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Astrid Tvetenstrand to Present at American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference
Astrid Tvetenstrand, PhD Candidate, has been accepted to present at the 2023 American Society for Environmental History Annual Conference in Boston. Her… More
Sean Case to Present at Society for U.S. Intellectual History Annual Conference
PhD Candidate Sean Case will present at the 2022 Society for U.S. Intellectual History Annual Conference in Boston. His paper is titled,… More
MaryKate Smolenski Featured in BU Today for Work On Newport’s Ties to Slavery
MaryKate Smolenski, PhD Candidate, discussed some of the history of Newport’s Hunter House and several of the most interesting artwork and artifacts… More
Jenna Bennett Awarded Scholars’ Grant from The Culinary Historians of New York
Jenna Bennett, PhD Student, has been awarded the second place Scholars’ Grant towards her research project “Candy Coated Gambling: La Guardia’s Fight… More
Sean Case to Present at International History Workshop at Columbia University
Sean Case, PhD Candidate, will present, “Bridging the Balance, Designing the Peace: The Strategic Field in the Age of Strategic Thinking,” at… More
Genna Kane to Present at Society for American City and Regional Planning History Conference
Genna Kane has been accepted to the 2022 Society for American City and Regional Planning History Conference in New York City. She… More
Grace McGowan Presents at University of Glasgow and University of Cardiff
Grace McGowan, PhD Candidate, presented at a conference called, “I’m Your Venus: Receptions of Antiquity in Cosmetics Advertising,” organized through the University… More
Anne Boyd Accepted to Graduate Student Conference at Brown University
Congratulations to Anne Boyd, PhD Candidate, for her acceptance to Brown University's graduate student conference, "Social Lives of Things." Her paper is titled,… More
Professor Ross Barrett Publishes Book with University of California Press
Congratulations to Professor Ross Barrett for his recently released book, "Speculative Landscapes: American Art and Real Estate in the Nineteenth Century," through… More
Sean Case Featured for Work with Center for Innovation in Social Science
Sean Case, PhD Candidate, has been featured for his work this summer at Partners in Health funded by the Center for Innovation… More