Tag: history
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
Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMC a McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour
McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Stories from the Collection: Women of UNMCDate and time: Tuesday, March 26, 2024, noon–1 p.m. CDTLocation: Online (Zoom) Join DiAnna Hemsath, archivist, at McGoogan Library, on Tuesday, March 26 from noon–1 p.m. CDT and peek into UNMC’s past. This session will explore women who shaped UNMC’s early history and […]
Mar 15, 2024
McGoogan Sessions Health Sciences History Hour: Plague, Pox and Pestilence: How Humans Interpret DiseaseDate and time: Thursday, March 21, 2024, noon–1 p.m. CDTLocation: Online (Zoom) Join Erin Torell, rare books librarian, at McGoogan Library, on Thursday, March 21 from noon–1 p.m. CDT to learn how humans describe and understand disease through scientific writings, medical illustration, […]
Mar 13, 2024
Introducing Health Sciences History Hour
Health Sciences History Hour is an hour-long session led by archivists and a rare books librarian from the McGoogan Library’s Robert S. Wigton Department of Special Collections and Archives. Health Sciences History Hour sessions are part of the library’s McGoogan Sessions instruction series and are open to anyone who is interested in the history of […]
Mar 13, 2024
Spring 2024 McGoogan Sessions announced
The McGoogan Health Sciences Library has announced its spring 2024 McGoogan Sessions. McGoogan Sessions is the library’s instruction series offering unique topics that highlight resources available for research, educate on information literacy and academic medicine, and inspire through the lens of health care history. This spring’s McGoogan Sessions will be offered via Zoom—some sessions will […]
Jan 5, 2024
