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NYU strikes tentative deal with adjunct professors on union contract

Many thanks to former NCIS president Janet Wasserman for sending us this news!

NYU strikes tentative deal with adjunct professors on union contract
by Michelle Bocanegra and Catalina Gonella, gothamist.com, Nov.2, 2022

Adjunct professors at NYU...

NCIS WELCOMES 9 NEW MEMBERS from the USA, UK and Germany

A warm NCIS welcome to 6 new Full members and 3 new Associate members admitted in July/August.

FULL MEMBERS

Dr. Marcia Uddoh, MD (candidate), PhD, MPH, MS, MSW (USA) is a medical researcher specializing in neurology. Dr. Uddoh...

Report from NCIS grantee Kevin Waitkuweit

We were delighted to receive the following report from Kevin Waitkuweit, who received a Conference Support Grant enabling him to attend this conference.

It is with great appreciation that I write to than you for granting me funding support to attend the American Sociological...

EISENSTEIN PRIZE WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Elizabeth Eisenstein Essay Prize 2022

The submissions received spanned a number of Humanities discipline, and two in particular stood out to all committee members as very excellent papers. After careful consideration, the committee reached unanimous agreement as...

"Building your website, establishing your research identity" webinar now online

Hannah Pethen Barrett's excellent hands-on workshop on "Building your website, establishing your research identity" is now available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K3-IFH40zs on our NCIS YouTube channel. You will also need to...

NCIS WEBINAR on "Building your website, establishing your research identity."

The next free online event in our NCIS Upskilling Series will take place on Saturday 24 September (2pm EST/7pm BST/8pm CET) and will feature Dr Hannah Pethen speaking about “Building your website, establishing your research identity.”.
You can book your free ticket at ...

Welcome to 9 new members

In June/July nine new scholars were admitted to membership of NCIS. Welcome all!

New Full Members

Dr. James M. Magrini taught Philosophy and Ethics at the College of Dupage for fifteen years. During his tenure he awards and distinctions...

NCIS grantee Doaa ElShereef presents her research in Paris

NCIS member and grant award recipient Dr Doaa El Shereef has shared some news of her latest academic exploits. She writes:
" I participated as an Independent Scholar and a member of NCIS in 6th International Conference on Culture and History (ICCH 2022) that was held in Paris, France...

CFP for edited volume "Medical Technology and the Social"

Call for Manuscripts for Edited Volume

from NCIS member Kathryn Burrows

Working Title: Medical Technology and the Social: How Medical Technology is Impacting Social relations, Institutions, and Beliefs about what is Normal

Lexington Books,
A Division of Rowman...

Neil Dukas publishes "Sometime in Africa" travelogue

Congratulations to military historian Neil Dukas, author of “A Military History of Sovereign Hawai‘i” and “The Battle of Nu‘uanu, 1795” whose new book "Sometime in Africa" has just been published.
Sometime in Africa The year was 1983. Convinced his college education was...

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