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Guest Speaker to Cover Shakespeare’s Influence on Disability

Event: Disability as Both a Source of Marginalization and a Tool for Agency in the Work of William Shakespeare Date: Monday, February 24, 2025 Time: Noon–1 p.m. CSTLocation: Zoom This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “’And there’s the humor of it!’ Shakespeare and the Four Humors,” created by the National Library of Medicine and on […]

Feb 7, 2025

Dr. Davi Kallman, guest speaker, at McGoogan Library event
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“And there’s the humor of it!”

“And there’s the humor of it!” Shakespeare and the Four Humors explores the language of four humors and their influence in Shakespeare’s plays. English poet and playwright William Shakespeare created characters that are among the richest and most humanly recognizable in all of literature. Yet Shakespeare understood human personality and health in the terms available […]

Feb 3, 2025

Drawing of William Shakespeare with exhibit title
events, exhibit, faculty, health sciences history hour, history, McGoogan Sessions, staff, students

Health Sciences History Hour to Highlight Biopreparedness

Event: Biopreparedness in Nebraska: A History and Behind-the-Scenes Look at the ExhibitDate: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 Time: noon–1 p.m. CST Location: Zoom  Discover the “Biopreparedness in Nebraska” exhibition through the eyes of exhibit curator, Darby Kurtz. During this McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour, Darby will share the history of biopreparedness as displayed in the exhibition in […]

Jan 15, 2025

"Biopreparedness in Nebraska" exhibition curator, Darby Kurtz, installing a portion of the exhibit.
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Faculty

McGoogan Library was pleased to host the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation faculty on November 11, 2024. The department held their regularly scheduled meeting in the library and then toured one of the library’s rare book rooms on Level 8 to get a sneak peek at historical orthopedics texts from the H. Winnett Orr […]

Jan 13, 2025

Faculty members of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation in the library's south rare book room.
American College of Surgeons, exhibits, H. Winnett Orr, history, Orr, rare books, research

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

Antique yellow paper background with a photo of H. Winnett Orr, MD, FACS and title of the exhibition in black and blue Orthopedics and Beyond: The H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection at a Half-Century A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the American College of Surgeons loan of the H. Winnett Orr Rare Book Collection

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