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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Author: Amelia Stoltman

Art, Care, and Collaboration at UNMC: The Work of Dr. Mark Gilbert and Dr. Virginia Aita

What can happen when a University of Nebraska at Omaha senior interested in the arts works in Special Collections and Archives at McGoogan Health Sciences Library? For student worker Grace Spaulding, it meant discovering a fascinating collaboration that shaped her capstone project. Below, Grace shares her journey from transcribing interviews to exploring historical medical illustrations—a […]

Nov 12, 2025

UNMC SHARING Clinics: Cultivating Compassion, Learning Through Service

Written by: Carrie Meyer The idea for a student-run free health clinic at UNMC emerged in the late 1990s, championed by then-students Sharon Stoolman, MD, and Christopher Connolly, MD. On September 10, 1997, with 80 UNMC students and 25 physicians, the SHARING Clinic opened at UNMC’s South Omaha location.  Opening night, they treated 10 patients.  Since then, SHARING clinics have expanded to four entirely student-led clinics and have treated thousands of patients.    […]

Nov 6, 2025

Keeping the Library and the Landfill Clean – Campus Sustainability Month

Written by: Kelly Gonzalez Libraries, by definition, are sustainable spaces by promoting the use, return, and reuse of materials, but McGoogan Heath Sciences Library is taking it a step further.  The library provides white board markers and highlighters for students to use, and while they aren’t quite reusable, they can be recycled! On any regular […]

Oct 9, 2025

UNMC Published Journals in Digital Commons: An Open Access Week Conversation with the Editors 

Written by: Heather Brown On October 22 from noon – 1 p.m., McGoogan Health Sciences Library will host a panel discussion of UNMC based journal editors in observance of International Open Access Week. The editors will discuss their experiences starting and maintaining an open access scholarly journal. Panelists will represent three journals that are hosted […]

Oct 6, 2025

Meet Our Newest Team Member!

Written by: Courtney Kilroy The McGoogan Library team is excited to welcome Savanna Falter as its most recent addition. Savanna began her position as Collections Specialist in August. She works primarily with the College of Nursing collection as a part of our Special Collections and Archives department. “I’m excited to help manage the College of […]

Sep 24, 2025