In commemoration of the 275th anniversary of the American Philosophical Society’s founding in 1743 and the birth of its long-time President, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826, APS 1780, President 1797-1814), the APS Library, along with the National Constitution Center and the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, are organizing a daylong symposium that aims to explore the history of science, knowledge production, and learning during the Age of Jefferson (1743-1826).
Joseph Martin, National Science Foundation Research Scholar
2017 to 2018 Fellow in Residence
Congratulations to Abraham Gibson (2014-2015 NEH Postdoctoral Fellow), who has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the National Science Foundation. Abe's project, "Understanding Biological and Social Intersections around Ideas of Cooperation, 1919-1939," examines the various ways that biologists studied concepts such as cooperation, emergence, organicism, individuality, and holism.
The Consortium is grateful to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its continued support.
Christine Peralta, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2016 to 2017 Research Fellow
Tricia Ross, Duke University
2016 to 2017 Research Fellow
The application deadline for Anthropocene Campus Philadelphia is July 15, 2017.
Louis Gerdelan, Harvard University
2016 to 2017 Research Fellow
The June Newsletter welcomes the Adler Planetarium and SHOT, as well as 2017-18 fellows to the Consortium. It also has updates on working groups, events and other activities.
Congratulations to David Ceccarelli (2015-2016 Research Fellow), who recently completed his Ph.D. in Historical, Philosophical and Social Sciences at University of Rome Tor Vergata.
