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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...

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...

Graduating HoS Concentrator Alyssia Wiesenbauer profiled in FAS Current

May 28, 2026

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

May 20, 2026

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...

Hannah Marcus Named Harvard College Professor

May 08, 2026

Hannah Marcus, Professor of the History of Science, has been named a Harvard College Professor in recognition of her " excellence in undergraduate teaching and for helping students 'develop their intellectual passions.'" Hopi Hoekstra, Edgerley Family...

Rebecca Lemov Awarded Walter Channing Cabot Fellowship by Faculty of Arts and Sciences

May 08, 2026

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."...

Gabriela Soto Laveaga inducted to the Academia Mexicana de la Historia

April 14, 2026

Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Professor of the History of Science and the Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico was offically inducted to The Academia Mexicana de la Historia (Mexican Academy of History) in a ceremony on April 7, 2026. F ounded in...

HoS Alumna Jamie Marsella awarded the Lerner-Scott Prize by the Organization of American Historians

March 31, 2026

The History of Science Department extends its warmest congratulations to Jamie Marsella, now Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life at Columbia University, on being awarded the Lerner-Scott Prize by the...

Erik Baker awarded the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award by the Organization of American Historians

March 27, 2026

The History of Science Department extends its warmest congratulations to Erik Baker, Lecturer in History of Science, on being awarded the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award by the Organization of American Historians for his book Make Your Own Job: How...

"Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington’s troops?" David Jones featured in The Harvard Gazette

March 18, 2026

David S. Jones, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, is featured in the Harvard Gazette article " Did the British unleash biological warfare against Washington’s troops? " to highlight his co-authored article in the New England...

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...