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Unsightly yet spellbinding
While cataloging artifacts at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine, we encountered an…
Erinn AspinallNovember 4, 2015
A Gathering of Flowers
Inspired by the remarkably vibrant and richly detailed illustrations found in rare books in the…
Karen Carmody-McIntoshNovember 3, 2015
Carving history into a pumpkin
Emily Beck has created a hauntingly beautiful pumpkin carving of a monster that – until…
Erinn AspinallOctober 26, 2015
Collection supports academic excellence
The Health Sciences Libraries support academic achievement through its state-of-the-art collection that enhances teaching and…
Erinn AspinallOctober 16, 2015
Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy
On September 24, 2015 yet another season of Grey’s Anatomy aired on ABC. This is…
Erinn AspinallSeptember 29, 2015
Primary Sources and the Digital Generation: Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel was a German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, and artist who identified and named thousands…
Erinn AspinallAugust 24, 2015
Primary Sources and the Digital Generation: Alexander Von Humboldt
Alexander Von Humboldt, a German world traveler in the 19th century, was one of the…
Erinn AspinallAugust 17, 2015
Primary Sources and the Digital Generation: Erasmus Darwin
Teaching today’s undergraduate students can be a challenge because of the distractions of “buzzing phones…
Erinn AspinallAugust 4, 2015
History of Medicine Inspires Art
From rare books to drawings and documents, the Wangensteen collection of nearly 70,000 volumes from…
Erinn AspinallJuly 8, 2015
Wangensteen Library Takes a Bite out of Shark Week
It’s #sharkweek2015 and the University of Minnesota's Wangensteen Library is geared up to celebrate with…
Mark EngebretsonJuly 8, 2015