60-Second Lectures
Time and Location
Traditionally, the 60-Second Lectures have taken place once a week. This fall, we’re doing something a little different: All the lectures will take place on Wednesday, September 14, starting at noon at the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall. In the case of inclement weather, lectures will be held in the Reading Room at Houston Hall.
Featured Lectures
Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Biology
Melissa Sanchez, Donald T. Regan Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Annette Lareau, Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Endowed Term Professor in the Social Sciences, Professor of Sociology
Special 60 Second Lectures
The 60-Second Lectures: In Quarantine series explored the complex social, cultural, historical, and economic issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the video library here.
60-Second Lectures on Racial Injustice.
This set of short talks spotlights the history and contemporary manifestations of racism in the U.S., Black lives and culture, and the range of factors that have contributed to this moment.
1.5 Minute Climate Lectures to sound the alarm about the climate emergency, to call for large-scale climate action, and to share a vision of constructive and comprehensive response.
No upcoming lectures at this time. Please check back later.
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Michael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science; Director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media
Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy and Penn Carey Law and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy
Jon Hawkings, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science
Stacy-Ann Robinson, Perry World House Lightning Scholar 2022-23 and Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Colby College
