The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

Reproductive Justice: the struggle is real!

We have talked about it, now let’s show the SCSU campus community that we are still fighting! The departments of Women’s and Gender Studies, History and Political Science are teaming up with The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology to prepare and display an impacting art installation down the corridor of EN B & C (2nd floor). Come add your voice and contribution!
SCSU Student Panel: reproductive rights

March 1st 2023 1:10-2pm EN B121 A&B Join your fellow students in a discussion regarding the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade and what that means for students at SCSU. This important discussion will be student lead (undergraduate and graduate) and will take place in a safe environment where all students can come together and share ideas, anxieties, comments and questions. Please join us for this important campus event! Consider filling out this form to better accommodate all persons in attendance and ensure a comfortable environment for everyone. Pizza will be served! If you have any questions, please email Dr. Roe (roes1@southernct.edu).
An Evening with An Expert: Dr. Tina Rulli

Dr. Tina Rulli, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UC Davis Tuesday January 31, 2023 4-5pm BU 449 Those interested in learning more about interdisciplinary research, graduate school, and barriers facing underrepresented academics are welcome to join us for this informal reception celebrating the work and success of Dr. Tina Rulli! Snacks will be served! If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Roe (roes1@southernct.edu)

An Hour with an Expert: Dr. Elena Tej Grewal

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Sarah Roe

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 […]

An Hour with an Expert: Dr. Elena Tej Grewal

The Persistence of Race in Scientific Research

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Sarah Roe

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.

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Thinking about Aldo Leopold: Reﬂections on interdisciplinarity and research questions

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Sarah Roe

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.”

Event: Earning Trust through Public Science Writing

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sarah Roe

Click here for the flier Wednesday, November 13 1-2 p.m. Engleman Hall A 120 Special Guest Dr. Sarah Tinker Perrault (University of California, Davis) describes how science writers can develop readers’ trust by taking on scientist-citizen roles in their writing. She will present three dimensions of trustworthiness — knowledge, integrity, and respect for readers — […]

Ethics, Information, and Our “It-from-Bit” Universe

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Sarah Roe

Using information technology, humans have brought about the “Information Revolution,” which is changing the world faster and more profoundly than ever before, and generating an enormous number of ethical “policy vacuums”. How is this possible?

Event: Rules for Robots: Ethics & Artificial Intelligence

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Sarah Roe

Dr. Katleen Gabriels Thursday, December 5, 3:15 Engleman A120 Abstract: Google’s search engine, Facebook’s News Feed, Amazon’s Echo: many of our everyday technologies contain Artificial Intelligence (AI). Autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners and robot lawn mowers help us at home, robotic surgical systems perform operations, and therapy chatbots such as Woebot are always ready to ‘listen’. […]