2024-2025 Heberden Society series announced!

By on October 18, 2024 - 10:36am

Join us for the 2024-2025 Heberden Society history of medicine lecture series! All lectures are free and open to the public, though Zoom registration is required in advance. 

OCTOBER 16, 2024 | 1 PM EST

The Menace to Immigrants

Beatrix Hoffman, PhD

Professor, Department of History, Northern Illinois University

This is a hybrid lecture, co-sponsored by the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium. Onsite attendance is available in the Weill Greenberg Building (1305 York Avenue), 2nd Floor, Rooms B & C. Lunch buffet available!

February 11, 2025 | 5 PM EST

Glasnost and Perestroika in the NICU: Clinical Care and Parent Activism in the History of Neonatal Intensive Care

Johanna Schoen, PhD

Professor of History, Rutgers University

This is a hybrid lecture co-sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine. Onsite attendance is available in A-126 (1300 York Avenue.) Virtual attendance is available here 

MARCH 4, 2025 | 5 PM EST

“Panic in the Streets”: Historical Reflections on Fear-Based Media Messaging During Acute Public Health Crises

Nancy Tomes, PhD

Distinguished Professor of History, Stony Brook University

This is a hybrid lecture co-sponsored by the Division of Medical Ethics. Onsite attendance is available in A-126 (1300 York Avenue.) Virtual attendance is available here 

APRIL 8, 2025 | 5 PM EST

On the Front Lines of New York City’s Yellow Fever Epidemics

Carolyn Eastman, PhD

Professor of History, Virginia Commonwealth University

This is a hybrid lecture. Onsite attendance is available in A-126 (1300 York Avenue.) Virtual attendance is available here

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