Library News

Kelsey Schwander. Smiling woman with long straight red hair wearing a navy blue blazer, white blouse and multi colored necklace.

Join us for the next Strauss Wisneski Virtual Lecture on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 12:00p-1:00p MST. Kelsey Schwander, Pharm D, CBIS will present Cannabis Conversations: Educating Patients and Providers in Practice. All are welcome and registration is not required. 

Books on race and medicine on display in glass case.

In conjunction with the 2024-2025 One Book One Campus Activities, Strauss Health Sciences Library staff created an exhibit of books exploring the intersection of race and medicine from the Henry and Janet Claman Medical Humanities Collection. Located in the main library entryway, the exhibit showcases

Internet Archive and Western Regional Storage Trust logos with a faded out bookshelf in the background

For the past year, Strauss Library has been performing an overlap analysis comparing the library’s bound journal holdings within the library building, to bound journal holdings stored in PASCAL, our long-term storage facility. This analysis has allowed Strauss Library to identify duplicate print journal holdings which can now be withdrawn from the collection. 

Brown, blue, green and clear antique medicine bottles on display

In 2015, Dr. Robert Shikes, Professor Emeritus in the Pathology Department at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and his wife Patricia generously donated an extensive collection of medical artifacts to the Strauss Health Sciences Library. This remarkable collection, amassed over many years, includes over 1,000 items and offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of medicine.

Headshot of Maureen Garrity, MD

As part of the rotating ‘Nancy Nelson - Women in Medicine’ exhibit series, which highlights significant women in healthcare and medicine, the Strauss Health Sciences Library proudly presents its latest exhibit honoring the late Maureen Garrity.

Envelopes, postcards, and a newspaper displayed on a wooden surface.

The Strauss Library is proud to present its latest exhibit, Honoring Our Veterans: A Postal History of Fitzsimons Army Hospital. 

The exhibit pays tribute to the veterans who received care at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. It showcases letters and postcards sent by soldiers during various wars, offering insight into their personal experiences and the hospital's role in their recovery.