History of Science
Convenor: Michael R.
McVaugh
Program Description
The history departments of the University of North Carolina and Duke University have formed a collaborative program for graduate studies in the history of science, medicine, and technology. Graduate students in this program pursue the general study of history at one or the other of these universities, while also pursuing the more specialized program with faculty from both universities.
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Faculty
- John F. Kasson (Yale) Professor
American technology and society
Duke Faculty
- Peter
English
History of medicine; pediatrics - Margaret Humphreys
U.S. medicine, public health, disease - Seymour
Mauskopf
18th and 19th century sciences; chemistry and technology - Alex Roland
History of technology
Graduate Students
(This list includes both graduate students formally pursuing a degree in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology and graduate students interested in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, while nevertheless working primarily in another major field. Students enrolled at Duke rather than UNC are not included here.)