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History of Science in Song

Four historians share their interests in music, and their perspectives on using songs as source material for better understanding the history of science.
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Untangling the Manuscripts and Medicine of the Pseudo-Apuleius Group

Consortium NEH Fellow Shirley Kinney uncovers the fluid nature of a group of medical texts that were copied, translated and modified across Europe between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.
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Call for Working Group Papers, 2024-2025

Propose a draft article, dissertation chapter or book chapter for discussion at one of the Consortium's working groups.

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New York Academy of Medicine Library Fellowships Available

The New York Academy of Medicine Library offers two annual research fellowships to support the advancement of scholarly research in the history of medicine and public health. Fellowship recipients are in-house scholars who conduct research using the Library's collections and resources.
Forests and Power in the United States Empire, 1891-1914

Research Fellow Evan Bonney reports on his research into the science of forestry adopted by the United States Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Interior as a tool of soft power for the United States Empire at the turn of the twentieth century.
From Biopolitics to Geopolitics: Speech Sciences and Colonial Governance in Early America

Consortium Fellow Derek Baron discusses the study of language and the rise of U.S. continental imperialism.
CFA: Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives invites applications for fellowships to conduct research in its collections.
Brown University Joins the Consortium

We are delighted to welcome Brown as the Consortium's newest member.
Electric Archipelago: Power Politics in the Caribbean

Consortium NEH Fellow Chelsea Schields explores the legacies of colonialism in Caribbean electrical systems.
Sweet Captivity: A History of Primate Science from Cuba to the United States

Consortium NEH Fellow Catherine Mas uncovers the gender history and cultural history of early primatology.
Smithsonian Institution CFP: Sports Technology and Innovation Symposium

In Game Changer (2017), Rayvon Fouché argued that modern sports have been radically transformed by scientific and technological advances in materials, training, nutrition, and medicine.

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History of Evolution and Heredity in Brazil

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History of Evolution and Heredity in Brazil

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Color Photography in the 19th Century and Early 20th Century: Sciences, Technologies, Empires

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History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine

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Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics (MMEA)

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History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine

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Insect Humanities

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History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine

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Insect Humanities

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History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine

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