Join historians David Barnes and Rana Hogarth for an exploration of the disease’s legacy and a guided tour of America’s first quarantine station.
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The Science History Institute produces a wide range of virtual and in-person events aimed at students, educators, scientific professionals, scholars, science history lovers, and the intellectually curious.
Explore natural and synthetic fibers and dyes and look at the fascinating histories behind the clothes we wear.
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Marine geologist Laura Guertin will document her journey combining her quilting- and science-storytelling skills.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Historian Paul Wolff Mitchell will discuss how the city that birthed the nation’s independence became a center of racial science.
It’s National Library Week! Join us for a fun and interactive evening event exploring rare books, archives, and library collections.
Join us for a free Varsity Tutors virtual class to learn how yeast and sugar give your food flight.
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Join us to learn how wooden ships were recycled to build 18th- and 19th-century ports like New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
Attend a virtual training workshop in oral history and research interview methodologies.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Louis Gerdelan will show how interactions between scientists, doctors, astrologers, and churchmen in the 17th and 18th centuries formed the foundations of modern disaster reporting.
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Join our annual celebration of science, history, exploration, and experimentation featuring family-friendly fun focused on the water in your world.
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Join writer Kerri Arsenault for a conversation on the joy, challenge, and urgency of writing about our environments.
Attend a virtual training workshop in oral history and research interview methodologies.
The 2023 Gordon Cain Conference brings together scholars and practitioners who cultivate the humanistic dimension of STEM and scientific thinking within the humanities.