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HoS Book Panel: Sarah Richardson

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Professor of the History of Science & Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Professor Richardson will read from her new book, " The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects ," followed by a discussion with Rene Almeling (Yale)...

Sarah Richardson Named the Aramont Professor of History of Science

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Cheers and congratulations to friend and colleague Sarah Richardson recently named Aramont Professor of History of Science. Her ascension to this named professorship is a most fitting recognition of her innovative work in sexuality and gender studies.

Sarah Richardson Featured in the FAS Current Scrutinizing Menstrual Tracking Apps

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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 S. Richardson

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Areas of Research: History of Biology, Philosophy of Science, Science & Race, Women & Gender Studies

 

Sarah Richardson has taught at Harvard University since 2010, where her courses include gender and science, feminist science studies, interdisciplinary...

Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome

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Human genomes are 99.9 percent identical—with one prominent exception. Instead of a matching pair of X chromosomes, men carry a single X, coupled with a tiny chromosome called the Y. Tracking the emergence of a new and distinctive way of thinking about...

Richardson to Receive 2024 Adele E. Clarke Book Award

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Professor Sarah Richardson's recent book, The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects, has been named this year's recipient of the Adele E. Clarke Book Award. Each year since 2015, the ReproNetwork, an interdisciplinary group of...

HISTSCI 1960: Bias, Hype, and Objectivity in Science

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This course introduces frameworks for grappling with questions around research integrity in the world of fast-moving, high-tech, transnational, financialized scientific knowledge production. Topics include peer review, the replicability crisis, industry...

STS Circle at Harvard: Can a Cell Have a Sex?

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Speaker: Sarah Richardson (Harvard, History of Science)

Examining the True Role of Human Female Biology in Sports Injury

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HoS Professor Sarah Richardson and her fellow authors point out substantial interpretive bias via a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Workshop Series, "No End of Wonders," Celebrates the Unique Scholarship and Collegiality of Prof. Katharine Park

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Katharine Park's career as scholar and teacher has been distinguished by daring, dedication, and an unfettered imagination for topics and approaches that are new, rare, and unusual. From her earliest work on the social history of Renaissance medicine to...

History of Science Scholars Honored With 2022 Cabot Fellowships

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Professor of the History of Science & Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Sarah Richardson, and History of Science Asst. Professor Victor Seow, have both been named Cabot Fellows for their new books! The fellowship is an annual award given in...

History of Science Faculty Flash Talks: Anne Harrington, Hannah Marcus, Sarah Richardson

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History of Science Colloquium