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Muriel Blaisdell
Contact
Titles
- Professor of History
- Affiliate of the Women's Studies Program
Education
- PhD 1976, Harvard University
- MA, Oregon State University
- BA, DePaul University
Teaching and Research Interests
- History of Science
- Science and religion
- Curriculum development
Recently taught courses
- HST 270 Renaissance and Early Modern Science
- HST 280 Honors Seminar: Interactions between Religion and Science
- HST 400D Senior Capstone: Darwin—Life, Theories, Controversies
Work in Progress
Dr. Blaisdell’s current work includes an essay on “The History of Science as a Resource for Interdisciplinary Studies.” Her book project, Going to Extremes: The Scientific Exploration of Extreme Terrestrial Environments, includes history, history of science, and critical evaluation of writings on the North and South Poles, Mount Everest, Amazonia including the rainforest canopy, Tropical Africa, Indonesia, and the abyss and vents of the sea.
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