CSPO - Consortium For Science, Policy & Outcomes - Education & Outreach

Science, Technology and Public Affairs

May 4, 2005:

Intellectual Property and S&T Policy - Presentation by Bhaven Sampat.

Supporting Bibliography

April 6, 2005:

ARE HUMANS CHANGING HUMAN NATURE? IF SO, SHOULD THEY?
A Public Symposium on Science, Religion, Technology, and Law

Monday, April 18, 2005

8:00am - 12:00pm

Old Main Carson Ballroom

This lecture is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. Tickets are available by calling 480.727.6736 or e-mailing csrc@asu.edu.

Symposium Panelists:

Ronald Green (Eunice and Julian Cohen Professor of the Study of Ethics & Human Values, Dartmouth College)

Philip Clayton (Ingraham Chair and Professor of Philosophy, Claremont School of Theology)

Carl Mitcham (Professor of Liberal Arts and International Studies, Colorado School of Mines)

Larry Arnhart (Professor of Political Science, Northern Illinois University)

Presented by The Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict. For more information, please visit http://www.asu.edu/csrc/.

April 6, 2005:

Marcia Angell, M.D.
"The Truth About the Drug Companies"

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

4:00 p.m.

Pedrick Great Hall, College of Law

Marcia Angell, M.D is a Senior Lecturer at Havard Medical School's Department of Social Medicine and former Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. Her lecture will explore misconceptions about the role that pharmaceutical companies play in research and development and tracks many of the themes that she addresses in her recent book, 'The Truth About the Drug Companies." She has a lengthy and distinguished career of involvement with issues of health policy. Her strong criticisms of the pharmaceutical industry is one of the many topics that she has written about for both professional journals and the popular media.

Presented by The Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology

March 28, 2005: Job Opportunity - Click Here For More Details

March 22, 2005:

SPAN Professional Development Day

Saturday, March 26, 2005

9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

ASU Downtown Center

502 E. Monroe St., Building C

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Explore career opportunities, learn about current events and trends in public administration, and network with the field’s professionals at the SPAN Professional Development Day. Experts in state, county and city management, nonprofit management, finance, human resources, marketing, and legislative service will present sessions and guide roundtable discussions on these and additional topics.

FREE. Snacks & refreshments provided. For more information and to RSVP, visit http://asu.edu/mpa/professionalday04.htm

March 15, 2005:

Morning Edition , March 10, 2005 · Physicist Charles Townes talks about his efforts to blend science and religion. Townes, a Nobel Laureate, on Wednesday won the Templeton Prize for his work in the field of religion.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4529310

March 15, 2005: Honors Lecture Series

presents BHC lecturer John Lynch

"Darwinism, Design and Democracy"

Thursday, March 24
4:30 PM in AG150

March 2, 2005: Updated Readings for Class 8 on March 9th

Please read the following document(s) for class on March 9th instead of the version in the course reader.

The New American University (Abridged) (PDF)
The New American University (Summary) (PDF)

March 2, 2005: Class Room Change AGAIN!!

Class will resume meeting in the Coor Building #5536 for the rest of the semester!

February 22, 2005: CLASS LOCATION CHANGE!!

The class will be meeting in the new Foundation Building, Room 4440 for the rest of the semester.

February 11, 2005: Western Regional Bioethics Conference

http://lifesciences.asu.edu/centerbiosoc/cmsv/

7:00 - 9:00 Public Lecture: Genetic Modification

Armstrong Hall, ASU College of Law

David Young, Ph.D., Introduction & Moderator,
       Vice President and Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, ASU
Sarah Iden, M.P.H., Genetic Counselor, University of Arizona
Adrienne Asch, Ph.D., M.S.W.
     Professor in Biology, Ethics, and the Politics of Human
     Reproduction, Wellesley College
Lee Silver, Ph.D., M.S., Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs
      Princeton University
Mark S. Frankel, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Freedom, Responsibility and
      Law Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science
      (AAAS)

February 4, 2005: Highly recommended listening!

Thomas Kuhn Scientific Revolutions, Listen here

Talk of the Nation, August 16, 1996 · Einstein's theory of relativity to Copernican astronomy, we all know about scientific ideas that changed the way people think about the world. How do revolutionary advances in science come about? A panel discusses the theories of historian and philosopher Thomas Kuhn. Plus, a look at current revolutionary theories. Guests: Daniel Garber \n Professor of Philosophy University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; David Sloan Wilson Professor of Biology, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York; Eliene Augenbraun, American Association for the Advancement of Science Diplomacy Fellow, U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. Listeners call in.