Holtz Center member, Thomas Popkewitz, along with Daniel Pettersson and Kai-Jun Hsiao, recently edited the newly published, “The International Emergence of Educational Sciences in the Post-World War Two Years: Quantification, Visualization, and Making Kinds of …
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Lewis connects with other feminist STS scholars through Holtz Center
The Departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and Urology both recently welcomed Kelsey Lewis as a new postdoctoral fellow on the UW-Madison campus. Lewis is the 2020-2022 Wittig Postdoctoral Fellow in Feminist Biology, with an …
Holtz Center allows Jackson to collaborate with & learn from like-minded scholars.
“The Holtz Center allows me to collaborate with and learn from like-minded scholars.”, states one of our newest STS colleagues from the Information School, Corey Jackson. Jackson, who is a 2020-21 Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral …
Newman brings his science communication niche to Holtz Center
Earlier this fall, Todd Newman presented over our newly-formatted STS lunch seminar series. His well-received virtual seminar shared original evidence about how the United States public and scientists both view the brand of science and …
Johnson joins Holtz roster, intersecting feminist STS & Cultural Studies
Whether working on campus this fall or remotely, the Holtz Center continues to be a natural outlet for STS colleagues to collaborate, share ideas and support research efforts in science and technology studies. The Holtz Center …
Former UW STS researchers collaborate on marine biomaterials & ocean governance project
Three recent UW-Madison researchers have begun a three-year project titled “Circulatory Entanglements: Marine Biomaterials and Paradoxes in Ocean Governance”, funded by the UK-based Leverhulme Trust. The project is led by Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, formerly a …
Holtz Center supports ‘Dear Pandemic’ translation on all-Spanish mirror site
While we have all been asking a lot of questions during the pandemic, Malia Jones (Community and Environmental Sociology) and her “Nerdy Girl” colleagues, Sandra Albrecht (Columbia University) and Tita Smyth Escobedo have been busy …
Morgan Edwards brings interdisciplinary lens to the climate crisis
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 …
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 …