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Beyond Procreation: A New History of Reproductive Justice in the United States

Emma Day explores how reproductive expectations shaped women’s healthcare in the United States. Her research reveals how medicine often linked women’s health to reproduction, while also examining the growing recognition of women’s health beyond pregnancy.

At the Limits of Clarity: Communicating Ocular Impairment in Transpacific Clinics, 1830–1930

Jingwen Li uses Consortium collections to explore how ocular impairment was observed, diagnosed, and communicated in transpacific clinics from 1830 to 1930, revealing the challenges of representing vision and visual disability across medical traditions and cultural contexts.

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Apply by October 1 for Emanuel Fellowships for Independent Scholars, Dissertation Completion Fellowships and Research Fellowships.

News and Notes

31st ed. Phunday

For over three decades, Phunday has been the event to meet fellow historians of science, exchange ideas, and receive valuable input in a collegial atmosphere.

Research Fellowships from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center

Applications are due October 15.

Artefacts XXXI: Trust and Objects

The 31st annual Artefacts conference will be hosted at the Science History Institute Monday, October 19, 2026-Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory offers the Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship

Applications must be received by October 15, 2026 to be considered for the upcoming Fall-Spring academic year.

The Science History Institute is Hiring Vice President and Arnold Thackray Director of the Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Library of Chemical History

The Science History Institute is seeking an accomplished executive to serve as Vice President and Arnold Thackray Director of the Donald F. and Mildred Topp Othmer Library of Chemical History.

7th AIP Early-Career Conference for Historians of the Physical Sciences

The conference will take place June 21-25, 2027, at the University of Toronto, Canada. The submission deadline is November 15, 2026.

Selling Wellness: Marketing Materials, Behaviors, and Services for Improved Health in Modern Africa

Julia Cummiskey explores how public policy, corporate enterprise, and visual media shaped health messaging across the continent.

University of Manchester Joins Consortium

Our newest member is one of only five National Research Libraries in the UK, with wide holdings in the history of science, technology and medicine.

Susquehanna Steam: A Parochial Energy History of a Northeastern Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant

Nancy D. Campbell traces how rural Pennsylvania’s energy landscape evolved from anthracite coal to nuclear power—and now to a massive data-center boom. Her research reveals how decades of corporate consolidation, financial speculation, and energy development are reshaping Salem Township, its land, and its communities.