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Lisa Onaga
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historian of science & technology, itinerant potter
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Sericulture 養蚕 Amami Ōshima tsumugi 奄美大島紬
(animal) biomaterials (動物)生体材料・バイオマテリアル
Cocoon Cultures, under contract @Dukepress
RTAWD, Proteins & Fibers Working Groups @MPIWG-Berlin
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Some good news for a change: At the 2025 HSS awards ceremony tonight, one of our Insect Histories Focus authors Jeannie Shinozuka received the Phil Pauly Prize for the best first book on the history of science in the Americas. Check out Biotic Borders if y'all have a chance! 🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲
screen projecting citation for Jeannie N. Shinozuka, recipient of 2025 Philip J. Pauly Prize. Jeannie is standing at a podium giving an acceptance speech. The presiding vice-president of the HSS Soraya de Chadarevian is standing to the side. The seated audience members are in the foreground.
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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This is the roundtable abstract shorturl.at/tnnDe
Content from page 54 of HSS Annual Meeting program. This is the abstract of the Roundtable entitled Accessibility and the History of Science. This is the abstract: This round table explores the pressing question of accessibility within the field of the history of science, with a particular focus on academic conferences as both sites of scholarly exchange and potential barriers to feeling welcomed and at home. Despite growing awareness of the need for inclusivity, the structures and practices of academic events often remain inaccessible—whether due to financial constraints, physical and digital inaccessibility, language barriers, or assumptions about normative bodies, geographies, and institutions. Visa restrictions, risk of detainment and discrimination are intensifying barriers to scholars traveling to meetings held in the United States. Our discussion will aim to critically assess how the history of science, as a discipline, can become more equitable in both content and form. Contributors will reflect on their own experiences navigating these challenges, examine institutional responsibilities, and consider practical interventions for change—from hybrid and remote conferencing models to funding mechanisms and inclusive design. The round table will also address broader, reflexive questions, moving beyond best practices regarding accessibility, to ask: Who gets to produce and share knowledge in our field? Could histories of science be reshaped through more accessible and participatory modes of engagement? Recognizing that barriers to accessibility have an impact on who attends and participates, this hybrid roundtable can be attended in-person at the meeting or via Zoom. Organized by the HSS Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity.
November 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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HT @disabilitystor1.bsky.social for reposting the Washpost obit
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Thank you so much! It was a real team effort, and we had fantastic experiences with the Osiris editors! Hopefully this is just the beginning of even more research about animals and science, technology, medicine, and the environment... and in configurations we've yet to imagine
June 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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That's interesting! I'm paying more attention to the Pac Northwest and am excited about what will come of this MOU signed last month www.psc.org/news-announc...
Tribal and First Nations Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony - Pacific Salmon Commission
A signing ceremony was held during the PSC's 40th Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Portland Hotel at the Oregon Convention Center on February 11th, 2025 to
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March 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Yes, and I was also astounded that the areas near spawning grounds have more robust redwood trees! On paper, it sounds logical, but it was next level to see in person... The willows and reeds that provide shelter for the eggs, smolts, many-legged animals, the returning salmon...
March 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM