Category: News / Nouvelles

Ottawa’s Power: An Energy History of the National Capital Region

An Interactive Virtual Talk to Explore the True Nature of Ottawa’s Power Hosted by Bytown Museum - December 8, 2021 (7:00 - 8:00 pm ET) Please click here for more details and to register for this virtual event. In this interactive virtual talk, we will explore the energy history of Ottawa and the National Capital … Continue reading Ottawa’s Power: An Energy History of the National Capital Region →

Publication Notice: Jennifer Connor on Richard Maurice Bucke

Jennifer Connor's article on the publishing travails of renowned Canadian physician Richard Maurice Bucke is now available at https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/scientia/2021-v43-n1-scientia05889/1075824ar/. "An Author's Delusion in Victorian Canada" examines Bucke's experience in the transnational world of scientific publishing in the late nineteenth century. This publication marks the second time that Scientia has published an article in advance of … Continue reading Publication Notice: Jennifer Connor on Richard Maurice Bucke →

Envirotech: At the Intersection of Technology and Nature in Canadian History

On Friday, July 17, 2020, at 11am (Eastern), Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE) will be broadcasting a live stream video session called “Envirotech: At the Intersection of Technology and Nature in Canadian History.” This session was originally scheduled to take place at the 2020 annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association. It will … Continue reading Envirotech: At the Intersection of Technology and Nature in Canadian History →

CFP: Artefacts Consortium, October 5-7

Call for Proposals Artefacts Consortium: ACCESS Ottawa, 5-7 October 2020 ARTEFACTS is an association of historians of science and technology, mostly in museums and academic institutions, who share the goal of promoting the use of objects in historical studies. See http://www.artefactsconsortium.org. The theme of the 25th meeting of the Artefacts Consortium is ACCESS. Access to … Continue reading CFP: Artefacts Consortium, October 5-7 →

Hewton and Griffin Funding Awards to Support Archival Research in 2021

Hewton and Griffin Funding Awards to Support Archival Research in 2021 The Friends of the CAMH Archives (FoCA), dedicated to the history of Canadian psychiatry, mental health and addiction, have established two endowment funds. These endowments annually provide funding in memory of their late colleagues, Ms. E.M. (Lil) Hewton and Dr. J.D.M. (Jack) Griffin, OC. … Continue reading Hewton and Griffin Funding Awards to Support Archival Research in 2021 →

CSTHA Support for #BlackLivesMatter

CSTHA Support for #BlackLivesMatter The CSTHA is a scholarly organization dedicated to the open dissemination of ideas and scholarship. We are also citizens deeply troubled by recent events of police brutality, but heartened by the free assembly and protest that confronts the systemic racism in our societies. We stand opposed to racism and authoritarianism. Support … Continue reading CSTHA Support for #BlackLivesMatter →

Statement on the COVID-19 Crisis / Déclaration liée à la crise de la COVID-19

English version The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association’s Executive recognizes students enrolled in graduate programs across the country are petitioning their institutions to grant academic extensions and suspend summer tuition. As for many workers in different sectors of the Canadian society, the COVID-19 pandemic has serious implications for the well-being and academic progress of … Continue reading Statement on the COVID-19 Crisis / Déclaration liée à la crise de la COVID-19 →

CSTHA Summer Student Position

CSTHA Summer Student Contract June-August 2020 (pending budget approval May 25) CDN$710-819 per week Deadline for submission: Monday, May 18, 2020. Please submit a letter of interest and a CV. Short-listed candidates will be required to provide 2 references. The Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association (CSTHA) is seeking a graduate student in history—preferably one … Continue reading CSTHA Summer Student Position →

2018-2019 Jarrell Prize / Prix Jarrell

On behalf of the CSTHA executive, we are happy to announce that Jennifer Hubbard is the recipient of the Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association's Jarrell Prize for 2018-2019. Dr. Hubbard's article, "The Global Repercussions of the 1947 Symposium on Fish Populations in Toronto: Scientific Networks and the Over-fishing Question," published in Scientia Canadensis, Volume … Continue reading 2018-2019 Jarrell Prize / Prix Jarrell →