| Penn Today

2023-04-21

My Imaginary Country

Ascreening of the movie “My Imaginary Country,” which focuses on the massive protests that occurred in Chile in 2019 that demanded social and political equality, will be shown. A roundtable will take place with Pamela Poo, director of public policies and impact in the Foundation Ecosur; Cristián Simonetti, an associate professor of Anthropology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; and Pedro Cayuqueo, a Mapuche lawyer and journalist, discussing the current repercussions of the movement.

3:00 p.m.

Lauder College House, 3335 Woodland Walk

2023-04-27

Equity in Sports

Bomani Jones, the host of “Game Theory” on HBO, discusses the intersections of race and the future of equity in the sports world.

5:30 p.m.

Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St.

2023-04-14

Prostitution in China

Margaret Boittin, an assistant professor of law at Yale, presents a talk on the legal and health implications surrounding the regulation of prostitution in China.

12:30 p.m.

Room 418, CSCC Conference Room, 133 S. 36th St.

2023-04-10

Inu-Oh

The Center for East Asian Studies presents a screening of “Inu-Oh,” a Japanese animated musical film directed by Masaaki Yuasa and based on the novel “Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh,” by Hideo Furukawa.

7:00 p.m.

Claudia Cohen Hall 402, 249 S. 36th St.

Penn Engineering student receives inaugural Madison ‘Maddie’ Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence

Sharon Kuo, a graduating senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, is the inaugural recipient of the Madison “Maddie” Magee Award for Undergraduate Excellence. Kuo’s interests within her major include mechanical design and product design, and she is passionate about space exploration and advancing human spaceflight.

NBC News

After SVB collapse, some lawmakers weigh having regulators watch TikTok and Twitter for bank panics

Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School says that Silicon Valley Bank failed because it was a bad bank and not because of social media, although technology did play a role in the form of digital banking.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Fort Worth judge sides with plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging key provision of Obamacare

Allison Hoffman says that many people are going to feel the effects of a ruling striking down an Obamacare mandate requiring health insurers to pay the full cost of preventative health care.

Miami Herald

Levi’s newest ‘diverse’ model doesn’t exist in the flesh—and critics aren’t happy

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that the public isn’t ready for the social implications of being able to spoof people at scale with AI.

Jerusalem Post

U.S. study unearths Persian origins of Swahili people

According to the East Africa Living Encyclopedia at the School of Arts & Sciences, archaeological evidence suggests that the Swahili have inhabited Eastern Africa since the first century CE.

Tampa Bay Times

Florida targeting of environmental and social investing could come with costs

A study by the Wharton School finds that Texan cities saw an increase of $303 million to $532 million in interest payments after banning municipalities from doing business with ESG policy banks in 2021.