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2025-12-01

Redesigning Philanthropy

Ruth Jean-Marie, founder and CEO of the August Project and Consulting Group, will speak on the current and potential roles of storytelling, virtual reality/tech, and empathy to create substantive, lasting social impact. Participants will couple the value of storytelling with contemporary approaches to connection spanning virtual reality and technology. Register to attend.

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Virtual

2026-02-25

Penn Nursing Story Slam

Free and open to the public, the 2026 Penn Nursing Story Slam will feature nurses sharing true stories of how AI and technology have transformed care, solved a vexing problem, or led to a remarkable discovery. Stories will spotlight personal moments when clinical compassion met the rising influence of technology—revealing how empathy endures even as practice transforms. Register to attend.

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Virtual

2025-12-03

Know Your Rights: Security Deposits as a Tenant

Free and open to the public, this talk organized by Penn Carey Law will cover security deposit law, protections for tenants, and how to obtain a deposit after leaving an apartment. The guest speaker, Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau, will share recent updates to Philadelphia security deposit law. Registration and photo ID required to attend.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Gittis Hall, 3501 Sansom St.

2025-11-12

Thinking Historically: A Guide to Statecraft and Strategy

Francis J. Gavin, the Giovanni Agnelli Distinguished Professor and the director of the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins SAIS, will discuss how historical knowledge can help us understand and navigate the complex, often confusing world around us—including how thinking historically can enable policymakers to apply wisdom when encountering what is foreign to them. Open to the public. Register to attend.

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk

2026-02-10

The Political Work of Musical Classifications

Music theorist and ethnographer Anna Yu Wang will discuss the consequential yet still underexamined political implications of Anglo-American music theory’s relatively rigorous, descriptive vocabulary. Attendees will be invited to consider how these patterns and classifications can reflect the limitations and propensities of a given music analyst’s own sociopolitical positionality. Free and open to the public.

5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Penn Music Building, 201 S. 34th St.

2025-12-09

The Past, Present & Future of Ethics in Clinical Research

Christine Grady, former chair in the Department of Bioethics at the NIH Clinical Center and widely published senior investigator, will discuss a framework developed 25 years ago to help investigators, reviewers, and others interested in the design, implementation, and evaluation of ethical clinical research. Free and open to the public. Register to attend.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Hybrid; Richards Medical Research Laboratory, 3700 Hamilton Walk

2026-02-05

STEM & Sustainability Career Fair

The in-person STEM & Sustainability Career Fair provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, Penn alumni, and postdocs to engage with employers, apply for positions, and make progress in their job searches and career exploration.

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St.

2026-03-19

Health and Well-Being

Part of SP2’s series The Politics of Well-Being, this conversation will examine health as a cornerstone of well-being. Panelists representing the fields of social work and public health will explore how health policy reflects political priorities and ethical commitments, as well as assess the challenges and innovations shaping health equity today. Open to the public. Register to attend.

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 133 S. 36th St.

2026-02-19

Place and Well-Being

Part of SP2’s series The Politics of Well-Being, this session will explore the geography of well-being: how neighborhood infrastructure, environmental justice, urban design, and housing access shape physical and mental health. Speakers will discuss how place-based policies can foster or undermine equitable outcomes—and how communities reclaim agency over space. Open to the public. Register to attend.

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics, 133 S. 36th St.

2025-12-13

Conifers Tour

Participants will explore the wide variety of conifers—both evergreen and deciduous—on display at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens. These notable specimens provide multi-seasonal interest with an array of forms, foliage, bark, and cones. Free with Penn ID.

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.