A Daily Lift – November 11, 2020

Good Morning,

I hope that you are doing well!

Today is Veterans Day. We honor and salute all our Veterans and thank you for your service!

Penn’s Veterans Day Flag Ceremony

Today, 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Join, virtually,: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/live-event/kjbpwxkb

Our “lifts” for today:

From Dr. Kristin Field (MSE)

Soapbox Science Philadelphia 2020 will take place on November 12 -14, 2020, as an online event via Zoom. Enjoy it with your family and friends in the comfort of your home! You will be able to listen over three days to twelve women scientists who will talk about entomology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, marine geology, nutrition, ecology and conservation and more!
Register for free at https://bit.ly/2ELfCFZ
Check out the programs:
The Virtual Brain – Thursday, Nov. 12, 6:30-8 p.m.
Eco-Night – Friday, Nov. 13, 6:30-8 p.m.
Staying Healthy – Saturday, Nov. 14, 1-2:30 p.m.
AWIS-PHL is a proud sponsor of Soapbox Science Philadelphia

Nutrition, Wellness, and Me on November 18, 2020, at 6 p.m. via Zoom
Dr. Paakhi Srivastava from the Drexel WELL Center will speak on Eating Behaviors During COVID-19 and Tips on how to Manage Eating.
The talk will be followed by a mindfulness yoga session with Morgan Gerace
The Program is Free, but Preregistration is required: https://awisphl.org/events/nutrition-wellness-and-me/ Registration deadline: 5 p.m. on the date of the event

For questions email rsvp@awisphl.org

From Sarah Gormley (BE)

Celebrate “Dinovember” with the originals (https://instagram.com/dinovember?igshid=okxkusubzau8) and with the Natural History Museum

in London (https://instagram.com/natural_history_museum?igshid=evki54vmeurn). Both are also posting on Facebook.

Penn Homecoming 2020

This week, the Penn community is celebrating homecoming! Highlights include a virtual 5K, a free group exercise class, a powerful presentation of Race and Athletics: Challenging Deep Rooted Beliefs, and a Penn – Harvard football game from 2002 on Saturday afternoon. To watch the game, on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET, visit the Penn Sports Network YouTube page

https://www.alumni.upenn.edu/s/1587/gid2/16/interior_specEvent.aspx?sid=1587&gid=2&sitebuilder=1&pgid=412&contentbuilder=1

Please share some “lifts” to include next week.

Stay safe and healthy!

Sincerely,

Denise