http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/newsevents.html NLM News and Events en-us custserv@nlm.nih.gov custserv@nlm.nih.gov Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:39 EST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/hmd_staff_honored.html National Library of Medicine On May 16, 2013, the Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health Sciences (ALHHS) awarded NLM's historian Michael Sappol, PhD, with the 2013 ALHHS best monograph award, and NLM's History of Medicine Division Chief, Jeffrey S. Reznick, PhD, with the 2013 ALHHS best article award. Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:29 EST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/disaster_funding_opportunity.html National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine, a component of the National Institutes of Health, invites submission of innovative proposals that enhance mutually beneficial collaboration among libraries and disaster-related agencies. For example, projects may increase awareness of health information resources, demonstrate how libraries and librarians can assist planners and responders with disaster-related information needs, show ways in which disaster workers can educate librarians about disaster management, and/or include collaboration among partners in developing information resources that support planning and response to public health emergencies. Summaries of the projects funded in 2011 and 2012 can be viewed at http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterinfofunding.html. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:35:01 EST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/datapaloza_iv.html National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine (NLM) will join with other health data leaders and innovators for the fourth annual Health Datapalooza. The unique event will be held June 3-4, 2013 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. Health Datapalooza IV highlights new, innovative and effective ways health data is being used by companies, startups, academics, government agencies and individuals. More than 1,500 people are expected to attend. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:55:16 EST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/NLMtoMMA.html National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to be included in a new exhibition which opened May 15 and runs through August 18, 2013 at The Cloisters museum and gardens, the branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art for medieval art and architecture in New York City. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:58:25 EST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/news/voyage_display.html National Library of Medicine The National Library of Medicine has launched an online adaptation of the traveling banner exhibition, A Voyage to Health, an exploration of how the revival of Native Hawaiian sea voyaging traditions helped heal the soul of the community. The launch of the Web site celebrates the 19-year anniversary of the May 9, 1994 return of Kanaloa Kaho‘olawe island to the Hawaiian people by the United States Navy. Mon, 6 May 2013 08:30:00 EST