Events
Ullyot Lecture and Award: Sir David W. C. MacMillan
Liberty City Arts Presents ‘The Anatomy of Opera: Larynx, Lungs, Legato, and Beyond!’
Three Philadelphia-based opera singers explain (and demonstrate!) the anatomical phenomena behind their incredible voices.
Ullyot Lecture and Award: Sir David W. C. MacMillan
The 2025 Nobel co-laureate in chemistry will present this year’s lecture, followed by a Q&A session and award presentation.
New Therapies for a World Without HIV
At this virtual panel, Paul Volberding and Moupali Das will discuss HIV treatment past and present with special attention to improving access in developing countries.
Dinner with King Tut
Join author Sam Kean as we dine with King Tut in an archaeological experience like no other.
Alternative Power: Moving Beyond Wind and Solar with Geothermal Energy
Experts discuss the latest advances in geothermal energy, sharing details of its implementation on the Swarthmore College campus.
Understanding the Chemical Industry’s Financial Structures and Global Expansion to Inform its Transition to Sustainability
The 2026 T. T. Chao Symposium on Innovation will focus on the relationships between finance, patterns of ownership, and world trade, which are particularly significant for the chemical industry’s transition to sustainability in the 21st century.
Wine, Roses, and Chocolate: How Romance and Science Work Together to Sweeten the Dark Days of February
A master flavorist, an essential oil specialist, and a chemist of wine uncover the unseen molecular world of romantic staples and the science that delivers them.
The Maternal Imprint
This Women’s History Month, join us for a thought provoking presentation by leading gender and science scholar Sarah S. Richardson.
The Global History of Modern Science, 1400–1914
The 2026 Cain Conference will address the major issues involved in understanding how modern science has been created through a process of global cultural exchange.