at penn Calendar February 2026

6          45^th Annual Edward V. Sparer Symposium: Courts Without Counsel; will examine questions of civil legal proceedings, the gap in representation, and how race, religion, class, and gender shape experiences and outcomes; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; room 245, Silverman Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/toll-conf-feb-6 (Toll Public Interest Center).

13        For(u)m: Re-forming Value, Re-valuing Form in Music Students; will critically and broadly examine the intersection of form and value in music, sound, and performance; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt Library; info: https://tinyurl.com/music-conf-feb-13 (Music). Also February 14.

            History Honors Thesis Symposium; undergraduate students completing an honors thesis in history will present their research and then field questions during a poster session; 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (History).

18        Nursing the Revolution: Care Work in Revolutionary America; will bring together scholars of eighteenth-century nursing, household labor and domestic medicine, hospitals and institutional healthcare spaces, and Revolutionary War-era military medicine and battlefield care; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center; RSVP: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/event/nursingtherevolution (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

27        First Global Conference on Quechua Languages and Cultures; will bring together Quechua Indigenous leaders, instructors, scholars, practitioners, policy makers, and community activists from around the world; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Zoom webinars; info: https://web.sas.upenn.edu/quechua/conferences/ (Quechua; Penn Language Center). Also February 28, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

            Truth in Crisis; engages experts in an exploration of truth(s) contested or revealed in crises across panels on Institutions of Learning, Land and its Technologies, and Borders; 9:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/truth-in-crisis-tickets-1977915882649 (Penn Libraries, Wolf Center for the Humanities).

28        50^th Annual Penn Linguistics Conference; will showcase linguistics research from graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, and independent researchers working in a wide variety of sub-fields; all day; location TBA; info: https://tinyurl.com/linguistics-conf-feb-28 (Linguistics). Also March 1.

Upcoming

3          Illustrators; features images by three children’s illustrators, Mônica Carnesi (There’s a Lion in the Forest, Little Dog Lost), Greg Pizzoli (Lucky Duck, Two Little Trains), and Andrea Tsurumi (Accident, Pop Goes the Nursery Rhyme); Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House.

6          Building Stories: Time and Change at Weitzman Hall; brings together original architectural drawings and lithographs and period and contemporary photographs to explore the many lives of the building designed by Cope and Stewardson as one half of the Foulke and Long Institute for Orphaned Girls; Gordon Gallery, Weitzman Hall. Through March 6.

9          Celebrate or Demonstrate: Philadelphia and Bicentennial Discontent; as the nation prepares to commemorate America’s 250^th, this exhibit will look back on the bicentennial, sharing perspectives from the groups who raised their voices in protest and critiqued a wholly celebratory approach to American history; 1^st floor, Van Pelt Library. Through May 15.

26        The Time to Right all Wrongs: France, Haiti, and Philadelphia in a Revolutionary Age; surveys the revolutions that shook the Atlantic world in the 1790s, and the profound changes that resulted, from France to Haiti to Philadelphia; Goldstein Family Gallery, Van Pelt Library. Through July 6.

 

Now

            Collecting the New Irascibles: Art in the 1980s; contemporary critics described the avant-garde art of the 1980s and ‘90s as Postmodernist appropriation, Neo-Expressionism, Neo-Geometric Conceptualism, and Post-Graffiti; these movements signaled a decisive break from past expectations and a full-force tilt toward the “new”; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through April 12.

            Phil Parmet: Haitian Revolution; contains a selection of photographs by Academy Award-winning cinematographer and Penn alumnus Phil Parmet, who documented life in Haiti after the fall of Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier in 1986; 5^th Floor Alcove (East Elevator Bay), Van Pelt Library. Through May 22.

            Re/Make History: Crafting the Past with 21^st-Century Technologies; demonstrates how technologies in the Education Commons and the Bollinger Digital Fabrication Lab can be used to investigate and/or draw creative inspiration from the rare books of the Museum Library and artifacts from the Penn Museum; Penn Museum Library. Through June 19.

            A World in the Making: The Shakers; explores the design legacy of the Shakers, a religious group whose values of community, labor, and equality shaped their furniture, architecture, and everyday objects, through works by contemporary artists influenced by the Shakers, alongside original Shaker-made pieces; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through August 9.

            Entryways: Xenobia Bailey; continues the collaboration between ICA and New York-based textile studio Maharam, which invites artists to reimagine the windows of ICA’s façade; Philly-based artist Xenobia Bailey creates a design characterized by her “Funktional” aesthetic and rooted in her decades-long fiber arts practice; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through August 9.

            Penn in the Field: Student Fieldwork Photography; experience fieldwork and research travel of current undergraduate and graduate students as documented through their own lenses; Penn Museum Library. Through August 30.

            Nursing the Revolution; challenges the widespread belief that nursing began in the 19^th century with Florence Nightingale by displaying rare evidence of a world of nursing and caretaking that thrived before, during, and after the American Revolution; floor 2U, Claire Fagin Hall. Through November 20.

            Mavis Pusey: Mobile Images; the first major museum survey dedicated to the work and life of Jamaican-born artist Mavis Pusey (1928-2019), an important figure in geometric abstraction, featuring over 60 artworks from her prolific 50-year career; Institute of Contemporary Art. Through December 2026.

11        Power to Heal; a documentary chronicling the historic struggle to secure equal and adequate access to healthcare for all Americans; features panel discussion after the movie; 3 p.m.; room 116, Fagin Hall; register: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/event/powertoheal (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing).

20        Ozogoche; film by Joe Houlberg Silva that tells the story of the migration of the cuvivís, or sandpiper birds, from central North America to highland Ecuador, and their final flight into the Ogozoche lakes; 5:30 p.m.; room 473, McNeil Building (Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies).

27        Outsider, Freud; screening and discussion of an arthouse documentary by Israeli filmmaker Yair Qedar that approaches the father of psychoanalysis through surreal animation, recently available footage, and interviews with scholars from around the world; time TBA; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Francophone, Italian & Germanic Studies).

3          The Deep Dig: Enduring Traditions of Native North America; cultivate your curiosity about ancient history, exciting excavations, and cultural heritage with a dive into the Penn Museum’s unparalleled collection and research; no archaeology or anthropology background required—just bring your love for lifelong learning; 6:30 p.m.; online webinar; fee for four-week course: $180/general, $130/members; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1592/the-deep-dig (Penn Museum). Also February 10, 17, 24.

4          Mind and Mood Recharge Powered by Penn Medicine; a chance to hit pause on the hustle and bustle of a busy week with all-levels yoga, a sound bath, meditation with local practitioners, a wellness marketplace, and an artmaking session; 5-8 p.m.; Penn Museum; free with museum admission; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/871/mind-and-mood-recharge (Penn Museum).

10        Working Dog Center Tour; see firsthand what it takes to train leading detection dogs; watch as the Working Dog Center staff explains the step-by-step process to preparing a dog to serve in explosive detection, search & rescue, cancer detection, and more; 10 a.m.; Penn Working Dog Center; RSVP: https://www.vet.upenn.edu/event/working-dog-center-tour-18/ (Penn Working Dog Center).

11        The Mental Workload of Family Life; session with Allison Daminger, University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose work is focused on answering the question of why gender continues to shape the benefits we enjoy and burdens we bear as members of a family; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom webinar; register: https://provost.upenn.edu/forum/events/the-mental-workload-of-family-life/ (Penn Forum for Women Faculty).

            Penn Student Workshop: Ancient Mediterranean Votives; Penn students are invited to explore fascinating artifacts, meet new people, enjoy a free dinner, and make something inspired by the night’s theme—all materials included; 6-8 p.m.; Penn Museum; free for Penn students (Penn Museum).

12        2026 Design Career Fair; representatives from firms and organizations are looking to connect with design students, get to know their work, and recruit for available full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities; noon-4 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Weitzman School of Design). Also February 18, online webinar.

13        Dialogue x Wellness; community practitioners will present opportunities for connection, reflection, and skill-building at the intersection of dialogue and wellness; this particular session discusses neurodivergence; 11:30 a.m.; location TBA; info: https://snfpaideia.upenn.edu/events/dialogue-x-wellness/ (Paideia Program).

21        Teen Workshop: Hands on History: What’s in a Collection?; high school students are invited to spend a day exploring the legal and ethical questions behind how museums build their collections; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; free registration; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/1597/teen-workshop (Penn Museum; Penn Cultural Heritage Center).

23        Strategic Tips for Tenure and Promotion Success; Laura Perna, vice provost for faculty; Olena Jacenko, Penn Vet; and Jo Park, SAS, will cover the many aspects of the tenure and promotion process at Penn; noon; Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/pfwf-promotion-feb-23 (Penn Forum for Women Faculty).

 

African American Resource Center

Locations TBA. Info: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events.

18        R.E.A.L. TALK Lunch Series: Rooted in Joy: Honoring Legacy, Lifting Ancestry; noon.

19        Men of Color (Monthly Huddle Meeting); 1 p.m.

 

College of Liberal & Professional Studies

Online webinars. Info: https://www.lps.upenn.edu/about/events.

2          Penn LPS Online Certificates: Meet Us Mondays; 12:30 p.m. Also February 9.

3          Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; noon.

            Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Drop-in Hour; noon.

4          Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Information Session; 10 a.m.

            Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.

5          Organizational Dynamics Programs Virtual Information Session; noon.

10        Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Information Session; noon.

            Pre-Health Programs Virtual Application Completion Session; 12:30 p.m.

11        Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.

12        Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Application Completion Session; noon. Also February 26.

24        Global Master of Public Administration Virtual Information Session; noon.

27        Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Current Student Panel Q&A; noon.

 

Graduate School of Education

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

10        Executive Coaching Information Session; 11:30 a.m.

            Education Entrepreneurship, MSEd Virtual Information Session; noon.

12        Urban Teaching Apprenticeship, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.

17        Global Higher Education Management (Online), MSEd Virtual Information Session; 8 a.m.

19        School Leadership, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.

            Urban Education (Online), MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.

            Urban Teaching Residency, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.

24        Learning Analytics & Artificial Intelligence (Online) MSEd Virtual Information Session; 7 p.m.

27        International Educational Development, MSEd Virtual Information Session; 9 a.m.

            Cultivating Student Curiosity; noon.

 

Human Resources

Unless noted, online webinars. Info: https://www.hr.upenn.edu/.

2          30-Minute Chair Yoga Plus Core; noon. Also February 9, 16, 23.

4          Well-Being Pop-Up: Optimistic Mindset; 10 a.m.

            Lunchtime Chair Yoga; noon.

            MetLife Workshop: Improving Your Mental and Financial Well-Being; noon.

6          30-Minute Guided Meditation; noon. Also February 13, 20, 27.

10        Job Architecture Webinar; 11 a.m. Also February 26, noon.  

            Group Fitness: Dance Cardio; noon; studio 409, Pottruck Health & Fitness Center.  

            Preventing Burnout for You and Your Team; noon.

11        Well-Being Pop-Up: Real-Time Resilience; 10 a.m.

            Project Management; 12:30 p.m.

17        PNC Bank: Debt Management; noon.

18        Well-Being Pop-Up: Put It In Perspective; 10 a.m.

            February Wellness Walk; noon; the Palestra.

            Lunchtime Chair Yoga; noon.

19        Managing Up; 12:30 p.m.

24        Healthy Workplace Relationships: Developing Supportive Connections; noon.

25        Well-Being Pop-Up: Positive Emotions; 10 a.m.

26        Group Fitness: Circuit Training; noon; studio 311, Puttruck Health & Fitness Center.

            Mindful Movement and Meditation; noon.

            WebMD Webinar: Using Exercise Equipment to Build Fitness; noon.

 

Morris Arboretum & Gardens

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

14        Winter Wellness Walks: Nature Watch; learn how to appreciate a garden in the winter on this guided walk that will encompass winter interests like tree bark color/texture, tree silhouettes, buds, and winter-blooming plants; 10:30 a.m.

            Sculpture Tour; tour of public art at the arboretum, including sculptures that are both featured in prominent places or tucked in the shade of a special tree; 11 a.m.

19        Winter Tree Identification; learn about the obvious and the more subtle characteristics that make winter tree identification interesting; 10:30 a.m.; fee: $35/general, $30/members.

21        Winter Wellness Family Walk; a joyful family stroll through the wintry arboretum; families can feel free to walk at their own pace and use strollers; 10:30 a.m.

28        Witchhazel Tour; join an experienced guide to discover many varieties of these delightful winter beauties, which add surprising bursts of color and fragrance to the winter landscape; 11 a.m.

 

Penn Libraries

Various locations. Info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events.

2          AI in the Workplace; learn about generative AI tools that make common workplace tasks easier and more efficient; 2 p.m.; room 223, Van Pelt Library. Also February 26, 10 a.m.

4          Studio Use Training; one-hour intensive session focused on proper studio practices that will enable participants to use Common Press independently; noon; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library.

            Bloomberg 101; learn basic database structure and practical and useful commands in Bloomberg; 3:30 p.m.; room 244, Van Pelt Library.

5          Coffee with a Codex: Book of Hours Fragments; Kislak Center curator Dot Porter will discuss a variety of fragments and leaves from books of hours written in France, the Netherlands, and England in the 15^th and 16^th centuries; noon; online webinar.

6          Open Studio Session: Iron and Labor in the Revolutionary Era; a drop-in open studio where participants can print a broadside commemorating the important role iron played in Pennsylvanian and American history; 2-4 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library.

10        Constitutional Conversations; an interactive, participatory reading of the U.S. Constitution and a guided conversation about how its interpretation has evolved over time; 4:30 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library.

11        Digital Humanist’s Helpdesk: Basic Humanities Data Analysis; will introduce students to the ways humanities scholars can create, analyze, decode, and visualize data drawn from humanities sources; 11 a.m.; Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange, Van Pelt Library.

            AI Essentials; engage in hands-on activities to explore the core functions of popular generative AI tools, including those available at Penn; noon; room 223, Van Pelt Library.

            Celebrate Love Data Week; celebrate Love Data Week with games, zines, snacks, and memes; and find out who is the winner of the Meme Your Data Competition; 1 p.m.; Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange, Van Pelt Library.

12        Building Reproducible Research with LEGO Bricks; play a game using LEGO bricks while building research skills; 11 a.m.; Research Data and Digital Scholarship, Van Pelt Library.

            Print Your Own Postcard: Learning How to Set Type and Letterpress-Print; 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library.

            Coffee with a Codex: Avicenna’s Medical Encyclopedia; Kislak Center curator Dot Porter will discuss LJS 426, a 14^th century copy of the first book of Avicenna’s medical encyclopedia in Arabic; noon; online webinar.

13        Make Soap Using 3D Printing; design 3D printed molds and then try making some with prepared molds to make personalized shea butter soaps with your chosen ingredients; 2-4 p.m.; Education Commons Makerspace.

17        Mardi Gras Printing for All; join the Common Press in celebrating Mardi Gras by pulling a commemorative print; 9-11 a.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library.

            Reimagining Illumination: Make Your Own Illuminated Initial; make your own illuminated initials on parchment using gold leaf and paint; 2-4 p.m.; room 623, Van Pelt Library.

18        Create Your Own Machine Learning AI Model; a short online presentation on machine learning models for AI to recognize objects via a camera; 2 p.m.; Education Commons.

            Manuscript Studies Interest Group: Fragments; a regular meeting for people who want to get up close and personal with a variety of handwritten objects; 2 p.m.; room 623, Van Pelt Library.

            ORCID 101: The ORCID iD and Record; learn how to get and use your free ORCID iD and ORCID record, an increasing requirement in research organizations; 3 p.m.; online webinar.

19        AI in the Classroom; explore ways to support student learning by integrating AI into teaching, setting expectations, and encouraging open dialogue around student AI use; noon; room 223, Van Pelt Library.

            Coffee with a Codex: New Testament in Middle English; Kislak Center curator Dot Porter will discuss Ms. Codex 201, a copy of the New Testament translated into Middle English by John Wycliffe; noon; online webinar.

20        Papermaking Open House: Rag Preparation; see how rags from the Common Press’s community cloth collection are processed in preparation for papermaking; 2-4 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library.

23        Intro to Metals and Jewelry: Impression Dies; a beginner-friendly, hands-on metals and jewelry workshop where participants learn essential safety and metalworking techniques to create a custom pendant or keychain; 2-4 p.m.; Education Commons Makerspace.

24        Community Study Session: How to Stay on Track; a supportive, low-pressure study space with snacks and a librarian available to help you plan, prioritize, and stay organized as the semester picks up speed; 3-5 p.m.; Weigle Information Commons, Van Pelt Library.

26        Coffee with a Codex: Ethiopian Manuscripts; Kislak Center curator Dot Porter will bring out a selection of manuscripts from Ethiopia; noon; online webinar.

            Lunch Time Plushies; students hand-sew a Chnoubis plushie while learning basic sewing skills and exploring the art, culture, and symbolism of ancient Egypt; noon-2 p.m.; level 1, Museum Library.

Penn Live Arts

In-person events. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

1          Loudon Wainwright III & Chris Smither; Loudon Wainwright III and Chris Smither, who first met in the late 1960s amidst the folk revival and have each made an indelible mark on the contemporary singer-songwriter scene since, perform together; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; tickets: $51-$91.

6          Tyshawn Sorey: Members, Don’t Git Weary; Mr. Sorey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and professor of music at Penn, pays tribute to jazz pioneer Max Roach and his 1968 album, Members, Don’t Git Weary, a recording embedded in one of the most pivotal cultural periods of the 20^th century; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; tickets: $45-$81.

10        Listening to the Sarangi in a House of Music; lecture and performance about the social and musical world of hereditary Sarangi musicians from India, featuring Suhail Yusuf Khan, an acclaimed 8^th-generation hereditary Sarangi musician; 6 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center; free.

15        Johnny Gandelsman: This is America; a solo violin program featuring the world premiere of a new commission by Tyshawn Sorey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and professor of music at Penn; 3 p.m.; Harold Prince Theater, Annenberg Center; tickets: $55.

Penn Live Arts

In-person events. Info and tickets: https://pennlivearts.org/events/.

4          Blind Summit Theatre: The Sex Lives of Puppets; a cheeky, honest and slightly shocking dive under the sheets inspired by real responses from the U.K.’s National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles; 7 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center; tickets: $55. Also February 5, 7 p.m.; February 6 and 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m. each day.

14        Cirque Mechanics: Tilt!; a tableau of breathtaking acrobatics, high-flying excitement, and zany antics by a cast of characters who keep the rides running and the thrills coming; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; 2 p.m.; tickets: $45-$81.

20        Compagnie Virginie Brunelle: Fables; full-length work for 10 dancers and a pianist that offers a poetic yet sometimes harsh vision of women’s ongoing struggle; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; tickets: $45-$81. Also February 21, 2 p.m.

3          Sex Isn’t Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary; Beans Velocci, gender, sexuality & women’s studies; 5:30 p.m.; second floor conference room, Penn Bookstore (Penn Bookstore).

4          Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours; Corinne Low, business economics; 5:30 p.m.; second floor conference room, Penn Bookstore (Penn Bookstore).

5          Ahmed Abdullah: A Strange Celestial Road; Ahmed Abdullah, jazz trumpeter and New School; 6 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library; RSVP: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/kislak/abdullahbook (Penn Libraries). See Talks.

13        Unarmed Truth & Conditional Love: A Student Poetry Reading; 4:30 p.m.; Café 58, Irvine Auditorium (African American Resource Center; Office of Equal Opportunity Programs).

18        The Mixed Marriage Project; Dorothy Roberts, Penn Carey Law; 6:30 p.m.; Levy Conference Center, Penn Carey Law; register: https://tinyurl.com/droberts-penn26 (Africana Studies, Sociology, Penn Carey Law).

25        Penn Nursing Story Slam: Human Touch in a Digital World; nurses share true stories of how artificial intelligence (AI) and technology transformed care, solved a vexing problem, or lead to a remarkable discovery; 7 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/nursing-story-slam-feb-25 (Penn Nursing).

 

Kelly Writers House

In-person events at Kelly Writers House. Info: https://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar/0226.php.

4          Translingualisms: Dislocating Poetry; Inna Krasnoper, poet; Eugene Ostashevsky, New York University; Kevin M.F. Platt, English; 6 p.m.

9          Chili Cook-Off; 5:30 p.m.

11        Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7 p.m.

12        Food Editors in Conversation; Margaret Eby, Philadelphia Inquirer; Hannah Filreis Albertine, The Infatuation; 6 p.m.

16        Live at the Writers House; 6:30 p.m.; WXPN radio broadcast.

18        Truth in Audio Storytelling; Matt Katz, City Cast Philly; Yowei Shaw, Proxy; 6 p.m.

19        Bent Button Film Fest; 6 p.m.

23        Liontaming in America; Elizabeth Willis, Iowa Writers’ Workshop; 6:30 p.m.

24        A Conversation; Elizabeth Willis, Iowa Writers’ Workshop; 10 a.m.

Home games only. Info and tickets: https://pennathletics.com/.

1          Gymnastics vs. Bridgeport; 2 p.m.; the Palestra.

6          Men’s and Women’s Track & Field host Penn Classic; all day; Ott Center. Also February 7.

            Gymnastics vs. Cornell/George Washington/William & Mary; 7 p.m.; the Palestra.

7          Men’s Basketball vs. Princeton; 2 p.m.; the Palestra.

8          Wrestling vs. Cornell; 1 p.m.; the Palestra.

13        Men’s Basketball vs. Columbia; 7 p.m.; the Palestra.

14        Men’s/Women’s Squash vs. Harvard; noon; Penn Squash Center.

            Women’s Lacrosse vs. Drexel; noon; Franklin Field.

            Men’s Lacrosse vs. Georgetown; 3:30 p.m.; Franklin Field.

            Men’s Basketball vs. Cornell; 6 p.m.; the Palestra.

15        Men’s/Women’s Squash vs. Dartmouth; noon; Penn Squash Center.

            Gymnastics vs. Towson/West Chester; 2 p.m.; the Palestra.

19        Wrestling vs. Rider; 7 p.m.; the Palestra.

20        Women’s Tennis vs. Delaware; noon; Hecht Tennis Center.

            Men’s/Women’s Track & Field host Philadelphia Metro; all day; Ott Center.

21        Men’s Lacrosse vs. Delaware; noon; Franklin Field.

            Women’s Basketball vs. Yale; 2 p.m.; the Palestra.

            Women’s Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins; 3:30 p.m.; Franklin Field.

22        Women’s Tennis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson; 11 a.m.; Hecht Tennis Center.

            Men’s Tennis vs. St. John’s; 1 p.m.; Hecht Tennis Center.

            Men’s Tennis vs. Wagner; 5 p.m.; Hecht Tennis Center.

27        Men’s Lacrosse vs. North Carolina; 5 p.m.; Franklin Field.

            Men’s Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m.; the Palestra.

28        Women’s Tennis vs. Lehigh; 11 a.m.; Hecht Tennis Center.

            Men’s Tennis vs. South Florida; 1 p.m.; Hecht Tennis Center.

            Women’s Lacrosse vs. Loyola; 1 p.m.; Franklin Field.

            Men’s Basketball vs. Harvard; 6 p.m.; the Palestra.

2          Global Digital Sound Studies: Circulating Culture and Power; Jasmine Henry, live sound engineer; 12:15 p.m.; room 500, Annenberg School; register: https://tinyurl.com/henry-talk-feb-2 (Center on Digital Culture and Society).

3          Invisible Anatomy in Global Chinese Medicine; Lan Li, Johns Hopkins University; 5:15 p.m.; location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies).

            Dental Dilemmas: Does Your Horse Have Undetected Mouth Discomfort? Amelie McAndrews, New Bolton Center; 6:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/firsttuesdaylectures2026 (Penn Vet).

4          Virus-Host Interactions That Regulate HPV Replication; Cary Moody, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

            Why Marriages Change and What to Do About It; Benjamin Karney, University of California, Los Angeles; 1 p.m.; Agora area, Annenberg Public Policy Center (Psychology).

            Configuring the Image of the East in Roman Triumphal Monuments; C. Brian Rose, archaeology; 3 p.m.; room 113, Jaffe Building (History of Art).

            Flow Transport of Membrane Proteins; Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith, Lehigh University; 3:30 p.m.; room 2N3, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            Ensamble Studio—Architecture of the Earth; Antón Garcia-Abril, Ensamble Studio; 6:30 p.m.; Plaza Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Architecture).

            Reimagining Life in Lagash; Holly Pittman, anthropology; 7 p.m.; online webinar; registration: $15/general, $9/members; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/878/archaeology-in-action (Penn Museum).

5          Studying Transcription in the Context of Genome Organization; Seychelle Vos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; noon; room 109, Leidy Laboratory, and Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/vos-talk-feb-5 (Biology).

            Caring for Butterflies: Art History as Labor Therapy; Kaira Cabañas, University of Florida, Gainesville; 5 p.m.; location TBA (History of Art).

6          Inframediation: Blackness, Insurgency, and Climate Transition; Omedi Ochieng, University of Colorado; noon; room 500, Annenberg School (Elihu Katz Colloquium).

8          A Daring Vision: Jewish Collectors and Contemporary Art; Ruth Fine, National Gallery of Art; Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw, history of art; 2 p.m.; Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library; register: https://tinyurl.com/fine-shaw-feb-8 (Arthur Ross Gallery).

9          Globally Valued Fields; Michał Szachniewicz, Harvard University; 3:30 p.m.; room 3C8, DRL (Mathematics).

            High Order Numerical Methods for Hyperbolic Equations; Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University; 4 p.m.; room 4C6, DRL (Mathematics).

10        Combatting Smoking and Obesity in Philadelphia 2010-2025; Donald F. Schwarz, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; noon; room 403, McNeil Building; register: https://pp.events/bEAaaNq8 (Penn Association of Senior & Emeritus Faculty).

            Sickle Cell Gene Therapy; Alexis A. Thompson, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; noon; room 11-102AB, 3600 Civic Center Blvd, and Zoom webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/thompson-talk-feb-10 (Medical Ethics & Health Policy).

            The Political Work of Musical Classifications; Anna Yu Wang, Princeton University; 5:15 p.m.; room 101, Lerner Building (Music).

 

            Sound Falls ‘Round Me Like Rain: The Spiritual Geniuses of Black Women in Literature, Music, and Religion; Melanie Hill, Rutgers University, Newark; 5:30 p.m.; room 329A, Max Kade Center, 3401 Walnut Street; register: https://tinyurl.com/mhill-penn26 (Africana Studies, English).

11        Toward Intelligent Metamaterial Machines; Katia Bertoldi, Harvard University; 10:30 a.m.; Glandt Forum, Singh Center for Nanotechnology (Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter).

            On the Edge: Barbara Loden’s Unmade Films; Elena Gorfinkel, King’s College London; noon; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).

            SeXX Matters for Respiratory Virus Pathogenesis; Sabra Klein, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

            The Race to Research: Plastic, Microplastics, and Human Health; Megan J. Wolff, Physician and Scientist Network Addressing Plastics and Health; 1 p.m.; online webinar; register:  https://tinyurl.com/wolff-talk-feb-11 (Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health).

            Dynamics, Arithmetic, and Wide Spacing of Orbits; Joseph Silverman, Brown University; 3:30 p.m.; room A4, DRL (Mathematics).

            To Make Whole What Has Been Smashed; Lisa Saltzman, Bryn Mawr College; 4:30 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library (History of Art).

            The Truth about Sign Language Acquisition; Diane Lillo-Martin, University of Connecticut; 5:30 p.m.; room TBA, Stiteler Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/lillo-martin-talk-feb-11 (Wolf Center for the Humanities).

12        New Directions in Bioinformatics and Generative AI for Human Genetics and Epigenetics; Xinghua (Mindy) Shi, Temple University; noon; room 109, Leidy Laboratory, and Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/shi-talk-feb-12 (Biology).

            Judaea Provincia: The Roman Procurators/Provocateurs(?) of Judaea from 6 to 66CE; Katheryn Whitcomb, Howard University; 4:45 p.m.; room 402, Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).

            The Media That Fakes It (To Make It): Studying Cultural Production and the Authenticity Industries; Michael Serazio, Boston College; 5 p.m.; room 109, Annenberg School; register: https://forms.office.com/r/9GVWnNSWDv (George Gerbner Lecture in Communication).

            Teaching Design as Art and Practice; Thaisa Way, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection; 6:30 p.m.; Kleinman Energy Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Landscape Architecture).

16        State, Polynomials, and Parallelism in a Time of Neural Sequence Modeling; Morris Yau, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; 4 p.m.; room 4C6, DRL (Mathematics).

17        Navigating Troubled Waters to Optimal Health for All; Derek Griffith, Penn Nursing; 3:30 p.m.; online webinar; register: https://tinyurl.com/griffith-talk-feb-17 (Penn Implementation Science Center).

            A New Approach to the European Local Legends; Christopher Wood, New York University; 5:15 p.m.; room 543, Williams Hall (French, Italian, & Germanic Studies; History of Art).

18        Engineering-Driven Oral Health Research; Geelsu Hwang, Penn Dental Medicine; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology).

            Visual Intimacies and the Making of a Black Queer Internationalism; Z’étoile Imma, Tulane University; 5 p.m.; room 135, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).

19        Universality in Urban Street Network Form; Geoff Boeing, University of Southern California; noon; Kleinman Forum, Fisher Fine Arts Library (Urban Spatial Analytics).

            The Postcolonial Jewish Question: Remaking Postwar French Jewish Thought; Mendel Kranz, Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies; 3:30 p.m.; room 204, Cohen Hall (Religious Studies).

            Place and Well-Being; Millan AbiNader and Alice Xu, School of Social Policy & Practice; 4:30 p.m.; room 250, PCPSE (Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy).

            Indigenous and Imperial Histories: A Roundtable; Roquinaldo Ferreira, Marcy Norton, and Antonio Feros, history; Pedro Cardim, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Tatiana Seijas, Rutgers University; Rafael Chambouleyron, Universidade Federal do Pará; 5:30 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (History, CLALS, Spanish & Portuguese).

            2025-2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series; Sarah Oppenheimer, artist; 6 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art; info: https://www.design.upenn.edu/events/sarah-oppenheimer (Fine Arts; ICA).

20        Berry Curvature Effect on Time Refraction; Qian Niu, University of Science and Technology of China; 1 p.m.; room 2N3, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).

            Wage Differentials in Seventeenth-Century Venice; Francesca Trivellato, Institute for Advanced Study; 2 p.m.; room 209, College Hall (Economic History Forum).

24        Freud and the Family Dogs; Max Cavitch, English; noon; online webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/cavitch-talk-feb-24 (SAS Global Discovery Series).

            The Case for Neo-Classicism; Matthew Shlomowitz, composer; 5:15 p.m.; room 101, Lerner Building, and Zoom webinar; join: https://tinyurl.com/shlomowitz-talk-feb-24 (Music).

25        A Love Affair During the Cold War: Latin American Cinema and Italian Public Television; Elizabeth Ramírez-Soto, Columbia University; noon; room 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema & Media Studies).

            Pennsylvania’s Power Surge: Datacenters, Grid Stress, and New Regulatory Frontiers; Timothy Burdis, PJM Interconnection; Stephen M. DeFrank, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission; Ray Fakhoury, Amazon Web Services; Devin McDougall, Earthjustice; Shelley Welton, Penn Carey Law; 5:15 p.m.; room 100, Golkin Hall; register: https://penncareylaw.cventevents.com/97bx1A (Master in Law Program).

26        Big Roles for Small Rhizosphere Metabolites; Darcy McRose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; noon; room 109, Leidy Laboratory, and Zoom webinar; info: https://tinyurl.com/mcrose-talk-feb-26 (Biology).

            Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War, 1937–1945; Jennifer Yip, National University of Singapore; 5:15 p.m.; location TBA (Center for East Asian Studies).

            2025-2026 Visiting Artist Lecture Series; Guadalupe Maravilla, artist; 6 p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art and Zoom webinar; info: https://www.design.upenn.edu/events/guadalupe-maravilla (Fine Arts; ICA).

27        Michelangelo’s Rrime to Tommaso: The Sinful Love of a Believer; Mattia Italiano, GSWS; noon; room 344, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies).

 

Asian American Studies

Various locations. Info: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events.

6          The Role of Gender in Shaping Mental Health Outcomes for Eldest Children in

Asian Immigrant Families; Angela Lin, ASAM fellow; noon; room 473, McNeil Building.

11        Asian America Across the Disciplines; Samip Mallick, South Asian American Digital Archive; 5:15 p.m.; room 319, College Hall.

12        Race and Refugee Policy; Naw Doh, Burmese/Bhutanese community activist; 12:30 p.m.; room 113, Van Pelt Library.

16        Asian America Across the Disciplines; Alvin Khiêm Bùi, City University of New York; noon; room 307, Towne Hall.

17        Race and Education; Paige Joki, Education Law Center; noon; room 113, Van Pelt Library.

25        Asian America Across the Disciplines; Mas Nakawatase, Japanese American civil rights organizer; 6 p.m.; room 403, McNeil Building.

26        Race and Housing; Andrej Patoski, former Perry World House fellow, and Cara McClellan, Penn Carey Law; noon; room 113, Van Pelt Library.

 

Center for the Advanced Study of India

In-person events in room 230, PCPSE. Info: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/events.

5          Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made; David Engerman, Yale University; noon.

12        Parties, Voters, and Campaigns in the Digital Age: Theory and Evidence from India; Shahana Sheikh, CASI postdoctoral fellow; noon.

19        “We Were Here First”: The Making of Land, Neighborhood, and Valmikis Bombay;

Raju Chalwadi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay; noon.

 

Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies

Various locations. Info: https://clals.sas.upenn.edu/events.

6          La Cuna de la Alimentación: San Cristóbal as a Black Geography; Bonnie Samantha Maldonado Asencio, Africana studies; noon; room 150, McNeil Building.

20        Collective Memory and Action of the Mapuche People: Towards the Repair of Coasts, Ocean, and Maritime Resources in Chile; Tulia Falleti, political science; Mariela Eva Rodríguez, Universidad de Buenos Aires; Adolfo Millabur Ñancuil, Mapuche social and political leader; noon; room 473, McNeil Building.

23        Non-Literary Fiction: Art of the Americas Under Neoliberalism; Esther Gabara, Duke University; noon; room 473, McNeil Building.

 

Center for the Study of Contemporary China

In-person events in room 418, PCPSE. Info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events.

13        Rethinking China: Challenging Our Economic Assumptions and Opportunities for Lasting Prosperity; Zhengyu Huang, Committee of 100; 12:15 p.m.

16        China, Transnational Law, and the Green (Finance) Transition; Virginia Harper Ho, City University of Hong Kong; 12:15 p.m.

20        Towards an Uneven Process of Fitting In: Sexual Betweenness and Intersecting Exclusion of Queer Chinese Adolescent Immigrants; Frank Meng, sociology; 12:15 p.m.

 

Economics

In-person events in room 100, PCPSE. Info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events.

3          Agreeing to Implement; Doron Ravid, University of Michigan; 4 p.m.

10        Robust Procurement Design; Alessandro Pavan, Northwestern University; 4 p.m.

17        Magical Implementation; Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University/NYU; 4 p.m.

26        Signaling with Plausible Deniability; Daniel Rappoport, Georgetown University; 4 p.m.

 

GRASP Lab

In-person events in Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall. Info: https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/events/.

6          From Pixels to Physics: Understanding and Manipulating Physics from Images; Roni Sengupta, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 10:30 a.m.

13        Unifying the Stack: A Principled Structuralist Approach to Intelligent Robot Control; George Konidaris, Brown University; 10:30 a.m.

20        Precise and Generalizable Robot Manipulation; David Held, Carnegie Mellon University; 10:30 a.m.

27        AI White Boxes and Neural Representation Geometry; Daniel Lee, Cornell University; 10:30 a.m.

 

Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies

Various locations. Info: https://katz.sas.upenn.edu/events.

5          The Genocide Accusation Against Israel: A Scholarly Exchange; Omer Bartov, Brown University; Norman J. W. Goda, University of Florida; 5:15 p.m.; Perry World House.

12        Mapping Memory: Jewish Women’s Narratives in Modern Istanbul; Esra Almas, Netherlands Institute in Turkey; noon; Zoom webinar.

19        Jewish-Muslim Dialogue in Europe and the U.S.: Solidarity and its Challenges; Elisabeth Becker-Topkara, University of Heidelberg; noon; Zoom webinar.

24        29^th Annual Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Lecture in Judaic Studies: America’s Jewish Questions at 250 Years; Lila Corwin Berman, New York University; Deborah Dash Moore, University of Michigan; Beth S. Wenger, history; Emily Tamkin, journalist; 5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library.

26        Racialized Citizenship: Ethiopian Jews Between the Israeli State and Jewish Diaspora; Efrat Yerday, American University; noon; Zoom webinar.

 

Korean Studies

In-person events at suite 310, 3600 Market Street. Info: https://korea.sas.upenn.edu/events.

5          Brokerage in Feminist Movements: Advancing Grassroots Activism to Institutional Change; Yena Lee, Center on Digital Culture & Society; noon.

12        Korean Religious Nationalism and Japanese Christian-Imperial Racial Order; Soojin Chung, Princeton Theological Seminary; noon.

19        Neither Victims Nor Villains: Elite Women, Gendered Diplomacy, and Cold War Anxieties in Post-Liberation South Korea (1945–53); Sara Kang, Princeton University; noon.

26        Intergenerational Disenchantment? Environmental Behaviors Across Generations in South Korea; Femida Handy, School of Social Policy & Practice; noon.

 

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

Various locations. Info: https://ldi.upenn.edu/events/.

3          Health Policy at a Crossroads: Protecting Progress, Building for the Future; Liz Fowler, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium.

10        Making Secondary Data Work for You: Innovative Methods for Leveraging National Violent Death Data; Millan AbiNader, School of Social Policy & Practice; Laurie M. Graham, University of Maryland; Julie Kafka, University of Colorado; noon; online webinar.

13        Keeping the Momentum: Moving Forward in the Opioid Epidemic; Jonathan Caulkins, Carnegie Mellon University; Yngvild Olsen, Manatt Health; Rachel Winograd, University of Missouri—St. Louis; Zachary Meisel, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research; noon; online webinar.

26        Samuel P. Martin, III, MD Memorial Lecture; Marcella Nunez-Smith, Yale University; noon; location TBA.

 

Penn Institute for Computational Science

In-person events at room 534, 3401 Walnut Street. Info: https://pics.upenn.edu/.

6          Learning Parsimonious Models by Covariance Balancing; Clarence Rowley, Princeton University; 2 p.m.

            Stochastic Reaction-Diffusion-Dynamics Modeling of Whole Systems: Application to Fibrin Clot Contraction and Fibrin Clot Rupture; Valeri Barsegov, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; 2 p.m.

20        Modelling Active Matter on Large Length and Time Scales; Robert Jack, University of Cambridge; 2 p.m.

 

Penn Libraries

Various locations. Info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events.

5          Sun Ra/Afro-Futurism/Jazz: A Music of the Spirit; Ahmed Abdullah, jazz trumpeter; 4 p.m., Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library. See Readings & Signings.

6          Through the Lens of Black History: Reflections on the Photography of Leandre Jackson; Samir Meghelli, Smithsonian Institution; 6 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library, and online webinar.

12        The Fabrication of Borders: Tailoring and Cartography in Early Modern Europe; Emanuele Lugli, Stanford University; 5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt Library, and online webinar.

13        The Colker Hebrew Fragments: Description and Significance; Louis Meiselman, Penn Libraries; noon; online webinar.

20        Grid as Ground: Ruled Lines and Manuscript Images; Hanna Vorholt, University of York; noon; online webinar.

 

Population Studies Center

Various locations. Info: https://www.pop.upenn.edu/.

2          Hospice Care; David Rosenkranz, Fordham University; Anne Song, pulmonary, allergy and critical care; noon; room 403, McNeil Building.

6          Air Pollution and Learning; R. Jisung Park, School of Social Policy & Practice; noon; room 367, McNeil Building.

9          Early Childhood Development in a Changing Climate: Evidence and Reflections for Policy and Practice; Jorge Cuartas, New York University; noon; room 403, McNeil Building.

18        Why Fathers Benefit: A Causal Mediation Analysis of the Fatherhood Premium in South Korea; Soojin Kim, Yonsei University; 3 p.m.; room 367, McNeil Building.

23        Parenthood Penalties in Same-Sex Couples: How Parental Status Shapes Paid Work Specialization in American Couples; Emily Curran, sociology; noon; room 403, McNeil Building.

25        Putting Foundational Learning at the Core of Philippine Educational Systems Reforms; Alec Gershberg, sociology; 3 p.m.; room 367, McNeil Building.

 

South Asia Studies

In-person events at room 402, Cohen Hall. Info: https://www.southasia.upenn.edu/events.

4          Dying on the Airwaves: Melville de Mellow and Gandhi’s Funeral Radio Broadcast; Isabel Huacuja Alonso, Columbia University; 4:30 p.m.

18        The Rite to Know: Vedic Subjects and Monastic Power in 14^th Century Karnataka; Nabanjan Maitra, Bard College; 4:30 p.m.

25        Black and Brown in Babylon: Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s Divine Revelations; Anand Venkatkrishnan, University of Chicago; 4:30 p.m.