3/14 Weingarten Center Disability Symposium Participate in disability programming, engage in educational activities, and learn more about disability issues at the 23rd Annual Weingarten Center Disability Symposium. Registration is free for Penn staff, faculty, and students. All Day Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.
3/15 Holi CultureFest! 2025 Penn Museum collaborates with the South Asia Center at Penn for the 2025 CultureFest! for Holi. Attendees can enjoy traditional storytelling, colorful art-making, dynamic live music, and captivating dance performances, culminating in a color throw. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Penn Museum, 3260 South St.
3/17 Explaining Your Research This workshop, hosted by the Penn Graduate Student Center, is designed to help attendees use analogies and storytelling to explain their research and better connect with audiences. Participants will learn useful techniques for effective research communication. A graduate student ID is required. 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk
3/19 Robert R. Marshak Public Lecture To open the 2025 Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases Symposium, Peter Jay Hotez of Baylor College of Medicine will present the Robert R. Marshak Public Lecture, “Vaccines and Immunizations in a Time of Global Boiling and Anti-Science.” This event, co-hosted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, will be moderated by Michael Mann, director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media and vice provost for climate science, policy, and action. 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Vernon and Shirley Hill Pavilion, 380 S. University Ave.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences From a desert to an oasis: Penn engages in ambitious greening effort in the Sahel Students from the Weitzman School of Design journeyed to Senegal to help with a massive ecological and infrastructural greening effort as part of their coursework. The Dakar Greenbelt aims to combat desertification and promote sustainable urban growth.
Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences The practice of art collection as a collaboration As part of an undergraduate course, Penn faculty and students curated an Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of works from the Neumann family’s extensive collection of modern and contemporary art.
Campus & Community Penn Center for Innovation celebrates 10 years The University’s nexus for technology transfer supports researchers in their innovative efforts, from CAR T to mRNA advancements that have dramatically reshaped the world.
Science & Technology An illuminating celebration to a brighter, greener future Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology.
