Past Events



Matthew Desmond

Colloquium
"The American Affordable Housing Crisis: Eviction, Exploitation, Poverty, and Survival"
Oct 23, 2013 at -

Matthew Desmond(link is external), Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Studies, Harvard University

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Population Studies Center: Theodore G. Schurr

Workshop
TBA
Oct 21, 2013 at -

Theodore G. Schurr, Professor - University of Pennsylvania, Department of Anthropology



Penn Premiere of Tukufu Zuberi's Film: African Independence

Department of Africana Studies Future of the Field Conference
Oct 17, 2013 at -

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi's award-winning documentary film, African Independence, will premiere at Penn in a screening that will kick off the Department of Africana Studies…



Practice Job Talk - Sebastian Cherng

"The Ties that Bind: The Role of Teacher Relationships in the Adaptation of Minority and Immigrant Adolescents"
Oct 16, 2013 at -

 



Practice Job Talk - April Yee

Oct 16, 2013 at -

 



Marcus Hunter

Colloquium
“Black Citymakers: How The Philadelphia Negro Changed Public Housing”
Oct 16, 2013 at -

Marcus Hunter(link is external), Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yale University

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Cheris Shun-ching Chan - Lecture

Marketing Death: Culture and Life Insurance Markets in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Oct 15, 2013 at -

Cheris Shun-ching Chan(link is external), Professor of Sociology, University of Hong Kong



Population Studies NIH Public Access Policy and Ice Cream Social

Oct 15, 2013 at -

An ice cream social followed by a presentation on NIH Public Access Policy.  Q & A to follow.



5th Annual Renee C. Fox Lecture in Medicine Culture, & Society - Farhat Moazam, M.D.

"We are the Children of Our Landscape: Practicing Medicine in Pakistan"
Oct 15, 2013 at -

Farhat Moazam, M.D.(link is external) Professor and Founding Chairperson, Centre of Biomedical Ethics and Culture, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation

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Population Studies Center: Emmanuelle Cambois

Workshop
"Female versus Male Disability-free Life Expectancy : A Disadvantage of Sex or of Gender?"
Oct 14, 2013 at -

Emmanuelle Cambois, Faculty Member - Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques - Mortality, Health, Epidemiology