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= Meet our fellows!<br/> =
'''<span style="font-size:smaller"></span>Julia Morris''' is an incoming fourth year majoring in Science & Technology Studies (STS): the study of how society, politics, and culture impact scientific R&D and technological innovation, and how these forces in turn affect society, politics and culture. More specifically, her interests lie within sociotechnical governance and a sub-field of STS called Sociotechnical Imaginaries: imagined forms of social life and social order that center on the development and fulfillment of innovative scientific and/or technological projects (as well as the ethical implications of these developments). On campus, she's President of the Science & Technology Studies Club and a member of Design for America. She's also part of the EQUIP Program out of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, and has become an intern for Venture Catalyst, the branch of the Office of Research that facilitates the translation of University research and technology by providing the resources and tools for university entrepreneurs to successfully launch startups. In addition to her efforts on campus, she works as a video editor for Davis Media Access, with a special interest in documentary filmmaking. When she's not working, she spends her free time playing the piano, reading, hand-building clay miniatures, playing video games, and going on walks to visit the cats that live on her street. She's half Brazilian, has a fat black & white cat named Nina, and is also an identical twin (so don’t be alarmed if you come across another very similar-looking profile...).
'''Livia Morris''' is an undergraduate student at UC Davis double majoring in Cognitive Science and Science & Technology Studies, the latter of which is an interdisciplinary major that explores the relationship between scientific knowledge, technological systems, and society. She recently reinstated the Science and Technology Studies Club alongside her identical twin sister (who is also a part of the UC Davis UIF team) and a handful of other STS Students. The club will play a key role in one of the UIF projects Livia is most excited about; a future-focused speaker series. Professionally, she works as a video editor at the community media center in town. She's also a part of the Entrepreneurship Quest: Undergaduate Internship Program (EQUIP) on campus. In her free time, she enjoys reading, writing, watching TV, browsing Reddit, baking, and playing video games (and yes, it was difficult to write this bio when the one right above is so similar... twin problems).
= Project outlines<br/> =
'''Project lead: Julia Morris''' (co-leading STS Club with Livia Morris)
What it is: a futures-oriented speaker series that will bring together experts from academia, government, and industry to discuss new and emerging fields of research and employment. The STS Club would be the springboard for this event.
The talks will take two forms: