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

June 15, 2026

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...

Katharine Park awarded the Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award by the Renaissance Society of America

March 04, 2026

Will Love for Learning Matter Anymore? Understanding the Complex Psychology of AI Relationality

January 20, 2026

"Dramatizing Genius" HoS faculty share their faves in The Harvard Gazette

January 08, 2026

Professors of the History of Science Hannah Marcus and Gabriela Soto Laveaga are featured in the Harvard Gazette article "Dramatizing Genius" that examines the popular portrayals of the lone genius. In the article, Prof. Soto Laveaga cites the film The...

Benjamin Wilson discusses his new book in a recent interview with The Harvard Gazette

November 04, 2025

In this edited interview, Wilson discusses the doctrine of “strategic stability” and the downside of the American cultural myth of the independent scientist who saves society from itself.

Naomi Oreskes receives 2025 Volvo Environment Prize for her Pathbreaking Body of Work

October 31, 2025

Eram Alam's Opinion Piece in The Guardian

October 01, 2025

" Trump’s H-1B visa fee is a death sentence for US healthcare"

Anne Harrington Profiled by the Harvard Crimson Magazine

September 23, 2025

The Harvard Crimson Magazine recently profiled Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science Anne Harrington about her new course HISTSCI 1771: Science and the Quest for Consciousness . The article highlights how the course “asks profound questions...

CHSI Special Exhibition "Measuring Difference" Awarded Prize

July 07, 2025

Congratulations to History of Science Professor and exhibit curator Gabriela Soto Laveaga, her multi-talented team of collaborators, and CHSI staff for this signature achievement! " MEASURING DIFFERENCE" will be on view in the Collection of Historical...

HoS Alumna and Colleague Lorraine Daston Awarded a 2025 Centennial Medal by the Harvard Griffin GSAS

May 28, 2025

Hannah Marcus Receives a 2025 Dan David Prize

June 10, 2025

"The award, established in 2001, constitutes the world’s largest history prize with $300,000 for each recipient. An expert on the scientific and medical culture of early modern Europe, Marcus is one of nine early- and mid-career researchers and filmmakers...

Three HoS Undergrads Awarded Hoopes Prizes for 2024-2025

May 08, 2025

The Hoopes prize is awarded annually to undergraduates on the basis of outstanding scholarly work or research. The prize was created via a grant from Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919. This year's HoS recipients are: Katherine Burstein for her submission...