Living the Hard Promise: Understanding Social Media Discourse in Times of Crises
Knowledge by the Slice
Penn Arts & Sciences' long-running Knowledge by the Slice and its new Living the Hard Promise series will come together for a special program. Don’t worry, there will be pizza!Go to event
Global Discovery Series: The Importance of Disability Scholarship
The Global Discovery Lecture Series lets you explore the world virtually, both far and near, with Penn faculty members and your fellow alumni community. Each live, interactive lecture features Penn professors sharing new and innovative research on a variety of topics.Go to event
The Odyssey: Beginnings; a performance of Homer in Greek
This colloquium is presented by the Department of Classical Studies.
Who are you? Where are you from? Who brought you into this world? What necessity drove your undertaking? A mystery lies at the heart of the Homeric corpus, a mystery of identity and process, a mystery whose proposed answers are not the subject of this talk... The formulaic questions seem simple enough for anyone to rattle off well-rehearsed answers in response, but the more I’ve asked myself these questions, the more elusive the answers become.Go to event
Penn Science Café: Sex, Courtship, and Bird Behavior Go High Tech
Penn Science Café
Join us for an engaging, stimulating conversation, with a Q&A session following the talk.
During the breeding season, male birds work very hard to impress potential partners, often using complex courtship rituals involving song and movement. The females carefully assess these advances and send subtle (and not so subtle) cues to let males know what they think. In species that live in groups, these courtship dialogues can become quite complex, because individuals must assess competition from others. What is going on in their bird brains during all this?
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Earth Week 2024 | Beyond Paint: Lead Exposure Risks for People and Wildlife
As part of the University of Pennsylvania’s celebration of Earth Week 2024, we are pleased to bring you this panel discussion on the impact of lead exposure to people, wildlife and the environment. Featuring expert speakers from across Penn including:
Go to eventAsian American Studies Now
Since celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2022, the Program in Asian American Studies (ASAM) has doubled its faculty, multiplied its course offerings, and inaugurated the first named Go to event
Virtual Lightbulb Café | Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God by Jeffrey Edward Green
Penn Lightbulb Café
Would you like to be in a book group with fellow alums from around the world, reading works by Penn Arts & Sciences faculty? Hit the books and get ready to join us for the Penn Arts & Sciences Virtual Lightbulb Café: Faculty Book Series! Our fabulous faculty authors will discuss their new books, describing the inspiration and research behind each, and answer audience questions.
Bob Dylan has always been more than a musician.Go to event