TODAY, Tuesday, December 1 - December 22
First-Year Step Challenge
Host: Penn Athletics and Campus Recreation
Join your College House team, track your steps each day and compete for Penn Swag. Contest begins 12/1/2020 and runs through 12/22/20. Contact: ssteiner@upenn.edu for more information.
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Wednesday, December 2
12pm
Ask Me Anything
Host: Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF)
In our final Ask Me Anything of Fall 2020, come ask Dr. Cynthia Sung, professor of Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics, about how she first got started in robotics. Dr. Sung’s research combines computational geometry, data driven methods, and rapid fabrication techniques (such as 3D printing and origami) to provide tools for designers to create customized robots and behaviors. She is a member of the General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Lab and was named one of six winners of the 2020 Johnson & Johnson Women in STEM2D Scholars Award Program. What does Dr. Sung consider to be the future of robotics? What led her to pursuing research as a career? Come ask and find out! 
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December 2 at 3pm; December 8 at 11am; December 16 at 3pm
Library 101 Drop-In
Host: Penn Libraries
Are you working on a paper and need to quickly get your hands on books, articles, or other media from the Penn Libraries? Discover the best way to request something for pick up at Van Pelt Library, or have it mailed directly to your door, or to receive a PDF scan of an article or book chapter. Library 101 will make it easy and has the answers for you.
Even if you only have 5 minutes, feel free to pop in with all your questions about Pickup@Penn, Books by Mail, Request Digital Delivery and getting things from other libraries via Borrow Direct, E-ZBorrow and Interlibrary Loan. Find out “How to Library”!
In the meantime, check out our Library 101 video tutorials.
Contact: krawson@upenn.edu for more information.
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Wednesday, December 2
7-8pm
Food for Thought Module III: Choosing Free Will
Host: The Collegium Institute
Is free will a figment of our imagination? A neuroscientific mistake? Or a decision we make? Join us as we look at a few accounts of free will to see how free it is and why it matters. We will be looking at some contemporary scientific research on the question as well as some classic texts from philosophy. We'll report, but you will have to decide!
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Tuesday, December 8
5pm-6:15pm
Racism & Anti-Racism in Contemporary America: Health & Wellness Disparities
Host: SNF Paideia Program
Racism and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America is designed to provide a broad overview of the causes and consequences of racism in the United States. Hear from Provost distinguished panelists to discuss racial discrimination and health & wellness.
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Wednesday, December 9
7-8:30pm
Deep in History: On Christian Genealogical Thinking
Host: The Collegium Institute
Join the Collegium Institute for an evening conversation exploring how and why Catholics can think about history in order to deepen our understanding of the faith. We will consider why a religion centered on the eternal needs the temporal and historical. In particular, we will look at whether there is a distinctively Christian approach to genealogical thinking that learns from other approaches such as Nietzche and Hegel, yet remains grounded in Catholic thought.
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Thursday, December 10
6pm - 6:30pm
Ugly Sweater Trivia
Host: Penn Athletics & Campus Recreation
Take a break before you head into finals season! Find your UGLY SWEATER and join your classmates for 30 minutes of trivia on Thursday, December 10. Don't miss out on your chance to win Penn gear!
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