Events Archive
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- Director, Arlen Specter Center
- Associate Professor, Law & Society Program
Past Events
2020
Hemp Hype - Is the exploding hemp industry fact or fiction?
November 20. 2020
Host: Ronald Kander, Dean, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls
Guest: Brian George, Associate Professor of Engineering, College of Design, Engineering, & Commerce, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls
Terrific Tumeric : What can Spices and Herbs do for your Health?
November 1, 2020
Host: Anne Bower, Professor of Biology, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University
Guest: Diana Cundell, Professor of Biology, College of Life Sciences, Thomas Jefferson University, East Falls
2015
Traumatic Brain Injuries and the Ethics of Being a Sports Fan
November 11, 2015 Kanbar Performance Space
The Arlen Specter Center hosted a diverse panel ranging from a former NFL guard, a New York Times bestselling author to a former Pennsylvania governor to discuss the controversial question, is it ethical to be a sports fan? Or rather, is it ethical to sponsor a sport where forty percent of its players are left with permanent brain damage? Listen to the engaging and controversial debate and form your own opinion.
JFK Exhibit at Battleship New Jersey
April 9, 2015 Battleship New Jersey
The JFK Single Bullet Exhibit was donated to Battleship New Jersey by PhilaU faculty and Staff.
2013
Single Bullet: Investigation of the JFK Assassination
November 2013 Paul J. Gutman Library
Featuring displays and designs prepared by Philadelphia University students and faculty for the exhibition “Single Bullet: Arlen Specter and the Warren Commission Investigation of the JFK Assassination”, this exhibit at the Paul J. Gutman Library explored Senator Arlen Specter’s decisive role in helping a nation make sense of the tragic events surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy.