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History’s Alan Rocke receives Franklin-Lavoisier Prize
Alan Rocke, Distinguished University Professor and the Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor Emeritus in the Department of History, was named co-recipient of the Franklin-Lavoisier Prize. Co-sponsored by the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie in Paris and the Science History Institute in Philadelphia,…
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History’s Gillian Weiss co-writes piece about the Great Plague
Gillian Weiss, associate professor in the Department of History, co-wrote a piece with Meredith Martin of New York University examining artwork during the Great Plague. The piece, titled “The Art of Plague and Panic: Marseille, 1720” and published in Platform, outlines the relationship between…
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Lecturer and SAGES Teaching Fellow Andrea Milne receives J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring
Andrea Milne, lecturer in history and SAGES teaching fellow, understands how a mentor can change a young student’s life. While a freshman at Bryn Mawr College, Milne got “stuck” in a U.S. history course due to scheduling issues. She had no plans to study history in college, but her professor…
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“War and Pestilence: Cleveland Confronts the ‘Spanish Flu’ 1918”
John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in the Department of History and senior vice president for research and publications at the Western Reserve Historical Society, will offer a free remote lecture through the CWRU-Siegal Lifelong Learning Program. Grabowski will present “War and…
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Understanding the COVID-19 pandemic: History alumnus and medical student shares lessons from our past
As the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelms health care systems and disrupts industries worldwide, daily life may feel like uncharted territory. But the truth is, we’ve been here before: More than a century ago, the Spanish flu of 1918 worked its way across the globe, prompting many of the same public…
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5 questions with… Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, instructor marking 19th Amendment’s centennial year
Visiting Assistant Professor of History Einav Rabinovitch-Fox research focuses on women and gender in the United States during the 20th century. She analyzes how visual and material culture has shaped and reflected class, gender, and racial identities—especially how women have used fashion as a…
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“It’s Not EU, It’s Me: Brexit and the New Age of Cultural Production”
In 2016, after a long referendum campaign, British citizens shocked politicians, journalists, academics, pollsters, and even themselves by voting to leave the European Union (EU). The Department of English will host Luke Reader, a SAGES teaching fellow in the Department of History, for a discussion…
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SAGES Fellow Vicki Daniel reviews Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America documentary
Vicki Daniel, SAGES teaching fellow and instructor of history, wrote a review of the documentary Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America for Nursing CLIO. The documentary explores unique ways memorial services can be held according to the wishes of the person who passed away. Daniel’s…
Speaker: “How the Israel Lobby Distorts the Palestinian Conflict”
Members of the ӰƵ community can attend a talk and Q&A session with Walter Hixson, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Akron. This event, titled “How the Israel Lobby Distorts the Palestinian Conflict,” will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, from 5 to…
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Graduate Work-in-Progress: “Birthing Nature: Why One Childbirth Drug Was Natural and Another Was Not”
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a Graduate Work-in-Progress lecture titled “Birthing Nature: Why One Childbirth Drug Was Natural and Another Was Not” Oct. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Naomi Rendina, a PhD candidate in the Department of History, will…