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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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