Feeling stressed? Come to an art therapy session on Monday April 6, from 12:00-1:30 pm in Himmelfarb Room 202. The GW Art Therapy Clinic interns will guide you through a silk hoop painting activity (no previous art skills required!) that will focus on stress relief and creative expression - to help you discover a range of ideas that can help to cope and creatively manage stress. Guaranteed to be a fun and stress free experience!
The event is free but space is limited so be sure to sign up today.
The GW Writing Center will NOT hold on-site hours at Himmelfarb Library or any other location in alignment with GW's online status. Presently, the Writing Center plans to offer online appointments after Spring Break, and will confirm those plans in the coming days. We will notify our Himmelfarb patrons as soon as we have additional information about Writing Center hours.
In response to the University’s move to online classes and some student populations being off-campus during that time, Himmelfarb Library has extended due dates for print materials coming due March 14 through April 5th. Those materials are now due by end of day Monday, April 6th, 2020. Please contact the library’s circulation managers at 202-994-2962 or mlbcir@gwu.edu if you need to extend due dates beyond then or have other questions about borrowing physical materials.
We expect that Documents2Go interlibrary loan services for digital book chapters and articles will continue as normal. Delivery of some physical materials from other libraries may be delayed as they have closures or reductions in service. Contact document delivery staff at mlbdoc@gwu.edu or 202-994-2860 with any questions about borrowing materials from other libraries.
Are you sitting on an unpublished research article? Would you like feedback or critique of your findings from your peers in your field or related fields? Are you worried that your research may have already been covered by another researcher? If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then check out medRxiv, the latest tool for researchers in the medical field.
MedRxiv (pronounced “med-archive”) is a free, preprint service that allows medical researchers to submit and distribute unpublished research articles. The service was created by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Yale University and BMJ, though the server is owned and operated by CSHL. The service accepts research from numerous medical and health sciences fields, including, but not limited to:
Dermatology
Health Policy
Nursing
Pediatrics
Surgery
As a researcher, there are some factors that you should consider prior to archiving your work with a preprint service. Some publishers do consider archived preprints to count as a prior publication and thus might not be willing to consider publication in a given journal. To find out more about whether a specific journal counts an archived preprint as a prior publication, utilize the website Sherpa Romeo. This free website provides information about publisher copyright and self-archiving policies that can help you decide whether submitting your research to a preprint archive like medRxiv is the right choice for disseminating your research.
Submitting your work to medRxiv is a straightforward process. Once you’ve completed your research article and are prepared to share it with others, go to medrxiv.org and click ‘SUBMIT.’ You will be redirected to a page which will provide details about the service, the submission process, proper formatting and other relevant information. You must register with the website before submitting any research and medRxiv will review submissions for offensive or harmful content. Once the article passes the submission process, it will be available to view via the search engine.
MedRxiv puts researchers around the world in contact with one another. It is a great way to receive feedback on your work or connect with individuals who may be involved in similar research. While the website can be easily accessed, it is important to note that the articles and relevant data have not been peer-reviewed. Therefore, you should not use the information as established and accepted scientific and medical facts. Also, you should avoid citing material from preprints in your own publications. Despite these limitations, preprint archives such as medRxiv still offer an excellent way to learn about current and pending health sciences research.
If you’re interested in using medRxiv or would like to know more, be sure to check out the website at https://www.medrxiv.org/.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation has evolved rapidly over the past month since its initial emergence in December 2019. As we know, the CDC confirmed the first possible case of COVID-19 due to community transmission in the United States. At GW, we are closely following recommendations from the World Health Organization, the CDC, and other federal agencies. We are also proactively updating our policies and procedures to ensure the safety of our patients, faculty, students, staff, and visitors in the community.
Join us for community Grand Rounds as we discuss a high-level update of the outbreak to-date, clinical features of COVID-19 disease, what the medical enterprise is doing to address the disease, and what to expect as we move forward.
When: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - There are 3 opportunities to participate
Gary Simon, MD, PhD, Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, The GW Medical Faculty Associates; Professor of Medicine, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Bruno Petinaux, MD, Chief Medical Officer, The George Washington University Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Christopher Mores, ScD, Professor of Global Health, an arbovirologist, and an expert on emerging infectious diseases, Milken Institute School of Public Health at GW
William B. Borden, MD, Chief Quality and Population Health Officer, The GW Medical Faculty Associates; Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at GW
Barbara L. Bass, MD, Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, CEO of The GW Medical Faculty Associates
Pamela R. Jeffries PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Professor and Dean of the GW School of Nursing
Do you enjoy painting, sketching, or taking photos? Come share your artistic side and participate in Himmelfarb Library's Art Show! Himmelfarb's annual Art Show has been a proud tradition for over 30 years, when each spring semester the first floor of the library is transformed into an art gallery displaying the works of our community.
We invite the faculty, students, and staff of SMHS, GWSPH, SON, and GW Hospital to submit their art. We accept everything from paintings to sculptures to textiles to woodworking, and anything in between! Each artist is invited to submit up to five works.
Image: "Weathered Window, Lyon, France," by Thomas Kohout.
Not on campus? Submit images of your art to Susan Koenig (skoenig1@gwu.edu) for our Digital Art Show, to be displayed on TV screens throughout the Himmelfarb Library.
We are accepting submissions in-person at the Reference Desk starting today, March 2nd, through March 30th. The opening reception will be April 2nd at 4PM, refreshments will be served. Everyone’s art will be displayed through April 30th. We hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, contact Susan Koenig at skoenig1@gwu.edu.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) situation has evolved rapidly over the past month since its initial emergence in December 2019. As we know, the CDC confirmed the first possible case of COVID-19 due to community transmission in the United States. At GW, we are closely following recommendations from the World Health Organization, the CDC, and other federal agencies. We are also proactively updating our policies and procedures to ensure the safety of our patients, faculty, students, staff, and visitors in the community.
