Schemel Forum Luncheon - Genomic Science, Politics and Race: Can They Coexist Comfortably
Friday, 09 October, 2015
Schemel Forum World Affairs Luncheon Series
Genomic Science, Politics and Race: Can They Coexist Comfortably?
Jennifer Hochschild, Ph.D., Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
As the uses of genomic science move into many arenas of life including medicine, law, racial identity, energy production, pest control and dating services, genomics can be expected to develop ideological and partisan valences. Is this an arena of a “liberal war on science?” Is it now possible for Americans to think about race and genetics in the same sentence without reverting to the old eugenics? This lecture will help us answer these perplexing questions.
*Free to The University of Scranton Students, Staff & Faculty
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