Nanotechnology at the Science-Society Interface (Short Course)	2003 Spring
Columbia University	New York	Sponsored by NSEC, MRSEC, and EMSI Centers
Nanotechnology at the Science-Society Interface was a short course offered in the spring of 2003 by the NSEC, MRSEC, and EMSI centers at Columbia University and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The course was held over one-and-a-half days and drew participation from various scientific disciplines and guest speakers from government and environmental fields. The overall goals of the short course were (1) to develop the participants' understanding of the depth and breadth of the relationships between science and government and science and society in the context of nanotechnology, and (2) to promote a deeper awareness of the needs and concerns of society and government as the field of nanotechnology develops as a fundamental science and as it becomes applied in a rapidly advancing society.
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