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Abstract Deadline: 15 January 2014 Graduate students and early career Ph.D.’s from across the humanities and social sciences whose work focuses on the study of science in society are invited to submit proposals for this interdisciplinary graduate student conference to be held at UC Berkeley on 7-8 March 2014. We welcome proposals that challenge scales,… Read more

Application Deadline: January 15, 2014 The Program in STS at the University of California-Berkeley seeks a postdoctoral researcher to help conduct a qualitative study of how technical knowledge operates within the regulation of biofuels and geoengineering. These technologies are co-emerging within complex regulatory environments that span levels of governance and public and private sectors. Forms of technical reasoning­­––e.g., risk analysis and modeling––are… Read more

The following is a list of courses featured this semester by some of our Designated Emphasis faculty. Topics range from science and technology studies to the history of science. Please consult the UC Berkeley schedule of classes here for more information on the courses listed below.   Science and Technology Studies C200 “Topics in Science and… Read more

In this, our second bi-annual report, we review the wide range of teaching, research, and engagement CSTMS scholars have conducted in the 2011-2013 period. Below is Outgoing CSTMS Director Cori Hayden’s welcome.  To read more, download the full report. Director’s Narrative By Cori Hayden, Outgoing CSTMS Director Inaugurated in the fall of 2009, the Center… Read more

Sam Weiss Evans is a Co-PI on this recent grant award to study how security issues are and are not being discussed in the life sciences. Together with PI Prof. Brian Rappert (University of Exeter), Co-PI Prof. Brian Balmer (University College, London), Prof. Malcolm Dando (Bradford University), and Dr. Chandre Gould (Institute for Security Studies,… Read more

This interdisciplinary graduate seminar is aimed at graduate students who are interested in the broad area of Science and Technology Studies and who are undertaking significant writing projects (dissertation chapters, research papers, journal articles, or conference papers) during the fall 2013 semester. The course’s major activity will be to serve as a writing lab in… Read more

Deadline for submissions is November 1st, 2013. Are you a PhD student, or do you know one, with an interest in Science & Technology Studies? If so, please consider submitting an application for our PhD Designated Emphasis (DE) in Science and Technology Studies (STS). The DE in STS is a program of training in the… Read more

The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley seeks a non-tenure-track instructor for four courses on the history of science during the academic year 2013-14. Candidates able to teach two upper-division courses among history of American science, environmental history, or history of the life sciences are especially encouraged to apply. Along with undergraduate… Read more