Paul Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

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To honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day, today's post in The Rotation Blog (link in comments) examines antisemitism in medicine today, and a new professional organization that has formed to address it, the American Jewish Medical Association. Sadly, antisemitism did not begin with the Holocaust, nor did it end there. On this international day of remembrance, it's important to learn from the past by considering how you can help to chart a more inclusive future. Read the full post to learn more! #InternationalHolocaustRemebranceDay #AmericanJewishMedicalAssociation #AJMA #TheRotationBlog #HimmelfarbBlog

The Exam Master system will be unavailable on January 26th and 27th, 2025 (Sunday and Monday) for a major system upgrade. During these days, the platform and all related services will be inaccessible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Thank you for your understanding.

Per NIH guidance, all public speaking engagements and scientific presentations by NIH personnel are on pause. The upcoming Biomedical Text Mining for Assisting Literature Retrieval and Curation session is currently cancelled.

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and is a great time to take a look at recently published research from the field. Check out today's post on The Rotation Blog (link in comments) to learn about the links between glaucoma and dementia. #GlaucomaAwarenessMonth #Dementia #TheRotationBlog #HimmelfarbBlog

Now available at Himmelfarb – "Dead Wrong: Diagnosing and Treating Healthcare's Misinformation Illness" by GW alum and former SMHS faculty member Dr. Geeta Nayyar. Check it out electronically through Ebsco today! https://lnkd.in/e98W7F72

Event Update: Our VR Headset Demo scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to next week. We can't wait to share our exciting VR apps with you! Stay tuned for more details.

We honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today with a retrospective post on The Rotation Blog (link in bio). Learn more about one of Dr. King's most famous quotes related to health equity and find antiracism resources to help you take up Dr. King's call to action to educate yourself on issues of racism and economic inequality and to use this knowledge to establish and maintain inclusive communities. #MLKDay #MartinLutherKingJr

Interested in learning more about data management? This National Library of Medicine on-demand Moodle class contains 5 on-demand recorded webinars to introduce you to the basics of data management and the NIH requirements for data sharing! https://lnkd.in/ekSkReye

Exciting news! Join us for our first-ever Virtual Reality (VR) Headset Demo this Wednesday, January 22nd! Experience the future of technology with our amazing VR apps and immerse yourself in a new world. When: January 22, 2025 (Wednesday) Time: 1:00 pm Where: Himmelfarb 1st Floor Alcove (near Circulation Desk) Learn More: https://lnkd.in/eX7AipGE Don't miss out on this fun opportunity! It's the perfect study break! We'll be hosting these drop-in demo sessions every 4th Wednesday of the month. Come and see what all the buzz is about!