Displaced Horizons was a collaborative multimedia performance that was co-sponsored by the Holtz Center on June 9. The performance focused on water infrastructures’ socio-cultural and historical complexities to encourage a re-visioning of current water systems to …
Year: 2018
Oravec Publishes Article on Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Social Welfare
Professor Jo Ann Oravec‘s peer-reviewed article, will be published in the “Ethics and Social Welfare” journal later this summer. The article is entitled “Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Social Welfare: Some Ethical and Historical Perspectives on Technological Overstatement and Hyperbole“. …
Hausman Studies and Writes in London
During the 2017-2018 academic year, while on sabbatical, Professor Dan Hausman has been a Ludwig Lachmann research fellow at the London School of Economics. He has been studying the explicit use of cost-effectiveness information by the …
Eschenfelder & Downey Develop a Synthesizing History of SSDAS
Kristin Eschenfelder and Greg Downey are finishing their four year Sloan funded exploration of the long-term sustainability challenges of science data infrastructures in the social sciences with co-PI Kalpana Shankar from UC Dublin. They visited …
New Member Profile: Todd Allen
In 2017, Dr. Todd Allen returned to the UW-Madison campus after a series of admirable roles and accomplishments in the field of science and technology. Allen was previously on the faculty from 2003-2012 and is currently …
New Member Profile: Kole Binger
After graduating with her bachelor’s degree in Biology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2017, Kole Binger joined the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team (SMAHRT), led by Dr. Megan Moreno. As an Associate Research …
Maynard is Recipient of 2018 Cooley-Mead Award
Doug Maynard has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Cooley-Mead Award from the Social Psychology section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). At this year’s meetings in Philadelphia, he will be giving the …
Holtz Center Seeks Lecturer in Science and Technology Studies
The Holtz Center is seeking a lecturer to teach STS 201 this fall. To view the PVL and to apply for this position, please view the full position announcement. Deadline for applications: June 15, 2018 http://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/cw/en-us/job/498183/lecturer-in-science-and-technology-studies …
New Member Profile: Brad Kerr
Brad Kerr, MS recently returned to UW-Madison as an Administrative Program Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics. He provides assistance and training to new research. As a member of the Social Media and Adolescent Health …
SMAHRT Undergraduate Research Symposium Technology Project Experience
Studies conducted by the Social Media and Adolescent Health Research Team rely on the work of an interdisciplinary team. Team members have varying backgrounds in biology, psychology, english and journalism. SMAHRT’s PI, Dr. Megan Moreno, …