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November

  • Tiago accepting Pfizer award

    History Professor Tiago Saraiva Wins Pfizer Prize

    November 28, 2017

    Tiago Saraiva, PhD, was awarded the Pfizer Prize for best scholarly book, "Fascist Pigs: Technoscientific Organisms and the History of Fascism" (MIT Press, October 2016) at the 2017 History of Science Society (HSS) annual meeting.

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    Investigating the Ethics of Autism Research

    November 08, 2017

    Autism spectrum disorder is a complex issue historically, culturally and scientifically. The broad definition of autism — which encompasses a range of symptoms related to communication, social responsiveness and behavior — raises unique challenges for scientists, many of whom may not have the tools to anticipate the ethical implications of their research.

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  • Laurel Smith-Doerr, Kelly Joyce, Susan Sterett, Elisa Martinez

    Whose Analysis? Whose Expertise?: Partnering for Better Data Analytics for Small Cities

    November 03, 2017

    On October 20, 2017, Kelly Joyce, PhD, Drexel University, and Susan Sterett, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, gave a talk at University of Massachusetts, Amherst titled “Whose Analysis? Whose Expertise?: Partnering for Better Data Analytics for Small Cities.”

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