2024 History Department News
Four Department of History faculty recognized for Years of Service
Four Department of History faculty were recognized for their service anniversaries at Purdue University. Deborah L. Fleetham, William G. Gray, Wendy Kline, and Margaret Mih Tillman were honored at a celebratory luncheon on Dec. 3 in Purdue Memorial Union's North Ballroom.
Research team including Dr. Kathryn Maxson Jones aims to expand neuroscience data accessibility
Assistant Professor Dr. Kathryn Maxson Jones is part of a team of researchers aiming to expand the accessibility of neuroscience data. The team recently published a paper in eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. In their paper, the researchers provided an overview and analysis of the NIH-funded BRAIN Initiative data-sharing ecosystem.
New book by Dr. Jonathan Lande spotlights Black Union soldiers in the Civil War
Dr. Jonathan Lande, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, is author of the newly released book, Freedom Soldiers: The Emancipation of Black Soldiers in Civil War Camps, Courts, and Prisons (Oxford University Press, 2024).
Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program featured by PBS News Hour
Purdue Department of History faculty Dr. Melinda Zook and Dr. Michelle LaBonte are featured on a recent PBS News Hour show spotlighting the College of Liberal Arts Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program.
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Dr. Kathryn Cramer Brownell receives American Historical Society’s 2024 Palmegiano Prize
Dr. Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Professor in the Department of History, is the 2024 recipient of the Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize in the History of Journalism presented by the American Historical Association, awarded annually to the author of the most outstanding book published in English on any aspect of the history of journalism, concerning any area of the world, and any period.
Dr. Wendy Kline presents 2024 Susan La Flesche Picotte Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Wendy Kline, Professor in the Department of History and the Dema G. Seelye Chair in the History of Medicine, presented the 2024 Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte Distinguished Lecture at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in October.