Announcements
A collection of STS news items, in the order submitted, including grants and awards, new books and other publications, and people news.
Last updated 01/23/2012 by Jay Burlingham.
New Book from Elizabeth Popp Berman: Creating the Market University
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9619.html
Updated: January 23 2012
Creating the Market University: How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine, by Elizabeth Popp Berman
Winner of the 2011 President's Book Award, Social Science History Association
Cloth | 2012 | $35.00 / £24.95 | ISBN: 9780691147086
278 pp. | 6 x 9 | 6 line illus. 2 tables.
eBook | 2012 | $35.00 | ISBN: 9781400840472
American universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. But only a few decades ago, these same universities self-consciously held themselves apart from the world of commerce. Creating the Market University is the first book to systematically examine why academic science made such a dramatic move toward the market. Drawing on extensive historical research, Elizabeth Popp Berman shows how the government--influenced by the argument that innovation drives the economy--brought about this transformation.
Americans have a long tradition of making heroes out of their inventors. But before the 1960s and '70s neither policymakers nor economists paid much attention to the critical economic role played by innovation. However, during the late 1970s, a confluence of events--industry concern with the perceived deterioration of innovation in the United States, a growing body of economic research on innovation's importance, and the stagnation of the larger economy--led to a broad political interest in fostering invention. The policy decisions shaped by this change were diverse, influencing arenas from patents and taxes to pensions and science policy, and encouraged practices that would focus specifically on the economic value of academic science. By the early 1980s, universities were nurturing the rapid growth of areas such as biotech entrepreneurship, patenting, and university-industry research centers.
Contributing to debates about the relationship between universities, government, and industry, Creating the Market University sheds light on how knowledge and politics intersect to structure the economy.
Elizabeth Popp Berman is assistant professor of sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York.
Endorsements:
"Many scholars have opined about the new entrepreneurial university, but few have carefully and analytically explored its historical origins. Elizabeth Popp Berman masterfully charts the roads traveled from the ivory tower to the market, and brilliantly illuminates how political choices and financial forces shaped the process that now celebrates universities as engines of economic development."--Walter W. Powell, Stanford University
"Much of the scholarship on university-industry relations, or more broadly the commercialization of the university, is ahistorical. Creating the Market University not only shows variations across time in the array of university-industry relations experimented with, but it makes a nuanced historical argument to explain their success in the 1980s. Sound and exciting, this book is a pleasure to read."--Daniel Kleinman, University of Wisconsin--Madison
"Extending arguments and evidence in economics, sociology, education, management, and technology policy, Creating the Market University provides a sophisticated and compelling account of how academic scientists, and the universities within which they are embedded, increasingly embraced a market logic that valorizes patenting and technology commercialization. Elizabeth Popp Berman demonstrates the importance of understanding how scientific and technological innovation at universities serves as an engine of economic growth."--Michael Lounsbury, University of Alberta
PhD in Technology Assessment, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Deadline: February 15 2012
http://iet.fct.unl.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=269&Itemid=1
Updated: January 23 2012
PhD Programme on Technology Assessment (2011-2015), 2nd Phase of applications to the 3rd Cycle Studies - 2011-2012, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
On line applications / Candidaturas on line: Until February 15, 2012
More information at:
http://www.fct.unl.pt/candidato/como-candidatar-me/3_ciclo
http://iet.fct.unl.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232&Itemid=271
Keck Futures Initiative, $20,000 Prizes for Excellence, Reporting Science, Medicine, & Engineering
Deadline: February 10 2012
http://www.keckfutures.org/awards
Updated: January 16 2012
The Keck Futures Initiative—a program of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, with the support of the W. M. Keck Foundation—will award $20,000 prizes to individuals or teams who have developed creative, original work that addresses issues and advances in science, engineering and/or medicine for the general public. Nominations are accepted in four categories: Book; Film/Radio/TV; Magazine/Newspaper; and Online.
Eligibility:
To be considered for a 2012 Communication Award, the work should:
- be accessible and appeal to a broad, public audience;
- demonstrate clarity, creativity, originality, and accuracy;
- address issues and/or advances in science, engineering, and/or medicine;
- cover topics that have an impact on society; and have been published, broadcast, or released in 2011, in the United States and in English.
Call For Nominations Now Being Accepted: Nominations will be accepted through February 10, 2012. For more information about the process, please visit: http://www.keckfutures.org/awards/nominate.html.
Nomination Form: Nominations must be submitted on the online nomination form at http://www.keckfutures.org/awards/nominate.html Copie.s of the nominated work must be submitted as described for each category. Self nominations are permitted. Please submit a nomination in the category that most closely fits the work(s) being nominated. Supporting materials will not be returned. There is no nomination fee.
Book: Books must have been published in the U.S. in 2011 to be considered. Please submit two copies of the book. The publisher and year of publication must be printed on the book. Advance publication dates must include verification from the publisher.
Film/Radio/TV: Submissions must have aired on a U.S. station or have been released in U.S. theaters or on DVD in 2011 and may include a single story or movie, a series, or as many as six brief, unrelated stories. Please submit three CDs or DVDs labeled with the nominee’s name(s), the title(s) included on the DVD or CD, and the original airdate (with the name of the U.S. station and the program on which the stories aired) or release date. These must be submitted in protective cases and include authorization allowing the Keck Futures Initiative to reproduce the CD or DVD for review purposes (copyright release). Submission of copies of the program transcript is also encouraged. If you are not able to provide copyright release, please submit an additional 20 copies of the CD or DVD.
Magazine/Newspaper: Work in this category must have been published in the U.S. in 2011, and may comprise a single article or as many as four articles that are unrelated or that constitute a formal series. Please submit three original copies of each article clearly showing the byline and the name and date of the publication and authorization allowing the Keck Futures Initiative to reproduce the article for review purposes (copyright release). If you are not able to provide copyright release, please send an additional 20 copies of the article(s), or a PDF file of the article(s).
Online: Work created specifically for the Web must have been posted online in 2011. Entries may include as many as six online articles, hypertext documents, podcasts, commentaries, etc., or any combination thereof. Preference will be given to nominations that make the best use of the medium, including multi-media presentations that incorporate a combination of videos, blog entries, interactive features, and/or other capabilities unique to this communication medium. Include links to the unique URLs for each work(s). Links, must be active through October 31, 2012.
2012 Timeline:
February 10 – Nomination process closes.
October – Winners honored at a ceremony to be held in Washington D.C. Date TBD.
All nominations must be submitted online by February 10, and all supporting materials must be received by February 15, 2012.
For More Information: Visit http://www.keckfutures.org/awards for a complete listing of this year’s Selection Committee, information about the awards and to nominate.
Call for Nom: 2012 Morris Award, Achievement in Hist Modern Chemistry or Hist Chemical Industry
Deadline: May 01 2012
Updated: January 16 2012
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry solicits nominations for the 2012 John and Martha Morris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Modern Chemistry or the History of the Chemical Industry. This award honours the memory of John and Martha Morris, the late parents of Peter Morris, the editor of Ambix, who has contributed the endowment for this award.
The Morris Award is administered by a sub-committee on behalf of SHAC. The recipient chosen to receive the Morris Award will be expected to deliver a lecture at a meeting of SHAC, where the awardee will be presented with an appropriate framed photograph, picture or document and the sum of £300. The award is international in scope, and nominations are invited from anywhere in the world.
The first Morris Award was given to Professor Raymond Stokes (University of Glasgow) for his path-breaking work on the German chemical industry.
A complete nomination consists of
* a complete curriculum vitae for the nominee, including biographical data, educational background, awards, honours, list of publications, and other service to the profession;
* a letter of nomination summarising the nominee's achievements in the field of history of modern chemistry and/or the history of the chemical industry and citing unique contributions that merit this award; and
* two or more seconding letters.
Only complete nominations will be considered for the award and the nomination documents must be submitted in electronic form.
All nomination materials should be submitted by e-mail to Peter Morris at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and a separate email which indicates that the material has been submitted should be sent to the same address (a precaution in case of incomplete transmission of documents) for arrival no later than 1 May 2012.
New Book by Timothy McGettigan: Where Nobody Has Gone Before
Updated: January 10 2012
Where Nobody Has Gone Before: A Collection of Commentaries about Science, Technology, Society, and the Future by Timothy McGettigan
Available exclusively from Amazon in Kindle format for (the insanely low price of) $0.99: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UKHR3W
Some of the commentaries in this collection were written to be entertaining, while others are more serious. What is common to all of the essays is an emphasis upon radical social transformation.
As each new day dawns in the information society, human civilization forges ahead into new territory where, as the title of this book suggests, nobody has gone before. With more than seven billion humans on our planet, precedent is literally upon us everywhere we look.
For example, just imagine what might occur if Aubrey de Grey's prediction comes to pass and scientists are able to achieve the impossible: human immortality! Thanks to new frontiers in medical science, de Grey is certain that in the near future humans will age as slowly as the Greek gods.
This is pure speculation, but that is what humans do best. This is how humans have survived and thrived as the unique problem-solving creatures that we have become. We solve problems and redefine reality by inventing elaborate fantasies and then, through the magic of "problematic innovation" invent the facts that, step-by-step, transform far-fetched fantasies into bedrock realities.
If you doubt my word, then I invite you to read on.
Where Nobody Has Gone Before: A Collection of Commentaries about Science, Technology, Society, and the Future is exclusively available at Amazon Books in Kindle format for $0.99.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006UKHR3W
Timothy McGettigan is a professor of sociology at CSU-Pueblo and is the author of numerous articles and books that explore the topics of science, technology, society and the future.
Contact Information:
Prof. Tim McGettigan
Colorado State University
Pueblo, CO 81001
Tel 719-549-2416
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New Book by Julie E. Cohen - Configuring the Networked Self
Updated: January 10 2012
Configuring the Networked Self: Law, Code, and the Play of Everyday Practice
Julie E. Cohen
Publication Date: January 2012
Yale University Press
$55.00
337 pages
Paper
ISBN: 978-0-300-12543-6 (pbk.)
Configuring the Networked Self explores the relationships between copyright, creativity, and culture, between surveillance, privacy, and subjectivity, and between network architecture and social ordering, and through those explorations develops a unified framework for conceptualizing the social and cultural effects of legal and technical regimes that govern information access and use. The book asks the sorts of questions with which law traditionally has concerned itself (what regime of information rights is just, and why), but it emphasizes a set of considerations that legal thinking about those issues has tended to marginalize. It argues that legal scholarship on the networked information society has gone astray by positing simplistic models of individual behavior derived from the commitments of liberal theory, rather than from reality. A wise regime of information law and policy should focus, instead, on the ordinary rhythms and routines of everyday practice. In particular, it should pay special attention to the connections between everyday practice and play and to the ways in which culture and subjectivity emerge from the interactions between the ordinary and the unexpected. Finally, the book identifies a set of reform principles for information law and policy that moves beyond “access to knowledge” to include two additional principles. A just regime of information law and policy should guarantee an adequate level of operational transparency about the ways that networked information processes and devices mediate access to information and services. In addition it should promote regulatory and technical architectures that are characterized by semantic discontinuity, in order to create and preserve spaces within which the play of everyday practice can move.
Julie E. Cohen is Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.
2012 Cushing Memorial Prize
Deadline: March 15 2012
Updated: December 16 2011
The family, students, friends, and colleagues of Jim Cushing are pleased once again to solicit nominations for the James T. Cushing Prize in the History and Philosophy of Physics.
In recognition of Jim's well-known role as a nurturer of new talent in the profession, this annual prize is intended to recognize and reward the work of younger scholars. The next winner will receive $1,000 and an invitation to deliver a paper in the University of Notre Dame's History and Philosophy of Science Colloquium series during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Work is eligible by nomination only. Eligible are all papers in the history and philosophy of physics published by a younger scholar within the three years prior to the current call for nominations (i.e., published no earlier than October 2008). Without defining "younger scholar," our intention is to favor work produced by scholars who are no more than five years or so beyond completion of the Ph.D. or, in a comparable way, new to the fields of the history and philosophy of physics.
Nominated work will be evaluated by a committee drawn from the members of the Advisory Committee
Nominations will be accepted by mail, fax, and email.
By mail:
Cushing Memorial Prize Nominations
History and Philosophy of Science Graduate Program
346 O'Shaughnessy
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
By fax: 574-631-7418 ("Cushing Memorial Prize Nomination" on cover sheet)
By email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Please be sure to include the following information:
* The name, institutional affiliation, phone number, fax number (if available), mailing address, and email address for both the nominator and the nominee.
* A full reference to the published work (i.e., journal name, volume, page numbers, URL or pdf if available, etc.).
For more information:
* Phone: Darrin Snyder Belousek at 419-221-1856 or Don Howard at 574-631-7547.
* Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
* Website: http://www.nd.edu/~cushpriz/
2012 Eva Maria Kinne-Saffran Lectureship in the History of Nephrology
Deadline: June 01 2012
http://iahn.info/pb/wp_ae1b5d06/wp_ae1b5d06.html
Updated: December 16 2011
Call for Nominations: 2012 Eva Maria Kinne-Saffran Lectureship in the History of Nephrology
Deadline for submissions: June 1, 2012
The International Association for the History of Nephrology (IAHN) awards the Evamaria Kinne-Saffran Lecture in History of Medicine on the occasion of every conference.
Evamaria Kinne-Saffran (1941-2002) was a vivid supporter of the value of interdisciplinary bridges and a convincing advocate of the importance of the past in understanding the present and predicting the future.
The lecture is aimed to support scientists, nephrologists interested in History and historians interested in Nephrology alike, who have recently made a major contribution to the field of Nephrology. The Lectureship
covers the expenses (up to US $2,000) to attend the IAHN Congress and present a lecture at the Inaugural Ceremony.
We welcome 2012 nominations for this award. The Scientific Committee will evaluate all nominations and then select the winner. Please send letter of nomination, CV of the candidate and all relevant information to the following email address: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Life Sciences Foundation (LSF) Established
Updated: December 15 2011
The Life Sciences Foundation (LSF) has been established to preserve and make known the history of biotechnology. In October of this year, LSF
completed the first phase of a key project: the launch of the Foundation's website (http://www.biotechhistory.org). The site is a unique resource, presenting an illustrated history of biotechnology for multiple audiences including students, teachers, scholars, journalists, and policymakers. A detailed timeline of key events
in biotech history is presented alongside engaging oral histories of biotech pioneers.
2012 ESST European Award for Aspiring Undergraduates in Science, Technology and Society
Deadline: June 30 2012
Updated: December 09 2011
The European Masters Programme in Society, Science and Technology (ESST) is sponsoring an award of 1,000 € for the best undergraduate paper or essay related to Science, Technology and Society (STS). Undergraduates of all fields studying at any European university are eligible to apply.
Papers or essays must be between 2,000 and 3,000 words on any topic that falls under the Science, Technology, Society agenda (for example, from environmental, ICT or innovation policy to the relationship between science, technology and gender) and must be written in English.
The members of the 2012 award committee are:
Faidra Papanelopoulou, University of Athens, Greece
Juan Carlos Salazar, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Graham Thomas, University of East London, UK
Past Winners: 2010, André Feldhof, Maastricht University 2011, Miklós Horváth, Eötvös Loránd University
Deadline: 30 June, 2012
For more information: http://www.esst.eu
How to apply: Applications should consist of a cover sheet (available at http://www.esst.eu), completed and scanned, and a double- spaced pdf copy of the student paper or essay. Applicants may not submit more than one piece of work.
Applications should be emailed to Aristotle Tympas, the 2012 ESST Award coordinator , at: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
E-mail your application by the 30th of June of 2012 and expect a confirmation of its reception within a week.
Susan Leigh Star: Memorial Events, Publications, Websites
Updated: November 16 2011
Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010) was a past president of 4S (2005-2007). A number of memorial events have been organized to honor her memory. A celebration of her life and work was held at her home with Geof Bowker in Bonny Doon, California, in August, 2010. A conference titled "The State of Science & Justice: Conversations in Honor of Susan Leigh Star," sponsored by the Science & Justice Training Program, was held at UC Santa Cruz in June 2011. See http://research.pbsci.ucsc.edu/scienceandjustice/blog/symposia-conferences/the-state-of-science-justice-conversations-in-honor-of-susan-leigh-star/ . A Conference Honoring the Intellectual Legacies of Susan Leigh Star was held at UC San Francisco in September 2011. It was sponsored by the STS Program, NSF, Stefan Timmermans in Sociology at UC Los Angles, Geof Bowker in Library and Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, and Adele Clarke in Social and Behavioral Sciences at UC San Francisco. A video of this conference is currently being edited and will appear at http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/LeighStar/ where program information is available. A session honoring the Legacy of Susan Leigh Star was held at meetings of the Society for Social Studies of Science in Cleveland in November 2011.
See also:
- Balka, Ellen. 2010. " Susan Leigh Star, 1954-2010." Social Studies of Science 40 (4): 647-51.
- Clarke, Adele E. 2010. "In Memoriam: Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010)." Science, Technology & Human Values 35: 581-600 [includes bibliography of her publications].
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Star
New PhD Program, Genetic Engineering & Society, North Carolina State University
http://GeneticEngSoc.ncsu.edu/
Updated: October 30 2011
North Carolina State University is pleased to announce a new doctoral program in Genetic Engineering and Society: Exploring the Case of Transgenic Pests, funded under the National Science foundation’s Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program. Our program examines questions linked to the genetic modification of mosquitoes, mice, fish, and other species that affect human health, biodiversity, and sustainable development. These questions include: What genetic engineering techniques are under development? What are the social, ethical, and ecological consequences of these techniques? How can all stakeholders be appropriately and effectively involved in decisions about these products?
We are looking for excellent students who have majored in humanities, mathematics, or a social or natural science and want broad and rigorous graduate training across these areas. We also welcome students who have a masters degree specializing in one of these areas and want strong interdisciplinary training at the doctoral level. Students who participate in the program will receive a PhD in a home doctoral program and a graduate minor in Genetic Engineering and Society. The minor will include four courses, one of which will be taught in Latin America. In addition to full fellowships, funds are available for international internships.
Please visit our website for more details on the program, including a list of participating faculty: http://GeneticEngSoc.ncsu.edu/ In a.ddition to contacting potential faculty mentors, prospective students are encouraged to email questions to: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
New Book: Social Knowledge in the Making (eds. Camic, Gross, and Lamont)
Updated: October 19 2011
Social Knowledge in the Making
Edited by Charles Camic, Neil Gross, and Michèle Lamont
Publication Date: October 15, 2011
University of Chicago Press
$30.00
471 pages
Paper
ISBN: 978-0-226-09209-6
Over the past quarter century, researchers have successfully explored the inner workings of the physical and biological sciences using a variety of lenses. Inspired by these advances, the contributors to Social Knowledge in the Making focus their attention on the social sciences, broadly construed. The result is the first comprehensive effort to study and understand the day-to-day activities involved in the creation of social-scientific and related forms of knowledge about the social world.
The essays collected here tackle a range of previously unexplored questions about the practices involved in the production, assessment, and use of diverse forms of social knowledge. The stellar cast of multidisciplinary contributors addresses topics such as the changing practices of historical research, anthropological data collection, library usage, peer review, and institutional review boards, as well as many topics beyond the academy. Social Knowledge in the Making is a landmark volume for a new field of inquiry, and the bold new research agenda it proposes will be welcomed in the social science, the humanities, and a broad range of nonacademic settings.
Charles Camic is the John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University and the author or editor of several volumes, including, most recently, Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen. Neil Gross is associate professor of sociology at the University of British Columbia and the author of Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher. Michèle Lamont is the Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, professor of sociology, and professor of African and African-American studies at Harvard University. Her most recent book is How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment.
New Book: Citizen Participation in Global Environmental Governance
Updated: October 03 2011
New book: Citizen Participation in Global Environmental Governance, Mikko Rask, Richard Worthington, and Minna Lammi, eds. Earthscan, October 2011.
On one day in 2009, in thirty-eight countries around the world, 4,000 ordinary citizens gathered to discuss the future of climate policy. This project, 'WWViews', was the first-ever global democratic deliberation - an attempt to enable ordinary people to reach informed decisions on and impact the global policy process.
This book - which analyzes the experiences and lessons from this ground-breaking event - marks the beginning of a new kind of democratic politics, providing practical lessons on how to increase the impact of global deliberation projects within the media and on official policy processes. The authors explore important themes for participatory approaches from the local to the global:
* the role of deliberation within global governance
* methodology and practice
* participant selection; policy impacts
* engaging the media
* how policy culture affects deliberation uptake
* capacity building and knowledge transfer; process evaluation
* content and argumentation analysis
* gender, race and class aspects.
The global aims of the 'WWViews project', along with the opportunity to evaluate the same process in different national and cultural contexts, makes this a hugely valuable and informative study for all those interested in democratic deliberation and environmental governance from the small to the international scale.
New monthly journal Nature Climate Change
http://www.nature.com/nclimate?WT.mc_id=CC1109CX080
Updated: September 29 2011
Nature Climate Change is a new monthly journal that covers the science of contemporary climate change, its impacts, and wider implications for the economy, society and policy. Central to the journal's mission, and to addressing climate change, is reaching beyond traditional academic boundaries, and bringing together diverse expertise and perspectives. As such, Nature Climate Change especially encourages the submission of interdisciplinary climate research.
As climate change is now as much a societal problem as a physical one, Nature Climate Change publishes original research across the social sciences,
including papers on decision-making, behaviour, economics, communication, psychology, sociology, human geography, anthropology, human ecology and policy and governance as well as physical science research.
Consider submitting your work to Nature Climate Change.
Find out how to submit to Nature Climate Change:
http://www.nature.com/nclimate/authors/index.html?WT.mc_id=CC1109CX080
Submit your next manuscript to Nature Climate Change
http://mts-nclim.nature.com/cgi-bin/main.plex?WT.mc_id=CC1109CX080
IEEE History Center Internship, Summer 2012
Deadline: March 01 2012
http://www.ieee.org/about/history_center/internship.html
Updated: September 20 2011
Scholars at the beginning of their career studying the history of electrical technology and computing are invited to contact the Center to be considered for a paid Internship at the Center's offices on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
The intern program seeks to provide research experience for graduate students in the history of electrical and computer technologies, while enlisting the help of promising young scholars for the Center's projects. The Intern generally works full-time for two months at the History Center on a Center project that is connected to his or her own area of interest. This time is usually during the summer, but other arrangements will be considered. Interns are also encouraged to consult with the Center's staff and its associates, and guided to research resources in the area. The internship is designed for those near the beginning or middle of their graduate careers, but advanced undergraduates, advanced graduates, and, on rare occasions, recent Ph.D.s will also be considered. Special consideration is often given to scholars from outside the United States who might not otherwise have an opportunity to visit historical resources in this country.
The stipend paid to the intern is US$3,500, but additional funds may be available to defray travel costs, depending on the intern’s circumstances. This internship is supported by the IEEE Life Members Committee.
There is no formal application form. To apply, please mail a curriculum vitae showing your studies in electrical history along with a cover letter describing the sort of project you would be interested in doing (see contact information below). The deadline for contacting the IEEE History Center is 1 March 2012. Information at http://www.ieee.org/about/history_center/internship.html
Bakken Travel Grants 2012
Deadline: February 17 2012
Updated: September 16 2011
Scholars and artists are invited to apply for travel fellowships and grants, which the Bakken Museum in Minneapolis offers to encourage research in its collection of books, journals, manuscripts, prints, and instruments. The awards are to be used to help defray the expenses of travel, subsistence, and other direct costs of conducting research at the Bakken for researchers who must travel to the Twin Cities and pay for temporary housing in order to conduct research at the Bakken.
1. Visiting Research Fellowships are awarded up to a maximum of $1,500; the minimum period of residence is two weeks, and preference is given to researchers who are interested in collaborating informally for a day or two with Bakken staff during their research visit.
2.Research Travel Grants are awarded up to a maximum of $500 (domestic) and $750 (foreign); the minimum period of residence is one week.
The next application deadline for either type of research assistance is February 17, 2012.
For more details and application guidelines, please contact:
Elizabeth Ihrig, Librarian
The Bakken Library and Museum
3537 Zenith Avenue So.
Minneapolis, MN., 55416
tel 612-926-3878 ext. 227
fax (612) 927-7265
e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.thebakken.org
Virtual Research Groups using SituSci Database
Updated: September 12 2011
One of the initiatives of Situating Science was to create and post a database of scholars specializing in STS in Canada on our website. The database can be found under “Network Directory” at http://www.situsci.ca It is. a great resource that can be used to form virtual research groups of scholars from various fields and in different institutions. Situating Science plans to hire a graduate student to help facilitate this project. Interested in learning more? Contact us for information.
New Book from Steve Fuller: Humanity 2.0
http://us.macmillan.com/humanity20-1
Updated: August 19 2011
Steve Fuller, Auguste Comte Chair in Social Epistemology at the University of Warwick, has a new book for Autumn 2011:
Humanity 2.0: What Does It Mean to Be Human Past, Present and Future (Palgrave Macmillan)
US: http://us.macmillan.com/humanity20-1
UK and world: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=362323
What does it mean to be ‘human’ in the 21st century? Humanity 2.0 draws on fields ranging from biology to theology to provide arguably the first synthesis of the historical, philosophical and sociological insights needed to determine what features of our past are worth projecting into the future as ‘Humanity 2.0’. Fuller begins by tackling head on the twin taboos that have always hovered over the scientific study of humanity: race and religion. Far from disappearing, they are being reinvented. On the other hand, the disciplines most closely associated with the study of humanity – the social sciences – have suffered repeated identity crises and now face challenges from both the postmodern humanities and evolutionary biology. Fuller argues that the set of proposals that travel under the name of ‘transhumanism’ offer a potentially creative way out of this situation by forcing us to decide which features of our current way of life – not least our bodies -- are truly needed to remain human. This line of thought is pursued in two directions: first, the vogue in science policy circles to ‘enhance’ the human body through artificial intelligence and nano- and bio-technological interventions; second, the long-standing theological preoccupation with cosmic intelligence and physical resurrection. The final chapter considers the implications of these extensions of the human condition for ethics and social values more broadly, as focused through a discussion of suffering, a threshold for moral judgment that presupposes the sort of traditional, unenhanced view of the human body that the 21st century is bound to challenge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: What is Humanity 2.0? Chap. 1: Humanity Poised Between Biology and Ideology. Chap. 2: Defining the Human: The Always Ready - Or Never To Be - Object of the Social Sciences? Chap. 3: A Policy Blueprint for Humanity 2.0: The Converging Technologies Agenda. Chap. 4: A Theology 2.0 for Humanity 2.0: Thinking Outside the Neo-Darwinian Box. Chap. 5: Conclusion: In Search of Humanity 2.0's Moral Horizon - Or, How to Suffer Smart in the 21st Century.
4S Seeks Editors for 4th Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
Updated: November 17 2010
The Society for Social Studies of Science Publications Committee invites proposals for the fourth edition of The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. The Handbook consists of state-of-the-art review articles, along with occasionally more specific articles, that cover the current range of research in science and technology studies. The 3rd edition was published in 2008. At this point we are looking for a team of four editors who will enlist authors to write the full range of articles.
In your proposal, provide names and affiliations of editors along with a 1 paragraph biography outlining each editor’s areas of expertise. Also include proposed section and chapter titles with brief outlines that scope out substantive coverage in each chapter. Please submit electronic copies of your proposal by 15 October 2011 to Stephen Zehr, Chair of the 4S Publications Committee, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Publications Committee. Once a team of editors has been selected, the Publications Committee will make suggestions regarding topical omissions, overlap, editors, potential authors and so forth to facilitate the project.
The D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia
Updated: January 14 2010
The D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia is pleased to offer several annual fellowship awards and grants for 2010-2011. Established in 2008 the D. Kim Foundation is dedicated to furthering the study of the history of science and technology in East Asia since the start of the 20th century. Comparative studies of East Asia and the West as well as studies in related fields (mathematics, medicine and public health are also welcome). The Foundation provides fellowships and grants to encourage and support graduate students and young scholars in the field.
Dissertation Fellowship
Eligibility: PhD candidate who is writing his/her dissertation.
Amount of award: $25,000
Exchange Student Fellowship
Eligibility: Student who wishes to expand his/her scholarly experience by studying abroad.
Amount of award: $20,000 full-year, $10,000 half-year
Traveling/Research Grant
Eligibility: Must present a paper at an international conference, workshop or annual meeting, or do a short-term research project (less than a month).
Amount of award: Up to $2,500
Group Grant
Eligibility: Grants will be available to groups that organize workshops or international meetings. These meetings must be held in the United States and conducted in English.
Amount of award: Up to $5,000
For further information visit our website: www.dkimfoundation.org.
New Program in Science, Technology, and International Development at U of Edinburgh
Updated: January 08 2010
The Science, Technology and Innovation Studies Subject Group at the University of Edinburgh is launching a new postgraduate programme in Science, Technology and International Development from September 2010. The MSc programme (coursework plus dissertation) can be completed full-time over one year or part-time over two or three years. Alternatively a shorter programme (coursework without dissertation) can be followed for a Diploma or Certificate. The MSc Science, Technology and International Development is designed to equip students with an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the historical, sociological, political and policy aspects of science and technology as they relate to international development. The programme provides a conceptual and policy-oriented approach the relationships between science, technology and international development. The programme prepares students for specialised practical work in international development or further academic study. Further information: see http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/stid or contact the Programme Director Lawrence Dritsas .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
Arthur L. Norberg Travel Fund
Deadline: January 15 2010
Updated: January 02 2010
The Arthur L. Norberg Travel Fund provides short-term grants-in-aid to help scholars with travel expenses to use archival collections at the Charles Babbage Institute. Each year we plan to award two $750 grants.
Applicants should send a 2-page CV as well as a 500-word project description that describes the overall research project, identifies the importance of specific CBI collections, and discusses the projected outcome (journal article, book chapter, museum exhibit, etc.). Applicants are strongly encouraged to examine the extensive on-line finding guides to CBI’s 200-plus archival collections at http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/archmss.html Appli.cants should estimate how many days they plan to use CBI collections during their visit (travel should generally be in the calendar year of the award). To be eligible, scholars will reside outside the Twin Cities metropolitan region.
Notification of awards will be made within four weeks, and travel can commence directly thereafter. Questions pertaining to collection content and access can be directed to R. Arvid Nelsen, CBI Archivist, at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). Please direct questions about the Arthur Norberg Travel Fund to Jeffrey Yost, CBI Associate Director, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For additional information, see http://www.cbi.umn.edu.
Materials must be submitted by email to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or postmarked no later than 15 January 2010.
Further Information: http://www.cbi.umn.edu/collections/archmss.html
Inaugural Asia Pacific Science Policy Studies Research Conference
February 08 2012 to February 10 2012 | Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Deadline: December 15 2011
Updated: November 16 2011
Constructing National Wellbeing through Science and Innovation
An Asia Pacific STS Network APSTN event
What is the relationship between science and policy decision-making? How do nations make decisions to invest in science and technology – and how are citizens involved?
The aim of this conference is to showcase the latest international thinking in the field of Science Policy Studies and to support emerging SPS scholarship in the Asia Pacific region. If you are concerned about the future of science and technology, and if you have ideas about how science policy systems work best, you should be part of this event.
We look forward to you joining in this unique and stimulating discussion between science policy researchers, government officials, industry and professional associations, along with scientists from a broad range of disciplines, Māori scientists and indigenous knowledge holders.