January 7, 2020

Meet AIHP’s New Treasurer: Professor Holly Mason

AIHP is delighted to welcome Holly Mason, PhD, to its Board of Directors as the Institute’s new Treasurer. Dr. Mason succeeds W. Clarke Ridgway, who resigned as Treasurer in November…

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January 7, 2020

AIHP Accepting Applications for 2020 PhD Thesis Support Grants

AIHP is now accepting applications for 2020 PhD Thesis Support Grants. The deadline for receipt of applications is February 1, 2020. Doctoral candidates in the fields of the history of…

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December 20, 2019

Ridgway Succeeds Zellmer as AIHP President

At its Annual Business Meeting on November 14, 2019, AIHP inaugurated W. Clarke Ridgway as its new President. Mr. Ridgway succeeds William A. Zellmer, who is retiring from AIHP’s Board…

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December 20, 2019

President W. Clarke Ridgway Inaugural Address

AIHP President Inaugural Address; W. Clarke Ridgway; Nov. 14, 2019 I’d like to first recognize and thank out-going President Bill Zellmer for your masterful guidance of the Institute during a…

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December 11, 2019

Pharmacy Students visit the Archives!

University of Wisconsin-Madison PharmD students analyzed artifacts from AIHP’s historical collections this semester. University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy lecturer, Dr. Kate Rotzenberg, and the American Institute of the History…

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December 10, 2019

Greg Higby Helps the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Prepare for its Bicentennial

Greg Higby, AIHP’s Fischelis Scholar and former Executive Director, is working with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, now called the University of the Sciences, to help the institution prepare for…

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November 25, 2019

AIHP Mourns the Passing of George Griffenhagen

We are sad to report that longtime AIHP member George Griffenhagen passed away on November 21, 2019, at age 95. Mr. Griffenhagen had been an AIHP member since 1949 and…

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November 21, 2019

Recap: The Poison Squad, by Deborah Blum, Book Discussion

Presented by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, the Go Big Read initiative, and the Social and Administrative Sciences Division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy….

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November 12, 2019

Call for Papers: “A New Social History of Pharmacy & Pharmaceuticals”

Symposium and Special issues of Pharmacy in History, The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs, and Canadian Bulletin of Medical History The aim of this Call for Papers and ensuing…

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November 11, 2019

2019 AIHP Annual Business Meeting Documents

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy’s 2019 Annual Business Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 14th, starting at 1:00 PM Central (2:00 PM Eastern). The meeting will be…

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