EHSL Vitals News and Events

Catherine’s Corner – A Note from Our Director, September 2022

As we begin another exciting academic year, I look forward to reconnecting with those returning and creating connections with those just joining the University of Utah Health Sciences community.

EHSL Welcomes New Hires

The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library welcomes new hires, Dr. Elaine Thornton, Olivia Kavapalu, and Lilly Johnson.

Save the Date! 2022 Food is Medicine Conference Open Registration

The Food is Medicine Conference is a continuing education conference hosted by the University of Utah Center for Community Nutrition designed for healthcare professionals who are looking to better incorporate nutrition into patient care. The FIM conference will bring together over 200 health professionals, students, and community leaders to learn, engage and collaborate on the prescriptive power of nutrition to advance the prevention and treatment of chronic illness.

Virtual Yoga Continues every Wednesday and Friday on Zoom

Join us for free TeleYoga on Wednesday 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm from Eccles Library using Zoom, no registration required!

SITUATIONAL “HUMILITY” TRAINING PROGRAM SELECTED AS WINNERS OF INAUGURAL VIRTUAL REALITY EDUCATION GRANT

Designed to provide clinicians first-person perspective on the challenges patients may face in seeking health care, the selected project will receive one year of development services worth $100k from the […]

Art Aloud! A hybrid Open Mic – May 13, 12-1pm

Art Aloud! – A Hybrid Open Mic Event Friday, May 13, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00PM Writing is one way to cope with all that is happening in our world, in […]

Catherine’s Corner – A Note from Our Director, April 2022

Even as Omicron continues to surge, we are grateful for what we have been given, and the impact of the health and quality of life our library has been able to give our campus and Utah communities.

Whether you are accessing the libraries from your office, home, or mobile device, or if you are physically using our campus spaces, we welcome you to explore the many information resources and services at your fingertips.

VR brings Life to Health Care Thanks to the Spencer S. Eccles Family Endowment

A single proposal will be selected to receive up to $100,000 that will be used by graduate students in the Therapeutic Games and Apps Lab (The GApp Lab) to develop a prototype medical VR tool over the course of a year.

EHSL Welcomes New Hires Abby Dowd and Lydia Howes

The Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library welcomes two new hires Abby Dowd, Training and Development Specialist for the National Training Office (NTO) and Lydia Howes, MSI, Research & Education Librarian (Assistant Librarian).

Contribute to Project Art Heals Utah

Project Art Heals Utah is a collaborative mosaic art project using empty COVID-19 vaccine vials, clean healthcare waste from University of Utah patient care areas, and physical and virtual mementos donated by those that have suffered loss due to COVID-19.