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UNC School of Medicine Anatomy Day @ HSL
2017-11-15 08:18:53
Join us Tuesday, November 14th for anatomy Day! This exhibit gives you the opportunity to compare what you've seen in the gross anatomy lab with historical representations of human anatomy over the centuries, drawn from rare materials in the Health Sciences Library Special Collections. It's one of the many ways…
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HSL Halloween Open House!
2017-11-01 08:13:41
Do you want to attend a Halloween event that won’t affect your waistline and is free of Disney princesses and Pokémon characters? Here’s your chance! Visit the UNC Health Sciences Library on Tuesday, October 31 at NOON (HSL 527) to view books, photographs, and medical equipment that…
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Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care
2017-10-11 10:05:26
The Health Sciences Library is pleased to present the National Library of Medicine’s traveling exhibition, Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care. You can check out this informative exhibit on the 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Library, August 28 through October 6, 2017. An additional display about Physician Assistants history is…
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Pet Therapy Returned to HSL in May
2017-09-05 07:49:51
On May 3rd, 4th and 5th HSL once again hosted Pet Therapy Stress Buster sessions for students, staff, and faculty fatigued by finals. On Wednesday and Thursday, friendly felines and cuddly canines soothed studying students. Therapy dogs Memphis, Dalton, Cashel, Whiskey, Dallas, and Priva, along with therapy cats Cadi and…
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Friends of the Library holds Spring board meeting at HSL
2017-05-30 09:48:02
On April 28, 2017, the Friends of the Library Board of Directors held its Annual Spring Meeting at the Health Sciences Library. HSL Director Nandita Mani and librarians Lara Handler and Brian Moynihan gave presentations about HSL partnerships, library instruction, outreach services, community engagement, and health technology and informatics. Banners,…
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HSL hosts second Data Visualization Showcase and Contest
2020-06-09 08:34:24
The second Data Visualization Showcase and Contest was held on April 11, 2017 at the Health Sciences Library. The Showcase and Contest highlighted UNC students' work in data visualization in a competitive format. This year six students from the Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Information and Library…
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TBI Lecture Series
2017-03-08 12:47:59
UNC Hospitals presents the 2017 TBI Lecture Series. All lectures start at 3:00 p.m. and will be held in Rm 321 MacNider. Untangling the Web of TBI, PTSD and Compassion Fatigue on the Home Front Presented by Marily Lash, MSW - President of Lash & Associates Publishing/Training Inc. Wednesday, March…
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Explore one of healthcare's most pressing challenges
2017-03-06 08:02:48
Explore how wearables can be used to seamlessly galvanize the 50+ population to take the right medications as prescribed. Join us on Discovery Day for the start of the Digital Health Innovation Sprint, hosted by The Hatchery at AARP and UNC Center for Health Innovation, Thursday, March 2, 2017…
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New UNC partnership with Duke and the Durham VA Medical Center
2022-07-29 13:12:06
UNC is excited to announce a new partnership with Duke and the Durham VA Medical Center: the Health Professions Education Collaborative. Join us for our kick off events on March 8, 2017 and April 18, 2017. Part One: Interprofessional Collaboration and Networking Wednesday, March 8, 2017, 4:30-6:30 p.m. UNC School of…
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From DNA to Beer: NLM Traveling Exhibition Coming to HSL in January
2017-02-21 08:56:13
In January and February 2017, we will host the NLM traveling exhibit “From DNA to Beer: Harnessing Nature in Medicine and Industry.” This exhibit explores how bacteria, yeasts, and molds can cause sickness and restore health, as well as how scientists have harnessed these microbes to manufacture new medicines. It…
