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Symposium Series 2016-2017

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For more than six decades, fellows in residence at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences have explored vexing problems, extended knowledge of our world, and engaged in cross-disciplinary interactions that have led directly to breakthroughs in thought.

Each year CASBS is pleased to connect some of this extraordinary talent with public audiences. The Center's symposium series showcases current CASBS fellows and allows the public to consider their cutting-edge works-in-progress.

The 2016-17 symposium series continues this rich tradition. The featured speakers bring to bear the best in social science research with personal experiences that have influenced their thinking and should influence ours. Please watch for our email invitations for each symposium. Attendance is free, but seating is limited and RSVPs will be required.

Did you miss last year's stellar symposium series? View full video coverage and read summaries of our 2015-16 symposia here.

For more information about the Symposium series, please contact Christy Duignan at casbs-events@stanford.edu.

October 25, 2016 - Climate Change and the Future of Cities

Eric Klinenberg

Eric Klinenberg
Fellow 2016-17

Professor of Sociology; Director, Institute for Public Knowledge,
New York University

Co-sponsored with the Stanford Woods Institue for the Environment

Inaugural Robert A. Scott Lecture

View full video here


January 31, 2017 - Women in Tech: Where Have We Seen Progress? Where are We Stuck?

Sapna Cheryan

Sapna Cheryan
Fellow 2016-17

Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Washington   

Shelley Correll

Shelley Correll
Fellow 2015-16

Professor of Sociology;
Barbara D. Finberg Director, Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University

Co-sponsored with the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University

View full video here


March 21, 2017 -  Race and Intimacy on Divided University Campuses

Jonathan Jansen

Jonathan Jansen
Fellow 2016-17

Senior Professor, Vice Chancellor and Rector (2009-2016)
University of the Free State

Co-sponsored with the Stanford Graduate School of Education

View full video here