#  Department of the History of Science, Harvard University 

 



  [### Undergraduate Program

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  [### Graduate Program

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  [### Faculty Directory

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   ![Evelynn Hammonds as discussant.](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hos/files/5901_slide.jpg?itok=mn6iIajU) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

##  Fall 2026 Courses 

Open to graduate enrollment.

 

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  [### Knowing the World: An Introduction to the History of Science

 ](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/171507)With Professor Alex Csiszar on Monday and Wednesday 10:30-11:45 am



 

   ![People protesting during the March for Science](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/HISTSCI%20100%20Knowing%20the%20World-2.png?itok=z9ywbfeR) 

 

 

 

  [### The Border: Race, Politics, and Health in Modern Mexico

 ](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/168982)With Professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga on Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00-10:15 am



 

   ![Border wall tipped with barbed wires leading to the ocean with a mural of people noting individual achievements](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/GNED1089%20-%20The%20Border%20Poster-2-Thumbnail%20for%20Website.png?itok=gkeC-XS1) 

 

 

 

  [### Medical Ethics and History

 ](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/172904)With Professor David S. Jones on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30-11:45 am



 

   ![Angst-ridden, exhausted medical provider in full scrubs, face mask and eye-shield sitting while looking forlornly in a hospital hallway](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/GENED%201116%20Medical%20Ethics%20and%20History-2-Thumbnail%20for%20website.png?itok=c8k0PQiH) 

 

 

 

  [### Technoscience and US Politics

 ](https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/173406)With Professor Marc Aidinoff on Monday at 3:00-5:45 pm



 

   ![Census workers working in 80s era computer room with large computers in background](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/HISTSCI%201852%20Technoscience%20and%20US%20Politics%20v3-2-Thumbnail%20for%20website.png?itok=NpmwtBWt) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

##  News 

 



  [### Eric Gurevitch Awarded the 2026 Indira Peterson Prize in Sanskrit Studies by the American Institute of Indian Studies

 ](/news/2026/06/eric-gurevitch-awarded-2026-indira-peterson-prize-sanskrit-studies-american-institute) June 15, 2026 

 

   ![Eric Gurevitch smiling to camera with American Institute of Indian Studies logo next to him](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/EG%20AIIS%20Announcement%206_15_26.png?itok=kwAO3IRD) 

 



 

 

   [### Graduating HoS Concentrator Alyssia Wiesenbauer profiled in FAS Current

 ](/news/2026/05/graduating-hos-concentrator-alyssia-wiesenbauer-profiled-fas-current) May 28, 2026 

 

   ![Alyssia smiling to camera with Birds of the World Gallery behind her](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Untitled%20-%20May%2028%2C%202026%20at%2011.48.45.png?itok=dKDn3HsJ) 

 



 

 

   [### HoS Alumni Aaron Van Neste and Jonathan Galka recognized by the International Commission of the History of Oceanography

 ](/news/2026/05/hos-alumni-aaron-van-neste-and-jonathan-galka-recognized-international-commission) May 20, 2026 

 

   ![Aaron Van Neste and Jonathan Galka with abstract background of oceanic topography](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-05/Aaron%20%2B%20Jonathan%205-20-26.png?itok=_IGgDEvV) 

 



 

 

  

 

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##  Faculty Bookshelf 

 Research 

 [Recent Faculty Publications chevron\_right](/faculty-bookshelf) 

 

       ![Book Covers](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2025-12/Eram%20Alam%20Ben%20Wilson%20New%20Book%20Faculty%20Bookshelf-4-Eram%20Alam%20Ben%20Wilson%20New%20Book.jpeg?itok=UDVZFzO9) 

 

 



 

 



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####  Opportunities for History and Science Concentrators 

 Undergraduate Program 

 [See what opportunities are available! chevron\_right](/undergraduate-opportunities) 

 

       ![Opportunities for History of Science Concentrators](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2025-08/May%2024%20Undergrad%20Graduation_Crowd%201.jpg?itok=LpD5GYpP) 

 

 



 

 



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###  Teaching Innovation 

 Graduate Program 

 [Exploring contemporary research & learning techniques chevron\_right](/teaching-innovation) 

 

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