• International Medieval Congress to focus on Travel and Exploration

    Updated: 2010-06-30 17:47:00
    The International Medieval Congress (IMC), the largest academic conference in Great Britain, will be featuring some of the world’s finest medieval minds as they present the advantages yet inevitable dangers of travel in the medieval world.From 12-15 July, over 1,500 scholars from around the world will gather at the University of Leeds for the eighteenth International Medieval Congress...Click here to read the full article on Medievalists.net

  • Textus Roffensis: Law, Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England – conference at the University of Kent

    Updated: 2010-06-30 14:01:00
    : : , Medieval News Latest News Amazon.com Widgets Medievalists.net Promote Your Page Too Wednesday , June 30, 2010 Textus Roffensis : Law , Language and Libraries in Early Medieval England conference at the University of Kent A three-day conference on the Textus Roffensis , the priceless 12th century Rochester Cathedral manuscript which was named Britain’s Hidden Treasure’ by the British Library , will take place at the University of Kent between July 25-27. Textus Roffensis is a Rochester Cathedral book of the early 12th century that holds some of the most significant texts issued by England’s various early medieval kingdoms going back to the laws of King Æthelbert of Kent c . 604 It also preserves abundant records from one of England’s earliest episcopal sees . To read the full article

  • Han Dynasty tombs unearthed in Central China

    Updated: 2010-06-29 23:25:27
    A pair of Han Dynasty tombs have been discovered in Central China’s Henan province. The tombs were found by construction workers when digging sewer lines on June 24. A seven-story miniature clay building and more than 70 other items including jars, clay warehouses, clay dogs, clay basins and clay cups have been unearthed by archaeologists. [...]

  • Dedicated to Jake Crosby and Age of Autism…

    Updated: 2010-06-28 02:09:10
    Yes, despite the best efforts of Jake Crosby, Age of Autism, and AoA commenters, I'm still standing. Stay tuned tomorrow for as much of the story as I can tell you.

  • Call for Papers: Love, Friendship, Marriage, at the Plymouth State University Medieval and Renaissance Forum

    Updated: 2010-06-25 18:07:00
    : : , , , Medieval News Latest News Amazon.com Widgets Medievalists.net Promote Your Page Too Friday , June 25, 2010 Call for Papers : Love , Friendship , Marriage , at the Plymouth State University Medieval and Renaissance Forum Plymouth State University 32nd Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum Friday and Saturday April 15-16, 2011 Call for Papers and Sessions Love , Friendship , Marriage” We invite abstracts in medieval and Early Modern studies that consider how secular and religious love , affection , and devotion were perceived and expressed in a variety of contexts . nbsp Papers need not be confined to the theme , but may cover many aspects of medieval and Renaissance life , literature , languages , art , philosophy , theology , history and music . Student sessions with faculty

  • God’s Philosophers: How the medieval world laid the foundations of modern science

    Updated: 2010-06-18 16:54:00
    : : Medieval News Latest News Amazon.com Widgets Medievalists.net Promote Your Page Too Friday , June 18, 2010 God’s Philosophers : How the medieval world laid the foundations of modern science The Royal Society has unveiled its longlist for Prize for Science Books , the world’s most prestigious award for science writing , which includes a book about science in the Middle Ages . God’s Philosophers : How the medieval world laid the foundations of modern science by James Hannam , debunks many of the myths and stereotypes about science and technological advancement during the Middle Ages , and profiles some of the important thinkers of period , such as Thomas Aquinas , Nicole Oresme and William of . Ockham The five-member committee who made the choice said that Hannam's book is a revelation ,

  • Marco Ramoni

    Updated: 2010-06-16 19:38:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar HMS Countway Library of Medicine Director's Blog Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine and the new frontiers in biomedical computing 2010-06-16 Marco Ramoni My dear and brilliant colleague , Marco Ramoni , died unexpectedly last week . This is not the venue for personal recollections , so I provide the academic sketch here as well as an invitation for contributions to a prize in his honor Marco Ramoni , PhD , Associate Professor and Medicine at Harvard Medical School and research faculty at Children’s Hospital , Boston and Brigham and Women’s Hospital . Most recently the Director , Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory , Harvard Medical School , Director , NLM Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics , Children's Hospital Informatics Program . and

  • Let our data go

    Updated: 2010-06-15 15:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar HMS Countway Library of Medicine Director's Blog Harvard Medical School's Countway Library of Medicine and the new frontiers in biomedical computing 2010-06-15 Let our data go In principle we have access to our own healthcare data . In practice , it is frequently laborious , costly and at least inconvenient and sometimes impossible . In that context as noted by my colleague Keith Strier we have some good news from the federal . government In the very first PCHRI conference , when I facilitated the business section , one of the few truly memorable take-aways for me was coming to the conclusion that what we really needed was a download” button on EHRs . It seemed so simple , but unachievable . Yet , here we are , the first major public initiative to install a

  • Speaking Skeptically About Vitamins

    Updated: 2010-06-10 11:09:30
    The scientific understanding of vitamins has evolved over time, from the identification of frank deficiencies, to exploring the value of supplements to prevent chronic diseases. Among health professionals, taking a multivitamin "for insurance" has long been considered to be a reasonable strategy. But as more robust evidence has emerged about ...

  • Should your email be archived?

    Updated: 2010-06-08 02:06:00
    Who will make sure that the pearls of your scholarship, scattered throughout your email and other electronic files will survive and be studied? Or should such digital ephemera be allowed to be composted in the big electronic bit bucket in the sky? These and other questions will be addressed June 9th at the Harvard Digital Scholarship Summit.

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