Update
OCTOBER AT PENN
EXHIBIT
25 Aaron Levy: ex.02.plastics and works .feathers; color photographs; Levy is a resident intern and junior fellow at Kelly Writers House; opening reception: November 1, 6-8 p.m.; Fox Art Gallery. Through December 1.
FITNESS/LEARNING
21 The Play is the Thing; monthly play reading and thinking group; 7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. Info: wh@english.upenn.edu (Writers House).
MUSIC
23 Monk & Coyote Oldman; atmospheric instrumental music and flute duo; 8 p.m.; $20; St. Mary's Church. Info: (610) 734-1009 (The Gathering).
READINGS/SIGNINGS
20 Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends; lecture and signing; Farah Griffin, English; 4:30 p.m.; 3808 Walnut. Info: (215) 898-4965 (Afro-American Studies; Center for the Study of Black Literature & Culture).
22 Parents as Mentors; discussion and signing; authors Sandra Burt & Linda Perliss; time TBA.; 2nd floor, music dept., Penn Bookstore. Info: (215) 898-5965 (Bookstore).
SPECIAL EVENTS
22 Jazz Tones and Dirty Bones: Tales of Undergraduate Research; students talk about their "dream" research projects; live jazz piano, coffee & dessert; 8 p.m.; Rooftop Lounge, Hamilton College House. Info: (215) 898-0483 (Hamilton & Harnwell College Houses).
Faculty Club
At the Inn at Penn. Reservations: (215) 898-4618.
20 Oktoberfest Dinner Buffet; 5-8 p.m.; $18.95.
23 Brown Bears Brunch; 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; $15.95.
TALKS
20 Developmental Genetics of Sperm Morphogenesis and Fertilization in the Nematode Caenorhabditis Elegans; Steven L'Hernault, Emory University; noon; Hirst Auditorium, 1st floor Dulles Bldg. (Center for Research on Reproduction & Women's Health).
- Intracellular Signaling Pathways and the Regulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy; Jeffrey D. Molkentin, University of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; noon-1 p.m.; BRB II/III Auditorium (School of Medicine).
- Rittenhouse Lecture: "Extrasolar Planets"; Geoffrey Marcy, University of California, Berkeley; 4 p.m.; rm. A1, DRL (Physics & Astronomy).
21 The Changing HIV Epidemic Among Drug Users in Philadelphia; David Metzger, psychiatry; 3-4 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Penn Center for AIDS Research).
- Strategies for High Confidence Networking; Carl A. Gunter, computer & information science; 3-4:30 p.m.; rm. 216, Moore School (Computer & Information Science).
- Affirmative Action in Medical School Admissions: An Evaluation of "Merit"; Vinay Harpalani, GSE; 4 p.m.; GIC, 3708 Chestnut (The Fontaine Society; History & Sociology of Science; Greenfield Intercultural Center).
22 We Stand Alone: Taking Psychological Diversity Seriously; Daniel Povinelli, University of Southwestern Louisiana; noon-2 p.m.; suite 400A, rm. 470, 3401 Walnut (IRCS).
25 Reactive Oxygen Species as Second Messengers for 5-HT Receptors; John R. Raymond, University of South Carolina; noon-1 p.m.; M100, John Morgan Bldg. (School of Medicine).
- DNA Damage and Mitotic Checkpoints; Thanos Halazonetis, Wistar Institute; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Inst. (Wistar Staff Seminar).
- Regulation of Cytoskeletal Structure and Function by Signal Transduction Proteins; George S. Bloom, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; 4 p.m.; Physiology Dept. Conference Room, 4th floor, Richards Bldg. (Pennsylvania Muscle Institute).
26 Unlocking the Mysteries of Logenerative Disease with the Fruit Fly; Nancy Bonini, biology; 1 p.m.; Faculty Club, Inn at Penn (Penn Women's Club).
- A Symbolic Approach to Hybrid Dynamical Systems; Thomas A. Henzinger, University of California, Berkeley; 3-4:30 p.m.; rm. 216, Moore School (Computer & Information Science).
- Winning, Losing and Treading Water: The Long-Term Experience of Low Wage Workers; Katherine Newman, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; 4 p.m.; rm. 17, Logan Hall (Urban Studies).
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Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly update is each Monday for the following week's issue; for the December At Penn calendar it is November 16.
Note: The December At Penn Calendar is scheduled to appear in the November 23 issue of Almanac.
Almanac, Vol. 46, No. 8, October 19, 1999