Nov 18, 2015 | The Genomic Open: Then and Now
The story of the Bermuda Principles and their codification of genome scientists’ commitment to save the human genome from private enclosure is the dominant story of the Human Genome Project. Twenty years after the first historic Bermuda meeting, this seminar will gather together at UC Santa Cruz key players in the creation of an ‘open’ approach… Continue Reading Nov 18, 2015 | The Genomic Open: Then and Now
Dec 12, 2015 | Science & Justice Training Program Certificate Reception
Please join us in congratulating the graduate fellows on their achievements in completing the Science & Justice Training Program. This certificate provides recognition to current graduate students who have developed collaborative research methods for exploring the meeting of questions of science and knowledge with questions of ethics and justice. Continue Reading Dec 12, 2015 | Science & Justice Training Program Certificate Reception
Nov 04, 2015 | Big Data: The Promises and Problematics of Prediction
Fearturing Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics, UC Irvine and Jacob Metcalf, Researcher, Data & Society Research Institute Continue Reading Nov 04, 2015 | Big Data: The Promises and Problematics of Prediction
Oct 07, 2015 | It’s About Time: How Perceptions of Time Influence Environmental Action
How do conceptions of time inform our perceptions of anthropogenic climate change and influence the political and societal will to respond? A round-table discussion with Adina Paytan (UCSC Research Professor of Marine Sciences), Zoey Kroll, (Internet Communications Coordinator, SF Dep’t of the Environment) and Elida Erickson (UCSC Sustainability Programs Manager). Continue Reading Oct 07, 2015 | It’s About Time: How Perceptions of Time Influence Environmental Action
May 20, 2015 | Kim TallBear – Cultivating Indigenous Scientists
Kim TallBear (University of Texas, Austin) discusses how genomics forms along with notions of race and indigeneity (the topic of her 2013 monograph, Native American DNA) and the novel roles that Native geneticists are playing in intervening in these processes to create a more just and democratic approach to genomics. Continue Reading May 20, 2015 | Kim TallBear – Cultivating Indigenous Scientists
May 06, 2015 | Good Science/People’s Science: An Exploration of Science and Justice
Half-day long symposium featuring the work of Charis Thompson (Chancellor’s Professor and Chair of Gender & Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley) and Ruha Benjamin (Assistant Professor in the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University). Continue Reading May 06, 2015 | Good Science/People’s Science: An Exploration of Science and Justice
Apr 22, 2015 | Fixing the Pathological Body
April 22, 2015
The medical industry leans heavily upon a distinction between the “normal” and the “pathological.” How and why do we continue to define this distinction, and for whom are these categories useful? Featuring Janette Dinishak (Asst Prof of Philosophy, UCSC), Kelly Ormond (Prof of Genetics, Stanford U.), and Matthew Wolf-Meyer (Assoc. Prof. of Anthropology, UCSC). Continue Reading Apr 22, 2015 | Fixing the Pathological Body
Apr 01, 2015 | Working Against Female Genital Mutilation in Khartoum, Sudan
Dr. Atif Fazari, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Khartoum- Sudan, will discuss his work as a reconstructive surgeon and opponent of Female Genital Mutilation. He spoke about various strategies for reducing this practice, and discussed these with Dr. Carolyn Martin-Shaw (Emerita Anthropology Professor, UCSC ). Continue Reading Apr 01, 2015 | Working Against Female Genital Mutilation in Khartoum, Sudan
March 05, 2015 | The H+ Film Festival: Cyborg Fictions and Futures
How does our popular culture shape our visions of that future, and what ethical questions should we consider today rather than in a transhuman tomorrow? This film festival presents science fiction classics: RoboCop (1987), Ghost in the Shell (1995) and documentary Transcendent Man (2009) followed by panel discussion with Ed Neumeier (cowriter of RoboCop, UCSC alum), Dr. Vivienne Ming (UC Berkeley), and Dr. Chris Gray (UCSC, author of “Cyborg Citizen”). Continue Reading March 05, 2015 | The H+ Film Festival: Cyborg Fictions and Futures
March 04, 2015 | Science Journalism: Education, Entertainment or Instigation?
How much can you educate someone about DNA tests or climate change in three and a half minutes? Is “education” even the goal? NPR science journalist Joe Palca discusses what he hopes to accomplish in his science segments for public radio, as well as the reporting and production effort behind them. Join him in a conversation with Science and Justice Professor and fellow journalist Sally Lehrman about the role of science news in society, including the interplay of scientists and audience in its expression. Continue Reading March 04, 2015 | Science Journalism: Education, Entertainment or Instigation?