PASEF Events

Negotiating the Retirement Transition: What’s Next? (Video)

Zoom Session

Perspectives on the retirement decision and life after retirement from four distinguished faculty members.Moderated by PASEF President Mitch Marcus | Computer and Information SciencePANELISTSEd George | StatisticsDavid Pope | Materials Science and Engineering David Brownlee | History of Art Zoom link will be sent to registered attendees.

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Francis X. Diebold, Climate Forecasting: Arctic Sea Ice Melting – How Soon? (Video)

Hall of Flags Houston Hall

Fall Lecture and Receptions withFrancis X. DieboldPaul F. Miller, Jr. and E. Warren Shafer Miller Professor of Social SciencesProfessor of Economics, Finance, and Statistics and Data Science Arctic temperatures are rising significantly faster than the global average, a trend closely linked to a severe, multi-decade decline in Arctic sea ice. This dramatic loss not only […]

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Amanda P. Bettencourt: The Promise & Pitfalls of AI in Healthcare

Zoom Session

AI holds promise to solve many of healthcare’s challenges, but it is not without its own inherent pitfalls. From a nurse implementation scientist’s perspective, in this talk we will discuss some of the proposed and actual uses of AI in healthcare delivery and discuss trade-offs involved with its use. Join us for PASEF’s Lunchtime Lecture […]

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Judith Rodin, Philadelphia Then and Now: Penn’s Role in the Transition

Bodek Lounge in Houston Hall 3417 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA

Judith Rodin President Emerita, University of Pennsylvania Former President, The Rockefeller Foundation in conversation with Janice Bellace , PASEF Past President Having been a student at Penn in the 1960s, Judy Rodin encountered a much different campus when she returned as president in 1994. Deindustrialization had led to an exodus of jobs in Philadelphia, there […]

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Katie L. Barott, Coral Reefs are Sentinels of the Biodiversity Crisis (Video)

Zoom Session

Katie L. Barott, PhDAssociate Professor of BiologyUniversity of Pennsylvania Coral reefs are among the most diverse ecosystems on our planet, yet over half of the world’s corals have been lost over the last century due to a combination of human disturbances including fishing, pollution, and climate change. Coral reefs are particularly sensitive to ocean warming, […]

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