Frameworks for Engagement in Science and Technology Studies Clarence E. Dammon Dean Academic Year 2022 Accepted Science and Technology Studies, Liberal Arts Science and Technology Studies (STS) examines central problems of our time concerning the ethics, efficacy, and impacts of science and technology. This interdisciplinary field investigates the many relationships between S&T and humans and human societies past and present around the world. How did nuclear weapons change geopolitics? What are pyramids for? Are robots going to make jobs obsolete? What happens to trust when even videos can be “deep faked”? STS tackles these and many other questions. In Fall 2020, Purdue launched a new STS Certificate for undergraduates in all majors. Our team is now conducting a systematic review and analysis of other STS programs in order to understand the landscape of STS teaching in North America, with its current strengths and gaps, and to assess opportunities and potential outcomes for engaged and applied training in STS. Our findings will be shared in peer-reviewed publications as well as an open-access website featuring a "dashboard" of STS programs and research. Zoe Nyssa Zoe Nyssa Students may choose from a number of research tasks as suits their interests and career goals including reading/reviewing existing research literature, collecting information on North American STS programs, qualitative data analysis of curriculum materials, and basic statistical analysis of STS programs and assisting with dissemination of results through presentations, publications, and a website. The student intern will attend regular meetings with the faculty adviser and rest of the project research team. https://cla.purdue.edu/students/academics/certificates/science.html

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No prior experience required; all necessary training provided through the project. All majors welcome: STS bridges Liberal Arts and STEM fields. Applicants should be well-organized, self-motivated, responsible, and attentive to detail. 0 6 (estimated)

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