Fall Lecture and Receptions withFrancis X. DieboldPaul F. Miller, Jr. and E. Warren Shafer Miller Professor of Social SciencesProfessor of Economics, Finance, and Statistics and Data Science Arctic temperatures are rising significantly faster than the global average, a trend closely linked to a severe, multi-decade decline in Arctic sea ice. This dramatic loss not only […]
Judith Rodin President Emerita, University of Pennsylvania Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation in conversation with Janice Bellace , PASEF Past President Having been a student at Penn in the 1960s, Judy Rodin encountered a much different campus when she returned as president in 1994. Deindustrialization had led to an exodus of jobs in Philadelphia, there […]
Spring Lecture and Reception with Kevin B. Johnson The current US healthcare system faces criticism for escalating costs, stagnant quality, and a largely unrealized benefit from billions of dollars in investment. Recent advances in AI can play a critical role in various medical tasks, such as identifying patients at risk of disease and generating medical […]
Art Museum Tour with Carmen Robert Croce: Discover a diverse collection including Spanish Colonial paintings and objects, Mexican retablos and santos, and African art with an Ethiopian emphasis. Marvel at 19th-century casts (a gift from the Met) and exquisite 19th-century stained glass from renowned French, German, American, and Dutch studios. Journey through galleries dedicated to […]
Join us for our first "bring your own brown bag lunch" lecture in the McNeil Building or on Zoom. As stewards of the University’s academic legacy, senior and emeritus faculty are vital to the intellectual fabric of Penn. In this special session, Claire DeMarco and Alexa Pearce will share how the Penn Libraries have evolved […]
Join us in person for our Fall Lecture & Reception in the McNeil Building. Print City: How Newspaper Buildings Shaped Philadelphia's Downtown Inga Saffron is the architecture critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. For more than 25 years, she has been a forceful advocate for meaningful design, accessible public spaces and transit, affordable housing, historic preservation […]
Experience firsthand how art ignites change: explore the world’s largest outdoor art gallery and get to know Philadelphia’s stunning mural collection on an exciting guided tour! Weave through diverse neighborhoods by vehicle, and get inspired by the incredible public art that makes Philadelphia the mural capital of the world. Duration 90 minutes About By taking […]
Join us for a "bring your own brown bag lunch" lecture in the McNeil Building or on Zoom. In this session, we review the experience of post-pandemic remote work, the different stakeholders involved in it, and what we know about the current experience. Remote work has important implications for work-and-family issues but also for social […]
