CSPO in DC

Science Outside the Lab explores the relationships among science, policy, and societal outcomes in a place where many important decisions about these things are made – Washington, D.C.

Concepts and Tools for a New American Science Policy is a training program in Washington, DC for early career science and technology policy practitioners. The program is built around ten modules held on consecutive Saturdays that explore different aspects of science policy, ranging from strengthening connections between researchers and the public to the role that science plays in confronting and managing uncertainty.

ASU offers a one-year master’s degree in science and technology policy, through CSPO. This degree prepares future leaders in science, business, and government to confront many of the 21st century’s most urgent and complex problems at the interface of science, technology and society.

Exposes early career scientists and engineers from Latin America and the Caribbean to key transnational and regional challenges and opportunities related to science, technology, environment and health in the Americas. The program is designed as an immersion experience combining academic lectures, field visits, professional development workshops, networking opportunities and leadership training.

The PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology at ASU is an ambitious, interdisciplinary initiative to understand what it means for humanity that today’s societies are permeated by science and technology.

While the concept of user-inspired research—characterized by engagement between the producers and users of scientific information—is increasingly discussed by academics and science managers, it remains largely absent from science policy decision-making processes.

As political gridlock, ineffective policies, and unmet emissions targets continue to hamper the global response to climate change, there is a robust and growing demand for a more pragmatic approach to this unprecedented challenge.

Beyond involving citizens in the conduct of everyday science, citizen forums for the purpose of participatory technology assessment engage publics in respectful, multidirectional conversations, and enable them to learn and make recommendations about scientific issues, based on their own questions, interests, knowledge, values and personal experience.

Through a series of interactive figures, the DoD ENERGY INNOVATION ATLAS aims to present in vivid detail the end-to-end nature of the DoD energy innovation system including RDT&E, procurement, and deployment at military installations.

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