Library

Anece McCloud to give author talk Sept. 16

McCloud, UNMC’s first director of minority affairs, wrote “Seeking Personal Validation: The Life and Times of an African American, Female, Academic.”

Aug 29, 2022

Farewell reception set for Dean Emily McElroy

The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Olson Atrium in the Wigton Heritage Center.

Aug 10, 2022

Emily McElroy, dean of McGoogan Health Sciences Library

Dean’s message: Heartfelt farewells and well wishes

A note of thanks to colleagues for their collaboration, commitment, passion and innovation.

Aug 2, 2022

Bradley Britigan, MD, dean of the UNMC College of Medicine

New faculty spotlight: Kiara Comfort

Kiara Comfort is an assistant professor, community outreach and health systems librarian, at McGoogan Health Sciences Library.

Jul 27, 2022

Kiara Comfort

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

From the DEI Office: Juneteenth, Pride events set

Campus marks annual observances; REACH program grows in second year.

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.