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Jul
31
0 comments Tags: externship, Girls Inc of Worcester
The following blog post was written by Regina Agyemang, a rising junior from the Abbey Kelly Foster Charter Public School in Worcester, Massachusetts. Regina is also member of the Girls Inc. of Worcester Eureka program. Regina spent the month of July working with the staff of the UMass Medical School Library and the NNLM NER…. Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources
Jul
28
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A term keeps popping up around the NIH and NLM; Geroscience. The meaning may be obvious if you understand the parts of the word; gero- in medicine is a prefix indicating the association with old age or aging, and science – the study of something. But that doesn’t really get to the heart of what… Read More »
Posted in: NIH, NLM Resources
May
04
0 comments Tags: Addiction, continuing education credits, NNLM eduction, NNLM webinars, recovery, substance use disorder, substance use disorder education
Has being able to work from home or being quarantined given you time to take advantage of some additional educational opportunities? The NNLM has many webinars and Moodle classes scheduled in the coming months. If you are a librarian or nurse you may eligible earn CE credits from the Medical Library… Read More »
Posted in: NLM Resources, Public Health, Trainings
Apr
25
0 comments Tags: Citizen Science, citizen science resources, free, programs, public libraries
Do you run programs at your library? Interested in receiving a FREE Citizen Science Program Kit? The National Network of Libraries of Medicine, New England Region (NNLM NER) has partnered with SciStarter (https://scistarter.org/nlm) to support Citizen Science programming in libraries The NNLM NER is offering all types of libraries in New England a FREE Citizen… Read More »
Posted in: All of Us, NLM Resources, Trainings
Mar
24
0 comments Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19
“Ultimately, we expect we will see community spread in this country.” Dr. Nancy Messonnier stated at a news conference about COVID-19 given on Tuesday 2/25/2020. Dr. Messonnier is the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. For this month’s blog post I had hoped to… Read More »
Posted in: Blog, NLM Resources, Public Health