Center for Human Potential and Public Policy
Events & Conferences
Conferences
Each year the Center holds conferences that are focused on one of its three program areas.
May 5-6, 2011, Ann Arbor, MI
The Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Events III
January 31-February 2, 2011, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Advancing Child and Family Policy Through Research: A View From the South
December 12-14, 2010, Chicago, IL
Social Policy and Family Influence on Children
March 12-13, 2009, Ann Arbor, MI
The Long-Run Impacts of Early Life Events II
May 16, 2008, Chicago, IL
Health and Attainment over the Lifecourse: Reciprocal Pathways from Before Birth to Old Age
Annual Lecture on Science, Technology & Society
Each year, an invited speaker will present research that deepens our understanding of the risks and improvements to human existence brought about by human inventiveness.
December 1, 2011
Half-Day Symposium on the Science and Policy of Obesity, with keynote by Bechara Choucair, M.D., Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health
October 22, 2009
Dr. Heidi Schweingruber on The State of Science Education: A Local and National Perspective
November 20, 2008
Professor Robert W. Fairlie on The Educational Consequences of the Digital Divide
October 26, 2007
Emeritus Professor James R. Flynn on What is Intelligence?
Contact Information
General Inquiries
Email: chppp@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-3402
Fax: 773-702-5559
Director
Ariel Kalil, Ph.D.
Email: akalil@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-834-2090
Web: Ariel Kalil - Faculty Webpage
Associate Director
Laurel Joy Spindel, M.A., M.A.P.P.
Email: ljspinde@uchicago.edu
Phone: 773-702-3402
Program Assistant/LCFP Student Group Facilitator
Christy Serrano
Email: achristyserrano@uchicago.edu
