3/4 Songs of Love and Loss In collaboration with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Penn Museum presents flutist Emi Ferguson and harpist Ashley Jackson for a conversation and musical demonstration, moderated by Assyriologist Paul Delnero. The conversation will explore the role of the flute and harp in Sumerian culture. 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Penn Museum, 3260 South St.
3/5 Evolution in Deaf Identities Presented in collaboration with ASL and Deaf Studies in Penn's Department of Linguistics, Crom Saunders, an associate professor in the American Sign Language Department of Columbia College, will explore some changes the Deaf community has undergone in recent years and how we now look at Deaf identity in the U.S. The session is presented in ASL with ASL/English interpretation provided. 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Meyerson Hall B1, 210 S. 34th St.
3/5 Poet Kai Davis Hosted by the Caroline Rothstein Oral Poetry Program with Fariha Nawar and members of The Excelano Project, renowned poet Kai Davis visits Penn for a performance and conversation. The Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Kai's work explores Blackness, Queerness, womanhood, grief, and the many ways these themes converge. Register to attend. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk
3/8 Building Better Nutrition Together The Perelman School of Medicine, the Community Grocer, and the Cobbs Creek community collaborate for this open dialogue about the challenges of improving health by having a healthier diet. The conversation will include results from a nutrition study conducted over the summer. Lunch is provided. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Church of Christian Compassion, 6121 Cedar 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.
