News and Notes
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Wyncote Foundation Award
May 27, 2014
We are very pleased to announce that the Wyncote Foundation, based in Philadelphia, PA, has awarded a three year grant to the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science.
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Christopher Jones publishes book with Harvard University Press
May 1, 2014
Congratulations to Christopher Jones (2008-2009 Research Fellow), who published his first book, <
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Always, the car of tomorrow
April 3, 2014
Electric cars have a rich history in America. What is their future? Here is a report by Julia Mansfield, one of our Dissertation Writing Fellows, about a recent event at the Center.
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Congratulations to Emily Handlin
April 2, 2014
Emily Handlin (2013-2014 Research Fellow) will be a 2014-2015 Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellow in American Art. She looks forward to completing her dissertation in May 2015.
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CfP - Spinoffs of Mobility: Technology, Risk & Innovation
April 1, 2014
The International Association for the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility (T2M) invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 12th International Conference on the History of Transport,
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Hoarding Research Internship
April 1, 2014
Community Legal Services, Inc. (CLS) seeks a highly motivated and independent graduate level student to conduct a research study for the Philadelphia Hoarding Task Force.
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Center wins 2nd NEH Grant
March 27, 2014
The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded a grant for Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions to the Center, supporting our postdoctoral fellowship program.
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Morbid Propensities: Suicide, Sympathy, and the Making of American Eugenics
March 4, 2014
Kathleen Brian, George Washington University
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"It is my wish to behold Ladies among my hearers": Early American Women and Scientific Practice, 1720-1860
February 27, 2014
Jessica Linker, University of Connecticut
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Center wins National Endowment for Humanities Challenge Grant
February 18, 2014
The Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science has been awarded a $500,000 Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create an endowment for its fellowship program.