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The History of Science Department extends its warmest congratulations to Eric Gurevitch, Assistant Professor in the History of Science, on being awarded the 2026 Indira Peterson Prize in Sanskrit Studies by the American Institute of Indian Studies for his...

History and Science Concentrator Alyssia Wiesenbauer '26 is profiled in FAS Current, tracing her academic career and emphasizing her volunteering contributions to the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture. The article highlights Alyssia's thesis on...

HoS alum Aaron Van Neste was awarded the 2026 Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize in Ocean History by the International Commission on the History of Oceanography for their paper "The Rise and Fall of the South African Pilchard and...

Rebecca Lemov, Professor of the History of Science, has been awarded the Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship . The fellowship is an annual award honoring scholars "for their outstanding contributions to their fields, including their notable publications."...