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3/14

Weingarten Center Disability Symposium

A sign in front of a stairwell reading, "Welcome to the Weingarten Center, Office of Learning Resources, Student Disabilities Services. Take the stairs or elevator to suite 300

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

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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

A student talks with an attendee about their poster during Penn’s CURF Poster Expo in Houston Hall.

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.

Penn Med Innovations 2016

Brinster Symposium and Prize Ceremony

Join the 4th annual Ralph L. Brinster Symposium, where global leaders in biomedicine convene to share research milestones with the Penn community. Hosted by the Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine and co-sponsored by the Deans of the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Perelman School of Medicine, the event coincides with the presentation of the Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine. This award is given annually in recognition of groundbreaking biomedical research. The 2025 recipient is Mary-Claire King, PhD, of the University of Washington. Attend virtually or in-person.

For more information, visit irm.med.upenn.edu.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Smilow Center for Translational Research, 3400 Civic Center Blvd. and virtual (livestream)

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