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Apply for 2021-2022 Consortium Long-Term Fellowships

The Consortium invites applications for fellowships in the history of science, technology and medicine, broadly construed. Opportunities include:
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American Independent Inventors — A Conversation with Eric Hintz

In this episode of Perspectives, Eric Hintz explores the history of independent inventors, their complex relationship with corporate America, and their resurgence in the late 20th and 21st centuries.
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Break On Through — A Conversation with Lucas Richert

In this episode of Perspectives, we speak with Lucas Richert about the American counterculture and its influence on psychiatry in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Search Consortium Collections by Type of Format

Researchers can now search collections of the Consortium's member institutions by types of format, such as books, pictures, videos, microform, manuscripts collections, and other formats.
Update on Our Member Institutions' Research Policies

Find out the latest information on the research policies of our member institutions during the pandemic.
Consortium Welcomes University of Maryland-College Park

The Consortium is delighted to welcome its newest member, the University of Maryland at College Park.
Tenure-track Position in History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2021
Faculty Position in the History of the Modern Physical Sciences

Review of applications will begin on October 15
Propose a New Working Group

The Consortium invites proposals for new online working groups focusing on specialized topics in the history of science, technology or medicine.
Research Fellowships Available

Apply by September 15 to become a Consortium Research Fellow.
American Philosophical Society Announces New Fellows

The American Philosophical Society’s Library & Museum is excited to announce its 2021-2022 Fellowship recipients!

Monday, October 18, 2021 10:00 am EDT
History of Science in Early South Asia
Consortium Working Group
Monday, October 18, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
Life, Hope and Science: Three Journeys in Research
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 2:00 pm EDT
History of Ocean Science, Technology and Medicine
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 4:00 pm EDT
History and Politics of Immunity
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 5:30 pm EDT
Julie Sze and Samuel K. Roberts
Climate Justice & Just Transitions: Recognition, Restoration, & Reparations
Columbia University
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
History of Technology
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:00 am EDT
History of Media Studies
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:00 pm EDT
Carolyn Roberts
Slavery and Natural Knowledge in West Africa
Columbia University
Thursday, October 21, 2021 5:30 pm EDT
Rebecca Kamen
Making the Invisible, Visible: Reimagining Scientific Discovery
The Library Company of Philadelphia
Thursday, October 21, 2021 6:30 pm EDT
Fred Rickey
Logician Extraordinaire
PASHOM