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IsisCB Pandemics Episode 2

This podcast episode looks at the social and political dimensions of pandemics, and considers doing such a history during times of disease crises.
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A Dose of Herbalism: Evidence and Efficacy in North American Medical History

Read about Charis Boke's work on plant humanities, medical knowledge and interspecies relationships.
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Apply for Consortium Fellowships

Apply by December 15 for Research Fellowships, Long-Term NEH Fellowships and Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars

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Hosting the Consortium

The Consortium invites proposals for its next institutional host, which would place it at the center of a vibrant community including leading and emerging scholars from around the world.
University of Sydney Acquires First Edition of Vesalius

University of Sydney Fisher Library has acquired a first edition of On the Fabric of the Human Body by Andreas Vesalius.
Opportunity: Director, Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation seeks a Director to serve as the champion for the power of invention and innovation and to lead the Center’s pathbreaking educational and engagement efforts.
The Currency of the Cell: Energy Cycles and the Remaking of Metabolism, 1900–1970

Read about Gina Surita's research into the history of molecular biology and the influence of metaphors of "economy" on our understanding of cellular functions.
Library of Congress 2024 Junior Fellows Program

Applications are due November 27, 2023.
Library of Congress 2024-2025 National Stereoscopic Association Research Fellowship

Applications are due by March 1, 2024.
Wellcome Collection Makes Available British Society for Social Responsibility in Science Archive

The collection holds information on an influential "radical science" movement.
Linda Hall Library 2024-25 Fellowship Program Applications Now Open

The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 fellowship program. The deadline for applications is January 19, 2024.

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Upcoming Events

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 1:00 pm EST

Science, Capitalism, and Knowledge Commodities

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 6:00 pm EST

Paul Theerman, David Vlahov

Celebration Of The Library

Thursday, November 30, 2023 9:00 am EST

Medieval European Medical Manuscripts

Thursday, November 30, 2023 12:00 pm EST

Jack Hartnell

Wound Man: The Many Lives of a Surgical Diagram

Thursday, November 30, 2023 3:00 pm EST

Melinda Baldwin

Abolish The Peer Review Process’: Expert Review at US Federal Funding Bodies in the 1970s

Friday, December 1, 2023 11:00 am EST

Craft, Technology, and Material Culture in Early Modern Asia

Friday, December 1, 2023 12:00 pm EST

Collections and Collecting

Saturday, December 2, 2023 12:00 pm EST

Wagner's December First Saturday Open House: A Peek into the Archives

Monday, December 4, 2023 11:30 am EST

History of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Monday, December 4, 2023 3:30 pm EST

Colleen Lanier Christensen

Toxic Rules: The Epistemic Consequences of Standardized Practices in Chemical Regulation

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