We are thrilled to announce our new minor in Science and Society starting this fall! Undergraduate students will be able to explore the societal implications of science, tech, health, and the environment. Learn more: tinyurl.com/css-minor

Join us on Oct 4 to learn more about the Purépecha dyeing tradition with Bertha Estrada and Mateo Rodriguez! Students will also showcase their textile results and insights from their hands-on experience alongside these experts. RSVP: tinyurl.com/2s3emeby

For 10 days, we had the incredible honor of hosting expert textile dyers Bertha Estrada Huipe and Mateo Rodriguez Estrada! They shared the environmental, historical, and tacit knowledge embedded in the Purépecha dyeing tradition with students through hands-on experimentation.

Our students have been in the lab making cochineal lake pigments! Found growing on cactuses in Mexico and South America, the cochineal insect revolutionized pigments and dyes. Trace empire through color and learn how to make pigments at home: tinyurl.com/rtc-cochineal

Looking to bring hands-on history into your classroom? Our Research and Teaching Companion shows how experiential learning can be adapted to any space, learner level, or budget with lesson plans, case studies, and other resources. Discover it for yourself: teaching640.makingandknowing.org

Four years after publishing our digital critical edition, Secrets of Craft and Nature, we are thrilled to share its Research and Teaching Companion! These resources and tools help bring history to life in any classroom. teaching640.makingandknowing.org

Out now! ⬇️ And OPEN ACCESS on manchesterhive🔓 The newest addition to our #SDMC series is 'Refashioning the Renaissance: Everyday dress in Europe, 1500-1650' Providing new perspectives on early modern clothing and fashion history 🪡

In fall 2024, CSS and Making And Knowing Project hosted expert textile dyers Bertha Estrada Huipe and Mateo Rodriguez Estrada from Ahuirán, Mexico. Learn more about their decades of experience and experimentation in our new video! youtu.be/95KdMq72SXk

We are thrilled to announce that our Founding Director Pamela Smith has been awarded the History of Science Society's most prestigious prize, the Sarton Medal. Congratulations Pamela! Learn more via our website: tinyurl.com/phs-sarton