Congratulations to our own Micaela Sullivan-Fowler (Curator and History of Medicine Librarian at Ebling Library, as well as Ebling’s head of marketing and communications) for being named Distinguished Academic Librarian! This rank is given only …
History News
Sergio González Earns Ilda Conteris Thomas Award
Centro Hispano has announced that Sergio González has earned the 2017 Ilda Conteris Thomas Award. He was honored as part of a year-end banquet hosted by Centro Hispano on Friday, Nov. 17, at the Madison …
John Hall Interview with BTN
A Wisconsin professor is about to witness and document Pentagon history. Here’s how he finds a way to relax: BTN LiveBIG By Scott Smith University of Wisconsin professor John Hall is going to witness and …
Welcome, New Faculty Members!
Welcome, Ashley Brown and Patrick Iber! Ashley joins us as an Assistant Professor of History and Afro-American Studies and Patrick joins us as Assistant Professor of Latin American and International History. We look forward to their contributions …
Stephen Kantrowitz to Co-Chair UW-Madison Group that will research Ku Klux Klan’s history
Just over a week after a gathering of white supremacy groups in Charlottesville, Virginia, left three dead and led to the quick removal of Confederate memorials across the country, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank …
Professor John Hall to serve Joint Chiefs of Staff
John Hall will record counter-terrorism history as it happens within the Pentagon. A dedication to both scholarship and service has defined the career of John Hall, the Ambrose-Hesseltine Associate Professor of U.S. Military History in …
Catherine Jackson Collaborates with UW Glassblower
In words and glass, collaboration unlocks birth of modern chemistry Hidden in the logo of the world’s largest scientific society, likely unknown to many members, is a triangular symbol telling the story of a partnership …
Susan Johnson, Newberry Consortium for American Indian Studies Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Susan Johnson, Newberry Consortium for American Indian Studies Faculty Fellow. The Newberry Library’s fellowship program allows scholars the opportunity to pursue research that draws on the Newberry’s extensive archival collections. The fellowship program …
Vicki Fama Daniel garners AAHM Shryock Medal Essay honor
May 2017 At the recent American Association for the History of Medicine annual meeting in Nashville, History of Science program graduate student Vicki Fama Daniel received a First Honorable Mention in the Richard H. Shryock …
Cork’s War of Independence Fatality Register
Professor Emeritus James Donnelly in collaboration Dr. Andy Bielenberg (University College Cork) recently completed work on a large electronic database that analyzes the political violence of the Irish War of independence (1919-21). The database records …