A new book co-edited by Daniel Sarewitz, Ph.D. '86, sheds light on the effects of government policies toward emerging science.

"Shaping Science and Technology Policy" (University of Wisconsin Press, 2006) brings together a diverse group of emerging scholars, both practitioners and academic experts, to investigate current issues in science and technology policy.

The book's essays explore such topics as globalization, the shifting boundary between public and private, informed consent in human participation in scientific research, intellectual property and university science, and the distribution of the costs and benefits of research.

Sarewitz received his Ph.D. in geological sciences from Cornell in 1986. He is currently a professor of science and society and director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. The book's co-editor, David H. Guston, is associate director of the consortium and a professor of political science at Arizona State.