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Did you know there used to be a Barnes medical school in St. Louis?

When St. Louisans hear the name Barnes today, the century-old Barnes Hospital (now Barnes-Jewish Hospital) on Washington University’s medical campus might come to mind. But, before Barnes Hospital came into existence in 1914, St. Louisans would have known Barnes to be the largest medical school in downtown St. Louis.

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Becker Library releases FY20 annual report

Becker Library’s FY20 annual report is now available. It is easy to lose sight of all that Becker Library accomplished last year before the pandemic hit, but that work and those successes should not be overshadowed. So much is different now, yet, in many ways, the daily work of the library remains unchanged. Our commitment  [Read more]

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Locate Faculty and Find Expertise Using “Analyze Text” in Research Profiles

Discovering experts and building your multidisciplinary research team is easier than ever in Research Profiles – simply use the copy/paste search feature to analyze blocks of text from publication abstracts, research grants or funding announcements. As shown in the example below, you can use this feature to quickly identify profiles most closely related to the  [Read more]

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Updated LGBTQ Health Care Resource Guide

Becker Library’s updated LGBTQ Health Care Resource Guide is designed to assist health professionals with finding health and research information related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender-questioning communities. There are also links for LGBTQ individuals looking for professional associations and community resources. A new addition features resources for finding a provider, including Washington University  [Read more]