PAS WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK OF February 5, 2018 Mr. Farrell, Principal

Upcoming Events PAS named as City Leader for K-8 Schools

Congratulatons! On Monday, January 29th, at a special

award ceremony for the school district's School Progress Winter Clubs Begin Report (SPR) for the '16-'17 school-year, Superintendent Monday, February 5th Hite and Mayor Kenney named Penn Alexander as the

city leader for K-8 schools. The School Progress Report Black History Month Story- (SPR) measures three key areas- achievement (PSSA scores & early Reading assessments), progress (measures tme Series (PAS Library) growth on standardized assessment), and climate (school Wed., Feb. 7th 3:30-4PM climate and student/parent survey results). PAS made

growth in all three areas, and was named as a model school in all three areas. Kindergarten Registraton Closes Friday, February 9th Black History Month Story-tme Series

Ms. Downing will be hostng Story-tme in Honor of Black Pretzel Friday ($1) History Month, for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grades, Friday, February 9th on the following days February 7th, 21st, and 28th. Story-tme will begin at 3:30PM in the Library. Parents/caregivers are wel- come to atend with their children. Report Card Conferences &

Early Dismissal (Noon) Spring Art Event Volunteers Needed Wednesday, February 14th– This Spring the Home & School Associaton (HSA) is planning a special Friday, February 16th Art Event to highlight the additon of our Art program at PAS. Our

amazing student art work will be on display. If you are interested in Presidents Day, School joining a commitee to help plan this excitng event, please Mr. Farrell Closed at [email protected] Monday, February 19th

Report Card Conferences (February 14-16) Our upcoming Report Card Conferences will be on Wednesday, Feb- School Advisory Council ruary 14th—Friday, February 16th. As usual, Kindergarten through (SAC) Meetng 5th grade teachers will be in contact to set-up individual confer- ences. Middle School families, please note the following designated Tue., Feb. 20th 3:30PM tmes:

Wednesday, 2/14 1-3PM (6th & 8th Grades) Black History Month Story- & 5-7PM (Open to all) tme Series (PAS Library) Thursday, 2/15 1-3PM (7th Grade)

Wed., Feb. 21st & 28th 3:30-4PM 8th Grade Families:

Home & School Associaton Save the Date Our 8th Grade Closing Ceremonies have been schedule for (HSA) Ice Skatng Party Friday, June 8th at 3:30PM. A formal invitation and addi- Friday, March 2nd tional details will come in the next few weeks. Penn Alexander HSA Family Skating & Pizza Party

Friday, March 2, 2018 Rink Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Doors open at 6:30 pm Penn Class of 1923 Rink, 3130 Walnut Street

$8.00 in advance / $10.00 at the door Price includes admission and skate rental Parking pass provided in advance with prepayment

Pre-pay by cash, check (payable to PAS HSA), or at https://www.pennalexanderschool.org/

Pizza, drinks, snacks, and hot chocolate will be sold at the rink. Special thanks to PAS parent Greg Salisbury for donating his famous hot chocolate.

Tickets held at door – parking passes will be distributed in classrooms. Questions? Contact Karen, [email protected] or Jessica, [email protected] ______

Student first & last name: ______Room/Teacher Name ______

Contact email: ______

Number of SKATING tickets: _____x $8.00 Parking Pass Needed? _____

Total enclosed: ______

This fundraiser is sponsored by the Penn Alexander Home and School Association. Penn Alexander Talent Show Thursday, March 15

Talent show tryouts will be held on Wednesday, February 21 and Thursday, February 22, 3:15-4:30pm. Remember that acts must be two minutes or less. Please be prepared ​ with your music, props and materials.

Please complete the form below and return it to the office.

------Penn Alexander Talent Show Tryout Form

I give my child______Teacher/Room______permission to tryout for the talent show on _____Wednesday OR ____Thursday

Choose a dismissal option for your child:

_____My child can walk home after tryouts (grades 4-8 only) _____I will pick up my child in the atrium at 4:30pm (please wait in the atrium). _____Please walk my child to PIC’s after school program _____Please walk my child to UCAL after school program _____I give permission for my child to be picked up by______

Phone Number where you can be reached at during the tryouts______

Parent Signature______Date______

It’s time to turn in your BOX TOPS for school. All BOX TOPS must be submitted by February 28th. Our last submission was over $700! We just need $300 more to reach our goal of $1,000.

It’s an easy way to help PAS!

at Penn Alexander School

Vetri Community Partnership & Share Food Program are bringing their Mobile Teaching Kitchen and Mobile Farm Stand to families at Penn Alexander this Spring.

Purchase fresh food at discounted prices from the farm stand and learn new recipes with preparation techniques from the Vetri Community Partnership chefs.

Friday February 23, 2018 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm Monday March 19, 2018 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm Wednesday April 25, 2018 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm Monday May 21, 2018 – 3:00pm – 5:00pm

For more information, please contact Ann Kreidle at [email protected] Amy Falkenstein at [email protected]

NEW SCHOOL BOARD

INFORMATION SESSION

Monday, February 26th 7 p.m. at Calvary Center (48th & )

Come learn more about the Board of Education and the process of transitioning governance of the School District!

Hosted by:

8 The Murder of Fred Hampton (pre- ceded by The Jungle) 9 Stranded (followed by The Plastic February Dome of Norma Jean) 10 Sons of the Desert; 5 p.m. (preceded by Berth Marks) A T P E N N Los tallos amargos; 8 p.m. (Spanish with English subtitles) 13 Quest (preceded by See Me on the Beat) Good References (preceded by Wherever this symbol appears, more images are 16 available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac Tramp Strategy) 17 Mune: Guardian of the Moon; 2 p.m. ACADEMIC CALENDAR http://ihousephilly.org/ The Lost Moment (preceded by Kroiz Gallery: Fisher Fine Arts Moods of the Sea) 16 Drop Period ends. Library; free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4 22 Pinochet Porn CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES Morris ; Mon.-Sun.; 24 Trouble in Paradise (preceded by hours, prices: morrisarboretum.org Dinah)

9 Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Penn Museum: $15/adults; $13/ Penn Humanities Forum The Club Photo courtesy of seniors; $10/children; free/members, Ensemble; grades K-12; sophisticated dance Info and register: https://wolfhumanities. The Mask and Wig Club’s 130th Annual Production, Juice Box Hero. See On Stage. program set to works by American compos- PennCard holders and children under 5; upenn.edu/events/upcoming ers; noon; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; frst Wed., 10 7 Body and Soul; 7 p.m. 14 Reading by Paul Auster; 6:30 p.m.; past romance, explore sexuality and gender a.m.-8 p.m.; www.penn.museum Center; tickets: https://www.annenbergcenter. 11 Sonia’s Dream; 2 p.m. followed by brunch at 10 a.m. on February throughout the ages via the international org/event/mark-morris-dance-group-and- Slought: free; Tues.-Fri., noon-5 collections; 6 p.m.; cost: $20/general admis- Borderline; 7 p.m. 15. RSVP required: whfellow@writing. music-ensemble (Annenberg Center). p.m.; slought.org 14 upenn.edu sion, $15/members. Witchhazel is Your Favorite?; explore Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free; 21 The Watermelon Woman; 7 p.m. 24 Celebration of African Cultures; an 17 hours: http://tinyurl.com/hwd74bp 19 A Poetry Reading by Sawako Na- the collection of captivating winter bloom- Annenberg Center kayasu; 6 p.m. interactive exploration of traditions and Wistar: free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 Shows at 7 p.m. unless noted. ers and create a Witchhazel-related craft; 22 City Planning Poetics 5: The Queer cultures across the African continent; 11 1-3 p.m.; Widener Visitor Center, Morris p.m.; www.wistar.org $10/general admission. a.m.-4 p.m.; free with general admission. Upcoming Info: www.annenbergcenter.org Ordinary; Jen Jack Gieseking and Erica Arboretum; free with admission (Morris Kaufman; 6 p.m. Arboretum). 2 Winter Exhibits: Tag: Proposals on 7 The Blue Bird 26 Lunch with Rebecca Entel; hosted International House Family Matinee: Mune: Guardian Queer Play and the Ways Forward; Cary Info: http://ihousephilly.org of the Moon; 2 p.m.; I-House; $5/adults Leibowitz: Museum Show; Broadcasting: 14 Love Me Tonight by Karen Rile; noon; RSVP: wh@writing. upenn.edu 15 Lunar New Year 2018: Year of the & children over 2, free/members; tickets: EAI at ICA; ICA; opening reception Feb- 21 The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T 27 Food Matters: Lunch with Irina Du- Dog; welcoming the Chinese New Year; http://ihousephilly.org/calendar/mune- ruary 2 at 6:30 p.m. Through March 25. 7 p.m.; $15/admission; $10/members and guardian-of-the-moon (I-House). 6 Six Alumni Painters; Warren Keyser, 27 Little Stones mitrescu; noon; RSVP: [email protected]. edu alumni; $5/IHP residents; tickets: http:// 25 Kids Rock Philly; kids play Terrill Warrenburg, Carol Graham, Peggy 28 Hallelujah, I’m a Bum ihousephilly.org/calendar/lunar-new-year3 28 A Conversation with Jamelle Bouie as part of a beneft for LiveConnections; 1 Merves, Anna Marchenko and Alphonse 28 Broadcasting: A Variety Show Spe- p.m.; World Cafe Live; tickets: $20/general; Lane; reception February 9, 4-6 p.m.; MEETINGS and Stephen Metcalf; 6 p.m.; RSVP: wh@ writing.upenn.edu cial; the role broadcast media played in $14/School of Rock students (World Cafe Burrison Gallery. Through March 1. promoting local Philly artists; 7 p.m.; free Live, School of Rock). Now 9 PPSA Open Board Meeting; noon-1 Penn Bookstore admission; tickets: http://ihousephilly. Penn Museum Nikon Small World Exhibition; win- p.m.; Perelman School of Medicine; RSVP Info: www.upenn.edu/bookstore org/calendar/broadcasting-variety-show- Tickets: www.penn.museum ning images from the Photomicrography and info: http://penn-ppsa.org/meetings/ 9 Happy Together: Using the Science special. 6 Museum Playdate: Mummies and Competition; Wistar Institute. Through 21 University Council Meeting; 4-6 of Positive Psychology to Build Love That More; ages 3-5; join the Penn Museum on March 2. p.m.; Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: Lasts; Suzann Pileggi, MAPP alumna; SPORTS an exciting expedition of ancient Egypt; Objects Speak: Media through Time; [email protected] or 898-7005. James Pawelski, Positive Psychology 10:30-11:30 a.m.; registration required; Penn Museum. Through March 4. Center; 6:30 p.m. Info.: http://www.pennathletics.com/ $10/non-members (one adult and one child); What in the World? Early Television 27 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; noon; 2 (M) Basketball vs. Brown; 7 p.m. $5/members (one adult and one child); $2 Meets the World of Archaeology, 1950-1966; info: 215-898-0628. SPECIAL EVENTS Penn faculty and staff Family Night Penn Museum. Through March 5. for each additional child. MUSIC 1 Women & Science: Fireside Chat; with Penn Basketball; info: www.hr.upenn. Second Saturdays: The Olympics; as A/Public: A Group Show of Femme/ 10 Queer Asian Artists; Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Maiken Scott, WHYY and Philippa Mar- edu/familynights the Winter Olympics are in full swing, join Annenberg Center rack, National Jewish Health; 6 p.m.; the Penn Museum for a hands-on look at Writers House. Through March 5. 3 (W) Tennis vs. Georgetown; 11 a.m. Impressions in Ink: Masterworks from Prices and info: www.annenbergcenter.org Wistar; tickets: www.wistar.org/events/ (M) Basketball vs. Yale; 7 p.m. the ancient Olympics; 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; free women-science-freside-chat (Wistar). with admission. the Arthur Ross Collection; celebration of 4 Daedalus Quartet; performing the Arthur Ross Gallery turning 35; ARG. 15 People and Policy Adrift: A 21st 4 (M) Tennis vs. DePaul; 9 a.m. Opus 131, opening with staged reading (M) Tennis vs. Georgetown; 2 p.m. Through March 25. of Opus by Michael Hollinger, followed Century Framework for Asylum Seekers, Musical Partnerships at Play; images by a discussion with playwright and Penn Refugees, and Immigration Policy; a panel 9 (W) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m. refecting on the history of the Marlboro Theatre Arts Professor, Marcia Ferguson, of experts discuss the global refugee crisis; 10 Wrestling vs. Cornell; noon Music Festival; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Michael Hollinger and the Daedalus 3 p.m.; ; info and webcast: Van-Pelt Dietrich Library. Through June 21, https://silfenforum.upenn.edu/ (The David Wrestling vs. Columbia; 2 p.m. Quartet; 3 p.m.; Theatre, (W) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. 2019. Annenberg Center. and Lyn Silfen University Forum). Moundbuilders: Ancient Artifacts of Penn Museum 11 (M/W) Squash vs. Columbia; noon North America; Penn Museum. Through 11 Daedalus Quartet; performance of Info: https://penn.museum Gymnastics vs. Temple/Bridgeport/ some of Beethoven’s 16 Quartet cycle; 3 July. 2 Unearthed in the Archives; take a trip Ursinus; 1 p.m. Olympic runners on an ancient Greek vase Ongoing p.m.; rm. 208, ARCH. in the Penn Museum’s Greek Gallery. through Penn Museum history with Museum 16 (W) Tennis vs. Drexel; noon Out of Time; 12 photos and paintings 17 The All-Stars Featuring Tommy Igoe; Archivists Alex Pezzati and Eric Schnittke; 21 Artifacts Tell The Story; special by artist and dancer Raphael Xavier; Lobby, performance of pop favorites and iconic jazz 1:30-2:30 p.m.; info: https://www.penn. 17 (M) Lacrosse vs. Michigan; noon storytime inspired by This is the Rope: A Annenberg Center. hits; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg museum/programs/adult-programs/un- (W) Lacrosse vs. Delaware; 3 p.m. Story from the Great Migration, the 2018 Audubon’s Birds of America; informa- Center. earthed-in-the-archives Also February 9, 18 (W) Tennis vs. Xavier; 1 p.m. One Book, One selection; tion desk, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library World Cafe Live 16 and 23. (W) Tennis vs. Hofstra; 5 p.m. 11 a.m.; homeschool day admission and Heaven on Earth: Churches of Con- Performances daily. For a complete list- 7 Sekere Workshop with Omomola 23 (M) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m. program costs: $12/child or adult, one adult stantinople: The Photography of Ahmet ing, see: http://philly.worldcafelive.com/ Iyabumi; come and learn to play the sekere per family is free and children 3 and under Ertug; Penn Museum. with master percussionist Omomola 24 (W) Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins; noon are free. Marian Anderson on the World Stage; ON STAGE Iyabumi; 6:30-8 p.m.; $15/admission; $10/ (W) Tennis vs. Old Dominion; 1 p.m. Marian Anderson Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich members, students with ID and children ages (M) Lacrosse vs. Duke; 3 p.m. Library. CONFERENCES 2 Juice Box Hero; Mask and Wig’s 130th 5 to 17. Also February 14, 21 and 28. (M) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. Native American Voices: The People. Annual Production imagines a 5th grade 9 African Scholar-For-A-Day Collo- Here and Now; Penn Museum. science fair full of deception and humor; 8 21 Let’s Talk About Sex(uality); adults 28 (W) Lacrosse vs. Rutgers; 6:30 p.m. quium; Jemima Pierre, UCLA; 9 a.m.-3:45 We Are Not Alone; Annenberg School p.m.; The Mask and Wig Club House, 310 only post-Valentine’s Day program moves p.m.; location info: https://africana.sas. of Communication. S. Quince Street; $30/adults; $15/students; upenn.edu/events/african-scholar-day- Penn Museum Tours 20% off for groups of 8 or more; tickets: colloquium (Africana Studies). Tours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sun- www.maskandwig.com/ Also February 3, 9, 16 After Matter: Rupture, Persistence, days; 1:30 p.m.; Kamin entrance; free w/ 10, 16,17, 23. (The Mask and Wig Club). Survival; 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Kislak Center, admission; info: www.penn.museum 6th foor, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: Annenberg Center https://wolfhumanities.upenn.edu/events/ FILMS Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org after-matter (Wolf Humanities Center). 9 Sacred Mountains: Abrahamic 3 Legacy on Broad; Philadelphia’s pre- 23 Muslim Masculinities: Gender, Re- mier South Asian fusion dance competition; ligion, and the Everyday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Religions and Musical Practices in the Mediterranean Area; screening and con- 6 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. Perry World House; info & to register: es- 9 Mark Morris Dance Group and [email protected] (Alice Paul Center; versation; 4:30 p.m.; room 102, Music Building (Music, Cinema Studies, Italian Music Ensemble; pre-eminent modern Berkowitz Lecture Series). dance company of Annenberg Center’s Penn Arts & Sciences’ 2nd Annual Studies, Jewish Studies). 15 The Price of Memory: A Film artist-in-residence; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Grad Ben Talks; 12:30-4:30 p.m.; Amado Theatre. Also February 10. Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium; info: Screening; 7 p.m.; $15/adults; $10/IHP https://www.sas.upenn.edu/grad-ben-talks members; $5/IHP residents; I-House 10 Philadelphia Dance for PD Sympo- (SAS). Reception 4:30-6:30 p.m. in rm. 218, (Penn Law, I-House). sium; workshop, class and flm screening Houston Hall. Cinema Studies dedicated to exploring the impact of dance, Info: http://cinemastudies.sas.upenn.edu music and community on the lives of EXHIBITS people with Parkinson’s disease; 10 a.m. 12 Rage and Glory; 5:30 p.m.; rm.401, Register: www.annenbergcenter.org/event/ Fisher-Bennett Hall. Admission Donations and Hours philadelphia-dance-for-pd-symposium Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG): Fisher International House (I-House) $10/general admission, $8/students, READINGS AND SIGNINGS Fine Arts Library; free; hours: arthur- Photos courtesy of Penn Museum rossgallery.org seniors, free/members. Burrison Gallery: Inn at Penn; free; Shows at 7 p.m. unless noted. 15 Found Life: Poems, Stories, Comics, a Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; tinyurl.com/ Info.: http://ihousephilly.org/ Play and an Interview; Linor Goralik with translator Maya Vinokour; 6:30 p.m.; Penn Sekere Workshop with Omomola Iyabumi. kaevlec 1 Desert Hearts See Special Events. EKG: free; Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 Book Center. p.m.; estherkleingallery.tumblr.com/ 2 He Walked by Night (followed by ICA: free; hours: www.icaphila.org Open Secret) All events located in Arts Café 3910 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor International House: free; hours: 3 Lover for a Day; 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Info: www.writing.upenn.edu/wh Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 1 The Soluble Hour; remembering the (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 works of author Hillary Gravendyk; 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] Using Electricity: Computer Gener- URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac ated Books; Nick Montfort; Allison Parish; Rafael Perez y Perez; 6 p.m. RSVP: wh@ Unless otherwise noted, all events are writing.upenn.edu or (215)746-POEM open to the general public as well as to 6 Multilingual Poetics; Alexandra members of the University. For building Petrova; 6 p.m. locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see www. 7 Speakeasy Open Mic Night; readings, facilities.upenn.edu or the University’s performances, spectacles and happenings; website, www.upenn.edu A phone number 7:30 p.m. normally means tickets, reservations or 8 Dreaming : A Conversation registration required. with Rob Sheffeld; Rolling Stone; 5 p.m. Almanac carries an Update with addi- 12 Ben Yagoda: The Art of Fact; Povich tions, changes & cancellations if received Journalism Program; noon; RSVP: wh@ by Monday at noon for the following week’s writing.upenn.edu issue. University members may send notices Sensible Nonsense; Lucy F. DeMarco for the Update or March AT PENN calendar. Fund for Youth Literature; 6 p.m. Events on this calendar are subject to 13 The Odyssey: A New Translation; Em- change. More information can be found ily Wilson, Classics; 6 p.m. RSVP: wh@ on the sponsoring department’s website. Photo courtesy of the Annenberg Center Photo courtesy of the writing.upenn.edu Sponsors are listed in parentheses. The Daedalus Quartet, Penn’s Quartet-in-residence. See Music.

01/30/18 TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS

1 Mediating Possibility after Suffering: University of Michigan; 4 p.m.; rm. A4, Sex, Threats, and Genes: Integrating Metabolism Revisted; Joshua Rabi- 26 Beyond Attendance: Gendered Im- Meaning Making of the Micro-Political DRL (Physics). Multiple Determinants of Color Polymor- nowitz, Princeton University; 4 p.m.; room pacts of a Cash Transfer for Education and Through Digital Media; Samira Rajabi, Restrictions on Executive Mobility and phism in Nature; Swanne Gordon, Univer- 12-146, Smilow Center (Perelman School the Unpaid Care Burder in Rural Morocco; communications; noon; 6th foor, 3901 Reallocation: The Aggregate Effect of Non- sity of Jyvaskyla; 4 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, of Medicine). Luca Pesando, demography and sociology; Walnut St.; RSVP: marina.krikorian@asc. Competition Contracts; Liyan Shi, UCLA; Levin Bldg. (Biology). The Affective Economy of Debt: noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Population upenn.edu (Annenberg School for Com- 4 p.m.; rm. 309, McNeil Bldg. (Economics). The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Under- Nicolas Winding Refn’s Neoliberal Noir; Studies Center). munication). ‘The Lisping Lover’: Plotting Dysfu- prepare for Disasters; Howard Kunreuther; Alexander Dunst, University of Paderborn; Psychology Colloquium; Katherine Getting to Zero: Pathways to Zero ent Union in Thackeray and Bronte; Riley noon; Hourglass Room, University Club, noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (Cinema Kinzler, Cornell University; 3:30 p.m.; Carbon Electricity Systems; Jesse Jenkins, McGuire, English; 6 p.m.; location info: Inn at Penn; RSVP: [email protected]. Studies). Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Psychol- MIT; noon; 4th foor, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. https://tinyurl.com/yasp3t7h (English). edu (PASEF). Thermodynamic Balancing Acts in ogy). (Kleinman Center for Energy Policy). 8 RNA Structure and Analogs; Eriks 14 Discovering the Highest Energy Self-Assembly at Interfaces; M. Scott Shell, Entered for His Copy: Creating The Containment Poset of Type A Rozners, Binghamton University; 3 p.m.; Neutrinos Using a Radio Phased Array; UC Santa Barbara; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Staioners’ Register Online; Ian Gadd, Hessenberg Varieties; Elizabeth Drellich, Lynch Room, Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry). Abigail Vieregg, University of ; 4 Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Bath Spa University; 5:15 p.m.; Class of Swarthmore College; 3 p.m.; rm. 3C6, DRL Recapitulating Evolution – Dissecting p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Physics). Biomolecular Engineering). 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (Mathematics). the Genetics of Leaf Development in Maize The School Hygiene Movement and The Annual Christian J. Lambertsen (English). Bizarre Cellular RNA; Anindya Dutta, Lecture; Patrick Vallance, GlaxoSmith- with a View to Engineering C4 Rice; Jane the Origin and Early Development of 27 Scientifc Seminar; David Tuveson, University of Virginia; 3 p.m.; Lynch Room, Langdale, University of Oxford; 4 p.m.; School Nursing; Richard Meckel, Brown Kline; 4 p.m.; Arthur H. Rubenstein Audi- Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry). torium, Smilow Center (Perelman School Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories; noon; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology). University; 4 p.m.; rm. 116, Claire Fagin Sarah and Matthew Caplan Auditorium Androgenic Hormones and the Evo- The Impact of Divorce Laws on the Hall (Barbara Bates Center for the Study of Medicine). lution of Extraordinary Sexual Displays; Enhanced Optical and Magnetic (Wistar). Equilibrium in the Marriage Market; Ana of the History of Nursing). Food Matters: An Interview and Con- Matthew Fuxjager, Wake Forest University; Reynoso, Yale University; 4 p.m.; rm. 395, Microscopy by Orientation-Dependent 4 p.m; Tedori Auditorium, Levin Bldg. 15 BCIP Speaker Series; Karen Alter and versation about Food Journalism and Food McNeil Bldg. (Economics). Stephen Nelson, Northwestern University; Modulation of Single-Molecule and (Biology). Nitrogen-Vacancy-Center Emission; Mikael Politics; Irina Dumitrescu, University of The Evolution of Wholesale Electricity noon; Stiteler Hall Forum (Penn Arts & Bonn; noon; Kelly Writers House (English). The Value of Information in Central- Markets; Andrew Ott, CEO of PJM; 5 p.m.; Backlund, Harvard University; 4 p.m.; rm. ized School Choice Systems; Margaux Sciences). A4, DRL (Physics). Feel the Burn: Feeding, Nutrient Sens- 4th foor, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. (Kleinman ing and Thermogenesis; Gary J. Schwartz, Lufade, Duke University; 4 p.m.; rm. 395, Center for Energy Policy). Trageting In-Kind Transfers through McNeil Bldg. (Economics). Market Design: A Revealed Preference 22 Hide/Melt/Ghost: Writing The Early Albert Einstein College of Medicine; 4 p.m.; Gender/Sexuality Reading Group; History of African American Music; Guthrie room 12-146, Smilow Center (Perelman What’s Wrong With American Schools; Victor Mendoza, University of Michigan; 5 Analysis of Public Housing Allocation; 2 Daniel Waldinger, MIT; rm. 395, McNeil Ramsey, music; 5-7 p.m.; Prince Theatre, School of Medicine). Robert M. Hauser, University of Wisconsin- p.m.; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Hall (ASAM, Annenberg Center; info: https://provost. The Riddle of the Old English Andreas; Madison; noon; rm. 169, McNeil Bldg. English, GSWS, LGBT Center). Bldg. (Economics). Prospects for the Global Oil & Gas upenn.edu/faculty/provost-lecture (Offce Irina Dumistrescu, University of Bonn; rm. (Sociology, Populations Studies Center). Cuneiform Tablets; Steve Tinney; of the Provost). 401, Fisher-Bennett Hall. (English). Is a Polynomial With ±1 Coeffcients linguistics; 1 p.m.; Class of ’78 Pavilion, Industry; Felipe Arbelaez, BP; 5 p.m.; 4th Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; RSVP: pasef@ foor, Fisher Fine Arts Bldg. (Kleinman Integration and Analysis of Dose 28 A Nanoscale View of Aqueous Inter- Irreducible Over the Integers? Lior Bary- Imaging, Image Segmentation; Joseph O. Soroker, Tel Aviv University; 3:15 p.m.; pobox.upenn.edu (PASEF). Center for Energy Policy). faces; Mark Schlossman, University of New Light on Michelangelo: The Deasy, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Illinois at Chicago; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen rm. 4N30, DRL (Mathematics). 9 Built to Fit Your Wife: Imagining Center; noon; rm. 8-146AB, Smilow Center Goldground and Groundwork in the Discovery of Tommaso de’Cavalieri in the Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Populist Design in the American Kitchen 19th Century; Marcella Marongiu, Casa (Penn Radiation Oncology). Biomolecular Engineering). Renaissance Picture; David Kim, history of at Mid-Century; Juliana Barton, history of Mods; Douglas Mao, Johns Hopkins art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History Buonarroti; 5:30 p.m.; Kislak Center, Van Structure and Topology of Band Struc- art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History Pelt-Dietrich Library (Italian Studies). University; 5 p.m.; location info: www. tures in the 1651 Magnetic Space Groups; of Art). of Art). english.upenn.edu/events (English). Rebel Retirement through Informal Graduate Fine Arts Lecture; Josian Ashvin Vishwanath, Harvard University; 4 Dominant Parties and the Origins of McElheny, artist; 6:30 p.m.; ICA (PennDesign). Playing the Professor: The Quaestio, p.m.; rm. A4, DRL (Physics). Exit Networks: Evidence from India; Ru- India’s Weakly Institutionalized Party Sys- mela Sen, Columbia University; noon; Ste. Imagining the Global Environment the Eclogues, and Dante’s Late Voice; Psychedelic Birth: Bodies, Boundaries tem; Gareth Nellis, University of California Anew: Histories and Futures of a Big Idea; Jonathan Combs-Schilling, Ohio State; and Consciousness in the 1970s; Wendy 560, 3600 Market Street; info: https://casi. Berkeley; noon; Ste. 560, 3600 Market sas.upenn.edu (CASI). Etienne Benson, history and sociology of 5:30 p.m.; rm. 543, Williams Hall (Italian Kline, Purdue University; 4 p.m.; rm. 116, Street; info: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu science; 6:30 p.m.; Global Policy Lab, Perry Studies). Claire Fagin Hall (Barbara Bates Center for 5 Exploring Competing Ideas About (CASI). World House; RSVP: [email protected]. 23 Neonatal Death in India: The Effect the Study of the History of Nursing). the Relationship Between Body Shape and 10 Translating the Odyssey: Why and edu (Perry World House). Cultured Meat and Three Futures for Health: Evidence From a Global Sample of Birth Order in a Context of Maternal How; Emily Wilson, classical studies; 2 16 From Kathmandu to the Marcellus Undernutrition; Dean Spears, UT Austin; Flesh; Benjamin Wurgaft, MIT; 5 p.m.; of Women and Children; Craig Hadley, p.m.; Penn Museum; register: www.penn. Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum (Wolf Emory College; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Shale: Quantifying Emissions of Climate noon; Ste. 560, 3600 Market Street (CASI). museum (Penn Museum). Relevant Air Pollutants; Peter DeCarlo, Humanities Center). Bldg. (Sociology). Alexandria in the Age of Augustus: The Materialty of the Poem and the Drexel University; 11 a.m.; rm. 358, Hayden The View From Cleopatra’s Place; Peter Hall (EES). History of the Book: Print Formats and van Minnen, University of Cincinnati; Poetic Genres in the Antebellum U.S.; Mer- Penn Economic History Forum: The 3:30 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission Sciences of Flavor and the Industrialization FITNESS & LEARNING edith McGill, Rutgers University; 5:15 p.m.; (Museum). Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich of Food in America; Nadia Berenstein, Penn Library (English). 11 Dragons of the North: The World of PhD student; 2 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall. 1 Penn Knitters; for Penn community Liberal and Professional Studies People, Place, Purpose; Francine Viking Longships; John Hale, University of (History). members interested in knitting, crocheting, Register: www.upenn.edu/lps-events Louisville; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/ On the Notion of Genus for Division Houben, Yale University; 6:30 p.m.; Lower sewing and conversation; noon; living room, 6 Master of Behavioral and Decision Gallery, (PennDesign). admission (Penn Museum, Archaelogical Algebras and Algebraic Groups; Andrei Penn Women’s Center; info: [email protected] Institute of America Philadelphia Society). Rapinchuk, University of Virginia; 3:15 Sciences Virtual Information Session; 8-9 Bootstrap Inference for Propensity a.m. Score Matching; Karun Adusumilli, p.m.; rm. 4N30, DRL (Mathematics). 21 Supriya Nair, Pathologies of Paradise: 12 Anomalies, Forecasts, and Decision Fleshed Out: The Gendered Dynam- Carribean Detours; The Anthropocene and Master of Environmental Studies School of Economics; 4 p.m.; rm. 309, Research During the Big Data Revolu- Virtual Café; noon-1 p.m. Also February 8. McNeil Bldg. (Economics). ics of Dynasty and Display in the Ancient Animal Studies Reading Group discussion; tion; Ido Erev, Technion-Israel Institute of Mediterranean (5th-1st Century BCE); noon; 2nd foor conference room, Graduate LPS Bachelor of Arts Virtual Informa- 6 The Diverse Metabolic Actions Technology; 3:30 p.m.; Tedori Auditorium, Patricia Kim, history of art; 3:30 p.m.; rm. Student Center (English). tion Session; 5:30-6:30 p.m. Levin Bldg. (Psychology). of FGF21; David J. Mangelsdorf, UT 113, Jaffe Bldg. (History of Art). 15 Master of Science in Applied Geosci- Southwestern Medical Center; 4 p.m.; rm. Looking for an Exit-Toxic Atmospheres 22 Penn Homeownership Services Work- and the Promise of Change; Nicholas Sha- 19 Is the Impact of Employment Uncer- shop; Understandering Your Credit with ences Virtual Information Session; noon-1 12-146, Smilow Center (Perelman School p.m. of Medicine). piro, Drexel University; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 337, tainty on Fertility Intentions Channeled by Clarif; noon-1 p.m., BSD Large Conference Claudia Cohen Hall (History and Sociology Subjective Well-Being?; Letizia Mencarini, Room, Suite 440 A; 3401 Walnut Street Master of Liberal Arts Virtual Informa- The Picaresque: Intellectual Labor, tion Session; 12:30-1 p.m. Literary Value & The Writing Life in Mexico; of Science). University of Wisconsin-Madison; noon; (Business Services). Jorge Tellez, romance languages; noon; Dealing with a Technological Bias: rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). 28 Bearing Witness Reading Group; week 20 Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Pro- Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall (LALSIS). The Difference-In-Difference Approach; Futures of Black Radicalism; Gaye one of a six-part open reading group; Penn grams Virtual Information Session; 5-6 p.m. Dmitry Arkhangelskiy, Stanford University; Theresa Johnson and Alex Lubin, authors; Online Privacy and Information Museum; free (Penn Museum). 21 Organizational Dynamics On-Campus Disclosure by Consumers; Shota Ichihashi, 4 p.m.; rm. 309, McNeil Bldg. (Economics). noon; 6th foor, 3901 Walnut St (Annenberg School of Communication). Information Session; 6-7:30 p.m. Stanford University; 4 p.m.; rm. 410, Mc- What’s the Matter with Hester Pulter? Penn Ice Rink Neil Bldg. (Economics). Or, Salvation, Materiality, Poetics, and Visions of Global Empire in the Early Neural Mechanisms Underlying Cosmology in a 17th Century Manuscript; Modern Iberian World; Alex Ponsen, Penn 10 Valentine's Skate: 4:30-5:30 p.m.; buy Prices and info: www.morrisarboretum.org Variation and Plasticity in Social Behav- Wendy Wall, Northwestern University; PhD candidate; 5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 one admission, get one free. 3 Winter Wellness Walks; led by an ior; Aubrey Kelly, Cornell; 4 p.m.; Tedori 5:15 p.m.; Class of 1978 Pavilion, Van Pavilion,Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (English). Ice Skating; Penn Ice Rink; Mondays, experienced volunteer guide sticking to Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Biology). Pelt-Dietrich Library (English). Wednesdays and Fridays 12:30-2 p.m., the paved paths; 10:30-11:30 a.m.; free w/ 20 Electrochemistry and Speciation of Progress Toward a Mathematically Chariot and Horse in the Ancient Cerium in Aqueous and Organic Solutions; Saturday 4:30-5:30 p.m., Sunday 1-2 p.m.; admission. Saturdays through February. Rigorous Space-Time SUSY Representation World; John Hale, University of Louisville; Mark Antonio, Argonne National Labora- info: www.upenn.edu/icerink Also Sundays through February; 1-2 p.m. 6 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission Winter Witchhazel Walk; knowledge- Theory; Jim Gates, Brown University and tory; noon; Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry HR: Healthy Living University of Maryland; 3 p.m.; rm. 4C2, (Penn Museum). Bldg. (Chemistry). able guides lead visitors on tours throughout Open to faculty and staff; free. All events the garden, searching for winter blooming DRL (Mathematics). 13 A Mating-of- Approach For Drugging RAS for Cancer Treatment: at noon in Pottruck unless noted otherwise. Graph Distances and Random Walk on Know Your Enemy; Channing Der, UNC witchhazels; 2 p.m.; free w/admission. Also 7 The Role of Time in Sociological The- Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/ February 24. ory: An Empirical Investigation with Panel Random Planar Maps; Ewain Gwynne, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center; registration Data; Stephen Vaisey, Duke University; MIT; 3 p.m.; rm. 4C8, DRL (Mathematics). noon; Glen Gaulton Auditorium, Biomedi- 20 Garden Design for Homeowners 101; noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). Exploring Tumor Cell DensityUnveil- cal Research Building (Wistar). 7 Chair Yoga. Also February 21. 6:30-8:30 p.m. No Mere Accumulation of Material: Engineering Immunity via Chemistry ing New Mechanisms of Metastasis and 16 Indoor February Wellness Walk. 23 Municipal Arboriculture: The Role of Drug Responsiveness; Denis Wirtz, Johns Land as Evidence in Americanist Anthropol- and Materials Design: Toward an HIV Vac- HR: Professional and Personal Urban Forestry; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. cine and Enhanced Therapies for Cancer; Hopkins University; noon; Sarah and Mat- ogy; Julia Rodriguez, University of New thew Caplan Auditorium (Wistar). Hampshire; noon; rm. 514, Chemistry Bldg. Development Programs 24 Water Management Solutions for your Darrell Irvine, MIT; 3 p.m.; Wu and Chen Open to faculty and staff. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Auditorium, Levine Hall (Chemical and Nutritive, Post-Ingestive Signals are (LALSES). Landscape; 1-3 p.m. Discrete Gauge Data of F-Theory and free unless otherwise noted. Birds of Prey: Live Raptor Session; Biomolecular Engineering). the Primary Regulators of Hunger Circuits; Register: https://knowledgelink.upenn.edu/ Controlling Strong Light Matter Cou- John Nicholas Betley, Biology; 4 p.m.; room Compactifciation From Sections and Multi- 2-3 p.m. pling With Photonic Crystals; Hui Deng, 12-146, Smilow Center (Perelman School Sections; Ling Lin, physics; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 1 Using Spark Hire Video Interviewing. 27 Landscape Design for Professionals; 4C2, DRL (Mathematics, Physics). of Medicine). 6 Succeeding in a Changing World. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Garden Design for Homeowners 101; 7 Learning with Lynda: Improving Your 6:30-8:30 p.m. Three Winter Shows Opening at the Institute of Contemporary Art Confict Competence. Penn Vet Working Dog Center 14 Engagement Starts with You. Register: http://www.vet.upenn.edu/re- search/centers-initiatives/penn-vet-work- 20 The Art of Presentation;. noon-1 p.m.; ing-dog-center $75. Also March 28. 6 “Get Lost” Working Dog Center Tour; 22 Penn Perks. 2-3 p.m. 27 TED Talk Tuesday: Gregg Steinberg, 22 “Up & Over, Under & Through” Super-Resilience: How to Fall Up. Working Dog Center Tour; 10-11 a.m. HR: Quality of Worklife Workshops Open to faculty and staff; 12:30-1:30 26 Puppy Socialization; for puppies 8-16 p.m.; free. weeks old; 7:30-8:30 p.m. Six week session Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/regis- beginning the week of February 26. tration 27 Advanced Puppy; for puppies 4-12 14 Admissions Brown Bag: Discussion months old; 8-9 p.m. of Liberal Arts Programs. 28 Obedience Level 1; for dogs 1+ years 15 Confict Resolution. old; 8-9 p.m. Photos courtesy of the ICA website Photos courtesy of the ICA

(Above) Robert Yang, Radiator 2 (still), 2017, video game, submitted by the artist. It will be featured in the exhibit Tag: Proposals on Queer Play and the Ways Forward. (Top Right) Electronic Arts Intermix logo for the exhibit Broadcasting: EAI at ICA. Designer: Chermayeff & Geismar. (Bottom Right) Cary Leibowitz: Museum Show, January 26–July 25, 2017, installation view. Organized by The Contemporary Jewish Museum, . Photo from JKA Photography. February These Winter Exhibits open February 2 at the Institute of Contemporary Art. An opening reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. and the exhibits will run through March 25. See Exhibits. A T P E N N

01/30/18 PAYSA Youth Baseball

Registration for the fifth season of Philadelphia Athletics Youth Sports Association (PAYSA) Baseball at the 48th & Woodland Playground is now OPEN via the registration tab on our website:

www.phillyathletics.org

The following in-house age groups are anticipated/planned:

Ages 4 - 6 Boys & Girls Tee-Ball Ages 7 - 11 Boys & Girls Rookie League Baseball (Coach Pitch or Machine Pitch)

Final age groups and format are subject to change based on the number of players who sign up.

In-House League Registration = $85* * Discounts for multiple children Opening Day is Saturday, April 7 Register by March 4 For more information please contact: Steve Walicki @ 215-669-3552 Lisa Clapper @ 267-438-0785 Leila Graham-Willis @ 267-228-1734 Or email us at: [email protected] The focus of PAYSA Baseball is Learning, Fun & Good Sportsmanship Help us build on our successful beginnings by expanding access to more families in West & Southwest Philly www.phillyathletics.org

PAS Pretzel Sale This Friday! Bring $1.00- Pretzels will be sold at lunch!

PAS Pretzel Sale This Friday! Bring $1.00- Pretzels will be sold at lunch!