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Energy justice leader to receive Carnot Prize

Energy justice leader to receive Carnot Prize

The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy has awarded the Carnot Prize to Jacqueline Patterson, founder and executive director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, a resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership.

Annenberg Classroom film explores 8th Amendment ban on ‘cruel and unusual punishment’

Annenberg Classroom film explores 8th Amendment ban on ‘cruel and unusual punishment’

Produced in partnership with The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, “The Eighth Amendment: Cruel and Unusual Punishment” is among the over 65 free, nonpartisan short films available to educators, students, and families on Annenberg Classroom in advance of Constitution Day, Sept. 17.

2024-09-11

African Narratives Film

The Lauder Institute and the Center for Africana Studies present “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” the story of the Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country. This new film series presents global African cinema.

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St.

2024-10-16

2024 Flu Clinic

An exterior view of the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, with the parking garage to the left.
Wellness at Penn hosts its annual flu clinic, where Penn students, faculty, postdocs, and staff can receive a free flu shot with their Penn Card.

All Day

Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, 3701 Walnut St.

2024-09-12

Vision Board Workshop

Penn Grad Center brick exterior with foliage
In partnership with the Weingarten Center, the Penn Graduate Student Center hosts a workshop about creating a vision board of goals. A learning instructor will be on hand to talk about setting writing goals for the semester. A Penn graduate ID is required to attend.

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Penn Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk

2024-09-04

Dear Penn Freshmen

Exterior of the Kelly Writers House with a path to the front door.
Kelly Writers House hosts a public reading of favorite “Dear Penn Freshmen” letters, a collection of letters written by Penn upperclassmen addressing their freshman year selves about things they wish they knew in their first year.

7:00 p.m.

Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk

2024-09-28

Friends and Family Day 2024

Faculty, staff, postdocs, and their families are encouraged to participate in a day of games, sports, ice skating, a tailgate party, cultural activities, and more.

10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Shoemaker Green and Franklin Field

2024-09-18

Concrete

Penn Museum exterior
The Wolf Humanities Center presents the Dr. S.T. Lee Distinguished Lecture Series, featuring Anna Tsing, a professor of anthropology from University of California, Santa Cruz. Tsing, who studies the ecologies of land-water interface, will discuss concrete as a building material and an adjective.

6:00 p.m.

Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

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