As the end of the semester approaches, take a quiet break on Friday April 23rd at 12pm (est) and join us in a complimentary virtual silent meditation workshop led by Manuel de la […]
Making Black Lives Matter in Philadelphia: Perspectives from the Health Sciences: April 22 at 3pm
Please join us for a virtual event on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021, at 3pm, featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Eugenia South followed by a roundtable discussion. Recording is available here! Keynote […]
Upcoming Events

Virtual Volunteer Opportunity: #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 31st Last October, Penn Libraries observed Health Literacy Month by participating in the National Library of Medicine’s #citeNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to edit child and maternal […]
The Biomedical Library is proud to co-host a talk with Prof. Dorothy Roberts on the role of science, politics, and business in the re-creation of race
GRAB A BOOK & TAKE A BREAK Professor Dorothy Roberts on Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the 21st Century Monday, March 1, 2021 12:00 PM ET | […]
Covid-19 Library Guide – Vaccines
Since COVID hit nearly a year ago, the staff at the Biomedical Library have developed and maintained a Covid-19 library guide that lists significant international, national, and regional websites focused on providing […]
Featured 3D print: lid for COVID-19 detection device
We are featuring a 3D print which is a part of a device that can rapidly detect COVID-19 based on the disease’s unique odor profile. The part is a lid required to […]
Together in Gather.Town

Penn Libraries and Penn Nursing are co-hosting “Together in Gather.Town” for all students interested in health-related careers and/or interprofessional/multidisciplinary networking on Monday January 25th, 12pm-1pm. If you love Animal Crossing and other […]
Biomeditations Book Talk: Dr. Jason Karlawish on his new book, The Problem of Alzheimer’s, 3 PM Weds. 3/31/21
Our Biomeditations talks are an informal conversation with Penn authors, welcoming participation from across the Penn community to hear from and ask questions about some of the most engaging and important topics […]
Meet Yen, Biomedical Library Intern, and introducing the Benjamin Rush Portal
You can view the portal by clicking here! Yen will present the portal at an upcoming Penn Libraries Presents event. Register here! Meet the Biomedical Library’s library and information science intern, Yen […]
Featured Student Organization: Lockdown Letters

Lockdown Letters was one of the service-oriented organizations featured during the #IPSAG Virtual Lunch-Time Conversation with Alpha Iota Gamma and Synapse last September. Last week, I met with Preethi Kumaran and Joey Lohmann, […]