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Blekinge Tekniska Institut, Karlskrona, Sweden
www.bth.se/engBTH carries on research – often frontline research – in all its programme areas, securing the vital link between education and research. As the youngest university in Sweden, BTH was granted university rights in engineering. The strong research environment is also noticeable in the broad international element. The teaching and research groups represent fifteen nationalities and through the students fifteen more cultures are added to further enrich the university environment.
Center for the Humanities, Cornell University
www.arts.cornell.edu/sochumDuring the past academic year, the Society for the Humanities celebrated the 40th anniversary of its founding in 1966. As one of the first centers of its kind in North America, Cornell’s Society has for over four decades maintained its reputation as a leading center for theoretical and inter-disciplinary research in the humanities, and has been widely regarded as a model for others. Its External Fellows program, which supports the annual residencies of six to eight visiting Society Fellows, as well as of three to five Mellon Post-doctoral Fellows hosted by various humanities departments, has long been one of the premier such programs in the country.
The Center for Renaissance Studies, The Newberry Library, Chicago
www.newberry.org/renaissanceFounded in 1979 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library Center for Renaissance Studies serves scholars through the use of the library’s internationally renowned collections in the late medieval and early modern periods. The Center is organized as an international consortium of 48 universities that contribute to its administration and oversee the planning of programs through representatives on the Executive Committee
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology (Johns Hopkins University Press)
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/configurations/The official publication of the Society for Literature and Science, Configurations is the only journal devoted to the study of the discourse pertaining to the theories and practices of science, technology, and medicine. Founded in 1993, the journal explores the relations of literature and the arts to the sciences and technology.
Edelstein Center for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
www.edelstein.huji.ac.ilThe Sidney M. Edelstein Center at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem was established in 1980 to encourage advanced research in the history and philosophy of science, technology, and medicine. In particular, the Center fosters research based on the resources of the Einstein Archive, the Quantum Archive, the Edelstein collections on the history of dyeing and chemical technology, and the Yahuda Theological Collection of Isaac Newton.
Media Technology at Södertörns högskola
http://mt.sh.se/index_content.htmlMedia Technology at Södertörns högskola is focused on new interactive media and multimedia technology. Students are encouraged to reflect on the benefit of the artifacts they produce, as well as on how this new technology affects society and relationships between individuals. To this end, it is important that content is presented with an emphasis on usability and accessibility; in other words, technology is to be adapted to human needs instead of vice versa.
Poetry@Tech
www.poetry.gatech.eduFrom auspicious beginnings in 2002, Poetry at Tech has evolved into one of the premier showcases of poetry in the Southeast.
The European University at St.Petersburg, Russia
www.eu.spb.ruThe EUSP has a commitment to the integration of Russian scholarship with scholarship in Europe and America. The EUSP encourages mobility but combats the brain drain. Rather than promoting the departure of graduate students to the West, EUSP invites Western students to come and study in Russia. The International MA in Russian Studies is the ONLY permanent program at the graduate level in Russia that offers degrees in sociology, political science and cultural studies to students from the United States, Canada and Europe (12 to 26 students annually). Both international and Russian students enjoy the advantages of studying in a truly international setting. The EUSP is a decisive agent of innovation and change, introducing and disseminating new standards and practices in the Russian educational system.
Women in Science and Technology, Georgia Tech
www.wst.gatech.eduThe Georgia Tech Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology links issues in the study of science and technology with those of gender, culture, and society. Growing out of the interdisciplinary Ivan Allen College undergraduate minor in Women, Science, and Technology (WST), the Center, which is currently supported by the Office of the Provost, brings together faculty and students, addressing issues of gender, science, and technology in research and programmatic initiatives.