Stanford launches a new Ethics, Society, & Technology (EST) Hub. The goal is to increase engagement with ethics, justice, and equity in science and technology development by building durable institutional bridges across disciplines.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 - 4:00PM TO 5:20PM
Prof. Hammonds is the Chair, Department of the History of Science, the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Hammonds's current work focuses on the intersection of scientific, medical, and socio-political concepts of race in the United States. In July 2005, Professor Hammonds was named Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, and in March 2008, Professor Hammonds was named Dean of Harvard College.
The mission of the EST Hub is to deepen Stanford’s strength in ethics and generate a fundamental shift in how faculty, staff, and students, whatever their disciplinary home, choice of major, and career pathway, think about our role as enablers and shapers of scientific discovery and technological change in society.
The EST Hub was created as part of Stanford's Presidential Initiative on Ethics, Society, and Technology. Co-led by:
