60-Second Lectures
Time and Location
Lectures are held at noon on their scheduled dates, in front of the Benjamin Franklin statue outside of College Hall. In the case of inclement weather, lectures will be held at the Bistro at Houston Hall.
Featured Lectures
Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Biology
Marsha Lester, Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Kathleen Morrison, Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology
Jane E. Dmochowski, Senior Lecturer of Earth and Environmental Sciences
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.
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Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Biology
Akira Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Graduate City and Regional Planning, Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Daniel Nothaft, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jane E. Dmochowski, Senior Lecturer of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Kathleen Morrison, Sally and Alvin V. Shoemaker Professor of Anthropology