May 2017
Art & Science in Archaeological Illustration Exhibit and Reception
An exhibition and reception celebrating art and science in archaeological illustration will be held next Tuesday, May 11, from 5:30 to 7:30pm. Contributors include Augusta Chapman, Lauren Conway, Kristine Dunn, Yisel Garcia, Jiayan Lu, Eileen Townsend, and Alaina Wibberly. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »Margaret Humphreys – African Americans in Civil War Medicine
You are cordially invited to attend a lecture by the distinguished historian and professor Dr. Margaret Humphreys titled “African Americans in Civil War Medicine”. Many histories have been written about medical care during the Civil War, but the participation and contributions of African Americans as nurses, surgeons, and hospital workers has often been overlooked. The event will be held on May 10, 2017 at 5:30 PM at the Knowledge Center of the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences located at 701 West 168 Street (Fort Washington Avenue) on the Columbia University Medical Center campus.
Find out more »The Two Cultures Reading Group – C.P. Snow and Scientific Fraud
The second meeting of the reading group will take place on May 11 at 4 pm in 513 Fayerweather. We will be discussing "The Affair" (1960), a novel that centers around a case of scientific fraud. Newcomers are most welcome!
Find out more »Sound & Sense in Britain, 1770-1840
Understandings of the senses underwent a radical reimagining toward the last few decades of the eighteenth century in Britain, a shift evident in the domains of philosophy, physiology, politics, and the arts. Sound played a pivotal role in many of these engagements with post-Lockean empiricism, as vibration and sympathy became widespread metaphors for mental activity, shared sentiments, and aesthetic experiences. This interdisciplinary conference brings together musicologists, literary scholars, and historians under the framework of sound studies to consider the changing understandings…
Find out more »June 2017
R. Alta Charo – CRISPR Critters and Emended Mankind
R. Alta Charo will discuss "CRISPR Critters and Emended Mankind." This event is part of the Seminar on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Genetics series. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »Maya Sabatello – Children in the Genomic Era: Issues Beyond the Clinical Setting
Maya Sabatello, Assistant Professor of Clinical Bioethics, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, discusses Children in the Genomic Era: Issues Beyond the Clinical Setting.
Find out more »Moral Institutions, Genetics, and the Behavioral Sciences
Moral Institutions, Genetics, and the Behavioral Sciences will take place on June 27, 2017 at Columbia University. Free and open to the public, registration required. Please email [email protected] to register.
Find out more »July 2017
Covering Global Science: An Evening with Leading Science Writers
Top journalists discuss their experiences covering health, science, and the environment. Panel discussion to be followed by audience Q&A. Speakers include: - Don McNeil: Health & Science reporter at the New York Times - John Timmer: Senior Science editor at Ars Technica. - Yaffa Fredrick: Opinion Editor at CNN . - Moderator & Professor: Claudia Dreifus of the New York Times + Exciting surprise guests TBA! This event is an open session of "Writing About Global Science for the International…
Find out more »August 2017
Explorations in the Medical Humanities: The Whiteness of Bones
This lecture series will explore the enigma of how what we write relates back to the experience of bodies, healthy and unwell. Our speakers will explore how the medical humanities build on and revise earlier notions of the “medical arts.”
Find out more »September 2017
Anita Guerrini – The Whiteness of Bones: the Emergence of the Human Skeleton as a Commodity, 1500-1800
Heyman Center for the Humanities, Second Floor Common Room Speaker: Anita Guerrini, Horning Professor in the Humanities and Professor of History, Oregon Statue University Respondent: Pamela H. Smith, Seth Low Professor of History, Columbia University This event is part of the series, Explorations in the Medical Humanities. Additional details coming soon. Please visit the Heyman Center website for updates. About the Series: As a set of disciplines, the humanities face the challenge of how to write about embodied experiences that resist easy verbal categorization…
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