2012

August 2012 Meridith Beck Sayre and Dana A. Freiburger, both dissertators in History of Science, recently participated in a 5-day course offering hands-on training on computational techniques and tools in the humanities. The Humanities Hackathon: …

January 27 (Friday) at Noon Marcia Holmes, University of Chicago “Pilot, Navigator, Bombardier, Psychologist: Measuring the Aptitudes of Bomber Crews in World War II and the Making of the US Army Air Forces’ Aviation Psychology …

April 2012 Gregg A. Mitman, Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History of Science, Medical History and Environmental Studies and the Nelson Institute interim director, was awarded the William H. Welch Medal for his …

April 2012 Gregg Mitman and Paul Erickson have won he the 2012 Ralph Gomory Prize for their article Latex and Blood: Science, Markets, and American Empire which appeared in Radical History Review Spring 2010. This …

April 2012 Alexandra Rudnick has been awarded a NSF Graduate Fellowship. This award provides 3 years of support, tenable over a 5-year period and is intended for students at or near the beginning of their …

April 2012 Scott Prinster has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Panel on Theological Education of the Unitarian Universalist Association to conduct his research for the coming year. This award provides support to scholars …