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 Apr 19th, 2023
CoSA 2023: 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.

Tuesday Mar 14th, 2023
The First Ornithologist of the New World: Afro-Latino Santiago de Cárdenas and his Scientific-Literary Dialogue

Monday Mar 13th, 2023
Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth About The World’s Most Popular Weed

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

Monday Mar 2nd, 2020
New Date - Surveillance Capitalism: Artificial Intelligence And The Black Community
Mutale Nkonde is an AI policy analyst and researcher based in New York City. She is founding executive director of AI for the People (AIFTP) a nonprofit organization that uses popular culture to educate black communities about the civil rights implications of the integration of AI systems into public life.

Wednesday Feb 26th, 2020
DATE CHANGE - Surveillance Capitalism: Artificial Intelligence And The Black Community
EVENT NOTICE: This event has been postponed to Monday, March 2 at 7:30pm in Olin Auditorium.
Mutale Nkonde is an AI policy analyst and researcher based in New York City. She is founding executive director of AI for the People (AIFTP) a nonprofit organization that uses popular culture to educate black communities about the civil rights implications of the integration of AI systems into public life.

Tuesday Feb 25th, 2020
Is She On the List? Understanding the Role of Women Campaign Funding Groups in State Level Politics

Wednesday Feb 5th, 2020
Shoshana Zuboff: Surveillance Capitalism

Wednesday Nov 6th, 2019
Exxon Mobil’s Role in Climate Change Denial

Wednesday Oct 23rd, 2019
The Impact of Climate Change on Appalacian Communities
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