Children’s Activities

7/12     At-Home Anthro Live: Scarabs in Ancient Egypt; students will learn about the importance of scarab beetles to the ancient Egyptians and how they fit into their views on the afterlife, then design their own stone scarabs; 1 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://cilc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KpqzeGRETMiZqoABP0qi4Q#/registration (Penn Museum).

Exhibits

7/13     Joanna Piotrowska: Unseeing Eyes, Restless Bodies; the first U.S. solo museum exhibition dedicated to Joanna Piotrowska, a Polish artist based in London whose work examines the human condition through performative acts, photography, and film; features large-scale, silver gelatin prints of subjects that probe human behavior and the dynamics of domestic relations; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through December 1.

            Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard; celebrates the foundational role of yards in shaping contemporary art in America; building upon existing scholarship on Yard Art, artwork created to exist in the transitional space between the home and wider world, artist and art historian Josh T Franco examines the lineage of this robust American art form which has historically existed outside of museum and gallery spaces; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through December 1.

Fitness & Learning

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

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

7/13     More Hidden Gems Tour; join a knowledgeable garden educator for a walking tour highlighting garden features not often discovered on an average visit; go off the beaten path to places you haven’t been before and see garden gems you haven’t seen before; 11 a.m.

            Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs Tour; join an experienced garden educator to explore living examples of trees and plants that were around when dinosaurs roamed the earth; 11 a.m.

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships

Online webinars. Info and to register: https://curf.upenn.edu/events.

7/11     Financing Graduate and/or Professional School; 4 p.m.

Special Events

7/12     ICA Summer 2024 Opening Celebration; an evening in celebration of Where I Learned to Look: Art from the Yard and Joanna Piotrowska: Unseeing Eyes, Restless Bodies, featuring live music, country barbeque from Deke’s Barbecue, and mini ice cream sandwiches; 7-10 pm.; Institute of Contemporary Art; register: https://tinyurl.com/ica-opening-july-12 (ICA).

Talks

7/10     Designing Emerging Computing Systems With Ferroelectric Devices; Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Penn State University; 11 a.m.; room 114, Skirkanich Hall (Electrical & Systems Engineering).

            Developing Data Science Tools for Synthetic Chemists; Matthew S. Sigman, University of Utah; 2:30 p.m.; location TBA (Chemistry).

7/11     Examples of Elasto-Capillary Mediated Interactions on Thin Elastic Film; Manoj K. Chaudhury, Lehigh University; noon; room 307, Levine Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            Beyond Immune Checkpoints: Unleashing Anti-Tumor Immunity with IAP Antagonists Nikki Schmitt, Emory University; 5:30 p.m.; room 10-146AB, Smilow Center (Head & Neck Cancer Center Translational Center of Excellence).

7/16     Tribosintering of Metal Oxide Nanocrystal Antiwear Additives: Growth, Wear, and Modeling; Parker LaMascus, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10:15 a.m.; room 307, Levine Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

            Development of Novel Therapies Based on RNA: From COVID Vaccines to Anti-HIV Strategies; Drew Weissman, Penn Institute for RNA Innovation; 6:30 p.m.; Sarah and Matthew Caplan Auditorium, Wistar Institute; register: https://tinyurl.com/weissman-talk-july-16 (Jonathan Lax Award Lecture).