The Science, Technology, and Society Center brings together a diverse community of scholars studying the origins, growth, and consequences of scientific and technological knowledge and practice. Taking a broad construal of our domain, including medicine, environment, new media, and related areas, we draw affiliates from the social sciences, the humanistic disciplines, and professional and public policy fields.

At Berkeley, outstanding faculty and students in this trans-disciplinary arena are spread across a score of departments. STSC facilitates linkages of discussion, training, and collaboration. Further, the Center seeks to build cooperative networks with other University of California campuses and to give support to broader collaborations.

The Center's aims are:

• To encourage scholarship that considers the local, national, and transnational dynamics of science and technology.
• To stimulate public discussion with broadly framed lectures and workshops, and to disseminate news of relevant events.
• To foster cross-disciplinary interactions, acting as a clearinghouse for existing centers, departments, and programs.
• To provide a platform for working groups and research collaborations that fit in no single department, offering assistance in pursuit of extramural funding.
• To help meet the need for broadly trained individuals in this field, supporting the development of curricular materials and coordinating information about courses and instructors.
• To develop and support expertise in critical areas of science and technology policy.
• To carry out outreach through our website and through public programs.
• To foster connections among STS programs in the University of California system, across the country, and in other parts of the world.