2009 The HSS/NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Science 
Apply now for this nine-month research project related to any aspect of the history of space science. Applicants must possess a doctorate degree in history of science or in a closely related field, or be enrolled as a student in a doctoral degree-granting program and have completed all requirements for the Ph.D., except the dissertation. Deadline: Applications must be received by 3 March 2009.For further information.
2008 Annual Meeting Highlights
List of 2008 prize winners and citations here
Selection of meeting pictures by Sage Ross, HSS photographer, available here
The 2008 NSF Travel Grant Reimbursement form for HSS and PSA is available. Please print out, complete and mail with your original receipts.
Due in Executive Office by midnight 22 December, 2008.
Checks will be mailed after all reimbursements have been received and tallied, most likely after 1/5/09.
Learning from the Fore People
Warwick Anderson heads out of the archives and into the jungles of Papua New Guinea for his research on the history of kuru, the bizarre and tragic epidemic that afflicted the Fore.
For this and other articles from the October Newsletter
History Of Science In Non-Western Traditions (Second Edition)
This publication (available online here as PDF (1Mb)) introduces the pursuit of science in Non-Western traditions through a series of brief essays and reading lists. The reader will find contributions on China, India, Latin America, Native America, Australia and the Pacific, and Japan. Each chapter begins with an introduction that aims to address the scope, noteworthy scientific achievements, and major figures in each tradition. Important sources for addressing current scholarship are also listed.