Claire Gherini, Johns Hopkins University
2011 to 2012 Research Fellow
The 47th Joint Atlantic Seminar for the History of Biology will be held at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning with an opening reception and plenary the evening of Friday April 20th, followed by the presentation of papers, a faculty panel, and a dinner on Saturday April 21st. The event is being co-sponsored by the History and Sociology of Science Department, the University of Pennsylvania, and the Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science (PACHS).
Karin Eckholm, 2008-2009 Dissertation Research Fellow, has sent us an update on her activities since leaving PACHS.
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The Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science has made terrific progress since starting up in 2007. We have:
The Department of History of Science & Technology at Johns Hopkins University invites proposals that explore new themes and perspectives on environmental problems, both past and present. The aim is to publish a volume of essays that will suggest ways of linking environmental history, history of public health, history of science and technology, and science and technology studies (including political science, sociology and anthropology of science).
The Department of History of Science & Technology at Johns Hopkins University is soliciting proposals for a volume of essays that will explore the relationship between the life sciences, agriculture, and the environment from 1750 to the end of the 20th century. Of special interest is the reciprocal interaction between biological sciences and agriculture, including how agricultural problems inform the theory and practice of biology, and how biological research affects the development of scientific agriculture and agricultural practices.
The Center's recent newsletter has news of our fellowships, events and collections.
The Visual Culture Program at the Library Company of Philadelphia recently held a reception at the Philadelphia Museum of Art where Trustee William H. Helfand gave a personal tour for Library Company members of a selection of the Helfand Collection of Proprietary Medicine Pamphlets.
Elizabeth Bennett Library for History and History of Science Princeton University Library 
Princeton University Library has recently acquired a substantial collection of material on phrenology. The collection includes about 350 items and was originally assembled in England by a private collector, Denis Gahagan, who was at one time connected with the Sociological Research Unit of the University of London.
Tamara Gaskell Historian & Director of Publications and Scholarly Programs Historical Society of Pennsylvania The Historical Society of Pennsylvania holds the records of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, an organization founded to promote the study and practice of engineering through social intercourse among the city’s engineers. 
Illustration from Proceedings of the Engineers’ Club of Philadelphia, August 1886 In the late 19th century, Philadelphia was growing politically,
