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We are shortlisted for a SSHRC Partnership Impact Award!

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We are shortlisted for a SSHRC Partnership Impact Award!

Congratulations to the whole Cluster team across Canada for the highly prestigious nomination!

Results will be announced in Ottawa Nov. 3.

Read about it here.

And on the SSHRC site here.

Winter Newsletter is Now Available!

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Wed., Dec. 17, 2014, 9:00am
The latest on jobs, plans for a consortium, and more.

The Winter newsletter (December 2014) is now out. The latest on jobs, plans for a consortium, and more.

Read it all here.

McOuat interview in CSHPS newsletter

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Wed., Nov. 19, 2014, 12:00pm
Gordon McOuat was interviewed for the fall edition of the CSHPS newsletter

Dr. McOuat was interviewed for the fall edition of the CSHPS Communique newsletter. Read the interview below.

Doolittle on CBC Quirks and Quarks

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Sat., Feb. 8, 2014, 3:00pm
Ford Doolittle is interviewed by Quirks and Quarks for his win of the top science prize in Canada

Bob MacDonald from Quirks and Quarks interviews Ford Doolittle, Professor Emeritus in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Dalhousie University and recent winner of the NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal in Science and Engineering.

Listen here.

Watch: Celebrating Situating Science and CCSST

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Thu., Oct. 30, 2014, 9:00am
Watch: Why are humanities and social studies of science and technology important? What are scholars in Canada doing? What next?

In its last year, Situating Science is celebrating its successes and launching its next steps for promoting the network of experts in social sciences and humanities of science and technology.

We interviewed Cluster managers, students and others involved to reflect on the impact of Situating Science work.

They answer: Why are STS and HPS important? What are scholars in Canada doing? What next?

Watch here.

New Cosmopolitanism and the Local in Science and Nature partnership!

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Geography and the Sites of Knowing
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Thu., Sep. 18, 2014, 1:45pm
CosmoLocal.org is a new Partnership Development Grant between Canada, India and Southeast Asia

Cosmopolitanism and the Local in Science and Nature
www.CosmoLocal.org

Situating Science has helped launch a three year project that will establish a research network on “Cosmopolitanism” in science. It closely examines the actual types of negotiations that go into the making of science and its culture within an increasingly globalized landscape. This partnership is both about “cosmopolitanism and the local” and is, at the same time, cosmopolitan and local.

Fall Newsletter is Now Available!

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Thu., Sep. 11, 2014, 2:00pm
Read all about it! New partnerships, new events, new news!

Situating Science Fall Newsletter

Read our latest newsletter here.

Bouchard new $1.5 million Chair in philosophy at Universite de Montreal

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Historical epistemology and ontology
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Sat., Sep. 6, 2014, 2:15pm
An anonymous donor has provided the University of Montreal with 1.5 million dollars to fund the Aesop Chair in Philosophy. It’s first holder is philosopher of science Frédéric Bouchard.

An anonymous donor has provided the University of Montreal with 1.5 million dollars (Canadian) to fund the Aesop Chair in Philosophy. It’s first holder is philosopher of science Frédéric Bouchard.

Read the Daily Nous article here.

Hype in Halifax

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Wed., Apr. 16, 2014, 6:30pm
Current Biology about the Hype in Science workshop in Halifax.

Hype in Halifax
Current Biology Vol 24 No 8
Article on the Hype in Science event in Halifax December 7, 2013 (In Documents section below)
 

Ford Doolittle wins $1M Herzberg Medal

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Tue., Mar. 18, 2014, 8:00pm
News articles announcing Atlantic Node manager's big NSERC prize

Congratulations to Atlantic Node manager Ford Doolittle for winning the NSERC Herzberg Medal for "sustained excellence and influence" in Canadian research that has "substantially advanced" science or engineering for his work in molecular genetics, including the study of lateral gene transfer, a key driver of microbial evolution.

News from Scott Findlay event on Future of Canadian Science

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Fri., Mar. 7, 2014, 1:15pm
Articles and radio interviews with Scott Findlay related to his talk on Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science

Articles and radio interviews with Scott Findlay related to his talk on Governing in the Dark: Evidence, Accountability and the Future of Canadian Science, Part 3 of The Lives of Evidence national lecture series.

Chronicle Herald article March 3, 2014

Situating Science Summer School 2014

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Tue., Feb. 25, 2014, 11:30am
The FedCan SSH News Blog reports on our Summer School

From the FedCan Blog  - SSH News

Thursday, February 6, 2014

When science gets overhyped

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Thu., Jan. 2, 2014, 3:15pm
Dal News article on the Dec. 7 Hype in Science event

When science gets overhyped
Exploring how scientific journals get it wrong
Marie Visca - December 13, 2013

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Recalibrating the Science-Media Conversation

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Thu., Jan. 2, 2014, 2:15pm
Jacob Berkowitz writes on the Science and Society2013 symposium in Ottawa Oct. 2013

Recalibrating the Science-Media Conversation Op-Ed
Jacob Berkowitz, Writer in Residence, ISSP
Full article here:
http://www.issp.uottawa.ca/eng/documents/RecalibratingtheScience-MediaConversation.pdf
 

Hype in Science interview on CBC Radio One Information Morning Halifax

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Thu., Dec. 5, 2013, 9:45am
Ford Dollittle is interviewed on CBC Radio about the Dec 7 2013 Hype in Science discussions

Ford Dollittle is interviewed at 8:15am Dec. 5 on CBC Radio One Information Morning about the Dec 7 2013 Hype in Science discussions.