News from the Libraries

November 2018 UT Health Faculty Publications List

December 14, 2018

To support our faculty’s research efforts, Briscoe Library has added an additional feature to our monthly newsletter. You are now able to view citations and link to articles from our UT Health Faculty Publications list.  As an added feature, altmetric information is also included. This list is produced monthly by our Library Liaison group who […]


Featured New Books/E-books for December 2018

December 14, 2018

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 November 2018

November 19, 2018

The November issue of News from the Libraries is now available. For links to individual articles, see the table of contents below. Image of Research Winners and Awards Reception 2nd Annual Student Appreciation Week Success Annual P.I. Nixon Dinner Draws a Crowd Chat With a Librarian Briscoe Librarians Present at Medical Library Conference New Library PaperCut […]


Image of Research Winners and Awards Reception

November 19, 2018

We are pleased to announce the winners of Briscoe Library’s Image of Research Photography Competition! 1st Place Jaclyn Merlo, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Rodent Kidney Extracellular Scaffold The image presented is of a de-cellularized rodent kidney displaying the collagen matrix of the renal vasculature, tubules, and glomeruli. Rapid de-cellularization is accomplished by perfusing a […]


2nd Annual Student Appreciation Week Success

November 19, 2018

Please enjoy a few pictures from the week long activities during the 2018 Student Appreciation Week, October 29th through November 2nd, 2018. SGA Secretary Samantha Yee and Vice-President Mustafa Mithaiwala cut the ribbon at a celebration for the new Library food vending area made possible by funds from the Student Fee Fund. (10/29/18) Students enjoying […]


Annual P.I. Nixon Dinner Draws a Crowd

November 19, 2018

  The message to the 120 attendees of the 48th Annual Friends of the Nixon Medical Historical Library Dinner this year (on Friday October 26th) was that, yes, sugar is bad for you. Author Gary Taubes, award-winning science and health journalist, shared an historical account of the tracking of diabetes rates and made a convincing case […]


Briscoe Librarians Present at Medical Library Conference

November 19, 2018

  For nearly two years, seven Briscoe librarians served on the Local Arrangements Committee for the 2018 Annual Conference of the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA). This event marked the 45th SCC/MLA conference and was held October 19-24 at the historic Menger Hotel in downtown San Antonio, which was also the […]


New Library PaperCut Printers Are Here!

November 19, 2018

There is a new game in town for printing across our campus and it’s called PaperCut! To accommodate the new system, approximately 30 new printers have been installed in various campus locations including 2 in the library on the entry-level 3rd floor. The PaperCut system allows users to print to the new printers in two […]


October 2018 UT Health Faculty Publications List

November 19, 2018

To support our faculty’s research efforts, Briscoe Library has added an additional feature to our monthly newsletter. You will now be able to view citations and link to articles from our UT Health Faculty Publications list.  As an added feature, altmetric information is also included. This list will be produced monthly by our Library Liaison […]


Featured New Books/E-books for November 2018

November 19, 2018

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.