Previous Events

2009

• November 19, 2009, ASEF Lecture Dr. Jim Endersby, "Darwinian Myths: Re-Reading the Origin of Species".

• November 18, 2009, PASEF Reception and Dinner for Newly Retired Faculty.

• November 18, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Paul Rozin, "Living with Food in the 21st Century".

• November 9, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Stuart Fine, "Age Related Macular Degeneration".

• October 22, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Barbara D. Savage, "The Politics of African American Religion".

• October 21, 2009, Book Discussion, Dr. Nicholas Kefalides, "Echoes from the Cobblestones".

• October 20, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Dupont Guerry IV, "What can you do about your new grandchild's 1 in 50 chance of developing melanoma: From genetic susceptibility to action".

• October 15, 2009, President's reception for emeritus faculty.

• October 1, 2009, Fall Lecture, Panel on Health Care Reform, Drs. Evan Fieldston, David Grande, Scott Harrington, and Harvey Rubin.

• September 29, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. John Trojanowski, "Alzheimer's Disease".

• September 24, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Robert Hornik, "Do Mass Media Campaigns Influence Health Behavior?"

• September 10, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Mr. David Hollenberg, "Penn Connects: An Overview of Current Planning and Design Initiatives."

• May 29, 2009, Invitation to dinner program at Franklin Inn Club.

• May 29, 2009, Tour of the Chemical Heritage Foundation guided by Dr. Arnold Thackray.

• May 28, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Adrian Morrison, "Reflections on the Animal Research Debate".

• May 22, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Mr. John Seager, "Global Population: 6.8 Billion and Growing. Are We There Yet?".

• May 14, 2009, Planning for Retirement Presentation, Ms. Victoria Mulhern and Ms. Hilary Lopez.

• May 11, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Thomas Naff, "The Politics of Water in the Middle East: Conflict Along the Jordan, Tigris, and Euphrates Rivers".

• May 5, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Renée C. Fox, "Outsider/Insider Perspective on Medical Humanitarian Action: Case Study of Doctors Without Borders".

• April 30, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Ann Boulis and Jerry Jacobs discuss how the increasing number of women in medicine are faring in the profession and whether they will reshape the provision of health care.

• April 23, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Susan Wachter, "Reviving the Economy".

• April 17, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Carl Brighton, "Integration of Clinical Orthopaedics and Basic Research".

• April 13, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Wystan Curnow, "The Contemporary Arts Scene in New Zealand".

• April 6, 2009, PASEF Spring Lecture, Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, "How Obama Won".

• March 30, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Christos Coutifaris, "Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Scientific, Clinical and Ethical Issues".

• March 23, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Kermit Roosevelt, "After Guantanamo".

• March 16, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Dr. Geoffrey Aguirre, "What Lurks behind a Neuro Image".

• March 11, 2009, ASEF Lecture, Dr. Marshall E. Blume, "Retiring in this Financial Climate".

• March 9, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Gary Bernstein, "Some Wrong Ways to Reduce Global Warming". Pop quiz on global warming.

• February 27, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. Solomon Katz, "On Food".

• February 23, 2009, ASEF Luncheon, Robert E. Forster, M.D., "A History of the Graduate School of Medicine at Penn".

• February 16, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Mr. Daniel Garofalo, "Penn and Sustainability".

• January 29, 2009, PASEF Luncheon, Dr. John Lapinski, "Behind the Scenes of the 2008 Presidential Election".

2008

• December 19, 2008, Luncheon, Dr. Allan Pack, "Why Do We Sleep?".

• December 16, 2008, Luncheon, Dr. Harvey Rubin "Science and Technology in Global Politics".

• December 2, 2008, TIAA-CREF Workshop on Investing and Today's Economy. Session I: 10-11:30 a.m. or Session II: 1-2:30 p.m. in Hall of Flags, Houston Hall.

• November 24, 2008, Lecture, Ms. Lauren Steinfeld, "Privacy Today: Current Risks and Opportunities".

• November 19, 2008, PASEF dinner honoring 41 newly retired Penn faculty in the Mosaic Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, followed by a dinner in the Lower Egyptian Gallery.

• November 17, 2008, Luncheon, Dr. Donato LaRossa, "Plastic Surgery Missions in the Developing World".

• November 6, 2008, Luncheon, Professor Brendan O'Leary, "How to Get Out of Iraq with Integrity".

• October 21, 2008, Luncheon, Professor Edward Peters, "Torture and its Modern Disguises".

• October 13, 2008, Luncheon, Professor Yvonne Paterson, "Active Immunotherapy for Cancer Using a Live Recombinant Vector".

• October 2, 2008, Fall Lecture, Professor Donald Kettl, "Critical Issues for the 2008 Election".
  

• May 19, 2008, Commencement, march in academic procession.
  

• May 15, 2008, Planning for Retirement Presentation,
  

• April 10, 2008, Spring Lecture Series, Panel: The Growth of Obesity in Modern Society.
  

• March 27, 2008, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• February 28, 2008, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• February 14, 2008, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• January 24, 2008, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• Founders Day Symposium, Aristotle's Brain, January 18, 2008
  

2007

• December 13, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• November 7, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• October 25, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• October 11, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• October 11, 2007, Annual Lecture Series, Professor Jason Karlawish: "Successful Aging -- What Is It and How Can We Achieve It".
  

• September 27, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• May 19, 2007, Commencement, march in academic procession.
  

• April 26, 2007, Spring Lecture Series, Panel: Religion and Politics in Islam: Realities and Stereotypes.
  

• April 6, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

• March 8, 2007, Luncheon Series, University Club.
  

2006

• October 5, 2006, Annual Lecture Series, Professor Baruch Blumberg: "Astrobiology: Origin and Distribution of Life on the Earth and in the Universe".
  

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