May 6th, 2014 | by hannahklee | published in Latest news | Comments Off on The CLOUD and the CROWD Fall 2014 Graduate Seminar
Professor Cori Hayden will be teaching a graduate seminar this fall in Department of Anthropology-Anthro 250X. The seminars will be held on Fridays 2pm-4pm. Possible themes include: From the worrying crowd to the wise crowd; The crowd as economic and market force; The cloud’s materiality; Data, big and small; Cloud as war; and Political atmospheres (climate, the… Read more
April 21st, 2014 | by samuelevans | published in Latest news, Research highlights | Comments Off on David Winickoff on KQED’s Forum discusses Geoengineering
On April 15, David Winickoff, Director of the Berkeley STS Program, appeared on the KQED radio program, “Forum with Michael Krasny,” to discuss the science and politics of geoengineering. David’s remarks emphasized that a small geoengineering research program might proceed given the seriousness of climate change, but only in concert with the development of governing institutions.… Read more
April 8th, 2014 | by hannahklee | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Award for Cathryn Carson
Please join us for the eight annual joint ceremony honoring the 2014 recipients of the Carol D. Soc Distinguished graduate Student Mentoring Awards and the Graduate Assembly’s Distinguished Faculty Mentor Awards. Nominated by inspired colleagues, current and former graduate students, the award recipients have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to helping UC Berkeley graduate students succeed… Read more
February 12th, 2014 | by hannahklee | published in Latest news, Research highlights | Comments Off on CSTMS Scholars publish books on navigating research and development in stem cells and climate change
Two new book highlights by Professor Charis Thompson, Professor Richard B. Norgaard, Professor John S. Dryzek, and Professor David Schlosberg. “Good Science: The Ethical Choreography of Stem Cell Research,” by Professor Charis Thompson published December 2013 Book Abstract: “After a decade and a half, human pluripotent stem cell research has been normalized. There may be… Read more
January 30th, 2014 | by hannahklee | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Spring Semester 2014 Course-History 182 A/AT
New Spring Semester 2014 course on Technology and Society in the Modern World. Course Instructor: Massimo Mazzotti Time and Date: 102 Wurster, MW 4:00-5:30 How do technology and society interact? What drives technological change? How does technology transfer across different cultures? These and other related questions are examined using historical case studies of productive, military,… Read more
January 29th, 2014 | by hannahklee | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Call for Undergraduate Submissions
fractured natures: disrupting the divides between “Science” & “Society” Second Annual Science & Society Undergraduate Research Symposium Download the event pdf here. Submission Deadline: Extended to March 14, 2014 Scientific work is often understood to be something separate from social, artistic, or cultural influence. Increasingly, interdisciplinary inquiry and activism pushes us to reconsider these perceived… Read more
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