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Institute’s Digital Exhibition on Vaccines Gets Boost from Google Arts & Culture
‘Animals and the Making of Human Vaccines’ is featured in the online platform’s history of vaccination project.
Metabolic Engineer Jay Keasling to Receive Science History Institute’s Prestigious Othmer Gold Medal
Noted synthetic biotechnology pioneer to be recognized as part of Institute’s annual Heritage Day celebration on May 11, 2022.
Science History Institute Names SK Capital’s Barry Siadat 2022 Bolte Award Winner
Noted academic and entrepreneur to be recognized as part of the Institute’s annual Heritage Day celebration on May 11, 2022.
Chemistry International: Downstream
Research curator Jesse Smith takes readers of IUPAC’s digital news magazine on a watery journey of history and science with Institute’s latest exhibition.
Science History Institute Announces Aloke Lohia Is 2022 Petrochemical Heritage Award Honoree
The Indorama Ventures founder and CEO will be honored March 27, 2022, at AFPM’s International Petrochemical Conference in San Antonio.
Science History Institute Announces Nobel Laureate Frances Arnold Will Present 2022 Ullyot Lecture
Annual talk is cosponsored by Penn, USciences, and ACS Philadelphia and Delaware.
Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Scientific Instrument Expert Paolo Brenni
The science historian was a member of the Institute’s Collections Committee.
Atlas Obscura: How Scholars Cracked a Medieval Alchemist’s Secret Code
Online magazine features Institute fellows Megan Piorko and Sarah Lang, who helped decode a puzzling Latin cipher.
HISTORY This Week: The Sky Is Falling
History Channel podcast features Institute’s oral history interview with Nobel laureate and ozone savior Mario Molina.
The Conversation: Deciphering the Philosophers’ Stone
Institute fellows Megan Piorko and Sarah Lang help crack a 400-year-old alchemical cipher.
Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Pioneering Biotech Attorney Alan Mendelson
The longtime member of the Institute’s Board of Overseers passed away October 8, 2021, at the age of 73.
Institute’s ‘Downstream’ Exhibition Featured in Multiple Media Outlets
Coverage of our new water analysis and protection exhibition includes WHYY, the ‘Philadelphia Inquirer,’ and others.
Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Biotech Giant Frederick Frank
The longtime member of the Institute’s Board of Overseers passed away September 11, 2021, at the age of 89.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Must-See Museum Exhibits in Philly This Fall
At the Science History Institute, ‘Downstream’ explores 200 years of water analysis, protection, and regulation.
WHYY: Exhibition Traces a 200-Year History of Water Pollution in Philadelphia
Local public media outlet features Institute’s new ‘Downstream’ exhibition.
Philly Materials Day Online: Experiments for Home
Institute’s ‘Science at Home: The Magic of Alchemy’ video is featured on the annual-event-turned-digital-experience website.
C&EN: Rare Earths’ Magic Comes at a Cost
American Chemical Society publication features ‘Distillations’ podcast on rare earth elements as part of its ‘Stereo Chemistry’ series.
ExxonMobil’s Carla Pereira to Receive 18th Annual SCI Gordon E. Moore Medal
Technology leader to be honored by the Society of Chemical Industry and the Science History Institute during Innovation Day on September 14 in Philadelphia.