Moya Bailey and Ali Muldrow: Science and Public Event / Apr 14
“Digital Activism & Misogynoir Transformed.”
Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Adrian Treves / Apr 21
What does best mean in “best available science”?
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February 2022
Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Adena Rissman (Online)
The politics of setting goals and measuring outcomes for land, water, and wildlife STS Lunch Seminar with Adena Rissman Professor, Forest and Wildlife Ecology February 17, 2022, 12:30-1:30 pm Zoom link Goal setting and performance…
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Visiting Speaker Series: Prof. Daniel Kleinman
An STS Scholar’s Travels in Academic Administration Visiting Speaker Series: Daniel Kleinman Associate Provost for Graduate Affairs and Professor of Sociology, Boston University March 10, 4:00-5:30 pm, Nafziger Room (5055 Vilas Communication Hall) Although my…
Find out more »Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Jenell Johnson
A Sense of Commonality: The Rhetorical Alchemy of Deep Ecology STS Lunch Seminar with Jenell Johnson Associate Professor, Communication Arts March 24, 12:30-1:30 pm, Zoom Zoom Link In this talk, taken from her book project…
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Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. LiLi Johnson
Genetic Intimacies: 23andMe, Kinship, and the Racialization of Genetic Ancestry Testing STS Lunch Seminar with LiLi Johnson Assistant Professor, Gender and Women’s Studies April 7, 12:30-1:30 pm, Zoom Zoom Link Efforts to define the boundaries…
Find out more »Lunch Seminar Series: Prof. Adrian Treves
What does best mean in “best available science”? STS Lunch Seminar with Adrian Treves Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies April 21, 12:30-1:30 pm, Zoom Zoom Link Best available science (BAS) is a widespread requirement…
Find out more »Visiting Speaker Series: Prof. Warwick Anderson
Planetary Health and the Perils of Postcolonial Science Studies Visiting Speaker Series: Professor Warwick Anderson Professor, History, University of Sydney April 28, 5:00-6:30 pm (CST), via Zoom Zoom access Anthropogenic global heating and catastrophic environmental…
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