Author Archives: Robert Peckyno
A Sonnet for Anatomist Barthélémy Cabrol
Montpellier surgeon Barthélémy Cabrol (1529-1603) first published his Alphabet anatomic in 1594. A series of tables that graphically represented the parts of the body, it was immensely popular, with eleven editions in the seventeenth century as well as translations into … Continue reading
Roundtable on ‘Arming Mother Nature’
After editing a couple of dozen H-Environment roundtables himself, it is great to have one of Jake Hamblin’s own books, Arming Mother Nature, as the subject of one – this time guest-edited by Michael Egan of McMaster University. You can … Continue reading
“Guns in America” – a Constitution Day event
The School of History, Philosophy, and Religion will be hosting Oregon State Universities annual Constitution Day (9/17) event at 3pm the Memorial Union, La Raza Room. This year, the topic will be “Guns in America.” Details to follow!
Listen in on “The New Surveillance Society” – July 27th on NPR
Assistant professor of history Christopher McKnight Nichols can be heard on Philosophy Talk’s program on the “The New Surveillance Society” which will air nationally on NPR on Sunday July 27, 2014 and throughout that week. (The show was taped in … Continue reading
SHPR Digest-Winter 2014
The latest news and information from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion (SHPR) at Oregon State University Highlights: The classroom is only the beginning of education. Recognizing this, the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion at Oregon State is … Continue reading
SHPR Digest – Fall 2013
The latest news and information from the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion (SHPR) Oregon State University SHPR NEWS: SHPR faculty were active preparing and publishing new works and giving presentations at academic conferences around the world, in your community, … Continue reading
SHPR Digest – June 2013
SHPR NEWS Courtney Campbell was recently featured as a medical ethics guest expert on an episode of “The Blaze.” With hospitals facing a shortage of organ donors, this show asked if there is a free market solution that can solve … Continue reading
SHPR Digest – May 2013
SHPR News Christopher McKnight Nichols has had a banner month starting with the American Military and Diplomatic History Conference that was held on campus May 7th to celebrate the launch of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Military and Diplomatic History – … Continue reading
SHPR Digest – April 2013
SHPR News Congratulations go out to Jim Blumenthal who was the focus of a feature story entitled ‘Hemisphere to Hemisphere’ for the College of Liberal Arts. “When Jim Blumenthal finished his degree at the University of San Diego in 1989, … Continue reading
SHPR Digest – March 2013
Notes From the Chair Welcome to the first installment of the SHPR Digest – our new monthly-ish summary of news from across the School. A big thanks to Bob for pulling this together and all of you who wrote in … Continue reading