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May 18, 2025 · by Erika Atienza, Leo Ambrogelly

Inaugural STS-I Meeting Recap

Tuesday evening, April 29, 2025, the Science, Technology, & Society Initiative (STS-I) welcomed the University of San Diego community to its very first public program-a lecture entitled “Where Does Science Live? Rebridging Trust Between Science, Technology & Society (STS).” Held in Saints Tekakwitha & Serra Hall 215, the event marked the official launch of the Initiative’s campus-wide conversation about how scientific knowledge and technological innovation are always embedded in social, cultural, and historical contexts.

The evening’s featured speaker, Lochlann Jain, PhD-Professor of Anthropology at …