A little over 350 years ago, Thomas Willis of Oxford, England published Cerebri Anatome, which would go on to become highly cited by scholars. This work on the anatomy of the brain as a vehicle for viewing the soul or mind of the creator contains several scientific firsts.
Join us for some yummy treats! Gluten-free and not-so-sweet selections will be available in addition to cupcakes, cookies and sweets galore. Cash only.
Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016) was a productive one for Becker Library.
Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) recently released Highly Cited Researchers 2016, a list recognizing leading researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences from around the world.
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If you’re a Harry Potter fan, you’re probably aware that the Potterverse is about to expand with the release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This new film follows the adventures of Newt Scamander, the wizard who authored the textbook Harry and his fellow Hogwarts students used in their Care of Magical Creatures class. While we Muggles (or No-Majs, as we’re called in North America) are unlikely to encounter any hippogriffs, acromantulas, and grindylows in person, if you venture up to Becker’s Archives and Rare Books you can see them in some of our historical texts!
On Veterans Day the United States honors those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Washington University School of Medicine has educated many military men and women over the years, including one particularly interesting group.
During the Second World War it was possible to be an active serviceman or servicewoman and still attend medical school – or nursing or dental school – by participating in the US Army’s Specialist Training Program (ASTP), the Navy’s V-12 Program, or the Cadet Nurse Corps.
Becker Medical Library is offering trial access to InCites, a research analytics platform produced by Clarivate Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters). Web of Science, EndNote and Journal Citation Reports are other resources from Clarivate Analytics. Trial access to InCites will start on 14 November and end 15 December 2016. InCites is based on publication/citation data from [Read more]
William G. Powderly, MD of the Washington University School of Medicine will present the 54th Historia Medica lecture “How Infection Shaped America: Lessons from Irish Famine” lecture on Thursday, November 10 at the Becker Medical Library.
On December 1st, 2016 Becker Library’s Archives and Rare Books department will host its annual display of rare anatomical atlases from 2:00pm–5:00pm in the King Center.