Events

Neuroscientist J. Nicholas Betley has studied how forces key to survival—like the drive to eat and drink—affect neurons in the brain. In this talk, Betley will share what his research tells us about how hunger, food, and even certain drugs can change the activity of brain neurons known to influence feeding, and how that knowledge may be exploited to address obesity, eating disorders, and encourage healthy eating.
If you have any questions about the event, please e-mail Julian Shendelman at juliansh@upenn.edu. 

Grad Ben Talks is an afternoon of TED Talk-style presentations by Penn Arts and Sciences graduate students representing the Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Professional Master’s programs. Graduate students have the opportunity to build professional portfolios and get a shot at a $500 cash prize.

Russia and the West are locked in a fierce struggle.  Why?  And what effect is it having on our politics?  Professor Orenstein will answer these questions and discuss how Russia’s hybrid war on the West is affecting not only the U.S., but many other European countries, some of whom have been dealing with it for longer.  A look at the problems they have suffered provides important insight into and context for understanding our own problems. 
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