September 2017 – Humanities for STEM: Using Archives to Bridge the Two Cultures Divide

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…

Lewis Latimer House visit

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…

Month: September 2017