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.

By focusing scholarly attention on science and technology as human institutions, situated in wider historical, social, and political contexts, STS provides insights into the relationship between science and technology and such basic categories of social thought as race and gender, poverty and development, trust and credibility, participation and democracy, health and pathology, risk and uncertainty, globalization, and environmental protection.

New Undergraduate STS Certificate
The Holtz Center is pleased to announce the new Integrated Studies in Science, Engineering, and Society undergraduate certificate (ISSuES), which will start in Fall 2009.

June 16 – July 9
Summer Policy Forum: "Communicating Controversial Science"
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7:00pm – 9:00pm in 1100 Grainger Hall
Organized by Holtz Center Faculty Affiliate Dominique Brossard and Andy Binder

Includes Holtz Center cosponsored lecture on Thursday, June 25 by Matthew Nisbet (American University) on "What's Next for Science Communication? Promising Directions and Lingering Distractions."

Other participants include Holtz Center Faculty Affiliates Susan Lederer and Dietram Scheufele.

See here for the complete schedule.