2026 Graduate Conference: Scientific Authority
Join us April 11th, 2026 for the HPSC Graduate Student Conference on Scientific Authority!
Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke receives Trustees Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Sullivan-Clarke who is being recognized for her outstanding teaching!
HPSC Alumna Rebecca Jackson awarded the Trevor Levere Best Paper Prize for 2025
Congratulations to HPSC Alumna Rebecca Jackson and coauthors Armel Cornu and Sarah Hijmans who were awarded the Trevor Levere Best Paper Prize for 2025 for their paper tilted, "The drop and the metric system: how an unruly unit survived revolutions."
2026 Graduate Conference Call for Papers
History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at IU Bloomington is announcing their annual graduate conference for Spring 2026. We are welcoming papers that fit into the theme of Scientific Authority: The Role of Instruments and Institutions with a deadline for papers of February 15th. Please send additional inquiries and submissions to iuhpsconf@gmail.com.
2026 Annual Westfall Lecture Presented by Chet Van Duzer
Chet Van Duzer, a board member of the Lazarus Project at the University of Rochester, will present the 2026 Westfall Lecture on February 5, 2026, titled “Mapping the Unknown: Cartographers’ Strategies for Navigating Uncertainty.”
HPSC Faculty Amit Hagar and Intelligent Systems Engineering PhD Student Joel Vanin Co-Author New Article in Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
HPSC's Amit Hagar and Intelligent Systems Engineering PhD student, Joel Vanin, publish a new article entitled "Who's Afraid of Synthetic Data? Hybrid Approaches to Deliver Medical Digital Twins" in the journal Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
Professor Jutta Schickore explores how scientists understand their own work
At a time when scientific claims are increasingly scrutinized by policymakers, the public, and even scientists themselves, —a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington—is asking a deceptively simple question: What makes scientific research good?
Roderick Weir Home Awarded 2025 Alexandre Koyré Medal
The International Academy of the History of Science has awarded its 2025 Alexandre Koyré Medal—the academy’s premier honor—to Roderick Weir Home, a 1967 graduate of Indiana Bloomington.
Holly Andersen Presents 2025 Coffa Lecture
Holly Andersen, Professor of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University, presents the 2025 Coffa Lecture on November 6th, 2025, titled "Pragmatism, Measurement, and the Value-free Ideal."
Dr. Bertoloni-Meli publishes new textbook
Dr. Bertoloni-Meli publishes "Investigations of Nature: Europe in a Global World 1450s-1780s."
HPSC Rebecca Peng and Amit Hagar Published in Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior
Congratulations to Rebecca Peng (first author) and Amit Hagar for publishing the paper " Why Cognitive Science Needs Phemomenology: Rethinking the Epistemology of Consciouness through Intuitive Dualism" in the journal for the Theory of Social Behavior (Wiley, Blackwell Press).
Michael Silberstein Presents 2025 Giere Lecture
presents the 2025 Ronald N. Giere Lecture in the Philosophy of ScienceContextual Emergence and the Future of Cognitive Science."
HPSC Alumna Rebecca Jackson and coauthor Michele Luchetti Recognized for IUHPST Essay Prize
HPSC Alumna Rebecca Jackson and coauthor Michele Luchetti were recently recognized as runners-up for their paper "History and Philosophy of Measurement: Past, Present, and Future Integrations".
Daniel Margocsy Presents 2025 Westfall Lecture
Daniel Margocsy is a professor of History of Science, Technology, and Medicine at the University of Cambridge. He will deliver the 2025 Westfall Lecture on April 17th at 3:00 PM.
In Memoriam: Michael Friedman (1947-2025)
The Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine announces the sad loss of our former colleague Michael Friedman.
HPSC Alumni Spotlight with Meagan Allen
This month HPSC is recognizing alum Meagan Allen. Read about her journey from HPSC graduate student to Visiting Assistant Professor Department of the History of Science and Technology at Johns Hopkins University.
HPSC Alumni Spotlight with Ryan O'Loughlin
This month HPSC is recognizing alum Ryan O'Loughlin. Read about his journey from HPSC graduate student to Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Queens College.
Assistant Professor Ann-Sophie Barwich Recieves Grant From The Research Corporation For Science Advancement
The HPSC Department is proud to congratulate Assistant Professor Ann-Sophie Barwich on her recent award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement as part of its Scialog Initiative.
HPSC Alumni Spotlight with Chris ChoGlueck
This month HPSC is recognizing alum Chris ChoGlueck. Read about his journey from HPSC graduate student to Associate Professor of Ethics at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
HPSC Honors the Career of Retired Faculty Member James H. Capshew
Recently retired faculty member James H. Capshew shares his insights, reflections, and memorable experiences from his years in the HPSC department. Read his valuable words of wisdom and stories from his impactful career.
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