Past Events



PSC Colloquium: Amar Hamoudi, Assistant Professor, Economics Dept., Duke University

"Unpacking the Black Box of Cognitive Ability: A novel tool for population-level assessments"
Oct 26, 2015 at -

 Amar A. Hamoudi is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Duke University. His research interests lie in areas of intersection between empirical microeconomics, biology, and family demography. One…



American Society of Bioethics and Humanities Meeting: Hasting's Center Becheer Award Lecture by Renee Fox

"Moving Bioethics Toward its Better Self: A Sociological Perspective."
Oct 24, 2015 at -

The lecture will be presented on Renee Fox's behalf by Alexander Capron, Professor of Law and Medicine (University of Southern California). Renee will introduce the lecture via a short videotape. 



Family & Gender: Aliya Rao, Ph.D. Student, Penn Sociology

Workshop
TBA
Oct 23, 2015 at -



Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society Lecture: Jonathan Metzl, Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University

"The Stigma of Political Protest"
Oct 22, 2015 at -

Jonathan Metzl​,​ Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. ​Dr. Metzl​ …



Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society Workshop: Jonathan Metzl, Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University

"New Directions in Medical Training"
Oct 22, 2015 at -

Jonathan Metzl​,​ Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. ​Dr. Metzl​…



Practice Job Talk: Yi-Lin Chiang, Ph.D Candidate in Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

"When Things Don't Go as Planned: Contingencies and Parental Strategies for Elite University Enrollment in China."
Oct 21, 2015 at -



Penn Sociology Colloquium Series: Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology, NYU

Colloquium
"A Conversation about Modern Romance"
Oct 21, 2015 at -



Wharton Management Department Colloquium: Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, Professor of Sociology, Univ. of Massachusetts

Oct 19, 2015 at -



13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine

"Materiality Medica"
Oct 17, 2015 at -

*co-sponsored by Penn Sociology*

The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to host the 13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine on October 16 – 17, 2015 in Philadelphia. JAS Med is convened…



13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine

Materiality Medica
Oct 16, 2015 at -

*co-sponsored by Penn Sociology*

The University of Pennsylvania is pleased to host the 13th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Medicine on October 16 – 17, 2015 in Philadelphia. JAS Med is…