December 9th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on CFP for 4S/EASST 2016: Open Track on “Valuation Practices at the Margins”
4S/EASST Conference Barcelona 2016 Valuation Practices at the Margins Conveners: Kristin Asdal, C-F Helgesson, Freyja Knapp, Francis Lee, Steve Woolgar The growing interest in the study of valuation has resulted in a plurality of studies exploring by what means and procedures values are established, by whom, to what ends, and to what consequence (see, e.g.,… Read more
November 24th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Register Now For STS 100 / History 182C / ISF 100G Science, Technology, and Society
CSTMS offers its flagship course for undergraduates again this spring, cross listed with History and Interdisciplinary Studies. STS 100 / History 182C / ISF 100G Science, Technology, and Society Mazzotti and staff 102 Moffitt Tue-Thu 9:30-11:00 Be it bugs, buildings, or bits, what humans imagine and construct is tightly interconnected with the societies they live… Read more
November 17th, 2015 | by gretchengano | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Spring STS Course Highlights
Here is a list of STS oriented courses on offer for the Spring semester at the undergraduate and graduate levels. STS 100 / History 182C / ISF 100G Science, Technology, and Society Mazzotti and staff 102 Moffitt Tue-Thu 9:30-11:00 Be it bugs, buildings, or bits, what humans imagine and construct is tightly interconnected with the… Read more
November 16th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Osseo-Asare Awarded the Melville J. Herskovits Award for New Book
Melville J. Herskovits Award The ASA annually presents the Melville J. Herskovits Prize to the author of an outstanding original scholarly work published on Africa in the previous year. The ASA is grateful to the selection committee for its service. The committee was chaired by Adeline Masqulier and included Peter Limb, Allen lsaacman, Adeleke Adeeko,… Read more
November 15th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Call for participation USS univie: summer school SWC Scientific World Conceptions – Science, Values, and Democracy, Vienna, July 4-5, 2016
USS univie: summer school SWC Scientific World Conceptions Science, Values, and Democracy? Vienna, July 4-15, 2016 Science and democracy are key features of modern societies, but there have always been tensions between them, with implications for a wide range of public issues. This two-week course will examine historical, philosophical, and political perspectives on the relation of science,… Read more
November 15th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Carson to Chair Faculty Advisory Board for New Data Science Planning Initiative
Berkeley is developing an ecosystem of data science education and research that reflects the intellectual richness of the entire campus. Building upon our outstanding research and graduate programs in this area, we are announcing the formation of a broad-ranging Data Science Planning Initiative (DSPI) to develop a comprehensive strategy for Berkeley’s leadership in this field… Read more
November 14th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Residencies at the Brocher Foundation
Residencies on the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of New Medical Developments at the Brocher Foundation The call for proposals for the 2017 Brocher Foundation residencies is launched! The Brocher Foundation is located on the shores of the Geneva Lake, in Hermance (Geneva -Switzerland). The Brocher Foundation residencies last between one and four months. They give… Read more
November 14th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news, Research highlights | Comments Off on The Advancement of CRISPR in the News
For much of the past century, biology has been consumed with three essential questions: What does each gene do? How do we find the genetic mutations that make us sick? And how can we overcome them? With the CRISPR gene editing technology, some claim the answers have become attainable, and that we are closing in on… Read more
November 14th, 2015 | by nishaniabeydeera | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Call for Participation in Macroscope Tools for the Places & Spaces Mapping Science Exhibit (2016)
The Places & Spaces: Mapping Science exhibit was created to inspire cross- disciplinary discussion on how to best track and communicate human activity and scientific progress on a global scale. The Places & Spaces exhibit invites the showcase of interactive visualization. The “Macroscope Phase” of the exhibit is devoted to tools that demonstrate the power… Read more
November 12th, 2015 | by gretchengano | published in Latest news | Comments Off on Merchant Explores the History of Nature
In her new book, Autonomous Nature: Problems of Prediction and Control from Ancient Times to the Scientific Revolution, ESPM professor and environmental historian Carolyn Merchant investigates the history of nature as an active, often unruly force in tension with nature as a rational, logical order from ancient times to the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth… Read more
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PMH sponsors interdisciplinary courses on such topics as aging and old age, suffering, and death. See syllabi of select courses.
