On Thursday, June 13th, 2019 you are invited to join Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for a recruitment information session in Berkeley, CA. This is your opportunity to meet their recruitment team and learn about how you can join their pool of dedicated aid workers. They are currently recruiting for a variety of medical and non-medical positions. See more here.

On April 4, 2019 the Center for Science, Technology, and Medicine and the Institute for South Asia Studies at UC Berkeley co-hosted the “Traditions and Technologies: Ethical Engagements and New Directions in the Study of South Asian Medicines Symposium.” The experimental day-long event—with both virtual and in-person panels— aimed create a space for scholars of… Read more

CSTMS Research Fellow Michele Pridmore-Brown has published a lead article in the Times Literary Supplement entitled “Sperm and Sensibility: the Modern World of Designer Children.” She argues that how women choose sperm donors is based upon age-old preoccupations. Pridmore-Brown also wrote a review for the London Review of Books entitled “Unfeeling Malice“.  She reviews a book about the origins… Read more

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This summer, learn how to critically analyze and help shape developments in new media. Digital media profoundly shape our lives: social media, apps, software and networked devices have transformed almost every area of work and play. The Berkeley Center for New Media Summer Certificate provides students with skills and knowledge that are essential for a… Read more