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2011 Jonathan E. Rhoads Lecture and Medal Ceremony: Books and Men, Redux
2011 Jonathan E. Rhoads Lecture and Medal Ceremony: Books and Men, Redux
Dr. Nuland receives the Rhoads medal and gives his lecture on how medicine is taught., Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 158, No. 1 (March 2014), pp. 388-397
Admission of New Members
Admission of New Members
Dr. Larissa Adler Lomnitz, Dr. Jed Z. Buchwald, Dr. Paula S. Fass, Dr. Graham R. Fleming and Mr. Richard J. Franke are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
Admission of New Members
Admission of New Members
Dr. Paul Freedman, Mr. Ben W. Heineman, Dr. Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Dr. Richard L. Kagan, Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, and Dr. Alexandra Navrotsky are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
Admission of New Members
Admission of New Members
Dr. Svetlana Alpers, Dr. R. Stephen Berry, Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis, Dr. Carol Greenhouse, Dr. Robert C. Post, and Dr. Keith S. Thomson are admitted to the society and sign the members' book
British Leadership and the Loss of America
British Leadership and the Loss of America
Richard S. Dunn Symposium, O'Shaughnessy discusses Sie Henry Clinton and the American Revolution: how the British leadership lost the American colonies., Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=236993
Chemical Studies of Violence and Sex In and Beyond the World of Insects
Chemical Studies of Violence and Sex In and Beyond the World of Insects
Dr. Meinwald gives the Henry LaBarre Jayne Memorial Lecture. He gives a short history lesson of the chemistry research behind the synthesis of quinine, among others.
Concert Student Performance
Concert Student Performance
Students from the Curtis Institute of Music perform for the society.
Good Uses of the Humanities in Bad Times
Good Uses of the Humanities in Bad Times
Professor Bloch talks about why the study of the Humanities is still important, especially in troubled times., Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 416-422
Our Loss is Our Gain: The American Revolution and the Reshaping of the British Empire
Our Loss is Our Gain: The American Revolution and the Reshaping of the British Empire
Richard S. Dunn Symposium, The loss of the 13 colonies marked the largest loss in British history. Jasanoff describes how the 60,000 loyalist civilians left and what happened to them., Further reading: http://opac.amphilsoc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=227171
Presentation of Society Awards and Prizes
Presentation of Society Awards and Prizes
A presentation of awards and prizes: 1) John Frederick Lewis Award (Victoria R. Bricker and Harvey M. Bricker);2) Judson Daland Prize (Svati Shah)
The Council of Trent (1545-1563) and Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” (1542)
The Council of Trent (1545-1563) and Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” (1542)
Awarded the Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities in 2013, this lecture focuses on Michelangelo's "Last Judegment" and the contraversy surrounding its unveiling. He goes on to discuss the Council of Trent and its connection to the contraversy., Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 388-397
The Feasibility of a Xeno-Lung by the End of the Decade
The Feasibility of a Xeno-Lung by the End of the Decade
Herman H. Goldstine Lecture, The Herman H. Goldstine Lecture by Martine Rothblatt discusses the xeno lungs: lungs from miniature pigs that have been genetically altered and implanted into humans., Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 156, No. 4 (December 2012), pp. 379-387