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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.
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Barbero Gift Helps Fund Instant Access to Journal of Pediatrics

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Thanks to the generosity of the Department of Child Health for helping us provide instant access to Journal of Pediatrics articles back to 1932 with funds from the Barbero Gift Fund.

The Barbero Fund was establlished in 1998 in honor of Dr. Giulio Barbero. Dr. Barbero was internationally recognized for his research on cystic fibrosis and one of the founders of the Cystic Fibrosis Association. During his time as chair of the department of Child Health, he developed rural sateliite clinics to treat children with gastrointestinal disease and was instrumental getting the Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, Missouri.

If you are interested in donating to the Health Sciences Library, please visit https://mizzougivedirect.missouri.edu/fund.aspx?item_id=960.

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Select New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed New MU Authored Trending Article in PubMed

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A recently trending article in PubMed was Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement co-authored by Dr. James Stevermer from the Department of Family and Community Medicine.

What is a PubMed trending article?

Trending articles is a marker of increased interest in a PubMed abstract. Trending articles are those with a significant increase in daily PubMed views in the past two days as compared to the previous baseline period, which is approximately a week.

You can see the full list of trending articles here.

Interested in tracking the impact of your articles after they are published? Email asklibrary@health.missouri.edu to learn how we can help.

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: April 2025

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Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured articles were co-authored by Dr. Vovanti Jones of the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation:

The articles were published in JAMA (journal impact factor of 63.5 in 2023).

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=April&Year=2025

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Health Sciences Library Summer Hours

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Health Sciences Library Summer Hours

The Health Sciences Library will have the following hours from Sunday, May 18th to Saturday August 2nd.

Summer Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 8am-8pm
Friday: 8am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm

Holiday Hours:

Memorial Day*

Sunday, May 25th: 12pm-5pm
Monday, May 26th: CLOSED

Juneteenth*

Wednesday, June 18th: 8am-5pm
Thursday June 19th: CLOSED

Independence Day*

Thursday, July 3: 8am-5pm
Friday, July 4: CLOSED

For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided.
Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

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Health Sciences Library Memorial Day Weekend Hours

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The Health Sciences Library will be running on holiday hours* for Memorial Day weekend.

Sunday, May 25th: 12:00pm-5pm

Monday, May 26th: All Mizzou Libraries are CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.

We will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, May 27th.

For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.

*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info

 

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Marketing Highight: Instagram Reels

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Thanks to the peer navigators for making these reels!

 

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Picks For Your Summer Reading List

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We asked staff in the Health Sciences Library what books they’d recommend for someone’s summer TBR aka their to be read list.

This list ranges from YA to nonfiction, newer published books to some classics. A book to fit anyone’s reading interests.

Click here to see the book recommendations: https://bit.ly/HSLSummerPicks

 

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Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Send a Friend (or Yourself!) a Finals Week Pet Gram

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Send a Friend (or Yourself!) a Finals Week Pet Gram

Feeling stressed? Need a pick me up or know someone else who needs a a dose of serotonin? Send yourself, a friend, a coworker, or whoever else a pet gram to make them smile.

You can choose to feature a dog, cat, or bird. Or choose to be surprised! All pets featured are owned by a Mizzou Libraries employee and they are excited to have their beloved pets to spread some joy.

Send one or many, there is no limit! We will take requests from May 1st to May 12th,

Request here: https://forms.gle/KahzbkveBJVsCdoe9

Have a question? Email mulibrariesprmc@missouri.edu

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Marketing Highight: Instagram Reels

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Thanks to the peer navigators for making these reels! And special thanks to Kara for starring in the Gen Z tour of Ellis video and for Joey Sabo for helping film/edit!

 

 

 

Taira Meadowcroft

Taira Meadowcroft is the Public Health and Community Engagement Librarian at the Health Sciences Library at the University of Missouri.

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Overview of Recent University of Missouri Publications in Medicine and Related Fields: March 2025

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Each month we provide an overview of University of Missouri School of Medicine faculty-authored articles in medicine and related fields as well as a featured article with the highest journal impact factor.

This month’s featured article, “GRB2 regulation of essential signaling pathways in the endometrium is critical for implantation and decidualization” was co-authored by Dr. Li Rong, Dr. Tae Hoon Kim, and Dr. Jae-Wook Jeong of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health. The article was published in Nature Communications (journal impact factor of 14.7 in 2023).

Note that Dr. James Stevermer also had a publication in JAMA as a member of the USPSTF: “Screening for Food Insecurity: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement”

See the list of publications in medicine and related fields we retrieved for this month: https://library.muhealth.org/facpubmonthlyresult/?Month=March&Year=2025