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The Holtz Center will continue to accept applications from UW-Madison Graduate Students until funds are no longer available.
Nov 12 | Frederic Neyrat STS Lunch Seminar
The Rise of Eco-Fascism: A Meta-Political Analysis
STS Takes on COVID-19
The Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies is collecting various COVID-19 resources from our membership across the UW-Madison campus. We know that you, as experts in your field, will have a lot to share on this topic.
Science and Technology Studies (STS)
Science and technology studies (STS) is a growing field of study that seeks to understand how science and technology shape human lives and livelihoods and how society and culture, in turn, shape the development of science and technology.
History of The Holtz Center
In the 1990s, Bob and Jean Holtz made an initial commitment that created the Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies at UW-Madison.
Graduate Program
The Ph.D. minor (Option A) in STS is offered to graduate students who are candidates for a Ph.D. degree in another department or program. The minor is open to students in all campus departments, including the humanities, social sciences, natural scie
Undergraduate Certificate
ISSuES offers undergraduate students an opportunity to interact with the social sciences and humanities in a way that emphasizes the relationship between science, technology, engineering and society.
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September 2020
The Brand of Science and Why it Matters
STS Lunch Seminar with Todd Newman The Brand of Science and Why it Matters Todd Newman, Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication Thursday, September 24, 12:30-1:30 pm This event will be virtual | https://go.wisc.edu/z9b8kk | Meeting ID: 910…
Find out more »October 2020
Leveraging the Genome to Evaluate the Impact of the Social Environment
Leveraging the Genome to Evaluate the Impact of the Social Environment STS Lunch Seminar with Lauren Schmitz Lauren Schmitz, Assistant Professor, La Follette School of Public Affairs Thursday, October 1, 12:30-1:30 pm This event will…
Find out more »STS Graduate Student Virtual Meet & Greet
STS Graduate Student Virtual Meet & Greet Thursday, October 15, 12:30-1:30 pm This event will be virtual | https://go.wisc.edu/z9b8kk | Meeting ID: 910 1140 4015 | Passcode: 623639 All are welcome. Join us for introductions and a…
Find out more »A Critical Appraisal of Diversity in Digital Knowledge Production: Segregated Inclusion of Knowledge Producers on YouTube
A Critical Appraisal of Diversity in Digital Knowledge Production: Segregated Inclusion of Knowledge Producers on YouTube STS Lunch Seminar with Kaiping Chen Kaiping Chen, Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication Thursday, October 29, 12:30-1:30 pm This…
Find out more »November 2020
Deadline: Holtz Center STS Mini-Fellowships
The pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of graduate student life. It has interrupted research, transformed teaching, and eliminated many on- and off-campus jobs. In order to support students during this time, the Holtz Center…
Find out more »SUGAR MACHINE: Medical Technologies and Plantation Legacies in the Caribbean Diabetes Epidemic
Presented by: Amy Moran-Thomas, Associate Professor of Anthropology at MIT. Professor Moran-Thomas is interested in questions of ecological change and ethnographic approaches to science, technology, and chronic conditions. She received a PhD in Anthropology from Princeton…
Find out more »The Rise of Eco-Fascism: A Meta-Political Analysis
The Rise of Eco-Fascism: A Meta-Political Analysis STS Lunch Seminar with Frederic Neyrat Frederic Neyrat, Associate Professor, English Thursday, November 12, 12:30-1:30 pm This event will be virtual | https://go.wisc.edu/z9b8kk | Meeting ID: 910 1140 4015 |…
Find out more »Holtz Center Steering Committee Meeting
tentative -- meeting will be held if needed
Find out more »Tortoises All the Way Down
This event will feature and celebrate Holtz Center member, Elizabeth Hennessy and her new book. Please consider attending. The Nelson Institute invites you to a discussion and celebration of Vilas Associate Professor Elizabeth Hennessy’s 2020…
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