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Paige Madison Studies Sensational Fossils
Paige Madison is a PhD candidate studying the history of paleoanthropology at the Center for Biology and Society. This summer, Madison is writing about her exciting research on the history of hominin…
Phoenix Comicon 2016
The Center for Biology and Society was well represented at Phoenix Comicon. Five people participated in the panels, each presenting multiple times. Erica O'Neil, Theora Tiffney, and CBS professor Dr…
Alumni Spotlight: Chelsea Russ
The Center for Biology and Society recently caught up with Chelsea Russ, a 2010 BS in Biology with a concentration in Biology and Society who is currently a Healthcare Analyst with the Health…
The MBL History Project Opens for its 4th Year
A team of ASU graduate researchers, led by CBS Director and University Professor Jane Maienschein and Project Coordinator Kate MacCord have opened their summer season at the Marine Biological…
Spring 2016 Biology & Society Defenses
Congratulations to all the Biology & Society students who defended their research in the Spring of 2016!
Liz Barnes, CBS PhD Student is Making Her Mark
Biology and Society graduate student Liz Barnes is making her mark in evolution education research. Just having finished her second year in the Ph.D. program in Biology and Society, Liz is making…
Fire is in the News, and so is Dr. Pyne
With the number of wildfires in the news recently, Dr. Steve Pyne has been busy sharing his expertise.
HPS and the Future of Collaborative Work within the Life Sciences
Between April 21st and April 24th, philosophers and historians of science gathered at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to discuss scholarship at the intersection of the…
Alumni Spotlight: Marci Baranski
The Center for Biology and Society recently caught up with Marci Baranski, a 2015 PhD (4E Track) who is currently a Climate Change Specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Erica O’Neil and Kate MacCord learn to be Digital Humanists
History of medicine and the digital age collide! On April 11-13, CBS PhD candidate Erica O’Neil and Project Coordinator Kate MacCord participated in the “Images and Texts in Medical History” …
Between Conservation and Ecotourism: Marielle Abalo advances her Research in Germany
Marielle Abalo, a first-year Biology and Society PhD student, recently took advantage of a CBS funded conference trip to advance her research. As part of the 4E (Ecology, Economics, and Ethics of the…
Kelle Dhein receives Ford Foundation Fellowship
Kelle Dhein, a first year PhD student in the Biology…
A Real Zootopia? Ben Minteer Examines the Evolution of Zoos
What if it were possible to create a zoo without enclosures, a place where visitors could move freely among the elephants and giraffes? And what if zoo designers actually got so good at simulating…
Embryo Project at Night of the Open Door
The Embryo Project (EP) engaged audiences of all ages at this year’s Night of the Open Door on ASU’s Tempe Campus on Saturday, February 27, from 4:00 to 9:00pm. This was the fourth year that ASU…
Hurlbut Contributes to International Debate over Human Gene Editing
In recent months, CBS center faculty affiliate Ben Hurlbut has contributed to an emerging, international debate about human applications of CRISPR/Cas9—a new technique of genetic engineering or “gene…
The Biology Education Research Lab’s Eye on Equity
Active learning is being adopted across undergraduate biology classrooms, but not all students may equally reap the benefits of these practices. Multiple barriers may prevent students from fully…
Fire Expert Receives Teaching Honor
On Monday, January 25th, Stephen Pyne, a Regents’ Professor, Distinguished Sustainability Scholar and Center for Biology and Society faculty member thought it was going to be a normal day of…