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Join the UMB Reads! Summer Book Club: HSHSL Offers Free Access to This Year’s Pick
The HSHSL is pleased to support the UMB Reads! Summer Book Club. This year’s selection is “The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work” by Natalie Nixon, chosen to stimulate discussion on UMB’s core value set of Innovation … Continue reading
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Inside Connective Issues: Tech Upgrades, Open Access, and More
The latest issue of the HSHSL newsletter is out, with timely updates, helpful tips and highlights from across the library. In this edition: Dean’s Message Advice for New Grads HSHSL Summer Hours NNLM Region 1 Now Accepting Applications for Funding … Continue reading
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Tagged Connective Issues, May 2025
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Activism on Screen: AIDS Documentary at HSHSL, June 5
HSHSL will host a screening of “How to Survive a Plague” on Thursday, June 5, from 3 to 5 p.m. near the elevators on the second floor. Presented in connection with the NLM exhibit “AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public … Continue reading
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Library Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
The library will be closed Saturday, May 25, through Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.We will reopen with normal hours on Tuesday, May 28. We wish everyone a safe and peaceful holiday weekend.
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⚡️Power Access Improvements Coming to Library’s Third Floor⚡️
Beginning Wednesday, May 21, the library’s third floor will undergo a project to increase power access and improve the flexibility of study spaces. Work will begin at 6:30 a.m. and is expected to be completed by Monday, June 3. Intermittent … Continue reading
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Tagged 3rd floor renovation, noise alert, power access
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The Art of Survival: AIDS, Posters, and Public Health
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) is proud to host AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public Health: A People’s History of a Pandemic, a traveling exhibition exploring how communities have used posters and storytelling in response to the … Continue reading
🎓 Strike a Pose at Our Graduation Photo Wall!
Graduating this semester? Just want to celebrate making it through finals? Stop by the HSHSL’s Weise Gallery and snap a pic at our Graduation Photo Wall* — now up and ready for you! We’ve decked it out in UMB colors … Continue reading
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Soft Pretzel Break! 🥨 Celebrate Finals and Grads with a Salty Snack and Some Fun
Finals are tough, but Thursday just got better. Join your friends at the HSHSL on Thursday, May 8 at 2 p.m. for a Soft Pretzel Break in the Weise Gallery! We’re serving up big soft pretzels from Philly Pretzel Factory … Continue reading
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🍊Fresh Fruit for Students, Wednesday, May 7
Need a quick burst of energy during finals? Stop by the HSHSL’s Information Services desk for fresh fruit on Wednesday morning, May 7. We’ll have bananas and clementines ready to grab and go. Good luck during finals, and a big congratulations … Continue reading
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