The Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (CSTMS) at UC Berkeley has begun a new Special Project to explore the social and cultural dynamics of contemporary design. It is a chance to foster dialogue among the design studies community, professional designers and architects, historians, and science and technology studies scholars. These communities often engage… Read more

PhD students at Berkeley now have the option to add a Designated Emphasis in Science & Technology Studies (STS).  STS is a multidisciplinary field with the capacity to rethink the relationship between science and society in social and political life. To find out what the Designated Emphasis involves, and how to enroll, click here.

We are delighted to announce a new undergraduate Course Thread in Sciences & Society.  The Course Thread allows Berkeley undergraduates the opportunity to explore how the pressing problems of our time are simultaneously scientific and social, technological and political, ethical and economic.  Find out more here, and start taking some classes!