Hardin Library offers a quiet environment for studying along with free coffee Friday afternoon, May 5-Friday May 12. Therapy dogs visit Friday, May 5 from 5-6:30pm. The library is open until Midnight Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6.
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Leslie Miller | The Resurrection Trade: Finding Poetry in Medical Archives | R. Palmer Howard Dinner, Friday, April 28, 2017
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to the R. Palmer Howard Dinner for 2017. Poet Leslie Adrienne Miller will speak on the resurrection trade. The resurrection trade is the business of trafficking in corpses, one that makes anatomical art possible. Miller delves into the mysteries of early anatomical studies and medicalContinue reading “Leslie Miller | The Resurrection Trade: Finding Poetry in Medical Archives | R. Palmer Howard Dinner, Friday, April 28, 2017”
Medicine, Shakespeare, and Books | Open House John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Thursday, March 23, 4pm-7pm
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and the University Libraries invite you to the annual open house in the John Martin Rare Book Room. Early Modern England: Medicine, Shakespeare & Books Thursday, March 23, 2017, 4pm-7pm John Martin Rare Book Room, 4th Floor, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences 37 books from 1531Continue reading “Medicine, Shakespeare, and Books | Open House John Martin Rare Book Room @Hardin Library | Thursday, March 23, 4pm-7pm”
Celebrate Pi Day Early | Free Pie Bites Thursday at 3:14 PM -5PM
Pi day is 3.14 but we are celebrating early this year due to Spring Break!
Celebrate Iowa City Darwin Day March 3-4th
Celebrate Iowa City Dawin Day, a celebration of science and it’s contributions to humanity! Darwin Day is sponored by The University of Iowa Libraries. Schedule of Events March 3rd-4th, 2017 (all events free and open to the public) Friday, March 3 Kollros Auditorium, Biology Building 2PM Darwin Day Poster Session + Reception 3PM Anne Fausto-Sterling:Continue reading “Celebrate Iowa City Darwin Day March 3-4th”
Library closed Monday, January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Regular hours resume Tuesday, January 17
The Hardin Library will be closed on Monday, January 16 for the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. The University of Iowa celebrates with the MLK Day of service event on Monday, January 16, and celebrates human rights week with a variety of events across campus.
Get ready for finals! | Later hours, free coffee, and therapy dogs!
Civility on Trial: Nurses, Surgeons, and Medical Extremity in Civil War Hospitals | History of Medicine Lecture | Thurs., Oct. 27, 5:30pm
“Civility on Trial” considers the clash of expectations that confronted surgeons and relief workers in military hospitals during the Civil War. This lecture will be held on Thursday, October 27 at 5:30pm in 2117 MERF. MERF is located at 375 Newton Road, Iowa City. The spectacle of death that gripped the public imagination raised physicians’Continue reading “Civility on Trial: Nurses, Surgeons, and Medical Extremity in Civil War Hospitals | History of Medicine Lecture | Thurs., Oct. 27, 5:30pm”
First Folio the book that gave us Shakespeare | exhibit and events begin
University of Iowa Libraries’ Gallery will host the only stop in the state of Iowa for First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, a national traveling exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio. First Folio will be on display at the Main Library Gallery from August 29 through September 25, 2016. Location and hours ManyContinue reading “First Folio the book that gave us Shakespeare | exhibit and events begin”
Pictures of Nursing: Zwerdling Postcard Collection | Exhibit open
Pictures of Nursing: The Zwerdling Postcard Collection is now on exhibit at Hardin Library. The exhibit explores a 2,588 postcard archive spanning over 100 years. Images of nursing and the nursing profession around the world have been frequent subjects of postcards. Postcards are influenced by popular ideas and social and culture life, as well asContinue reading “Pictures of Nursing: Zwerdling Postcard Collection | Exhibit open”