News about the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library
Now on display at the WHSC Library: AIDS, Posters, and Stories of Public Health: A People’s History of a Pandemic This exhibition explores how AIDS posters serve as highly adaptable, durable, cost effective, efficient tools in sharing public health messaging. Created by communities bonded together by illness and a desire to make change, these posters Read More …
As part of Emory University’s ongoing commitment to health equity and community collaboration, the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library is proud to present Mission Possible 2, a new digital exhibition launched in conjunction with King Week 2026. This exhibit explores how Emory University, in partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine and Grady Health System, has carried forward Dr. Martin Luther Read More …
Bridging the gap: explainable ai for autism diagnosis and parental support with TabPFNMix and SHAP —an article seemingly written with AI assistance and then presumably reviewed with AI assistance–was published by Scientific Reports (from Nature Group) on November 19th, 2025. It took nine days for the editor to update the article with a note about Read More …
Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that affects hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. Healthy red blood cells are flexible and shaped like discs, allowing them to easily move through the bloodstream. In individuals affected by sickle cell disease, red blood cells are misshapen into crescent or sickle shapes. The Read More …
We have exciting news to share about library resources for EHC employees! Access to Library resources for EHC staff has been updated to be uniform across all 10 hospital divisions. Resources that will be available to EHC staff include CINAHL Ultimate, AccessMedicine, ClinicalKey, open access resources such as PubMed Central and the Directory of Open Access Read More …
Our newest collection highlight is about food, diet, and nutrition science! This exhibit covers a wide range of food-related topics: diet and nutrition science, agriculture and farming, food insecurity and public policy, and psychological aspects of eating. The substances we depend upon for sustenance affect our immune systems, our ability to recover from illness or Read More …
The WHSC Library is committed to providing Emory students, faculty, and healthcare professionals with the resources necessary to prepare for specialty certification exams, license renewal and achieve advancements in your career. To help support your continuing education and professional development, a new online Nursing Continuing Education guide from the WHSC Library links nurses from Emory Healthcare and the School Read More …
Each August, National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is observed nationwide to promote the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages and backgrounds. Vaccines have dramatically changed medicine over the last century–in fact, “few medical interventions can compete with vaccines for their cumulative impact of health and well-being of entire populations.” It can be difficult Read More …
The WHSC Library supports our nursing populations in attaining advanced nursing specialty certifications. Specialty certifications recognize nurses’ skills and knowledge, improve quality of care and health outcomes, and support Magnet status. Our new online guide helps nurses advance their careers by providing access to reference books that are used for common nurse certification exams. At Read More …
After 42 years at Emory, the Woodruff Health Sciences Library’s director Sandra Franklin has retired. Sandra first joined the library–back when it was known as the A.W. Calhoun Medical Library–in 1983 as a reference librarian. She has served as the head of public services, assistant director, associate director, and acting director until her appointment as Read More …