[Sci-tech-public] Schedule of Events: October 30 to November 3, 2006

[Debbie Meinbresse]

Please join us on Monday for the STS Colloquium by David Jones:  Can 
STS Be Good Medicine for Medicine?
Abstract:
Medical technology now plays a vital role in our healthcare system, 
in our national economy, and in our biomedical research enterprise 
(especially here at MIT).  However, having or developing a new 
treatment for a disease does not ensure that the treatment will be 
utilized effectively.  A vast range of social, economic, and 
political factors often prevent the effective deployment of medical 
technology.  Scholars in STS who study the meaning and utilization of 
medical technology can make a major contribution to both health 
outcomes and social science.  I will use the case of racial 
therapeutics to demonstrate how STS can inform both biomedical 
research and health policy.

Tim Stoneman, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in STS, is giving a talk in CMS 
on Thursday: Media Evangelism in the Global South
Abstract:
The phenomenal rise of evangelical Christianity in the global South 
during the past thirty years has been accompanied by the expanded use 
of new media, including radio and television. This presentation 
outlines an ongoing research project into the historical origins, 
systemic achievements, and interpretive implications of the American 
missionary radio broadcasting enterprise in Africa, Asia, and Latin 
America during its formative era, 1945 to 1970.

Please see the attached schedule of events for complete details about 
events for the period October 30th to November 3rd.

See you Monday afternoon at 4:00 pm!

Debbie Meinbresse
STS Program, MIT
617-452-2390
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