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Center for Austrian Studies

The Western Hemisphere's oldest and best-known research center investigating the past, present, and future of Central Europe with a specific focus on Austria and the successor states of the Habsburg Empire.

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The Center for Austrian Studies - 2024 Dissertation Prize Competition Now Open

Dissertations completed between January 1st, 2022 and December 31st, 2023 will be eligible for submission

Hakoah wrestling team, Vienna 1920s-1930s

West Ham 0-5 Hakoah Vienna: How an All-Jewish Team Defeated the English at their own Game, Conquered Austrian Soccer, and Defied the Nazis

Last spring, Professor Michael Lower (Morse Alumni Distinguished University Teaching Professor of History) discussed his research for his forthcoming book on Hakoah

Interview With Professor Jole Shackelford on Franz Halberg and the History of Chronobiology

In this interview, History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Professor Jole Shackelford, who is currently conducting research on the Austrian chronobiologist, Franz Halberg…

CAS Advisory Board Member Selected As Fulbright Specialist

CAS Advisory Board member, Jim Oberly, selected by the Fulbright Specialist Program to serve a three-year term.

Two CAS Graduate Students Present Their Research at Berkeley

Hannah Myott, a Ph.D. student from the University of Vienna, who recently completed an exchange semester with CAS, presented her dissertation “Helpful or Harmful? Examining…