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CBS Speaks at the Philosophy of Science Association
Several CBS faculty members and graduate students recently attended the biennial meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association (PSA) in Atlanta, GA. The meeting, held in conjunction with the …
Alumni Spotlight: Yawen Zou
The Center for Biology & Society recently caught up with Yawen Zou, a 2016 PhD in History and Philosophy of Science, who is currently a lecturer for the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.
Embryo Project at '16 Homecoming
Arizona State University fans and alumni gathered at the Tempe Campus on Saturday, October 22, from 1:30pm to 7:00pm to join in the traditional homecoming game festivities. Located beneath the…
The CBS Conversation Series Begins!
Celebrating our 20th year by exploring the intersection of Biology and Society! Join us for the first event in the Center for Biology & Society's 2016-17 Conversation Series!
Faculty Spotlight: Beckett Sterner
The Center is excited to welcome a new faculty member this fall. Dr. Beckett Sterner joins Arizona State University and the Center for Biology and Society from the University of Michigan.
A Conversation with Manfred Laubichler
Celebrating our 20th year by exploring the intersection of Biology and Society! Join us for the first event in the Center for Biology & Society's 2016-17 Conversation Series!
Starting the New School Year with Life Science Ethics
ASU’s School of Life Sciences’ (SOLS) Program in Life Science Ethics helps students make ethics an integral part of studying science. Karin Ellison, Associate Director of the Center for Biology and…
Alumni Spotlight: Jen Macias
The Center for Biology & Society recently caught up with Jen Macias, a 2011 BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Biology & Society who is currently a Designer/Partner for Fine Counsel.
Faculty Summer Research
Sara Brownell, Assistant Professor studying biology education, reports that the Biology Education Research Lab has had a productive summer thus far. The lab had two papers published in the June issue…
MBL History Project closes its 4th Season
On Friday, July 22, 2016, the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) History Project closed its doors on its fourth season.
Galapagos Research
Marielle Abalo, a Biology and Society Ph.D. student, recently conducted a preliminary research trip to assess ecotourism perceptions for and future implications of marine protected areas by using the…
Former Embryo Project Scholar may have “straightened out the stem-cell field”
Philosopher of science, Lucie Laplane, has published her dissertation with Harvard University Press. The text, Cancer Stem Cells: Philosophy and Therapies, is grounded in philosophy, history, and…
ASU Digital Innovation Group Goes International
DigInG has grown! As of June, 2016, the Digital Innovation Group at ASU has merged with software development activities within Department I of the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (…
Faculty Spotlight: Ben Hurlbut
Dr. Ben Hurlbut has been very busy this past spring and summer! He was recently appointed to the National Academies Committee on Integrating Education in the Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Engineering…
Alumni Spotlight: Chanapa Tantibanchachai
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Graduate Funding
Recently, Aireona B. Raschke, a PhD candidate from the Center for Biology and Society (4E track) put together a workshop for graduate students about sources of research funding with the help of …
Annual History of Biology Seminar Tackles the Question: Why Marine Studies?
Historians, philosophers, and scientists gathered from May 18 to 25 at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, MA, to tackle the big question of: Why Marine Studies? Lecturers and…