Department of Science & Technology Studies | Department of Science & Technology Studies

The Department of Science & Technology Studies (S&TS) at Cornell is concerned with understanding the larger ethical, social, and political dimensions of science-intensive issues. Science and technology are at the core of many of the most important concerns or topics of our day, from the control of military technology, to the ethics of assisted reproduction, to privacy on the Internet. The thread connecting these diverse issues is a shared understanding of science and technology as inherently social activities that are best studied from an interdisciplinary perspective.

S&TS News

Technology Repair Fair helps people doctor their devices, not dump them

11/21/2023

Volunteers saved 10 desktop computers, seven laptops, 14 monitors, countless cords and chargers, and one electronic cat toy from becoming e-waste at the first Technology Repair Fair, held in the lobby of Gates Hall on Oct. 13.

Cheryl Engelhardt ’02 Is a rising star in new age music

9/25/2023

Her latest album snagged a Grammy nomination — and she once scored a Cheerios commercial starring Grumpy Cat

‘Trevor-Fest’ to honor the late Prof. Trevor Pinch

9/12/2023

A symposium Sept. 21-23 will celebrate the legacy of a pioneer who helped found three areas of study related to science, technology and sound.

Einaudi Center welcomes new and returning program directors

8/29/2023

Climate justice will be a priority across the Einaudi Center this year.

Students head across globe thanks to Summer Experience Grant funding

8/16/2023

The grants helped 108 A&S students afford unpaid or minimally-paid summer positions.

Serve in Place grants offer international experiences

7/18/2023

"This hands-on experience and research is great preparation for future projects."

A&S dean Jayawardhana named provost at Johns Hopkins

7/12/2023

Rachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.

Funding for fluency: Grants support summer language study

7/05/2023

Thirteen doctoral students were awarded grants for 2023, with destinations including France, Indonesia, Jordan, and more.

All S&TS News

Tenure-track faculty position

The Department of Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University seeks an outstanding scholar for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Science & Technology Studies, with specialization in Historical Analyses of Data and Society. We are particularly interested in scholars engaged in counter-histories and studies of communities involving underrepresented minorities and communities beyond North America and Western Europe.

Click here to apply for the position

S&TS Events

Apr 11

Thursday 05:00 PM

Trans Studies NOW! "We're here, we're: Queer, Trans, and Feminist in the Academy"

A. D. White House

See all events

Department Links of Interests

Faculty Courses STS Major Biology & Society Major Graduate Program

The Department is saddened by the passing of our friend and colleague, Trevor Pinch.

Trevor Pinch, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Science and Technology Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, who helped found multiple areas of study related to science, technology and sound, died Dec. 16, 2021, after living with cancer for more than four years. He was 69.

Land Acknowledgement:

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.