Morgan Edwards is our newest Holtz Center scholar this semester. This Assistant Professor, joins us from the La Follette School of Public Affairs and is a natural fit with our other science and technology studies …
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New historian of technology, Williford, connects with Holtz Center
Please join us in welcoming Holtz Center scholar, Daniel Williford to the UW-Madison campus this semester. In addition to his science and technology studies interests, Daniel’s research interests include the history of disaster, infrastructures and …
Holtz Center support advances student’s research surrounding female roles in jihadi groups
Nils Peterson is currently studying history at UW-Madison. This past summer he completed some very interesting research, with financial support from the Holtz Center. Peterson researched how technological developments between 1979-2020 influenced the roles women …
STS colleague, Kirchgasler examines the historical and comparative qualities of schooling
Chris Kirchgasler applied to become a member of the Holtz Center during his first year with the UW School of Education, because his scholarship draws significantly on STS work. This assistant professor works in the …
Join new Holtz Center member, Lauren Schmitz for lunch seminar presentation
Professor Lauren Schmitz joined the Holtz Center last year, during her initial year on the UW-Madison campus. This assistant professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs joined the Holtz Center to connect with …
Statman joins Holtz Center – a “natural way” to expand intellectual community
While becoming a member of the UW-Madison community as an A.W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for the Humanities from 2019-21, Alexander Statman opted to join the Holtz Center’s community of STS experts shortly after …
Devin Kennedy joins Holtz Center and History department this fall
This fall, the Holtz Center will be welcoming historian, Devin Kennedy as a scholar within our center, which serves as a gathering place for scholars with an interest in science and technology studies across campus. …
HSMT Student Critiques Australia’s Plan to Cut the Humanities
Patrick Walsh, an HSMT student with the Holtz Center, recently had an article published in Crikey’s Inquiry Journalism, Inq, an independent, Australian digital news journal and commentary publication. Walsh’s article is a response to the …
Holtz Center Funds Thematic Research Cluster to Investigate the Implementation of Clean Energy in Wisconsin Communities
Holtz Center allocates $15,000 to support STS undergraduate researchers
The Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies (STS) offered a unique opportunity to its members and their undergraduate researchers during these challenging times, with many unknowns still existing over the summer months. After hearing …