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Mapping the plague in San Francisco’s Chinatown

March 15, 2013
Guest post by Professor Guenter B. Risse, originally published here at the JHU Press Blog.

The Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina

March 13, 2013
We are pleased to announce the publication of Vincanne Adams' new book, titled "The Markets of Sorrow, Labors of Faith: New Orleans in the Wake of Katrina" (Duke University Press).

The 'Lancet' for expanding the scope of women’s health beyond reproduction

March 08, 2013
On the occasion of today's International Women’s Day, the Lancet has published an editorial to remember the still persisting inequalities in health between genders.Even though great strides have certainly been made in the sphere of reproductive and sexual health

The Development of Brucellosis Eradication Policy in 20th Century United States

March 05, 2013
The next DAHSM History of Health Sciences Dissertation Seminar will take place on Wednesday, March 13th, from 3:30 – 5:00 pm in Conference Room 474. Rebecca Kaplan, PhD Candidate, UCSF History of Health Sciences Program, will give a talk on her PhD research titled: “ 'The Cattle All Have...

Merlin D. Larson on 'Paracelsus and the Herbal Basis of Anesthetic Practice'

March 01, 2013
The Bay Area History of Medicine Society is glad to present Merlin D.

Race and Genomics/Genetics

February 23, 2013
The Center on Social Disparities in Health University of California, San Francisco, is glad to announce the talk by Dr Barbara Koenig on 'Race and Genomics/Genetics', for Wednesday March 6, Laurel Heights Campus, Noon-1:30 PM.

The Bay Area History of Medicine Society presents Victoria Sweet

February 11, 2013
On Wednesday February 13, at 630 pm, UCSF Library at Parnassus, Victoria Sweet MD. Associate Clinical Professor UCSF, will give a presentation titled "God's Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine."

From Bench to Society: Law and Ethics at the Frontier of Genomic Technology

February 08, 2013
The Hastings Law Journal and the UCSF/UC Hastings Consortium on Law, Science & Health Policy invite you to our upcoming conference entitled "From Bench to Society: Law and Ethics at the Frontier of Genomic Technology." Friday, February 8th, 2013 from 8am to 6:30pm Alumni Reception Center (2nd...

Fishing for Affinity: Gender Benders and Indirect Environmental Activism in Contemporary China

January 18, 2013
On Wednesday, January 30, Janelle Lamoreaux, PhD Candidatea at the UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Anthropology Program, will present her work on 'Gender Benders and Indirect Environmental Activism in Contemporary China' as part of the DAHSM Diana Forsythe Dissertation Seminar.

Next Culpeper seminar after the holidays: Susan Jones on how anthrax became a biological weapon

December 18, 2012
Please note that the next Culpeper Seminar Series will be on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 from 3:30 – 5:00 pm at Laurel Heights campus in Conference Room 474.

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