What Just Happened to 23andMe? Jenny Reardon featured on Computer Says Maybe podcast
Jenny Reardon, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of Science and Justice Research Center, on the personalised genotyping company 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy and what’s going to happen to all that genetic data. Continue Reading What Just Happened to 23andMe? Jenny Reardon featured on Computer Says Maybe podcast
Donna Haraway awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize
Donna Haraway, distinguished professor emerita in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California Santa Cruz, has been awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize, one of Europe’s most prestigious recognitions for contributions to culture, society, and social thought. Learn more on June 3rd! Continue Reading Donna Haraway awarded the 2025 Erasmus Prize
Donna Haraway awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Congratulations to Donna Haraway, distinguished professor emerita in the History of Consciousness Department at the University of California Santa Cruz, for being awarded the ‘Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement’ in Memoriam to the Italian architect and designer Italo Rota (1953-2024). Continue Reading Donna Haraway awarded Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Book release! Unmaking Botany: Science and Vernacular Knowledge in the Colonial Philippines (Duke University Press, 2025)
Kathleen Cruz Gutierrez publishes new book, Unmaking Botany with Duke University Press. Continue Reading Book release! Unmaking Botany: Science and Vernacular Knowledge in the Colonial Philippines (Duke University Press, 2025)
Power Over Precision: Jenny Reardon featured on Computer Says Maybe podcast
Jenny Reardon, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of Science and Justice Research Center, on the history of genomics — and the absolutely mind-melting parallels it has with the trajectory of the AI industry. Continue Reading Power Over Precision: Jenny Reardon featured on Computer Says Maybe podcast
Science and Social Justice: Jenny Reardon featured on Digital Science
Professor Jenny Reardon, Professor of Sociology at the University of California Santa Cruz, and the Founder of Science and Justice Research Center on the politicization of research. Continue Reading Science and Social Justice: Jenny Reardon featured on Digital Science
Publication: new “Race and Health” entry in Oxford Bibliographies
Sociology Associate Professor and SJRC Co-Director James Doucet-Battle publishes a new “Race and Health” entry in Oxford Bibliographies. The selected bibliography offers a genealogy of scholarship on the topic over the last century and a half. Continue Reading Publication: new “Race and Health” entry in Oxford Bibliographies
A conjunctural analysis of the origins of ‘embedded ELSI’ in U.S. genomic medicine
SJRC’s LEED of STEMM published a new article! The paper, “A conjunctural analysis of the origins of ‘embedded ELSI’ in U.S. genomic medicine” is available open access from The Journal of Responsible Innovation. It calls for an embedded approach, where ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) researchers are situated within larger scientific research studies. Learn… Continue Reading A conjunctural analysis of the origins of ‘embedded ELSI’ in U.S. genomic medicine