Author Archives: Melissa Cox Norris

Now Available: JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)

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The Neuroscience, Bioengineering, and General sections of the Journal of Visualized Experiments are now available!

As its name implies, the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a combination of text and video.  This peer-reviewed, PubMed indexed journal captures and transmits experimental techniques for life science research, providing advanced state-of-the-art techniques more quickly to the research community.   Learn more about JoVE.

View one of the video-articles entitled: Inducing Dendritic Growth in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons

JoVE welcomes participation and contributions; find out how you can submit video-articles to this dynamic journal.

Find the  Neuroscience, Bioengineering, and General sections of the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) on the library’s journal list at http://aj2vr6xy7z.search.serialssolutions.com/

HSL Spring Lunch & Learn Instruction Series begins Tuesday, April 3rd

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HSL Lunch & LearnThe Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) invites you to join us for our Spring ‘Lunch & Learn’ instruction series, Tuesdays, April 3-May 29, 12:10-12:50pm in the HSL Classroom (MSB G005G).

Bring your lunch and learn during these quick information sessions. Open to all, the ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions focus on instruction along three tracks: Efficient Searching, Tablets and Multimedia, and Getting Noticed. Come to one session, a few, or all! Continue reading →

Spring LIFE OF THE MIND Lecture Series Kicks Off April 10

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UC Faculty Members to Consider the Theme of Identity.

The spring Life of the Mind lecture series will kick off Tuesday, April 10 from 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. Life of the Mind features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme followed by audience Q&A. Each quarter, there are two Life of the Mind sessions with three “thought provocateurs” contributing to each session. The spring Life of the Mind theme is Identity.

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The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Reaction to the Salk Polio Vaccine Clinical Trials

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Letter from Dr. Sabin to Dr. Richard Nelson regarding the 1954 mass trial of Salk's poliomyelitis vaccine.

By Megan Ryan, Sabin Project Student Assistant

The clinical trials for Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began on February 23rd, 1954. This initial mass inoculation was huge in scale, “the clinical trials of the Salk vaccine were the largest ever conducted, involving nearly two million children”. Immediately the vaccine was announced and hailed as an enormous victory in the medical field against a disease plaguing countries around the world. In Dr. Salk’s obituary the aforementioned announcement was referred to as “the turning point in the battle against polio” and it was said that, “news caused a public sensation probably unequaled by any health development in modern times”.[1] Continue reading →

New: eBooks in Psychiatryonline Collection

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The Psychiatryonline collection has grown from a group of 6 American Psychiatric Association journals to include 3 DSM-IV-TR® titles, 9 textbooks, the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines, and patient information handouts.  Search across the entire collection or browse individual titles.

On the HSL website, find the journals in the eJournals list and the textbooks in the eBooks list.

Included in the collection are: Continue reading →

The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: March 3, 1993

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Page from the booklet called, "A Tribute to Albert B. Sabin." This is a copy of a certificate signed by former President Bill Clinton.

The nineteenth anniversary of Dr. Albert B. Sabin’s passing has recently occurred. In memory of Dr. Sabin, I thought I would take a look at some materials that were published shortly after he passed away on March 3, 1993. An introduction to the 1993 issue of Biologicals paying homage to Dr. Sabin said, “The contributions of Albert B. Sabin to modern virology and to public health remain so huge and his personality was so rich and unusual, that it is difficult to pay proper homage in a short article.”[1] This quote is still very true today, but hopefully these materials can share some insight into how friends and colleagues felt at the time. Continue reading →

Service Note: Alienware Workstations and Disability Services Moving Temporarily for Renovation of STRC

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On Monday, March 19, construction will begin on the renovation of the Student Technology Resources Center (STRC) on the 4th floor of Langsam Library. A full-height, drywall construction barrier will be installed around the STRC area to minimize dust and noise throughout the project.

Beginning Monday, March 12, the Alienware Video Editing workstations located in the STRC, as well as the Disability Services workstations will be relocated temporarily to Langsam Library 461 to allow for the renovation of the STRC and the Disability Services Office. All other services will remain available in the current STRC space.

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