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The Making of the Modern Donor, Samin Rashidbeigi, G6 (3959599)

My project traces the emergence of blood transfusion technology in modern Iran. Until the early 1970s, an informal market supplied hospitals with blood products. Forced by poverty, professional…

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"The Mask: Historical Reflections on Personal Protective Equipment, with Lessons for the COVID-19 Era" - A Class Day Lecture by Keith Wailoo, Department of History

This lecture was given as part of the 2020 Class Day celebration for the Department of History. The opening remarks by Professor Keith Wailoo looked at the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and the…

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Session 3 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of HealthSession 3 | Battling Epidemics: Historian/Heath Care Practitioners Reflect on their Experiences on the Front…

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Closing Discussion | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Closing Discussion | Pandemic Legacies and the Future of Health Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 3 - 4 pm Presenters:William Schneider, Indiana University I Why Some Pathogens Become Pandemics – Lessons…

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Session 6 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Session 6 | After Epidemics: The Challenge of Reinventing Public HealthSaturday, May 9, 2020 | 1:30 - 3 pmFrom cholera to polio and AIDS, epidemic crises often spur societies to reinvent public…

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Session 5 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Session 5 | Uncertain Knowledge in Epidemics: How Crises Spur New Therapies, Surveillance Practices, and Dubious Theories Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 11 am - 12:30 pm In the face of epidemic illness and…

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Session 4 | Pandemic, Creating a Usable Past: Epidemic History, COVID-19, and the Future of Health

Saturday, May 9, 2020 | 9 - 10:30 am Session 4 | Epidemic Responses: Civil Liberties and Public Health Politics In the face of epidemic outbreaks, public health demands (whether for the wearing of…

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