News & Events

Call for Applications: Taylor-Wei Dissertation Fellowship / Thanks to a generous gift, the Department of History of Science, Technology, and Medicine of the University of Oklahoma is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Taylor-Wei Dissertation Fellowship.

Cecilia Slane's "Weeding and Writing History" highlighted by NiCHE / PhD Candidate Cecilia Slane's column, "Weeding and Writing History," was recently highlighted as #EnvHist Worth Reading for August 2025 by the Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE).

Cecilia Slane writes for AHA's Perspectives Daily / PhD candidate Cecilia Slane has written a 2 column series as a summer columnist for the American Historical Association's Perspectives Daily.

Matthew Stanley Presents "Choose your own apocalypse: nuclear war, asteroids, and scientific predictions of the end of the world" / Matthew Stanley presents the Michael Ruby Distinguished Lecture. April 18, 2025, 5:00-6:30pm, Nielsen Hall 170

OU HSTM Department attends Midwest Junto / Members of the OU HSTM department recently attended the 66th Midwest Junto for the History of Science at Missouri S&T

Mary Fissell Presents "Lurkydish: Rethinking Seventeenth-Century Reproductive Control" / Mary Fissell presents "Lurkydish: Rethinking Seventeenth-Century Reproductive Control," March 31, 2025, 3:30-5:00pm, Harlow Room, Bizzell Library, 5th floor

Rebecca Kaplan Presents "Viral Space: 20th Century Transnational Foot and Mouth Disease Control in North America" / Rebecca Kaplan presents "Viral Space," March 14, 2025, 3:30-5:00pm, Harlow Room, Bizzell Library, 5th floor

Mellon and Fulbright Fellow Aditi Barman Roy to Visit History of Science Collections / As a Mellon Fellow, Roy will work in the field of posthuman studies to address the complex bioethical challenges arising from the recent biomedical advancements in the 21st century.

Steven J. Livesey Named Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow / Steven J. Livesey, Brian E. and Sandra O'Brien Presidential Professor, Emeritus, has been made Visiting Research Fellow the University of Glasgow.

Steven J. Livesey Publishes “Innovation, Science and its Public Expression” / Steven J. Livesey, Brian E. and Sandra O'Brien Presidential Professor, Emeritus, recently published “Innovation, Science and its Public Expression" in A Cultural History of Fame in the Medieval Age.