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Wherever these symbols appear, more images or audio/video clips are available on our website, www.upenn.edu/almanac www.icaphila.org ACADEMIC CALENDAR International House: hours vary; 2 Course Selection Period Ends. info.: http://ihousephilly.org/ Morris Arboretum: Mon.-Fri., 10 20 Drop Period Ends. a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; www.morrisarboretum.org CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES for prices: Penn Museum: $12/adults; $10/ Spectacular finds from the Precolumbian cemetery of 7 All Around This World: Malian seniors (65+); $8/children (6-17); free/ Sitio Conte in central Panama, such as this embossed Drumming with Ira Bond; interactive members, PennCard holders and children gold plaque (above) from ca. 700-900 CE, help to cultural workshops for families and kids; under 5; Tues.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; first Traditional music by the Women’s Sekere Ensemble (above), as well comprise the Penn Museum’s newest exhibition, 2 p.m.; International House; $5 (I-House). Wed. each month, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; as dance performances, storytelling, arts and crafts and more are Beneath the Surface: Life, Death, and Gold in Ancient www.penn.museum Black Grace; experience the among the highlights of the Penn Museum’s Annual Celebration of Panama, opening February 7 and running through 13 Slought: free; Thurs.-Sat., 1-6 p.m.; African Cultures on February 28. See Special Events. rhythms, songs and powerful energy of www.slought.org November 1. See Exhibits. New Zealand; 10:30 a.m.; Zellerbach Van Pelt-Dietrich Library: free/ID Theatre; info. & tickets: edwardme@ required; for hours, see http://events. ac.upenn.edu (Annenberg Center). library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi Kamin Gallery, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library. MUSIC SPECIAL EVENT Through March 27. I-House Family Matinees Upcoming Paul Strand—The Mexican Portfolio; 4 Wednesday Lunchtime Concert— $5 (ages 2+), free/IHP members; 2 p.m. Franz Liszt’s Hosanna; Eric and Rae International House 5 Crystal Beings; a group exhibition of 20 images published in 1940 from Photo- Info. & tickets: http://ihousephilly.org/ Tickets: http://ihousephilly.org graphs of Mexico; Arthur Ross Gallery. Ann Anderson on Euphonium and Or- artwork inspired by crystals—whether Wayfaring: Conversations on Travel, 14 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. displayed for aesthetic purposes, used for Through March 29. gan; 12:15 p.m.; St. Mary’s Church (St. 12 White Towers Revisited; a vital mo- Mary’s). Art & Culture; Marshall Allen; moderated 28 The NeverEnding Story. healing powers or examined by scientists, by Anthony Smyrski, Random Embassy crystals have played a key role in ancient ment in the exploration of the American 7 The Apple Hill String Quartet, with Morris Arboretum commercial landscape; Harvey and Irwin special guests Kinan Azmeh and Sally & Megawords; 7 p.m.; $10, $8/students Info. & Register: morrisarboretum.org and modern culture; Esther Klein Gal- & seniors, $5/members. lery; reception: February 5, 5-7:30 p.m. Kroiz Gallery, The Architectural Archives. Pinkas; using music as a means to cross- 8 Tu B’Shevat Family Program; cele- Through March 20. Through April 17. cultural, religious and political divides to 20 15th Annual Lunar New Year Cel- brating the Jewish New Year of the Trees ebration; ring in the Year of the Sheep Beneath the Surface: Life, Death and Let Every Heart Be Filled with Joy; seek truth, humanity and beauty; 7:30 p.m.; with musical performances and seedling 7 history of the Savoy Theatre Company; International House; $15; tickets: http:// with the Lion Dance, musical perfor- activities; 1 p.m.; free w/admission. Gold in Ancient Panama; spectacular mances and food; 6 p.m.; $12, $8/stu- finds at the Pre-Columbian cemetery of Eugene Ormandy Gallery, Otto E. Al- ihousephilly.org/ (I-House). 10 Storytime; an engaging reading ses- brecht Music Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich dents & seniors, $5/members. Sitio Conte in central Panama shed light Library. Through late 2016. Annenberg Center sion; 10:30 a.m.; registration required; on a mysterious and complex society that Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org Penn Museum free w/admission. Also February 24. Ongoing thrived there more than 1,000 years ago; An Evening with Branford Marsalis; Info. & Tickets: www.penn.museum/ ‘Witchhazel’ is Your Favorite?; chil- February 7 Audubon’s Birds of America; a new 5 14 Penn Museum; opening: , 11 page every Wednesday; 1st fl., Van Pelt- Grammy award-winning saxophonist and 18 P.M. @ Penn Museum: R-Rated Ro- dren may create a Witchhazel-themed- a.m.-4 p.m. Through November 1. Tony award nominee leads his quartet; mans; stay in the Valentine’s Day spirit with craft; 1 p.m.; free w/admission. Dietrich Library. 14 Lux ex Tenebris; photography by IHP: The First 100 Years; archival 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; tickets: this foray into ancient Roman romance. Peanut Butter and Jams Alexis Lerro. She found her niche in the documents; International House. $30-75. Guests learn about some lusty customs of Tickets: http://worldcafelive.com study of botanical elements, patterned John Cage: How to Get Started; 21 Hugh Masekela & Vusi Mahlasela: civilizations in antiquity during a humorous Doors open: 11 a.m. Shows begin: 11:30 a.m. close ups and glowing fixtures; Burrison interactive installation of rarely heard 20 Years of Freedom; South African free- talk by Brian Rose, Mediterranean Sec- tion; 6-9:30 p.m.; $20, $15/members and Stevesongs; $10. Gallery; reception: February 16, 5-7 p.m. performance; Slought. dom songs as well as many of their indi- 15 Through March 20. PennCard holders. 28 Baby Loves Disco; 11 a.m.; $15. Human Evolution: The First 200 vidual hits; 8 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre; 26 Cold War, Hot Peace; works from Million Years; Hover Gallery, 2nd fl., tickets: $30-75. 28 World Culture Series: Celebration of Penn Museum the Real DMZ Project, exploring the Penn Museum. African Cultures; featuring drum and Info.: www.penn.museum inner-Korean border areas; Slought. Native American Voices: The Peo- Music Department dance workshops, storytelling, crafts, Info.: www.sas.upenn.edu/music/ 8 Second Sunday Family Workshop— Through April 12. ple—Here and Now; Penn Museum. games, cuisine, art and artifacts; 11 a.m.- Chinese Dragon Puppet; craft a puppet Sacred Spaces: The Photography of 13 Ensemble Epomeo; 8 p.m.; Rose 4 p.m.; free w/admission. Institute of Contemporary Art Ahmet Ertug Recital Hall, Fisher-Bennett Hall; free in honor of the Chinese New Year and an Info.: www.icaphila.org ; Penn Museum. animal-themed tour of the China Gallery; The History of Nursing as Seen and open to the public. On February 5, 1-4 p.m.; Pepper Hall; free w/admission. 4 Winter 2015 Exhibitions Opening; 6 Through the Lens of Art; Carol Ware 21 Penn Symphony Orchestra; Thomas NEA Jazz Mas- p.m.; Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA). Lobby, Claire Fagin Hall. Hong, music director; 8 p.m.; Irvine ter, Grammy® 18 Homeschool Day; homeschool stu- Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abu- dents can explore the galleries and the Penn Museum Guided Tours Auditorium; $5, free w/PennCard award-winning Rahme: The Incidental Insurgents; taking (SAS;SAC). saxophonist artifact lab at their own pace or can take the contemporary moment in Palestine as Tours begin at 1:30 p.m., Warden Garden. a guided tour of the Egyptian and Roman World Cafe Live and Tony® a starting point, New York and Ramallah- 21 Egyptian Galleries Tour. award nomi- Galleries; 10 a.m.; $12 per child; register: based artists address the eclipsing of Performances daily. For a complete list- (215) 746-6774. ing, see: http://philly.worldcafelive.com/ nee Branford political radicality and the search for a FILMS Marsalis will new political imaginary in the first US perform at An- CONFERENCES presentation of their installation. Through 4 History Mystery Movie Night—The ON STAGE Mummy (1999); Egyptian artifacts, pizza nenberg Center. March 22. Photo credit Pamela Kolansky Marsalis leads 13 Mario Luzi 1914-2014: the Man Open Video Call 2014/15; ICA pres- and drinks; 5:30 p.m.; Penn Museum The Heidi Chronicles; Wendy Wasser- and the Verbum; all day; Kislak Cen- 19 his quartet with ents new works on video by Philadelphia- (Museum). stein, author; Rosemary Malague, director; the charisma and ter, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; free. area filmmakers annually in the Ramp 7 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; Annenberg Through February 14. (Italian Studies). International House (I-House) intensity of a liv- Space as part of OVC; Scott Cooper, 7 p.m.; tickets: $9, $7/students, seniors, Center; $8, $6/PennCard. Through Febru- ing jazz legend. 19 Paint over Print: Hand-Colored Jason Hsu, Michelle Macinsky, Yue Na- free/members unless noted; ary 21 (Theatre Arts Program). See Music. Books and Maps of the Early Modern kayama, Jen Nugent & Jorge Galvan, http://ihousephilly.org/ Annenberg Center Period; 9 a.m.-5:15 p.m.; Kislak Center, Zach Tron and Amanda Wagner. Through On February 21, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; register: http:// March 22. 5 Burroughs: The Movie. Tickets: www.annenbergcenter.org Ghostbusters I & Ghostbusters II. Ursula Rucker: My Father’s Daugh- Hugh Masekela tinyurl.com/lkfopbz Through February 20, Traces in the Dark; Deanna Bowen, 6 6 & Vusi Mahlasela 9 a.m.-7 p.m. (Penn Libraries). Harold Mendez and Gregory Sholette 11 An Evening with Chris Emmanoui- ter; 8 p.m.; Harold Prince Theatre; tickets: $20-30. Also February 7. will perform 27 Italian Through Music: A Peda- think through the ways we engage with lides: Archive. 20 Years of gogical Seminar; noon-4 p.m.; rm. 543, the margins of recorded history. Through 13 A David Cronenberg Triple Feature: 12 Black Grace; 7:30 p.m.; Zellerbach Freedom. Two Williams Hall; $50; register: http:// March 22. Scanners, The Dead Zone & Naked Theatre; tickets: $20-60. Also February 13, of South Africa’s tinyurl.com/n6xbu2u (Italian Studies). Barbara Kasten: Stages; spanning her Lunch; 7:30 p.m.; $20, $15/members. 8 p.m., February 14, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. true freedom nearly five-decade engagement with ab- 14 Marketa Lazarova; Czech & German. 13 Insights: Black Grace; with artistic fighters and straction, light and architectonic form, this director and choreographer Neil Ieremia; EXHIBITS PHS Philadelphia Flower Show Film renowned musi- exhibition situates her practice within cur- 18 10 p.m.; Zellerbach Theatre. Artists Photo courtesy Opus 3 cal icons come Admission Donations and Hours rent conversations around sculpture and Competition Finalist Screening. Arthur Ross Gallery, Fisher Fine together to honor photography. Through August 16. 19 Muri Romani. READINGS & SIGNINGS their homeland’s Arts Library: free; Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.- Now 5 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-5 p.m.; 21 Landscape Suicide; 5 p.m. 20th anniversary Images of Mongolia; photographs by Step Across the Border; 8 p.m. Kelly Writer’s House of democracy. www.arthurrossgallery.org/ All events located in the Arts Café. Jerry Porter; Burrison Gallery. Through Right On!; $10, $ 8/students, $5/Reel- Trumpeter Hugh Brodsky Gallery: Kelly Writers House; February 13. 24 Info.: www.writing.upenn.edu/wh free; Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m-10:30 p.m.; Fri. 10 back, IHP members. Masekela blends Stories, Cities, Makeshift Structures; RSVP.: [email protected] his native South a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. noon-11 p.m.; Sun. 6-11 p.m. films by Shelly Silver; Slought.Through 26 Golden Slumbers. Poetry Reading by Daniel Levin Burrison Gallery: University Club at 3 African roots February 20. 27 Lives of Performers; free; Becker; 6 p.m. with pop and Penn: free; Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; The Great Emancipator and the RSVP: www.ticketfly.com/purchase/ Sat.-Sun., 7 a.m.-1 p.m.; www.upenn.edu/ 4 Emily Nussbaum: Writing about TV; jazz and Vusi Great Central Fair; Goldstein Family event/744133 6 p.m. Mahlasela is universityclub/burrison.shtml Gallery, Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Charles Addams Fine Arts Gallery: Penn Humanities Forum 5 Sensible Nonsense; 6 p.m. celebrated for Library. Through February 27. Info.: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/ poetic, optimistic free; Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. It’s a Small, Small World; Nikon 9 Graduate Student Poets; 6 p.m. Esther Klein Gallery lyrics sung in his : free; Mon.- Small World Exhibit—offers view from 4 New Black Cinematography: Films Poetry by Bill Berkson; hosted by Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. of Bradford Young—Pariah 10 distinct, powerful above and within; Wistar Institute. ; 7 p.m.; In- Charles Bernstein; 7 p.m. voice. See Music. Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): Through March 6. ternational House; register: http://tinyurl. Should you get an MFA?; noon. Artists Photo courtesy Opus 3 free; Wed., 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thurs. and The School of Atha: Collaboration in com/mow53vh 11 Fri., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. and Sun., 11 The Bookternet: Rachel Fershleiser the Making of Children’s Books; celebrat- 8 Second Sunday Film Series—Local and Maris Kreizman; 6 p.m. a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mon. and Tues.; ing the life and work of Atha Tehon; Color: China; Silt Dancers of Long Bow Image courtesy of The Penn Libraries Village & Guomen: A Village Wedding; 2 12 7-up on Rush; 6 p.m. p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/admission. 16 A Reading by Anne Waldman; KWH Fellows Program; 6:30 p.m.; RSVP. 3910 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor MEETINGS 17 A Conversation with Anne Waldman; 10 a.m.; RSVP. Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 (215) 898-5274 or 5275 FAX (215) 898-9137 10 WPPSA General Membership Meet- Feminism/s; 6 p.m. ing; open to non-exempt, non-union Penn 18 E-mail: [email protected] employees; 12:30 p.m.; Class of ’47 19 Language Matters; 5 p.m. URL: www.upenn.edu/almanac LIVE at the Writers House; 6 p.m. Room, Houston Hall. 23 Unless otherwise noted, all events 13 PPSA Board Meeting; open to any Penn Bookstore are open to the general public as well as monthly-paid staff member; 11 a.m.; 6 p.m. unless noted; All in the Events Room. to members of the University. For build- Classroom 2, Penn Museum; RSVP: The Teenage Brain; Frances Jensen. [email protected] 5 ing locations, call (215) 898-5000, or see 10 Digital Rebellion: The Birth of the www.facilities.upenn.edu or the Univer- 18 University Council Meeting; 4 p.m.; Cyber Left; Todd Wolfson. sity’s website, www.upenn.edu. A phone Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall; RSVP: [email protected] 17 Boxing in Philadelphia: Tales of number normally means tickets, reserva- Struggle and Survival; Gabe Oppenheim. tions or registration required. 26 Trustees Full Board Meeting; 8:30- Almanac carries an Update with addi- 10 a.m. Local, National & Global En- 18 Unbreakable Bonds; Kevin Ferris. gagement Committee; 10:15-11:45 a.m. 19 Opportunities & Challenges at His- tions, changes & cancellations if received Facilities & Campus Planning Commit- torically Black College and Universities; by Monday at noon for the following tee; 2-3:45 p.m. Student Life Committee; Marybeth Gasman; 4 p.m. week’s issue. University members may 4-5:30 p.m. Academic Policy Committee Gaming at the Edge: Sexuality and send notices for the Update or March AT & Budget & Finance Committee; Inn at Gender at the Margins of Gamer Cul- PENN calendar. The Great Emancipator and the Great Central Fair is on display at the Goldstein Penn. Through February 27, 11:30-12:30 ture; Adrienne Shaw. Events on this calendar are subject to Family Gallery, Kislak Center, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library through February 27. p.m., Stated Meeting of the Trustees; 25 Performing Under Pressure; Hend- change. More information can be found A flag (above) from Lincoln and Hamlin’s 1860 presidential campaign will be on RSVP: (215) 898-7005. rie Weisinger. on the sponsoring department’s website. view in the exhibition. See Exhibits. 26 Vitamania; Catherine Price. Sponsors are listed in parentheses.

1/27/15 TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS TALKS 1 Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus 5 Scribbles, Script and Scripture: racy: Media Control and Resistance in Bullying and New Media; C.J. Pascoe, 25 Sociology Talk; Nilda Flores-Gon- and James; Jodi Magness, UNC Chapel Becoming Literate in Early Modern China, Russia and Turkey; Jaclyn Kerr, University of Oregon; noon; rm. 103, zalez, University of Illinois at Chicago; Hill; 2 p.m.; Penn Museum; free w/ad- North India; Tyler Williams, South Asia Georgetown; Maria Repnikova, 2014- McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). noon; rm. 103, McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). mission (Museum; Archaeological Insti- studies; 11:45 a.m.; Class of ’55 Room, 2015 PARGC Postdoctoral Fellow; Bilge Cybersecurity and US-China Rela- What’s New in Neurolaw; David tute of America). Van Pelt-Dietrich Library (South Asia Yesil, College of Staten Island, City tions; James Mulvenon, Defense Group, Eagleman, Baylor College of Medicine; Inc.; 4:30 p.m.; CSCC Conference Room, 2 A Rightful Share: Beyond Gift and Center). University of New York; noon; rm. 500, noon; rm. 523, Goddard Labs; RSVP: Brain Development and Public Annenberg School; RSVP: mkrikorian@ Fisher-Bennett Hall (Center for the Study [email protected] (Center for Market in the Politics of Distribution; of Contemporary China). James Ferguson, Stanford; noon; rm. Policy: Translating What We Discover asc.upenn.edu (Annenberg School). Neuroscience & Society). 345, Penn Museum (Anthropology). into What They Do; Pat Levitt, Children’s The Effects of Exercise on Heart 19 The Moral Economy of Poetry in Bud- Italian Madrigals on Tablet: The 2015 Lisa Roberts & David Seltzer Hospital Los Angeles; 4:30 p.m.; rm. Health and Disease; Joseph Libonati, dhist Sri Lanka: The Case of Messenger Marenzio Online Digital Edition IPD Lecture; Richard Saul Wurman 240B, Silverman Hall; RSVP: info@ FAHA; noon; online webinar; register: (sandesa) Poetry; Charles Hallisey, Har- (MODE); Mauro Calcagno, Italian stud- (M.Arch. ’59), TED; 6:30 p.m.; Lower neuroethics.upenn.edu (Center for Neuro- http://tinyurl.com/lj5zrzq (Penn Nursing). vard; 11:45 a.m.; Class of ’55 Room, Van ies; Fabio Finotti, Italian studies; Gi- Gallery, Meyerson Hall; register: http:// science & Society). Violence and the Legacies of Civil Pelt-Dietrich Library (South Asia Center). useppe Gerbino, Columbia; Laurent Pu- tinyurl.com/m4fy84g (PennDesign). How My 1.9 Engineering GPA War; Lotti Silber, City College of New Linguistics Speaker Series; Susan gin, Répertoire International des Sources 3 Documenting the Deal: What is the State Helped Me to Start My Own Tech Com- York; Deborah Yashar, Project on De- Fischer, UC Davies; 3:30 p.m.; Confer- Musicales, Switzerland; 5 p.m.; Class of of the Art and Does It Make Sense?; open pany; PennCard holders; Vasu Kulkarni mocracy and Development; 4:30 p.m.; ence Room, IRCS (Linguistics). 1978 Pavilion, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library to the Penn Law Community; Leo Strine (SEAS ‘08), Krossover; 6 p.m.; rm. Silverstein Forum, Stiteler Hall (Penn Quarantine, the Mediterranean and (Italian Studies). (L’85), Jr., Supreme Court Delaware; Michael M-10, Harnwell College House (College Program for Democracy, Citizenship and the British Public, 1800-1870; Alex 26 Financial Literacy and Financial Wachter, Institute for Law and Economics; Hall Computing). Constitutionalism). Chase-Levenson, Princeton; 4:30 p.m.; Decision-Making; Olivia Mitchell, Whar- David Katz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; The Annual Ian L. McHarg Lecture; My Father’s Bones; play reading and rm. 209, College Hall (History). ton; noon; Hourglass Room, University Stephen Kotran, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP; Laurie Olin, landscape architect; 6 p.m.; panel discussion; Susan Shown Harjo & The Challenge of the 21st Century- Club (PASEF). Gregory Varallo, Richards, Layton & Finger; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall (Penn IUR). Mary Kathryn Nagle, native American Setting the Real Bottom Line in the Anthro- Gender Differences in Brain Aging; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman Hall (Insti- 6 MUSA Lunch Series: GIS, Crime writers and activists; 5:30 p.m.; Penn pocene; SAS Dean’s Forum; David Suzuki, Sarah Berga, Wake Forest; 3 p.m.; Audi- tute for Law and Economics). Analysis and Risk Terrain Modeling; Joel Museum (Penn Museum). environmental activist; 4:30 p.m.; Harrison torium, BRB Bldg.; register: (215) 898- Penn Perspectives on East Asia; Caplan, Rutgers; noon; rm. G12, Mey- The Role of Technology in Mobile Auditorium, Penn Museum (SAS). 7801 (Institute on Aging). roundtable with Eugene Park, Fred Dick- erson Hall; register: http://tinyurl.com/ Healthcare; PennCard holders; Carter Poetry that Look at Me; Marina Linguistics Speaker Series; Lisa inson & Arthur Waldron, history; 4:30 mwu8l5g (Penn IUR). Liotta, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Chil- Spada, filmmaker; 5:30 p.m.; rm. 401, Green, The University of Massachusetts p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall (History). Race, Ethnicity and Immigration dren; 6 p.m.; Upper East Lounge, Hill Col- Fisher-Bennett Hall (Italian Studies). Amherst; 3:30 p.m.; Conference Room, Talk Like a Philadelphian; Meredith Talk; Elizabeth Vaquera, University of lege House (College House Computing). Starting a Tech Startup; PennCard IRCS (Linguistics). Tamminga, linguistics; 6 p.m.; World South Florida; 2 p.m.; rm. 169, McNeil Visiting Artist Lecture; Amy Siegel, holders; Brian Wang (C’08), Fitocracy; 6 Species of Sovereignty: Native Cafe Live; RSVP: (215) 898-8721 (Penn Bldg. (Sociology). artist; 6:30 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, p.m.; Heyer Sky Lounge, Harrison Col- Claims—Making and the Early American Lightbulb Cafe). Seeing and Speaking a Roman Monu- ICA (ICA; PennDesign). lege House (College Hall Computing). State in Comparative Perspective; Greg- Barnes Endowed Lecture, Designing Visiting Artist Lecture; Jamal Cyrus, 4 Contradictions in the Commodifica- ment: Text and Image on the Arch of Con- 15 ory Ablavsky, history & Penn Law; 4:30 stantine; Ann Kuttner, history of art & with Plants at Great Dixter with Fergus artist; 6:30 p.m.; Tuttleman Auditorium, p.m.; Stephanie Grauman Wolf Room, tion of Hospital Care (and Other Things); Garrett; Fergus Garrett, Great Dixter; 3 ICA (ICA). Adam Reich, Columbia; noon; rm. 103, religious studies; 3:30 p.m.; The Howard McNeil Center for Early American Stud- and Sharon Rich Seminar Room, Jaffe p.m.; Morris Arboretum; register: (215) 20 Family & Gender Talk; Calvin Zim- ies (History). McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). 247-5777 ext. 156 (Arboretum). New Insights into Proteasome Func- Bldg. (History of Art). merman, PhD candidate; 2 p.m.; rm. 169 Somewhere Between History and Cur- tion: From Destroying Misfolded Proteins 9 PennDesign Architecture Lecture; 16 Building Data Science-Lessons McNeil Bldg. (Sociology). rent Events: Conserving Modern Heritage; to Disease Therapy; Alfred Goldberg, Nanako Umemoto & Jesse Reiser, Reiser Learned from Transitioning Companies 21 Ancient Egypt and the Land of Punt: Susan Macdonald, Getty Conservation Harvard; 3:30 p.m.; Arthur H. Rubenstein + Umemoto, RUR Architecture P.C.; to Data Driven Methodologies; PennCard An Archaeological Perspective; Kathryn Institute; 6 p.m.; rm. B3, Meyerson Hall Auditorium, Smilow Center; register: 6:30 p.m.; Lower Gallery, Meyerson Hall holders; Scott Sokoloff (C’05), TE Con- Bard, Boston University; 3:30 p.m.; Penn (PennDesign). (215) 898-7801 (Institute on Aging). (PennDesign). nectivity; 6:30 p.m.; rm. M30, Rodin Col- Museum; $10, $7/PennCard holders, $5/ Silverstein Photography Lecture; lege House (College Hall Computing). The US and China in the 21st Cen- 11 The Irrepressible Ethics of Psycho- students, free/ARCE-PA members (Mu- James Casebere, artist; 6:30 p.m.; Tuttle- tury; Hon. Kurt Campbell, Former Assis- logical Realism; Kyle Stevens, Brandeis 17 Debating the History Manifesto; Jo seum; ARCE-PA). man Auditorium, ICA (ICA; PennDesign). tant Secretary of State for East Asian and University; noon; rm. 330, Fisher-Bennett Guldi, Brown; David Armitage, Harvard; 23 Centennial Colloquium Series; Al- 27 Current Developments in China’s Pacific Affairs; 6 p.m.; Dhirubhai Ambani Hall (Cinema Studies). 4:30 p.m.; rm. 209, College Hall fredo Gonzales Reubel, Spanish National Elite Politics; Cheng Li, Brookings Auditorium, Jon M. Huntsman Hall (Cen- New Urban Natures: Blue and Green (History). Research Council; noon; rm. 345, Penn Institute; Joseph Fewsmith, Boston Uni- ter for the Study of Contemporary China). for Belgium and Vietnam; Kelly Shannon, Law and Entrepreneurship Lecture- Museum (Anthropology). versity; noon; CSCC Conference Room, PennDesign Architecture Lecture; University of Southern California; 6 p.m.; Private to Public: Acquiring a B Corp; The Donkey Wars: Authority, Satire Fisher-Bennett Hall (Center for the Study Antoine Picon, GSD; 6:30 p.m.; Lower rm. B3, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign). Neil Grimmer, Plum Organics; Ray and Political Imagination in the Cauca- of Contemporary China). Gallery, Meyerson Hall (PennDesign). 12 Bypassing or Manipulating Democ- Liguori, Campbell Soup Company; Leo sus; Bruce Grant, NYU; 6 p.m.; rm. 209, Lung Cancer–State of the Art in Strine (L’85), Jr., Supreme Court Dela- College Hall (History). 2015; Sunil Singhal, thoracic surgery; FITNESS & LEARNING ware; 4:30 p.m.; rm. 245A, Silverman 24 The Itinerant Entrepreneur: How I noon; Donner Auditorium, Donner Bldg. Hall (Institute for Law and Economics). Leveraged a Career in IT to Travel the (Physics & Astronomy). Aerobic Cardio Fitness; 5:30 p.m.; Introduction to Mindfulness; free. A Story of the Southern Ocean; Irina World and Pursue My Dreams Bill Clinton and the Politics of Bank 23 Marinov, earth & environmental science; 6 ; PennCard Parrish Hall, St. Agatha’s and St. James 27 Retirement Plan Brown Bag; free. holders; Ed Zawadzki (C’05), ATIV soft- Deregulation; Mark Rose, Florida Atlan- Church (enter at back door); first class p.m.; World Cafe Live (Penn Science Cafe). ware; 6 p.m.; Greenhouse, Gregory Col- tic University; 2 p.m.; rm. 209, College free, $8/class, $5/students; info.: (267) Van Pelt-Dietrich Library 18 Tweeting Inequality: Homophobias, lege House (College House Computing). Hall (History). 251-3842. Every Tuesday and Register: http://guides.library.upenn.edu/ Thursday. 2 Zotero; 6 p.m.; rm. 114, Goldstein Elec- Russian Tea; Russian conversation; tronic Classroom. Also February 9, 16, 23. New Exhibits at the Institute of Comtemporary Art

1-2:30 p.m.; Cafe Lounge, Williams Hall. Image courtesy of the artist Ruby on Rails Tutorial Group; 3 Image courtesy of the artist Every Wednesday. p.m.; rm. 623, Vitale Media Lab II. Also Penn Knitters; noon; Living Room, February 9, rm. 626, Vitale Media Lab II, Penn Women’s Center. Every Thursday. February 16, rm. 630, Vitale Media Lab Winter Wellness Walks; 10:30 a.m.; II, February 23, rm. 633, Vitale Media Morris Arboretum; free w/admission. Lab II. Every Saturday through March 29. 3 WORD LAB; 1:30 p.m.; rm. 624, 12 Penn IUR Urban Doctoral Poster Vitale Media Lab II. Also February 10, Session and Penn IUR Faculty Fellow rm. 627, Vitale Media Lab II, February Reception; faculty and doctoral student 17, rm. 631, Vitale Media Lab II, Febru- panel discussion; 4 p.m.; rm. G12, Mey- ary 24, rm. 634, Vitale Media Lab II. erson Hall; invitation only; interested PhD students email [email protected] Canvas Office Hours; 10 a.m.; rm. (Penn IUR). 128, Weigle Information Commons. Also February 24. 20 Tutorial on Computer Graphics and Visualization; Norman Badler, computer 4 Bloomberg 101; 3:30 p.m.; rm. 245, and information science; 1-4 p.m.; Rain- Yablon Financial Resources Lab, Lippincott ey Auditorium, Penn Museum; faculty, Library. Also February 11, rm. 244; Febru- staff, postdocs, grad students register by ary 18, rm. 243, February 25, rm. 242. February 10: www.cg.cis.upenn.edu/vidi/ Early Books Collective; 3 p.m.; rm. events.html (ViDi). 625, Vitale Media Lab II. Also February 11, rm. 629, Vitale Media Lab II; February Class of 1923 Arena 18, rm. 632, Vitale Media Lab II; February Prices: www.upenn.edu/icerink 25, rm. 636, Vitale Media Lab II. Public Skating; Sun. 1:30-3 p.m.; 10 WordPress Basics; 4 p.m.; rm. 124, Mon. noon-1:30 p.m.; Wed. noon-1:30 Class of ’68 Seminar Room, Weigle In- p.m.; Fri. noon-1:30 p.m.; Sat. 5:30-7 formation Commons. Image courtesy of the artist p.m. 11 Using Medieval Manuscript Data; 10 Traces in the Dark, the exhibition by 14 Valentine’s Day Skate; 5:30 p.m.; buy a.m.; rm. 628, Vitale Media Lab II. Also Deanna Bowen, Harold Mendez and one admission, get one free. February 25, rm. 635, Vitale Media Lab II. Gregory Sholette asking: If we light up the traces in the dark, will we see their invisible Faculty Conversations-Academic Canvas Office Hours; 1 p.m.; rm. ubiquity? Of what whole will we see? Job Search & Academic Life 128, Weigle Information Commons. Also All PhD students & postdocs are welcome (above left) a piece by Harold Mendez: February 19, 2 p.m. Antioquia, 2014, reclaimed wood, lime- Info.: www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/ Assessment and Grading in Canvas; gradstud/calendar.php 12 stone, wax, hand ground cochineal insects, 1 p.m.; rm. 114, Goldstein Electronic logwood extract, 23 x 17 x 11 inches. 10 Understanding Tenure when Ap- Classroom. plying for Jobs and Negotiating Offers; 17 Canvas Basics; 10 a.m.; rm. 114, Barbara Kasten: Stages is the first major faculty speaker panel; noon; Ben Franklin Goldstein Electronic Classroom. survey of the work of the artist. Widely rec- Room 218, Houston Hall. 18 Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Au- ognized for her photographs, since the 1970s 19 Dual-Career Couples: Maintaining dition; 10 a.m.; rm. 124, Weigle Informa- Kasten has developed her expansive practice Relationship Sanity; panel by CAPS staff; tion Commons. Also February 25. through the lens of many different disciplines, 4 p.m.; rm. 305, Graduate Student Center. (above right) a piece by Barbara Kasten, 20 RefWorks; 3 p.m.; rm. 114, Goldstein Construct 32, Cibachrome, 40 x 30 inches. HR: Healthy Living Workshops Electronic Classroom. Open to faculty and staff; noon; free. 24 WordPress Advanced; 11 a.m.; rm. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/ 124, Weigle Information Commons. (above) ICA presents new works on video by . 4 Chair Yoga. Also February 18 27 Kislak Wikipedia Interest Group; Philadelphia-area artists and filmmakers an- 12 Gentle Yoga. Also February 26. 11:30 a.m.; rm. 637, Vitale Media Lab II. nually in the Ramp Space as part of the Open Video Call exhibit. HR: Professional and Personal Yue Nakayama, Ramen being the source of our Development Programs SPORTS communal rhythm of existence, 2014, video Open to faculty and staff. Tickets & venues: www.pennathletics.com still. Register: http://knowledgelink.upenn.edu 1 Gymnastics vs. Cornell, West 11 Groupthink; 1 p.m.; free. Chester, Ursinus; 1 p.m. (left) Taking the contemporary moment in Palestine as a starting point, New York and Ra- 17 Managing Multiple Projects, Objec- 6 (W) Squash vs. Cornell; 5 p.m. tives and Deadlines; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; $75. mallah-based artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne (M) Squash vs. Cornell; 5 p.m. 18 Developing Your Professional Image Abou-Rahme address the eclipsing of political and Presence; 1 p.m.; free. (W) Basketball vs. Cornell; 7 p.m. radicality and the search for a new political 7 Gymnastics vs. Temple; noon. imaginary in the first US presentation of their 24 Brown Bag: Nobody’s Listening; sprawling, multi-segmented installation The noon; free. Wrestling vs. Brown; 1 p.m. Incidental Insurgents (2012–present). Wrestling vs. Harvard HR: Quality of Worklife Programs ; 6 p.m. The Incidental Insurgents: The Part about the Open to faculty and staff; noon. (W) Basketball vs. Columbia; 7 p.m. Bandits, 2013, video still. Register: www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/ 13 (M) Basketball vs. Yale; 7 p.m. Image courtesy of the artists & Carroll/Fletcher Gallery registration 14 (M) Basketball vs. Brown; 7 p.m. 6 New and Expectant Parent Briefing; 20 (W) Basketball vs. Harvard; 7 p.m. free. Open the 21 Wrestling vs. Princeton; noon. 10 Take Control and Find Harmony AT PENN Among Competing Demands of Work and Wrestling vs. Drexel; 2 p.m. calendar by Home; $18. (W) Basketball vs. Dartmouth; 7 p.m. scanning this QR code February Gymnastics; Ivy Classic; 1 p.m. 12 Debunking the Common Myths of 22 with your Aging; free. 27 (W) Basketball vs. Brown; 7 p.m. smartphone. 17 Legal Document Planning: Wills 28 (W) Basketball vs. Yale; 7 p.m. Trusts and Estate Planning; free. A T P E N N

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