Past Events



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…



Culture and Interaction: Rachel Ellis, Ph.D. Candidate, Penn Sociology

Workshop
"Faith Behind Bars: An Ethnographic Study of Religion in a Women's Prison."
Oct 16, 2015 at -



Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism: Jennifer Earl, Professor of Sociology, University of Arizona

"Kids These Days: Supply and Demand for Youth Online Political Engagement"
Oct 15, 2015 at -

WHAT IS THE REAL POTENTIAL FOR ONLINE YOUTH ACTIVISM in the US? Professor Earl approaches the question from two directions.  How interested are youth in engaging in online political activity (what is the “demand” for…



Penn Humanities Forum: Steven Epstein, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University

"Living in the Era of Sexual Health"
Oct 14, 2015 at -

Steven Epstein
John C. Shaffer Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University 
Lance Wahlert 
Assistant Professor of…



Faculty Meeting (Full Professors Only)

Oct 14, 2015 at -



PSC Colloquium: Samir Soneji, Assistant Professor, Norris Cotton Cancer Center and Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

"Quantifying the Contribution of Earlier Detection and Advancements in Treatment on the Gain in Life Expectancy for US Breast Cancer Patients Since 1975"
Oct 12, 2015 at -



Media Activism Research Collective: Reading Group Meeting

Digital Rebellion: The Birth of the Cyber Left (Todd Wilson)
Oct 12, 2015 at -



Center for the Study of Contemporary China: Ching Kwan Lee, Professor of Sociology, UCLA

"The Specter of Global China: Is Chinese Capital a Different Kind of Capital? "
Oct 8, 2015 at -

Event Page: https://cscc.sas.upenn.edu/events/2015/October/China_and_Africa



PSC Colloquium: John MacDonald, Professor of Criminology and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

"Changing Place: Using Science to Design a Safer and Healthier World."
Oct 5, 2015 at -

Professor MacDonald focuses primarily on the study of crime and violence, race and ethnic disparities in criminal justice, and the effect of public policy responses on crime. In 2012 he received the David N. Kershaw …