Speaker Series
The Parlee Center regularly hosts outstanding citizen-scientists and experts on the intersection of science and society.
Upcoming Speakers
Recent Speakers
The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good is proud to have hosted the following speakers in recent years.
Wednesday Oct 9th, 2024
Picture a Scientist Documentary Screening
Presented by the Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good. Picture a Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists.
Tuesday Sep 10th, 2024
Jane: Abortion, Law, and the Ethics of Authority
The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good, Gender and Women and Sexuality Studies, and the Dept. of Philosophy and Religion have collaborated to bring Moira Donegan, a leading feminist writer of the millennial generation, to campus for a two-day visit, this Sept. 10-11
Wednesday Apr 24th, 2024
CoSA 2024: Celebration of Student Achievement
Every April, we reschedule classes for a day so every student can participate in the Celebration of Student Achievement (CoSA). The day is filled with talks, poster presentations, and performances from hundreds of students from every discipline, from first-year students to seniors.
Monday Apr 1st, 2024
Parlee Center Lecture: Reducing Maternal Mortality through Love, Acceptance, and Representation
Okunsola Amadou
Founder and CEO, Jamaa Birth Village
Monday Nov 13th, 2023
Parlee Center Lecture: How to Survive the End of the World
The Ursinus College Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good presents Riley Black, prolific writer and author. In this talk, Riley will discuss what transpired during the million years between impact and life’s recovery as well as how she turned this tale into her award-winning book The Last Days of the Dinosaurs.
Thursday Sep 28th, 2023
Parlee Center Lecture: Meredithe Mcnamara
Monday Sep 11th, 2023
Parlee Center Screening: Picture a Scientist
Tuesday Mar 14th, 2023
The First Ornithologist of the New World: Afro-Latino Santiago de Cárdenas and his Scientific-Literary Dialogue
Monday Feb 27th, 2023
Parlee Center Lecture: What Matters in Healthcare?
Monday Feb 13th, 2023
Parlee Center Lecture: Karen E. Scheu
Tuesday Jan 24th, 2023
Restoring the American Dream and the American Economy through Healthcare Price Transparency
Monday Nov 7th, 2022
Happening (Audrey Diwan, 2021)
Anne, an undergraduate, needs an abortion. But in 1960’s France, it’s illegal
Monday Oct 24th, 2022
What do we do now? Dissecting the impact of overturning Roe v Wade
Carlene Allana Denis, MD, FACOG
Senior Physician, Valley Forge OBGYN
President, Medical Staff Committee, Phoenixville Hospital
Tuesday Sep 27th, 2022
Lonely in a Crowded (Locker) Room: Science from Isolation and Inclusion
Casper Voyles, PhD
GATHER Fellow, Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health
Monday Sep 5th, 2022
Picture a Scientist
A Documentary on Women in Science
Despite the minimal news coverage, sexual harassment and gender inequality against women are no less prevalent in science than they are in pop culture and corporate America.
Wednesday Sep 8th, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccines And Variants: Where We Are Now And The Prospects Ahead
Tuesday Mar 23rd, 2021
Workshop on the Variety of Careers in Biology
Thursday Mar 11th, 2021
The Science of Business: USciences’ MBA & The Future of Pharma
Learn about USciences MBA program, with which Ursinus has an affiliation agreement. Registration Deadline: 3/10
Tuesday Mar 2nd, 2021
Parlee Center Speaker: COVID-19: Vaccines and Variants
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