6.21

Reelblack

Slought Curator Stephanie Renee facilitates a conversation with Mike Dennis and Daryl Debrest from Philadelphia-based film and video production company Reelblack, which makes and markets films about black lives.

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

Slought, 4017 Walnut St.

  • Innovation tournament targets mental health clinicians across Philadelphia

    The “IDEA Gala” tournament gathered submissions from 55 local clinicians for solutions to mental health organizations to better provide mental health services to vulnerable communities in Philadelphia.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →

    • 6.16

    Tell Zurghul Excavation

    Davide Nadali and Andrea Polcaro, two members of Italian archaeological team Tell Zurghul, deliver a lecture about their findings from an ongoing excavation of the ancient Sumerian city of Nigin.

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

    Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

  • Can bundled payments help control health care costs?

    New research out of the Perelman School of Medicine shows that bundled Medicare payments effectively reduced costs and improved the quality of health care. It may be key to slowing or even reversing the rise of health care costs in the country.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge@Wharton →

  • Hearts, minds and money: maximizing charitable giving

    Wharton professor Deborah Small examines effective altruism versus maximizing the value of individuals’ charitable dollars, and how choosing charities may be more of an emotional rather than rational selection.

    FULL STORY AT Knowledge@Wharton →

    • 6.28

    Innovation Picnic

    The annual PHL Innovation Picnic is attended by entrepreneurs and startup leaders across the region, offering a chance to mingle, play games, and indulge in food and drink.

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

    Marine Parade Grounds, South Broad Street

    6.27

    Innovators Walk of Fame

    Six Philadelphia innovators are honored with commemorative blocks along the Innovators Walk of Fame, outside of the Science Center.

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

    Innovation Plaza, 37th and Market streets

    6.20

    Animus Concert

    In sync with the new Middle East Galleries at the museum, Animus is an ensemble that combines the styles of Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Latin, and American music.

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

    Penn Museum, 3260 South St.

    6.23

    AMP Graduation Celebration

    The UPHS-CHOP Alliance of Minority Physicians celebrates graduating residents and fellows at this semi-formal gathering, headlined by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, professor of health policy and health equity at the Perelman School of Medicine and former CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

    6:00p.m.

    Henry A. Jordan Medical Center, 3400 Civic Center Blvd.

  • The ‘warming effect’ of DACA on American children

    A study co-authored by a Penn medical ethics and health policy professor found that children of mothers with DACA status are more likely to receive critical social services, showing a positive effect overall for favorable immigration policies.

    FULL STORY AT Leonard Davis Institute →