This year, National Library week is April 12-18, 2015 and National Library Assistants Day is April 14, 2015. This is a time to celebrate your local library personnel. Library staff members and student workers keep the library running by doing a wide variety of things like interlibrary loan, stack maintenance, circulation, etc. They also answerContinue reading “Happy National Library Week!”
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Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean – History of Medicine Society, R. Palmer Howard Dinner – April 24, 2015
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society invites you to attend the R. Palmer Howard reception, dinner, and presentation on Friday, April 24, 2015. Alain Touwaide of the Smithsonian Institution will speak on Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean : A Unique Tradition. The event will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Iowa City, beginning at 6pm. Continue reading “Medicinal Plants of the Mediterranean – History of Medicine Society, R. Palmer Howard Dinner – April 24, 2015”
Get Free Chocolate and Learn about Searching for Nutrition Information!
Attend any of our upcoming workshops on locating information on nutrition topics and earn a chance to receive a free Mast Brothers chocolate bar! Nutrition: Searching the Literature for Plant-Based Foods. Tuesday, March 31st, 9:00-10:00 am, Hardin Library East Commons Classroom Everything You Need to Know about Food and Nutrition Searching in PubMed. Wednesday, April 29, 10:00-11:00 am,Continue reading “Get Free Chocolate and Learn about Searching for Nutrition Information!”
Birthing, Obstetrics & Midwifery – John Martin Rare Book Room open house March 26, 4-7pm
Join the University of Iowa History of Medicine Society and the University Libraries at an open house in the John Martin Rare Book Room, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, on March 26, 2015 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. 28 books (complete list) from 1551 to 1894 will be on display, covering: anatomy midwifery early obstetrics disease Continue reading “Birthing, Obstetrics & Midwifery – John Martin Rare Book Room open house March 26, 4-7pm”
Pet a Dog! Friday, December 12, 5:00-6:30 pm at Hardin
Take a break from studying for finals to pet a dog from Therapy Dogs of Johnson County. The dogs (and their owners) will be at Hardin Library on Friday, December 12, 5:00-6:30, in Room 401, across from the elevator on the 4th floor. Please join us for a little down time!
Vesalius Turns the Page on Ancient Medicine Lecture @Hardin Library Thursday, November 20
The University of Iowa History of Medicine Society, The Classics Department, and the Center for the Book invite you to a lecture by Daniel Garrison, Emeritus Professor, Department of Classics, Northwestern University on “Vesalius Turns the Page on Ancient Medicine.” The lecture is free and open to the public. The lecture will be held onContinue reading “Vesalius Turns the Page on Ancient Medicine Lecture @Hardin Library Thursday, November 20”
Cambus changes and street closures Friday, October 10 due to UI Homecoming Parade
Cambus will be re-routing East routes on Friday afternoon-early evening because of street closures caused by the University of Iowa Homecoming parade. All routes will run, but the busses may be off schedule due to the re-routing. Iowa City Transit will make the following changes on Friday: The bus interchange will move from Washington and Clinton streetsContinue reading “Cambus changes and street closures Friday, October 10 due to UI Homecoming Parade”
October is National Medical Librarians Month
Stop by the library and check out our exhibit. Learn more about our librarians.
Fall Open House – October 1 – 3:00-5:00pm
New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room
Syphilis and Paul Ehrlich: an Historical Case Study Sahachiro Hata, working in Paul Erlich’s laboratory in 1908, discovered the arsenic compound arsphenamine (later known as Salvarsan), which was the first effective treatment for syphilis. The disease, which is transmitted either sexually or congenitally, begins as a superficial affliction but can lead to serious complications includingContinue reading “New Exhibit in the John Martin Rare Book Room”