News from the Libraries

Student Appreciation Week – Oct 28 to Nov 1

October 11, 2019

Join us from 11am to 1pm October 28th through November 1st for Briscoe Library’s 3rd Annual Student Appreciation Week!


New Art Specimens on Display in the Library

October 11, 2019

Perfect for this time of year, you must come by and visit the latest specimens on display at Briscoe Library. The exhibit, curated by library Special Collections Assistant Melissa DeThorne, is an introduction to the work of artist Carla Yeatts. Carla graduated from the Tom Savini Special Makeup Effects Program in 2017 and since then […]


Subscribe to the Treasures Blog

October 11, 2019

  nterested in learning more about the history of medicine or health care? Ever wonder what remedies were used long ago to treat ailments? Subscribe to the Treasures of the P.I. Nixon blog and learn the fascinating truths about the history of the health sciences.  Last month’s post, Not Just Another Putti Face, features the […]


Register Now! Lecture – History of Obstetrics

October 11, 2019

Friends of the P.I. Nixon Lecture Series Briscoe Library, Howe Conference Room, 5th Floor 6:00 PM Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Tania Roman, MD, MPH, History of Obstetrics: From Caesar to the Chamberlens, and Queen Victoria:  a trip through the birth canal! Register Here!


October 18th – Deadline for Nixon Dinner Registration

October 11, 2019

49th Annual Nixon Dinner, November 7th! Presentation: Many Sleepless Nights: The Odyssey of Organ Transplantation Speaker Lee Gutkind will give a moving account of the earliest patients, pioneers in organ transplantation, and evolving                    technology. Time: Meet & Greet: 6:30 PM | Dinner: 7:00 PM Location: Old […]


Featured New Books/E-books for October 2019

October 11, 2019

For a list of the newest titles at the Briscoe Library click here. Purchase suggestions? Complete the online Purchase Suggestion Form or contact Andrea N. Schorr, Head of Resource Management.  


News from the Libraries September 2019

September 13, 2019

The September issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Library Liaisons: Who, What, Where, When Save the Dates for Student Appreciation Week! Image of Research – New Faculty/Staff Award Registration Now Open for 49th Annual Nixon Dinner, November 7th! Student Essay Contest Rules […]


Library Liaisons: Who, What, Where, When

September 13, 2019

WHO Chris Gaspard, MSLS Head of Liaison Services & Liaison to the School of Medicine Jeff Lacy, MLIS Liaison to the School of Dentistry and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Rebecca Howe, MLIS Liaison to the School of Health Professions Emme Lopez, MLS Liaison to the School of Nursing WHAT UT Health Briscoe Library Liaisons […]


Save the Dates for Student Appreciation Week!

September 13, 2019

  For more information, contact Peg Seger: segerp@uthscsa.edu   


Image of Research – New Faculty/Staff Award

September 13, 2019

Briscoe Library’s 3rd Annual Image of Research Photography Competition will be taking place again in Spring 2020. As with the previous two years, awards will be presented for 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, and an IPE (Interprofessional Education) category. However, this year we are introducing a new award category! For the first time, UT […]