naqvi, Yale University; 5:15 p.m.; room 623, Williams Hall (Germanic Languages & Literatures).

20        Polling at a Crossroads; Michael Bailey, Georgetown University; noon; room 109, Fox-Fels Hall (Paideia Program).

23        How to Talk About Politics Even When You Disagree; Matthew Levendusky, political science; noon; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/election-series-event-a-conversation-with-matthew-levendusky-tickets-1003201281037 (Paideia Program).

Economics

In-person events. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

3          Credit Constraints, Market Structure and Welfare: Evidence from SBA Loans; Chinmay Lohani, economics; noon; room 101, PCPSE.

            Matching with Costly Interviews; Akhil Vohra, University of Georgia; 4 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

5          Investments and Inequities in Pre-College Human Capital: The Case of the Advanced Placement Program; Cung Truong Hoang, economics; 3:30 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

9          Proper Robustness and the Efficiency of Monopoly Screening; Ashwin Kambhampati, United States Naval Academy; noon; room 203, PCPSE.

10        Choosing the Right Pond: Trading off Status and Prestige with Applications to School Choice and Party Formation; Xinyang Wang, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México; 4 p.m.; room 101, PCPSE.

Mathematics

In-person events. Info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events.

9          Levi Factors of Linear Algebraic Groups; George McNinch, Tufts University; 3:30 p.m.; room 4N30, DRL.

10        Functional Limit Theorems for Local Functionals of Dynamic Point Processes; Efe Onaran, mathematics; 3:30 p.m.; room 4C8, DRL.

Physics & Astronomy

In-person events. Info: https://www.physics.upenn.edu/events/.

4          Examining the CMB Quadrupole Anomaly Using Planck PR3 Data; Jahmour Givans, Princeton University; 3:30 p.m.; room 4E19, DRL.

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