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Health sciences students are invited to join us at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library the week of April 13-17 for stress buster events! Come relax in our newly renovated library and enjoy free food, therapy dogs, and more. Monday, April 13, 2026: 9:30-10:30AM On the main level in the portrait gallery, stop by […]
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The National Training Office (NTO), a key division within the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM), coordinates free professional development opportunities for library staff and other health information professionals nationwide. Based at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library for more than 14 years, NTO has supported tens of thousands of learners over […]
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Tuesday February 10, 202611:30 AM – 1 PM Drop by Tuesday February 10th between 11:30am to 1pm to the Eccles Health Sciences Library to experience the past and future of health sciences education, and enjoy some free treats and giveaways! Take home a free plant and other fun giveaways like 3D printed items and buttons, […]
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Art, however, is not produced by fiat or prescription; it grows naturally out of the humus of man’s common psyche. It is for this reason that one may view the widespread return to the depiction of human form and of the human environment as a sign of a growing affirmation, adjustment, and self-confidence. –Alvin Gittins […]
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2025 in Brief In the last five years, faculty of the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library have published 96 articles that have been cited 469 times. Shawn Steidinger was appointed Associate Director of Clinical, Research, and Education at the library. The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Board of Directors voted to include Donna […]
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Andries van Wesel, the second son of an apothecary in service to the Holy Roman Emperor was born in the Flemish city of Brussels the last day of December 1514. Posterity remembers him by his Latinized name, Andreas Vesalius, the author of the Renaissance masterpiece De humani corporis fabrica. The book, published the same year […]
Read ArticleThe Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library is extending a warm welcome to Sefakor Kassah! She has joined the Public Services team as a Library Aide. Sefakor is from Ghana, West Africa. She has extensive experience in customer service at the University of Utah. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and is currently […]
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We’ve expanded our immersive learning offerings with three powerful VR platforms—Embodied Labs, Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS), and 3D Organon—designed to build empathy, sharpen clinical judgment, and deepen anatomy knowledge across disciplines. Why VR at the Library? Virtual reality (VR) brings complex ideas to life, letting learners experience perspectives, practice skills safely, and explore the human body in three dimensions. […]
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Join us for Bridging the Data Divide, a panel discussion on data integration hosted at the J. Willard Marriott Library! Researchers and professionals today face complex questions that can only be answered by combining data from multiple sources. This event brings together experts from across disciplines to explore strategies for bridging these data divides and […]
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Open access (OA) publishing continues to transform the global landscape of scholarly communication by making research outputs freely available to readers everywhere. For health sciences researchers, where the timely dissemination of findings can directly influence clinical practice, education, and public health outcomes, the importance of open access cannot be overstated. Recognizing this, the Eccles Health […]
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