Lise Meitner solved the problem of nuclear fission—and although she never got the Nobel, she is the only woman outside of mythology to have an element named after her alone
Science activism and environmental justice topics of Oregon State Science Pub talk
February 26, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Science activism and the role it plays in aiding communities vulnerable to environmental risks will be the topic of the Oregon State University Science Pub on March 8.
The virtual event, a joint effort of Oregon State University in Corvallis and OSU-Cascades in Bend, will feature a talk by, an associate professor of environmental justice and philosophy at Oregon State’s School of History, Philosophy, and Religion His presentation is called “The Moral Terrains of Science Activism and Environmental Justice.”
Environmental justice addresses the intersection of social justice and the environmental conditions in which people live, work and play. The environmental justice movement, now the largest and continuously growing social movement in the world, continues to mobilize people of color, the poor and marginalized communities impacted by a wide-range of enviro
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The classroom in fall 2020 looked very different than it did when WGS.160/STS.021 (Science Activism: Gender, Race, and Power) ran for the first time in 2019. Zoom and virtual breakout rooms had replaced circles of chairs, but the shifts made the class no less immersive and urgent for its students.
In fact, the pandemic context made the core questions of this new survey class all the more vivid: What roles have U.S. scientists and technologists played as activists in crucial social issues and movements following WWII? What are their motivations, responsibilities, and strategies for organizing? What is their impact?