The mind behind the—at times—painfully accurate portrayal of graduate school will bring his humor to the University of Oregon as part of the Knight Campus 2023 fall Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.  

Jorge Cham is the mind behind PhD Comics, which pokes fun at the life (or lack thereof) in academia, and he will bring his insight to the University of Oregon 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, to the EMU Ballroom. During his humor-filled lecture, he'll recall his experience of bringing humor into the lives of millions of stressed-out academics, talk will examine the source of academics' anxieties, explore the myth of procrastination and help academics figure out how to convey what they've learned to the outside world. 

In addition to PhD Comics, Cham is the co-creator and co-executive producer of the celebrated animated series Elinor Wonders Why, which airs on PBS Kids and in 78 countries around the world. He is the co-author of the award-winning book We Have No Idea (and its follow-up FAQ-U), and the co-host of the iHeart Radio show Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe. He is also the co-founder of PHDtv, a video science and discovery outreach collaborative, and the author of the upcoming books Oliver's Great Big Universe and Out of Your Mind.

Cham earned his PhD in robotics from Stanford University and was an instructor and research associate at Caltech from 2003 to 2005. He is originally from Panama.

This event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Journalism and Communication. Register today.