Unless otherwise noted, all events are open to the general public as well as to members of the University.
For building locations, call (215) 898-5000 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or see www.facilities.upenn.edu/ or the University’s website, www.upenn.edu.
Listing of a phone number normally means tickets, reservations or registration required. |
ACADEMIC CALENDAR |
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Opening Exercises and Freshman Convocation. |
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First day of classes. |
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Course selection period ends. |
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES |
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Morris Arboretum
Info.: www.morrisarboretum.org.
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Garden Discovery Series: Creating Critters; using natural materials, glue and creativity, make critters to take home; 11 a.m-3 p.m.; free w/regular admission. |
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Young Naturalist’s Program; learn the importance of trees and how they grow; 1-2:30 p.m.; $18, $16/members. |
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Remarkable Reptiles; see and touch a variety of snakes and lizards; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. |
Peanut Butter & Jams: World Cafe Live
$10/adults, $7/children;
11:30 a.m., unless otherwise noted.
Info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
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The Dream Jam Band; eclectic original music for children of all ages. |
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The Bari Koral Family Band; rock songs, for kids, that parents dig. |
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Starfish; original songs and zany performances allow parents to let their children experience a real rock concert at a low volume. |
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Justin Roberts; songs, for kids, that adults love. |
PennRec
Info.: (215) 898-6100.
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Kid’s Rock Climbing; ages 6+; Register at Pottruck Center; $20, $10/members. |
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20th Annual Academic Career Conference–Going on the Academic Job Market: Advice from Faculty Members in the Humanities and Social Sciences; graduate and postdoctoral students benefit from lectures, workshops and discussions about academic careers; noon-1:15 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room, Houston Hall; Also September 22, Science & Engineering; 4-5:15 p.m.; Golkin Room, Houston Hall; RSVP: rollinse@upenn.edu (Career Services). |
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2008 Henle Symposium; 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute. Register by September 17: www.penncancer.org/events.cfm (Abramson Cancer Center; Microbiology). |
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25th Annual Research Conference of the American Association for the History of Nursing; www.aahn.org. Through September 28. |
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Animal Models in PreClinical Trials for CNS Targets; How Can Penn Help with the Go/No-Go Decision?; Justin Zivin, San Diego VA Medical Center and Avery Tung, University of Chicago; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. Register: www.med.upenn.edu/neuroprotection by September 19 (Comprehensive Neuroscience Center). |
Admission Donations and Hours
Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m. |
Annenberg Center Forum; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Burrison
Gallery, University Club at Penn, Inn at Penn: free;
Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-6 p.m. |
Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Esther
M. Klein Art Gallery: free;
Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Graduate
School of Education (GSE), Student Lounge: free;
Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5
p.m. |
ICA:
free admission; Wed.-Fri., noon-8 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
International House; free; for hours call (215) 387-5125. |
Kelly Writers House Gallery; free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m. -10:30p.m.; Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 p.m. |
Meyerson Gallery; Meyerson Hall: free; Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Morris Arboretum: $10, $8/seniors, $5/students & youth 3-18, free w/ PennCard, children under 3; Mon., Tues., Wed., & Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors. |
Penn Museum: $8, $5/seniors, children 6-17, full-time students w/ID, free/members, w/PennCard, children under 6; Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m. |
Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.: free; (215) 573-3234 for hours. |
Slought Foundation; free; Wed.-Sat. 1-6 p.m. |
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; for hours see: http://events.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi. |
Upcoming
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Through You: Photography Selections from the Martin Z. Margulies Collection; reception, September 4; time TBA; Charles Addams Gallery; Info.: (215) 573-5134. Through October 24. (PennDesign). |
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Self Generated: MFA 2nd Year Fall Exhibition; reception, September 4, 5 p.m.; Upper Gallery, Meyerson Hall; Through September 12 (PennDesign). |
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InLiquid Video Installation: Project ME9; artist Stephen Scott Smith explores visual artist branding and art marketing with video art and Polaroid prints; reception, September 17, 6 p.m.; International House. Through October 31. |
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Kate Gilmore; performance-based video art of dressed-up women attempting difficult physical tasks; ICA. Through December 7. See Talks. |
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Douglas Blau; artist creates picture epics from uniformly-framed collages of printed matter; ICA; reception: September 4, 6 p.m. Through December 7. |
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Odili Donald Odita: Third Space; large-scale abstract wall paintings; ICA. Through March 29, 2009. |
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R. Crumb’s Underground; the work of cartoonist Robert Crumb; ICA. Through December 7. |
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MamaCita; Mothers’ Cooperative in the Arts brings together local female artists and their work; International House; reception, September 17, 6 p.m. Through October 31. |
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Word Each to Cling I; photographs by Erica Baum based on Pianola rolls; opening, 7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. |
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The Interval Separating; artist Caleb Larsen explores what exists between digital and physical realities; reception, 5 p.m.; Esther Klein Art Gallery. Through November 1. |
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Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; together with the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, the Museum features never-before displayed items from the private collections of Lenape people in Pennsylvania along with archaeological objects from the Museum’s collections; Penn Museum. Through September 12, 2009. See Special Events. |
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Process in Print: The David and Susan Goode Collection; a wide variety of printmaking techniques and artists, including 30 master prints dating from the early 20th century to the present; Arthur Ross Gallery. Through November 2. See Talks. |
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Counterpoint: Anthropology and Photography in New Guinea; color photography of Austin Super’s ethnographic research in Papua New Guinea; Merle-Smith Changing Exhibition Gallery, Penn Museum. Through September 14. |
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Coast to Coast by Susan Schary; landscapes, still lifes and portraits from the 1980s to the present day; Burrison Gallery. Through September 26. |
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Penn in the World: Twelve Decades at the University of Pennsylvania Museum; historic photographs, original documents, architectural drawings and artifacts from Museum’s expeditions; Penn Museum. Through September 28. |
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Big Bungalow Suite V; 11 x 30 ft. acrylic work of abstract art by Robert Rahway Zakanitch; Forum, Annenberg Center. Through September. |
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Garden Railway—Architectural Wonders of the World; experience visits to the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal and more; Morris Arboretum. Through October 13. See Special Events. |
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The Evolution of Origin; small exhibit presented in conjunction with the Penn Reading Project follows the evolution of sea creatures to land animals; near the Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library. Through November 16. |
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Oh Fresh! Sophomore Proclamations of Freshman Rules, 1866-WWII; collection of Freshman Broadsides; reception and lecture with Peter Zinman, collector, September 10, 5:30 p.m.; Rosenwald Gallery, 6th Floor, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library. Through December 19. |
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence; interactive exhibition explores evolution and its profound impact on humans; Penn Museum. Through May 3, 2009. |
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Francis Johnson: Music Master of Early Philadelphia; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. Through October 2009. |
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Collective Imprints; a collectively-produced work of visual art that celebrates the life and history of The Rotunda, local history and folklore, and visions for future neighborhoods and communities; The Rotunda. Ongoing. |
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meta Metasequoia; see the world from among a canopy of redwood limbs; Morris Arboretum. Ongoing. |
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A Wonderful Life: A Daughter’s Tribute to a Family of Educators; Joan Myerson Shrager’s digital art; Student Lounge, GSE. Ongoing. |
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Jewish & Other Imperial Cultures in Late Antiquity; virtual exhibit; http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows08/ (Center for Advanced Judiac Studies). |
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The Jewish Book: Material Texts and Comparative Contexts; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; virtual exhibit, www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/cajs/fellows06/. |
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Photographs from the Field; ethnographic photographs by anthropology graduate students; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing. |
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Strokes of Genius: The Art of Annie G. Hunter; Museum Library, Penn Museum. Ongoing. |
Penn Museum Tours
Meet at Trescher Main Entrance; free with admission donation. Info.: www.museum.upenn.edu.
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The Divine King with Leslie Warden; 11:30 a.m. |
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Egypt of the Pharaohs; 1:30 p.m. |
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Classical Worlds Intertwined; 1:30 p.m. |
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence; 1:30 p.m. |
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Highlights of the Collection; 1:30 p.m. |
Ongoing at the Penn Museum
Worlds Intertwined: Etruscans, Greeks and Romans; Canaan & Ancient Israel; Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache;
Mesoamerica; The Egyptian Mummy: Secrets & Science; Raven’s Journey: The World of Alaska’s Native People; Buddhism: History & Diversity of a Great Tradition; Africa: The Cradle of Humankind; Polynesia: ‘ahu’ula + lei niho palaoa.
Cinema Studies
Info.: http://cinemastudies.upenn.edu/
14 |
High School; Frederick Wiseman; 6 p.m.; The Bridge Cinema Deluxe. |
15 |
Titicut Follies; Frederick Wiseman; 7:30 p.m.; The Bridge Cinema Deluxe. See Talks. |
17 |
Nuremberg, The Nazis Facing Their Crimes; Christian Delage; 5 p.m.; room 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall. |
International House
Screenings w/English subtitles. Tickets: $7, $5/members, students, seniors unless otherwise noted. Info.: www.ihousephilly.org.
The Ibrahim Theater @ International House Grand Opening
19 |
John Cassavetes’ Faces; reception, 7 p.m.; film, 8 p.m.; $10. |
Directors in Focus: The Films of Lech Majewski
24 |
The Knight; director Lech Majewski in person; Polish w/English subtitles; 7 p.m. |
25 |
Garden of Earthly Delights; director Lech Majewski in person; 7 p.m. |
26 |
Gospel According to Harry; 7 p.m. |
27 |
Angelus; Polish w/English subtitles; 5 p.m. |
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Glass Lips (Blood of a Poet); Polish w/English subtitles; 7 p.m. |
fitness / learning |
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Jazzercise; 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays & Thursdays; Newman Center; first class free; $8/class, $5/students; contact Carolyn Hamilton: (215) 662-3293 (days) or (610) 446-1983 (evenings).
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New Parents @ Penn; informal discussion on the joys and challenges of parenthood; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Women’s Center; Also September 16 and 30. |
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Admissions Seminar for Faculty/Staff Families; learn about the college admission process whether your child will attend Penn or elsewhere; 5:15 p.m.; rm. 17, Claudia Cohen Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-1886; Also September 4, 5:15 p.m. (Admissions). |
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Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class; free; women only; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; continues September 25, October 2 and 9; Saturday session: September 27 & October 4, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; RSVP: slivingston@publicsafety.upenn.edu (Public Safety). |
Christian Association
SLANGuage; Tuesdays 2:30-5 p.m. Info: www.upennca.org.
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Open House at the Christian Association; 4-6 p.m. |
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Peacemaking Through the Arts; 2-4 p.m. Also September 26. |
21 |
Progressive Christianity 101; 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.; Tabernacle Church; Also September 28. |
23 |
Female Orgasm Workshop; 7-9 p.m. |
24 |
Queer Christian Fellowship; 6:30-7:30 p.m. |
25 |
African Dinner–Kenya; 6-8 p.m. |
27 |
Installation of Rev. Jay Wiesner; University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation; 4-5:30 p.m. |
LGBT Center
Info.: www.vpul.upenn.edu/lgbtc/
4 |
“Orientation” Orientation; resources from arts and culture, religion, academics, hobbies and snacks; 6:30-8 p.m. |
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The Gay Affair; meet members of the Queer Student Alliance; 6-8 p.m. (Queer Student Alliance). |
18 |
LGBTC Open House; meet, mix and mingle with the staff at the LGBT Center; 4-6 p.m. |
19 |
Lambda Grads Mixer; graduate students only; 21+ to drink; 5-8 p.m. (Lambda Grads; Graduate Student Center). |
Learning and Education: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx
10 |
Flexible Work Options Information Session; noon. |
16 |
Brown Bag Matinee–Straight Talking; noon. |
23 |
Career Focus Brown Bag: Mentors@Penn Information Session; noon. |
25 |
Getting Ahead: A Series for Young Professionals–Professionalism in the Workplace; noon. |
26 |
Career Focus Brown Bag: Career Check-up Workshop; noon. |
Quality of Worklife: HR
Open to faculty and staff. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/coursecatalog/default.aspx
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Making Your Emotions Work for You in Your Professional and Personal Life; 11:30 a.m. |
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Creating Positive Impressions; 11:30 a.m. |
Department of Recreation
Info.: www.upenn.edu/recreation/
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Demo Days; group exercise classes are free for all Pottruck Center Members; Through September 12. |
3 |
Basic Outdoor Rock Climbing; continues September 7 with trip to Ralph Stover; includes equipment and transportation; $55, $45/members. |
5 |
Power Pilates Certification Workshop for Beginner Mat; 3-7 p.m.; continues September 6-7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Register: (212) 267-5852; $500. |
8 |
Single Day Intro to Climbing; 4-6 p.m.; Register w/PennCard in the Pottruck Center; Also September 11, 7-9 p.m. and September 23, 6-8 p.m.; $45. $30/members. |
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Indoor Climbing Course; includes belay certification and semester pass for climbing wall for members; 7-8 p.m.; Also September 12, 2-3 p.m., September 15, 4-5 p.m. and September 25, 5-6 p.m.; $80. |
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Capoeira; 6 week course; Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.; Continues through October 22. |
15 |
Karate; 10 week course; Mondays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Through November 17. |
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Ballet Beginner; 8 week course; Mondays, 6-7 p.m. Through November 3. |
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Ballet Intermediate; 8 weeks, Mondays, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Through November 3. |
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Technique and Movement Course; 4 week course; PennRec Belay Certification required; 4-5 p.m.; $65, $45/members. |
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Jazz Dance; 6 week course; Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Through October 21. |
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Karate; 10 week course; Wednesdays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. Through November 19. |
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Ashtanga Yoga; 14 week course; Mondays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Through December 3. |
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Prana Flow Yoga; 10 week course; Wednesdays, 3:30-5 p.m. Through December 3. |
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Lead Climbing Course; 5 week course; Prerequisite: 1 year climbing experience, belay certification and ability to climb 5.8.; register at Pottruck Center; $65, $55/members. |
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Multi-Pitch Rock Climbing; register at Pottruck Center; continues with a class trip to the Gunks in New York from September 19-21; food, travel, permits and camping included; Prerequisite: 1 year climbing experience, belay certification and ability to climb 5.8.; $190, $175/members. |
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Yoga for All; 10 week course; Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Through November 28. |
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Hatha Yoga; 8 week course; Sundays, 4-5:30 p.m. Through November 9. |
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Power Flow Yoga; 9 week course; Mondays, 5:15-6:30 p.m. Through November 17. |
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Cardio Boxing; 10 week course; Tuesdays, 5-15-6:15 p.m.; Studio 305, Pottruck Center; $75, $55/members; Continues through November 25. |
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Boxilates; 8 week course; Mondays, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Through November 12. |
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Hip Hop; 8 week course; 4-5 p.m. Through November 17. |
Pennfit: Department of Recreation
Free to Penn students, faculty and staff.
Pottruck Health and Fitness Center.
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Women on Weights; 5:15 p.m.; Suite G115, Pottruck Center; RSVP: (215) 898-6100. |
PennFit: Results Sessions
Register: rm. 117, Pottruck Center.
Free for faculty, staff and students.
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Stress Management Session 1; noon; 5 week course. |
9 |
Fitness and Wellness Session 1; noon; 10 week course. |
10 |
Fitness and Wellness Session 2; noon; 10 week course. |
11 |
Fitness and Wellness Session 3; noon; 10 week course. |
Morris Arboretum
Register: www.morrisarboretum.org.
14 |
Magical Migrating Monarchs; learn to tag and release butterflies; 1-3 p.m.; $15, $12/members. |
18 |
Twilight Garden Walk; visit the Arboretum after hours; 6:30-8 p.m.; $30, $25/members. |
20 |
Awakening Tai Chi; 4 week course; welcome the day with gentle exercises; 9-10:30 a.m.; $77, $64/members; Continues September 27, October 4, and 11. |
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Make a Hypertufa Trough; create a molded planter to take home; 10:30 a.m.-noon; $36, $30/members. |
21 |
Late Summer Painting; capture the beauty of the outdoors; 1-3 p.m.; $35, $30/members. |
27 |
Creating an Intimate Garden; 10 a.m.; create a garden for a small space; $30, $25/members. |
Technology and Training Services
Classes at ISC labs, 3650 Chestnut St.; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Open to faculty, staff, and students; register: www.upenn.edu/computing/isc/training.
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Word 2003 Introduction; $190. |
3 |
Excel 2003 Introduction; $190. |
4 |
PowerPoint 2003 Introduction; $190. |
5 |
FilemakerPro Introduction; $260. |
8 |
Excel 2003 Intermediate; $190. |
9 |
Access 2003 Introduction; $357; 2 days. |
10 |
Lunchtime Learning for LSPs-Windows Server 2008 Product Overview; $50; noon-1:30 p.m. |
11 |
Photoshop CS3 Introduction; $494. |
15 |
Advanced Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. |
16 |
Excel 2007 Intermediate; $190. |
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Business Objects XI Desktop Intelligence Training; $380. |
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PowerPoint 2007 Introduction; $190. |
18 |
Word 2003 Intermediate; $190. |
19 |
Visio Intermediate; $224. |
22 |
Dreamweaver CS3 Introduction; $570; 2 days. |
24 |
IT General Orientation Session; free; 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
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What’s New in Excel 2007; $95; 3:30-5 p.m. |
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What’s New in Office 2007-Interface; $95; 9-10:30 a.m. |
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What’s New in Outlook 2007; $95; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
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SharePoint 2003 for End Users; $380. |
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Whats New In Word 2007; $95; 1:30-3 p.m. |
25 |
Excel 2003 Advanced; $190. |
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Windows XP Introduction; $250. |
26 |
Word 2007 Intermediate; $190. |
29 |
Designing a Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure; $2,059; 5 days. |
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Excel 2003 Programming with VBA; $790; 2 days. |
9 |
WPSA; noon; Bishop White Room, Houston Hall. |
10 |
WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; WXPN, 3025 Walnut St. Info.: (215) 898-0628. |
15 |
Kelly Writers House Planning Committee; Penn community welcome, RSVP: jalowent@writing.upenn.edu; 5:30 p.m. |
16 |
PPSA; Sweeten Alumni Center; noon; RSVP: ppsa@pobox.upenn.edu. |
18 |
Trustees Budget and Finance Committee; 9:45-11:15 a.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-0414 by September 4. |
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Trustees Stated Meeting of the Executive Committee; 1:45-2:25 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: (215) 898-0414 by September 4. |
24 |
University Council; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; 4-6 p.m.; RSVP: ucouncil@pobox.upenn.edu |
3 |
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do; synthesis of jazz, contemporary classical, avant-rock and Japanese folk music; 8 p.m.; Rose Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop). |
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do |
18 |
Evans-Halvorson-Walter Trio; 8 p.m.; The Rotunda (Ars Nova Workshop). |
20 |
Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog; 9 p.m.; 8 p.m. open bar; International House; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop; I-House). |
21 |
Paradox Trio and Bojan Z; exploration of Balkan, Gypsy and Middle Eastern music; 8 p.m.; International House; $12 (Ars Nova Workshop; I-House). |
World Cafe Live
Performances daily. For a complete listing, see www.worldcafelive.com.
WXPN Free at Noon Concert Series; every Friday in September at noon; World Cafe Live; info.: www.worldcafelive.com.
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Continents: A Global Village; 2 & 7 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; tickets: $10 from www.pafringe.com/2008/ (Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe). |
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Freshman Performing Arts Night; 7 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center; $8, $5/freshmen (PAC). |
8 |
12 Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose; 8 p.m.; Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; $5, $3/freshmen; Also September 9 (PAC). |
Readings/signings |
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The Leaders We Deserved (and a Few we Didn’t): Rethinking the Presidential Rating Game; Alvin Felzenberg; noon; room 500, Annenberg School for Communication; RSVP: jdiorio@asc.upenn.edu (Annenberg).
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Penn Bookstore
Info.: www.upenn.edu/bookstore.
11 |
The Essential Guide to the 2008 Pro Football Season; Aaron Schatz; 5 p.m. |
16 |
Indignation Day–Live Virtual Interview with Philip Roth; 8 p.m. |
17 |
The Accidental American: Immigration and Citizenship in the Age of Globalization; Rinku Sen; 6 p.m. |
18 |
Youth Learning on Their Own Terms: Creative Practice and Classroom Teaching; Leif Gustavson; 4 p.m. |
24 |
Wrestling with Starbucks; Kim Fellner; 6 p.m. |
25 |
Whose Torah Is It? A Concise Guide to Progressive Judaism; Rebecca Alpert; 6 p.m. |
30 |
Smack: Heroin and the American City; Eric Schneider; 6 p.m. |
Kelly Writers House
Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/~wh/.
Events in Arts Cafe.
8 |
PoemTalk; live recording discussing Kathleen Fraser’s “The Cars”; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu; 4 p.m. |
17 |
Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes!; open mic; 7 p.m.; the Garden. |
18 |
HOLD: A Reading and Discussion with Poet Robert Wrigley; time TBA; (KWH; Creative Writing). |
22 |
Live at the Writers House; featuring poets Tom Devaney, Randall Couch, Trapeta Mason, Scott Anderson, Ish Klein and musical guest Hezikiah Jones; 7 p.m. |
23 |
Writers without Borders; celebrates new European poets; 6 p.m. |
24 |
Medias Res: A Celebration of Medievalist Literature and Culture; 6 p.m. |
25 |
Blogging/Food: Lunch Program with Dynise Balcavage of the Blog, Urban Vegan; RSVP: (215) 573-9748; 11:45 a.m. |
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KWH Reception Bootcamp; 3 p.m.; RSVP: gautsche@writing.upenn.edu. |
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Writing/Food: Conversation with restaurateur Ellen Yen; 6 p.m. |
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Reading and Discussion with Poet Ben Lerner; 6 p.m. |
Now |
Garden Railway Circus Week; See the circus trains, learn the history of the circus and watch for a few surprises; free with admission; Morris Arboretum. Through September 8. See Exhibits. |
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Kelly Writers House Open House; learn how to get involved in events at KWH; 5:30-7 p.m.; Kelly Writers House. |
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Reel Scoops Grand Opening Party; new ice cream and DVD rental shop; G-level, Houston Hall; ends 9 p.m. on September 3 (Penn Student Agencies). |
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Fels Institute of Government Information Session; 5 p.m.; Fels Institute; RSVP: www.fels.upenn.edu (Fels). |
5 |
Welcome to the Neighborhood UMOJA Activities Fair; noon-4 p.m.; College Green (Makuu). |
12 |
No Place Like Penn; a series of welcome back events; Continues September 13; for event listing seewww.upenn.edu/nso (Office of Student Life). |
13 |
Exhibition Opening and Public Celebration for Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania; join members of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania as they share music, dance, stories, arts and crafts and activities for children and families; 1-4 p.m.; Penn Museum. See Exhibits. |
17 |
Constitution Day; celebrate Constitution Day with the Office of Government and Community Affairs; Info: (215) 898-1388 (Office of Government and Community Affairs). |
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La Casa Latina and Makuu Black Cultural Center Open House; 4-6 p.m.; ARCH Auditorium (Makuu). |
18 |
Pan-Asian American Community House Annual Open House; 4-6 p.m.; ARCH Bldg. (PAACH). |
19 |
College House 10th Anniversary Celebration; information fair with free food, music and giveaways, PennCard required for lunch ticket; noon-2 p.m.; College Green (College Houses and Academic Services). |
20 |
Parents and Partners Day; Penn Vet Philadelphia Campus and New Bolton Center; Info.: publicrelations@vet.upenn.edu(Penn Vet). |
25 |
100 Years of Social Work at Penn; celebrate with the School of Social Policy and Practice. Ralph Nader will give the keynote address, Social Justice in the Post-Bush Era; 3 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center (SP2). |
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Free Educator’s Evening at Penn Museum; learn about special exhibits, sample educational offerings; 4:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; Register: www.museum.upenn.edu/new/events (Museum). |
27 |
1st Annual Scarecrow Walk; admire the entries in the 2008 scarecrow design contest; Morris Arboretum. Through October 5.
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Info./tickets: www.pennathletics.com.
5 |
(W) Field Hockey vs. St. Francis; 7:15 p.m. |
10 |
(W) Field Hockey vs. St. Joseph’s; 7:15 p.m. |
12 |
(W) Soccer vs. Villanova; 7 p.m. |
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(W) Soccer vs. East Carolina; 1 p.m. |
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(M) Soccer vs. Buffalo; 7:30 p.m. |
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Sprint Football vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. |
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(M) Football vs. Villanova; 3:30 p.m. |
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(M) Soccer vs. Mercer; 1 p.m. |
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Volleyball vs. Seton Hall; 5 p.m. |
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(M) Soccer vs. Penn State; 7:30 p.m. |
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(W) Soccer vs. UMBC; 5 p.m. |
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Field Hockey vs. Harvard; noon. |
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(W) Soccer vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. |
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Molecular Determinants of PPAR Subtype Specificity and Genome-wide Target Site Analysis in Adipocytes; Susanne Mandrup, University of Southern Denmark; 4 p.m.; rm. 302, CRB (IDOM). |
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Criminology Lecture; Laurie Robinson, US Dept. of Justice; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee Center of Criminology (Criminology). |
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Seneca’s Final Consolation; James Ker, classical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies). |
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Title TBA; Eric Klavins, University of Washington; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: www.grasp.upenn.edu/ (GRASP). |
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ARCE Afternoon Program: Discoveries at the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep II and the Colossi of Memnon; Rainer Stadelmann and Hourig Sourouzian, codirectors of the Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project in Egypt; 2 p.m.; $5, $3/members; Penn Museum; Info.: (215) 898-4890 (Museum). |
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Mindfulness, Metacognition and Relapse Prophylaxis in Affective Disorder; Zindel Segal, University of Toronto; 3:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (Psychology). |
10 |
Toward a Theory of Microbial Population Genetics; Josh Plotkin, biology; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Microbiology). |
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How Sweet It Is: Applying Glycoproteomics to Identify Potential Cancer Markers; J. Michael Pierce, University of Georgia; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Colloidal Interactions, Dynamics, and Assembly on Energy Landscapes; Michael Bevan, Johns Hopkins University; 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Structural Basis for the Dynamic Regulation of Protein Lysine Methylation; Raymond Trievel, University of Michigan; 4 p.m.; Grossman Auditorium, Wistar Institute (Wistar). |
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Criminology Lecture; Reginald Wilkinson, Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Correction; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee Center of Criminology (Criminology). |
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Title TBA; Sheila Murnaghan, classical studies; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall; Info.: (215) 898-7425 (Classical Studies). |
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Title TBA; Howie Choset, Carnegie Mellon University; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: www.grasp.upenn.edu/ (GRASP). |
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Title TBA; M. Kate Bundorf, Stanford University; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium; Info.: www.upenn.edu/ldi/ (LDI). |
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Process in Print: The David and Susan Goode Collection Tour and Lecture; Brooks Johnson and Lynn Marsden-Atlass, co-curators; 4:30 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery. See Exhibits. |
14 |
Exactly Corresponding-Virtual Spolia from Athens in Philadelphia; Lothar Haselberger, Morris Russel, Josephine Chidsey Williams, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). |
15 |
Shooting and Editing a Documentary Film; Frederick Wiseman; 5:30 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall; See Films (Cinema Studies). |
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The Deliberative Imagination in the Early American Republic; Sandra Gustafson, University of Notre Dame; 3 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center for Early American Studies (McNeil Center). |
16 |
Evolutionary Minimalism and Genome Compression: The Flight from the Omega Point; David Krakauer, Sante Fe Institute; 3 p.m.; Class of ’62 Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (PGFI). |
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Scholars Program Lecture: Information Society, Knowledge Society and Recognition Society; Nestor Garcia Canclini, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico; 5 p.m.; rm. 109, Annenberg School for Communication; RSVP by September 9, eplowman@asc.upenn.edu (Annenberg). |
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Beyond the Frame: Dialogues with World Filmmakers; Liza Bear; 5 p.m.; Kelly Writers House (Cinema Studies). |
17 |
60 Second Lecture with Rogers Smith; Christopher H. Browne Professor of Political Science; 11:55 a.m; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro or Reading Room (SAS). |
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Steroid Hormone Receptors and the Physiology of Human Parturition; Sam Mesiano, Case Western Reserve University; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Lunch Talk with Connie Chung; noon; Arts Cafe, Kelly Writers House; RSVP: wh@writing.upenn.edu (KWH). |
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Criminology Lecture; John Phillips, former offender; 4 p.m.; Jerry Lee Center of Criminology (Criminology). |
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Retailers in a Recession: A Fireside Chat on Investing with Bill Ackman; William Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management; 4:30 p.m.; rm. S-245A, Levy Conference Center, Law School (Institute for Law and Economics). |
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On Nazi Films; Christan Delage, Yeshiva University; time and location TBA; Info.: jsp-info@ccat.sas.upenn.edu (Jewish Studies). |
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Wandering Along the Energy Landscapes of Protein Folding; Ken Dill, University of California, San Francisco; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Title TBA; Astrid Moeller, University of Freiburg; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 337, Claudia Cohen Hall; Info.: (215) 898-7425 (Classical Studies). |
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Year of Evolution: Kluge Lecture; lecture and book signing on Kluge: The Haphazard Construction of the Human Mind by Gary Marcus, NYU; $3; 6 p.m.; Penn Museum (Museum). |
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Title TBA; Pradeep Khosla, Carnegie Mellon University; 11 a.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall; Info.: www.grasp.upenn.edu/ (GRASP). |
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From Spike TV to P&G: Marketing and Communications in the 21st Century; David Gleason, Publicis New York; 6 p.m.; rm. 109, Annenberg School for Communication; RSVP: www.alumni.upenn.edu/diversityalliance/dass/ (Annenberg). |
22 |
The Evolution of Comparative Cognition: Is the Snark Still a Boojum?; Sarah Shettleworth, University of Toronto; 3:30 p.m.; rm. B21, Stiteler Hall (Psychology). |
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Title TBA; Roel Nusse, Stanford University; noon; location TBA; Info.: www.irm.upenn.edu/ (Institute for Regenerative Medicine). |
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Surgical Treatment of Emphysema; Joel Cooper, chief of thoracic surgery, HUP; 1 p.m.; University Club (Penn Women’s Club). |
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The Human Face of War: Interpreting New Evidence from Eighteenth-Century British Women Poets; Paula Backscheider, Auburn University; 5 p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, McNeil Center for Early American Studies (McNeil Center). |
24 |
60 Second Lecture with Hans-Peter Kohler; sociology; 11:55 a.m; Stiteler Plaza; rain location: Houston Hall, Bistro or Reading Room (SAS). |
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HIV-1 Envelope Determinants of Tropism and Neutralization; Paul Clapham, University of Massachusetts; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CFAR). |
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On Refractive Cinema, or Films About Films; Timothy Corrigan, English, cinema studies; noon; Grad Lounge, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Studies). |
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Protecting Reproductive Health in Our Changing World; Sally Perreault Darney, US Environmental Protection Agency; noon; rm. 251, BRB II/III (CRRWH). |
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Philadelphia’s Sustainable Future; Mark Alan Hughes, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability; noon; Carolyn Hoff Lynch Auditorium, Chemistry Bldg. (Institute for Environmental Studies). |
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Systems Engineering Challenges and Opportunities in Metabolic Networks; Costas Maranas, Penn State University; 3:15 p.m.; Wu & Chen Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering). |
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Penn Humanities Forum on “Change”: Ancient Notions of Change; Alexander Nehamas, Princeton University; 4 p.m.; Penn Museum; RSVP: (215) 573-8280 (Humanities Forum; Museum). |
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Penn Science Café Lecture Series; Noam Lior, alternative energy and sustainability expert; 6 p.m.; La Terrasse, 3432 Sansom Street (Research at Penn). |
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Kate Gilmore; discusses her video art on display at ICA; 7 p.m.; ICA; See Exhibits. |
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From Creek to Sewer: A History of Topographical Change in Philadelphia; Adam Levine, environmental historian and author; 7 p.m.; Morris Arboretum; $30, $25/members (Arboretum). |
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Anti-Semitism in the Freud Case Histories; Harold Blum, The Sigmund Freud Archives; 7:30 p.m.; Penn Hilell (Jewish Studies). |
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How to Get Anybody to Do Anything You Want; Charles Dwyer, GSE; 9:30 a.m.; register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu (ABA; PPSA; WPSA). |
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The GroEL Nanomachine: Allostery and Time Scales Do Matter; George Lorimer, University of Maryland; noon; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (Biochemistry and Biophysics). |
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Public and Private Enforcement of Securities Law: Resource-Based Evidence; Mark Roe, Harvard Law School; 3 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall; Info.: vhewitt@law.upenn.edu (Law; Wharton). |
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Replanning and Rebuilding a Great City; Andy Altman, City of Philadelphia and Paul Farmer, American Planning Association; 6 p.m.; rm. B1, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign). |
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Teaching with New Media Symposium; 9 a.m.; Information Commons, Van Pelt-Deitrich Library (Cinema Studies). |
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Selling Teaching Hospitals and Practice Plans: George Washington and Georgetown Universities; John Kastor, University of Maryland; noon; Colonial Penn Center Auditorium (LDI). |
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Oikeia Pragmata: Portrayal of the Ordinary in Fifth-Century Drama; Jeffrey Henderson, Boston University; 4:30 p.m.; Terrace Room, Claudia Cohen Hall (Classical Studies). |
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