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Undergraduate Minor in STS Deadline Approaching
Mar 11, 2025
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Applications for the STS Undergraduate Minor are now open. The deadline to apply is April 2nd, 2025! As our students enter into a world of accelerating change, it has become ever m Read More

Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement: History of Modern (19th Century-Present) Medicine or Public Health
Mar 3, 2025

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Position Requirements: PhD in history of modern (19th century-present) medicine or public health or closely related fie Read More

STS Minor Core Course Offered This Summer!
Feb 21, 2025
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Looking to fulfill a Science, Technology, and Society (STS) minor requirement this summer? HISTORY C182A – Science, Technology, and Society is now being offered during Summer Read More

Welcome from the Director of CSTMS
Feb 12, 2025
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Dear All, As the Director of the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society, it is my pleasure to welcome you to another exciting semester! As we continue with our succe Read More


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Algorithms in Culture

A foundational concept in computer science, algorithms – loosely defined as a set of rules to direct the behavior of machines or humans – have shaped infrastructures, practices, and daily lives around the world. The CSTMS research cluster on Algorithms in Culture explores the implications of their development and deployment in politics, media, science, organizations, culture, and the construction of the self.

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Partnership with the Forum On Climate Engineering Assessment

CSTMS has formed a new partnership with Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, an initiative of the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC. Together we will assess the social, ethical, political, and legal implications of emerging technologies that fall under the broad rubric of climate engineering (sometimes referred to as “climate geoengineering”).

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Advancing Science for Policy Through Interdisciplinary Research in Regulation

The University of California Berkeley’s Center to Advance Science in Policy and Regulation (CASPR) together with the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (CSTMS) and co-sponsors the Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) and the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research hosted a Workshop on Advancing Science for Policy through Interdisciplinary Research in Regulation (ASPIRR). This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program. The workshop gathered leading experts from multiple disciplines and research areas to examine innovative approaches to incorporating science into the policy making and regulatory processes for emerging technologies.

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Arts + Science in Residence

The Art+Science in Residence program will host artists by invitation drawn to collaboration, interested in interdisciplinary art, science and technological dialogue, and open to developing new working methods and research techniques. While the Center allows room for variance, residencies typically unfold over two years and include both an exploratory and project-development phase. The program allows for artists to embed within the unique culture of the Center and UC Berkeley and its environs. The program affords access to a dynamic and diverse community of scholars, visitors, staff, and provides opportunities for cross-pollination with a broad public.

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