at penn Calendar November 2019
Print Calendar At Penn Deadlines Download latest month's PDFNow Advance registration for Spring Term. Through November 10.
1 Family Weekend (Brown). Through November 3.
4 Last day to withdraw from a course.
9 Homecoming (Cornell).
26 Thurs-Fri class schedule on Tues-Wed. Through November 27.
28 Thanksgiving Break. Through December 1.
1 Storytime at the Arboretum; reading sessions with local librarians; 10:30 a.m.; Outdoor Children’s Classroom (Morris Arboretum).
Lightbox Film Center at IHP
$5 (ages 2+), free for members. Info: www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/family-matinee
16 Kubo and the Two Strings; 2 p.m.
Penn Museum
Info: www.penn.museum
5 Museum Playdate: A Starry Night; illustrated stories told in Museum galleries, reproduction artifacts and art activities; 10:30 a.m; $10, $5/members one adult one child, $2 additional children; register: https://tinyurl.com/yyh884fg
9 Myths and Legends; take a closer look at myths and legends from around the world; 11 a.m.; free w/admission.
1 Oslo-Penn-Toronto Conference on Macro Public Finance; 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; rm. 250, PCPSE (Economics).
2 Penn Global Surgery Symposium 2019; 2-8 p.m.; Law Auditorium, Jordan Medical Education Center; register: tinyurl.com/pgsg2019fallsymposium (Global Surgery Group).
6 Genetics and Genomics: What Have They Taught Us About Neurodegeneration; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; BRB II/III; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/yyahj3wj (PSC).
7 Social Impacts of Post-socialist Transition and Policies for the Future; 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Perry World House; info and RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/y5fbo9cp (Russian & Eastern European Studies). Also November 8, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
8 Marriage, Households and Policy Conference; 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; rm. B10, Vance Hall; info and RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/yyc7yeld (Economics, Wharton).
13 16th Annual Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders Symposium; 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center; register: https://tinyurl.com/y2jdbpr4 (Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders).
22 12th Annual Schoenberg Symposium on Manuscript Studies in the Digital Age: Hooking Up; 5 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt; $35, $10/students; register: https://tinyurl.com/y5tjsq7j (Libraries). Also November 23, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG): Fisher Fine Arts Library; free; hours: www.arthurrossgallery.org
Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers House: free; hours, info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/
Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: http://tinyurl.com/kaevlec
ICA: free; hours: https://icaphila.org
Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat., noon-5 p.m.; info: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4
Meyerson Hall, Weitzman School of Design: free; info: https://tinyurl.com/y27c5dty
Morris Arboretum: hours, prices: morrisarboretum.org
Penn Museum: hours, prices: www.penn.museum
Slought: free; Tues.-Fri., noon-5 p.m.; info: slought.org
Van Pelt: free; hours, info: http://www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt
Upcoming
1 I is for Institute; ICA presents a timely opportunity to think broadly about perceptions, definitions and connotations surrounding contemporary art institutions; ICA. Through January 2020.
7 Alumni Homecoming Exhibit; Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn; opening reception: November 8, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Through November 20.
12 Rupture; works by Iranian American artist and cardiologist Nazanin Moghbeli; 2nd floor, Quorum, 3675 Market St.; artist reception: November 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Through January 24, 2020.
13 Curator-led Tour of “Colored People Time: Banal Presents;” 6 p.m.; ICA (ICA).
15 Kim Kardashian is Dead!; an exhibition with Idrani Pal-Chaudhuri exploring the intersection of fame, fantasy and issues of social justice and human rights; opening reception: November 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Slought. Through January 10.
Now
Times and Travels: A Group Show; Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn. Through November 5.
Ian McHarg: The House We Live In; Kroiz Gallery. Through November 22.
Red Etchings: Soviet Book Illustrations from the Collection of Monroe Price; Kislak Center, Van Pelt. Through November 22.
Laura Splan: Conformations; Esther Klein Gallery. Through November 23.
Jaume Plensa: Talking Continents; 19 sculptures that are at once separate and interrelated; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 8.
Manuscriptistan; photographs by Anthony M. Cerulli; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt. Through December 13.
The Bibliophile as Bookbinder; the angling binding of S.A. Neff, Jr.; Kislak Center, Van Pelt. Through December 20.
arms ache avid aeon: Nancy Brooks Brody/Joy Episalla/Zoe Leonard/Carrie Yamaoka: fierce pussy amplified; ICA. Through December 22.
Colored People Time: Banal Presents; finale of the three-part installation; ICA. Through December 22.
El Dificil Arte de Migrar; multi-media art exhibit featuring the work of the Centro de Cultura, Artem Trabajo, y Educacion community members; Annenberg Center. Through January 28, 2020.
Bearing Witness: Four Days in West Kingston; Penn Museum. Through April 26, 2020.
Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects of North America; Penn Museum. Through April 26, 2020.
Michelle Lopez: Ballast & Barricades; employs a fragmented architectural language to critique systems of power and consumption; ICA. Through May 10, 2020.
Meme Tactics: How Artists Innovate Media to Make Underheard Voices Go Viral; rm. 500, Annenberg School (Annenberg). Through May 2020.
Penn in the Field 2019; Library, Penn Museum. Through August 2020.
Penn Medicine Listening Lab; a storytelling initiative created by patients, caregivers, staff and providers that embraces power of listening as a form of care, Slought. Through November 22, 2020.
Musical Fund Society at 200; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt. Through June 25, 2021.
Ongoing
Ancient Egypt: From Discovery to Display; Penn Museum.
Audubon’s Birds of America; 1st Floor, Van Pelt.
Imagery, Narrative, Propaganda: Artists in the German Democratic Republic; rm. 500, Annenberg School.
Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty Installation; stickwork sculpture; Morris Arboretum.
Marian Anderson on the World Stage; Marian Anderson Gallery, Van Pelt.
Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 10th year; Morris Arboretum.
Samuel Yellin, Metalworker: Drawings from the Architectural Archives; Kroiz Gallery.
We Are Not Alone; exhibit large-scale illustrations by Dwayne Booth; Forum, Annenberg School.
Penn Museum Tours
Info: www.penn.museum/visit/tours
Gallery Tours; Saturdays-Sundays; 1:30 p.m.; Pepper Hall.
Global Guides Public Tours; Saturdays-Sundays; 2:30 p.m.
Highlights Tour: Mandarin Language; Fridays; 2:30 p.m.
7 Moving Midway; film screening and discussion; 5 p.m.; Arts Café, KWH.
8 8 Billion Angels; screening and producer Q&A; 7 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall (Cinema Studies).
10 We Don’t Need a Map; free with museum admission; 2 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Wolf Humanities Center).
13 I Cannot Tell You How I Feel; screening and conversation with filmmaker Su Friedrich; 7 p.m.; Lightbox Film Center (Wolf Humanities Center).
18 Death by a Thousand Cuts; presented by filmmaker Juan Mejia Botero; 4:30-6:30 p.m.; rm. 111, Lauder College House; RSVP required: lals@sas.upenn.edu (LALS).
Victor Lundy: Sculptor of Space; screening and discussion; noon; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (Weitzman).
Lightbox Film Center at IHP
Tickets: $10, $8 students/seniors, free/members. Screenings at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Info: www.lightboxfilmcenter.org
11 Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Five.
14 Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Six.
15 Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Seven.
16 Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Eight; 5 p.m.
Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Nine; 8 p.m.
21 Dream Dance: The Art of Ed Emshwiller–Program Ten.
22 Downtown 81.
Lightbox Film Center
Tickets: $15/general, $13/seniors, $6/students and Lightbox members
11 Those Who Remained; Barnabas Toth, Hungary; 7 p.m.
18 The Passengers; Ryan S. Porush, USA/Ethiopia; 7 p.m.
4 MARC Works-in-Progress Workshop; student and faculty present ideas and receive feedback; rm. 225, ASC (ASC).
Meditation at the Library; 9:30 a.m.; location varies; RSVP and info: https://tinyurl.com/yxkvnaju (Libraries). Also November 11, 18.
PPSA Book Club; brown bag lunch discussion of My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante; noon; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt (PPSA).
7 Community Engagement and Dance for Health; Terri Lipman, Penn Nursing; noon; Ben Franklin Statue; register: https://tinyurl.com/y6xax2ul (CPHI).
Intro to Letterpress Workshop; 2-5 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library; register: https://tinyurl.com/yykqsazu (Libraries). Also November 20.
8 Yoga at the Library; noon; location varies; RSVP and info: https://tinyurl.com/yxkvnaju (Libraries). Also November 15, 22.
14 Coffee with a Keeper; Jane Hickman, Expedition Magazine; 9:30-11 a.m.; Penn Museum; $5 + $1/coffee (Museum).
16 Traumatic Grief and Community Violence in Philadelphia Neighborhoods; 1-3:30 p.m.; Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral (Schuylkill Deanery).
19 From Desk to Dwelling–Sustainability at Home; Elizabeth Main, Penn sustainability, discusses how to integrate eco-friendly initiatives at home; noon; rm. 223, Huntsman Hall (PPSA).
Exploring the PHOS Program; 1 p.m.; rm. 1412, BRB; info: www.upenn.edu/homeownership (PHOS).
Penn Book Talk; discussion of Exit West by Mohsin Hamid; 1 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt; info: https://pennbooktalk.wordpress.com (PBT).
Academic Job Search Series
Register: careerservices.upenn.edu/events
8 Preparing for Academic Screening, Conference, and On-Campus Interviews; noon.; rm. 97, McNeil Bldg.; https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/324446
12 Interviewing for Faculty Jobs—STEM; 4:30-6 p.m.; Ben Franklin Rm., Houston Hall; https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/324450
19 Interviewing for Faculty Jobs—Humanities and Social Sciences; 4:30-6 p.m.; rm. 108, ARCH; https://upenn.joinhandshake.com/events/324452
HR: Biometric Screenings
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
4 Irvine Auditorium. Also November 5, 20.
7 Hill Pavilion, Penn Vet.
11 BRB, Penn Medicine.
14 LGBT Center.
18 Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
21 Vance Hall.
22 FRES, Left Bank.
Alumni Hall, New Bolton Center.
25 Levy Conference Center, Law School.
26 Fagin Hall, Nursing.
HR: Healthy You Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
1 November Wellness Walk; noon.
8 Zumba; noon.
12 Flu Vaccine Clinic; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall. Also November 18.
13 Chair Yoga; noon.
14 Gentle Yoga; 11 a.m.
20 Spinning; 11:30 a.m.
22 Flu Vaccine Clinic; 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Alumni Hall, New Bolton Center.
HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs
Open to faculty and staff.
Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu/
5 Navigating Difficult Conversations; 9 a.m.-noon, $75.
The Gift of Feedback; 12:30 p.m.
6 How to Make Yourself Indispensable; 12:30 p.m.
8 Connection and De-escalation in Communication through Crisis or Conflict; 12:30 p.m.
19 Ted Talk – How to Train Employees to Have Difficult Conversations; 12:30 p.m.
HR: Work-life Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration
4 Mindful Communication; 12:30 p.m.
5 Maximizing Quality of Life as You Age Webinar; 1 p.m.
12 Important Resources for Family Caregivers; 12:30 p.m.
13 Lactation Support Group; noon.
15 Guided Meditation; 12:30 p.m. Also November 26.
20 Mindfulness; 12:30 p.m.
25 Understanding Life and Disability Income Insurance Workshop; noon.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Info: https://icaphila.org
1 Mindfulness at the Museum; noon-1 p.m. Also November 8, 15, 22.
8 Paint the Dancefloor: Stranger Things Edition; cocktails, arts and dancing; 7-10 p.m.
Liberal & Professional Studies
Info: www.upenn.edu/lps-events
5 Master of Environmental Sciences Virtual Café; noon.
6 Master of Chemical Sciences Open House; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Walk-in Enrollment Counseling; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6 p.m.; ste. 100, 3440 Market St. Also November 13, 20, 27.
Post-Baccalaureate Studies Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.
7 Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; noon; info: https://lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/events
Master of Applied Positive Psychology On-Campus Information Session; 5:30-7 p.m.
Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.; info: www.fels.upenn.edu/events
12 Master of Liberal Arts On-Campus Information Session; 5 p.m.
19 Penn Employee Lunch with the College of Professional and Liberal Studies; noon; info: https://tinyurl.com/LPSLunch
20 Organizational Dynamics On-Campus Information Sessions; 6-7:30 p.m.
Morris Arboretum
Info: morrisarboretum.org
2 Native Plants Tour; 11 a.m.
9 Holly Highlights and Winter Greenery Tour; 2 p.m. Also November 23.
29 Holiday Garden Railway Seasonal Opening; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Railway open through December 31.
Penn Ice Rink, Class of 1923 Arena
Prices & Info: www.upenn.edu/icerink
10 Homecoming Skate; 1-2 p.m.; free admission w/PennCard.
23 Thanksgiving Food-Drive Skate; 6-7 p.m.; $2 off admission with non-perishable food donation (skate rental not included).
Penn Vet Working Dog Center
Register: https://tinyurl.com/y5la9qzc
5 “Get Lost” Working Dog Center Tour; 2 p.m.
21 “Up & Over, Under & Through” Working Dog Center Tour; 10 a.m.
11 PPSA Open Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt.
12 WPPSA Program; 12:30 p.m.; rm. 201, B Wing, 3401 Walnut St.
13 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; 3025 Walnut St; open to the public; more info: (215) 898-0628.
1 Vox Luminis; 7:30 p.m.; St. Mary’s Church (Hamilton Village).
8 Music in the Stacks: Penn Flutes, Natural Worlds; 1 p.m.; Van Pelt (Libraries).
The Varied Carols I Hear; 7 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt (Libraries).
15 Daedalus Quartet Performance; noon; Kelly Writers House (Africana Studies).
Annenberg Center
Tickets and info: www.annenbergcenter.org
16 Messenger Legacy; Art Blakey Centennial; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
21 Joel Ross; 7:30 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre.
Penn Music Department
Info: www.sas.upenn.edu/music
1 Penn Symphony Orchestra Concert; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.
8 Music in the Pavilion: Penn Sings Whitman; 6 p.m.; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt.
13 Penn Opera and Musical Theater Workshop Concert; 8 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.
15 William Wolfram Master Class; 5 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.
20 Penn Baroque and Recorder Ensembles Concert; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall.
23 Penn Wind Ensemble Concert; 8 p.m.; Irvine Auditorium.
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. Complete listing and tickets: www.worldcafelive.com
6 Arts Across the Continents: Dance; Penn dance company Dhanaka; 5:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG).
Annenberg Center
Tickets and info: annenbergcenter.org
6 C. S. Lewis Onstage; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
30 Kulu Mele African Dance and Drum Ensemble: Ogun & the People; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre.
11 Women [Re]Build: Stories, Polemics, Futures Book Launch; Franca Trubiano, Ramona Adlakha and Ramune Bartuskaite, Weitzman; 6:30 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Weitzman).
Kelly Writers House
Events held at the Arts Café.
RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu
4 Latina Poetry Night; 6 p.m. (LALS, HPS, PLAC Steering Committee).
5 A Reading by Dottie Lasky and Emily Petit, with Meeree Orlandini; 6 p.m.
6 Lunch with Eric Boehlert; noon.
Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
9 A Conversation with Buzz Bissinger (C’76); 4 p.m.
13 Lunch with Janny Scott; noon.
14 A Reading by Erica Hunt; 6 p.m.
A Special Live Taping of a PoemTalk about Erica Hunt; noon.
18 LIVE at the Writers House; 7 p.m.
19 A reading by Salar Abdoh; 6 p.m.
20 Shiv Kotecha and Bianca Rae Messinger; 6 p.m.
21 Podcasts, Pop Culture, News; Stephen Metcalf and June Thomas, Slate Podcast Network; 6 p.m.
Penn Book Center
Info: www.pennbookcenter.com
1 The Lost Planets; John Wenz in conversation with Ingrid Ockert; 6 p.m.
4 A Conversation with Brian Rosenwald & Dannagal Goldthwaite Young!; 6 p.m.
5 Poetry Reading with the Suppose An Eyes Poetry Workshop; 6:30 p.m.
6 Poetry Reading with Faleeha Hassan; a discussion with Faleeha and Rawad Wehbe; 6 p.m.
7 Leanne Treese in conversation with Sarahlyn Bruck; 6 p.m.
8 Breaking Broken English: Black-Arab Literary Solidarities and the Politics of Language; Michelle Hartman in conversation with Huda Fakhreddine; 5:30 p.m.
9 The Big 50: Philadelphia Flyers; Sam Carchidi & Wayne Fish; 2:30 p.m.
12 Jaquira Díaz in Conversation with Carmen Machado; 6:30 p.m.
14 America is Immigrants; Sara Nović and Nathaniel Popkin; 6:30 p.m.
15 Hopscotch Translation Series: Soloup’s Aivali: A Story of Greeks and Turks in 1922; in conversation with translator Tom Papademetriou; 6 p.m.
18 Plagued by Fire: The Dreams & Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright and Charleston Fancy: Little Houses & Big Dreams in the Holy City; Paul Hendrickson & Witold Rybczynski; 6:30 p.m.
21 Hopscotch Translation Series: Selected Poems of Giovanni Pascoli with Taije Silverman & Marina Della Putta Johnston; 6:30 p.m.
Penn Bookstore
Info: https://tinyurl.com/pennbookstore
4 Don’t Count the Tortillas; Adan Medrano, chef; 6 p.m.
5 White House Warriors: How the National Security Council Transformed the American Way of War; John Gans, Perry World House; 6 p.m.
6 Aroused; Randi Epstein, alumna; 6 p.m.
7 Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning and Joy at Work; Melanie Katzman, alumna; 5:30 p.m.
8 Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens: The Dreamwork of Isaiah Zagar; David Soffa, photographer; 6 p.m.
13 Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk About Our Kids Online; Leah Plunkett; 6 p.m.
14 The Stressed Years of Their Lives; Anthony Rostain, B. Janet Hibbs; 5:30 p.m.
18 Emperor of the Deep: Sharks—The Ocean’s Most Mysterious, Most Misunderstood, and Most Important Guardians; William McKeever, alumnus; 6 p.m.
19 Fire, Ice, and Physics: The Science of Game of Thrones; Rebecca Thompson; 6 p.m.
20 Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice; Laura Sicola, alumna; 6 p.m.
26 It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Serve Your Country; David Shulkin, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 6 p.m.
2 A Celebration of the IHP Community; celebrate 50 years in University City; 7 p.m.; International House Philadelphia; RSVP: https://ihousephilly.wufoo.com/forms/rwcebdq1dqzjce/ (IHP).
8 The Role of Asian American Studies in Defining Asian American Cuisine; Sean Liu helps participants examine their perceptions of how we choose to define certain cuisine and histories; 3:30 p.m.; ICA; register: https://tinyurl.com/y58d5u8w (Philadelphia Asian American Film Fest).
12 New Patient Admissions Fair for Veterans; free dental and oral cancer screenings and x-rays; 240 S. 40th St.; to schedule an appointment: (215) 573-8387 (Dental Medicine).
16 A Grand Opening of Epic Proportions: Opening Weekend Celebrations; reopening of the Sphinx, Africa, Mexico and Central America Galleries, Harrison Auditorium and the main entrance, and other celebrations; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/yycsmusc Through November 17.
22 New Patient Admissions Fair; free oral exam, x-rays and complimentary goody bag; 9:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m.; 240 S. 40th St.; to schedule an appointment: (215) 898-8965 (Dental Medicine).
Alumni Homecoming Weekend
8 See full list of events at bit.ly/2yJPIey Through November 10.
Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com
2 Football vs. Brown; 1 p.m.
8 Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) Championship game; 7 p.m.
Volleyball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m.
9 (M/W) Squash hosts Ivy Scrimmages; all day.
(W) Basketball vs. Siena; noon.
Field Hockey vs. Princeton; noon.
Football vs. Cornell; 1:30 p.m.
(W) Soccer vs. Princeton; 4 p.m.
(W) Volleyball vs. Dartmouth; 5 p.m.
(M) Soccer vs. Princeton; 7 p.m.
10 (M/W) Squash hosts Ivy Scrimmages; all day.
13 (M) Basketball vs. La Salle; 7 p.m.
15 (M/W) Swimming vs. Villanova; 5 p.m.
16 (M/W) Swimming vs. Brown; noon.
(M/W) Squash vs. Dickinson; 2 p.m.
(M/W) Fencing hosts Elite Invitational; all day.
17 (W) Basketball vs. Iona; 1 p.m.
22 (W) Squash vs. Stanford; 1 p.m.
23 Football vs. Princeton; 1 p.m.
24 Wrestling hosts Keystone Classic; all day.
1 Research in Progress Seminar; Paula Oliver, CHOP; noon; Glen Gaulton Auditorium, BRB II/III (Immunology).
Genetics Friday Research Talks; Jing Zhang, Bucan Lab, and Soumyashant Nayak, G. Grant Lab; 12:30 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Genetics).
High-Order Spectral Difference Method for Studying Marine Hydrodynamics and Thermal Convection and Magneto-Hydrodynamics for the Sun; Chunlei Liang, GWU; 2 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Money Macro Seminar: Student Job Talk; Sumedh Ambokar, economics; 2 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
Multidisciplinary Immunology and Transplantation Interest Seminar; Sara Cherry, PSOM; 3 p.m.; 2nd floor Dulles, HUP (Immunology).
Galois Seminar; Samit Dasgupta, Duke; 4:45 p.m.; rm. 4N30, DRL (Math).
2 Rockin’ to the Dawn: Ancient Travelers: Graffiti from North Kharga; Nikolaos Laziridis, CSU Sacramento; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 345, Penn Museum; $10, $7/members, $5/students (Penn Museum).
4 From Chinatown to Everytown: New Patterns of Employment for Low-Skilled Chinese Immigrants in the United States; Zai Liang, SUNY Albany; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (PSC).
Never Delegate Understanding: Patients, Power, Knowledge in Clinical Care and Research; Gregg Gonsalves, Yale; noon; Class of ’62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (Medical Ethics and Health Policy).
Optogenetic and Chemogenetic Technologies for Probing Molecular & Cellula Interactions; Alice Ting, Stanford; noon; rm. 10-146, Smilow Center (PSOM).
The Many Different Ways One Can Study Periodic Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations; Gigliola Staffilani, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Math).
Where is the History of Technology?: Rethinking the Geographies of Things; Jeremy Zallen, Lafayette College; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (HSS).
Spurious Factor Analysis; Alexey Onatskiy, Cambridge; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
Why Regulation is Good for Business; Richard Cordray, CFPB; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 144, Silverman Hall; $40 (Law).
Lecture Series on the Synthetic: A Conversation About June Jordan; Solmaz Sharif, Stanford; Charles Davis, Univ. of Buffalo; 6:30 p.m.; Kleinman Center Auditorium (Weitzman).
5 Metasurface Computational Imaging; Arka Majumdar, Univ. of Washington-Seattle; 11 a.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Industrial Organization Seminar; Jimmy Roberts, Duke; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
The Phenomenon of Transfer of Energy for Solutions to the 2D Periodic NLS; Gigliola Staffilani, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Math).
Linking Social and Personal Preferences: Theory and Experiment; Shachar Kariv, UC-Berkeley; 4 p.m.; rm. 101, PCPSE (Economics).
Seeing, Framing and Experiencing Manuscript Cultures in Contemporary India; Anthony Cerulli, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; 5 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt (Libraries).
Change Over Time Dialogues: LGBTQ Heritage; Ken Lustbader, NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, Sharon Hayes, fine arts, Bob Skiba, Philadelphia Tour Guides; 6 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Weitzman).
Pursuing Freedom: Unlocking People and Potential; Brittany Barnett, Buried Alive Project; 6 p.m.; Fitts Auditorium, Law (Africana Studies, Law).
The Kids Want Communism; a public conversation exploring the legacies and meaning of communism today; 6-8 p.m.; Slought (Slought).
6 Consolidating Democracy in the Americas: Reflections from Argentina’s and Bolivia’s Elections; Tulia Falleti, political science; Francisco Javier Guerrero Aguirre, The Organization of American Studies; noon; Forum Room, PCPSE (LALS).
In the Liquid; Joshua Simon, Maarvon (Western)-New Film Magazine; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies).
SummerCulture 2019; noon; rm. 500, ASC (ASC).
The Line Must be Drawn: The Rise of Legal Status Restrictions in State Welfare Policy; Cybelle Fox, UCB; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology).
Astronomy Seminar; Armin Rest, STSCI; 2 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
Conservation Management of Plant Collections: Examples from a Tropical Palmetum; M. Patrick Griffith, Montgomery Botanical Center; 2 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $15/members, $20/non-members; register: bit.ly/MorrisLectures (Morris Arboretum).
Tailoring Processes and Assembly of Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage; Yong Lak Joo, Cornell; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).
Engineering Human Tissues for Medical Impact; Gordana Vunjack-Novakovic, Columbia; 3:30 p.m.; Glandt Forum, Singh Center (SEAS).
The NLS and Its Gibbs Measure; Gigliola Staffilani, MIT; 3:30 p.m.; rm. A2, DRL (Math).
Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Suzi Kerr, EDF; 4 p.m.; rm. 306, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. (Kleinman Center).
Magnetic Quadrupole Moment in Crystals; Di Xiao, Carnegie Mellon; 4 p.m.; A4, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
Money Macro Seminar; Ilse Lindenlaub, Yale; 4 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
Phyllis Rackin Lecture; Jennifer Higginbotham, English; 5 p.m.; rm. 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).
Using Archaeology to Improve Climate Models: The LandCover6K Project; Kathleen Morrison, anthropology; Emily Hammer, NELC; 6 p.m.; Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10, $7/members (Penn Museum).
7 Infrastructure and the Antagonisms of Liveness in Lebanon: A Media Theory of Concealment; Hatim El-Hibri, George Mason Univ.; noon; 6th floor, 3901 Walnut St.; RSVP: marina.krikorian@asc.upenn.edu (CARGC).
Data Sharing for Demographic Research Seminar; John Marcotte, Univ. of Michigan; 2 p.m.; rm. 367, McNeil Bldg. (PSC).
Vaccines for Infectious Diseases that Disproportionately Impact the Poor; Penny Heaton, Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute; 3 p.m.; Wistar (Wistar).
Empirical Micro Seminar; Sanghmitra Gautam, Washington Univ. in St. Louis; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Unique Sensory System Adaptations; Nick Bellono, Harvard; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology).
Hidden Brain Responses to the Aesthetics of People and Places; Anjan Chatterjee, neurology; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 260, JMHH (Psychology).
Geometry-Topology Seminar; Renato Ghini-Bettiol, CUNY; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 4C8, DRL (Math).
Books and Censorship in 17th-Century Jewish Culture; Federica Francesoni, SUNY Albany; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 543, Williams Hall (Italian Studies).
Mods, Poetry and Poetics; Christopher Nealon, Johns Hopkins; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennet Hall (English).
Retrofitting Suburbia for 21st Century Challenges; Ellen Jones, Georgia Tech; 6 p.m.; Meyerson Hall (Weitzman).
8 Engaging Diverse Audiences in the Classroom; Karen Redrobe, history of art; noon; rm. 104, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art).
Food for Thought!: Asian American Youth Activism in Philadelphia; Mary Yee, GSE; noon; rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (Asian American Studies).
Prescription Drug Prices: Controversies and Potential Solutions; Aaron S. Kesselheim, Harvard; noon; Auditorium, Colonial Penn Center; register: https://tinyurl.com/y5wsd6c5 (LDI).
Creating a New Legal Form: The GmbH; Timothy Guinnane, Yale; 2 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).
Mathematical Modeling of Thrombin-Fibrin Binding Dynamics; Karin Leiderman, Colorado School of Mines; 2 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
9 60-Second Lectures: Alumni Edition!; 10:30 a.m.; Ben Franklin Rm., Houston Hall (SAS).
Ballast & Barricades; Michelle Lopez, exhibitor; 11 a.m.; followed by screening of Manila in the Claws of Light; ICA; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/yyupn4p9 (ICA).
11 PSOC Seminar; Xiolin Nan, Oregon Health and Science Univ.; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Same Income, Different Outcomes: Race, Parental Income and Achievement, 1960-2009; Jordan Conwell, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (PSC).
The Palestinian Idea: A Conversation About Film, Media and Radical Imagination; Greg Burris, American Univ. of Beirut; noon; Slought; RSVP: marina.krikorian@asc.upenn.edu (CARGC, Middle East Center, ASC).
The Hodge Conjecture for the Generic Abelian Fourfold of Weil Type with Discriminant 1; Eyal Markman, UMASS-Amherst; 3:15 p.m.; rm. 4N30, DRL (Math).
Demand Analysis with Many Prices; Whitney Newey, MIT; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
What Can Corporate Boards Really Do About Diversity?; Janet Foutty, Deloitte; Jeffrey Smith, Papa John’s International, Inc.; 4:30 p.m.; 8th floor, JMHH; info and RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/y4vuhwzy (Wharton).
Fides Interpres; Charles Burnett, Univ. of London; 5:30 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt; register: https://tinyurl.com/y57qxe7a (Libraries).
12 Innovation and Research: Managing Financial Conflicts of Interest; Tanja Kral, nursing; 9 a.m.; rm. 216, Fagin Hall (Nursing).
Stat3 in Regulating Tumor and T Cell Metabolism; Hua Yu, Beckman Research Institute; noon; Sara and Matthew Caplan Auditorium, Wistar (Wistar).
The Serpent of their Agonies: Surplus and the Politics of Violence in Castellanos Moya’s Postwar Central America; Veronica Brownstone, HPS; noon; rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (LALS).
Probability and Combinatorics; Changji Xu, Chicago; 3 p.m.; rm. 4C6, DRL (Math).
Killer Acquisitions; Florian Ederer, Yale; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
Panel Discussion: The Intersection of Art, Medicine and Science; artists Nazanin Moghbeli, Bennett Lorber, Michelle Rothwell and Deirdre Murphy; 5 p.m.; 2nd floor, Quorum, 3675 Market St. (EKG).
Where the Worldviews Are; Ashley Fure, Dartmouth; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 102, Lerner Center (Music).
Micro Theory Seminar; Matthew Kovach, Virginia Tech; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 101. PCPSE (Economics).
Sensus Huius Litterae Est; Charles Burnett, Univ. of London; 5:30 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt; register: https://tinyurl.com/y57qxe7a (Libraries).
13 Beyond the Walled City: Colonial Exclusion in Havana; Marcy Norton, history; 11 a.m.; rm. 386-7, McNeil Bldg. (LALS).
Vaccine Safety; Paul Offit, CHOP; 3 p.m.; Wistar (Wistar).
Money Micro Seminar; Alberto Martin, CREI Barcelona; 4 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
The Illustris TNG Hydrodynamic Simulation of the Universe; Lars Hernquist, Harvard; 4 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
14 Can Shared Norms and Ideas Reduce Ethnic Discrimination?; Nicholas Sambanis, PSCI; noon; Amado Recital, Irvine Auditorium (SAS).
Radiation and Imaging Program Seminar; Patricia Corby, PSOM; noon; rm. 8-146AB, Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology).
CAGE: Philadelphia Area Combinatorics and Algebraic Geometry Seminar; Lisa Carbone, Rutgers; 3 p.m.; rm. 3C6, DRL (Math).
Considerations in Developing a Vaccine to Protect Against Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Infection; Kathrin Jansen, Pfizer Inc.; 3 p.m.; Wistar (Wistar).
Empirical Micro Seminar; Johannes Haushofer, Princeton; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
Cortical Dysfunction and Social Behavior; Gloria Choi, MIT; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology).
Black Spatial Relics; Julia Johnson and muthi reed, artists-in-residence; 4:30 p.m.; ICA (GSWS).
Modernizing Our Regulatory Framework: Focus on Authority, Expertise and Long-Term Investor Interests; Jay Clayton, SEC; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman (Law).
Painting Alterity; David Joselit, CUNY; 5 p.m.; rm. 110, ASC (History of Art).
Intentio Mea in Hoc Libro; Charles Burnett, Univ. of London; 5:30 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt; register: https://tinyurl.com/y57qxe7a (Libraries).
15 Applied Math and Comp Sci Colloquium; Fei Lu, Johns Hopkins; 2 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Math).
Diversity-Dependent Evolution in Marine Animals; Michael Foote, Univ. of Chicago; 2 p.m.; rm. 358, Hayden Hall (EES).
Mathematical Biology Seminar; Samuel Isaacson, Boston Univ.; 4 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
16 Thinking Out Loud in Public; Jill Casid, Wisconsin, Anthony Elms, ICA, Jeannine Tang, New School, and Jo-ey Tang, Columbus College; 2 p.m.; ICA (ICA, Sachs).
18 Molecular Microscopy Without Labels: Seeing the Chemistry in Biomedical Science; Sapun Parekh, Univ. of Texas-Austin; noon; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Organic Chemistry Seminar; Giovanni Amaramte, UFJF; noon; Lynch Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).
Socioeconomic Status, Pain and the Disparity in Social Security Disability Insurance Receipt; Ellen Meara, Dartmouth; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (PSC).
Econometrics Seminar; Felix Pretis, Univ. of Victoria; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
Who Reads? Paper Politics and Goncharov’s Public Circa 1880; Bella Grigoryan, Bryn Mawr; 6 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).
19 Origami Micro, Bio and Nanosystems; David Gracias, John Hopkins; 10:30 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).
Enabling the SmartGrid with IoT Sensors and Edge-Cloud Analytics; Prabal Dutta, UCB; 11 a.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Ben Keys, real estate; 4 p.m.; rm. 306, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. (Kleinman Center).
Industrial Organization Seminar; Jonathan Williams, UNC-Chapel Hill; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
The Maritime Dynamics of Pre-Westphalian Interpolity in Southeast Asia; Jennifer Gaynor, SUNY Buffalo; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History).
Teatro alla Scala in Milan; Laura Protano-Biggs, Johns Hopkins; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 101, Lerner Center (Italian Studies).
Community Conversations; Tamara King, student affairs; 5:30 p.m., Ben Franklin Rm., Houston Hall (Weingarten).
20 Penn Sociology Colloquium Series; Eva Rosen, Georgetown; noon; rm. 150, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology).
Astronomy Seminar; David Stark, Haverford; 2 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
Developing Vaccines Against Emerging Infections Outside of the Usual Regulatory Framework; Gary Kobinger, Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada; 3 p.m.; Wistar (Wistar).
Personalized Cancer Vaccines; Gerald Linette, PSOM; 3 p.m.; Wistar (Wistar).
Soft, Wet and Sticky: Viscous Forces and Elasticity in Wet Adhesion; Joelle Frechette, Johns Hopkins; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).
Memory Formation in Matter; Joseph Paulson, Syracuse; 4 p.m.; rm. A4, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
Money Macro Seminar; David Baqaee, UCLA; 4 p.m.; rm. 200, PCPSE (Economics).
Government Institutions and Urban Tech Innovation; David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Innovation Officer, Sierra Leone, and Allison Lassiter, Weitzman; 4:30-6 p.m.; Perry World House (Perry World House, MUSA).
Medieval/Renaissance Lecture; Emily Thornbury, Yale; 4:30 p.m.; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).
#deaftravel; Erin Harrelson, Gallaudit Univ.; 5 p.m.; Lightbox Film Center (Wolf Humanities Center).
21 Producing TV(s): The Multitudinous Life of Television in South India; Padma Chirumamilla, ASC; noon; 6th floor, 3901 Walnut St.; RSVP: marina.krikorian@asc.upenn.edu (CARGC, ASC).
Radiation Oncology Invited Speaker Seminar; Ross Berbeco, Harvard; noon; rm. 8-146, Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology).
Visions of Paris; Julien Suaudeau, writer and filmmaker; noon; Hourglass Room, University Club; RSVP: pasef@pobox.upenn.edu (PASEF).
Mission Possible: Excellence in Clinical Nutrition; Charlene Compher, nutrition sciences; 3 p.m.; Ann L. Roy Auditorium, Fagin Hall; register: https://tinyurl.com/compherlecture (Nursing).
Regulatory Considerations for Preventive Vaccines; Doran Fink, FDA; 3 p.m.; Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Understanding Vaccine Safety After Licensure; Meghna Alimchandani, FDA; 3 p.m.; Wistar Institute (Wistar).
Empirical Micro Seminar; Barbara Biasi, Yale; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
Department of Biology Seminar Series; Nancy Knowlton, National Museum of Natural History; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology).
Geometry-Topology Seminar; Timothy Buttsworth, Cornell; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 4C8, DRL (Math).
Reverberations of Inequality; Bruce McEwen, Rockefeller Univ., Craig McEwen, Bowdoin College; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 250, PCPSE (Andrea Mitchell Center, PSC).
Mods; Marta Figlerowicz, Yale; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (English).
22 Molecular Stimulation and Machine Learning as Routes to Exploring Structure and Phase Behavior in Atomic and Molecular Crystals; Mark Tuckerman, NYU; 2 p.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Galois Seminar; Andrew Obus, Baruch College; 3:15 p.m.; rm. 4N30, DRL (Math).
Mathematical Biology Seminar; Alexander Mogliner, NYU; 4 p.m.; rm. A6, DRL (Physics and Astronomy).
25 Total Syntheses of Nannocystins and Biomimetic Syntheses of Natural Products; Zhang Wang, Albany; noon; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).
26 Micro/Nanomanufacturing of 3D Functional Coatings via Self-Limiting Electrospray Deposition; Jonathan Singer, Rutgers; 10:30 a.m.; Wu and Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (SEAS).
ESE Seminar; Benjamin Lee, Duke; 11 a.m.; rm. 337, Towne Bldg. (SEAS).
Anti-Aromatic Boroles as Reagents for Heterocycle Synthesis; Caleb Martin, Baylor; noon; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Complex (Chemistry).
Industrial Organization Seminar; Chris Sullivan, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 100, PCPSE (Economics).
Diplomacy and the Rule of the Museum; Adriana Ospina, Art Museum of the Americas; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (LALSES).
OAS | Art Museum of the Americas: Modern and Contemporary Art from Latin American and the Caribbean, a Tool for Sharing Culture (1940s to the Present); Adriana Ospina, Art Museum of the Americas; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (LALS).