New Edition of Connective Issues Newsletter
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Historical Collections is Celebrating National Nurses Week!
May 6-12, 2019 is National Nurses Week; the HS/HSL’s historical collections is celebrating by highlighting our materials from the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale.
In 1962, Dr. Florence M. Gipe, then dean of the School of Nursing, donated three notes written by Florence Nightingale to a Mr. Platt. It is believed Mr. Platt was a chemist or pharmacist who furnished Nightingale with supplies and medication at Lea Hurst, her family home in Derbyshire, England. The notes have been digitized and are available in the library’s Digital Archive.
Florence Nightingale founded the St. Thomas Hospital School of Nursing in London, which began formalized nursing education in England. Nightingale’s pupil, Louisa Parsons, was hired as the first superintendent for the University of Maryland’s School of Nursing in 1889, one of the first nursing schools in the United States. Parsons introduced the nursing cap, the Flossie, which was once worn by University of Maryland graduates.
To learn more about UMB’s School of Nursing check out the Digital Archive, which includes yearbooks, academic catalogs, histories, and newsletters of the School or stop by historical collections on the 5th floor of the HS/HSL.
And remember to thank a nurse this week!
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Free Coffee Break for Students! May 6 & 13
We know finals are here and it’s stressing you out, so the Library is offering free coffee to students on Monday, May 6 & Monday, May 13, starting at 7:00 pm. Come and grab a cup while it lasts!
Evening Coffee Break
Monday, May 6
7:00 p.m, 1st floor Weise Gallery
Evening Coffee Break
Monday, May 13
7:00 p.m, 1st floor Weise Gallery
HS/HSL May 2019 Hours
Between 6:00 am – 8:00 am, Monday through Friday, enter through the Campus Center with your UMB or UMMC id. Library services and access to classrooms begin at 8:00 am.
May 1 – May 24, 2019
Regular Semester Hours
| Monday – Thursday | 6:00 am – 1:00 am* |
| Friday | 6:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | 8:00 am – 10:00 pm |
Exceptions to Regular Hours
| Memorial Day Weekend | Saturday, May 25, 2019 | CLOSED |
| Sunday, May 26, 2019 | CLOSED | |
| Monday, May 27, 2019 | CLOSED |
*Floors 3, 4, & 5 and library services close at 10:00 pm. From 10:00 pm – 1:00 am, floors 1 & 2 are open for those with a current UMB, UMMC, or USM campus id. Visitors and those with library memberships may not enter the building after 8:00 pm and must leave the building by 10:00 pm.
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HS/HSL First Floor Re-Imagined
Example of an Agati study pod. Just one of the types of new furniture arriving soon.
It’s time for a furniture upgrade on the first floor. Coming soon, we’ll be replacing most of the first-floor furniture. The assortment of new chairs, tables, study pods, café tables, and banquette seating we’ve chosen will accommodate both private, individual study and collaboration. Along with new furniture, we’ll be installing additional electrical outlets to make accessing power more convenient.
Through surveys and one-on-one discussions, the HS/HSL planning team listened to our users’ preferences, and made them the basis for the first floor plan. When will you see big changes on the first floor? Late spring or early summer.
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HS/HSL Closed Sunday, April 21st
The HS/HSL will be closed on Sunday, April 21st for the Easter holiday. We will return to our regular hours on Monday, April 22nd.
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The HS/HSL Receives 1936 Class Notes Gift
On March 14, 2019 the HS/HSL received a gift of handwritten class notes from the family of Harold H. Burns. Harold H. Burns graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Medicine in 1936. Following graduation Dr. Burns completed his residency at Mercy Hospital where he remained as a surgeon until the 1970s. He also had a general practice office in Parkville, Maryland until 1990.
Dr. Burns was born in Girardville, PA in 1909. He was a skilled pianist, playing piano along with silent movies in Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey as an early career. When he first saw movies with sound he realized his piano playing career would be short lived so he entered what is now Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. He attended school at Susquehanna for a semester before transferring to the University of Pittsburg, where he took pre-medical courses at the University of Pittsburgh before entering the University of Maryland. Dr. Burns married Margaret Ross Conway and had 5 children. Dr. Burns died in January 2004.
The donation includes eight envelopes of notes dating from 1933. The notes come from courses in Pathology, Medicine, Surgical Anatomy, Pharmacology, Surgery, Fractures and Operative Surgery, Physiology and Bacteriology. To learn more about the School of Medicine during Dr. Burns’ time check out the Academic Catalog for that time: http://hdl.handle.net/10713/2623
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Meet the Makers: Bradley Hennessie, CEO, NextStep Robotics
HS/HSL is proud to host Bradley Hennessie, MS, MBA, for our Meet the Makers guest speaker series on emerging technologies in the health and life sciences (RSVP here).
Mr. Hennessie is CEO and co-founder of NextStep Robotics, a medical device company that has developed a personalized robotic therapy for stroke victims who suffer from “drop foot syndrome”.
His work in this area began nearly a decade ago as a researcher in the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Baltimore V.A. Medical Center.
Mr. Hennessie will discuss his pathway from the lab to the market, securing investment and grant funding, and future directions for his company.
“Research Translation: Lab to Real World”
Bradley Hennessie, CEO, NextStep Robotics
Friday, April 19, 2019, 12pm to 1pm
Health Sciences and Human Services Library, Gladhill Boardroom
* A light lunch will be provided – please RSVP here.
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Happy 21st Birthday HS/HSL!
Twenty-one years ago, on April 3, 1998, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library opened its doors for the first time at 601 West Lombard Street. The new space featured 190,000 square feet over 6 floors. A new exhibit on the 5th floor of the library celebrates the past 21 years at 601 W. Lombard Street. Stop by to learn about the planning, groundbreaking, and construction of the building as well as the opening celebrations and renovations over the past 21 years.
Can’t make it by to see the physical exhibit? Check out our 21 @ 601 Building timeline available here.
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Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients
Want to improve your communication with patients whose native language is not English? In this workshop, you will learn about patient education resources, including medical information available in other languages. This workshop will also examine the effect utilizing these resources can have on patient compliance and improved health.
To learn more about this diverse population and effective communication strategies, attend the Health Information Resources for Culturally Diverse Patients workshop on Apr. 18 from 1:00-2:00pm at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL), in Classroom LL03. Visit the HS/HSL website to register. Registration is encouraged but not required to attend.
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