STORIES

The 37th Annual Columbia History of Science Group Meeting

Graduate students from Oregon State University gathered at Friday Harbor, Washington on March 8-10 to present at and participate in the annual meeting of the Columbia History of Science Group (CHSG).  The conference began on Friday evening with a keynote speech from the University of Washington’s Leah Ceccarelli on a rhetorical history of the Union […]

An Intimate Experience: A Live Oral History History Interview With Trisha Pritikin

On January 11, 2019,  Trisha Thompson Pritikin sat for an oral history interview with Oregon State University’s Dr. Jacob Darwin Hamblin, as part of the NSF-funded project, “Reconstructing Nuclear Environments and the Downwinders’ Case.” Pritikin—a Downwinder who grew up in the 1950s downstream from the Hanford nuclear site in Richland, Washington—offered her story in front […]

Dr. Anita Guerrini Retires

Horning Professor for the Humanities, Dr. Anita Guerrini, retired this month after 10 years of service at Oregon State University. Her retirement was celebrated with a reception filled with friends, colleagues, and current and former students. The official ceremonies began with opening remarks from Dr. Nicole von Germeten, the current director of the School of […]