But be assured that I only want you for your mind. More importantly, I want you for your knowledge of and expertise with digital cameras, face-up copiers, flatbed scanners and digital data formats. The project we’re talking about is funded by a grant from the New York Metropolitan Library Council and deals with original printed…
This just in: MAYOR BLOOMBERG DECLARES HEAT EMERGENCY FOR METRO NYC Over the next few days, we expect excessive heat and humidity in The New York Metro region. Please plan your activities with protection in mind. If needed, you can find a NYC cooling center here. We can also take steps to reduce…
The Academy has redesigned its web site (***APPLAUSE***) for the first time in two years: take a look. Here’s the official announcement from Kathryn Cervino, NYAM’s Associate Director of Communications: "I invite you to visit and explore the Academy’s newly redesigned website at www.nyam.org. The sitewide facelift has made our website more visually and functionally…
From Bowery to Hollywood: Emily Dunning Barringer, MD, Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine – an exhibit at the New York Academy of Medicine Library In 1903, Emily Dunning Barringer, MD became the first woman to serve as an ambulance surgeon in New York City. She was also an advocate for women’s…
Every now and then I get news of an event at the Academy. The various research departments hold meetings, talks, and professional get togethers and such like, and some of the topics are pretty interesting, even if you don’t happen to be a medical researcher. At any rate, if it’s open to the public, I’ll…