at penn Calendar March 2021
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10 Spring Term Break. Through March 11.
19 Grade Type Change Deadline.
22 Registration for Summer Sessions Begins.
29 Last day to withdraw from a course.
30 Engagement Day (no classes).
Penn Museum
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/
2 At-Home Anthro Live: Making Mehendi Designs; 1 p.m.
9 At-Home Anthro Live: Holi: A Carnival of Colors; 1 p.m.
16 At-Home Anthro Live: Mughal Miniature Painting; 1 p.m.
17 World Wonders: Holi, Triumph, and Colors; 4 p.m.
23 At-Home Anthro Live: Think Like an Archaeologist!; 1 p.m.
24 Virtual Archaeological Adventures: See More of South Asia; 10 a.m.
30 At-Home Anthro Live: Pomo Basket Patterns; 1 p.m.
5 Graduate Student Symposium in the History of Art; brings together graduate students from nine mid-Atlantic colleges and universities to present current research in the field of art history; 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; YouTube stream; watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/BarnesFoundation (History of Art, Barnes Foundation).
8 Women of Color in Higher Education: Resilience and Empowerment Amidst Twin Pandemics; seeks to unite and strengthen networks and form mentorships for the Penn community of women of color; 5-7 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/odei-conference-march (ODEI; SEAS). Also March 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; March 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
14 Canine Breeder Seminar 2021; several industry experts give advice about various topics in dog breeding; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/canine-breeder-seminar-2021 (Penn Vet; Penn Alumni).
19 Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the World: Technology, Society, and Nations; virtual, international symposium that will examine narratives of COVID-19 in China and the world, considering topics like technology, society, and nations; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; online event; info: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events/ (ASC). Also March 20, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
ASAM Fellows Spring Symposium: The Foreign Body: Representing Asian Americans in Philadelphia: Education and the Census; features Asian-American speakers from across disciplines; 1 p.m.; info and register: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (ASAM). Also March 26: The Alien Asian/Asian Alien.
24 Journal of Law & Public Affairs Spring Symposium; explores current topics in employment discrimination, featuring keynote speech by Charlotte Burrows, EEOC; all day; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/journal-law-conf-march-24 (Penn Law).
Third Annual DBEI & CCEB Research Day; trainee flash talks and high-impact faculty research, plus a keynote by Sue Curry, University of Iowa; 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.dbei.med.upenn.edu/2021ResearchDay (DBEI, CCEB).
The Sky is the Limit…Unless There is a Ceiling in the Way: Journal of Law & Public Affairs’ Annual Symposium; explores current topics in employment discrimination law; all day; Zoom meeting; register; https://tinyurl.com/law-symposium-mar-24 (Penn Law).
25 America Invents Act: Mission Accomplished or Promise Unfulfilled?; will feature discussions between experts on patents and innovation, including keynote from Andrei Iancu, former USPTO Director; 3-5:40 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/law-symposium-mar-25 (Penn Law).
26 Undergraduate Humanities Forum Research Conference: Choice Making; twelve undergraduate research fellows present their research on the topic of Choice; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; online events; register: https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/choice-making (Wolf Humanities Center). Also March 27, 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Museums Near Campus
For up-to-date information about, exhibits, prices, hours and COVID-19 restrictions for several museums on and near Penn’s campus, visit these websites.
Arthur Ross Gallery: http://www.arthurrossgallery.org/visit/schedule-your-visit/
Brodsky Gallery: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/
Esther Klein Gallery: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg
ICA: https://icaphila.org
Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4
Meyerson Hall: https://tinyurl.com/y27c5dty
Morris Arboretum: http://www.morrisarboretum.org/visit_hours.shtml
Penn Museum: https://www.penn.museum/visit/plan-your-visit
Quorum: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/quorum
Slought: https://slought.org/
Van Pelt Library: https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp
Wistar Institute: https://wistar.org/
Upcoming
3 Virtual 12@12; Heather Moqtaderi, assistant director/curator, gives a 12-minute talk on the current Arthur Ross Gallery exhibit, Many Voices, Many Visions; noon; info: https://arthurrossgallery.org/events/event/virtual-1212-2/ (Arthur Ross Gallery).
5 Object(ive); with Giovanna Gravina on Rafael Ferrer’s Kyack: Magnetic North; 1:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/object-ive-march-5 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Queens, Warriors, and Archaeologists: Women of the Penn Museum—Untold Stories of Women Around the World; virtual program explores ways to find women through archaeology and anthropology; 7-9 p.m.; tickets: $10; register: https://tinyurl.com/queens-warriors-march-5 (Penn Museum). Also March 20.
18 Anti-Racism & Mental Wellness Workshop: Turning off the Gaslights and Illuminating Brave Spaces; Ramani Durvasula, clinical psychologist; 8 p.m.; online event; register: https://paachatupenn.ticketleap.com/ (TAASS).
19 Virtual Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; a thought-provoking tour of the Middle East Galleries led by a guide who grew up in the region; 2:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/global-guide-mar-19 (Penn Museum).
26 Welcome to the Shiva House – A Virtual Performance; interactive performance of a work written by Logan Gabrielle Schulman and Benjamin Behrend, wherein a community explores grieving through tears, laughter, and good memories; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/shiva-house-mar-26 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Virtual Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; a thought-provoking tour of the Middle East Galleries led by a guide who grew up in the region; 2:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/global-guide-mar-26 (Penn Museum).
Now
Many Voices, Many Visions; 35 works of art drawn from Penn’s art collection that resonate with contemporary themes of grief and alienation; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through March 28.
Unprecedented Times: A Socially Distanced Art Project; features artwork of over 100 artists from across the United States and the world who have collaborated remotely; Esther Klein Gallery. Through April 30.
Jessica Vaughn: Our Primary Focus Is to Be Successful; examines the everyday systems that dictate our understanding of labor, space, and inclusion; ICA. Through May 9.
RAW Académie Session 9: Infrastructure, directed by Linda Goode Bryant; examines ICA’s role within a major university and complicates the ways that education and knowledge is accessed and produced; ICA. Through May 9.
Invisible Beauty: The Art of Archaeological Science; reveals beautiful patterns visible in ancient artifacts through microscopes; Penn Museum. Through June 6.
Ongoing
Art By Mail; display of art made by community members with kits Kelly Writers House sent out in January; info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0221.php (Kelly Writers House).
Morris Arboretum
Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty Installation; stick-work sculpture. Ongoing until deterioration.
Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 10th year.
Penn Museum
Africa Galleries: From Maker to Museum; explore the origins of African civilizations.
Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display; examines the process of building an exhibit.
Asia Galleries; view ancient Asian artifacts, many of which show the development of Buddhism.
Canaan & Ancient Israel Gallery; explore ancient artifacts from several civilizations that have inhabited this land.
Egypt Galleries; view highlights from the Museum’s mummy collection and more.
Etruscan Italy Gallery; learn about the first great rulers of central Italy.
Greece Gallery; explore the ancient history of the Greek empire.
Living with the Sea: Charting the Pacific; highlights Penn Museum’s rarely-seen Oceanian collection.
Mexico and Central America Gallery; examine several distinct societies and collections.
Middle East Galleries; trace the histories of Mesopotamian civilizations.
Native American Voices; see ancient Native American artifacts alongside contemporary perspectives.
Sphinx Gallery; view the Museum’s famous Sphinx among sympathetic objects from across the globe.
Rome Gallery; explore everyday items from the Roman Republic and Empire.
3 Una Mujer Fantástica; 2-4:30 p.m.; Zoom screening; info: jamyers@sas.upenn.edu (English).
8 Madan Sara; screening and discussion with discussion with Etant Dupain, director; Lunise Cerin; editor; and knowledgeable faculty; 6 p.m.; online screening; register: https://tinyurl.com/madan-sara-march-8 (LALS).
14 For My Father’s Kingdom; 2 p.m.; online screening; register: https://tinyurl.com/fathers-kingdom-march-14 (Penn Museum).
2 Tuesday Tea With PWC; virtual tea and friendship; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://www.vpul-upenn.zoom.us/j/97336657480 (VPUL, PWC). Also March 9, 16, 23, 30.
3 Participatory Dance & Choreography Workshop on “Choice”; live virtual interactive workshop led by Dawn Marie Bazemore and lead dancers from Philadanco; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/dance-workshop-march-3 (Wolf Humanities Center).
What Can I do with a History Major?; Penn History Alumni Share their Experiences; panel of speakers talk about how history skills can serve you on the job market; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/history-major-talk-mar-3 (History).
5 Next Generation Student Systems Release 1 Information Session; 9:30 a.m.; online event; info: http://ngss.srfs.upenn.edu/ngss-R1-info-session.html (NGSS).
7 Scent Detection Class (Narcotics/Explosives); learn about how dogs work with law enforcement; 7 p.m.; online event; info: rodou@vet.upenn.edu (Penn Vet).
9 The Deep Dig: How to Read Maya Hieroglyphs: A Beginner’s Guide; online course that will explain the fundamentals of how ancient Maya glyphs work and how they were first deciphered; 6:30 p.m.; online events; tickets: $175/public, $125/member: https://tinyurl.com/deep-dig-march-2021 (Penn Museum). Also March 16, 23, 30.
11 Johnson & Johnson Presents – In Celebration of Women’s History Month: Closing the Gap in Access to Capital; discussion of what can be done for female entrepreneurs at the micro and macro level; noon; online event; info: https://www.pennovation.upenn.edu/pennovation-center/calendar (Penn Center for Innovation).
16 Museum Insider with Steve Lang; meet a museum expert for an insider’s perspective; 5:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.cilc.org/roam (Penn Museum).
17 Salary Negotiation Workshop; equips attendees to negotiate salary and other aspects of a job offer; 2:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/login (SP2).
18 Carey JD/MBA Overview Webinar; discuss the three-year curriculum, student life, career information, and the admissions process; noon; online event; register: https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/event/carey-jd-mba-overview-webinar-12/ (Wharton, Penn Law).
Navigating Sizeism and Fatphobia in Academia; learn to navigate discussions about size and perceptions; 2 p.m.; online event; info: https://gsc.upenn.edu/events (GSC, CAPS).
Recommendation Letter Workshop; Karen Redrobe, cinema studies; Sophia Rosenfeld, history; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/rec-letter-mar-18 (Wolf Humanities Center).
PAVE x SWE Workshop: Being an Active Bystander; workshop for women to discuss active bystander awareness, take action against interpersonal violence, and learn about Penn resources relating to sexual violence; 5 p.m.; online event; register: https://forms.gle/CBMyCoxTab5ws6gV6 (CBE, ODEI, PICS).
23 Sustaining Women’s Progress in STEM; finale of a symposium dedicated to advancing women in STEM; noon; online event; info: https://events.seas.upenn.edu/calendar/ (SEAS).
25 PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Graduate & Professional Students; 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96561474476 (ODEI, PAACH).
Stammtisch 2021; speak German with friends around a virtual table; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: cefrei@sas.upenn.edu (Germanic Languages & Literatures).
26 #MUSAMasterClass: Disease Risk Modeling and Visualization Using R; Paula Moraga, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; 9 a.m.-noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/musa-masterclass-march-26 (Penn IUR).
29 Diversity and Teaching When Disciplines Burn; 3:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (HSS).
30 PAACH Restorative Practice Circle for Penn Undergraduate Students; 7:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96719299272 (ODEI, SEAS).
African-American Resource Center (AARC)
Online events. Info and to register: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events
9 Has Child Rearing Been Redefined?; noon.
18 Men of Color (Monthly Huddle Meeting); 1-3 p.m.
26 Community Lunch Program—Open Forum with AARC and PWC; noon.
Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF)
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.curf.upenn.edu/curf-events
1 Grant Writing Workshop; 5 p.m.
3 Ask Me Anything: Research Peer Advisors edition; noon.
5 Fellowships Explained; 3 p.m. Also March 15, 5 p.m.; March 24, 3:30 p.m.; March 30, 4 p.m.
18 Fulbright Information Session; 2 p.m.
25 Behind the CV: Ishmail Abdus-Saboor; 1:30 p.m.
Graduate School of Education
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar
2 Thinking Traps and Gratitude; for GSE faculty and staff; noon.
4 GSESG Town Hall #1; noon.
GSESG Town Hall #2; 7 p.m.
Virtual Spring Open House; 7:30 p.m.
5 Friday Virtual Chats with Admissions; 8 a.m. Also March 12, noon; March 19; 8 a.m.; March 26, noon.
IES Predoctoral Program Seminar: Jessica Heppen; noon.
Penn GSE Live with Jessie Harper; 12:30 p.m.
10 Literary Lunch with Juliana; for GSE faculty and staff; noon.
12 Service Recognition Lunch; for GSE faculty and staff; noon.
15 International Educational Development Program Virtual Info Session; 8:30 a.m.
16 Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America: The Higher Education System; 5 p.m.
18 The SNF Paideia Program presents the Power of the Open Mind; 4:30 p.m.
19 Racial Literacy Series; for GSE and SP2 staff and faculty; 10 a.m.
Staff Service Recognition Lunch; for GSE and SP2 staff and faculty; noon.
23 Virtual Submatriculation Information Session; noon.
18 Breakroom with the Community—Building Committee; 12:30 p.m.
24 Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color Series; Dorinda Carter Andrews, Michigan State University; noon.
IES Predoctoral Program Application Office Hours; 4 p.m.
25 Education Entrepreneurship Program Virtual Info Session; noon.
Literary Lunch with Juliana; for staff and faculty; noon.
26 IES Predoctoral Program Seminar: Vivian Wong; noon.
HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs
Online events. Open to faculty and staff. Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu
10 Tools for Career Assessment and Development; 12:30 p.m.
16 Art of Effective Communication; 12:30 p.m.
24 Participating in Performance Appraisals for Staff; 12:30 p.m.
25 Conducting Performance Appraisals for Supervisors; 12:30 p.m.
HR: Work-life Workshops
Online events. Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
1 Stress Relief for Caregivers; accessible online whole month of March.
TIAA Live Webinar - Actions You Can Take; noon. Also March 3, 10 a.m.
Guided Mindful Meditation; 12:30 p.m. Also March 26.
2 Mindful Communication; 12:30 p.m.
TIAA Live Webinar—How to Turn Your Retirement Savings Into a “Paycheck” For Life; 2 p.m.
4 Workspace Ergonomics; 11 a.m.
11 Strategies for Preventing Burnout; 12:30 p.m.
16 Managing Caregiving in the Era of COVID-19; 12:30 p.m.
17 How to Help the Pandemic Generation Thrive; 1 p.m.
23 Communication Improved—Conflict Reduced; 12:30 p.m.
HR: Penn Healthy You Workshops
Online events. Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
3 Gentle Yoga; noon. Also March 12, noon.
5 Bodycombat; noon.
8 Cooking Demonstration with Corporate Wellness Nutrition; noon.
10 Chair Yoga; noon. Also March 24, noon.
16 Marriage Equality—Decision Making for the LGBTQ Community; noon.
17 HIIT Strength; noon. Also March 31, noon.
18 Mat Pilates; noon.
22 Vinyasa Flow Yoga; noon.
Liberal and Professional Studies
Online events. Info and to register (unless noted): www.upenn.edu/lps-events
2 Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café; noon.
3 Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.
4 Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Virtual Café; noon.
9 Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; register: www.lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/events Also March 23, noon.
10 Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.
16 Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Information Session; noon.
Organizational Dynamics Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.
18 Post-Baccalaureate Studies Virtual Information Session; noon.
25 Penn Employee Virtual Information Session; noon.
Morris Arboretum
Online classes. Info and to register: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=31
3 Soil Health: Understanding, Testing, and Maintaining Home Garden Soil; Marc Radell, Penn State; 1 p.m.
5 Convert Your Lawn: Create Beautiful Gardens and Meaningful Habitat; Lucy Dinsmore, Morris Arboretum; 1 p.m.
9 eBird: How Citizen Science Impacts Conservation Science and How You Can Make a Difference; Holly Merker, eBird; 1 p.m.
10 Gardening for the Senses; Kathleen Salisbury, Ambler Arboretum; 1 p.m.
11 Houseplant Care and Propagation for Spring; Eloise Gayer, Chanticleer Garden, 10 a.m.
12 Tree Advocacy for Property Manager and Owners; Adi Shiloh, Morris Arboretum; 10 a.m.
Fundamentals of Pruning; Irene Barber, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens; 1 p.m.
16 Sweet Springtime: Vegetables Cooking Class; Mandie Curtis Banks, Scott Arboretum; 4 p.m.
17 Hellebores for Late Winter Bloom; Andrew Brand, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens; 10 a.m.
19 Gardening for Butterflies and Their Caterpillars; Samantha Nestory, Stoneleigh; 1 p.m.
23 Lawn Care for Spring; Vincent Marrocco, Morris Arboretum; 1 p.m.
24 Why You Can’t Buy a Forest in a Can: Managing and Restoring Diversity in our Woodlands and Gardens; William Cullina, Morris Arboretum; 10 a.m.
Common Diseases of Shade Trees in the Urban Forest; Richard Buckley, Rutgers NJAES; 1 p.m. Also March 31, 1 p.m.
26 Birding: Get Ready for Spring Migration; Sharon Meeker, birder; 1 p.m.
Penn Law
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!view/all
19 Master in Law Information Session for General Audiences; noon.
23 Master in Law Information Session for Members of the Penn Community; noon.
Penn Libraries
Online events. Info and to register: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/workshops
1 Sign Up for Postcard Subscription Program; all day.
Coffee with a Codex; noon.
Using Zotero's Citation Features; 4 p.m.
2 Canvas Micro Workshops: Quizzes; 1 p.m.
Library 101 Drop In; 2 p.m.
3 Virtual Engineering Librarian Office Hours; noon. Also March 17, 24, 31.
10 Penn Libraries Presents; noon. Also March 24.
What to Consider When Choosing a Publisher—An Interdisciplinary View; 1 p.m.
11 Canvas Micro Workshops: SpeedGrader; 11 a.m.
15 R Basics: Get Started in RStudio; noon.
Fair Use and Copyright in Art and Design; 4 p.m.
16 R Basics: Prepare Data for Modeling and Analysis; noon.
17 Excel for OIDD 101; noon.
18 R Advanced: Write and Publish in Markdown; noon.
22 Excel Basics: Get Started in Excel; noon.
Japanese Stab Binding 2; 4 p.m.
23 Excel Basics: Skills for Business Consulting and Industry; noon.
PubMed Tips & Tricks—Saving Time and Finding What You Need; noon.
Physical and Chemical Property Search Techniques; 3 p.m.
29 Advanced Zotero; 4 p.m.
30 Introduction to Online Academic Profile Services; 1 p.m.
Penn Nursing
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/
3 Admissions Webinar for High School Students; 5 p.m. Also March 10, 17, 24.
5 Virtual Open House: MSN & Nurse Anesthesia DNP Programs; 10 a.m.
11 MSN & Nurse Anesthesia DNP Programs Admissions Webinar; noon.
17 Power of Penn Faculty; noon.
School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2)
Online events. Info and to register: https://www.sp2.upenn.edu/sp2-events/
2 MSSP Alumni Career Chat; 7 p.m.
4 Coffee O’Clock; 8:15 a.m.
5 MSW Student Advising Drop In Hour; 10 a.m. Also March 12, 19, 26.
19 SP2 Friday; 6 p.m.
8 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; online event; info: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/ (PPSA).
17 Meeting of the Full Faculty Senate; 3-5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/faculty-senate-march-17 (Faculty Senate).
25 WPPSA Meeting; includes guest speaker Sherisse Laud-Hammond, Penn Women’s Center; noon; online event; info: fmariel@upenn.edu (WPPSA).
4 Thomas Kraines, Cello & Kinan Abou-afach, Cello/Oud; Mr. Kraines, a member of the Daedalus Quartet, joins Mr. Abou-afach, a pioneer of Arabic and Syrian music; 7 p.m.; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/kraines-abou-afach (Annenberg Center).
3 Dancers' Choices, Choreographers’ Choices; Philadanco performs a piece that pays homage to the Yoruba deity Oshun, the protector, savior, and nurturer of humanity; 5 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/philadanco-march-3 (Wolf Humanities Center).
11 HopeBoykinDance; former Philadanco dancer Hope Boykin makes her solo Annenberg debut; 7 p.m.; online event; info: https://annenbergcenter.org/event/hopeboykindance (Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts).
18 Muchaches Barrigones; psycho-sexual cabaret, dazzling exotica Mexica import Iris Alba (aka Carmina Escobar); 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/muchaches-barrigones (Alice Paul Center).
Amplify Nursing; created and hosted by Penn Nursing’s Marion Leary, director of innovation, and Angelarosa DiDonato, associate program administrator, features nurses who are leading the way in nursing science, policy and innovation; available every other Wednesday; https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/research/innovation/amplify-nursing-podcast/
Case in Point; produced by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, this podcast provides smart, informative conversations about the law, society, and culture. By bringing together top scholars with experts on politics, business, health, education, and science, Case in Point gives an in-depth look at how the law touches every part of our lives; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/case-in-point/id969189587
Energy Policy Now; produced by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and hosted by energy journalist Andy Stone, who speaks with leaders from industry, government and academia as they shed light on today’s pressing energy policy debates; https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/energy-policy-now
Future of the Business World; created and hosted by the Wharton Global Youth Program, this podcast features high school entrepreneurs from around the world discussing their ventures and exploring themes related to innovation and business, such as ideation, grit, design thinking and collaboration; new episodes available monthly https://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/category/podcasts/
Momentum 2020: The Power of Penn Women; podcast associated with a three-day conference in October celebrating the power of Penn women; https://pennmomentum.libsyn.com/
No Stupid Questions; Stephen Dubner (co-author of the Freakonomics book series) and Angela Duckworth (Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology and Senior Scientific Advisor of the Positive Psychology Center) really like to ask people questions, and came to believe there's no such thing as a stupid one. So they made a podcast where they can ask each other as many “stupid questions” as they want; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-stupid-questions/id1510056899
Office Hours; produced by the Office of University Communications, this podcast series explores the minds of the Penn’s academic talents in a more unbuttoned and freewheeling setting outside of the lecture hall; https://penntoday.upenn.edu/subtopic/office-hours?page=0
OMNIA; produced by the School of Arts and Sciences, this series provides insights and perspectives from the home of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences at Penn; https://soundcloud.com/omniapenn
Poem Talk; Kelly Writers House impresario Al Filreis leads a roundtable discussion of a single poem with a series of rotating guests; https://jacket2.org/content/poem-talk
The Daily Pennsylvanian podcasts; The DP produces several podcasts; https://www.thedp.com/section/podcasts
The Global Cable; produced by Perry World House, this podcast discusses “the world’s biggest issues with the people who work on them;” https://tinyurl.com/globalcablepodcast
The Media at Risk Podcast; produced by the Center for Media at Risk at the Annenberg School, this podcast gives voice to media practitioners and the dilemmas they face when political threat undermines their activity; https://www.ascmediarisk.org/ideas/podcasts/
Tradeoffs; Hosted by Dan Gorenstein, mediamaker-in-residence at the Annenberg School; episodes air every other Wednesday; https://tradeoffs.org/
Wharton Business Radio; a variety of shows and podcasts are produced at Wharton; visit https://businessradio.wharton.upenn.edu/shows/ for a full list.
Work-Life with Adam Grant; this TED original podcast takes you inside some truly unusual places, and helps make work not suck; https://www.adamgrant.net/worklife
4 Seeds of Power: Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina; Amalia Leguizamón, Tulane; roundtable reading; 3 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/leguizamon-reading-march-4 (LALS).
Lifeblood of the Parish: Men and Catholic Devotion in Williamsburg; Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada, Kalamazoo College; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/maldonado-estrada-march-4 (Religious Studies).
8 Between the Lines: We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance; Linda Sarsour, activist; 5:30 p.m.; online event; registration: $5; https://tinyurl.com/between-the-lines-march-8 (Penn Museum). Also March 29.
16 The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind; part of Wharton School’s Meet the Authors series; Jonah Berger, marketing; 11:30 a.m.; info: https://tinyurl.com/wharton-meet-authors (Wharton).
18 Divine, Demonic, and Disordered; Hsiao-Wen Cheng, East Asian languages and civilizations; 3 p.m.; online event; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/cheng-reading-march-18 (Religious Studies).
NPL Book Club: The End of Leadership; join friends and colleagues to discuss the Barbara Kellerman book; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sp2-book-club-mar-18 (SP2).
24 PPSA Book Club: The Deepest South of All: True Stories from Natchez, Mississippi; noon; online event; register: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/initiatives/ppsa-book-club/ (PPSA).
25 A Good Provider is One Who Leaves: Global Migration and Nursing; Jason DeParle; noon; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/bebyaqrw (Nursing).
30 Poetry Reading with Lucas de Lima and Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/lima-greaves-reading (Alice Paul Center).
31 The Problem of Alzheimer's; Jason Karlawish, Penn Medicine; 3 p.m.; online reading; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/7442441 (Penn Libraries).
Extraterritorial; Matt Hart; includes publishing Q&A; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events/ (English).
Multiple Choice; Alejandro Zambra, author; 5 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/zambra-reading-march-31 (Wolf Humanities Center).
Kelly Writers House
Online events. Info and to register: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0321.php
2 Time Sensitive: Tyrone Williams; 6 p.m.
3 We All Feel Like It; 6 p.m.
4 The Sensible Nonsense Project; 6:30 p.m.
15 City Planning Poetics 10: Urban Futures; 6 p.m.
16 John Marshall: The Final Founder; noon.
17 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
18 Photofascism: Weaponizing Media in the 1930s and the Present; 5 p.m.
25 Moscow Conceptualism; 6 p.m.
29 A Reading by Hilton Als; 6:30 p.m.
30 Conversation with Hilton Als; 11 a.m.
31 Plants and Poetics: A Panel Discussion; noon.
3 Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Alumni Achievement Award; award ceremony honoring recipient John Legend; 5 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/wharton-ent-award-2021 (Wharton).
11 Holi: The Mythology Brought to Life; artist Soumya Dhulekar live illustrates the story of Holi in real time; 6 p.m.; tickets: $5; register: https://tinyurl.com/holi-museum-march-11 (Penn Museum).
29 Holi Celebration with Three Aksha; celebrate Holi with a live performance of classical Indian dance by Philadelphia-based dance academy Three Aksha; 6 p.m.; online event; tickets: $5; https://tinyurl.com/museum-holi-march-29 (Penn Museum).
Penn Basketball Virtual Season
YouTube screenings of classic games. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/user/PennSportsNetwork
4 The Perfect Season; highlights from 1970-1971; 7 p.m.
All featured talks will be hosted online.
1 Polarity Signaling Ensures Epidermal Homeostasis By Coupling Cellular Mechanics and Genomic Integrity; Sandra Iden, Saarland University; noon; online event; info: manu@seas.upenn.edu (PSOC).
Delight, Desire and Dread; Kent Berridge, University of Michigan; 3:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/calendar/ (Psychology).
Doing Predictive and Other Analytics Within a State Human Services Agency; Jordan Purdy, Oregon Department of Human Services; 8 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/purdy-talk-march-1 (Weitzman School).
2 Testing the Roles of Ecological Traits and Key Innovations in Diversification; Lauren Sallam, earth & environmental science; 1 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/sallam-talk-march-2 (Biology).
Organized for Peace? Japan's Postwar Military Experiment; Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations; 4:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/events (CEAS).
Temporal Network Epidemiology: Impacts of Concurrency and Inter-Event Times; Naoki Masuda, SUNY Buffalo; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/masuda-talk-mar-2 (Mathematics).
Pioneers in Imaging; Kate Wulster and Timothy Manzi, Penn Vet; 6:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/wulster-manzi-talk-march-2 (Penn Vet).
Women and Philanthropy Panel; Olivia Young, HUP and Virtua Health; 7 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/young-talk-mar-2 (Penn Fund, Nursing).
3 Employing Implementation Science to Achieve Health Equity; panel of speakers; noon; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/payvzvtr (Nursing).
How to Constitute Empathy in the Age of Global Terror; Wazhmah Osman, Temple; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/osman-talk-march-3 (Cinema Studies).
The New Noir: Race, Identity, and Diaspora in Black Suburbia; Orly Clerge, UC Davis; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events
(Africana Studies, Sociology).
Metal-Organic Frameworks as Tunable Platforms for Gas Storage, Chemical Separations and Catalysis; Randall Snurr, Northwestern; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: chebiom@seas.upenn.edu (CBE).
Nature, Technology, and Sound Design in Gojira (1954); Brooke McCorkle Okazaki, Carleton College; 5 p.m.; online event; register:
https://tinyurl.com/mccorkle-talk-mar-3 (CEAS).
Commemoration and Monument in Medieval India; Mark Lycett, South Asia Center; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/lycett-talk-march-3 (Penn Museum).
Fels Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversation Series; Maria Sanchez, Philadelphia city council; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/fresjc-maria-sanchez (Fels Institute).
4 Exploring Varied Uses of Administrative Claims Data for Health Outcomes Research; Jodi Segal, Johns Hopkins; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
Graphic Histories: Understanding the Middle East and Africa Through Comics; panel of speakers; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/graphic-histories-march-4 (Middle East Center).
How to Tango With Four: Meiotic Adaptation to Whole Genome Duplication; Kirsten Bomblies, Columbia; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/bomblies-talk-march-4 (Biology).
Lung Fibrosis at the Crossroads of Aging and Mitochondrial Dysfunction; Marta Bueno, University of Pittsburgh; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (Penn-Chop Lung Biology Institute).
Comparison Geometry of Holomorphic Bisectional Curvature, and Limit Spaces; John Lott, UC Berkeley; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/97003688364 (Mathematics).
In the Bardo with Tithonos: Reading Sappho with Homer and Eve Sedgwick; Melissa Mueller, UMass Amherst; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/mueller-talk-march-4 (Classical Studies).
Outreach to the East(ern Nanban): Tokugawa Japan's Spanish Decade, 1603-1613; Joshua Batts, Cambridge; 4:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (CEAS).
The Systems Thinker; Ellen Neises, landscape design; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/neises-talk-march-4 (Landscape Architecture).
“The Revolution Continues”: The Legacy of Black Heritage Movement; Amber Wiley, Rutgers; 5:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/wiley-talk-march-4 (Historic Preservation).
5 Family Defense and Child Welfare: Exploring the Role of Representation for Parents in Improving Outcomes for Children; panel of speakers; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/family-defense-talk-march-5 (Penn Law).
La Littérature d'Anticipation, de Jules Verne à la Seconde Guerre Mondiale : la Construction d'un Genre Médiatique; Claire Barel-Moisan, ENS Lyon; noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://french.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (French & Francophone Studies).
Listening to People: A Practical Guide to Interviewing, Participant-Observation, Data Analysis, and Writing It All Up; Annette Lareau, sociology; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/lareau-talk-march-5 (Sociology).
Underdogs: Social Deviance and Queer Theory; Heather Love, English; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/love-talk-march-5 (Alice Paul Center).
Utopian Ruins: A Memorial Museum of the Mao Era; Jie Li, Harvard; noon; online event; info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (CSCC).
Translating Experience into Science in the Middle Ages; Elly Truitt, Bryn Mawr College; noon; online event; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/7529785 (Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies).
Looking Back to Move Forward: Long-Term Effects of Segregation on Perception, Action, and Cognition; Neil Lewis, Cornell; 3:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://psychology.sas.upenn.edu/calendar/ (Psychology).
8 Plagioclase, Pots, and People in 6th century Boeotia, Greece; Janelle Sadarananda, art and archaeology; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/sadarananda-talk-march-8 (Penn Museum).
9 Understanding and Controlling Pattern Formation of Soft Materials; Aditi Chakrabarti, Harvard; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu
(MEAM).
Healing with Poisons; Yan Liu, SUNY Buffalo; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/liu-talk-mar-9 (CEAS).
Penn Composers’ Forum: Spring 2021; Matthew Shlomowitz, University of Southampton; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Music).
The University Forum on Social Equity & Community: Truth Telling, The Media, and Social Equity; panel discussion; 3 p.m.; online event; register: www.sec.upenn.edu (Social Equity and Community).
11 State and Local Leadership Challenges in the Age of COVID-19; Phil Murphy, NJ governor; 10:45 a.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/murphy-talk-march-11 (Penn IUR).
16 Control of Turbulent Wall Shear Flows and the Potential for “Designer Turbulence”; Beverley McKeon, CalTech; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
Moulding the People: Machiavelli, Michelangelo; Carlo Ginzburg, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; noon; online event; register:
https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/wicshops/ginzburg-machiavelli (Penn Libraries; Center for Italian Studies).
Weaving a Tapestry With Knotted Silk: Understanding the Non-Linear Process of Healing After Gender-Based Violence; Laura Sinko, LDI; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://tinyurl.com/sinko-talk-march-16 (Alice Paul Center).
Reproducing Windrush: Labor Migration, Domesticity, and Social Reproduction on the British Stage; David Buchanan, English; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: dbuchan@sas.upenn.edu (English).
Ethnomusicological Becoming: Deep Listening and the Erotics of Fieldwork; Carol Muller, music; 5:15 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carol-muller-tickets-137329198329 (Music).
17 Evolutionism in Historical Representations of “Nomads”; David Sneath, Cambridge; 10 a.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sneath-talk-mar-17 (CEAS).
Distracted Driving Not Just About Teens and Cell Phones; Catherine McDonald, nursing; Sharon Irving, nursing; noon; online event; info: https://tinyurl.com/mcdonald-irving-mar-17 (Nursing, Penn Alumni).
Immigrant Neighborhoods and Eviction: Hidden Housing Crisis?; Rebbeca Tesfai, Temple; noon; online event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Sociology).
Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault: Lessons from Los Angeles; Cassia Spohn, Arizona State; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/spohn-talk-mar-17 (Criminology).
Democracy and Truth—and Elections; Sophia Rosenfeld, history; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/rosenfeld-talk-mar-17 (PFWF).
T.S. Eliot’s Fictional Afterlives; Megan Quigley, Villanova; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events (English).
Water, People and Power: Long-Term Tales from the Deccan; Benjamin Cohen, University of Utah; Durba Mitra, Harvard; 4:30 p.m.; online event; https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93703144484 (South Asian Studies).
What Kids Can't Do: Youth, Historical Agency, and Authority; Abosede George, Barnard College; Sarah Maza, Northwestern; Mia Bay, history; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/wolf-talk-march-17 (Wolf Humanities Center).
Decolonizing the City—Making Professions: Learning from the Dreams and Defeats of the 1960s; Sharon Sutton, Parsons School of Design; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sutton-talk-march-17 (Architecture).
18 Maternal Weight Gain in Pregnancy: A Large Scale Public Health Problem; Stefanie Hinkle, NICHD; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
When Ions Meet Electrons—Modeling the Interfaces in Solid-State Batteries; Yue Qi, Brown; Zoom meeting; 10:45 a.m.; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
Defending Maya Lands and Maya Future: A Place to Be and Be Well; panel of speakers; 12:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/maya-talk-mar-18 (Penn Museum).
By No Means Have They Been Completely Mellowed: Culture and the State on Chosŏn's Northern Border; Alexander Martin, University of Washington; 1 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/martin-talk-march-18 (Korean Studies).
Roots/Routes to Freedom: Beyond Elsewhere-ism and the Academy; 3 p.m.; panel of speakers; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/roots-routes-mar-18 (Africana Studies).
The Coming of Age of De Novo Protein Design; David Baker, University of Washington; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: be@seas.upenn.edu (Bioengineering).
Neural and Behavioral Dynamics of a Social Interaction; Mala Murthy, Princeton; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/murthy-talk-march-18 (Biology).
The Heterogeneous Host Response to SARS-CoV-2; Nuala Meyer, PSOM; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
The Nineteenth-Century Debate About Color; Judith Kaplan, integrated studies; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/wilson-talk-feb-18 (Classical Studies).
The Men in Women's Hell: Gender in Daoist Blood Lake Soteriology in Pre-Modern China; Jessey Choo, Rutgers; 4:30 p.m.; online event; info: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (CEAS).
Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; David Gergen, CNN, Harvard; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/ppp-speaker-series-david-gergen (Fels Institute).
The American Future of Green Social Housing: Lessons from the Bronx’s Via Verde; panel of speakers; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: bit.ly/AmericanGreenSocialHousing (PSC; Social-Spatial Climate Collaborative).
19 Servants of Production: Politics of Domestic Workers’ Labor Rights; Pilar Goñalons-Pons, sociology; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/gonalons-pons-talk-march-19 (Alice Paul Center).
World War II (Vanitas) 1975 and Dye-Transfer Photography; Audrey Flack, artist; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/flack-talk-mar-19 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Interdisciplinary Spatial Precepts and African Urban Studies; Ato Quayson, Stanford; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events/ (English).
Colored Multizeta Values in Characteristic p; Yao-Rui Yeo, mathematics; 3:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.math.upenn.edu/events/ (Mathematics).
Bearing Witness to the Battle of the Little Bighorn: Edgar S. Paxson, Matȟó Nážiŋ, and the Art of (Counter)Testimony; Ramey Mize, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99905925385 (History of Art).
Travels and Translations of Brazil in the Americas, 1870-2010; Krista Brune, Penn State; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/brune-talk-mar-19 (Hispanic & Portuguese Studies).
21 Jazz Combos: Music and Protest; Ingrid Monson, Harvard; Nicole Mitchell, composer; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/monson-mitchell-march-21 (Penn Museum).
22 STEM and the Future of Work; Chrissy Houlahan, U.S. representative; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/houlahan-talk-mar-22 (SEAS).
Functional Genomics Screens in Leishmania; Eva Gluenz, University of Glasgow; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/gluenz-talk-mar-22 (Penn Vet).
The Social Genome; Jenny Tung, Duke; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/95174933958 (Genetics).
Faye Anderson & Aaron Wunsch in Conversation; Faye Anderson, All That Philly Jazz; Aaron Wunsch, historic preservation; 12:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/anderson-wunsch-mar-22 (Historic Preservation).
Towards an Acoustemology of Afro-Cuban Rap; Pablo D. Herrera Veitia, University of St. Andrew’s; 5:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/veitia-talk-mar-22 (Africana Studies).
23 Laboring and Learning: Disentangling Child Labor, Aspirations, and Educational Attainment; Shaquilla Harrigan, sociology; 9 am.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/harrigan-talk-march-23 (Sociology).
Exploring the Structure of Sediment-Laden Turbidity Currents; Jorge Salinas, University of Florida; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
New Insights Into CAR T Cells for Cancer; Marcela Maus, Harvard; 11 a.m.; GoToMeeting; join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405 (Wistar Institute).
The Question(s) of the 2011 Tunisian Revolution; Oana Parvan, author; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://bit.ly/MSSP-SpeakerSeries-March (SP2).
Five Degrees of Separation: A Dialogue on Middle East Cinema; panel of filmmakers; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/middle-east-cinema-mar-23 (Middle East Center).
Rembrandt’s Angels; Larry Silver, history of art; noon; online event; info: pasef@pobox.upenn.edu (PASEF).
Redefining the Future of Healthcare Transitions; Mary Schuler, NewCourtland; Ashley Rittner, NewCourtland; Mark Toles, UNC Chapel Hill; 2 p.m.; online event; register: bit.ly/HealthTransitions (Nursing).
Clipper: p-Value-Free FDR Control on High-Throughput Data From Two Conditions; Jingyi Jessica Li, UCLA; 3:30 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/553472553 (CCEB).
Spinning Helices, Heaving Panels, and Waving Tails: The Role of Flexibility in Propulsion; Lisa Fauci, Tulane University; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/hinow-talk-feb-9 (Mathematics).
What to Expect: Communications Law and Policy in 2021; Kevin Werbach, Wharton; Christopher Yoo, CIS; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/wehrbach-yoo-mar-22 (Penn Law).
Emirs in London: Muslims, Mobility, and Modernity in Colonial Nigeria; Moses Ochonu, Vanderbilt; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/ochonu-talk-march-23 (Africana Studies).
Just Objects: The Construction Ecology of the Seagram Building; Kiel Moe, McGill University; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/moe-talk-mar-23 (Architecture).
24 Life in a Tight Spot: How Bacteria Move in Heterogeneous Media; Sujit Datta, Princeton; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: chebiom@seas.upenn.edu (CBE).
Non-Thermal Pathways to Quantum Matter; Martin Claassen, physics & astronomy; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/claassen-talk-march-24 (Physics & Astronomy).
It's Been A Year: Are Our Pets Really at Risk of Getting COVID-19?; Shelley Rankin, microbiology; Elizabeth Lennon, internal medicine; Deborah Mandell, clinical emergency and critical care; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/rankin-lennon-mandell-mar-24 (Penn Vet).
The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America; Lara Freidenfelds, Princeton; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/ (Nursing).
Augmenting Memory: Justice and Monuments in New Media; panel of speakers; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/weitzman-talk-mar-24 (Weitzman School).
Queering Latinx: Imagining Inclusive Urban Spaces; Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Yale; Kristal Sotomayor, ¡Presente! Media; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/villavicencio-sotomayor-mar-24 (Weitzman School).
What Remains: Colonial Racial Capitalism, Videogames, and an Empire in Play; Jodi Byrd, University of Illinois; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: plaue@sas.upenn.edu or aqjames@sas.upenn.edu (English).
Design, Advocacy, and Reimagining Agency; June Grant, blink!LAB architecture; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/grant-talk-march-24 (Architecture).
25 The HIV Care Continuum: A Case-Study of Biases in a Single Sample Problem and Learning; Catherine Lesko, Johns Hopkins; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
Future Directions in Self-Assembly for Nanopatterning; Ricardo Ruiz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; 10:45 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
ASEF-PSOM Luncheon Lecture - Happy Birthday HIPAA: Should Patients Celebrate?; Anita Allen, Penn Law; noon; online event; register: https://events.med.upenn.edu/view/event/event_id/723589 (PSOM).
The Stephen A. Levin Family Dean’s Forum: Range vs. Grit; David Epstein and Angela Duckworth, authors; 2 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/levin-forum-mar-25 (Levin Family Dean’s Forum).
Grace Hopper Distinguished Lecture: Biomanufacturing Vascularized Organoids and Functional Human Tissues; Jennifer Lewis, Harvard; 3 p.m.; online event; info: be@seas.upenn.edu (Bioengineering).
Two Dimensional Parsing and the Iambic-Trochaic Law; Michael Wagner, McGill University; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.ling.upenn.edu/events/ (Linguistics).
IPF and HPS: Different Origins, Similar Paths; Ross Summer, Thomas Jefferson University; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/497920610 (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute).
Single-Cell Biology in a Software 2.0 World; David Van Valen, Caltech; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/van-valen-talk-mar-25 (Biology).
Power and Precarity: Murdering Royal Women in the Hellenistic Age; Sheila Ager, University of Waterloo; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.classics.upenn.edu/events/ (Classical Studies).
The CEO; Cindy Sanders, OLIN; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/sanders-talk-march-25 (Landscape Architecture).
Living Room Lecture: Sattriya Dance: An Agent of Social Change from Assam, India; Madhusmita Bora, Sattriya Dance Company; 5:30 p.m.; Facebook livestream; info: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/699/living-room-lecture (Penn Museum).
Fels Racial Equity and Social Justice Conversation Series; Regina Hairston, African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ and DE; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/regina-hairston (Fels Institute).
Rethinking “Magic” in Ancient Christianity and Judaism: A View from Ethiopian Prayer Scrolls; Aaron Butts, Catholic University of America; 6:30 p.m.; online event; info: pscoseminar@sas.upenn.edu (Philadelphia Seminar on Christian Origins; Religious Studies).
26 Towards Safe and Efficient Learning and Control for Physical Human Robot Interaction; Nadia Figueroa, MIT; 11 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
Notes on Bioconservative Feminism: Femonationalists, White Slaves and Adult Human Females; Sophie Lewis, Alice Paul Center visiting scholar; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/lewis-talk-march-26 (Alice Paul Center).
Workflows, Datasets and Models for Active Discovery in Catalysis; Zachary Ulissi, Carnegie Mellon; 2 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: kathom@seas.upenn.edu (PICS).
Dreaming Rome: Space, Time, and Violence at the Ara Pacis Augustae; Ann Kuttner; history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/99905925385 (History of Art).
29 Mechanisms of Protection from Malaria by CD4 Effector and Effector Memory T Cells; Robin Stephens, UTMB Galveston; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/stephens-talk-march-29 (Penn Vet).
Portraits of Our Land: African American Farms and Gardens; Syd Carpenter, Swarthmore; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/carpenter-talk-mar-29 (Weitzman School).
30 Robust Functional Principal Components Analysis with Application to Accelerometry Data; Chongzhi Di, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; 3:30 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/553472553 (CCEB).
Florxal Review & Tropical Sacrifice; Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves and Lucas de Lima, authors; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/grives-lima-mar-30 (GSWS).
31 Feeling Media: Potentiality and the Afterlife of Art; Miryam Sas, UC Berkeley; noon; Zoom meeting; noon; register: https://tinyurl.com/sas-talk-mar-31 (Cinema Studies).
Systems Biology of Glycosylation: Examples from Cancer Biology, Inflammatory Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection; Sriram Neelamegham, SUNY Buffalo; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://cbe.seas.upenn.edu/events/ (CBE).
Do Well by Doing Good; Bill Novelli, Georgetown; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/novelli-talk-mar-31 (Nursing).
Preliminary Plans; Miroslava Brooks and Daniel Markiewicz, FORMA; 6:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/brooks-markiewicz-march-31 (Architecture).
Annenberg School for Communication
Info: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events
1 The Web We Want: Reflections on 25 Years of Digital Culture; Craig Newmark, philanthropist; Jessa Lingel, ASC; noon.
5 Taking Race Seriously in Contemporary Content Distribution; Jeanine Liburd, BET Networks; Maori Karmael Holmes, ASC; Jasmine Johnson, Africana Studies; Aymar Jean Christian, Northwestern; noon.
17 Exploring Rupture and Repair Through Multimodal Scholarship; panel of speakers; noon.
25 The Black Girl Dreams of Freedom in the City: Mobility and Moral Panic in Zimbabwe, 1980-1983; Rudo Mudiwa, Princeton; noon.
26 Embodied Omniscience: Witnessing, Embodiment, and Racial Erasure in Virtual Reality; Lisa Messeri, Yale; noon.
Asian-American Studies
Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events
4 Second Generation Vietnamese Americans: Vietnamese Americans; Lan Dinh and Duong Ly, VietLead; noon.
Histories of Immigration Exclusion and Asian American Racializations; Debanuj DasGupta, UC Santa Barbara; 2 p.m.
15 Asian American Cinema and other Cultural Movements; Phil Chan, IVY; 4:30 p.m.
18 Asian American Activism, Pan-Identity, Education; Wei Chen, Asian Americans United; noon.
23 Filipino Americans; Race and Race Relations; Randy Duque, Philadelphia Commission on Human Rights; noon.
29 Combating Islamophobia: Between Throwing Data at the Problem and “You’d Love Us if Only You Knew Us”; Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu, CAIR-Philadelphia; 4:30 p.m.
Computer and Information Science (CIS)
Info and to register: https://www.cis.upenn.edu/events/
25 Graph Representation Learning for Drug Discovery; Wengong Jin, MIT; 3 p.m.
30 Wireless Systems that See the Invisible with Machine Learning: Through-Wall Vision, Emotion Recognition, and Health Monitoring; Mingmin Zhao, MIT; 3 p.m.
31 Communication Complexity, Quantum Computing and Optimization: New Connections and Insights; Makrand Sinha, National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science Amsterdam; 3 p.m.
Earth & Environmental Science (EES)
Info and to register: https://earth.sas.upenn.edu/events
1 Understanding Watershed Dynamics to Advance Environmental Hazard Assessment and Sustainable Hydropower Production; Stefano Basso, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; noon.
8 Crossing Boundaries in Aquatic Systems Physics and the Grand Challenges; Hugo Ulloa, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; noon.
12 Advancing Equitable Access to Safe Drinking Water Through Innovation; Katya Cherukumilli, University of Washington; 3 p.m.
15 Geochemistry as a Tool for Understanding System Interactions: Lessons From Polar and Urban Environments; Melisa Diaz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; noon.
19 Watershed Science for a Changing World: Connecting Vegetation, Water Partitioning, and Freshwater Resources; Peter James Dennedy-Frank; Lawrence Berkeley National; 3 p.m.
Economics
Info and to register: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events
2 Market-Based Mechanisms; Quitzé Valenzuela-Stookey, Northwestern; 4 p.m.
3 A Method to Estimate Discrete Choice Models that is Robust to Consumer Search; Giovanni Compiani, UChicago; 3:30 p.m.
Managing Public Portfolios; Mike Golosov, University of Chicago; 4 p.m.
4 ‘Til Dowry Do Us Part: Bargaining and Violence in Indian Families; Rossella Calvi, Rice University; 3:30 p.m.
15 Stratification Trees for Adaptive Randomization in Randomized Controlled Trials; Max Tabord-Meehan, UChicago; 4:30 p.m.
17 Manufacturing Risk-Free Government Debt; Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia; 4 p.m.
22 VARs in 2020: Dealing With Outliers and the Lower Bound on Interest Rates; Massimiliano Marcellino, Bocconi University; noon.
23 A Model of Justification; Sarah Ridout, Harvard; 4 p.m.
24 The Constraint on Public Debt When r>g but g; Ricardo Reis, London School of Economics; 4 p.m.
29 Causal Gradient Boosting: Boosted Instrumental Variable Regression; Edvard Bakhitov, economics; 1:30 p.m.
30 Sequential Sampling and Equilibrium; Duarte Goncalves, Columbia; 4 p.m.
31 Algorithmic Pricing and Competition: Empirical Evidence from the German Retail Gasoline Market; Robert Clark, Queen’s University; 3:30 p.m.
Electrical and Systems Engineering (ESE)
Info and to register: https://events.seas.upenn.edu/calendar/tag/ese/list/
4 High-Level Synthesis of Dynamically Scheduled Circuits; Lana Josipovic, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; 11 a.m.
5 Reliable Machine Learning in Feedback Systems; Sarah Dean, UC Berkeley; noon.
9 Megahertz Power Electronics in Transportation and Healthcare Applications; Lei Gu, Stanford; 11 a.m.
12 Demystifying (Deep) Reinforcement Learning: The Optimist, The Pessimist, and Their Provable Efficiency; Zhuoran Yang, Princeton; 11 a.m.
18 Synthetic Dimensions: Harnessing Light’s Internal Degrees of Freedom for Quantum, Nonlinear and Topological Photonics; Avik Dutt, Stanford; 11 a.m.
25 Engineering Quantum Processors in Silicon; Anthony Sigillito, Princeton; 11 a.m.
30 Integrated Nonlinear and Quantum Photonic Devices; Mengjie Yu, Harvard; 11 a.m.
Computer and Information Science (CIS)
Info and to register: https://www.cis.upenn.edu/events/
3 The Measurement and Mismeasurement of Trustworthy ML; Sanmi Koyej, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 3 p.m.
4 Architecting Quantum Computing Systems in the Presence of Noise; Yongshan Ding, UChicago; 3 p.m.
9 Proof Systems for Governance, Transparency, and Privacy; Ben Fisch, Stanford; 3 p.m.
16 Human-AI Systems for Making Video Useful; Amy Pavel, Carnegie Mellon; 3 p.m.
18 Bias and Representation in Sociotechnical Systems; Danaë Metaxa, Stanford; 3 p.m.
23 Prioritizing Computation and Analyst Resources in Large-scale Data Analytics; Kexin Rong, Stanford; 3 p.m.
History
Info and to register: https://www.history.upenn.edu/events
1 The 1899 Hague Conference and the ‘Regulations concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land’: A European Story; Peter Holquist, Penn; 6 p.m.
16 Medical Bondage: Examining Slavery & American Gynecology; Deirdre Cooper Owens, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; 4:30 p.m.
23 The Pan-Fascist Paradox: How Does a Nationalist- Minded Fascist Think and Act Transnationally?; Aron Brouwer, history; and Legal Armor: The Reagan Administration’s Use of Law to Justify the Grenada Invasion; Kimberly White, history; 4:30 p.m.
28 A Nation of Refugees: World War I and the End of Russia’s Jews; Polly Zavadivker, University of Delaware; 6 p.m.
History of Sociology and Science (HSS)
Info and to register: https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/events
1 Consulting Psychologists in the Corporate Laboratory: What Happens When Psychologists Become Consultants?; Kira Lussier, University of Toronto; 3:30 p.m.
15 Pronouns for an Apocalyptic Future; Juno Salazar Parreñas, Cornell; 3:30 p.m.
22 Plucking Flowers, Despoiling Islands: Settler Colonial Botany in Interwar Hawaii; Ashanti Shih, USC; 3:30 p.m.
29 HSS Talk; Susan Lindee, HSS; 3:30 p.m.
Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Info: https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/events
2 Microhistory and Global History; Carlo Ginzburg, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; Francesca Trivellato, Princeton; noon.
4 Limpieza de Sangre and the “Clash of Civilizations”; Or, What Hath the Soul to Do with Racialized Bodies?; Sylvester Johnson, Virginia Tech; 1:30 p.m.
16 The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex; Lila Corwin Berman, Temple; Rob Reich, Stanford; 5 p.m.
18 Race, Class and Privilege: How Latino Jews Navigate Life in the United States; Laura Limonic, SUNY Old Westbury; 1:30 p.m.
25 “We are the Ethiopian Hebrews, Brothers to the Fair White Jew”: Race, Religion, and Jewish Identity in Harlem; Judith Weisenfeld, Princeton; 1:30 p.m.
Latin American and Latinx Studies (LALS)
Info and to register: https://lals.sas.upenn.edu/events
2 Arrieros, Mitayos, and the Political Geology of Mercury Mining in the Colonial Andes; Douglas Smit, anthropology; noon.
16 International Peacemaking in Venezuela's Intractable Conflict: 2014-2019 and Current Situation; David Smilde, Tulane; 3 p.m.
25 Transitional Justice: Visibilizing Nature and Territories as Silent Victims of Armed Conflict; Belkis Izquierdo, Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia; 4 p.m.
The Art of Organizing/The Artist as Organizer; panel of speakers; 5:30 p.m.
31 Immigrants and Employment Issues; Chelsea Edwards, Justice at Work; 9:15 a.m.
Medical Ethics & Health Policy
Info and to register: https://medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/events
2 Privacy and Surveillance in the COVID-19 Pandemic; Baobao Zhang, Cornell; noon.
15 Social Media in Research; Raina Merchant, Penn Medicine; noon.
23 Using a Home Time Measure to Differentiate ACO Performance for Their Seriously Ill Populations; Salama Freed, National Pharmaceutical Council; noon.
30 Why Human Challenge Trials of COVID-19 Are (Still) Both Important and Legitimate; Nir Eyal, Rutgers; noon.
Microbiology
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3 Cryptosporidiosis in Infants in Bangladesh: Parasite Genetic Diversity, Host Immunity and Health Impact; William Petri, UVA; noon.
10 Redefining the Cell Biology of Chlamydia Infections in the Age of Molecular Genetics; Raphael Valdivia, Duke; noon.
17 Microbiome Contributions to Drug Metabolism; Andrew Goodman, Yale; noon.
24 Innate Immune Activation and Immune Programming in RNA Virus; Michael Gale, University of Washington; noon.
Penn Dental
Info and to register: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/
2 Comprehensive Rehabilitations Using a Fully Digital Workflow; Effrat Habsha, George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology; 6 p.m.
3 Evidence-Based Analgesia and Alternatives to Opioids; Elliot Hersh, Penn Dental; 6 p.m.
4 Emdogain: Uses, Techniques, and Tricks; David Lipton, periodontist; 6 p.m.
9 “Fluorescence Enhanced Theragnosis” and its Benefits for Clinical Dentistry; Liviu Steier, University of Warwick; 6 p.m.
11 Robotics in Implant Surgery: The Next Frontier; Jeffrey Ganeles, South Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant Dentistry; 6 p.m.
23 The Use of Preparation Guides in Porcelain Veneers; Fadi Yassmin, King’s College; 6 p.m.
25 Ocular and Orbital Trauma; Jacqueline Carrasco, Jefferson University Hospitals; 5:30 p.m.
Dynamic Navigation in Implant Dentistry; Isaac Tawil, AIE Advanced Implant Educators; 6 p.m.
Population Studies Center (PSC)
Info and to register: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/
1 The Decennial Census Digitization and Linkage Project; Katie Genadek, University of Colorado Boulder; noon.
8 A New Methodological Framework for Studying Status Exchange in Marriage; Yu Xie, Princeton; noon.
15 High School & Beyond: An Education Study Becomes an Aging Study; Rob Warren, Minnesota Population Center; noon.
22 Moving from College to Employment in the New Economy; Judith Levine, Temple; noon.
29 Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from the Mariel Supply Shock; Michael Lachanski, Population Studies Center; noon.
Sociology
Online events. Info and to register: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events
24 The Two Trillion Dollar Medical Software Industry: The Road from Panacea to False Assurances to Peril; Ross Koppel, sociology; noon.
26 Inherently Traumatic, Invariably Victimizing: The Legal Construction of Subject Positions for Survivors of Sexual Violence; Tuğçe Ellialtı-Köse, Trent University; noon.
30 Racial Differences in Wealth Trajectories During Early Adulthood; Alexander Adames and Ellen Bryer, sociology; 9 a.m.
Workshop in the History of Material Texts
Online events. Info and to register: https://pennmaterialtexts.org/about/events/
1 Data Humanism: Case Studies in Community Archiving; Jennifer Garcon, Penn Libraries; 5:15 p.m.
15 The Penalty in Alabama is Death! For Selling My Bondage and My Freedom; Michael Winship, UT Austin; 5:15 p.m.
22 Who is God? Depicting Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, 1400-1550; Peter Stallybrass, English; 5:15 p.m.
29 Rethinking the History of Print through Textile; Caroline Fowler, Clark Art Institute; 5:15 p.m.