March 2011 Recent graduate Shannon Withycombe has been named a New Faculty Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and will join the History department at Duke University for the academic years 2011-2012 …
2011
Staley joins Isis as an Advisory Editor
January 2011 Professor Richard Staley has joined the Editorial Board of the journal Isis as an Advisory Editor for 2011-2013. Published on behalf of the History of Science Society by the University of Chicago Press, …
Jeff Jentzen on PBS/Frontline
January 2011 Jeffrey M. Jentzen (Ph.D. 2007) talks about his recently published dissertation (now book) concerning death investigation in America on the February 1, 2011, episode of PBS/Frontline titled “Post Mortem.”
Nyhart and Keller receive UW Graduate School Awards
January 2011 Two awards from the UW-Madison Graduate School have been given to History of Science department faculty members. Professor Lynn K. Nyhart has received a Kellett Mid-Career Award and Professor Richard C. Keller has …
Robinson makes PBS/American Experience Appearance
January 2011 Department alumnus Michael F. Robinson (Ph.D. 2002), assistant professor of history at the University of Hartford, will appear in the American Experience documentary “The Greely Expedition” to be broadcast on PBS January 31, …
Selig Lecture Series with Adrian Burgos – January 27, 2011
“Pomp” and His Circumstances: How One Negro League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball and It’s Implications for Understanding the History of Sport and Society Adrian Burgos joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UICU) …
Selig Lecture Series
“Pomp” and His circumstances: How One Negro League Owner Changed the Face of Baseball and Its Implications for Understanding the History of Sport and Society” a lecture by Professor Adrian Burgos Department of History, African …
Alfred McCoy awarded George McT. Kahin Prize
At its annual meeting in Honolulu, the Association for Asian Studies awarded the George McT. Kahin Prize this year to Professor Alfred W. McCoy for his book “Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, …
OAH statement defending William Cronon
Read full article at OAH’s website.