60-Second Lectures | School of Arts and Sciences

Every spring and fall, Penn Arts and Sciences faculty take a minute out by the Ben Franklin statue in front of College Hall to share their perspectives on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe to fractions and fly-fishing. This September, we are interrupting our regularly scheduled programming for an important initiative. Professors and students from across the University will unite in a series of 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. Penn Arts & Sciences 60-Second Lectures will return on Wednesdays in April 2020.

Click HERE for more information on the 1.5 Climate Lectures initiative.

Look for past 60-Second Lectures on Vimeo and YouTube!

Upcoming Lectures

November 9, 2019

60-Second Lectures - Alumni Edition!

60 Second Lectures

Join us for breakfast as alumni take over a special Homecoming edition of Penn Arts & Sciences’ 60-Second Lectures! Hear how these alums, backed by the Power of Penn, are impacting their communities and the world as critical thinkers, problem solvers, and leaders.

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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

Cleaner Living Through Chemistry

Karen Goldberg, Vagelos Professor in Energy Research

Plant Trees Strategically and Wisely

Frederick Steiner, Dean of Stuart Weitzman School of Design; Paley Professor and Co-Executive Director, The McHarg Center

Origins of Climate Change and Global Warming: What’s Next?

Joseph Francisco, President’s Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science

The Effects of Climate Change on Food and Agriculture

Tom Daniels, Professor of City and Regional Planning

1.5 Minute Climate Lectures: Student Perspectives

Jacob Hershman, C’20 and Vyshnavi Kosigishroff, C’22

1.5 Minutue Climate Lectures: Closing Remarks

Paul Sniegowski, Stephen A. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Biology