In the just posted issue of NIH MedlinePlus magazine, soprano Renée Fleming talks about partnering with NIH to explore sound, health, and the power of music. She talks about working with NIH and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (in association with the National Endowment for the Performing Arts) on the Sound Health initiative.…
NLM staff members mark the Thanksgiving holiday by answering the question, “Why are you thankful to be at NLM?” I am thankful for working at a purposeful place with such a massive impact. The many resources of the National Library of Medicine continually surprise me and reach far beyond anything at most other organizations. It’s…
The idea that one day he would stand on a podium with gold medals around his neck for tennis as the Olympic theme song played seemed as far away as Wimbledon for NLM’s Bijan Bagheri. After all, he wasn’t a competitive athlete in high school. His mother was told that Bagheri would never even be…
NLM Director Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, was presented the 2018 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence on November 4 at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium in San Francisco. In honor of Morris F. Collen, a pioneer in the field of medical informatics, this award is considered the highest honor in informatics. It is presented…
Librarian and Gold Award Girl Scout alum Nicole Strayhorn can trace the roots of her career directly to the Girl Scouts project that earned her the highest award when she was in high school. “I was very interested in both HIV/AIDS and visual arts, and I wanted to combine my two interests to increase awareness…
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