Events

Centering Equity and Justice in Research: What Will It Take?

February 26th-27th 2024

University of California Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley Campus

The UC Santa Cruz Science & Justice Research Center (SJRC), in collaboration with the LEED Team, is hosting a Kick-Off meeting and public dialogue which will take place at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus in Santa Clara from February 26th to 27th 2024. The second day will feature two public facing sessions to gather thought leaders in the domain of science and society from the UCs, Stanford, Cal State and Silicon Valley to envision how to build more equitable research practices and communities. The day will end with a public panel discussion focused on the challenges to centering equity and justice in STEM research.

Past Presentations

Stephanie Malia Fullerton. “Examining Embeddedness: A Call for Principles and Best Practices for Integrating ELSI and DEI in Biomedical Research.” 5th ELSI Congress: Innovating for a Just and Equitable Future (ELSIcon2022), June 1-3, 2022.

Jenny Reardon & Aaron Panofsky. “Taking the LEED: The Ethical and Equitable Design of Science and Engineering.” American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, August 5-9, 2022. 

Jenny Reardon, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Sara Goering, Dejda Collins, & Chessa Adsit-Morris. “Integration of ELSI and Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in Biomedical Research.” American Society for Bioethics + Humanities (ASBH), October 26-29, 2022.

Chessa Adsit-Morris. “Leadership in the Equitable and Ethical Design (LEED) of STEM Research.” Seoul National University in the World Program, January 29 – February 12, 2023.

  • Chessa Adsit-Morris, James Karabin, Aaron Panofsky. “The Ongoing Work of Centering Equity and Justice.” Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) Honolulu, November 8-11, 2023.