We are excited to announce our new issue on the interface of #science, #society, and #politics! Check out great editorials, field notes, and articles here: https://t.co/GiZ8n6RkxE Share widely! @GrahamInstitute @UMPlanetBlue
MT @UMDowFellows: Dow Sustainability Fellows learn from one another &
thrive on collaboration. They seek diverse stakeholder perspectives and use interdisciplinary framing, leading projects with the potential to make a meaningful difference.
Applications for 2019 Graham Scholars Program are open! Previous scholars came from @MichiganRoss, @umichLSA, and @UMSocialWork, just to name a few. Join the community to meet like-minded individuals with interests in sustainability. Apply by February 18. https://t.co/vlh5NG7EXn
Check out @DrishtiEthics great article about how technical experts’ understanding of ‘the public’ can evolve and include more methods of community engagement https://t.co/OqMttAeJB7 @GrahamInstitute
"Ocupação Anchieta Avança! Co-designing strategies to address the conflict between environmental protection and the right to housing in São Paulo, Brazil"
Another article demonstrating the work of @UMDowFellows https://t.co/U2qiaFkVXx
"Public Perception of Michigan Water Quality and Affordability: A Case Study of Benton Harbor" an article showcasing the work of @UMDowFellows https://t.co/olWSykAwEj
Editorial by @DrishtiEthics "When Technical Experts Set Out to “Do Good”: Deficit-Based Constructions of “the Public” and the Moral Imperative for New Visions of Engagement" https://t.co/K2U2vDnkCR
🚨🚨Our new issue is out 🚨🚨
This issue focuses on the interface of science, society, and politics within the context of #Sustainability https://t.co/GiZ8n6RkxE
Honored to have been invited to write this editorial for the student-led @MJSustain. I posit that technical experts have a role to play in helping communities in crisis, but need informed understandings of "the public" and new methods of engagement. @UMich https://t.co/8P1kJ3GNGf
Living in and studying #LeadInWater in #FlintWaterCrisis and #DCWaterCrisis, @DrishtiEthics discusses in an @MJSustain editorial the often large power disparities between technical experts and the communities they serve and urges for transformative scientific engagement