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Announcing 2022-2023 Dissertation Fellows.

We are delighted to welcome two new Dissertation Fellows
Featured Event
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 6:30pm
Alexander Von Humboldt Visits Thomas Jefferson

Join us as humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson discusses German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and his memorable 1805 visit with Thomas Jefferson.
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Library of Congress Joins the Consortium

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

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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

The US Naval Observatory has processed several new collections related to the history of astronomy and exploration that are now available for research:
Call for Contributors: Gender, Colonialism & Science

This edited volume will examine primary sources on gender and plant life.
Call for Creative Contributions: Lonely No More!

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee invites proposals for creative work on loneliness and connection.
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.
Update on Our Member Institutions' Research Policies

Find out the latest information on the research policies of our member institutions during the pandemic.
Duke University Joins Consortium

The Consortium is pleased to welcome Duke University as a new member.
The 56th Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of Biology - Deadline extended

The 56th Joint Atlantic Seminar in the History of Biology
Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, 2022.
Call for papers and registration

Thursday, June 2, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
History of Science, Technology and Medicine in Latin America
Consortium Working Group
Friday, June 3, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
Visual Cultures in Natural History, the Life Sciences, and Medicine
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 11:00 am EDT
History of Infectious Disease in the Islamicate World
Consortium Working Group
Thursday, June 9, 2022 10:00 am EDT
Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics (MMEA)
Consortium Working Group
Friday, June 10, 2022 11:00 am EDT
Objects, Images, and Spaces of Health
Consortium Working Group
Friday, June 10, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
Sound and Technology
Consortium Working Group
Friday, June 10, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
Social History of Race, Health, and Environment
Consortium Working Group
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 10:00 am EDT
History of Media Studies
Consortium Working Group
Thursday, June 16, 2022 11:00 am EDT
Medieval European Medical Manuscripts
Consortium Working Group
Friday, June 17, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
History of Evolution and Heredity in Brazil
Consortium Working Group