Category: In the News

Back to conference webpage Call for Proposals / Call for Abstracts The 11th Annual Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology Conference at The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas, USA May 23-25, 2023 Keynote Speakers Heather Douglas (Michigan State University) Carla Fehr (University of Waterloo) […]

We are excited to announce that Dr. Jonathan Tsou, the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Distinguished Professor of Humanities in Medicine and Science at AHT, UT Dallas is the CVMST’s new director. His vision for the Center is to maintain the strong international reputation of the Center as a leading research venue for philosophy of science, […]

This academic year, the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Research Fellowship goes to an outstanding undergraduate student, and last year recipient of MKS Fellowship, Arlin Khan, a double-major in neuroscience and history at BBS/A&H. Congratulations, Arlin! Last year, Arlin explored the role of religious beliefs and cultural traditions in response to epidemics in the past. Specifically, […]

This Fall, we bid farewell to our long-time colleague and friend, Dr. Matt Brown, the former Director of the CVMST. Dr. Brown has joined Southern Illinois University Carbondale as the Jo Ann and Donald N. Boydston Chair of American Philosophy and Director of the Center for Dewey Studies. In Dr. Brown’s words: I am very […]

The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology and the History and Philosophy Track in the School of Arts & Humanities are excited to announce that Jonathan Tsou will join us in the Fall as the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Distinguished Professor of Humanities in Medicine and Science. Professor Tsou is a recognized expert […]

KRLD News Radio 1080 “Ask The Expert” talks to Dr. Brown about ethical concerns regarding the distribution, safety, and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. Shortly before the COVID-19 vaccines distribution in Texas, KRLD News Radio 1080 invited Dr. Brown to answer questions from listeners about COVID-19 vaccine distribution, efficacy, and safety. Listen to the program “Ask […]

The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology at UT Dallas is pleased to announce the establishment of a new fund that will support a new professor and another that will provide scholarships for students. The Marvin and Kathleen Stone Distinguished Professorship of Humanities in Medicine and Sciences and the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Scholarship Fellowship Fund…

n late Summer 2019, the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology research team under Dr. Matthew Brown’s leadership has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how learning and mentoring occurs in a research lab…

New research from UT Dallas indicates that values should play a bigger role in the study of science in schools.

The research, which appears in the journal Science & Education, found that students typically do not explore predetermined values or evaluate whether they are appropriate to the particular issue they are examining.

The Center for Values in Medicine, Science and Technology in the School of Arts and Humanities has been awarded nearly $300,000 by the National Science Foundation to study ethical decision making among student engineering research teams… Read More