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News and Notes

Call for Working Group Papers

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

Announcing New Working Groups

Four new working groups will begin in fall 2022.
News and Notes

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Joins the Consortium

The Consortium welcomes Cedars-Sinai as our newest member institution.

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Science History Institute and Penn to Host History of Science Society

The dual collaboration between a public-facing organization and a university is the first of its kind for the society.
Made at the Library of Congress: Vera Rubin, Trailblazing Astronomer and Advocate for Women in Science

Join us at the Library of Congress for a conversation with authors Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton about their new biography, Vera Rubin: A Life.
Announcing 2022-2023 NEH Postdoctoral Fellows

We are delighted to welcome four NEH Postdoctoral Fellows to the Consortium.
Announcing 2022-2023 Dissertation Fellows

Two Dissertation Fellows join the Consortium.
APS Makes David Rittenhouse Papers Available Online

Rittenhouse was a prominent 18th-century astronomer, instrument maker, and statesman.
US Naval Observatory Processes Several New Collections

Collections related to the history of astronomy and exploration are now available for research.
Call for Contributors: Gender, Colonialism & Science

This edited volume will examine primary sources on gender and plant life.
Library of Congress Joins the Consortium

We are delighted to welcome the Library of Congress as the newest Consortium member.

Saturday, July 9, 2022 11:00 am EDT
Spit Spreads Death Walking Tour of Mount Moriah Cemetery
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Saturday, July 9, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
Women in Chemistry Tour
Science History Institute
Thursday, July 14, 2022 10:00 am EDT
Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics (MMEA)
Consortium Working Group
Friday, July 15, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
History of Evolution and Heredity in Brazil
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 10:00 am EDT
History of Media Studies
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
David R. Williams
Moon Trees: The Living Testaments to Project Apollo
Linda Hall Library
Saturday, July 23, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
Science & Activism Tour
Science History Institute
Friday, July 29, 2022 6:00 pm EDT
Charming Disaster
Our Lady of Radium: Music Inspired by Marie Curie
Science History Institute
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 2:00 pm EDT
History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine
Consortium Working Group