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.
Consortium Fellow Derek Baron discusses the study of language and the rise of U.S. continental imperialism.
The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives invites applications for fellowships to conduct research in its collections.
We are delighted to welcome Brown as the Consortium's newest member.
Consortium NEH Fellow Chelsea Schields explores the legacies of colonialism in Caribbean electrical systems.
Consortium NEH Fellow Catherine Mas uncovers the gender history and cultural history of early primatology.
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. Indeed, from elite professionals to recreational “weekend warriors,” sports technologies can make the difference between victory and defeat, safety and injury, participation and exclusion. Moreover, athletes regularly engage in “user innovation” (von Hippel, 2006) to develop advanced technologies for their own benefit.
The Cedars-Sinai Program in the History of Medicine is pleased to announce that our next six-week course, A History of Surgery, will meet Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 pm, May 1-June 5. The course will be team-taught by the Program’s faculty.
How did lab animals become "sentient drug factories" with significant influence over the history of health and medicine in China? Read about Peter Braden's research examining the multispecies history of science in modern China.
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s HADES (Health Advertisements Database from Ebling Sources) offers advertisements from health sciences journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, hospital management, laboratory management, and the allied health sciences from 1923 to 2007.
