We have liftoff!

The College of Arts & Sciences, in collaboration with the Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN), is proud to launch the new Center for Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (SEPP) at UD. Since the founding in 2007 of the SEPP program at the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, participating faculty have sponsored educational, research, and outreach initiatives both on and off campus. The experience and support that we've gained from collaborations on 8 federal and state grants--in areas as diverse as research ethics, nanotechnology, nature-inspired engineering and food security--have enabled us to lead inquiry into the ethical and public policy dimensions of science, engineering, and emerging technologies.

The Center for SEPP will continue these activities, including Science Café, the RAISE research ethics seminar for graduate students, a yearly research ethics workshop for undergraduates, and (with Arizona State University) a two-week science and technology policy orientation in Washington D.C. Thanks to the National Science Foundation and Delaware EPSCoR, the new Center for SEPP is now able to serve a broader audience of faculty, students, and Delawareans.

Read more about the Center's launch in UDaily.