Promoting dialogue among scholars,
policy experts, and the public about
the role of science in society

FOSEP In The News

Articles about FOSEP written by others

University Week article about FOSEP member Tom Robey

FOSEP Member Tom Robey is awarded the Graduate School Medal for 2007

Student group develops grassroots effort to create science policy dialogue (17 Feb 2006) EurekAlert

FOSEP member Melanie Roberts is awarded the Graduate School Medal for 2005

Student group organizes to discuss stem cell research (18 October 2004) The Daily, University of Washington

Students set up forum to debate hot topics. (23 September 2004) Nature 431:390 (Note: Subscription required to view this article)

Articles written by FOSEP members

Robey T, Benki S, Mitchell B, Roberts M, and Chubak J,. FOSEP-A Model Student-Led Group Linking Science and Society Journal of the Federation of American Scientists Winter 2005

Benki S, Chubak J, Mitchell B, Roberts M, and Robey T. Graduate students heed call (1 April 2005) AAAS Pacific Division Newsletter 45:13

Roberts MR (Fall 2004) Stem Cell and Cloning Policy: Are State Laws the Solution? Professional Ethics Report. Vol. XVII, No. 4.

Conference Presentations

Laberge, AM and Marshall, EE. FOSEP: Promoting dialogue about science ethics and policy on a university campus. Annual Meeting of the AAAS, Boston, 2008. Click here to download the abstract

Flexman JA, Lemba M, Robey T. The Forum on Science Ethics and Policy: A New Strategy for Building Partnerships Between the University and the Community. Annual Meeting of the AAAS, San Francisco, 2007. Click here to download a PDF of the poster.

Flexman, JA and Lazareck, L. Biomedical Engineering and Society: Policy and Ethics. Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Lyon, France, 2007.