Library

McGoogan Library to see change in leadership

Dean Emily McElroy will leave UNMC Sept. 1 for the University of Florida, and Emily Glenn will assume the role of interim dean of the library.

Jul 14, 2022

Emily McElroy and Emily Glenn

New Wigton Heritage Center online portal debuts

Portal, available today, is a digital exploration of exhibits currently on display throughout the Wigton Heritage Center.

Jun 29, 2022

This image of Hiram Orr, MD, at left circa 1918 with Red Cross personnel, was donated by his grandson, J. Douglass Klein, PhD. Dr. Klein recently donated Dr. Orr's personal WWI slide collection to the McGoogan Health Sciences Library, and portions of the collection are on display for the first time in the online exhibit portal.

McGoogan Library featuring new smallpox exhibit

Three books in the library’s rare books collections look at early understanding of the virus and vaccines to fight it.

Jun 27, 2022

Illustration of cowpox on the hand of milkmaid Sarah Nelmes, 1796, taken from Edward Jenner's 1798 "An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae"

Combating Anxiety With Innovation

UNMC innovators are using simulation and 3D printing to both screen and prepare patients for deep brain stimulation surgery.

Jun 2, 2022

Maker Studio scales down biocontainment unit

The model will be used in training Air Force participants in the Center for Sustainment of Trauma Readiness Skills (C-STARS) Program.

Jun 1, 2022

From left, Brian Maass of the Maker Studio, Kathleen Boulter, Angela Vasa, Cheryl Rand, James Lawler, MD and Jackson Gruber of the Nebraska BIocontainment Unit and the Global Center for Health Security.

UNMC history: Mary Louise Tinley, MD

Dr. Tinley was a standout student, one of three women in her medical graduating class and a physician on the leading edge of care.

Apr 13, 2022

Mary Tinley, in the second row, seventh from left, is among those observing Dr. A. F. Jonas' surgical clinic in 1894.

Dr. Gilsdorf will present history of medicine lecture

UNMC alum Janet Gilsdorf, MD, will speak April 22 on her book, ‘Continual Raving: A History of Meningitis and the People Who Conquered It.’

Apr 8, 2022

Janet Gilsdorf, MD

Darby to speak on his book ‘Pharaoh’s Midwives’

The virtual presentation by nursing instructor Mark Darby on April 11 is part of the McGoogan Library’s speaker series.

Mar 31, 2022

Mark Darby, instructor in the UNMC College of Nursing

Library hosting author reading with Amy Haddad, PhD

The March 30 event will have limited in person attendance, along with virtual availability.

Mar 16, 2022

Amy Haddad, PhD

UNMC history: Frank Menolascino, MD

Dr. Menolascino dedicated his life to improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities locally and across the world.

Mar 14, 2022

Frank Menolascino, MD