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Wednesday, May 13,2009 IMHM celebrates the second printing of From Under the Cloud at Seven Steeples by Lucy Jane King, M.D. The IMHM will host a book signing by Dr. Lucy Jane King on May 13, 2009. Wednesday, March 25,2009 "2009 Spring Forensic Lecture Series " Raising the Dead: When Our Ancestors Are Evicted. The Spring 2009 Forensic Lecture Series speaker will be renowned forensic anthropologist Stephen P. Nawrocki, Ph.D., of the University of Indianapolis. In 2007, the University of Indianapolis assisted in the excavation of 33 burials from the 19th century Wright Cemetery, located at the intersection of I-69 and I-465 on the northeast side of Indianapolis. Impending roadwork necessitated a wholesale removal of the cemetery. The University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory conducted a detailed analysis of the skeletons prior to their reburial. The lecture will detail the processes and issues involved with a project of this nature.Saturday, December 20, 2008 "IMHM Open House" The Indiana Medical History Museum will have an "Open House" from 10am until 3pm. Full tours will not be given, but staff and volunteers will be stationed throughout the museum to answer questions. Admission is free. The open house is part of the "Twelve Free Days of Christmas" sponsored by the Indiana Convention and Visitors Association. You can find out more information about this and other events by visiting the ICVA website.
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Previous 2008 Events at the IMHM |
Sunday, November 9, 2008 "Center for Bioethics and Center for Inquiry Panel Discussion" The museum will be partnering with Center for Bioethics and the Center for Inquiry to host an extraordinary panel discussion for the Spirit and Place Festival calendar on Sunday, November 9th, at 2PM. Panelists include Eric M. Meslin, Ph.D., Director, Indiana University Center for Bioethics; Kimberly Quaid, Ph.D., Professor of Medical and Molecular Genetics; and David Flockhart, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, IU School of Medicine. The topic of discussion will be The Ethics of Predictive Genetic Testing and the Search for Personalized Drugs. |
Sunday, November 2, 2008 "Annual Members Gathering" We look forward to seeking all our supporters at the annual Members Gathering on Sunday, November 2nd. This year, why not make it a goal to bring a friend who has never seen the museum? A special presentation about World War I journalist Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant by Diane Prenatt, Ph.D. (Marian College) will be featured. Dr. Prenatt's talk is entitled Working Wounded: Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant Covers the Great War. While touring a French battlefield in 1918, Sergeant was seriously injured by a grenade and received breakthrough treatment that prevented her from suffering amputation of a limb. |
Sunday October 26, 2008 Inspired by books about your favorite boy wizard, Wizards Academy is where students will learn science by exploring principles of physics, chemistry and electricity. Costumed students will conduct demonstrations in the Great Amphitheater. A special visit from animals mentioned in the books and a walk through the museum’s medicinal garden (with plants every wizard should know) will make this a fun and educational afternoon.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Presented by Jay Siegel, Ph.D. Dr. Siegel is the Director of the Forensic & Investigative Sciences Program The topic will be The Role of Observer Bias in the Analysis of Pattern Evidence. Admission is free. |
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 The John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, Inc., will make its annual visit to the museum on Wednesday, September 10, at 4pm. The winning essay, on the history of surgery, from the Indiana University-Purdue University Medical Humanities-Health Studies Program will be read and discussed.
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Two Wednesdays, July 9 or July 23, 2008 "Children's Story Garden" Reading and activities for ages 4-8 years old. The children will hear two charming stories about plants and ecology and participate in activities in the garden. Rain or shine. RSVP at 317-635-7329 or email education@imhm.org. The July 23 program is a repeat of the July 9th program. Fee: $1.00 |
Saturday, June 14, 2008 "Extra Innings! Festival" On Saturday June 14, celebrate the Extra Innings! Festival on the grounds of the Indiana Medical History Museum, where some of the movie was filmed. The day begins with a tour of Indianapolis sites used in filming, including old Bush Stadium. Afterwards you can watch vintage baseball games, hear baseball historians speak about the 1919 Black Sox scandal then watch the film outdoors at dusk. For more information, click here. Where: Indiana Medical History Museum June 14, 2008 |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 "The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis Meeting" Sherlock Holmes fans -- The Illustrious Clients of Indianapolis, the city's oldest Sherlock Holmes society, will meet at the Indiana Medical History Museum on Saturday afternoon, May 3 and you are welcome to join them. Please contact the Society to reserve your chair as this event is limited to those registered through it. Please let them know you heard about this through the museum. For more information: http://www.illustriousclients.org/ Where: Indiana Medical History Museum May 3, 2008 |
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 3:00 pm "Unearthing Belle: Exposing the World's Most Prolific Female Serial Killer." Speaker: Andrea Simmons, MS, JD Where: Indiana Medical History Museum April 2, 2008 3:00 pm Cost: Free and open to the public |
Sunday, March 2, 2008 through April 2, 2008 Exhibit Talking Heads: Coaxing Information
from the Skull The opening program will feature Dr. Richard Ward, Professor of Anthropology and Dentistry at IUPUI, who will speak at 4:00 on Sunday March 2 about the use of 3D laser photography to diagnose fetal alcohol syndrome. The exhibit will run from March 2 to April 2. Where: Indiana Medical History Museum |
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