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We are looking for energetic, knowledgeable and responsible STS majors who are able to work 3 hours per week and the occasional student event such as Major’s Night.  This is a great opportunity to…
STUDENT LIAISON POSITION DESCRIPTION This position is a 1 year appointment. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the liaison for the program in Science, Technology, and Society…
Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society releases its Autumn 2017 issue. Articles include 3D Printing and the Law and an interview with Professor Drew Endy on The Future of…
Article written by Barbara Wilcox The move toward “open access” to research and scholarship, far from being a modern digital-age creation, has roots in the West that date back to medieval times,…
During the Summer Quarter of 2018, the STS Program will be participating in Stanford’s Summer Research College. STS will be able to provide six STS affiliated faculty members with a full-time…
In Winter 2017, Adithi R. Iyer, was a freshman student in STS 1 and coming out of her interests associated with the class, Professor John Willinsky's Public Knowledge Project sponsored her…
The launch of BioMed Central and the Public Library of Science (PLOS) in the early 2000s ushered in a new era in scientific publishing. For the first time, the publishers of top-tier biomedical…
When JOHN WILLINSKY, the Khosla Family Professor of Education, came to Stanford a decade ago from Vancouver, Canada, he brought his leadership of the Public Knowledge Project, which promotes and…
By Clifton B. Parker Nuclear decision-making The discussion revolved around whether North Korea will have the ability to strike the U.S. with nuclear warheads, and can the U.S. depend on a…
By Vicky SteinWhen women participate in a medical research paper, that research is more likely to take into account the differences between the way men and women react to diseases and treatments,…
By Chris Bliss Provost Persis Drell announced Thursday that eight faculty members have been appointed or reappointed Bass University Fellows. The Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate…
To help strengthen writing within and across STS, and to raise its profile in the program, we have a special position in STS to help students, TAs, and faculty with the writing undertaken in the…
There is no denying that nuclear war would have a huge impact on the environment. Though daily headlines worry about the safety of nations and citizens, little has been said about the impact on…
Written by Josh Dean Nascar Plaza looms over downtown Charlotte, a beacon to the many racers who live in the area, most of them transplants who’ve come with the dream of joining America’s top…
BY MATTHEW RENDA SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) – Google’s semi-secret research and development wing has been toying with how to store energy generated by renewable sources like solar and wind. Alphabet X…
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