News from the Libraries
Briscoe Library Participates in 2015 Science Expo
December 2, 2015
Close to 1500 high school and college students from San Antonio and South Texas attended the 2015 Science Expo this year which is held annually on the UT Health Science Center campus. The event features activities and presentations to encourage students to consider health occupations and research careers. A number of campus departments participate including the School of Medicine, School of […]
New Staff at the Laredo Regional Campus Library
December 2, 2015
We are pleased to announce that the UT Health Science Center Laredo Regional Campus Library has a new staff member, Aida Almanza. Aida will hold the position of Library Assistant and will share duties with Library Assistant, Erika Silva. Aida received her MLS from Texas Woman’s University (TWU) in 2014 and has previous experience in both academic […]
New Leisure Books – December 2015
December 2, 2015
Need a break? Check out the latest titles in the Leisure collection. The Leisure collection is located on the main floor of the Briscoe Library in the seating area across from the Circulation desk. This collection is funded through library donations. For a complete list of all titles in the Leisure collection click here. Leisure titles are […]
Featured New Books for December 2015
December 2, 2015
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, Metadata & Collection Management Librarian.
Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries, Retiring in January
November 3, 2015
Rajia Tobia, Executive Director of Libraries, has announced her retirement effective January 8, 2016. Rajia has been employed in various capacities in the library for over 35 years. She began working at the UT Health Science Center in 1980 as the librarian for the Robert B. Green branch library and in 1984 became the Assistant […]
NLM Exhibition on AIDS on Display in Information Commons
November 3, 2015
The Briscoe Library is hosting a traveling exhibition from the National Library of Medicine, called Surviving & Thriving: AIDS, Politics, and Culture. The exhibit explores the history of the disease, beginning with it’s appearance in the United States in the early 1980s. Individual panels describe the reactions to the disease, the struggle of scientists and […]
TEDMED 2015: Sharing Ideas, November 18-20
November 3, 2015
Online and Blended Learning and the Briscoe Library have teamed up to host the TEDMED 2015 live streaming event for the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. TEDMED is a “global community dedicated to unlocking imagination in service of health and medicine.” The event will be held from November 18 – 20 and will feature live simulcasts […]
Suffering and Progress: A History of the HIV Epidemic in the United States – December 3
November 3, 2015
In honor of AIDS Awareness Week, Gregory Anstead, M.D., Ph.D. will present Suffering and Progress: A History of the HIV Epidemic in the United States on December 3, 2015 at 12 Noon in the Howe Conference Room on the 5th floor of the Briscoe Library. This lecture is also being held in conjunction with the National […]
November NPR Book Club Choice
November 3, 2015
Come join us for a discussion of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks at the next NPR Book Club meeting on November 19th, 6 -7 p.m. The November meeting will be held at the Briscoe Library room 4.074 (the Collaboratory). A few copies of the book will be available […]
Briscoe Library Staff Exhibit at the Texas Health Literacy Conference
November 3, 2015
The Texas Health Literacy conference, held annually in San Antonio, has grown to be the largest one of its kind in the state. This year, October 2nd marked the 11th conference. It is attended by healthcare administrators, clinicians, social workers, pharmacists, health educators, nurses, and community members interested in health literacy. Health Literacy is commonly […]