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Sweet Captivity: A History of Primate Science from Cuba to the United States

Consortium NEH Fellow Catherine Mas uncovers the gender history and cultural history of early primatology.
Forum

James Watson, Francis Crick and the DNA Double Helix

We discuss four papers by Watson and Crick, about the double helix structure of DNA.
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Collateral Killing: Humans, Rodents, and the Making of the Life Sciences in China, 1940-1980

How did lab animals become "sentient drug factories" with significant influence over the history of health and medicine in China? Read about Peter Braden's research examining the multispecies history of science in modern China.

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Smithsonian Institution CFP: Sports Technology and Innovation Symposium

In Game Changer (2017), Rayvon Fouché argued that modern sports have been radically transformed by scientific and technological advances in materials, training, nutrition, and medicine.
Cedars-Sinai Program in the History of Medicine: A History of Surgery

The Cedars-Sinai Program in the History of Medicine is pleased to announce that our next six-week course, A History of Surgery, will meet Wednesdays, 5:00-6:00 pm, May 1-June 5. The course will be team-taught by the Program’s faculty.
Propose a New Working Group

The Consortium invites proposals for new online working groups focusing on specialized topics in the history of science, technology or medicine. The deadline for proposals is May 1.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has launched HADES (Health Advertisements Database from Ebling Sources)

University of Wisconsin-Madison’s HADES (Health Advertisements Database from Ebling Sources) offers advertisements from health sciences journals covering medicine, nursing, pharmacy, hospital management, laboratory management, and the allied health sciences from 1923 to 2007.
Harvesting Diversity: Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Transformation of the Green Revolution, 1950–2000

Consortium Fellow Leo Chu examines the tensions between development and sustainability in Taiwan's Green Revolution.
McGill University Joins Consortium

The Consortium is delighted to welcome McGill University as a member.
Fellowship Opportunities at the Linda Hall Library

The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for its 2024-25 fellowship program.
Fellowship Opportunities at Duke University

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University in Durham, N.C., is now accepting applications for their 2024-2025 research travel grant program.