7/15

Firefly Night

The Woodlands hosts Firefly Night, featuring an aerial performance by Tangle Arts, an education presentation by Penn Museum about the cochineal, and a talk by scientist Heather Kostick about biodiversity of urban cemeteries.

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

The Woodlands, 4000 Woodland Ave.

7/13

My Climate Story

The Penn Program in Environmental Humanities presents this screening of the short documentary film “My Climate Story.” The film features Philadelphia-area teachers and students discussing how they've experienced climate change.

5:00 p.m.

Virtual

Sacha Adorno

7/8

Liminal States

Rotunda building exterior
The Rotunda and Bowerbird present Liminal States, a series in which musicians guide listeners to sleep. King Britt, a New York City performer and composer, will perform from his home.

11:00 p.m.

Virtual

7/6

#StartupGrub

Pennovation Center
The Pennovation Center and 1776 Presents host this networking event for innovators and entrepreneurs.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Pennovation Center, 3401 Grays Ferry Ave.

7/6

Global Voyagers: China

Exterior of Penn Museum in daylight.
Penn Museum presents a digital journey to China, showing some of the oldest writings of early emperors and discussing the legacy of Silk Road merchants and traders.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Virtual

Philadelphia Inquirer

Freeing Cosby on narrow grounds disappoints lawyers seeking clarity on testimony by abuse victims

David Rudovsky of the Law School said the reversal of Bill Cosby’s conviction may not set a new legal precedent due to the particular circumstances, as the overturn focused on a DA’s promise that Cosby wouldn’t be charged. “This may be a one-off case. It’s hard to envision facts like this happening again in the future,” he said. “If it does, it tells the DA: ‘Be careful. Don’t promise more than you’re willing to give.’”

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The Washington Post

CureVac, the latest experimental coronavirus vaccine, proves just 48 percent effective overall, a disappointing result

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine responded to claims by CureVac executives that their COVID-19 vaccine’s poor results were due to the number of variants, among other factors. “Variants may account for some of their poor efficacy, but the modified [messenger RNA] vaccines have shown good efficacy against variants,” said Weissman.

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The New York Times

Lawmakers are under pressure to take on Big Tech

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp weighed in on a pair of legal rulings that dismissed antitrust lawsuits against Facebook. “This is going to strengthen the case for legislation,” he said. “It seems to be proof that the antitrust laws are not up to the challenge.”

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The New York Times

Vaccinated and confused? Answers about masks, the Delta variant and breakthrough infections

Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine said that the risk of breakthrough infections for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 goes up in communities where most people aren’t vaccinated. “If you’re in a highly vaccinated community you have sort of a moat around you,” he said.

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