On December 5, 2018, we visited The Lewis Latimer House in Flushing, Queens. It’s a pity we didn’t get to the Latimer House during the course of the grant, because Latimer was the epitome of Humanities for STEM– a draftsman,…
More STEM Archives and TPS
Our research collaborative has come to an end, but other initiatives, gatherings, and articles about STEM archives and teaching with primary sources (TPS) are out there! We’ll try to check back in from time to time and add posts about…
Humanities for STEM Symposium
The Humanities for STEM Symposium was held on April 6 and 7, 2018 in Brooklyn, NY at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The Symposium featured 34 presenters from 23 institutions. These presenters hailed from twelve states across the U.S.,…
American Museum of Natural History Library Visit
On March 9, 2018 the collaborative visited the Research Library and Special Collections at the American Museum of Natural History. Research Services Librarian, Mai Reitmeyer and Special Collections Archivist, Becca Morgan hosted us for a tour. The library, established in 1869 as…
Symposium registration is open!
Registration is now open for the Humanities for STEM Symposium. Please click this link to register: Humanities for STEM Symposium registration You will be prompted to select a date first, then will be taken to the Register button. From there, you…
New York Academy of Medicine Archives Visit
On January 19, 2018, collaborative member and Librarian Arlene Shaner and Rare Books Curator Anne Garner hosted us at the New York Academy of Medicine Library and Archives. The Rare Book and Manuscript Collection contains archives documenting the history…
New York Transit Museum Archives Visit
On November 3, 2017 the collaborative visited the New York Transit Museum Archives at the new Gabrielle Shubert Research Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Archivists, Rebecca Haggerty and Desiree Alden-Gonzalez, hosted us. During our visit we toured the 14,000 square foot collections storage…
Columbia University Health Sciences Archives Visit
On October 13, 2017 the Research Collaborative visited the Columbia University Medical Center Health Sciences Archives and Special Collections located in the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library. Stephen Novak, Head of Archives and Special Collections, hosted the group. During…
Year 2 Kick-Off
Welcome to Year Two of Humanities for STEM! Lindsay welcomed our new members with a quick introduction of the collaborative goals and an overview of our year two objectives and visits. Following Lindsay’s introduction, Zakiya reviewed the spring 2018 symposium…
End of the Year Reception
We have officially finished the first year of our two-year research collaborative and we celebrated with an end of the year reception on April 26, 2017. Thank you to all who presented, attended, and engaged in Q&A. Lindsay started off with…