College of STS Events

Fall 2025 Events 

STS Open House (Joint with FGSS)  
Thursday, September 25 | 4:30-6:00 PM | Shapiro Writing Center Patio | Tours of 110 Mt. Vernon St.

Methods Conversations in STS: Multispecies Ethnography (Featured STS@50 Event)   
Thursday, October 16 | 4:30 PM | Frank Center for Public Affairs, rm 001

Featuring Elan Abrell (Wesleyan) and Katie Gillespie (University of San Diego) 

STS Faculty Panel “The Promise of Science and Technology Studies” (Featured STS@50 Event)  
Saturday, October 25 | 11:00 AM | Frank Center for Public Affairs, rm 001

Featuring Profs. Jill Morawski, Mitali Thakor, and Emily Vasquez 

New Book Release: The Racial Cage: Rethinking Difference and Power in the Biohumanities (University of Minnesota Press, 2025) (Featured STS@50 Event) 
Thursday, November 13 | 4:30 PM | Center for Humanities, rm 106

Featuring Nadine Elhers (University of Sydney), Anthony Hatch (Wesleyan), Amade M’Charek (Amsterdam), and Anne Pollock (King’s College) 

Environmental Humanities Presentation: Virginia Hanusik 
Thursdsay, November 20 | 4:30 PM | Location TBA

For more on Virginia, see her website here.   

Spring 2026 Events

Panel Discussion: Botanical and Environmental STS 
Time and date TBA

Featuring Courtney Fullilove, Elaine Gan, Paul Erickson, Dana Royer, Tim Ku 

Conference: 50 Years of STS@WES
Saturday, April 11 | Frank Center for Public Affairs, rm 100 and atrium

STS faculty panel “STS Pasts and Futures”  
Time and date TBA  

STS Commencement Reunion Weekend
Saturday, May 23 | Location TBA | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM