Category: library
Snack Break, Because You Deserve It
Feeling overwhelmed by end-of-semester stress? Take a much-needed break and recharge your mind at McGoogan Health Sciences Library’s De-Stress Week Snack Break! When: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 10 a.m. Where: Level 6 of the library (Wittson Hall, WHM), near the AskUs desk Fuel your body and mind with delicious, nutritious snacks and a community […]
Dec 6, 2024
Orthopedics and Beyond: The H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection at a Half-Century
Discover the world of health sciences through rare books. Hiram Winnett Orr, MD, FACS, spent his career practicing medicine in Nebraska. He was influential in orthopedic surgery, helping to establish it in the state and promoting its military medical applications during World War I. An avid rare book collector, he donated his extensive collection […]
Oct 28, 2024
Miracle to Menace: A Conversation with Dr. Lydia Kang
Date: Thursday, November 7 Time: noon–1 p.m. CSTLocation: McGoogan Library (WHM 6032) and via Zoom Join McGoogan Library on Thursday, November 7, for a conversation with physician and author, Lydia Kang, to discuss her research related to substance misuse and its varied acceptance in society as seen in her writing, Opium and Absinthe, Quackery: A Brief History […]
Oct 24, 2024
Data Carpentries Workshop for Researchers and Students
Due to high demand, this workshop has reached capacity. Join the waitlist. McGoogan Health Sciences Library is bringing The Carpentries curriculum to the Omaha community through a two-day workshop on basic research computing skills (UNIX shell, GIT and Python). Students and researchers in higher education from across the metro area are encouraged to sign […]
Sep 26, 2024
Take Advantage of Open Access Publishing Discounts
Cambridge University Press has been added to the list of publishers offering Open Access (OA) publishing discounts to UNMC authors. UNMC authors whose articles are accepted on or after January 1, 2024, for publication in most Cambridge University Press journals (download list of participating journals) can choose to publish their work OA at no […]
Sep 25, 2024