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2025-09-12

Choosing a Digital Archive or Exhibit Platform

Closeup detail of the minutiae of a supercomputer.
Participants will learn about the pros and cons of various free and paid tools and platforms—like WordPress, Omeka, Exhibit, CollectionBuilder, ArcGIS Storymaps, Quire, and Wax—that can be used to create digital archives and exhibits. Special attention will be paid to evaluating personal source material, needs, and priorities to find the best-fit tool. Register to attend.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Hybrid; Van Pelt-Dietrich Library, 3420 Walnut St.

2025-07-26

Made in the Shade Tour

A row of deciduous trees in grass
Visitors will walk along a shady path to view the glory of summer at the Morris Arboretum & Gardens—all while keeping cool. The summertime tree canopies will be at their fullest expanse, offering remarkable panoramas. Attendees will also get a chance to view several garden features tucked away in the shade. Free with Penn ID.

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

Morris Arboretum & Gardens, 100 E. Northwestern Ave.

2025-09-10

PoemTalk: Pierre Joris & Jerome Rothenberg

Exterior of The Kelly Writers House.
PoemTalk features a roundtable close reading of poetry recordings in the PennSound archive. This special episode of the series, co-sponsored by Penn’s Creative Writing Program and filmed in front of an audience, will feature poems by Pierre Joris (1946–2025) and Jerome Rothenberg (1931–2024), who were longtime collaborators and dear friends of the Kelly Writers House.

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

2025-08-21

SP2: Welcome Back Summer Social

The School of Social Policy & Practice’s annual Welcome Back event is part of the New Student Orientation events taking place in August. The gathering is free, and will have food, drinks, a photo booth, and a live DJ. All SP2 students, alumni, faculty, and staff are welcome.

5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Irie Entrée, 4001 Chestnut St.

2025-06-25

Penn Medicine Advances: Precision Care for Arthritis

Black man with back pain.
During this webinar, Alexis Ogdie, associate professor of medicine (rheumatology) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will share how Penn is advancing a new paradigm of holistic, precision care for patients with arthritis. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. Register to attend.

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Virtual

2025-10-17

Food Policy Opportunities to Build a Healthier America

Food
As public conversation around the link between the food Americans eat and their health gains traction, this panel will examine what policies are most likely to lead to health improvements—and how governments can design effective food policies that support better health outcomes for all Americans. The panel will be moderated by Rachel M. Werner, executive director of Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

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

Virtual

2025-09-19

Health and Politics in the Aftermath of COVID-19

White flags honoring lives lost to the COVID-19 virus on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
This seminar—led by Frances Lee, a professor at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, and Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia—will take stock of how data, evidence, communications, and politics shaped pandemic-era health policy and the politics of today. The conversation will be moderated by Rachel M. Werner, executive director of Penn’ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

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

Virtual

Are you getting the best deal? Try this hack when grocery shopping
CBS Philadelphia

Are you getting the best deal? Try this hack when grocery shopping

Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that taking a closer look at the unit price of an item can help people decide whether buying bigger or store brand provides the best value.

Jun 16, 2025

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