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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!
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…
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.
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…
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…
Julie Luft Part of Science Education Delegation in China
Julie Luft, a professor of science education in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, was part of a delegation of prominent U.S. educators who traveled to Shanghai, China, to…
Call to Reshape University Curricula
Universities worldwide are undergoing structural transformation, but reform of curricula is also key to their renewal.
Nature's Backbone at Risk
The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s vertebrates confirms an extinction crisis with one-fifth of species threatened. “What is needed going forward is a stronger commitment to the…