We explore how science, technology, and medicine shape and are shaped by society, politics, and culture over time. By highlighting the social foundations of scientific, technological and medical change, we bring a vital humanistic and historical perspective to better understand the profound implications and significance of STEM in the world.
Our faculty are known internationally through their exceptional research, the editorial work for the discipline’s flagship journals, and their participation in global collaborative projects. Collectively our faculty has expertise ranging across the three fields of the history of science, technology, and medicine.
We are pioneers in innovative teaching methods and provide our students with practical training alongside deep intellectual engagement. Our undergraduate classes encourage students to explore and develop diverse writing and communication skills from traditional essays to digital media, physical, and online exhibits. Our students have used our training to support diverse career paths, including medicine and allied health disciplines. Our graduate programs provide students with rigorous study in the historical understanding of science, technology, and medicine. Our graduates have a successful record of obtaining jobs in the academy, libraries, and museums.
The University of Oklahoma also hosts the History of Science Collections and the Isis Bibliography in the History of Science, two internationally recognized resources for advancing scholarship in our field.
June Abbas, Ph.D is the co-lead author of a study on how parents make digital media decisions for their children. She and her collaborators have offered nuanced guidance to families and experts on how resources like the Internet and television can be managed effectively.
The University of Oklahoma has received an $11.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Oklahoma Center of ImmunoEngineering, a new research center designed to accelerate the study and treatment of diseases rooted in the immune system, led by principal investigators Wei Chen, Ph.D., and Chongle Pan, Ph.D.
The University of Oklahoma announced today the students named to its spring 2026 honor roll, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards. A total of 12,083 students were named to the spring 2026 honor roll. Of these students, 5,004 were named to the President’s Honor Roll for earning an “A” grade in all their courses.
