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8/28     Chocolate Milk; celebrate National Breastfeeding Month and Black Breastfeeding Week with an exclusive screening; 4 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Fagin Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/nursing-screening-aug-28 (Penn Nursing).

Fitness & Learning

8/30     Kelly Writers House Activity Fair; learn about student-led Writers House activities and initiatives, including magazines, writing groups, film production, and more; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Kelly Writers House (Kelly Writers House).

Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships

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

8/30     Introduction to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program; 2 p.m.

Graduate School of Education

Online webinars. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar.

8/28     Lunch and Learn: Keyboard Shortcuts; noon.

8/29     Learning Analytics, MSEd (Online) Virtual Information Session; 8 p.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

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

8/31     Writers’ Meetup; meet other writers, walk the gardens, and write through guided prompts about the natural world; 10 a.m.; tickets: $35/general, $30/members.

On Stage

8/29     Student Performing Arts Night (SPAN); brings together 50+ student performing arts groups and hundreds of new Penn performing artists for a whirlwind collage of short, get-to-know-you performances; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; tickets: $10; register: https://pennlivearts.org/event/SPAN-24 (Performing Arts Council).

Talks

8/28     Computing with Physical Systems; Peter McMahon, Cornell University; 3:30 p.m.; room A8, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            Self-Assembly Models for Crystal Growth and Phase Transitions; Julia Dshemuchadse, Cornell University; 3:30 p.m. Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering).

            Providing ADEPT-CARE to Patients with Disabilities: A Student-Created, Novel Teaching Tool; Lydia Smeltz, Penn State University; 5:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/smeltz-talk-aug-28 (Penn Dental Medicine).

8/30     Beyond “Hate”: Violence in Asian American History; Mark Tseng-Puttermnan, ASAM; Asian American Politics; Sonya Chen, ASAM; noon; room 473, McNeil Building, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/asam-talk-aug-30 (Asian American Studies).  

This is an update to the Summer AT PENN calendar. The September AT PENN calendar appears in this issue and is online now. To include events in a future AT PENN calendar or weekly update, send the salient details to almanac@upenn.edu.