History of Medicine lecture series

The US National Library of Medicine announces its History of Medicine Lecture Series for 2018, kicking off on January 29th. Lectures are held at 11am on the National Institutes of Health campus, and are free, but to insure adequate space attendees are requested to register for the lectures. If you can't make it in person, the lectures are also live-streamed, and archived for later watching. Lectures include:

• Theresa MacPhail, PhD, Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Evolution of Viral Networks: H1N1, Ebola, and Zika;

• A Conversation about Graphic Medicine, a special program in conjunction with Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Drawn, a new NLM special display, traveling banner exhibition, and online exhibition launching soon;

• Trevor Owens, Head of Digital Content Management, Library of Congress, Scientists' Hard Drives, Databases, and Blogs: Preservation Intent and Source Criticism in the Digital History of Science, Technology and Medicine;

• Heidi Morefield, MSc, 2017 NLM Michael E. DeBakey Fellow in the History of Medicine, Doctoral student, Department of the History of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Transplanting Technology: Dr. Michael DeBakey and Cold War Technology Transfer;

• David S. Jones, MD, PhD, A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University, Making the Case for History in Medical Education

For more information on the lecture series, check out NLM's announcement here.

NSF distinguished lectures in mathematical and physical sciences

The National Science Foundation announces the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences distinguished lecture series 2014-2015 beginning on September 30th. All lectures take place at NSF headquarters in Arlington, VA. For a list of speakers/topics, see Media Advisory 14-017.

Hudson River Foundation lectures

The Hudson River Foundation is hosting three seminars this fall related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:30am
Ecology and Management of Shore Zones in the Upper Hudson River Estuary
David Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:30am
Tracking Mouse-Eating Taimen and Other Fishes in Mongolia
John Waldman, CUNY Queens College

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10:30am
Are Hudson River Fish Made of Trees? Understanding Terrestrial Support of the Hudson Food Web from Stable Isotopes
Jonathan Cole, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

All seminars will be held at the Foundation, 17 Battery Place, Suite 915. Please RSVP by calling 212-483-7667 or emailing info@hudsonriver.org.