Public Presentations of Research
on the
Social Impact of Science
Kirby Lecture Hall, Martin Hall
Thurs April 23 & Tues April 28, 11.20-1.10

Bio 9, Soc/Anthr 23 class members
with Peter Taylor, Lang Visiting Prof.

In this course students choose current issues or controversies to investigate involving science and its social impact. They work through all the stages of research from defining a manageable project through formal public presentations to producing reports and communications based on their findings.

Thursday April 23
11.20 Jenny Harvey
Bulldozers on the family farm: Open space management and action in Chester county, PA

11.35 Marni Schultz
Prenatal genetic testing: Expanding the boundaries of care

11.50 Alice Unger
Surrogacy and the definition of the family

12.05 Caroline Sehnaoui
The inefficacy of family planning in Bangladesh

12.20 Patrick Murray
The sheep of cloning

12.35 Amy Harrington
Using tuberculosis as a model for educating medical students about the social causes and effects of disease

12.50 Catherine Laine
HIV vaccine development in the USA and abroad

Tuesday April 28
11.20 Amita Sudhir
Using contraceptive vaccines: recommendations for integration into a holistic reproductive health program

11.35 John Kosinski
America needs more male contraception?!

11.50 Catherine Yoon
The good, the bad, and the ugly: Cloning and government policy

12.05 John Leary
What makes a community-based HIV prevention program successful

12.20 Sarah Pancoast
The Human Genome Project: Organizations creating discourse to confront its implications

12.35 Mariah Peelle
Ecological entomology: Informing conventional farmers of Integrated Pest Management as a first step away from the pesticide treadmill

12.50 Amanda Martin del Campo
Educating foreigner researchers in Mexico about the cultural and historical dimensions of maize production
We welcome members of the Swarthmore community to attend any or all of these talks.