{"id":942,"date":"2025-09-16T22:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/stsst\/?p=942"},"modified":"2025-09-17T02:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T02:01:21","slug":"social-spotlights-uws-leadership-in-sts-at-conference-with-2000-attendees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/stsst\/2025\/09\/16\/social-spotlights-uws-leadership-in-sts-at-conference-with-2000-attendees\/","title":{"rendered":"Social spotlights UW\u2019s leadership in STS at conference with 2,000 attendees"},"content":{"rendered":"

From September 3-6, 2025, more than 100 University of Washington faculty and students presented at Reverberations<\/em>, the 50th Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)<\/strong>, a leading interdisciplinary conference for scholars engaged in social studies of science, technology, and medicine (a field often referred to as STS), which was held in Seattle.<\/p>\n

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To recognize and celebrate this extraordinary demonstration of UW’s expertise, Society + Technology at UW<\/strong> hosted the UW Social at 4S<\/strong> for the 2,000 attendees. <\/p>\n

The party was held on the Garden Terrace of the Summit Seattle Convention Center. <\/p>\n

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Announcement of the UW Social co-sponsors: Society + Technology at UW<\/a>, hosted by the Tech Policy Lab<\/a>, University of Washington Press<\/a>, 4S<\/a>, Science, Technology & Society at UW Bothell<\/a>, the Department of Philosophy<\/a>, the Department of Cinema and Media Studies<\/a>, the Science, Technology and Society Studies Graduate Certificate Program<\/a>, the Department of Communication<\/a>, CommLead<\/a>, Human Centered Design and Engineering<\/a>, DXARTS<\/a>, and the Department of Bioethics and Humanities<\/a> at UW Medicine. Credit: Matthew Weinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The event was held at the Garden Terrace at the Summit Conference Center. Credit: Matthew Weinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Larin McLaughlin of UW Press. Credit. M Weinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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HCDE’s Anoolia Gakhokidze. Credit: M Weinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The party went until after 10:00 PM Credit: L. Boyd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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To spotlight UW, the Social featured an academic bingo activity, named co-sponsors and faculty speakers, and celebrated UW faculty working at the critical intersections of technology and society with a special book giveaway: <\/p>\n

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Nassim Parvin (right), Associate Professor at the University of Washington (UW) Information School, with host Monika Sengul-Jones (left). Credit: Matthew Weinstein<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The AI Con<\/em> by Emily Bender<\/strong> (Linguistics, UW Seattle) and Alex Hanna<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Technocreep and the Politics of Things Unseen<\/em> edited by Neda Atanasoski<\/strong> and Nassim Parvin<\/strong> (Information School, UW Seattle).<\/p>\n

Unmaking the Bomb<\/em> by Shannon Cram (IAS, UW Bothell<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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At the Welcome Table at the UW Social at 4S: Shannon Cram (center), Associate Professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Bothell, and Lisa Hoffman (left), Associate Professor in Urban Studies at UW Bothell. Credit: Matthew Weinstein, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the conference, several UW faculty gave signature talks, including:<\/p>\n