The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

An Hour with an Expert: Dr. Elena Tej Grewal

Check out our very first installment of An Hour with An Expert hosted by the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology! An Hour with an Expert: Dr. Elena Tej Grewal SCSU Professors Dr. Roe (History) and Dr. Antonios (Computer Science) team up to ask today’s leading science and industry experts important contemporary questions. Dr. Elena Tej Grewal is a data scientist, small businesswoman, nationally cited education expert and multi-racial progressive leader. As Head of Data Science at Airbnb, Dr. Grewal was a force for change, helping lead efforts to close a gender pay gap and end discrimination against Black customers. Now, Dr. G hopes to tackle inequities in New Haven’s health, wealth, education and public safety head-on. Click on this link to learn from our discussion! Learn more about Data Science! Event Supported By: The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology SCSU STEM-IL SCSU Department of History SCSU Department of Computer Science SCSU Data Science Program
The Persistence of Race in Scientific Research

Straight Talk: The Persistence of Race in Scientific Research Join us for another amazing, interactive discussion on some of today’s hottest topics lead by our esteemed panel of guests. This conversation between philosophers and scientists will not only interrogate some of the enduring ideologies of race in America but also some of the reasons behind its continued resonance within the scientific community, largely in the field of genetic research. For free tickets, go to https://shop.ctsciencecenter.org/56351
Thinking about Aldo Leopold: Reﬂections on interdisciplinarity and research questions

Dr. Millstein will discuss her work-in-progress on the views of Aldo Leopold, a 20th-century forester, wildlife manager, ecologist, conservationist, and professor, best known for his posthumously published book A Sand County Almanac and the inﬂuential idea he called “THE LAND ETHIC.”

Science, Values, and Society Minor

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Joshua Connor

The Science, Values and Society minor is best suited for students interested in ideas, concepts and concerns located at the intersection of science and values.

Artificial Intelligence: an astrodynamicits’s perspective

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Joshua Connor

Join us on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at SCSU for a special event with Dr. Alina Mashiku a NASA Aerospace Engineer, discussing Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence: an astrodynamicits’s perspective — NASA Speaker Comes to Southern

Dr. Terry Bynum RC-VEST Presentation: Is Our Universe Made of Information?

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Eric Gossett

2014 Norbert Wiener Address

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

Computer Programs and Humans in the movie “Her”

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Eric Gossett

Machine-mediated modes of communication like emails, text messages, tweets, Facebook posts, among others, have done much to depersonalize the way we communicate in the 21st century.

Computer Programs and Humans in the movie “Her” — her a spike jones love story

Empowering Patients through Mobile Patient Education Systems

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Eric Gossett

AUTHOR Dezhi Wu , Rob Robertson and Eric Freden ABSTRACT Mobile technologies have enabled people to access information anytime and anywhere, which makes our lives more convenient and efficient. Mobility has been greatly enhanced due to the implementation of cutting-edge mobile communications and networks. It is now common to see people on the go using […]