Children’s Events

7/21     At-Home Anthro Live: Make Your Own Roman Mosaic; students will explore the history of this ancient art form and learn how to make their own; 1 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1639/at-home-anthro-live (Penn Museum).

7/22     Design Your Own Senet Game Workshop; learn how Ancient Egyptians may have played this ancient game, which dates to around 3100 BC, and make your own Senet game to take home and play with friends; 11 a.m.; Penn Museum; free with museum registration (Penn Museum). Also July 22, 1:30 p.m.; July 23, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Penn Museum

In-person tours at Penn Museum. Info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar.

7/19     Eastern Mediterranean Gallery Tour; 2 p.m.

7/22     Rome Gallery Tour; 11 a.m.

            Global Guide Tour: Africa Galleries; 2 p.m.

7/23     Asia Galleries Tour; 11 a.m.

Fitness & Learning

7/18     Introduction to Research Posters & Poster Design; Barbara Kountouzi, Biotech Commons, will discuss poster dos and don’ts, using examples of actual posters, and will also give some tips and tricks for PowerPoint; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/curf-workshop-july-18 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).

7/19     Best Practices for Advancing DEI in the Nonprofit Sector; a conversation on the unique challenges of effectively and authentically creating a culture of equity and inclusion within the nonprofit landscape; noon; location TBA; info and to register: inclusion@law.upenn.edu (Carey Law School).

            Information Session: Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program; learn about the Lauder program, dedicated to the education of nurse practitioners who will be a leading force in the advancement of health and health equity; 6 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/lauder-info-session-july-19 (Penn Nursing).

7/25     Burnout Immunity Workshop; for GSE faculty and staff; explore what truly matters to you and motivates you, what forms the contours of your purpose and how you go about enacting it; 1:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/gse-workshop-july-25 (Graduate School of Education).

            Communicating Your Research: Effective Poster Presentations; learn how to communicate your research more effectively, including an example presentation and guidance for poster presentations; 4 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/curf-workshop-july-25 (Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships).

Readings & Signings

7/19     Celebrating Ashley Bryan's 100th Birthday with Poetry; celebrate Ashley Bryan's life and legacy at the Penn Libraries on the centenary of his birth by participating in a community poetry reading with his friends and family and eating birthday cake; 3-6 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/kislak/Ashley_100th (Penn Libraries).

Talks

7/18     Hydrogel (Fracture) Mechanics with Applications to the Study of Blood Clots; Konstantinos Garyfallogiannis, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; room 212, Moore Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

7/19     Africa and South Asia: Diasporas and Connections; Jazmin Graves Eyssallenne, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, author; Rupa Pillai, Asian American studies; Ken Robbins, author; 10 a.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/libraries-talk-july-19 (Penn Libraries).

            After Blinken’s Visit: Prospects for US-China Cooperation on Climate and Other Issues; Scott Moore, Penn Global; 12:30 p.m.; room 418, PSPCE (Center for the Study of Contemporary China).

            Sensory-Integrated Dental Care; Ben Hudson, Sensory Health; 5:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/hudson-talk-july-19 (Penn Dental Medicine).

7/24     Roots of Wisdom Interview Series; Julia Belluz, Vox; noon; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/belluz-talk-july-24 (Penn Dental Medicine).

7/25     Bistable Robots: Leveraging Task Features for Actuator Reduction; Jessica Weakly, mechanical engineering & applied mechanics; 10 a.m.; room 212, Moore Building (Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics).

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