During the Halloween season in 2013 and 2014, our Painless PubMed class transformed into Undead PubMed, where students performed literature searches for a hospital overrun by zombies.
2014
Ansuman Chattopadhyay (Assistant Director for Molecular Biology Information Services) teaches a class for students in Pitt’s Tsinghua Scholars Program. In this program, medical students from China visit Pitt for two years of rigorous biomedical research training.
2015
In 2015, Falk Library’s lobby gained this glass mosaic of the Cathedral of Learning, created by local artist Daviea Davis as part of her Pillars of Light Project.
2015
Check out this behind-the-scenes picture from Falk Library’s server room. Constructed in 2008 on the library’s upper floor, it houses computer servers that manage HSLS e-resources and other online services.
2016
Students study for finals on the library’s main floor in 2016. The space now looks a little different, but this article outlines where to find large tables and other study areas in today’s library.
2016
Michele Klein Fedyshin, Reference Librarian, teaches a class in 2016. See our upcoming classes here.
2016
Mary Gail Merlina, Circulation Manager, helps a patron at the library’s Main Desk. Looking for assistance with something today? The Main Desk is always happy to help!
2016
In 2016, librarians switched up the PubMed class for first year medical students by having students teach each other using the “flipped classroom” model.
2016
A student peruses a book stack in 2016. Looking for a book today? Our Current Collection and Leisure Reading Collection are on the Main Floor, and you can find the Medical Humanities Collection on the Upper Floor. All other books and journals are accessible via HSLS Document Delivery.
October 2017
In the fall of 2017, Falk Library opened a dedicated quiet study area on the main floor with 44 study carrels. Though the area will soon be renovated as part of the Scaife Hall West Wing construction project, the study carrels will remain in the library.
