Applications are due soon for the Phillips Fund for Native American Research! This grant funds research in linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental United States and Canada. https://bit.ly/4995xez Contact [email protected] for more info.

Friday marks the 129th birthday of Marian Anderson, a Philadelphia native singer and Black musical icon. In 2023, Carol J. Oja joined us for a talk titled "Marian Anderson and Jim Crow Segregation in Classical Music Performance." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToyK...

In 1776, Americans learned about the Declaration of Independence largely through copies made by printers like Philadelphia's John Dunlap. Read about Dunlap's memory in this op-ed by Michael Auslin for the Philadelphia Inquirer, featuring an APS copy of Dunlap's Declaration. https://bit.ly/3MBVzgg

✈️ Calling international scholars! Apply by March 2 for APS short-term fellowships, including the David Center for the American Revolution Research Fellowships for International Scholars. 🔗 More info about fellowships: https://bit.ly/4rqmXwY

Happening now! Join us for an engaging conference on "Black Declarations of Independence: Before and After 1776" at the APS. This conference is a collaboration between the APS and The Library Company of Philadelphia. Find more info and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv

Congratulations to Dorothy Roberts (APS 2023), author of a new memoir, The Mixed Marriage Project. It explores the lives of interracial couples, including Roberts' own parents, in Chicago over a period of decades. Learn more about the book and order here: https://bit.ly/467ac1G

Join us on March 26 to hear from Nicholas Cronk on "Celebrating Enlightenment values in 2026: the example of Voltaire and slavery". This talk will consider how writings of the Enlightenment still engage us meaningfully in the modern day. https://bit.ly/3Mv7Ov1

“Our ability to advance both economically and technologically, our country's entire intellectual and cultural life depend on the success of our great educational enterprise.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom. #wordsofwisdom #education #peace

The American Revolution was not just a national war, but a period of global transformation. Join the APS and The Library Company of Philadelphia on March 4th to hear from historian and author Richard Bell on “The American Revolution and the Fate of the World.” 📕 https://bit.ly/4avCjZL

📝 Ella Deloria was an Indigenous anthropologist in the 20th century, a difficult time to be an Indigenous person and a woman in any professional field. Read this week's blog post by Madhavi Tiruchelvam, former APS Curatorial Intern, to learn about Deloria's life in the field. https://bit.ly/4rhj0KI

🎩On this Presidents' Day, our Meeting Monday is brought to us by James M. McPherson who joined us in 2009 for a talk titled "Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief." He discussed how Lincoln expanded his volunteer army to win the Civil War. 🇺🇸 🔗 Full talk: https://bit.ly/4aPdZmQ

🌿 Local to Tucson? Visit Mission Garden on Mar. 7 for a lecture on “Cultivating Ethnobotanical Knowledge Across Time and Space.” Drs. Alejandro de Ávila and Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan will discuss the histories and legacies of botanical gardens in N. America. https://bit.ly/4aosrAQ

Irene Bald Romano, 4-time APS grantee and American Philosophical Society Press author, is spreading the word on a group of Ancient Greek marble statuettes discovered in eastern Iraqi Kurdistan. Zoom into her lecture, given at Bryn Mawr College, on February 16! https://bit.ly/3OpWmRP

📚 Join us on March 5 for a Lunch at the Library! Nathan Sowry, Smithsonian Reference Archivist will join us to discuss his new book "Turning the Power: Indian Boarding Schools, Native American Anthropologists, and the Race to Preserve Indigenous Cultures." 🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4rck2aP

Congratulations to social psychologist Jennifer Eberhardt (APS 2023) who has been named in this year's TIME Magazine list, "The Closers." It recognizes 18 Black leaders working in various fields to close the racial equality gap. https://bit.ly/3ZLzq1U

“The speed with which science is developing calls forth increased interest in the processes by which the growth of science occurs.” Check back weekly for APS Members' Words of Wisdom. #wordsofwisdom #genetics

🎙️ Episode 4 of the APS Useful Knowledge podcast is out now! Guest Daniel Gilbert joins host Patrick Spero to discuss "useless knowledge," the pursuit of Happiness, the human imagination, and more. 🧠 @danielgilbert.bsky.social 🎧 Find more information and listen here: https://bit.ly/4ao6r9n

💘18th century Americans experienced love and heartbreak just like us. This week’s blog post from Jenna Hardin, 2025 Swan Fellow, highlights her work on her project “Cupid’s Dart: Failed Romantic Relationships in Early America, 1750-1800.” 💌 Read the full blog post here: https://bit.ly/4akYiTb

🚨 New episode! 🎧 Tune in tomorrow to Episode 4 of the Useful Knowledge podcast with psychologist and author Daniel Gilbert. Listen tomorrow on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 🎙️@danielgilbert.bsky.social

Leopard seals are one of the least-studied apex predators in the world. In April 2025, Emily Sperou joined us to discuss exciting discoveries about their diets, environment, and behavior. 🦭 🌊 🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4cdF7wY #leopardseal #apexpredator #animalscience

📖 Look out for Shakespeare in the Kitchen, a monograph by 2024 Franklin Grant recipient, Marissa Nicosia! This book explores Shakespeare's writings and their connection to Renaissance recipes. It is slated for publication in late April. 🍲 https://bit.ly/4ca73lm

Congratulations to Emanuel Ax (APS 2009), who was named 2026 Musical America Artist of the Year. Ax is a classical pianist with a career spanning over 50 years, and has been a faculty member at The Julliard School since 1990.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom! #wordsofwisdom #education #peace

Join the APS and the Library Company of Philadelphia for a free conference on "Black Declarations of Independence." This conference will explore how Black people have articulated, enacted, and reimagined freedom before and after 1776. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/4qYH9Wv

🏙️ How is history remembered in our cities? In her talk, "Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape," educator and historian Amy Jane Cohen discussed how history is memorialized in Philadelphia, highlighting the efforts of historian and collector Charles Blockson. #BlackHistoryMonth #Philadelphia

📚 Did you miss our public lecture on Greater Philadelphia: A New History for the Twenty-First Century? Catch it today on C-SPAN 2 at 4PM ET! Authors Howard Gillette and Charlene Mires discuss Philadelphia’s role in shaping the nation. 📺 Watch the event here after it airs: https://bit.ly/4k3JVa1

✍️ Applications are open for the Phillips Fund for Native American Research! It provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental US and Canada. Apply by March 2! 🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/4995xez

Congratulations to Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella (APS 2018) who was awarded the Order of Canada this month. Abella became a Supreme Court Justice of Canada in 2004 being the first Jewish woman and the first refugee to Canada to hold that position. 🍁

“The ice-cold flame of the passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake must be kept burning, can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake." Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom! #wordsofwisdom

📆 Join us on Feb. 12 for a free public lecture! “A Traveller from an Antique Land" will feature Natasha McEnroe from the Society of Antiquaries of London for a discussion on some of the Society’s treasures. 🔍 🔗 Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/469hq50

How did modern ideas of "intelligence" come about, and how have they influenced American education? This week's blog post by former fellow Jim Porter titled "Frederick Osborn: Reform Eugenics and Post-WWII Educational Policy" explores these questions. ✍️ https://bit.ly/4pYD6Io

🎙️ Did you miss Episode 3 of the APS podcast, Useful Knowledge? Tune in to hear from @joycechaplin.bsky.social about the life and work of Benjamin Franklin including his pivotal invention, the Franklin Stove. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://bit.ly/4r3au1p or Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45oTgmS

🧠 How did human beings evolve to think deeply and imagine new possibilities? Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall discussed this in his 2015 talk “A Context for the Emergence of Modern Human Cognition.” 🔗 Watch the full talk here: https://bit.ly/4aakssi

🔍 Come research with us! We're accepting applications for the Swan Foundation Short-Term Research Fellowships on Revolutionary-Era Material Culture with the David Center for the American Revolution and Swan Historical Foundation, Inc. 🔗 More info: https://bit.ly/45KIyrd

#America250 is a nationwide event! Jurgen Buchenau, recipient of the Franklin Grant in 2004, 2013, and 2025 is joining North Carolina's James K. Polk State Historic Site for a lecture on Polk, the U.S.-American War, and Indigenous agency. Register here: https://bit.ly/4t1AIU6

Deadline extended! Apply to the @mellonfoundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Predoctoral and Archives Training Fellowships by February 9. ✏️ 🔗 Find more information and apply here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/cnair-funding-opportunities #indigenousstudies #scholarship

Congratulations to conductor Riccardo Muti (APS 1989) who was honored with the 2025 Ratzinger Prize by Pope Leo XIV in Rome! This award recognizes people who have made significant contributions to Christian art and culture.

“Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom! #usefulknowledge #wordsofwisdom #rbg

The APS is grateful to have received 3 National Endowment for the Humanities grants for Semiquincentennial programs! Funds will support its 2026 exhibition “These Truths: The Declarations of Independence,” educator workshop “America’s Forgotten Founders,” and digital portal "The Revolutionary City."

Looking for new books to read in the new year? APS Members have you covered! Look to this week's blog post by Erin Farrell, APS Coordinator of Membership and Prizes, for an overview of recent Members' publications. 📚 #bookrecommendations #tbr https://bit.ly/4sNkKwn

It’s been nearly 100 years since the birth of Martin Luther King, Jr. But he didn’t improve Black rights on his own. In this Meeting Talk Monday, historian Julie Fariman (APS 2025) discusses “We Went to Mississippi: Nurses' Civil Rights Activism of the Mid-1960s.” #civilrights #mlkday #nursing

The APS is looking for a Director of Development! Apply by February 19. https://apply.interfolio.com/179918

Former Lewis & Clark Fund recipient Justin Wang recently made a great discovery. He and fellow USC medical students found a cardiac anomaly in their anatomy lab--an extra vein flowing to the heart! They reported their findings in the European Journal of Anatomy. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS

The APS is hiring! Apply to the Communications Manager position by Feburary 12. https://apply.interfolio.com/179730

Congratulations to Mary-Claire King (APS 2012) who was awarded the 2025 VinFuture Special Prize for Women Innovators! She was honored for her identification of the BRCA1 gene, responsible for inherited susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers. https://bit.ly/49regdY

Congratulations to Mary-Claire King (APS 2012) who was awarded the 2025 VinFuture Special Prize for Women Innovators! She was honored for her identification of the BRCA1 gene, responsible for inherited susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers. https://bit.ly/49regdY

The American Philosophical Society is hiring Museum Guides! Apply by February 9.

“The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families and of Common-wealths.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom! #wordsofwisdom #benjaminfranklin #earlyamerica

Join the APS as a Long-Term Research Fellow! Applications due this Friday. Click here for more information: https://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fellowships#paragraph-9

Last summer, Eric Ross of UMass Amherst joined the APS as a Leon and Joanne V. C. Knopoff Research Fellow. He conducted research for his dissertation on scientific ethics, agency, and complicity in the Early Atomic Age. Learn about his work in this week's blog post: https://bit.ly/4qiDPF8