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Update CHANGE The title for the March 25 talk by Masato Kimura has changed to A Historical Perspective on Contemporary U.S.-Japan Relations. The talk W.E.B. Du Bois' Sociology: The Philadelphia Negro and Social Science has been rescheduled for April 5 at 4:30 p.m. in Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium. EXHIBITS 26 Mayan Procession; 14 life-size oil paintings offering a tribute to the Maya people of today; Penn Museum. Through April 21.
In conjuction with the 22nd Annual Maya Weekend on March 26 through March 28 at the Penn Museum is a special exhibit, Mayan Procession, featuring 14 life-size oil paintings offering a tribute to the Maya people of today. At right, Procession near Tecpan by Winifred Godfrey is oil on canvas, 60” x 80.” The exhibition will be on display outside the Mosaic Gallery from March 26 through April 21. 29 Petrarch at 700; manuscripts and books from 15th and early 18th centuries by Francesco Petrarch, author of Italian-language love poems that served as models of love poetry; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Though May 21. FITNESS/LEARNING 25 Slavic Languages and Literatures Open House; taste Russian food, listen to Russian music and chat with faculty and students; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 133, Bennett Hall. 29 Te Conozco Bacalao; examine differences in nonverbal and verbal communication styles between Latinos and European Americans and learn to develop the skill of "switching cultural channels"; 4-8 p.m.; Terrace Room, Logan Hall (CASA). MUSIC 26 Live Solo Concert with Peter Brötzmann; 9 p.m.; Slought Foundation; $15. READINGS/SIGNINGS 25 Dr. Ruth Westheimer—Musically Speaking: A Life Through Song; 12:30 p.m.; Penn Bookstore. Dr. Ruth Westheimer in Conversation with Richard Summers, psychiatry, lecture and reception; 5 p.m., Hillel Auditorium, Steinhardt Hall info.: lweissbe@sas.upenn.edu. The Whimsical Sage Book Reading for Parents with Joan Sage; 6 p.m.; Penn Alexander Community School, enter at 43rd and Locust St. TALKS 25 Imaging of Malignancies, Implementation of Fluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography; Paul Baas, The Netherlands Cancer Institute; noon; Conference Room, John Morgan Bldg. (Radiation Oncology). 26 The City as Artwork of the 21st Century; Diane Lewis, archhitect, followed by a conversation with Deborah Gans, Gans & Jelacic, Architecture and Design; 6:30 p.m.; Slought Foundation. Deadlines: The deadline for the weekly Update is each Monday for the following week's issue. See www.upenn.edu/almanac/calendar/caldead-real.html.
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 26, March 23, 2004 |
ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: Tuesday, Undergraduate
tuition, fees, and room and board for 2004-2005 will
increase 4.4%. Dr. Robert Inman is the Richard
King Mellon Professor of Finance. The first Evan
C Thompson Professor for Excellence in Teaching is
known for award-winning teaching. Speaking
Out about the odors of mulch, permeating the indoors. University
Council will hear about the budget and plans for next year. PPSA: Call for nominations for officers. Report
by the Consultative Committee for the Selection of a President. Trustees'
Meeting coverage, beyond the tuition increase. Recommended minimum
Postdoctoral
Stipend levels for FY 05. The IACUC
policy for review and investigation of animal welfare concerns. How
to combat rising health care costs? Focus on Wellness next week. College
Green goes wireless, uniting other wireless areas on
campus. The SAS
Dean's Forum and the Goldstone
Forum are two annual events
at Penn. A
Cultural Heritage Institute for Young Iraqi Specialists visited
the Penn Museum. |
