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Robert Hughes on Goya
With characteristic wry humor and eloquence, art critic Robert Hughes, standing before a packed Irvine Auditorium on April 7, argued that the work of Spanish painter Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes still speaks with urgency, even 175 years after his death. With the help of slides—from Goya’s early portraits of royalty through to his late “Black Paintings”—Hughes outlined the artist’s life, its relationship to his art and how he was influenced by both war and illness.
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Spitzer puts America in touch with its routes
Folklorist Nick Spitzer C’72’s melodic baritone hints at the places he’s lived. There’s a touch of New Orleans twang by way of Texas, and a quickness of speech that blends the cadences of Philadelphia and his hometown of Old Lyme, Connecticut. So, it’s only fitting that each week on WHYY-FM, it’s Spitzer’s richly toned voice that leads listeners on a musical journey around the country.
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Camps sharpen athletic skills, offer summer fun
The weather’s getting warmer and the school year is winding down, which means it’s time to ask: What will your children be doing this summer? How about giving them a chance to sharpen their athletic skills in one of the many summer camps sponsored by Penn’s athletic teams? Or, if they’re not budding pro athletes, the PennKids summer camp offers children the chance to discover the world around them and engage in fun recreational activities.
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Out & About: Drawing their own conclusions
The exhibit now up on the walls of the Arthur Ross Gallery brings to Penn some remarkable drawings by 19th-century art stars like Degas, Cezanne and Ingres. Even more remarkable, perhaps, is the fact that it’s here at all.
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From smaller jaws to larger brains?
Associate Professor of Surgery Hansell Stedman has discovered a clue that may help solve a long-running evolutionary puzzle—how the brain was able to expand, thus distinguishing humans from their primate predecessors. He and his colleagues in the School of Medicine have found a genetic mutation that makes the jaw muscles of humans significantly smaller and weaker than those of primates. Since news of the discovery appeared in the March issue of Nature, media outlets worldwide have trumpeted the find as the “missing link” between apes and humans.
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Creator of Math Game Played by Millions of Students Attends Tournament at Penn Alexander School
WHO:Philadelphia native Robert Sun, creator of the "24 game," and 50 students from Penn Alexander, Bryant and Lee elementary schools.WHAT:Students from three elementary schools will take part in a "24 tournament," and the game creator will hand out prizes to winners.WHEN:April 15, 2004, 3:30-5 p.m. (Prizes handed out at the end)WHERE:Towne Building220 S. 33rd St. (33rd Street and Locust Walk)Adults without children may have never heard of it, but the "24 game" has become something of a sensation among the elementary-school set.
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Economics Day at Penn to Focus on U.S. Domestic and Foreign Deficits
WHO: Paul Krugman, New York Times columnist and professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton UniversityJeremy Siegel, professor of finance at Penn's Wharton SchoolDouglas Holtz-Eakin, director of the Congressional Budget Office and professor of economics at the Maxwell School, Syracuse UniversityWHAT: "Domestic and Foreign Deficits of the United States: Are They a Problem?"WHEN: Friday, April 16, 2:30-4:30 p.m.WHERE: Rainey Auditorium, Penn Museum, 33rd and Spruce streets
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Six Penn Professors Win Guggenheim Fellowships
PHILADELPHIA Six University of Pennsylvania professors in the School of Arts and Sciences -- the School's largest number of recipients in one year since 1995 -- have been awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Each year the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recognizes distinguished scholarly achievement and exceptional promise for future accomplishment by granting aid to scholars, artists and writers pursuing research in any field and creation in any area of the arts except the performing arts.
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Penn Urban Research Institute's April 14 Symposium To Address Globalization, Cities, Jobs and the Economy
WHAT:"Globalization: Cities, Jobs and the National Economy" will explore job security, urban development and sustainable economic growth in this era of increasing globalization.
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Evolutionary Biologist, Science Critic Richard Lewontin to Speak at Penn Humanities Forum
WHO: Richard Lewontin, evolutionary biologist, authorWHAT: "Should People Believe What Scientists Say? The Problem of Elite Knowledge in a Democratic Society"The event is free, but registration is required: humanities.sas.upenn.edum/03-04/lewontin.html WHEN: 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2004WHERE: Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall, 3450 Hamilton Walk (one half-block south of 34th and Spruce streets,) Philadelphia