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Graham Mooney publishes article in the New England Journal of Medicine
September 2, 2020

Our own Graham Mooney publishes, ‘“A Menace to the Public Health” — Contact Tracing and the Limits of Persuasion‘ in the…

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Johns Hopkins Program in the History of Science, Medicine & Technology
Fall 2020 Colloquia Series
September 1, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Program in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology will present the Fall 2020 Colloquia Series via zoom….

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Book cover titled “Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science” by Alicia Puglionesi, featuring a beige background with red contour lines and black arrows radiating around a brain-like shape.
Alicia Puglionesi (’16) publishes book on the history of psychic science
August 25, 2020

Congratulations to Alicia Puglionesi (’16) on the publication of Common Phantoms: An American History of Psychic Science. From the publisher’s website:…

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Marta Hanson publishes article in Current History
August 20, 2020

Marta Hanson examines the discourses of weakness in “From Sick Man of Asia to Sick Uncle Sam,” published in the latest…

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Call for Papers: “Critical Conversations on Reproductive Health/Care: Past, Present, and Future.” Online Conference: Feb 1–7, 2021. Proposals due by Sept 15, 2020. Yellow textured background on the left.
Call for Papers: Critical Conversations on Reproductive Health/Care: Past, Present, and Future
August 13, 2020

The Johns Hopkins Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine invites proposals for the online conference, “Critical Conversations on Reproductive Health/Care:…

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Jeremy Greene featured in the Atlantic
August 6, 2020

Our own Jeremy Greene featured in the Atlantic Monthly. The article, “What a Doctor Learns from Watching You on Video Chat,”…

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Graham Mooney interviewed on NPR
August 6, 2020

Professor Graham Mooney provides NPR with a historical perspective on the intimidation of public health officials in the US during the…

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Jeremy Greene co-authors article in JAMA
August 5, 2020

Dr. Jeremy Greene co-authors “Attacks on Public Health Officials During COVID-19” with Michelle Mello and Joshua Scharfstein in the Journal of…

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Elizabeth O’Brien awarded NEH grant
July 29, 2020

Delighted to announce that Elizabeth O’Brien was awarded a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Scholarly Editions and…

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Ayah Nuriddin interviewed in the Washington Post
July 21, 2020

Our own Ayah Nuriddin provides historical insights to the entanglements of race, eugenics, and reproduction, faced by Planned Parenthood. Read the…

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