The Tech Policy Lab will host Alondra Nelson for its Distinguished Lecture at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in Kane Hall 120.

Nelson, a renowned scholar and author, is the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, where she leads the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab. Author of The Social Life of DNA, she served as Deputy Assistant to President Biden and Acting Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, where her work advanced responsible technological development, scientific integrity, and public access to taxpayer-funded research.

In 2023, she was named to the inaugural TIME100 list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence and recognized by Nature as one of the “Ten People Who Shaped Science.” Dr. Nelson also advises governments and global organizations and is a distinguished member of leading scientific and policy academies.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register below.

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