An Hour with an Expert

Check out another fascinating 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. Tina Rulli

 

Check out another fascinating installment of An Hour with An Expert hosted by the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology! SCSU Professor Dr. Sarah Roe (History) and Jen Ng (RC-VEST Intern) team up to ask today’s leading science and industry experts important contemporary questions. Dr. Rulli is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses primarily on normative ethics, applied ethics, and bioethics, as much of her work considers the value of creating new lives. Dr. Rulli has researched and written on the value of new genetic technologies such as CRISPR and mitochondrial replacement therapies and has recently begun work on the use of racial categories in genomic science. Dr. Rulli has consistently published high quality work in some of the top journals in our field and continually leads the way in better understanding important areas at the intersection of science and humanities.

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Event Supported By:

The Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

SCSU STEM-IL

SCSU Department of History

SCSU Department of Women’s & Gender Studies

School of Graduate & Professional Studies

An Hour with an Expert: Dr. Elena Taj 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 Taj 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 Taj 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.

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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

 

 

Straight Talk: The Persistence of Race in Scientific Research

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Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:00PM

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.

Guests Include:

The Black National Anthem will be performed by Shades of Yale.

Melissa Garafola, Connecticut Science Center
Genomics Educator

Sarah M. Roe, PhD, Southern Connecticut State University
Director of the Research Center on Values in Emerging Science and Technology

Cleo Rolle, PhD, Capital Community College
Assistant Professor, Biotechnology Program Coordinator

Quayshawn Spencer, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Robert S. Blank Presidential Associate Professor of Philosophy

Keitra Thompson, DNP, MSN, FNP-BC, Yale School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Clinician Scholars Program/VA Advanced Fellowship Program