Annual Lecture on Science, Technology & Society: The Science of Success

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<p style="text-align: center; "><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/ALSTS_Calendarjpg.jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 179px; " /></p><p>The <a href="http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/centers/chppp"><strong><span style="color:#800000;">Center for Human Potential and Public Policy</span></strong></a>, in collaboration with the <a href="http://hceconomics.org"><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group</strong></span></a>, cordially invite you to attend the Fifth Annual Lecture on Science, Technology &amp; Society: The Science of Success, featuring Paul Tough, contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine, member of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group, and author of <em>How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character.&nbsp;</em></p><p><strong>Thursday, October 18, 2012</strong><br /><strong>4:45 p.m. - Reception</strong><br /><strong>5:30 p.m. - Lecture and Panel Discussion</strong><br />The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy<br />Lecture Hall (Room 142)<br />1155 East 60th Street<br />Chicago, IL 60637 (<span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); "><strong><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1155+east+60th+street,+chicago,+il&amp;hnear=1155+E+60th+St,+Chicago,+Illinois+60637&amp;gl=us&amp;t=m&amp;z=16">map</a></strong></span>)</p><p>Following the lecture, a panel of experts will respond to Mr. Tough&#39;s talk. The panel will include:</p><div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/JoshAnderson75.jpg" style="width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; " /><strong>&nbsp;Joshua Anderson</strong></div><div>&nbsp;Executive Director</div><div>&nbsp;Teach for America-Chicago</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/Guryan75.jpg" style="width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; " />&nbsp;<strong>Jonathan Guryan</strong></div><div>&nbsp;Associate Professor of Human Development and Social Policy</div><div>&nbsp;Northwestern University</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/kalil75.jpg" style="width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; " />&nbsp;<strong>Ariel Kalil (moderator)</strong></div><div>&nbsp;Professor, and Director, Center for Human Potential and Public Policy</div><div>&nbsp;The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/rauner75.jpg" style="width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; " />&nbsp;<strong>Diana Rauner</strong></div><div>&nbsp;President</div><div>&nbsp;Ounce of Prevention Fund</div><div>&nbsp;Member, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Global Working Group</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>A Q&amp;A session will follow the panel discussion.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>For more information, visit the program <a href="http://harrisschool.uchicago.edu/centers/chppp/events-conferences/sts2012"><span style="color:#800000;"><strong>website</strong></span></a>, or contact Laurel Spindel, associate director of the Center for Human Potential and Public Policy, at <strong><a href="mailto:ljspinde@uchicago.edu?subject=Fifth%20Annual%20Lecture%20on%20Science%2C%20Technology%20%26%20Society"><span style="color:#800000;">ljspinde@uchicago.edu</span></a></strong>.</div></div>

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