The newest issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review is now live! It opens with a dive into the world of comics, before embarking on a fieldtrip across an Arctic research station, Finland’s boreal forests, and the eroding riverbanks of Bangladesh. Three essays, a visual narrative, a short story, and an interview join forces to uncover missing pieces in our quest to understand human–environment interactions. 

Colonial Sanitation Workshop

Modern sanitation has long been tied to systems of power, governance, and social hierarchy. Sanitation is not only about treating sewage, waste disposal, and the supply of fresh water – it involves economy, technology, planning, regulation, and much more. Sanitation also represents cultural values, social justice, and Human-Nature relations. During the 19th-20th centuries, European sanitary ideology spread worldwide, often as a direct product of the colonial project. Sanitation reinforced European notions of “undeveloped” civilizations and legitimized colonial rule by demonstrating European control over territories and living conditions. While sanitary systems improved living conditions for some, they came with environmental and social costs.
This online workshop brings together scholars of any sanitation aspect under colonial rule across the globe in the 19th-20th centuries. We will discuss works in progress, identify common patterns, examine the uniqueness of each study, and gain inspiration and academic feedback on our work. Eventually, we will discuss future collaborations in projects, writing, and conferences. All scholars are welcome to participate in the workshop; however, we especially encourage early-career scholars during their PhD or Postdoctoral studies to apply.

7–9 de maio de 2026

Institut Interuniversitari López Piñero (Universitat de València)

Temos o prazer de partilhar esta chamada para as Jornadas de Jovens Investigadoras em História da Ciência, da Medicina e da Tecnologia (CIMETEC), que terão lugar no Institut Interuniversitari López Piñero (Universitat de València) entre os dias 7 e 9 de maio de 2026.

O encontro é organizado por jovens investigadoras e investigadores com o apoio de diversas sociedades e instituições de Espanha e Portugal, e inspira-se — entre outros exemplos — na conferência bienal de doutorandos neerlandesa-belga.

O principal idioma de trabalho será o castelhano, mas serão igualmente bem-vindas comunicações em catalão, galego e português.

Envio do resumo (máx. 250 palavras) e uma breve biografia a This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Data limite: 20 de dezembro de 2025.

Mais informação em JORNADAS: CIMETEC Del 7 al 9 de mayo de 2026

This month - "400 YEARS OF A REMARKABLE BOOK: The illustrated description of the plants grown in the Farnese gardens in Rome", by Manuel Miranda Fernandes

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Este mês - "EFEMÉRIDE BIBLIOGRÁFICA: A descrição ilustrada das plantas cultivadas nos jardins farnesianos em Roma", por Manuel Miranda Fernandes