We are a research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison working on issues broadly related to the social, legal, and ethical implications of controversial scientific issues and emerging technologies.
Research at the intersection of science, media & public opinion
Our various projects have brought together researchers from multiple departments on campus, and have included Life Sciences Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication, Communication Arts, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Medicine & Public Health, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Physics, the Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies, Community & Environmental Sociology, and UW-Extension.
This work has been supported by
