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History and Sociology of Science

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Our faculty uses the tools of the humanities and social sciences to study science, technology, medicine, and the environment.

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2025

HSS Workshop: Elizabeth Polcha

Assistant Professor of English and Digital Humanities, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel

Apr 21, 2025 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm | 392 Cohen Hall

Natural Science under Partus Sequitur VentremThis talk draws on the first chapter of my forthcoming book, Venus in Transit: Gendered Violence and the Production of Natural history, which employs the interpretative…

HSS News

HSOC senior Sade Taiwo Awarded 2025 Sachs Program for Arts Innovation Student Grant

April 15, 2025
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The Washington Post Features Jason Chernesky's (HSSC class of 2020) Federal Workforce Oral History Initiative

March 28, 2025
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Professor M. Susan Lindee among Five at Penn Elected as 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

March 27, 2025
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Sam Franz named as the 2025-26 CBI Tomash Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute!

March 24, 2025
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Anna Mueser is the recipient of a High Meadows Postdoctoral Fellowship at Princeton University!

March 19, 2025
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Congratulations to our 2025 Dean's Scholars!

March 19, 2025
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HSS Faculty Participate in Feb. 25 Panel Exploring Epidemics in Philadelphia

February 19, 2025
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HSS Doctoral Candidate Brigid Prial Is A Penn Grad Talks Finalist

February 12, 2025
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HSS Assistant Professor John Kanbayashi wins the 2025 Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize

January 15, 2025
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Hagley Museum and Library: History Hangout Podcast with HSS Doctoral Candidate Sam Schirvar

November 21, 2024
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Upcoming Events

HSS Workshop: Elizabeth Polcha

Assistant Professor of English and Digital Humanities, Department of English and Philosophy, Drexel

HSS News

HSOC senior Sade Taiwo Awarded 2025 Sachs Program for Arts Innovation Student Grant

The Washington Post Features Jason Chernesky's (HSSC class of 2020) Federal Workforce Oral History Initiative

Professor M. Susan Lindee among Five at Penn Elected as 2024 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows

Sam Franz named as the 2025-26 CBI Tomash Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute!

Anna Mueser is the recipient of a High Meadows Postdoctoral Fellowship at Princeton University!

Congratulations to our 2025 Dean's Scholars!

HSS Faculty Participate in Feb. 25 Panel Exploring Epidemics in Philadelphia

HSS Doctoral Candidate Brigid Prial Is A Penn Grad Talks Finalist

HSS Assistant Professor John Kanbayashi wins the 2025 Charlotte J. Conroy Dissertation Prize

Hagley Museum and Library: History Hangout Podcast with HSS Doctoral Candidate Sam Schirvar

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