Laurel Scheinfeld

Combat Silence

Might the voices of women veterans cast a new light on the realities, ravages and aftermath of war? At a time when we have an increasing number of women in active combat, what would it mean to see war through their eyes? What might their writings and reflections have to

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Health Sciences Library 24/7 schedule starting May 8

The Health Sciences Library is very excited to announce a 24/7 schedule starting the night of Wednesday, May 8, 2019.  In response to student feedback and with full support from the Dean of Renaissance School of Medicine, the University Libraries has been working on several improvements to the Health Sciences

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Student Spotlight – Xiaoqing Zhang

In May of 2017, Xiaoqing was interviewed and hired by the SBU Libraries. Since joining us she has become a valued and trusted employee of the Health Sciences Library. She is a welcome presence at the services desk, and is always happy to help a patron in need. We learned

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HSL Librarians named to Executive Board of MLA’s NY/NJ Chapter

HSL Librarians Jessica Koos and Gregg Stevens have been elected to serve on the board of the New York/New Jersey Chapter of the Medical Library Association for 2019 and 2020.  Jessica Koos will be an Executive Board Member and Gregg Stevens will serve as Treasurer-Elect.   http://www.nynjmla.org/blog/2018-election-results/

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Veteran’s Awareness Week 2018

This has been a special week at Stony Brook University.  Leading up to Veteran’s Day this coming Monday, November 12th, University Libraries took the opportunity to offer programming to honor our Veteran students, faculty & staff.  On Monday Nov 5, we held a film screening of “The Great War” to mark

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Matt Gallagher, Army Veteran and Author, visits SBU

On October 4th, Matt Gallagher spent the day at Stony Brook University.  He was invited here by the University Libraries to help us show our appreciation for the Veterans on our campus and spark conversations between veterans and non-veterans.  The day began with a tour of the Long Island State Veterans Home led by

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SBU Librarians welcome CSTEP

Librarians Robert Tolliver and Laurel Scheinfeld welcomed students from Stony Brook University’s CSTEP Program.  The students were taken on a tour of the Melville Library and were then provided with instruction on the use of library resources.  The CSTEP Program aims to increase the numbers of underrepresented minority and income-eligible college

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3D Printing Presentation at ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

On May 4, 2018 Stony Brook Health Sciences Librarian Laurel Scheinfeld attended the annual conference of the Association for College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter (ACRL/NE) where she gave a presentation with Joan Wagner and Blanche Leeman from Touro College.  The presentation focused on 3D Printing in Health Sciences

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