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Finding aids incorporated into Collections Search Hub

The Consortium has completed another upgrade of the Collections Search Hub. Among other enhancements, the search now incorporates finding aids.
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Consortium Research Fellowships Available

Apply by April 15 to become a Consortium Research Fellow.
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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.

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Rumen Nation: Cattle and Sustainability in the United States

Read about Albert M. Greenfield Research Fellow Nicole Welk-Joerger's research into the history of ruminology, and how a niche corner of animal science helped shape agribusiness and the role of beef and cattle in American food culture.
CFP: VII Doctoral School of Social and Political Studies on Science and Technology

As part of its efforts to increase communications between the United States and Latin America, the Red de Estudios de Ciencias y Saberes en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (RECSLAC) is pleased to co-sponsor the VII Escuela Doctoral de Estudios Sociales y Políticos sobre la Ciencia y la Tecnología (ESOC
Strauss Fellowship in Medicine, Holocaust and Genocide Studies

The Cedars-Sinai Center for Medicine, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (MHGS) invites applications for the 2023–2024 Strauss Fellowship from early-career scholars: ABDs, postdocs and assistant professors (or the equivalent professional stage).
University of Pennsylvania Processes Elizabeth Fee Collection

The collection will provide materials for research in history of medicine and public health.
University of Toronto Joins the Consortium

The Consortium is delighted to welcome the University of Toronto as its newest member.
National Library of Medicine Joins the Consortium

The Consortium is delighted to welcome the National Library of Medicine as a new member.
Justice in Numbers? Statistics and Civil Rights in Postwar America

Consortium fellow Michael McGovern weaves together history of science and the history of civil rights in his examination of the rise of data-driven litigation surrounding issues of racial equality.
University of Kansas Joins the Consortium

The University and Medical Center will both add their respective special collections to the Consortium's research opportunities.

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Upcoming Events

Monday, March 27, 2023 3:30 pm EDT

Alisha Rankin

HSS Workshop: Alisha Rankin

Monday, March 27, 2023 3:45 pm EDT

Johanna Schoen

Life and Death in the Nursery: The Yale-New Haven Hospital Special Care Nursery and Debates in Bioethics

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 2:00 pm EDT

Science, Capitalism, and Knowledge Commodities

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 5:00 pm EDT

14th Annual History Of Medicine Night

Friday, March 31, 2023 3:30 pm EDT

Daniella McCahey

Geopolitical Geology: Continental Drift Theory and the Decline of Empire

Saturday, April 1, 2023 2:00 pm EDT

David Barnes

Yellow Fever at the Lazaretto

Monday, April 3, 2023 11:30 am EDT

History of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Monday, April 3, 2023 3:00 pm EDT

Alice Hong, Michael Gordin

On Being the Wrong Size: Aftermaths of Soviet Science

Monday, April 3, 2023 3:30 pm EDT

Joanna Radin

HSS Workshop: Joanna Radin

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 11:00 am EDT

History of Infectious Disease in the Islamicate World

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