The Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania » Tea http://www.philomathean.org Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:17:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Afternoon Tea with Dean Afaf Meleis http://www.philomathean.org/2012/02/afternoon-tea-with-dean-afaf-meleis/ http://www.philomathean.org/2012/02/afternoon-tea-with-dean-afaf-meleis/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:17:09 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2238 Continue reading →]]> Join Philo for tea this week with Dean Afaf Meleis, from Penn Nursing. Dr. Afaf I. Meleis is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Professor of Nursing and Sociology, and Director of the School’s WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership.

Dr. Meleis’ scholarship is focused on global health, immigrant and international health, women’s health, and on the theoretical development of the nursing discipline. She is the author of more than 175 articles in social sciences, nursing, and medical journals; over 40 chapters; 7 books; and numerous monographs and proceedings.

So please join the Philomathean Society for tea and crumpets and perhaps other treats this Friday at 4:00.

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Join the Philomathean society for tea this week with Dean Thomas S. Robertson, the Dean of the Wharton School and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise.

 

A seasoned business school administrator and a member of the Wharton faculty from 1971 to 1994, Dean Robertson has long been a champion of international and interdisciplinary education. Since returning to Wharton as Dean, his focus has been to expand Penn’s global footprint while advancing Wharton as a force for social and economic good.

So please join the Philomathean Society for tea and cookies and perhaps other treats this Friday at 4:00.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2012/01/afternoon-tea-with-dean-thomas-s-robertson/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Dr. Larry Jameson http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-dr-larry-jameson/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-dr-larry-jameson/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:22:10 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2166 Continue reading →]]> Friday December 2nd, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Join Philo for tea this week with Dean Larry Jameson, the newly appointed head of the school of medicine as well as the executive vice president of the UPenn Health system!

Dr. Jameson’s research focus is molecular endocrinology, and has received numerous awards for his work in fields such as the role of endocrine genes in reproductive disorders.

So please join the Philomathean Society for tea and crumpets and perhaps other treats this Friday at 4:00.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-dr-larry-jameson/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Dr. Jennifer Wegner http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/typography-conversation-and-demonstration/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/typography-conversation-and-demonstration/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:56:36 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2121 Continue reading →]]> Friday November 11th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Dr. Jennifer Wegner this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea. Dr. Wegner is the Egyptian Curator for the Penn Museum. Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/typography-conversation-and-demonstration/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Prof. Dennis DeTurck http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-prof-dennis-deturck/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-prof-dennis-deturck/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:07:43 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2096 Continue reading →]]> Friday November 4th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Professor Dennis DeTurck this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea! In addition to being a member of Penn’s Math faculty, Professor DeTurck is also Dean of the College! He is interested in research on partial differential equations and differential geometry! Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public!

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/11/afternoon-tea-with-prof-dennis-deturck/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Prof. Beatrice Santorini http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-beatrice-santorini/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-beatrice-santorini/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:47:50 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2069 Continue reading →]]> Friday October 28th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Professor Beatrice Santorini this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea. Professor Santorini received her Ph.D. from Penn, and is interested in syntax, Germanic linguistics, and language change. Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-beatrice-santorini/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Prof. Andreea Nicoara http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-andreea-nicoara/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-andreea-nicoara/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:33:19 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2032 Continue reading →]]> Friday October 21st, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Professor Andreea Nicoara this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea! Professor Nicoara did her undergraduate work at Stanford, and received her Ph.D. from Princeton! She is interested in research on functions of several complex variables! Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public!

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-andreea-nicoara/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Prof. Paul Axelsen http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-paul-axelsen/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-paul-axelsen/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:46:23 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=2018 Continue reading →]]> Friday October 14th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Professor Paul Axelsen this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea. Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/10/afternoon-tea-with-prof-paul-axelsen/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Prof. Arthur Waldron http://www.philomathean.org/2011/09/afternoon-tea-with-prof-arthur-waldron/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/09/afternoon-tea-with-prof-arthur-waldron/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:08:30 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=1967 Continue reading →]]> Friday September 30th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Please join the Philomathean Society and Dr. Waldron this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea. Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public.

Arthur Waldron is the Lauder Professor of International Relations in the Department of History at the University of Pennsylvania. His specialties are the history of China and Eurasia, and the history of war and violence. At Penn he is an associate of ISTAR—the Institute for Strategic Threat Assessment and Response—and has been associated with the Solomon Asch Institute for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict.

]]> http://www.philomathean.org/2011/09/afternoon-tea-with-prof-arthur-waldron/feed/ 0 Afternoon Tea with Dr. Blaze http://www.philomathean.org/2011/09/afternoon-tea-with-dr-blaze/ http://www.philomathean.org/2011/09/afternoon-tea-with-dr-blaze/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:22:00 +0000 Herald of Avian Truth http://www.philomathean.org/?p=1865 Continue reading →]]> Friday September 23th, 4:00pm | 4th floor College Hall

Dr. Blaze is an associate professor in the CIS department. He received his Ph.D from Princeton in 1993. Dr. Blaze’s interests include secure systems and cryptology, trust management, and technology and public policy. His work has led to several new cryptographic concepts, including ‘Remotely-Keyed Encryption’ and ‘Master-Key Encryption.’ This work spans many systems, including protocols for safeguarding Internet data traffic, as well as analyzing practical attacks against master-keyed mechanical locks.

Dr. Blaze is also interested in public policy related to encryption, including the security of e-voting machines, the function of the FBI’s ‘Carnivore’ wiretap system, and the ‘Clipper encryption system’ proposed as a system that would be encrypted from the general public but readable by law enforcement officials. Because of his expertise, he has testified before several committees of the US Congress and European Parliament.

Please join the Philomathean Society and Dr. Blaze this Friday at 4:00 for our weekly afternoon tea. Sundry eatables and lemon infused green tea will abound! All Philo events are free and open to the public.

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