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2025-03-31

What is a Trend?

This talk will explore a proposed definition and theory of trends. Hosted by the Annenberg School for Communication’s Center on Digital Culture and Society, Devon Powers, a professor of communication and media at the University of Michigan, will explore how “trend” increasingly names both a media form and a type of media content, as well as discuss important lessons about media industries, history, and environments. Register to attend.

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk

2025-03-20

Building Your Academic Career

Two people work on laptops at a conference table.

During this virtual event, Cindy Morgan, Vice President of Learning and Organization Development at Penn Medicine, will lead a discussion with Antonia Villarruel, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing, and Regina Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, about leadership development, career paths, and more. This session is presented by the Penn Forum for Women Equality & Gender Equity and targeted primarily at health school faculty.

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

Virtual

2025-03-27

Alumni Talk: Dreams, Detours, and Discoveries

The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies presents a career talk featuring Hyunsun Ahn, a former Kim Center undergraduate fellow and current Wharton MBA student. Ahn will share her experiences, discuss her career path, and offer valuable advice for students interested in consulting, business, and entrepreneurship. Participants will learn about her journey and gain insights into career development.

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

3600 Market St.

2025-03-27

CASI Spring 2025 Saluja Global Fellow Lecture

Shubha Mudgal (left) performing with her tabla player Aneesh Pradhan (right). Both musicians are wearing traditional Indian attire. They are seated; Shubha is singing with her hands up, and Aneesh is playing the tabla, an instrument similar to drums.

In this lecture and musical performance organized by the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) and moderated by Davesh Soneji of the Department of South Asia Studies, renowned vocalist Shubha Mudgal (pictured) will provide brief illustrations of the vocal forms known as khayal and thumri-dadra, accompanied by Aneesh Pradhan on the tabla and Kedar Naphade on the harmonium. The event, part of CASI’s Saluja Global Fellows lecture series, is presented in partnership with the South Asia Center, Department of South Asia Studies, and Penn Music. Register to attend.

4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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

2026-01-01

Into the Blue: The Pursuit of a Color (Through Feb. 23)

A new exhibition curated by students in Penn's School of Arts & Sciences will explore the deep human history associated with the color blue. Into the Blue will span 4,000 years—displaying 20 objects from across the Penn Museum’s collections, including select artifacts from the Middle East, China, Africa, ancient Egypt, and Central America. The exhibition will examine three themes: Obtaining Blue, Making Blue, and Synthesizing Blue. On view through spring 2026. Included with Museum admission.

All Day

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

Fast Company

Bosses who think they’re funny create emotional labor for employees, says study

A new collaborative study from Penn finds that poor attempts at humor from a manager might negatively affect job satisfaction in the workplace.

Healio

Children, teens face 25% higher risk for adverse GI outcomes after COVID-19 infection

According to a study by Ph.D. student Dazheng Zhang of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues, children and adolescents experienced increased risk for gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders after COVID-19 infections.

Good Housekeeping

Is this viral trend really the ultimate cure for bloat?

Anish A. Sheth of the Perelman School of Medicine says there’s no medical evidence that topical castor oil has any medically therapeutic benefits.

CNBC

The market is at risk of going lower from here, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the stock market can always go lower.

CBS News

Pennsylvania doctors reflect on COVID-19 pandemic 5 years later

Raina Merchant of the Perelman School of Medicine says that Penn Medicine had to be nimble during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to many changes in information and optimize care for patients.