Dear colleagues,<br><br>I am writing to inform you about a brand-new course, "Science and Citizens"
(PHIL 271), being offered in the winter 2012 term by Dr. Carla Fehr, the
Department of Philosophy''s new Wolfe Chair in Science and Technology Studies. This
course will examine when, and to what degree, citizens are justified in
trusting science. PHIL 271 is appropriate both for students with science backgrounds and for those without. <br><br>Dr. Fehr<font size="2"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="il"> is</span> a founder of ISU ADVANCE, a $3.5
million National Science Foundation Institutional Transformation Grant designed
to test strategies for improving the recruitment, retention, and advancement of
women and under represented minority faculty in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics at Iowa State University of Science and
Technology. She has primary research publications in Biology, Women’s
Studies, and the Social Sciences, as well as in Philosophy. Her research
rests at the intersection of Philosophy of Biology, Social Epistemology and
Feminist Science Studies, and involves the relationships between social values
and excellent scientific practice. Dr. <span class="il">Fehr</span> <span class="il">was Iowa State University’s 2002 </span>Jerry Shakeshaft Master
Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences, and holds two awards for excellence
in undergraduate teaching.</span></font>
<br><br>I am attaching a flyer for the new course. Please share it with any of your students who might be interested.<br><br>Best wishes,<br>Shannon Dea<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Assistant Professor and Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies<br>
Department of Philosophy<br>University of Waterloo<br>200 University Ave. W. <br>Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1<br>(519) 888-4567 (ext. 32778)<br>FAX (519) 746-3097<br>