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A woman who drowned in Paris became one of the most famous faces in the world as the model for CPR dummies, saving millions of lives while remaining completely unknown.
Our current ExhibitLab uses the lens of science history to show how women’s healthcare products have developed over time.
How the creepy crawlies in our collections turned my “Eww” into “Wow!”
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In the early 1800s, the first Egyptian mummies in Europe served as a crucial test for evolution—a test that, according to people then, evolution flunked.
Join us for our annual library open house in honor of National Library Week!
In the 1800s, mummies found their way into everything from fertilizer to food, and were especially prized as medicine. Mummy mania was a strange time.
How did a scientist who developed a Nobel Prize–worthy idea end up driving a shuttle van for a living and miss the award completely?
Physicist György Hevesy had a talent for tricks and stunts—including one that prevented Nazi storm troopers from stealing a Nobel Prize.
Optimize your Beckman Center fellowship application with this guide to the application process and selection criteria.
The Japanese chemist helped isolate the hormone epinephrine and developed new methods of fermentation.
Interested in historical materials about food science? Explore our museum and library collections!
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
Healing at a distance: Our latest rare book exhibition explores the debate over the effectiveness of the weapon salve.
Research on the deadly disease progressed dramatically after the 2014 Ice Bucket Challenge, but a huge blow came when the most recent treatment was taken off the market.
From Gore-Tex to do-it-yourself kits, hear how synthetic fibers have transformed the outdoor industry.
Psychology professor David Rosenhan made waves with his “On Being Sane in Insane Places” study, but decades later its legitimacy was questioned.
Seen as outcasts, some persistent scientists went against the grain to study viruses they suspected caused cancer.
Environmentalists championed biochemist Bruce Ames for his test’s ability to weed out potential cancer-causing chemicals. Then he seemingly turned his back on them.
In a society that damned women for both plainness and adornment, wearing makeup became a defiant act of survival.
The weight-loss drug has become well known, but many others have come before, often with horrific results.
A chemistry curriculum with bonds beyond the molecule.
This bonus episode highlights an excerpt from Ferris Jabr’s book Becoming Earth.
In this episode, Distillations spotlights a significant factor impacting our environment and the world’s ecology: roads.
The first antipsychotic was discovered through a series of mistakes, starting with—of all things—a breakthrough dye.
In this bonus episode, the gender studies professor discusses the popular color and its history, including ties to prison experiments.
For centuries people have been fascinated by the potential healing powers of color, but is there any truth to it?