Forklift Disease: Occupational Illness in the Postwar Era

Name: Forklift Disease: Occupational Illness in the Postwar Era
Start: 2026-05-01T11:00:00-04:00
Location: International Affairs Building

Fri, 1 May 2026 at 11:00 AM

International Affairs Building

420 W 118th St, NY 10027

Morningside Heights Open in Maps

Free entry

Indoor

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Scholarly panel on Victor Seow's paper about 'forklift disease' and the making of occupational illness in the postwar era, featuring Harvard and Columbia scholars, with moderator Kavita Sivaramakrishnan. A focused discussion on labor, medicine, and policy in historical perspective.

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TagsForklift disease Occupational illness Postwar era History of science Public health Panel discussion Columbia University

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