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College Experiences at ASU are Life-Changing
Emilio Galan, a senior majoring in biology and society, is one of the most active student leaders at Changemaker Central, an ASU center for students who are passionate about social change
Andrew Smith and Team of Investigators Win NSF grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded Professor Andrew T. Smith, a Center for Biology and Society faculty member, over $1,000,000 to study Tibetan grassland and the complex interactions in…
Congratulations Manfred Laubichler, ASU Parents Association Special Recognition Award
The ASU Parents Association awarded Manfred Laubichler one of their 2011 Special Recognition Awards for teaching and scholarship! Congratulations!
Reflections on 2011 HSS - Cleveland, OH
From November 4-6th, Cleveland hosted the annual meeting of the History of Science Society (HSS) along with concurrent conferences of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) and the Society…
Bioethics Film Series: Controlling Reproduction
Through a mixture of films and short texts that span a period from the 1930s to the present, participants explore what controlling reproduction has meant, what fascinations and revulsions, hopes and…
Gary Marchant 2011 Regents' Professor
Congratulations to Gary Marchant a 2011 Regents’ Professor!
Ben Hurlbut at the CSPO enLIGHTeNING Lunch
Ben Hurlbut presented at CSPO's enLIGHTeNING Lunch on April 27th, 2011. Ben spoke on the California's stem cell initiative and the politics of public science. This was a quick and edifying lunchtime…
21st Century Challenges for Conservation Biology Panel
The Central Arizona Chapter for the Society of Conservation Biology put on the 2nd annual 21st Century Challenges for Conservation Biology panel event on April 21, 2011 as part of Earth Week. The…
Jane Maienschein, the 2011 Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium Keynote Speaker
Dr Maienschein gave the Keynote Address "Have Stem Cells Changed the Culture of Science" for the 18th annual Undergraduate Research Poster Symposium on Friday, March 25, 2011.
AAAS 2011
Eleven students from the Center for Biology and Society and Barrett, the Honors College, were sponsored to attended AAAS 2011 in Washington DC. One student, Kathryn Scheckel shares her experience.
Richard Creath Named 2010 President's Professor!
Congratulations Richard Creath on being named 2010 President's ProfessorSpring 2011 Biology and Society Lecture Series: Exploring the Future of Bioethics
This series draws together distinguished scholars from several disciplinary perspectives to reflect upon the role of bioethics in contemporary democratic societies.
Center Faculty Named as Sustainability Scientists & Scholars
“I am pleased that so many of my colleagues have been named Sustainability Scientists and Scholars at the Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS), in recognition of the essential and integrative…
Bio & Soc Undergrad Hanging Up Soccer Cleats for Medical School
After three years as one of the top collegiate soccer defenders in the country – and three straight years of earning First-Team Pac-10 All-Academic honors – ASU's Liz Harkin is hanging up her soccer…
Jane Maienschein, AZ Professor of the Year!
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education named ASU scientist Jane Maienschein the 2010 Arizona Professor of the Year.
Alum Receives Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Award
Biology and Society alum Sarah Lusk recently received the David E. Rogers Award for Community Service along with her medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and was accepted into a…
AAAS Summer Internship Opportunities
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has an amazing summer internship program, hosting interns in several of the programs and centers within their Science…