Cindy Ermus
@cindyermus.bsky.social
Mom; Wilson Assoc Prof in History of Medicine; Dir of medical humanities; Series Ed for France Overseas, U Neb Press; cofounder ageofrevolutions.com; FRHistS; NEH Fellow 2022.
Book: Great Plague Scare of 1720 (Cambridge 2023).
Views my own.
Book: Great Plague Scare of 1720 (Cambridge 2023).
Views my own.
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
Thank you Bruce Springsteen for “Streets of Minneapolis,” a powerful tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti and to the strength of the people of Minnesota.
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Thank you Bruce Springsteen for “Streets of Minneapolis,” a powerful tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti and to the strength of the people of Minnesota.
FYI: I just tried uploading a photograph of an 18th-century doc to ChatGPT to test its transcription chops for this kind of file. It completely (and convincingly!) made up the whole thing. From the very first line.
I fear for the future of...well, everything. But definitely also the profession.
I fear for the future of...well, everything. But definitely also the profession.
January 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
FYI: I just tried uploading a photograph of an 18th-century doc to ChatGPT to test its transcription chops for this kind of file. It completely (and convincingly!) made up the whole thing. From the very first line.
I fear for the future of...well, everything. But definitely also the profession.
I fear for the future of...well, everything. But definitely also the profession.
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
Age of Revolutions sits down with historian Miranda Spieler to explore the hidden lives of enslaved people in Paris and the fugitive histories that challenge our understanding of freedom and empire.
👉 Read the full interview: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/12/i...
👉 Read the full interview: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/12/i...
Interview with Miranda Spieler About Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories
By Katlyn Carter In Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories, Miranda Spieler questions the notion that there were no slaves in France.[1] She follows five individuals over the course o…
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January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Age of Revolutions sits down with historian Miranda Spieler to explore the hidden lives of enslaved people in Paris and the fugitive histories that challenge our understanding of freedom and empire.
👉 Read the full interview: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/12/i...
👉 Read the full interview: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/12/i...
Great to see @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social's Write to Return (2025) on display at the @historians.org book exhibit in Chicago! Please make sure your library has it!
January 11, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Great to see @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social's Write to Return (2025) on display at the @historians.org book exhibit in Chicago! Please make sure your library has it!
Wow, the contrast between the commentaries of the Editorial Boards of the NYT and WaPo is really something!
NYT's in my previous post, and Wapo's here.
NYT's in my previous post, and Wapo's here.
Opinion | Justice in Venezuela
The next challenge is setting the country up for long-term success.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Wow, the contrast between the commentaries of the Editorial Boards of the NYT and WaPo is really something!
NYT's in my previous post, and Wapo's here.
NYT's in my previous post, and Wapo's here.
This piece sums things up well.
"We share the hopes of desperate Venezuelans, some of whom have made a case for intervention. But there are no easy answers. By now, the world should understand the risks of regime change.
We hold out hope that the current crisis will end less badly than we expect."
"We share the hopes of desperate Venezuelans, some of whom have made a case for intervention. But there are no easy answers. By now, the world should understand the risks of regime change.
We hold out hope that the current crisis will end less badly than we expect."
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This piece sums things up well.
"We share the hopes of desperate Venezuelans, some of whom have made a case for intervention. But there are no easy answers. By now, the world should understand the risks of regime change.
We hold out hope that the current crisis will end less badly than we expect."
"We share the hopes of desperate Venezuelans, some of whom have made a case for intervention. But there are no easy answers. By now, the world should understand the risks of regime change.
We hold out hope that the current crisis will end less badly than we expect."
Very, VERY happy about this.
Yo ❤️ 305.
Yo ❤️ 305.
Miami elects first woman mayor, ends GOP’s 28-year control of City Hall
The defeat of the Republican in the race, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, gives added momentum to Democrats heading into the 2026 midterms.
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Very, VERY happy about this.
Yo ❤️ 305.
Yo ❤️ 305.
A celebratory piece to mark our 10th year, our forthcoming book(!!), and, for me, my stepping away from this project, of which I am so proud.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us through the years, whether by reading, contributing, &/or helping to spread the word.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us through the years, whether by reading, contributing, &/or helping to spread the word.
AoR is celebrating its 10th anniversary with some special news/updates! ageofrevolutions.com/2025/12/01/a...
A Tenth Revolution Around the Sun
By Bryan A. Banks and Cindy Ermus Ten years ago, we published our first essays on Age of Revolutions (AoR). Not yet knowing how the site would evolve, …
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December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A celebratory piece to mark our 10th year, our forthcoming book(!!), and, for me, my stepping away from this project, of which I am so proud.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us through the years, whether by reading, contributing, &/or helping to spread the word.
Thanks to everyone who has supported us through the years, whether by reading, contributing, &/or helping to spread the word.
Thoughtful piece on the threats to life saving vaccines, like Hep B (gift article).
Opinion | My Father Died of Hepatitis B Before the Vaccine. We Must Not Go Back.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Thoughtful piece on the threats to life saving vaccines, like Hep B (gift article).
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award The American Association for the History of Medicine established the lifetime achievement award in 1988; the first recipients were Saul Jarcho, Lester King,...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)
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Great to have a glimpse of my new book, How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic coming soon @hopkinspress.bsky.social (no cover yet, but working on it) in new book series on epidemic histories edited @doravargha.bsky.social & @steerewilliams.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
July 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great to have a glimpse of my new book, How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic coming soon @hopkinspress.bsky.social (no cover yet, but working on it) in new book series on epidemic histories edited @doravargha.bsky.social & @steerewilliams.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...
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The deadly fever in Ethiopia has been identified as Marburg disease.
It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia.
#IDsky 🧪
www.afro.who.int/countries/et...
It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia.
#IDsky 🧪
www.afro.who.int/countries/et...
Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus disease
Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a clus...
www.afro.who.int
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The deadly fever in Ethiopia has been identified as Marburg disease.
It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia.
#IDsky 🧪
www.afro.who.int/countries/et...
It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia.
#IDsky 🧪
www.afro.who.int/countries/et...
Today my Hist of Epidemics class got to take advantage of being an hour away from one of the world's foremost centers for biocontainment & high-level infectious disease care, with historical artifacts & books from the last 200+ years of medical & public health history! Thank you, @unmc.bsky.social!
November 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Today my Hist of Epidemics class got to take advantage of being an hour away from one of the world's foremost centers for biocontainment & high-level infectious disease care, with historical artifacts & books from the last 200+ years of medical & public health history! Thank you, @unmc.bsky.social!
Happy Halloween, Blueskyers! Blueys?! Blues?!
Want to get *really* spooked? Check this out: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Want to get *really* spooked? Check this out: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
a man with a pumpkin head is riding a horse in the dark
ALT: a man with a pumpkin head is riding a horse in the dark
media.tenor.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Happy Halloween, Blueskyers! Blueys?! Blues?!
Want to get *really* spooked? Check this out: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Want to get *really* spooked? Check this out: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award The American Association for the History of Medicine established the lifetime achievement award in 1988; the first recipients were Saul Jarcho, Lester King,...
histmed.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
And we have our cover! @cindyermus.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And we have our cover! @cindyermus.bsky.social
The window for nominations is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2025. For details, please see: histmed.org/genevieve-mi...
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award
Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award The American Association for the History of Medicine established the lifetime achievement award in 1988; the first recipients were Saul Jarcho, Lester King,...
histmed.org
October 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The window for nominations is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2025. For details, please see: histmed.org/genevieve-mi...
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
"In all the world, there neither was nor would ever be another place like this City of the Angels," #CareyMcWilliams.
Spent the last 4 days at @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Still processing all the wonderful Los Angeles history research shared @ #UHA2025LA.
Spent the last 4 days at @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Still processing all the wonderful Los Angeles history research shared @ #UHA2025LA.
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"In all the world, there neither was nor would ever be another place like this City of the Angels," #CareyMcWilliams.
Spent the last 4 days at @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Still processing all the wonderful Los Angeles history research shared @ #UHA2025LA.
Spent the last 4 days at @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Still processing all the wonderful Los Angeles history research shared @ #UHA2025LA.
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
Time travel! Pre order a copy of our @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social book, coming with @uvapress.bsky.social in February 2026! www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
The Global Age of Revolutions
<p><b>Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions</b></p><p>In 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched AgeofRevolutions.com
www.upress.virginia.edu
October 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Time travel! Pre order a copy of our @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social book, coming with @uvapress.bsky.social in February 2026! www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
Since this question came up in class last week on flu vaccination and Guillain-Barre syndrome, I think I’ll mention this tomorrow: “most research indicates that active influenza infection poses a higher risk for GBS, and vaccination may provide protection against it” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Investigating Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Vaccines: Is There a Link?
Research exploring the link between vaccines and Guillain-Barre syndrome suggests there is a minimal overall risk for GBS associated with vaccination.
www.neurologyadvisor.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Since this question came up in class last week on flu vaccination and Guillain-Barre syndrome, I think I’ll mention this tomorrow: “most research indicates that active influenza infection poses a higher risk for GBS, and vaccination may provide protection against it” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social
Join me tomorrow for this talk on public health in South Africa and the history of US philanthropy (and its recent tragic end).
On 6 Oct, 10-11am CST, Dr. Cath Burns of U of Johannesburg will deliver a Zoom talk for medical hums. at Nebraska titled "Faith, Hope and Science in the Time of AIDS: The Sinikethemba Centre and McCord Zulu Hospital." Flyer, abstract, & bio below.
Advance registration required: go.unl.edu/hmedburns
Advance registration required: go.unl.edu/hmedburns
October 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Join me tomorrow for this talk on public health in South Africa and the history of US philanthropy (and its recent tragic end).
Please join us a week from today for History of Medicine Week! Free registration through link below. @aahmhistmed.bsky.social
On 6 Oct, 10-11am CST, Dr. Cath Burns of U of Johannesburg will deliver a Zoom talk for medical hums. at Nebraska titled "Faith, Hope and Science in the Time of AIDS: The Sinikethemba Centre and McCord Zulu Hospital." Flyer, abstract, & bio below.
Advance registration required: go.unl.edu/hmedburns
Advance registration required: go.unl.edu/hmedburns
September 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Please join us a week from today for History of Medicine Week! Free registration through link below. @aahmhistmed.bsky.social
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Always a joy to work with and edit @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social! Looking forward to reading more about his pedagogical experiments in this next #AHAPerspectives.
Pitched an essay to @lmansley.bsky.social for the @historians.org’s Perspectives magazine, I’m very excited about! What does it involve, you ask? Cannon balls. Cave paintings. And MORE! In a lot of ways, it’s an extension of my essay on unessays. Read that here: www.historians.org/perspectives...
The Unessay – AHA
A popular assignment format meets students—and audiences—where they are.
www.historians.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Always a joy to work with and edit @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social! Looking forward to reading more about his pedagogical experiments in this next #AHAPerspectives.
Reposted by Cindy Ermus
Nothing makes the morning better than page proofs! @cindyermus.bsky.social @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Nothing makes the morning better than page proofs! @cindyermus.bsky.social @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social
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“People don’t usually connect COVID-19 with Alzheimer’s disease,” Jiang said, “but our review of emerging evidence suggests otherwise.”
uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...
uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...
UK researchers find Alzheimer’s-like brain changes in long COVID patients
New research from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging shows compelling evidence that the cognitive impairments observed in long COVID patients share striking similarities with t...
uknow.uky.edu
September 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“People don’t usually connect COVID-19 with Alzheimer’s disease,” Jiang said, “but our review of emerging evidence suggests otherwise.”
uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...
uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-...