Our Mission

University of Michigan’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program is dedicated to advancing the public interest, and specifically social equity and justice, in the development and governance of science and technology through education, research, and community and policy engagement.

We train the next generations of students—across a wide range of disciplines—to bring a public interest perspective into scientific conduct, technological development and deployment, and related public policies.

Our research projects highlight the social, equity, political, environmental, health, and ethical dimensions of science and technology with an eye towards impact.

Our community-engaged work brings a rigorous interdisciplinary lens to understanding the knowledge and needs of marginalized communities and translates them to policymakers, engineers, scientists, and civil society to produce more equitable and just science, technology, and related policies.