More information and application instructions are available at

https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/about/student. 

About OSTP: The Office of Science and Technology Policy advises the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The office serves as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies, plans and programs of the Federal Government. About the Internship Program. Interns are accepted for one of three annual terms (Spring, Summer, or Fall), which each last no more than 90 days. The assignments provide educational enrichment, practical work experience, and networking opportunities with other individuals in the science and technology policy arena.

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The Sports, Society, and Technology department studies similar topics of how sports and technology intersect and their effects on history.

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Should we use technologies that enhance or alter our brains? Is it ever ethical to clone a human being? How should genetic information be used in law enforcement?


The Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy invites students to address these questions and many more. The program is the only one in the US that combines bioethics and science policy to truly prepare students to address the societal impact of advances in the biosciences, medicine, and technology. Students explore cutting-edge developments in such fields as genomics and neuroscience and how scientific advances impact law and policy. Each student works with a mentor throughout the program to create an individualized academic experience.


Please join us to learn more about the MA on MA on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at noon (EST), for an online information session. The session will explore the MA curriculum, concentrations, practicum opportunities, admissions, financial aid, and the unique and individualized student experience.

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If you love science and are fascinated by how it changes – and is changed by – society, we invite you to apply the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy.

Contributions may also focus on a domain, for example: energy, environment, nano, among others.

Submissions:
The conference organizing committee invites submission of three types:
1. Abstracts for proposed papers. Well-developed two-page abstracts will be given priority for presentation space.
2. Proposals for sessions. These should reflect the international scope of the conference.
3. Abstracts for proposed posters from undergraduate or graduate students and researchers within three years of
receipt of a doctoral degree.

Early career posters and competition: The conference invites posters from students and post-doctoral fellows. Proposed work should be empirical in nature and reflect work in which the early career researcher has led the research, and/or played a significant role in the research. The poster session will be designed to be interactive and lively. Judging will be done during the session with a prize awarded during the meeting.

The conference website is www.atlantaconference.org. The deadline for all paper, session and poster proposals submissions is March 1, 2015. Questions can be addressed to the program chair at info@atlantaconference.org.

Title: The Evolution of Goodness, Empathy and Justice

Abstract:
In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued Charles Darwin in the 1850s as he developed his theory of evolution through natural selection. Indeed, Darwin worried that the goodness he observed in nature could be the Achilles heel of his theory. Ever since then, scientists and other thinkers have engaged in a fierce debate about the origins of goodness that has dragged politics, philosophy, and religion into what remains a major question for evolutionary biology.

Faculty and graduate students are invited to submit paper, session, and/or roundtable proposals. Graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation and who promptly confirm participation can receive two nights of free lodging (in the home of a VCU faculty member, VCU graduate student, or in on-campus dormitory-style housing arranged by the STS@VCU Program). For faculty participants, lodging in either local B&Bs or hotels -- at reduced university rates -- will be available. More detailed information for the conference will be posted soon at: http://www.has.vcu.edu/sts/.

The 2014 meeting included papers on topics ranging from agriculture to aerospace technology, health policy to computer gaming, and spanned the 17th centuries. As always, we are especially interested in developing professional (roundtable) discussions devoted to the challenges and opportunities of teaching and doing the history of science and technology in southern contexts.

Please submit a 150-250 word paper proposal, or a 250-350 word session/roundtable proposal, and brief biographical sketch via email to John Powers at Virginia Commonwealth University (jcpowers@vcu.edu) by February 16th. Program decisions will be made and emailed to participants by February 20th.

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Apply for our fall 2015 class. Applications are due January 31, 2015.
If you love science and are fascinated by how it changes – and is changed by – society, we invite you to apply the Duke MA in Bioethics & Science Policy.