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Sarah Richardson Featured in the FAS Current Scrutinizing Menstrual Tracking Apps

October 07, 2026

Sarah S. Richardson, Aramont Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, is featured in the FAS Current article " Alarm over menstrual tracking apps" to highlight her analysis of the popularity of "femtech...

Sarah Richardson smiling with arms crossed and with her office in the background

Recent HoS Alum Simar Bajaj '24 Selected as 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholar

August 12, 2026

Simar Bajaj '24, who graduated with a double concentration in Chemistry and History & Science, has been selected as a 2026 Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Simar will pursue an M.D. at the Stanford School of Medicine. The Knight-Hennessy fellowship " provides...

Simar in suit and tie in front of a modern building made of metal and glass.

HoS Alum Jonathan Galka Awarded Dissertation Prize by the World History Association

July 20, 2026

HoS alum Jonathan Galka was awarded the 2025 Dissertation Prize by the World History Association for his dissertation: “In the Nodule Provinces: A History of the Ocean that Minerals Promised.” Dr. Galka will take up the position of Assistant Professor in...

Eram Alam Awarded Philip J. Pauly Prize by the History of Science Society

July 14, 2026

We are delighted to announce that Eram Alam has been awarded the Philip J. Pauly Prize by the History of Science Society for her book, The Care of Foreigners. The History of Science Department extends its warmest congratulations to Professor Alam for this...

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Departmental Events Resume Fall, 2025!

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HoS Colloquium: "Minds, Machines, and Managers: Capitalism and AI in Cold War America"

November 10, 2026

3:00PM - 4:30PM EST

Science Center 469

In Person

Devin Kennedy is Assistant Professor of History and the Evelyn and Herbert Howe Bascom Professor of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He holds a PhD in the History of Science from Harvard and an AB from Princeton in...

Bios Talk: Hans-Jörg Rheinberger - My Itinerary Toward a Historical Epistemology of the Life Sciences

November 13, 2026

1:30PM - 3:00PM EST

Virtual

Hans-Jörg Rheinberger is Director emeritus at the Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. He studied philosophy, linguistics, and biology in Tübingen and Berlin. His academic stations include Berlin, Stanford, Lübeck, and Salzburg. From...

AI Seminar: Elizabeth Lunbeck

December 1, 2026

12:00PM - 1:30PM EST

Science Center 469

In Person

Elizabeth Lunbeck begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. Registration required. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of the History of Science and by the Harvard Data Science...

HoS Colloquium: Prospectus Presentations

December 8, 2026

3:00PM - 4:30PM EST

Science Center 469

In Person

AI Seminar: Finale Doshi-Velez

February 2, 2027

12:00PM - 1:30PM EST

Science Center 469

In Person

Finale Doshi-Velez begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. Registration required. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of the History of Science and by the Harvard Data Science...

AI Seminar: Moira Weigel

March 2, 2027

12:00PM - 1:30PM EST

Science Center 469

In Person

Moira Weigel begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. Registration required. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of the History of Science and by the Harvard Data Science...

AI Seminar: Zoë Hitzig

April 6, 2027

12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT

Science Center 469

In Person

Zoë Hitzig begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. Registration required. This seminar is sponsored by the Department of the History of Science and by the Harvard Data Science...

2027 Jakobiec Public Lecture: Anthony Grafton, "The meanings of a fish tale: conjectural histories of nature in early modern England”

April 8, 2027

4:00PM - 6:30PM EDT

TBA

In Person

The Frederick A. Jakobiec Lecture is delivered annually by an eminent scholar on a topic related to Science and Ethics and/or Morality and Humanitarianism. The generosity of Dr. Jakobiec, a History of Science concentrator, has made this lecture series...