at penn Calendar September 2020
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7 Labor Day (no classes).
15 Course Selection Period ends.
Family Fun: Be a Plant Explorer; online activity cards; www.morrisarboretum.org/pdf/activities-fun-cards.pdf?pdf=Fun-Cards (Morris Arboretum).
3 The Chinese Communist Party at 100: Assessing Its Roles; CSCC 8th Annual Conference; 1 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/CSCCAnnualConf (Center for the Study of Contemporary China). Also September 4, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
12 Dental Hygiene Symposium: COVID-19 Implications and Solutions in Dental Hygiene; perspectives on how COVID-19 has changed dental care; 8:15 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; virtual; info and register: https://tinyurl.com/DentalHygieneSymp (Penn Dental). Also September 13, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
30 5th Annual Penn in Latin America & the Caribbean Symposium; learn about research, teaching and other activities Penn faculty, students, and staff are involved with in Latin America and the Caribbean; noon-1:30 p.m.; info: https://tinyurl.com/LALSSymp (LALS). Through October 2.
Cancer and COVID-19; CME-accredited conference featuring keynote speech from Anthony Fauci; 5:45-8:45 p.m.; virtual event; register: https://www.med.upenn.edu/MEDCOVID19/ (Abramson Cancer Center).
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery: temporarily closed; info: http://www.arthurross gallery.org/visit/
Brodsky Gallery: temporarily closed; info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/brodskygallery/
Esther Klein Gallery: free, in person admission by appointment starting September 17; virtual hours, Thursdays 3-7 p.m.; info: https://sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg
ICA: free; reopening on September 25; info: https://icaphila.org
Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: public events temporarily cancelled; 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 tickets 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/
Now
Open Video Call 2020 With Lino Kino; juried screening series; ICA; info: https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/ovc2020/ Through September 16.
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; opening event: 5 p.m.; Esther Klein Gallery. Through November 28.
25 Milford Graves: A Mind-Body Deal; exploring the practices and predilections of this extraordinary “jazz mind”; ICA. Through January 24, 2021.
Ongoing
Virtual Artist Studio Tours; hosted by curator Angela McQuillan; every Thursday at Venture Café Philadelphia; info: https://venturecafephiladelphia.org/virtual/
2 10 Things I Hate About You outdoor screening at sunset social; 8-10 p.m.; Cira Green; register: https://tinyurl.com/filmscreeningsunsetsocial (UCD).
2 Home Buying 101; 1 p.m.; register: www.upenn.edu/homeownership (PHOS).
16 Exploring the PHOS Program; 1 p.m.; register: www.upenn.edu/homeownership (PHOS).
17 Covid X Climate Rapid Response Workshop: Pandemics, Urban Health and the Global Interior; 2 p.m.; register: https://bit.ly/2DSmz7l (PPEH, Weitzman).
18 Annual Almuerzo de Bienvenida/Welcome Lunch; online celebration and discussion of the upcoming year; info: https://tinyurl.com/LALSwelcomelunch (LALS).
23 PPSA Book Club; noon; discussion of Atonement by Ian McEwan; Zoom, meeting ID 946 1841 3523; join link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/94618413523 (PPSA).
Common Press
11 Virtual Open Houses; 3 p.m.; via https://www.instagram.com/commonpress/ Also September 12, noon.
HR: Professional and Personal Development Programs
These virtual, online programs are open to faculty and staff; free. Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu
9 Time and Energy Management: Ideas for Sustainable Life Balance; 10 a.m.
15 Assertiveness Skills; 12:30 p.m.
22 The Gift of Feedback; 12:30 p.m.
25 Using Spark Hire Video Interviewing; 12:30 p.m.
30 Psychology of Job Performance; 12:30 p.m.
HR: Work-life Workshops
These virtual, online programs are open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
8 Introduction to Mindfulness Presentation; noon and 7 p.m.
10 Financial Footsteps, Getting It Right in Your 20’s and 30’s (Part 1); noon.
11 Mindfulness with Sandra Herman; 12:30 p.m.
17 Mental and Physical Health: Making the Connection; 12:30 p.m.
21 Resiliency; 12:30 p.m.
22 Guided Mindful Meditation with Sandra Herman; 12:30 p.m.
24 Financial Footsteps, Getting It Right in Your 20’s and 30’s (Part 2); noon.
29 How to Nominate a Staff Member or Team for a Models of Excellence Award; noon.
30 5-Week Resilience Workshop; 1 p.m.
Mindfulness in the Workplace 8-Week Mindfulness Course; 2:30 p.m.
HR: Penn Healthy You Workshops
These virtual, online programs are open to faculty and staff; free. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/registration
2 Vinyasa Yoga; noon.
30 Chair Yoga; noon.
Penn Libraries Workshops
2 R Basics: Get Started in RStudio; explore this powerful statistical programming language in its popular environment, RStudio; 1 p.m.; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6872415
3 Ethical Publication Practices in Chemistry; informal discussion of using and reusing previously published information in journal articles and dissertations; noon; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/chemistry/ethics
4 Research Poster Design and Presentation; an introduction to the library resources for making and presenting a research poster; noon; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/calendar/wicshops/posters
8 Excel Basics for Business Consulting and Industry; introduction to essential Microsoft Excel skills; 1 p.m.; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6869807
9 InterProfessional Student Advisory Gathering (#IPSAG): Virtual Lunch-Time Conversation with Alpha Iota Gamma (AIR) and Synapse; for those interested in working in health care settings, conducting biomedical-related research, or pursuing other health-related careers; noon; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6927557
R Basics: Prepare Data for Modeling and Analysis; introduction to R to organize and format data, supporting a full analysis, modeling, or machine learning workflow; 1 p.m.; register: https://libcal.library.upenn.edu/event/6872436
Liberal and Professional Studies
Info: www.upenn.edu/lps-events
1 Master of Environmental Studies Virtual Café; noon.
Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; info: https://lpsonline.sas.upenn.edu/events Also September 15.
3 Master of Science in Applied Geosciences Virtual Café; noon.
15 Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Information Session; noon.
Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs Virtual Information Session; 5 p.m.
Organizational Dynamics Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.
24 Fels Institute of Government Virtual Information Session; 6 p.m.
29 Master of Liberal Arts Capstone Forum; 5 p.m.
Morris Arboretum
Info: morrisarb.org/classes
4 Planting in Small Spaces: Inspiration from Woodlands’ Cradle Graves; Robin Rick, Facilities and Landscape Manager; 10 a.m.; $10/members, $15/non-members.
11 Container Gardening; Eloise Gayer, Horticulturist; $10/members, $15/non-members.
16 Shade Gardening; Jenny Rose Carey, author and renowned gardener; $10/members, $15/non-members.
30 How to Design and Plan Your Home Landscape; Marc Radell, Penn State Extension; $10/members, $15/non-members.
Penn Nursing
Info and registration: www.nursing.upenn.edu/calendar/
10 Innovation Accelerator Information Session; 8 a.m. Also September 17, 4 p.m.
17 Admissions Webinar-MSN and Nurse Anesthesia DNP Programs; noon.
22 Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, Adult Oncology, and Palliative Care Webinar Webinar; noon.
28 Nutrition Certificate Webinar; noon.
Psychiatric-Mental Health NP Webinar; 4 p.m.
Penn Museum
Info: www.penn.museum/calendar
10 The Deep Dig: Moundbuilders-Part 1; 6 p.m.
17 The Deep Dig: Moundbuilders-Part 2; 6 p.m.
24 The Deep Dig: Moundbuilders-Part 3; 6 p.m.
14 PPSA Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; Zoom, meeting ID 969 4670 1863; join link: https://upenn.zoom.us/j/96946701863 (PPSA).
23 WXPN Board Meeting; for more information, contact tess@xpn.org (WXPN).
24 WPPSA Board Meeting; noon; Rebecca Block, HR, will discuss “Tips and Tools for Working at Home” and Rebecca Huxta, Campus Health, will discuss “What You Need to Know About This Year’s Flu Shot”; more info and to RSVP, email Mariel Featherstone at fmariel@upenn.edu (WPPSA).
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
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
17 Latinx Art: Artists, Markets, and Politics; Arlene Dávila, The Latinx Project, and Elizabeth Ferrer, BRIC; noon; BlueJeans; info: https://tinyurl.com/latinxartASC (ASC).
15 Decolonizing the University; roundtable and book discussion with Glenda Goodman and Carol Muller; RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roundtable-and-book-discussion-on-decolonizing-the-university-tickets-117784579849 (Music).
29 Annenberg Seminar in History; celebration of Kathy Peiss’s book Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe; 4:30 p.m.; virtual; info: www.history.upenn.edu/index.php/node/13747 (History).
Kelly Writers House
Info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/calendar
9 New Student Speakeasy; open mic night; 7:30 p.m.; YouTube.
16 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; 7:30 p.m.; Zoom and YouTube.
17 Storm: From Whitman’s Election Day to Ours (Part One); 7 p.m.; YouTube.
21 Literary Trivia Night; 8 p.m.; Zoom; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu
22 We All Feel Like It; 6 p.m.; YouTube.
23 A Reading by Bob Perelman; 6 p.m.; YouTube.
24 Careers in Journalism and New Media: Alumni Panel; 7 p.m.; YouTube.
29 Jay Kirk: Avoid the Day; a conversation with Alli Katz; 6 p.m.; YouTube.
30 Kiley Reid: A Reading and Conversation; 6 p.m.; YouTube.
13th Annual Scarecrow Contest; register to participate by Friday, September 25; info: morrisarb.org/scarecrows (Morris Arboretum).
14 35th Annual Latinx Heritage Month; virtual open house, a lecture with poet and orator Yosimar Reyes, and more; info: www.vpul.upenn.edu/lacasa/ (La Casa Latina).
2 The Thermodynamics and Electrokinetics of “Blue” Energy; Rene von Roij, Utrecht University; 3 p.m.; Zoom; join: https://tinyurl.com/PhysicsBlueEnergy (Physics & Astronomy).
Mind the Gap: Conversations About Life and Landscape Architecture; The GAP wrap; Zoom; 6 p.m.; register: https://tinyurl.com/mind-the-gap (Landscape Architecture).
The EwingCole Lecture; Beatriz Colomina, Princeton; 6:30 p.m.; virtual; info: https://tinyurl.com/EwingColeLecture (Weitzman).
3 Screw vs Cement Retention: How to Increase Implant Success; Phil Walton, Royal College of Canada; 6 p.m.; Bluejeans; register: https://tinyurl.com/ScrewvsCement (Dental).
4 Biomolecule-Mineral Interactions in the Origins of Life, Biomineralization and Biomaterials; Nita Sahai, University of Akron; 3 p.m.; Zoom; register: https://tinyurl.com/biomolecule-mineral (EES).
8 Leveraging Metabolic Pathways for Anti-Tumor Therapies; Mikhail Nikiforov, Wake Forest University; noon; virtual; to join: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/227215405, access code 227-215-405 (Wistar).
Breaking News in Benjamin Rush History!; Stephen Fried, biographer; 1:30 p.m.; virtual; info: https://tinyurl.com/BenjaminRushHistory (Libraries).
When Choices are Mistakes; John Rehbeck, Ohio State University; 4 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/ChoicesMistakes (Economics).
9 Global Discovery Series: Can you Swim in the Delaware River?; Howard Neukrug, Penn Water Center; noon; virtual; register: https://tinyurl.com/swimdelawareriver (PennAlumni).
Virtual Criminology Colloquium Series; John Rappaport, University of Chicago; noon; Zoom; RSVP: ciararob@sas.upenn.edu (Criminology).
Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Susanna Berkouwer, Wharton; 4 p.m.; info: https://kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/ (Kleinman Center).
Exoplanets and the Search for Biosignature Gases; Sara Seager, MIT; 4 p.m.; info: https://tinyurl.com/exoplanetstalk (Physics & Astronomy).
Information Acquisition, Efficiency, and Non-Fundamental Volatility; Ben Hebert, Stanford; 4 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Economics).
10 Stem Cell Fate is a Touchy Subject; Quinton Smith, MIT; 3 p.m.; Zoom; info: be@seas.upenn.edu (Bioengineering).
The Many Gods of Ancient Jewish “Monotheism”; Paula Fredriksen, Boston University; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Chair’s Lecture Series; John Kim, UNC; 6 p.m.; BlueJeans; register: https://tinyurl.com/DentalLecture (Dental).
11 Anti-Racism as Motivation and Method; virtual colloquium roundtable; Zoom; 3:30 p.m.; info: https://tinyurl.com/antiracismasmotivation (History of Art).
14 The Long-Term Consequences of Family Planning in Old Age: Evidence from China’s “Later, Longer, Fewer” Campaign; Hanming Fang, economics; noon; Zoom; info: http://www.pop.upenn.edu/calendar/2020-09 (PSC).
15 Decolonizing the University; Glenda Goodman and Carol Muller, music; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://music.sas.upenn.edu/events (Music).
16 Twisting Uncertainty into Opportunity; Julie Cottineau, BrandTWIST; noon; virtual; register: https://tinyurl.com/TwistingUncertainty (Alumni).
Actin Dynamics Regulate Spatial Mixing of Mitochondria in Dividing Cells; Erika Holzbaur, physiology; 3 p.m.; Zoom; join: https://tinyurl.com/ActinDynamics (Physics & Astronomy).
Mapping Emotions: Discovering Structure in Mesoscale Electrical Brain Recordings; Kafui Dzirasa, Duke; 4 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/9789833127 (MINS).
Immigrant Youth and their Right to Peace and Security; panel discussion; 5 p.m.; Zoom meeting; register: https://tinyurl.com/immigrantyouthtalk (Penn Alumni, SP2).
17 Explaining Racial and Ethnic Differences in U.S. High Schoolers’ Homework Time; Hyunjoon Park and Allison Dunatchik, sociology; 9 a.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://tinyurl.com/HShomeworktime (Sociology).
Why Assigning a Team Coordinator Might Not Work: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Health Care; Ingrid Nembhard, Wharton; 11 a.m.; Zoom; info: kaitlyn.hagarty@pennmedicine.upenn.edu (PSOM).
The FBI and Christianity Today; Lerone Martin, Washington University in St. Louis; Zoom; 3 p.m.; info: https://rels.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Religious Studies).
The Indirect Fiscal Benefits of Low-Skilled Immigration; Mark Colas, University of Oregon; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom meeting; info: https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/events/indirect-fiscal-benefits-low-skilled-immigration (Economics).
CEAS on RACE: Toward an Anti-Racist Examination of East Asia; panel discussion; 4:30 p.m.; BlueJeans; info: https://tinyurl.com/CEASonRACE (CEAS).
Eos: Africana Receptions of Ancient Greece and Rome; Jeremy McInerney, classical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Chair’s Lecture Series; Harold Baumgarten, periodontics; 6 p.m.; BlueJeans; register: https://tinyurl.com/DentalLecture2 (Dental).
18 Conversations with Nurse Leaders; Bethany Hall-Long, Delaware Lieutenant-Governor; 1 p.m.; BlueJeans; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/regtqwyh (Nursing).
The Desert and the Lagoon: A Film Essay on Giovanni Bellini; David Young Kim, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; info: https://tinyurl.com/GiovanniBellini (History of Art).
21 Counting Deaths: A Historical Look at Black Infant Mortality; Wangui M. Muigai, Brandeis; noon; Zoom; info: http://www.pop.upenn.edu/calendar/2020-09 (PSC).
Gradual Learning from Incremental Actions; Julia Salmi, University of Copenhagen; noon; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/GradualLearning (Economics).
The Macroeconomy as a Random Forrest; Philippe Goulet Coulombe, economics; 3 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/RandomForrest (Economics).
Segregated Medicine: Establishing St. Louis’s Homer G. Phillips Hospital (1914-1937); Ezelle Sanford III, Program on Race, Science, and Society; 3:30 p.m.; virtual; info: https://tinyurl.com/SegregatedMedicine (HSS).
22 Robots and Mechatronic Systems Can Help Us Identify, Assess, and Treat Motor and Cognitive Impairment after Brain Injury; Michelle Johnson, PSOM; 10:30 a.m.; virtual event; info: https://tinyurl.com/robotstalk (MEAM).
On Integral Stokes Matrices; John Alexander Cruz Morales, National University of Colombia; Zoom; 4:30 p.m.; info: www.math.upenn.edu/events/integral-stokes-matrices (Math).
Excellence in Restorative Dentistry Lecture Series; Alessandro Pozzi, SENAC University Center, Sao Paulo; 5 p.m.; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/rwxrpwwr (Dental).
23 Documentary Filmmaking and the Climate Crisis; panel discussion; noon; BlueJeans meeting; join: https://bluejeans.com/4522959735 (Annenberg School).
Global Discovery Series: The Risks of Climate Change; Michael Weisberg, Perry World House; noon; virtual; register: https://tinyurl.com/risksofclimatechange (PennAlumni).
Leveraging the Alignment Between Machine Learning and Intersectionality: Using Word Embeddings to Visualize Intersectional Experiences of the Nineteenth-Century U.S. South; Laura Nelson, Northeastern University; noon; virtual event; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events/ (Sociology).
1.5 Minute Climate Lectures; various speakers; noon; watch on Facebook or Twitter @PennSAS; info: https://climateweek.provost.upenn.edu/event/penn-15-minute-climate-lectures (SAS).
Penn Contributions to COVID Solutions; panel of speakers; 1 p.m.; online event; register: https://tinyurl.com/penn-techweek (PCI, PACT).
Robots as Interface to the Natural World; M. Ani Hsieh, MEAM; 3 p.m.; Zoom; join: https://tinyurl.com/RobotsasInterface (Physics & Astronomy).
Energy Economics & Finance Seminar; Frank Diebold, economics; 4 p.m.; virtual meeting; info: kleinmanenergy.upenn.edu/events (Kleinman Center).
Sudden Stops, Productivity, and the Exchange Rate; Laura Castillo-Martinez, Duke University; 4 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/SuddenStops (Economics).
24 Free Speech Battles; Nadya Tolokonnikova, conceptual artist and political activist; noon; virtual; register: https://tinyurl.com/FreeSpeechBattles (Andrea Mitchell Center).
Towards Clean Energy Equity: Overcoming Racial Disparities; panel of speakers; noon; Zoom meeting; register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/116043642659/ (Kleinman Center for Energy Policy).
Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Regulations Need a Fresh Look; Sally Katzen, former U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs administrator; 12:30 p.m.; virtual; register: https://tinyurl.com/regulationstalk924 (Law).
Patients, Providers and Data: How the EMR and Data Science are Changing Clinical Care; Kevin Johnson, Vanderbilt; 3 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/PatientsProviders (Bioengineering).
Monuments and Social Justice; panel discussion; 4 p.m.; Zoom meeting; join: https://tinyurl.com/arthur-ross-zoom-sept-24 (Arthur Ross Gallery).
Ambitious and Anxious: How Chinese College Students Succeed and Struggle in American Higher Education; Yingyi Ma, Syracuse University; 4:30 p.m.; BlueJeans; info: https://tinyurl.com/AmbitiousandAnxious (CEAS).
After Babel: Reading the Literatures of the Roman Empire; Phiroze Vasunia, UCL; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 402, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies).
Complexity & The Politics of the Green Energy Transition; David Spence, University of Texas; 4:30 p.m.; virtual event; register: https://tinyurl.com/kleinman-talk-sept-24 (Kleinman Center for Energy Policy).
Virtual Gallery Tour & Artist Talk at Venture Café; exhibition With Whom We Walk This Earth by Dena Haden; 5 p.m.; info: venturecafephiladelphia.org (EKG).
Chair’s Lecture Series; Wagner Duarte, University of Florida Gainesville; 6 p.m.; Bluejeans; register: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/qcaxdubs (Dental).
25 Avoiding Us Versus Them: How Schools’ Dependence On Privileged “Helicopter” Parents Influences Enforcement of Rules; Jessica Calarco, Indiana University; noon; Zoom; info: https://sociology.sas.upenn.edu/events (Sociology).
Revolutions Collide: Civil Rights, Computing & the Promise or Foreclosure of Afrofutures; Charlton McIlwain, NYU; noon; virtual event; info: https://tinyurl.com/RevolutionsCollide (ASC).
‘Medieval’ Masks? Meditations on Methods in African Art; Sarah Guérin, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/medievalmasks (History of Art).
28 Contemporary Architectural Discourse: Race, Environment, Gender; Fernando Lara, University of Texas at Austin; noon; Zoom meeting; info: https://www.design.upenn.edu/architecture/graduate/events/ (Graduate Architecture).
How and Why to Develop Character; Angela Duckworth, psychology; noon; Zoom; info: http://www.pop.upenn.edu/calendar/2020-09 (PSC).
29 Listening to Waves: Tuning to Cosmic, Oceanic, and Sociogenic Noise, Sound, and Music; Stefan Helmreich, MIT; 5:15 p.m.; Zoom; RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/stefan-helmreich-talk (Music).
30 Virtual Criminology Colloquium Series; Randi Hjalmarsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; noon; Zoom; RSVP: ciararob@sas.upenn.edu (Criminology).
Curious Electrostatistics in Concentrated Electrolytes; Susan Perkin, Oxford; 3 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/CuriousElectrolytes (Physics & Astronomy).
Using Market Design to Improve the Provision of Sanitation; JF Houde, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 3:30 p.m.; Zoom; info: https://tinyurl.com/EconomicsMarketDesign (Economics).