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Undergraduate Program

Undergraduates study the impact of science and medicine from a broad historical and social perspective.

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Graduate Program

The graduate program is an internationally recognized center for teaching and research.

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Faculty

Study with faculty whose research areas include history of architecture, science and exploration, environmentalism, and science and religion.

Upcoming Events

Engineering a Reputation: (see more below)

Thomas Zeller of University of Maryland will present "Engineering a Reputation: Fritz Todt and the Technopolitics of Memory in the Federal Republic of Germany". There will be a pre-circulated paper.

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Bill Leslie received the Da Vinci Medal

Professor Emeritus Bill (Stuart) Leslie was awarded the 2024 Da Vinci Medal. The Da Vinci Medal is the highest recognition from the Society for the History of Technology, presented to […]

Improving America’s Archives

Allison Marsh ’08 PhD uses historical objects to teach the public about the history of science and technology, and get them more excited about archives and civic engagement.