November 19, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
5:00-6:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! In thinking about how we might incorporate the upcoming discussion with Herman Gray and Alondra Nelson at Kuumbwa on January 22 into our work, we will be reading some pieces from both scholars: The… Continue Reading November 19, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
November 15, 2019 | Looking for Marla’s Bilingual Book Launch
Friday, November 15, 2019 7:00-9:00PM Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History Join us at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History to celebrate the diversity of sex and gender in nature! Science & Justice Training Program Fellow and Marla’s visionary Paloma Medina will launch a bilingual version of Looking for Marla. The Marla… Continue Reading November 15, 2019 | Looking for Marla’s Bilingual Book Launch
November 12, 2019 | Forensic Genomics for Investigators P.O.S.T. Course
8:30am – 5:00pm Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Community Room 5200 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 Course Description This 8-hour course is designed to assist understanding and engagement with new genomic technologies that are increasingly common as investigative leads, such as, DNA-predicted physical appearance (hair/eye/skin color, face shape) and ancestry estimations. This course provides… Continue Reading November 12, 2019 | Forensic Genomics for Investigators P.O.S.T. Course
November 06, 2019 | Meet & Greet
Wednesday, November 06, 2019 4:00-5:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Please join us for a beginning of quarter social hour. In addition to a chance to celebrate the new academic year and enjoy each other’s company over nice food and drink, we will be welcoming new members of our community, and welcoming back others.… Continue Reading November 06, 2019 | Meet & Greet
November 06, 2019 | Informational meeting for new cohort of Science & Justice Training Program
The Science and Justice Research Center will host an Informational Meeting on our internationally recognized interdisciplinary Graduate Training and Certificate Program: Wednesday, November 06, 2019 12:00-1:30PM Graduate Student Commons Fireside Lounge Our Science and Justice Training Program (SJTP) is a globally unique initiative that trains doctoral students to work across the disciplinary boundaries of the… Continue Reading November 06, 2019 | Informational meeting for new cohort of Science & Justice Training Program
November 5, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
5:00-6:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! At this meeting, we will be talking about the following articles: U.S. Government Plans to Collect DNA From Detained Immigrants: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/us/dna-testing-immigrants.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share In Germany, controversial law gives Bavarian police new power to use DNA: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/germany-controversial-law-gives-bavarian-police-new-power-use-dna What… Continue Reading November 5, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
October 30, 2019 | Works-in-Progress with Luz Cordoba
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 4:00-5:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join SJRC scholars in the SJRC Common Room for an open discussion of works-in-progress! This is a wonderful chance to engage with one another’s ideas, and support our own internal work. At this session, we will hear from Science & Justice Training Program Fellow,… Continue Reading October 30, 2019 | Works-in-Progress with Luz Cordoba
October 16, 2019 | Ruha Benjamin on A New Jim Code?
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 2:00-4:00pm Merrill Cultural Center A New Jim Code? Race, Carceral Technoscience, and Liberatory Imagination in Everyday Life (PDF Flyer) From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and even deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous era. Benjamin… Continue Reading October 16, 2019 | Ruha Benjamin on A New Jim Code?
October 15, 2019 | Theorizing Race After Race
5:00-6:30 PM SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Join Science & Justice scholars for an open discussion of Theorizing Race After Race! At this meeting we will discuss our plans for this project, including a grant proposal we have been working on over the summer. More information on the cluster can be found at: https://scijust.ucsc.edu/2019/05/17/theorizing-race-after-race/.
Science & Justice Fall Writing Together
Tuesdays 10:00am-1:00pm SJRC Common Room, Oakes 231 Wanting to establish a regular writing routine exploring science and justice? Beginning Tuesday October 8th, join SJRC scholars in the SJRC Common Room from 10:00am to 1:00pm for open writing sessions! Engage in six 25-minute writing sessions (with a 5 minute break in between). Open to all students,… Continue Reading Science & Justice Fall Writing Together