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Audubon’s Birds of America; 1st Floor, Van Pelt Library. Imagery, Narrative, Propaganda: Artists in the German Democratic Republic; rm. 500, Annenberg School. January Marian Anderson on the World Stage; Marian Anderson Gallery, Van Pelt Library. A T P E N N Mexico and Central America Gallery; examines distinct societies and connections between political and divine power; Penn Museum. Loop de Loop: Patrick Dougherty Wherever this symbol appears, more images are Installation; stickwork sculpture; Morris available on our website, Arboretum. https://almanac.upenn.edu/at-penn-calendar Out on a Limb; tree adventure exhibit celebrating its 10th year; Morris Penn Museum: hours, prices: www. Arboretum. ACADEMIC CALENDAR penn.museum Samuel Yellin, Metalworker: Quorum: info: https://sciencecen- Drawings from the Architectural 15 First Day of Classes. ter.org/discover/quorum Monday Schedule on a Wednesday. Archives; Kroiz Gallery. Slought: free, Tues.-Fri., noon- Sphinx Gallery; collections from 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 5 p.m.; info: slought.org across the globe; Penn Museum. Observed. No Classes. Van Pelt Library: free; hours, info: The Art of Small; small works by Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform on January 24 and 25 in the 28 Course Selection Period Ends. www.library.upenn.edu/vanpelt Penn students curated by Alyson del Zellerbach Theater at the Annenberg Center. See On Stage. Wistar: free; Monday-Friday, Pino; Brodsky Gallery, KWH. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: https://wistar.org We Are Not Alone CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES ; exhibit large- 23 Bachelor of Applied Arts and 23 Speaking to Influence: Mastering Upcoming scale illustrations by Dwayne Booth; Sciences Virtual Information Session Your Leadership Voice Forum, Annenberg School. ; ; Laura Sicola, Penn Museum 13 Writing Across Genres: African noon; register: https://tinyurl.com/r3z43cj alumna; 6 p.m. Info: www.penn.museum American Women in the Joanna Banks Penn Museum Tours 30 Fels Institute of Government On- 28 Deconstructing Anxiety: The 7 Animals of the New Year; playdate Collection; Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt Info: www.penn.museum/visit/public-tours Campus Information Session; 6 p.m.; Journey from Fear to Fulfillment; Todd for ages 3-6; 10:30 a.m.; admission: Library. Through April 10. 4 Graduate Guide Tour; Friday, 1:30 Fels Institute, 3814 Walnut St.; register: Pressman, psychologist; 6 p.m. $10 (1 adult and 1 child), $5/members 17 Frankenthaler on Paper; 10 unique p.m.; main entrance; free w/ admission. https://tinyurl.com/rbnbs8a (1 adult and 1 child), $2 each additional paintings on paper and 14 prints by Also January 5. SPECIAL EVENTS child; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ Morris Arboretum Helen Frankenthaler that date from the www.morrisarboretum.org animalsofthenewyear 1970s to the 1990s; Arthur Ross Gallery; Info: FILMS Winter Wellness Walks 11 Faculty and Staff Family Days with 11 The Things We Wear; explore lecture and opening reception: January 4 ; Saturdays Penn Basketball; discounted admission galleries through a family-friendly tour; 16, 5-7:30 p.m. Through March 29. 12 Y in Vyborg; 2 p.m.; Rainey at 10:30 a.m.; Sundays at 1 p.m.; meet in and concessions; 1 p.m.; promo code: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; admission: $16/adult, $14 24 Winter/Spring ICA Exhibits; Auditorium, Penn Museum (Wolf front of Widener Vistor Center; free w/ FAMILY; tickets: https://tinyurl.com/ seniors, $11/children and students, free/ featuring Karyn Olivier: Everything Humanities Center). admission. Also January 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 26. familypennbasketball (Human Resources, children under 6; tickets: https://tinyurl. That’s Alive Moves; ongoing exhibit and Penn Athletics). com/s64a7wv Michelle Lopez: Ballast & Barricades; FITNESS & LEARNING Holly Highlights and Winter and Trevor Shimizu: Performance Artist; Greenery Tour; 11 a.m.; free w/ 15 Space Heater Amnesty Day 2020; 18 Homeschool Meet-Up; join admission. receive a heated foot pad or a warm other homeschool families during the ICA; opening reception: 6:30-9 p.m. 11 Winterfest; 6-7 p.m.; Class of 1923 Through May 10. Arena, Penn Ice Rink; $5 including skate Conifers Tour; 2 p.m.; free w/ desk pad for the trade in of an old space CultureFest Lunar New Year; 10 a.m.-3 11 heater; 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Reading Room, p.m.; admission: $13/adults and children, 31 Nikon Small World Exhibition rental; public skate hours and info: https:// admission. Also January 25. tinyurl.com/pennicerink (Ice Rink). Houston Hall; info and RSVP by January $10/members and children; tickets: Opening Reception; winning Penn Museum 3: bit.ly/Amnesty20 (EcoReps). https://tinyurl.com/r2u455d images from the Nikon Small World 17 Intro to Letterpress Workshop; Info: www.penn.museum Lunar New Year; traditional 24 40 Winks at the Penn Museum; Photomicrography Competition; 6 p.m.; 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Common Press, Fisher Coffee with a Keeper: William 18 Wistar Institute; registration required: 9 dance and music, hands-on workshops, sleepover for ages 6-12; 5 p.m.-9 a.m.; Fine Arts Library; register: https:// Wierzbowski; discussion with a Penn admission $60, $50/members; tickets: wistar.org/nikon; exhibit officially opens tinyurl.com/towpnls Also January 22, martial arts demonstrations, storytelling, Febuary 3. Through April 10. Museum expert; 9:30 a.m.; admission $5, calligraphy, and art-making for all ages; https://tinyurl.com/s32wxvm Through 6-9 p.m. and January 30, 1:30-4:30 p.m. free/members. January 25. (Libraries). 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Penn Museum; free with Now admission (Museum). Kim Kardashian Is Dead!; Indrani 21 Penn Book Talk; discussion of the MEETINGS CONFERENCES Pal-Chaudhuri explores the intersection One Book, One Philadelphia selection, SPORTS of fame, fantasy and issues of social There There by Tommy Orange; 1 p.m.; 13 PPSA Open Board Meeting; 1 p.m.; 6 2020 Winter Institute; Rosie Frasso, justice and human rights; Slought. Meyerson Conference Room, Van Pelt rms. C and D, CAPS, 3624 Market St. Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com Jefferson Univ.; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; 2nd floor Through January 10. Library; info: https://pennbooktalk. (M) Basketball vs. Princeton; 7 p.m. auditorium, Hillel; register and info: Urban Nature, Green Cities, Still wordpress.com/ 15 WXPN Policy Board Meeting; 4 http://winterinstitute2020.eventbrite.com Life: Sherman Aronson; 5 p.m.; Burrison noon; WXPN; info: (215) 898-0628. 11 (W) Basketball vs. Princeton; 1 p.m. 24 Use Your Voice! Self-Presentation Through January 8. (PSOM). Gallery, Inn at Penn. Through January 29 University Council Meeting; 4 p.m.; 12 Gymnastics vs. Towson; 1 p.m. 20. and Connecting With Diverse Publics; 13 REACT@Penn 2020: Global Joseph Barber, Career Services, and Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall. Pathways to Enable Innovative Materials Rupture; works by Iranian 18 (M/W) Fencing hosts Philly Maori Holmes, Black Star Film Festival; Invitational; all day. Solutions for Urban Challenges; 10 a.m.- American artist and cardiologist Nazanin 10 a.m.; rm. 623, Williams Hall (Wolf MUSIC 4 p.m.; Singh Center; register: https:// Moghbeli; 2nd floor, Quorum. Through (M/W) Swimming vs. Harvard; Humanities Center). noon. tinyurl.com/REACT-Penn (Penn IUR). January 24. GEA Pre-Doctoral Funding Panel 17 Jasper String Quartet & Friends; The Urgent Imperative: Michelle music by Mozart, Korngold and Weigl; (W) Tennis vs. Richmond; noon. 24 Rethinking Innovation Policy: and Workshop; overview of English (M) Basketball vs. Saint Joseph’s; The Roles of the State; Journal of Law Rothwell; examining the limits and 6-8:30 p.m.; Orrery Pavilion, Van Pelt graduate student funding resources; noon; https://tinyurl.com/ 2 p.m. & Innovation Symposium; all day; consequences of human behavior toward rm. 330, Fisher-Bennet Hall (English). Library; register: Silverman 240-B, Penn Law; register: the natural world; Esther Klein Gallery. ws759v6 (Music, Kislak Center). 19 (M/W) Fencing hosts Philly https://tinyurl.com/qs7ht56 (Law). Through January 25. 27 Woodcut and Monotype 25 Daedalus Quartet; 7:30 p.m.; Invitational; all day. El Difícil Arte de Migrar; multi- Demonstration; 4-5:30 p.m.; Common Harold Prince Theatre, Annenberg Center Wrestling vs. Binghamton; 1 p.m. media art exhibit featuring the work of Press, Fisher Fine Arts Library; register: (Annenberg). Wrestling vs. LIU; 6 p.m. EXHIBITS the Centro de Cultura, Arte, Trabajo y (215) 898-2083 (Libraries). 29 Dunedin Consort; 7 p.m.; St. 20 (W) Tennis vs. Temple; noon. Admission Donations and Hours Educación community members; upper 29 New Year, New You!; advice on ambulatory, Annenberg Center. Through Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village 24 (M) Tennis vs. Navy; 4 p.m. Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG), Fisher planning from Student Services, Campus (Annenberg). Fine Arts Library: free; hours: www. January 28. Wellness, and more; 3-6 p.m.; Weigle 25 (M) Basketball vs. Temple; 2 p.m. Bearing Witness: Four Days in 31 Spanish Harlem Orchestra; 8 p.m.; arthurrossgallery.org Information Commons, Van Pelt Library Gymnastics vs. Rutgers; 1 p.m. West Kingston; Penn Museum. Through (Libraries). Zellerbach Theatre, Annenberg Center 26 Brodsky Gallery, Kelly Writers (Annenberg). (W) Squash vs. Princeton; 5 p.m. House: free; hours, info: http://writing. April 26. 29 Moundbuilders: Ancient Architects HR: Penn Healthy You Workshops (M) Squash vs. Princeton; 7:30 p.m. upenn.edu/wh/involved/series/ Open to faculty and staff. Register: World Café Live brodskygallery/ of North America; Penn Museum. http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu/ Performances daily. For a complete 31 (M) Tennis vs. Michigan State; 2 p.m. Burrison Gallery, Inn at Penn: free; Through April 26. (M) Basketball vs. Harvard; 5 p.m. Meme Tactics: How Artists 7 Guided Mindful Meditation; 12:30 listing, see: http://philly.worldcafelive.com/ Mon-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: http:// p.m. Also January 29. tinyurl.com/kaevlec Innovate Media to Make Underheard Esther Klein Gallery: free; Mon.- Voices Go Viral; rm. 500, Annenberg 9 Gentle Yoga; 11 a.m. Also January ON STAGE School. Through May. 23, 30. Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; info: Annenberg Center https://sciencecenter.org/discover/ekg Penn in the Field 2019; Library, Spinning Penn Museum. Through August. 14 ; 11:30 a.m. Info: annenbergcenter.org/ ICA: free; hours: https://icaphila.org Chair Yoga; noon. Kroiz Gallery, Fisher Fine Arts Musical Fund Society at 200; 15 17 We Shall Overcome: A Celebration Library: free; Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Van Pelt 17 January (Indoor) Wellness Walk; of Martin Luther King, Jr.; 8 p.m.; info: http://tinyurl.com/hvrlct4 Library. Through June 25, 2021. noon. Zellerbach Theatre. Meyerson Hall, Weitzman School Ongoing HR: Professional and Personal 24 Paul Taylor Dance Company; 8 of Design: free; info: https://tinyurl.com/ Africa Galleries: From Maker to Development Programs p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. Also January y27c5dty Museum; outlines artifacts’ origins; Penn Open to faculty and staff. Register: 25, 2 and 8 p.m. Morris Arboretum: hours, prices: Museum. www.hr.upenn.edu/registration www.morrisarboretum.org 14 Develop Your Presentation Skills; READINGS AND SIGNINGS 12:30 p.m. Your Career @ Penn; 12:30 p.m. 29 The Healthcare Nonprofit: Keys to Effective Management; Sylvia Bastani, 16 Fundamentals of Strategic alumna; noon; University Club; $14.95 Planning; 12:30 p.m. buffet lunch; info and RSVP: https:// 22 Retirement Planning; 12:30 p.m. tinyurl.com/vhdzohu The Ethical Algorithm: The Science HR: Work-Life Workshops Open to faculty and staff. Register: of Socially Aware Algorithm Design; www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/registration discussion with authors Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth; 4:30 p.m.; Silverman 21 Mindfulness; 12:30 p.m. 147, Penn Law; register: https://tinyurl. 23 Creating a Positive Outlook; com/s6rylnc (Law). 12:30 p.m. Kelly Writers House 27 An Introduction to WELL Building Events held at the Arts Café. 3910 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor Concepts; 12:30 p.m. Info: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/ Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 Liberal and Professional Studies 21 A Reading by Members of Suppose (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 Register: www.upenn.edu/lps-events an Eyes; 6 p.m. Email: [email protected] 7 Master of Environmental Studies 22 Why Is it So Hard to Write Plays URL: https://almanac.upenn.edu/ Virtual Café; noon. about Climate Change?; Madeleine George, playwright; 6 p.m. Unless otherwise noted, all events 8 Walk-in Enrollment Counseling; are open to the general public as well as 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. Also 23 A Conversation with Sophie Lewis; to members of the University. For build- January 15, 22, 29. noon. ing locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see 14 Master of Liberal Arts Virtual 27 WXPN Live at the Writers House; www.facilities.upenn.edu or the Univer- Information Session; 5 p.m.; register: 7 p.m. sity’s website, www.upenn.edu A phone https://tinyurl.com/s7b7cj2 29 Breaking Through; Peter BD and number normally means tickets, reserva- 16 Public Policy in Practice with Rachel James, poets; 6 p.m. tions or registration required. Paul Levy; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Auditorium, 30 Mind of Winter; 5 p.m. Almanac carries an Update with addi- PCPSE; register: https://tinyurl.com/ tions, changes & cancellations if received tmjb6he Penn Bookstore by Monday at noon for the following 22 Master of Chemical Sciences Info: https://tinyurl.com/pennbookstore week’s issue. University members may Virtual Information Session; 5:30 p.m.; 21 Permanent Weight Loss Plan; send notices for the Update or February AT register: https://tinyurl.com/w4cqdal Janice Asher, OB/GYN; 6 p.m. PENN calendar. Organizational Dynamics On- 22 Glory: A Life Among Legends; Events on this calendar are subject to Campus Information Session; 6 p.m.; change. More information can be found register: https://tinyurl.com/sc7fop7 Glory Van Scott, educator, actor and An image of a snowflake under transmitted light by Caleb Foster will be dancer; 5:30 p.m. Also see MLK on the sponsoring department’s website. featured in the Nikon Small World exhibit at Wistar Institute. See Exhibits. Commemorative Symposium. Sponsors are listed in parentheses.

12/17/19 TALKS TALKS TALKS 2 Holistic Creativity Workshop; 15 Macrophages, Lymphatics, and Kranzusch, Harvard; noon; Austrian Michelle Rothwell, The Urgent Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in IBD; Auditorium, CRB (PSOM). Imperative exhibit artist; 6:30 p.m.; Gwendalyn Randolph, Washington Univ. Shaping Science: Organizations, Venture Cafe, 3675 Market St. (EKG). in St. Louis; noon; CRB (PSOM). Decisions, and Culture on NASA’s Teams; Mahoney Institute for Janet Vertesi, Princeton; noon; rm. 150, 3 Genetics Friday Research Talks; McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). Peng Hui and Priya Sivaramakrishnan, Neurosciences Seminar; Adam Marblestone, MIT; 4 p.m.; rm. 140, John Physics and Astronomy genetics; 12:30 p.m.; Austrian Colloquium; Amy Nicholson, UNC; Auditorium, CRB (Genetics, PSOM). Morgan Bldg. (MINS). 2020 MLK Lecture; Angela 4 p.m.; rm. A8, DRL (Physics & 6 Discovering New Antigens in Davis, activist, and Gina Dent, UC Astronomy). Membranous Nephropathy; Sanjeev Santa Cruz, in conversation with Margo Year of Brain Science Technology; Sethi, Mayo Clinic; noon; CRB Natalie Crawford, English; 5:30 p.m.; Blake Richards, Univ. of Toronto; 4 p.m.; (Pathology & Laboratory Medicine). Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center; rm. 140, John Morgan Bldg. (MINS). Genomic Studies in Africa: register: mlklecture2020.eventbrite. Forms of Engagement; Meejin Implications for Human Origins and com (Annenberg, Center for Africana Yoon, Cornell, and Eric Howler, Harvard; Disease; Sarah Tishkoff, genetics and Studies). Also see MLK Commemorative 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall biology; noon; Class of ’62 Auditorium, Symposium. (Architecture). John Morgan Bldg. (PSOM). 16 The Prospect of Exciton Band 23 Invited Speaker Seminar Series; Is Mechanotransduction a One-Way Shape Engineering in Organic Materials: Erinn Rankin, Stanford; noon; rm. 8-146, Street? Transcriptional Feedback Control Perylene Diimide-Based Hj- and hJ- Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology). of the Cytoskeleton; Joel Boerckel, We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. will take place Aggregates; Frank Spano, Temple Univ.; Turkey’s Television Dramas and on January 17 in Zellerbach Theater at Annenberg Center. See On Stage. PSOM; 2 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, 1 p.m.; Lynch Hall, Chemistry Complex Authoritarianism from Below: Nationalist CRB (PSOM). (Chemistry). Imaginaries, Cynical Ideologies and 8 Epigenetic Regulation of Repetitive Exposome Medicine: Facing the Precarious Bodies; Ergin Bulut, Koç TALKS TALKS Elements in Ovarian Cancer; Katherine Challenge; Dean Jones, Emory Univ.; 3 University; noon; sixth floor, ASC (ASC). Chiappinelli, George Washington Univ.; p.m.; rm. 10-100, Smilow (CEET). Emulsions by Design; Jasna Brujic, 28 A Trial of Testimony: Transgender Chiocca, Harvard; noon; rm. 8-146, noon; BRB (CRRWH). Artist Talk and Reception; Michelle NYU; 1 p.m.; Lynch Hall, Chemistry Militancy and the Allegation of Gender Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology). Great Catastrophes in Earth Rothwell, The Urgent Imperative exhibit Complex (Chemistry). Betrayal in Mexico’s Zapatista Army of Spectroscopic Probes of Plasmon- History; Pater Dodson, earth and artist; 5 p.m.; Venture Cafe, 3675 Market Physical Chemistry Seminar; Jasna National Liberation (EZLN); Rob Franco, Driven Chemical Reactions; Renee environmental science; 6 p.m.; Harrison St. (EKG). Brujic, NYU; 1 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Penn Predoctoral Fellow for Excellence Frontiera, Univ. of Minnesota; 1 p.m.; Auditorium, Penn Museum; $10, $7/ Making Magic: Frankenthaler on Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry). in Diversity; noon; rm. 345, Fisher- Lynch Hall, Chemistry Complex members (Penn Museum). Paper; Ruth E. Fine, National Gallery of TBA; Shannon Mattern, New Bennett Hall (Alice Paul Center). (Chemistry). Radiation and Imaging; Michael Art; 6 p.m.; Arthur Ross Gallery (ARG). School; 6 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Ribosome Structure; Christine TBD; Andrew Hoffman, Penn 9 Hall (History of Art). Soulen, radiology; noon; rm. 8-146AB, 17 Culture, Ethnography and Dunham, Emory Univ.; 3 p.m.; Vet; 4 p.m.; rm. 11-146, Smilow Center Smilow Center (Radiation Oncology). Interaction; TBA; noon; rm. 367, McNeil 24 Education & Inequality Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Bldg. (Penn-CHOP Lung Biology Institute). (Chemistry). Community Conversations; Justin Kadesch Prize Presentations; Bldg. (Sociology). Workshop; Amy Hsin, CUNY, Queens 10 GCB Chalk Talks; Greg Chen, College; noon; rm. 367, McNeil Bldg. Sachs Lecture in Contemporary McDaniel, religious studies; 5:30 p.m.; Camille Syrett and Enrique Lin Shao, Art; Jill Magid, artist, writer, filmmaker; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall (Weingarten recently completed Penn PhD candidates GCB; 2 p.m.; Class of ’62 Auditorium, (Sociology). John Morgan Bldg. (GCB). MindCORE Seminar; Greg Corder, 4:30 p.m.; ICA; register: https://tinyurl. Center). and award winners; 12:30 p.m.; Austrian com/JillMagid (ICA). Auditorium, CRB (Genetics). Bullets, Books, and Brotherhood: psychiatry; noon; rm. 111, Levin Bldg. 31 Can the New Localism Advance 21 (mindCORE). CRRWH/CEET Seminar; Patrick Shared Prosperity?; various speakers; Distinguishing the HPV- Grief and Recovery in an Urban All-Boys 29 13 High School After Three Fatal Shootings Genetics Friday Research Talks; Allard, UCLA; noon; BRB (CRRWH and noon; Kleinman Forum, Fisher Fine Arts; Related Oropharyngeal Cancers with Meridith Toth and Arslan Zaidi, genetics; CEET). register: https://tinyurl.com/undxg5v High Lethal Potential; Devraj Basu, of Friends; Nora Gross, sociology; 9 a.m.; rm. 367, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). 12:30 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB Penn Sociology Colloquium Series; (Penn IUR). otorhinolaryngology; noon; CRB (Genetics, PSOM). Maria Abascal, Columbia; noon; rm. 150, Tearing Up and Tidying Up: (PSOM). This is Politics: Exploring the Consequences of Heritage Protection in From State Resource Allocation to McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). Gender, Class, and Children’s Domestic Assembly of an Actin Polymerizing a “Low-Level Equilibrium Trap”: Re- Towards a Mechanistic Work; Peter Harvey, sociology; noon; rm. Machine: the WASH—Dynactin—Arp2/3 Tihosuco, Quintana Roo, Mexico; Kasey Diserns Morgan, PhD candidate; noon; Evaluation of Economic Performance Understanding of Environmental 367, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). Supercomplex; Alexis Gautreau, École of Mao’s China, 1949-1978; Kent Deng, Transgenerational Inheritance; Patrick Queer Bauhaus; Elizabeth Otto, Polytechnique; 2 p.m.; CRB (PSOM). rm. 473, McNeil Bldg. (Anthropology). Imaging Across Scales: Visualizing London School of Economics; 2 p.m.; Allard, UCLA; noon; BRB (CRRWH and Buffalo; noon; rm. 345, Fisher-Bennett 14 Mini-Enzymes for Hydrogen Tissue to Subcellular Mechanobiology rm. 205, College Hall (History). CEET). Hall (Alice Paul Center). Production and Small Molecule in Cartilage Health and Disease; Corey 27 What Makes Some Youth Aggressive Mahoney Institute for MindCORE Seminar; Andrea Activation; Kara Bren, Univ. of Neu, Univ. of Colorado Boulder; 1:30 and Violent and What Can We Do About Neurosciences Seminar; Melissa Warden, Beltrama and Rista Plate; mindCORE; Rochester; 1 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB (CMD It?; Paul Frick, LSU; 3:30 p.m.; Levin Cornell; 4 p.m.; rm. 140, John Morgan noon; rm. 111, Levin Bldg. (mindCORE). Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry). and IRM). Auditorium, Levin Bldg. (Psychology). Bldg. (MINS). Genetics Friday Research Talks; Biological Chemistry Seminar; Nucleic Acid Regulation; Leemor Control Speaker Seminar Series; The Genealogical Prison: Kinship Caleb Radens and Jing Luan, genetics; George Burslem, biochemistry and Joshua-Tor, Cold Spring Harbor; 3 p.m.; Kara Keeling, Chicago; 4 p.m.; rm. 500, as a Historical Problem; Shahzid Bashir, 12:30 p.m.; Austrian Auditorium, CRB biophysics; 3 p.m.; Lynch Lecture Hall, Lynch Lecture Hall, Chemistry Bldg. ASC (ASC). Brown, and Jamal Elias, religious studies; (Genetics, PSOM). Chemistry Bldg. (Chemistry). (Chemistry). The Third Roman Revolt: 5 p.m.; Widener Auditorium, Penn GCB Chalk Talks; Alex Lee and Diffusion Microimaging in Imagining Judea in Revolutionary Museum (Wolf Humanities Center). David Lee, GCB; 2 p.m.; Class of ’62 Preclinical Models; Hasan Ayaz, Drexel; 22 cGAS-like Enzymes in Immunity Auditorium, John Morgan Bldg. (GCB). and Host-Microbiome Signaling; Philip Russia; Andrew Sloin, Baruch College- 30 Radiation Oncology Invited 4 p.m.; Class of ’62 Auditorium, John City of New York; 6 p.m.; rm. 209, Speaker Seminar Series; E. Antonio Morgan Bldg. (mindCORE). College Hall (History).

2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Symposium on Social Change: Penn’s Commitment to the Legacy p.m.; Reading Room, Houston Hall; for and sign books. Books will be avail- agenda will also include representatives more info, contact Hong Mei-Li at hong- able for purchase; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Penn from local colleges and universities who [email protected] (Dr. Martin Luther Bookstore (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are members of a newly created Educator King, Jr. Symposium Committee). Symposium Committee). Also see Read- Diversity Consortium, as well as table A Pocketful of Toiletries; volunteers ings and Signings. top discussions on various aspects of will construct a “Making Life Kinder” 23 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Inter- “how to” get involved; 5:30 p.m.; loca- bag and fill it with personal toiletries faith Commemoration and Conversation tion TBA; registration encourged, visit that will be donated to area shelters for in Social Justice; with words, song and AARC website for updates (Netter Center women; 10 a.m.-noon; Bodek Lounge, the presentation of the MLK awards, the for Community Partnerships, Penn’s Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. annual Interfaith program emphasizes African-American Resource Center, and Symposium Committee). common humanity and acknowledges Philadelphia Higher Education Network So You Want to Go to College?: individuals whose active service exempli- for Neighborhood Development). College Admission Process Workshop; fies Dr. King’s vision. This year’s guest 29 Common Ground: Dismantling this workshop will help you better under- speakers will be Tony Campolo, associate Oppression Olympics; using prominent stand college admissions and financial pastor, Mount Carmel Baptist Church, & historical figures like Bayard Rustin, aid. There will also be a mini college fair; theologian and social activist Ron Sider. Lorraine Hansberry, James Baldwin, and 12:30-3:30 p.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston The program will include the presentation Pauli Murray, there will be reflection on Hall; for more info and to register, of the annual MLK Community Involve- the intersections of these two social jus- The 2020 MLK Lecture on January 15 at Annenberg Center will feature educator contact Valerie Allen at (215) 898-0107 and political activist Angela Davis as well as Gina Dent, associate professor ment Awards; 6-8 p.m.; Bodek Lounge, tice movements and attempts to disrupt or visit https://tinyurl.com/y6st3cdq (Dr. Houston Hall (Dr. Martin Luther King, the dominating narrative that oppression of feminist studies, history of consciousness, and legal studies at University of Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium California, Santa Cruz. Jr. Symposium Committee, Office of the among these communities should be Committee). Chaplain, Office of the President). compared. Organizers instead hope to Penn Vet Free Dog and Cat Vac- The Unity-Brother Robb Carter, expand on how these communities can MLK Commemorative Symposium Events Calendar cination Clinic; Penn Vet will answer Dr. 24 continue to work together to promote See January 2020 MLK calendar at www.upenn.edu/aarc/mlk/calendar_mlk.htm King’s call to serve and make a differ- Kitsi Watterson, and Dominic Cartwright Presents: A Beloved Community Concert; freedom, justice, and equality for all for the latest information or call the African American Resource Center (AARC) at ence in the lives of our city’s animals and people; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; LGBT Center (215) 898-0104. their owners. Free vaccinations and ex- come and experience their music and spoken word with a call to action for (Center for AIDS Research, LGBT Cen- These events are free and open to the Penn community and general public. aminations will be available by appoint- ter, African-American Resource Center). ment only for approximately 200 dogs social justice honoring Dr. Martin Luther and cats. To schedule an appointment, King, Jr. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; 7 p.m.; 30 From King to Kendrick; Dr. Martin 15 2020 MLK Lecture; Angela Davis, January 23 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. (African- Luther King, Jr.—spirited, unrelenting and activist, and Gina Dent, UC Santa Cruz; Symposium Committee). pet owners should call (215) 898-4680 mornings between 8 and 10 am, begin- American Resource Center). inspiring, and Kendrick Lamar—socially 5:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Helping Hands at Houston Hall; conscious and unapologetic. Do these two Center; register: mlklecture2020. volunteers will create gifts that will be ning Thursday, January 2. There is a two 28 Penn Nursing’s Annual Com- pet per household limit. For additional memoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, influencers vibe on philosophy? Program eventbrite.com (Annenberg, Center for donated to those in need in the West will open with a Black Jeopardy game Africana Studies). Also see Talks. Philadelphia area; 10-11:30 a.m.; Read- questions regarding the clinic, please Jr.—The Black Angels: A Nurse’s Story; call (215) 898-2210; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Penn a film screening and panel discussion in and food; 5:30-7:30 p.m.; location TBA ing Room, Houston Hall (Dr. Martin (African-American Resource Center). 20 Day of Service Breakfast; the Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee). Vet’s Ryan Hospital, 3900 Spruce St. honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Day of Service events begin with the Penn Reads Literacy Project; to (Penn School of Veterinary Medicine). as part of the ongoing celebration of the 31 Jazz for King; the annual jazz and annual breakfast with guest speaker promote literacy for Philadelphia youth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Year of the Nurse & Midwife, Penn Nurs- spoken word event. Enjoy the sweet Solomon Jones of WURD RADIO volunteers will create audio books using Candlelight Vigil; walkers will join the ing proudly presents the mini-documenta- sounds of “Reference Point” featuring 900AM/96.1FM. Doors open at 8 a.m., smart phones or digital recorders. Bring a Distinguished Gentlemen of Alpha Phi ry Black Angels. This documentary pays Glenn Bryan and M.C. Diane Leslie. The breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.; 8:30- multi-cultural children’s level book (pre- Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Mighty Psi Chapter homage to the journey of those African theme for this year is Harlem Nights so 10:30 a.m.; Hall of Flags, Houston Hall; K to 2nd grade; short and easy to read); for the Annual Candlelight Vigil. The American nurses who traveled mostly come dressed for the roaring 20s!; 6-9 register: https://tinyurl.com/y8ctbdoq 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Weigle Information vigil will begin at the Irvine Auditorium from the south to address the national p.m.; Inn at Penn (African-American (BGAPSA; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons, Van Pelt Library; for more and proceed with songs and quotes from shortage of nursing, particularly caring Resource Center). Symposium Committee). info, contact Marguerite Miller: (215) Dr. King during the walk through campus for tuberculosis patients, even if it cost Community Beautification Projects; 898-5274 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and end at the Du Bois College House; them their own lives. 2020 is the Year volunteers will work on service projects Symposium Committee). 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.; registration required of the Nurse & Midwife; 4-5:30 p.m.; at the following sites: S. Weir Mitch- Class of ’80/Sayre Mentoring Pro- https://tinyurl.com/yconbfu8 (Alpha Phi Steinhardt Hall, Hillel (School of Nurs- ell Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, gram; members of the Class of ’80 and Alpha, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sym- ing, Office of Diversity & Inclusion). Antioch Home School Center, and Laura Sayre High School students will make posium Committee). MLK Hallmark Program: Com- Sims Skate House. Dress for cleaning art projects and no-sew pillows that will 21 Rosary for Peace and Mass in munities Partnering with Colleges and painting. Light refreshments will be be donated to local hospitals and senior and Universities to Increase Diversity; provided. Meet at 9:45 a.m. in the main Celebration of the Life and Legacy of the centers; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Hall of Flags Rev’d Martin Luther King, Jr.; it begins highlighting efforts to increase teacher lobby of Houston Hall for transportation (2nd Floor Balcony), Houston Hall; for diversity and how community members to locations; 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; registration with a group rosary with intention for more info, contact Isabel Sampson-Mapp: peace in the world. Celebrate a mass with can partner with these initiatives. The required for each site, check AARC web- [email protected] (Dr. Martin Luther site for updates (Dr. Martin Luther King, the propers of the Feast Day of Martin King, Jr. Symposium Committee). Luther King, Jr.; 11:45 a.m-12:45 p.m.; Jr. Symposium Committee). Career Wardrobe Clothing Drive; Children’s Banner Painting; chil- St. Mary’s, The Episcopal Church at Penn members of the Association of Alum- (St. Mary’s at Penn, University Lutheran, dren of all ages will paint commemora- nae will collect professional attire to be tive banners and listen to stories about The Episcopal Church at Penn). donated to Career Wardrobe for women/ Dr. King’s life. Children must be accom- men reentering the workplace. Donations 22 Glory: Life Among the Legends; panied by an adult; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; must be gently worn and clean. Prefer- hear world-renowned dancer and director January Class of ’49 Auditorium, Houston Hall; able: dresses, suits, pants, blouses, shirts, Glory Van Scott’s escapades among fa- completed banners will be displayed at blazers, ties and dress shoes; 10 a.m.-2 mous civil rights leaders and Hollywood the MLK Interfaith program to be held on greats. 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