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14 Homecoming.
24 Thurs-Fri Class Schedule on Tue-Wed. Through November 25.
26 Thanksgiving Break (no classes). Through November 29.
30 Classes Resume.
Advance Registration for Spring Term. Through December 7.
Penn Museum
Info and to register: www.penn.museum/calendar
3 Global Voyagers: Journey to Indigenous North America; 11 a.m.
At-Home Anthro Live: Painting Like the Ancients; 1 p.m. 
6 Museum Playdate: Feasting with Friends; 10 a.m. 
10 At-Home Anthro Live: Can You Match the Tech?; 1 p.m. 
17 At-Home Anthro Live: Weaving with Recycled Materials; 1 p.m.
18 Manuscript Studies in the Covid-19 Age; 13th Annual Schoenberg Symposium; 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/schoenberg-2020 (Penn Libraries). Through November 20, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
20 Expanding Scope of Practice After COVID-19; symposium examining practice reform; 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; online event; register: https://penn-ldi.ticketleap.com/sop2020/ (LDI; Nursing).
Hours and Admission Donations
Arthur Ross Gallery: by appointment only; info: http://www.arthurrossgallery.org/visit/schedule-your-visit/
Brodsky Gallery: temporarily closed; info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/
Esther Klein Gallery: free, in-person admission by appointment (limit of 5 people in gallery); info: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg
ICA: free; Weds.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; free timed ticket required; info: https://icaphila.org
Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: temporarily closed; info: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4
Meyerson Hall: public events temporarily cancelled; info: https://tinyurl.com/y27c5dty
Morris Arboretum: reservations required; Sun.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: http://www.morrisarboretum.org/visit_hours.shtml
Penn Museum: two-hour timed ticket required; Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: https://www.penn.museum/visit/plan-your-visit
Quorum: Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/quorum
Slought: Tues.-Fri., noon-5 p.m.; info: https://slought.org/
Van Pelt Library: temporarily closed; info: https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/hours/vp
Wistar Institute: in-person events temporarily cancelled; info: https://wistar.org/
Upcoming
6 Virtual Global Guide Tour: Middle East Galleries; 2:30 p.m.; online event; registration: free; https://www.penn.museum/calendar/586/virtual-global-guide-tour (Penn Museum).
Now
Fairy Tale Crows; display of fun, decorated scarecrows; Morris Arboretum. Through November 1.
Act As If It Were Possible; a voter’s guide to the issues and urgencies at stake in the coming election; Slought. Through November 3.
Field Reports; informal conversations on contemporary aesthetics and democracy during the pandemic; Slought. Through November 17.
With Whom We Walk This Earth; artist Dena Haden creates moments in time to honor Mother Nature and the seeds of life that surround us; Esther Klein Gallery. Through November 28.
Disrupted Domains; artist Laura Splan features new animations created with molecular visualization software and COVID-19 structures; Quorum Drop-In Lounge, Science Center. Through December 18.
Re-materialize; features artists who have built their pieces using materials sourced from discarded items; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through December 20.
Atlas of Affects; an archival project and exhibition about everyday life during the pandemic; Slought. Through December 31.
Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal; exploring the practices and predilections of this extraordinary “jazz mind”; ICA. Through January 24, 2021.
Ongoing
Penn Museum
Africa Galleries: From Maker to Museum; explore the origins of African civilizations.
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.
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.
Rome Gallery; explore everyday items from the Roman Republic and Empire.
Sphinx Gallery; view the Museum’s famous Sphinx among sympathetic objects from across the globe.
Morris Arboretum
Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty Installation; stickwork sculpture. Ongoing until deterioration.
Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 10th year.
6 Square Stories Trilogy; 7 p.m.; register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ethiopian-visions-square/register (Cinema Studies).
8 Her Words; includes talk with filmmaker Jing Liu; 2 p.m.; tickets: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/519/second-sunday-culture-film-her-words (Penn Museum).
Mondays with Milford: In Performance Part 1; bi-weekly virtual screenings of rare digital footage from Milford Graves’s archives; schedule: https://icaphila.org/posts/mondays-with-milford/ (ICA).
12 Picture a Scientist; includes discussion; noon; register: https://tinyurl.com/picture-a-scientist-nov-12 (PFWF).
ADWA; 7 p.m.; register: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ethiopian-visions-adwa/register (Cinema Studies).
13 Aviva; 7 p.m.; tickets: https://annenbergcenter.org/event/aviva (Annenberg Center).
In Our Right Mind; includes talk with filmmaker Renee Chenault-Fattah; 7 p.m.; register: https://penn.events.alumniq.com/go/hc20 (Nursing).
18 No Crying at the Dinner Table; 6 p.m.; includes discussion; join: https://zoom.us/j/96257074948#success (Cinema Studies).
20 My Darling Vivian; 7 p.m.; tickets: https://annenbergcenter.org/event/my-darling-vivian (Annenberg Center).
23 Mondays with Milford: In Performance Part 2; screening of rare footage from Milford Graves’s archives; 6 p.m.; online event (ICA).
New Italian Cinema 2020
Sponsored by Cinema Studies, Italian Studies and New Italian Cinema Events. Info: https://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu/events/
29 Opening Presentation; 1 p.m.
30 Simple Women; 6 p.m.
2 PPSA Presents: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health, an Overview of Penn Resources; talk by Health Advocate and Penn Human Resources; noon; register: https://tinyurl.com/ppsa-nov-2 (PPSA).
4 Ophthalmology Seminar; Elaine Holt and Mary Lassaline, Penn Vet; 5-7:30 p.m.; $99; register: www.vet.upenn.edu/education/continuing-education/ce-event/2020/11/04/default-calendar/ce-series-ophthalmology-seminar-2020 (Penn Vet).
5 Fisher Fine Arts Library’s Making the Most of Ebooks; learn about design and art e-collections; 12:30 p.m.; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/7127744 (Penn Libraries).
The Deep Dig: Understanding Greek Vases; 6:30 p.m.; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/562/the-deep-dig (Penn Museum). Also November 12, 19.
6 Call It What It Is: Addressing Interpersonal Violence and Sexual Harassment; workshop featuring Reema Malhotra, Penn Violence Prevention; 10 a.m.-noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/06/call-it-what-it-addressing-interpersonal-violence-and-sexual-harassment (English).
Mindfulness at the Museum with Kate Johnson; noon; register: https://tinyurl.com/KateMindfulnessICA (ICA). Also November 20.
7 Python Workshop; 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/pics-python-nov-7 (PICS).
10 How to Levy our Allies in the Fight for Equality; noon; info: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events (AARC).
Beginning Adobe InDesign: Postcard Design; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/7211839 (Penn Libraries).
Small Incisions, Big Surgeries: Airways and Abdomens; 6:30 p.m.; free; register: https://tinyurl.com/small-incisions-big-surgeries (Penn Vet).
11 The Anti-Racist Survey Course; 10a.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/anti-racist-survey-course (GSWS).
13 Mindfulness at the Museum: Restorative Contact with Gabrielle Revlock; 7:45 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/GabrielleRevlock (ICA).
14 Winter Wellness Walks; 1 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; reservation required: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=21 (Morris Arboretum). Saturdays through March.
15 Coffee & Conversation: Aesthetic of the Cool: Yara and the Camera in Milford Graves’s A Mind-Body Deal; talk with graduate students about the current ICA exhibit; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/ica-coffee-conversation-nov-15 (ICA).
17 Museum Insider: Gabriel Jermain Vanlandingham-Dunn; discussing how the Museum partners with schools to deliver programs on-site and virtually; 10 a.m.; register: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/551/museum-insider (Penn Museum).
18 Penn Libraries GIS Day 2020; day-long event with workshops and roundtables on mapping and GIS; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; online event; register: https://guides.library.upenn.edu/mapping/gisday2020 (Penn Libraries).
Uncovering Grad School’s Hidden Curriculum with Jessica Calarco; 10 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: aliciame@sas.upenn.edu (Alice Paul Center).
WOCAP Noontime Lunch Series: How Fitness and Exercise is Key During COVID-19; noon; info: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events (AARC).
Graduate School of Education
Info and to register: https://www.gse.upenn.edu/news/events-calendar
2 Education Entrepreneurship Program Virtual Info Session; 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
5 Nutrition Cooking Demonstration; noon.
6 Friday Virtual Chats with Admissions; 8 a.m. Also November 13, noon, and November 20, 8 a.m.
14 Mid-Career Doctoral Program Educational Leadership Annual Open House; 11 a.m.
25 Visiting Faculty Scholars of Color Series; Anthony Abraham Jack, Harvard; noon.
30 Financial Setback? Regroup and Rebuild; 11 a.m.
HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs
Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu
10 Getting Work Done; 12:30 p.m.
17 Challenging Your Negative Attitudes; 12:30 p.m.
HR: Work-life Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
3 Sharing the Caregiving: Managing Sibling Disagreements; 1 p.m.
5 Call up Calm 30 Minute Meditation; 12:30 p.m.
10 Managing the Holidays During COVID-19; 12:30 p.m.
16 Developing a Daily Practice for Calm; 12:30 p.m.
17 Caring for the Caregiver During the Pandemic; 12:30 p.m.
18 Radical Resilience: Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance; 2 p.m.
HR: Penn Healthy You Workshops
Open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
5 Corporate Wellness Nutrition Cooking Demonstration; noon.
6 HIIT Strength; noon.
11 Mat Pilates; noon.
12 Tax Strategies; noon.
18 Chair Yoga; noon.
19 Yoga Sculpt; noon.
24 Gentle Yoga; noon.
Liberal and Professional Studies
Info: www.upenn.edu/lps-events
3 Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café; noon.
4 Post-Baccalaureate Studies Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.
5 Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; noon; register: www.lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/events Also November 17, 5:30 p.m.
Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; noon.
Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Virtual Café; noon.
10 Master of Chemical Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m. Also November 13, noon.
Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.
11 Penn Alumni Program Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.
17 Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.
Organizational Dynamics Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.
19 Master of Liberal Arts Alumni Panel Discussion; 5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum
Info: http://www.morrisarboretum.org/
Tickets: $10/members, $15/non-members unless noted
4 Nature Photography: Get Inspired by the World Around You; Troy Bynum, wildlife photographer; 1 p.m.
5 What a Warming World Means for Insect Pest Outbreaks; Michael Raupp, Maryland; 1 p.m.; $25.
6 Planning for Pests: How to Get Ahead of Garden Pests; Samantha Nestory, Stoneleigh; 10 a.m.
12 Bring Diversity to the Stressful Urban Streetscape: 12 Great Trees to Enhance Your Palette; Paul Meyer, Morris Arboretum; 1 p.m.; $25.
13 Ducks: Beautiful Birds for Winter Viewing; Sharon Meeker, birder; 10 a.m.
Penn Nursing
Info and to register: www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar
4 Penn Nursing Virtual Information Session for High School Students; noon. Also November 11, 18.
13 PhD Faculty and Student Panel; noon.
14 Student-Alumni Nurse Networking @ Homecoming; noon.
Penn Libraries
For info and to register, visit https://www.library.upenn.edu/about/exhibits-events/events
11 Intro to Video Editing with iMovie; 3 p.m.
16 Podcast Editing Basics with Audacity; 11 a.m.
17 Creating Animated GIFs with Adobe Photoshop; 2 p.m.
9 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/ (PPSA).
19 WPPSA Meeting; guest speaker Wydia Houston, CAPS; noon; more info and to register, email Mariel Featherstone at fmariel@upenn.edu (WPPSA).
27 Community Lunch Program-Open Forum with AARC and PWC; noon; info: https://aarc.upenn.edu/events (AARC, PWC).
8 Penn Flutes: From Rags To Riches; virtual concert by Penn Flutes; 4 p.m.; info: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/08/penn-flutes-rags-riches (Music).
11 What She Said; an evening of musical theater written by women for women; 6 p.m.; online event; info: mbragle@sas.upenn.edu (Music).
19 The Bach Project; movements from unaccompanied works by J.S. Bach; 8 p.m.; virtual event; register: https://tinyurl.com/bach-project-nov-20 (Music).
20 Cycles of My Being; performance of a song cycle written by Tyshawn Sorey; 8 p.m.; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/cycles-of-my-being (Music).
Annenberg Center
Online events. For info and to buy tickets, visit https://annenbergcenter.org/events/
12 Veronica Swift; 7 p.m.
15 Meg Bragle, Mezzo-Soprano and Richard Stone, Lute; 7 p.m.
World Café Live
For a list of online programs, including weekly “Free at Noon” performances, visit https://xpn.org/events/free-at-noon
19 Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers; dance troupe performing lush, poetic works; 7 p.m.; online event; tickets: https://annenbergcenter.org/event/kun-yang-lindancers-956 (Annenberg 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
2 Museum Book Club; Between the Lines: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel; 5:30 p.m.; tickets: $5 for 3 meetings; https://www.penn.museum/calendar/507/between-the-lines (Penn Museum). Also November 16, 23.
12 Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age; Lizabeth Cohen; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/cohen-reading-nov-12 (City and Regional Planning).
18 PPSA Book Club; The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coastes; noon; info: https://ppsa.upenn.edu/initiatives/ppsa-book-club/ (PPSA).
Kelly Writers House
Info and to register: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar
4 Reporting on the Election: A Conversation with Dick Polman; noon.
Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.
5 Eric Bazilian: “My Life as a Song”; 6 p.m.
9 The Scholar Artists; noon.
10 Changing Lives: The RealArts@Penn Program; noon.
11 A Reading by Derek Beaulieu; 6 p.m.
17 Breaking Through: Taylor Johnson; 5 p.m.
18 A Conversation with Diana Henriques; 6 p.m.
19 A conversation with David Browne; 5 p.m.
30 A Reading by Amir Ahmadi Arian; noon.
1 The Witching Hour; enjoy the Morris Arboretum after dark and in costume; 6-9 p.m.; reserve tickets: https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx?EventID=21 (Morris Arboretum).
10 60-Second Lectures-Homecoming Edition 2020; alumni give short lectures; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://penn.events.alumniq.com/go/hc20 (Penn Alumni).
12 Rare Books in the Hands of Penn Students; guided tour of a “Met-worthy” collection of Japanese illustrated books; 4 p.m.; online event; register: https://penn.events.alumniq.com/go/hc20 (Penn Libraries; Penn Alumni).
SP2 Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2020; five new SP2 alumni are inducted; 6 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/sp2-alumni-hall-of-fame-2020 (SP2).
13 Wistar’s Virtual Champion Run for Research 2020; virtual 2-mile fun run/walk to benefit cancer research; all day; register or donate: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/wvcrfr2/ (Wistar Institute). Through November 15.
Tales from the Crypt; Penn Dental librarians dive into the Evans art collection; 4 p.m.; register: https://penn.events.alumniq.com/go/hc20 (Penn Dental; Penn Alumni).
18 World Wonders: Sattriya: A Dance Tradition; a performer from the Sattriya Dance Company takes viewers on a journey through a 600-year tradition; 4 p.m.; online event; tickets: https://www.penn.museum/calendar/530/world-wonders-sattriya (Penn Museum).
19 Game Night; online night of fun; 8 p.m.; tickets: $10 per couple; https://www.penn.museum/calendar/528/game-night (Penn Museum).
27 Holiday Garden Railway; open daily except December 24-25 and January 1; advanced tickets required; info: http://www.morrisarboretum.org/gardens_railway.shtml (Morris Arboretum). Through January 3.
28 Holiday Garden Railway Nights; view model trains in action, decorated for the holidays with thousands of twinkling lights as they zip around an outdoor quarter-mile track; advanced tickets required; info: morrisarb.org/hgrn (Morris Arboretum). Also December 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 26-27.
5 Penn vs. Cornell; 8 p.m.; original broadcast November 17, 2007; YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/PennSportsNetwork (Penn Athletics).
14 Penn vs Harvard Homecoming Game Rebroadcast; original broadcast: November 16, 2002; 1:30 p.m.; www.youtube.com/user/PennSportsNetwork (Penn Athletics).
19 Penn vs Princeton; original broadcast: November 6, 1993; 8 p.m.; www.youtube.com/user/PennSportsNetwork (Penn Athletics).
26 Highlights from the 1959 Football Season; noon; www.youtube.com/user/PennSportsNetwork (Penn Athletics).
2 Employment Histories, Divorce, and Economic Inequality Among Mothers in Japan; James Raymo, Princeton; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/psc-seminars-nov-2020 (PSC).
Unwinding the Role of Helminth Antigens in Reprogramming Host Immunity; Keke Fairfax, PhD, University of Utah; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/fairfax-talk-nov-2 (Penn Vet).
3 Saltatorial Locomotion on Terrain Obstacles; Justin Yim, Carnegie Mellon University; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
4 Managing and Envisioning Uncertain Urban Futures with Scenario Planning; Robert Goodspeed, University of Michigan; noon; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/goodspeed-talk-nov-4 (Master of Urban Spatial Analytics).
Underglobalization: Beijing’s Media Urbanism and the Chimera of Legitimacy; Joshua Neves, Concordia University; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/neves-talk-nov-4 (Cinema Studies).
Airborne Transmission of Influenza Viruses; Seema Lakdawala, University of Pittsburgh; noon; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).
Delineating Mechanisms of BMP-Mediated Patterning and Organization During Development Through Integrative Experiment and Simulation; David Umulis, Purdue; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: chebiom@seas.upenn.edu (CBE).
Convicts as Officials in the Western Han (202 BC–9 AD): Disparities between Philosophical Ideal and Realpolitik; Cai Liang, Notre Dame; 4:30 p.m.; virtual event; info: https://ealc.sas.upenn.edu/events/convicts-officials-western-han-202-bc-9-ad-disparities-between-philosophical-ideal-and (EALC).
Literature and Underdevelopment; Sarah Brouillette, Carleton University; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.english.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/04/sarah-brouillette-carleton-university-literature-and-underdevelopment (English).
5 Social Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment: A Pharmacoepidemiology Approach; Inmaculada Hernandez, University of Pittsburgh; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
From Atom to System: Advanced Characterization for Next Generation Energy Storage Materials; Ying Shirley Meng, UCSD; 10:45 a.m.; online event; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
Dalit Feminist Thought: From Margins to Center; Shailaja Paik, University of Cincinnati; noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/events/dalit-feminist-thought-margins-center (South Asia Center).
Converging Streams in the “Miracle on the Han River”: Civilian-Military Undercurrents in South Korea’s Techno-Industrial Transformation; Peter Kwon, SUNY Albany; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/kim-program-talks-nov-2020 (Kim Program).
Locating Resilience in Ancient Urban Networks; Greg Woolf, University of London; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/classical-studies-nov-2020 (Classical Studies).
The Politics of Smoking Bans in South Korea and Japan: Comparative Case Studies of Increasingly Legalistic Governance; Celeste Arrington, GWU; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/arrington-talk-nov-5 (CEAS).
The Compressed Image and the Modern History of Greek Art; Milette Gaifman, Yale; 6 p.m.; info: https://arth.sas.upenn.edu/events (History of Art).
6 Post-Election Panel: What’s Next for Health Care Reform; panel of speakers; 11:30 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; register: primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/acyyesfu (LDI).
Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough; Pawan Dhingra, UMass Amherst; noon; virtual event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/06/education-inequality-pawan-h-dhingra-professor-american-studies-amherst-college (Sociology).
Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation; Silvia Lindtner, University of Michigan; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/06/prototype-nation-china-and-contested-promise-innovation (CSCC).
Simulating Solids Like Fluids: A Fully Eulerian Approach to Fluid-Structure Interaction; Ken Kamrin, MIT; 2 p.m.; online event; info: kathom@seas.upenn.edu (PICS).
Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator; 6 p.m.; online event; info: https://www.fels.upenn.edu/events/ppp-speaker-series-elizabeth-warren (Fels Institute).
9 Chromatin Motion and DNA Repair; Pierre-Alexandre Vidi, Wake Forest School of Medicine; noon; online event; info: manu@seas.upenn.edu (PSOC).
Plasmodium Falciparum Dry Season Survival Strategies; Silvia Portugal, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/portugal-talk-nov-9 (Vet).
American Jews and the Future of US Support for Israel; Dov Waxman, UCLA; 7:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/waxman-talk-nov-9 (Katz Center).
10 Merging Human-Machine Intelligence with Soft Materials Technology; Xuanhe Zhao, MIT; 10:30 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: peterlit@seas.upenn.edu (MEAM).
Teaching Diversity and Inclusion in the US. Afro-Brazilian, Feminist, Queer, and Immigrants’ Presence in Portuguese Textbook Materials; Carlos Pio, Hispanic and Portuguese Studies; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/pio-talk-nov-10 (LALS).
Insights into Early Cancer via Host Response: Lessons from Monoclonal Gammopathy; Madhav Dhodapkar, Emory; noon; online event; join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405 (Wistar Institute).
Healing Properties Within Navajo Ceremonies; Lori Arviso Alvord, former U.S. surgeon general nominee; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: http://bit.ly/PNACC1 (Native American Community Council).
Misspecific Matching Markets; Bobby Pakzad-Hurson, Brown; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events/misspecific-matching-markets (Economics).
The Urgent Matter of Black Lives; Mary Frances Berry, Dorothy Roberts, and Tukufu Zuberi, Africana Studies; 7 p.m.; virtual event; info: https://africana.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/10/urgent-matter-black-lives (Africana Studies).
11 Becoming a Nurse Media Influencer Panel; panel of speakers; noon; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/cqjhjkgp (Nursing).
Community Commitments: The Role of Anthropology and Museums; panel of speakers; noon; online event; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/7192350 (Penn Libraries).
Epigenetic Regulation of the Host-Microbiota Relationship; Theresa Alenghat, University of Cincinnati; noon; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).
African Diaspora and Marroon Communities; Gabriel de Avilez Rocha, Drexel; 1 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/rocha-talk-nov-11 (LALS).
Farm of the Future-VI. Farmer Innovators; panel of speakers; 2 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/farm-future-nov (Penn Vet).
The Role of Utilization in Meeting Mid-Century Carbon Removal Targets; Peter Psarras, Cuyahoga College; 3 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info:
chebiom@seas.upenn.edu (CBE).
The Administration of Blind Justice: Criminal Justice Institutions and Racial Bias; panel of speakers; 4 p.m.; YouTube stream; register: https://pennlaw.cvent.com/d/47q41w (Quattrone Center).
Search for CP Violation in Neutrino Oscillation by T2K and Hyper-Kamiokande; Atsuko Ichikawa, Kyoto University; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: www.physics.upenn.edu/index.php/events/physics-and-astronomy-colloquium-search-cp-violation-neutrino-oscillation-t2k-and-hyper (Physics & Astronomy).
Non-State Actors and the Preservation of Threatened Heritage in Syria; Amr Al-Azm, Shawnee State University; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/al-azm-talk-nov-11 (Middle East Center).
Lottocracy: A New Kind of Democracy; Alex Guerrero, Rutgers; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/guerrero-talk-nov-11 (Wolf Humanities Center).
The Palace of Pharaoh Merenptah: Examining an Archaeological “Cold Case”; Kevin Cahail, Penn Museum; 6 p.m.; online event; tickets: $5; https://tinyurl.com/cahail-talk-nov-11 (Penn Museum).
12 Towards Precision Medicine Therapies for ARDS: Insights from Causal Inference; Tiffanie Jones, PSOM; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
Nano-Volumetric Materials Properties of Ferroelectrics and Photovoltaics via Tomographic AFM; Bryan Huey, Connecticut; 10:45 a.m.; online event; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
Types of Contact: A Field Experiment on Collaborative and Adversarial Caste Integration; Matt Lowe, University of British Columbia; noon; Zoom meeting; info: www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/events/types-contact-field-experiment-collaborative-and-adversarial-caste-integration (South Asia Center).
Testing the Edges: Digital Approaches to Maritime Networks; Sandra Blakely, Emory; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/classical-studies-nov-2020 (Classical Studies).
Performative Obedience and Spaces of Impunity in Meiji Japan; Reo Matsuzaki, Yale; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/matsuzaki-talk-nov-12 (CEAS).
The Political Economy of Parasite; Ha-Joon Chang, Cambridge; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/chang-talk-nov-12 (Kim Program).
Living Room Lecture; George Leader, anthropology; 5:30 p.m.; Facebook event (Penn Museum).
13 Culture, Ethnography, and Interaction; Peter Harvey, sociology; noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/13/culture-ethnography-and-interaction-peter-f-harvey-phd-candidate-university (Sociology).
Translation and the Virus: COVID-19, Cyber Politics and Wuhan Diary; Michael Berry, UCLA; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/13/translation-and-virus-covid-19-cyber-politics-and-wuhan-diary (CSCC).
Fels Public Policy in Practice Speaker Series; Sarah Hurwitz, former White House speechwriter; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: www.fels.upenn.edu/events/ppp-speaker-series-sarah-hurwitz (Fels Institute).
16 COVID-19 Knowledge, Behaviors, and Impacts: Results from Kenya, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria; Philip Anglewicz, Johns Hopkins; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/psc-seminars-nov-2020 (PSC).
The Functional Consequences of Extinctions and the Evolution of Gigantism; Catalina Pimiento, Swansea University; noon; online event; info: ncrivaro@sas.upenn.edu (EES).
Visualizing Cancer Biology: From Single Molecules to Systems; Xiaolin Nan, Oregon Health and Science University; noon; online event; info: manu@seas.upenn.edu (PSOC).
What Can the C-Suite and Boardroom Do to Promote a More Inclusive Workforce and Racial Equity?; panel of speakers; 1 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/racial-equity-nov-16 (Penn Law).
Urgent Anthropology and the Archival Imperative; Adrianna Link, American Philosophical Society; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://hss.sas.upenn.edu/events/hss-workshop-adrianna-link (HSS).
Networks and Public Images of Soviet Dissidents in Germany Between 1958 and 1985; Maria Birger, Humboldt University; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: bnathans@upenn.edu (History).
Lama, Emperor, Icon: Art, Tantra, and the Right to Rule; Karl Debreczeny, Rubin Museum; 6 p.m.; online event; info: https://ceas.sas.upenn.edu/events/ealc-speaker-series-karl-debreczeny-lama-emperor-icon-art-tantra-and-right-rule (CEAS; EALC).
17 Underrepresented Outperformers: Female Legislators in the Chinese Congress; Yue Hou, political science; noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/17/underrepresented-outperformers-female-legislators-chinese-congress (CSCC).
Latent-State Models for Precision Medicine; Eric Laber, North Carolina State University; 3 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/885381327 (CCEB).
Engineering Next-Generation CAR-T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy; Yvonne Chen, UCLA; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/wxbzgjty (BE; Immunology).
Quechua Geographies: Between Indegeneity and Academia; Sandy Grande, University of Connecticut; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/grande-talk-nov-17 (LALS; Native American Community Council).
A Moderated Conversation: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in 2020 & Ahead; Scott Kupor, Andreessen Horowitz; 4:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: www.law.upenn.edu/newsevents/calendar.php#!view/event/event_id/62540 (Penn Law).
Vera Lynn in Nashville (1977): White Working Class Femininity and Transatlantic Affinities; Christina Baade, McMaster University; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/baade-talk-nov-17 (Music).
Then and Now: Black-Jewish Relations in the Civil Rights Movement; Anthea Butler, religious studies and Africana studies; 7:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; https://tinyurl.com/butler-talk-nov-17 (Katz Center).
18 Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades; Mary Ben Bonham, Miami University (Ohio); 9 a.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/bonham-talk-nov-18 (Graduate Architecture).
Clonal Dynamics of the Antibody; Gabriel Victora, Rockefeller; noon; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://prime time.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/xqbzwhrb (Microbiology).
Serving our Veterans: Moving Forward the Have You Ever Served Initiative; Linda Spoonster Schwartz, former Assistant Secretary of Veteran Affairs; noon; BlueJeans event; register: https://tinyurl.com/schwartz-talk-nov-18 (Nursing).
The Global Ethics of Vaccine Distribution; Kok-Chor Tan and Michael Weisberg, philosophy; noon; info: https://tinyurl.com/vaccine-nov-18 (Penn Science Cafe).
The Housing Affordability and Health Pandemic: Two Interwoven Crises; Vincent Reina, city planning; noon; BlueJeans meeting; info: www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/view/event/event_id/3290/view/event (Nursing).
True Crime and the Case for Abolition Documentary; Pooja Rangan, Amherst College; Brett Story, Ryerson; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/rangan-story-nov-18 (Cinema Studies).
Photovoltaic Restoration of Sight in Age-related Macular Degeneration; Daniel Palanker, Stanford; 1 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: eprince@seas.upenn.edu (BE; Neuroengineering).
Farm of the Future-VII. Knowledge Dissemination; panel of speakers; 2 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/farm-future-nov (Penn Vet).
The Magician’s Serpent: Race and the Tragedy of American Democracy; Eddie Glaude, Princeton; 4:30 p.m.; virtual event; info: https://africana.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/18/honorable-leon-higginbotham-jr-memorial-lecture (Africana Studies).
Choice in the Time of a Pandemic; Renata Salecl, University of London; David Eng, English; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/salecl-eng-nov-17 (Wolf Humanities Center).
The Party of Lincoln?; Tara Setmayer, CNN; Rogers Smith, political science; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://setmayer-party-of-lincoln.eventbrite.com (Andrea Mitchell Center).
19 Utilization of Hydroxychloroquine and Corticosteroids Among Lupus Patients After New-Onset End-Stage Renal Disease Onset: A Longitudinal Study Using USRDS Registry; Anna Broder, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; 9 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/368827150 (CCEB).
Interface Engineering in Nanoceramics; Ricardo Castro, UCSD; 10:45 a.m.; online event; info: info-mse@seas.upenn.edu (MSE).
Theorizing Racialization Through India’s “Mongolian Fringe”; Mabel Gergan, Vanderbilt; noon; Zoom meeting; info: www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/events/theorizing-racialization-through-indias-mongolian-fringe (South Asia Center).
Techno-Fiction: Science Fictional Imagination in Post-Industrializing South Korea; Dahye Kim, Korean Studies; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/kim-program-talks-nov-2020 (Kim Program).
Local Citizenship and Economic Development in China; Samantha Vortherms, UC Irvine; 12:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/19/local-citizenship-and-economic-development-china (CSCC).
Examining the Bureaucratic Construction of “the Urban” in South Asia; Indivar Jonnalagadda, South Asia Studies; Debjani Bhattacharyya, Drexel; 3 p.m.; virtual event; info: https://urban.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/19/examining-bureaucratic-construction-urban-south-asia (Alice Paul Center).
Emerging Technologies for Detection of Early Stage Bladder Cancer; Audrey Bowden, Vanderbilt; 3 p.m.; online event; info: be@seas.upenn.edu (BE).
A Lifetime of Adventures in East Asia; Jerome Cohen, NYU; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/jerome-cohen-talk-nov-19 (CEAS).
Paintings of Fragmented Identities and Cultures at Odds, Harmony or Flux. Live from Indian Territory, USA; Micah Wesley, artist; 6 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: http://bit.ly/Roadwarrior (PNACC).
Tracing the History of a Toxic Present: Antisemitism and Resurgent Ethnonationalism; Alexandra Minna Stern, University of Michigan; 7 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/stern-talk-nov-19 (Katz Center).
20 Smart Beds, Homes and Robots: Emerging Tech Opportunities for Aging; panel of speakers; 10:30 a.m.; BlueJeans meeting; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/kpwaypsx
(Nursing).
Russian Plots Revisited: The Long Cold Wars of Conrad and Nabokov; Jed Esty, WIP; noon; Zoom meeting; info: www.english.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/20/jed-esty-wip-russian-plots-revisited-long-cold-wars-conrad-and-nabokov (English).
Designing Energy Conversion Materials with Ab-Initio and Active Machine Learning Computations of Electron-Phonon and Ion Dynamics; Boris Kozinsky, Harvard; 2 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: kathom@seas.upenn.edu (PICS).
Altars in Motion: Embodied Visualities in Togolese Sacred Arts; Elyan Jeanine Hill, Wolf Humanities Center; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://arth.sas.upenn.edu/events/virtual-colloquium-dr-elyan-jeanine-hill-altars-motion-embodied-visualities-togolese-sacred (History of Art).
Re-imagining the Classics; Emily Wilson, English; Madeline Miller, author; 7 p.m.; online event; join: https://tinyurl.com/emily-wilson-nov-20 (Classical Studies).
23 Tidal Freshwater Marshes of the Delaware River and its Tributaries; Sarah Willig, EES; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/93711983690 (EES).
Social Disadvantage and Mortality in India; Aashish Gupta, PSC; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/psc-seminars-nov-2020 (PSC).
Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells and Fat Tissue Remodeling; Patrick Seale, PSOM; noon; online event; info: manu@seas.upenn.edu (PSOC).
Center for Africana Studies Faculty Research Colloquium; Simone White and Tina Campt, Africana studies; 5 p.m.; online event; info: https://africana.sas.upenn.edu/events/2020/11/23/center-africana-studies-faculty-research-colloquium (Africana Studies).
24 SETD2 Actions in the Preservation of Genomic Integrity; Kimryn Rathmell, Vanderbilt; noon; online event; join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405 (Wistar Institute).
OAS Work Against Landmines in Colombia and Other Weapons; Carl Case, Organization of American States; 4:30 p.m.; online event; https://tinyurl.com/OAS-talk-vov-24 (LALS).
Revolutionary Contagion: The Sale of Black Revolutionaries in Tierra Firme; Miguel Durango, Jennifer Reiss and Eleanor Webb, history; 4:30 p.m.; virtual event; info: https://live-sas-www-history.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/node/13780 (History).
Thanksgiving Myths and Indigenous Memories; Marge Bruchac, Native American & Indigenous Studies; 5:30 p.m.; Facebook event (Penn Museum).
30 Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Malaria Transmission; Matthias Marti, University of Glasgow; noon; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/marti-talk-nov-30 (Penn Vet).
The Physiologies Behind the Metabolic Versatility of Chemosynthetic Epsilonproteobacteria and Aquificae; Natalia Aponte, EES; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/aponte-talk-nov-30 (EES).
Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis Induces Granuloma Formation During Intestinal Infection; Rina Matsuda, cell and molecular biology; 4 p.m.; online event; info: yevgenig@pennmedicine.upenn.edu (Microbiology).
Trading History for Sheep: Memory, Migration, and Buryat-Mongol Identities through Shamanic Practices; Manduhai Buyandelger, MIT; 4:30 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/buyandelger-talk-nov-30 (CEAS).
Annenberg School for Communication
Info and to register: https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/events
6 Situating the Kardashians: Skin, Theft, Ops; panel of speakers; noon.
9 The Charisma Machine: The Life, Death, and Legacy of One Laptop per Child; Morgan Ames, UC Berkeley; noon.
11 Technologies of Speculation: The Limits of Knowledge in a Data-Driven Society; Sun-Ha Hong, Simon Fraser University; noon.
12 The Fragmented Spectacle of Chinese Soft Power in Africa; Maria Repnikova, Georgia State; noon.
13 Hobbyists: The Historical Roots of White Geek Masculinity; Aaron Trammell, UC Irvine; noon.
17 Covert Influence: How Undisclosed Campaigns on Digital Media Steal American Democracy; Young Mie Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 5 p.m.
Asian-American Studies
Info and to register: https://asam.sas.upenn.edu/events/
2 Do Pan-Ethnic Appeals Work? Exploring the Influence of Asian American Pan-Ethnicity on Vote Choice; Chinbo Chong, Indiana University; 1 p.m.
6 Modern Births?: A Qualitative Study of Power, Choice, and Safety in Caesarean Deliveries in South India; Neelu Paleti, ASAM fellow; 1 p.m.
11 Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation; Shinhee Han, Columbia; noon.
13 Count Us In: Asian American Responsiveness to Census 2020 Outreach; Jaywon Kim, ASAM Fellow; 1 p.m.
20 COVID-19 and School Reopenings: Understanding the Needs, Concerns, and Demands of Southeast Asian Families in the Philadelphia School District; Julci Areza, ASAM Fellow; 1 p.m.
Penn Dental
Info and to register: https://www.dental.upenn.edu/news-events/events/
5 Soft Tissue Contour on the Aesthetic Zone. Planning, Grafting, and Conditioning Implant Cases; Ricardo Kern, dentist; 6 p.m.
10 Excellence in Restorative Dentistry Lecture Series; Marcos Vargas, University of Iowa; 5 p.m.
12 Maxillary Tumor Surgery-Past, Present and Future; panel of speakers; 5-8 p.m.
Immediate Dentoalveolar Restoration (IDR)-A Minimally Invasive Technique with Maximum Precision in Tissue Stability in the Treatment of Compromised Sockets; José Carlos Rosa, dentist; 6 p.m.
17 Excellence in Restorative Dentistry Lecture Series; Ariel Merino, Digital Smile Design; 5 p.m.
19 Peri-Implantitis: The Elephant in the Room; Edward Dwayne Karateew, University of Illinois at Chicago; 6 p.m.
24 Excellence in Restorative Dentistry Lecture Series; Johan Figuera, UCLA; 5 p.m.
Economics
Info and to register: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events
2 Identification and Inference under Narrative Restrictions; Raffaella Giacomini, University College London; 4:30 p.m.
3 Partnership with Persistence; Joao Ramos, Queen Mary University; 4 p.m.
4 Estimating Production Functions with Partially Latent Inputs; Wayne Gao, economics; 3:30 p.m.
5 Spillovers in Social Programme Participation: Evidence from Chile; Aureo De Paula, University College London; 3:30 p.m.
10 How Child Labor Impacts School Enrollment, Student Effort and Achievement in Mexican Middle Schools; Gabrielle Vasey, economics; noon.
11 From Mad Men to Maths Men: Concentration and Buyer Power in Online Advertising; Francesco Decarolis, Bocconi University; 3:30 p.m.
Optimal Policy Under Dollar Pricing; Dmitry Mukhin, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 4 p.m.
12 The Effects of Working while in School: Evidence from Uruguayan Lotteries; Thomas Le Barbanchon, Bocconi University; 3:30 p.m.
16 Bayesian Estimation of Fractionally Integrated Vector Autoregressions and an Application to Identified Technology Shocks; Ross Doppelt, Penn State; 4:30 p.m.
18 Competition and Incentives in Mortgage Markets: The Role of Brokers; Claudia Robles Garcia, Stanford; 3:30 p.m.
An Economic Model of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Young and Old Agents: Behavior, Testing and Policies; Philipp Kircher, European University Institute; 4 p.m.
24 Gig Workers and Performance Pay: A Dynamic Equilibrium Analysis of an On-Demand Industry; Michal Hodor, economics; noon.
Choice with Endogenous Categorization; Andrew Ellis, London School of Economics; 4 p.m.
25 Are Consumption Taxes Really Better Than Labour Income Taxes? Theoretical and Quantitative Implications of the Choice of Tax Base; Kris Shaw, economics; 4 p.m.
Sociology
Info and to register: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events
4 Divided by the Wall: Progressive and Conservative Immigration Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border; Emine Fidan Elcioglu, University of Toronto; noon.
5 Substitute or Supplement? Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) and the Implications for Inequality; Kennan Cepa, sociology; 9 a.m.
6 Hyper Education: Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough; Pawan H. Dhingra, Amherst; noon.
18 Who Really Pays the Motherhood Wage Penalty? (And Why You Don’t Want to Use Quantile Regression to Answer This Question); Markus Gangl, Goethe University Frankfurt; noon.
20 “I’m Not Biracial, But Then Am I Mixed?:” Racial Categorization Patterns in Second-Generation Black-White Multiracials; Haley Pilgrim, sociology; noon.
Workshop on Material Texts
Lecture series. Info and to register: https://pennmaterialtexts.org/
2 Paschal Beverly Randolph’s Occult Undergrounds; Lara Cohen, Swarthmore; 5:15 p.m.
9 “Whoever Is Hungry, Come and Eat”: On the Origins and Winding Reception of a Puzzling Passover Passage; Simcha Gross, English; 5:15 p.m.
16 Cut, Paste, Curate: Print Culture and Bibliography for the Scrapbook; Jesse R. Erickson, Delaware; 5:15 p.m.
23 Writing on Objects; panel of speakers; 5:15 p.m.
30 The Transmission of Omission: Understanding Japan’s 14th-15th Centuries Through Altered Histories; Thomas Conlan, Princeton; 5:15 p.m.
Weitzman School
Info and to register: https://www.design.upenn.edu/events-exhibitions
2 Memories of the Resistance: Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and the Architecture of Collective Dissidence; Sophie Hochhäusl, architecture; 6:30 p.m.
4 Shared Responsibility; Michel Rojkind, WeWork; 6:30 p.m.
10 Activ-ISM; Kofi Boone, NC State; 7 p.m.
12 Preserving Black History: Towards a More Inclusive Movement; Monica Rhodes, National Park Foundation; Randall Mason, historic preservation; noon.
Saving America’s Cities: A New Look at Urban Renewal; Lizabeth Cohen, Harvard; 6 p.m.
20 Early American Graffiti: Finding, Interpreting, and Preserving an Accidental Archive; Michael Emmons, Delaware; noon.
24 Activ-ISM; Hanna Kim, artist; 7 p.m