Category: Stone Fellows

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, […]

The Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology is pleased to announce the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Scholarship/Fellowship Award to provide financial support for research in the areas of history, philosophy, literary, cultural, and aesthetic studies of science, technology, and medicine. Up to two successful candidates will be awarded $1,000.00 each for the Fall […]

Research Report for the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Fellowship This is not the report I thought I would be writing; my hope was to be able to produce a work that drew clear conclusions from my research and instead I am beset with more and broader questions surrounding reproductive technologies in general and the pervasive […]

One of the greatest strengths of the doctoral program in Arts and Humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas is its interdisciplinary nature; and the Stone Fellowship allowed me to deepen this aspect of my studies. While technically my major is in Aesthetic Studies and my minor in History of Ideas, I considered both […]

Initially, I applied for the Marvin and Kathleen Stone Fellowship to complete my thesis. The “Values Lab” Seminar for the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology has evolved that goal into two journal articles for future publication. Both articles will explore the intersectionality of race and mental illness in the nineteenth century. These […]