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9 Books & Videos to Explore During High Blood Pressure Awareness Month

May is High Blood Pressure Awareness Month. To recognize the importance of treating high blood pressure, Jefferson Libraries is providing a list of learning materials on hypertension. Topics include guides to managing hypertension, pregnancy and high blood pressure, ocular hypertension, and more. Hypertension and Stroke (ebook) Hypertension in Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management (ebook) Hypertension Secrets (print) Mayo Clinic 5 Steps to Controlling High Blood Pressure: Your Personal Guide to Preventing and Managing Hypertension (ebook) New Targets for the Treatment of Hypertension and Associated Diseases (ebook) Novel Strategies and Approaches in Hypertension Therapy (ebook) Ocular Hypertension (video) Persistent Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: A 6-year Cohort Study (video) State of Ambulatory Hypertension Education in U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Programs: A Needs Assessment Survey (article) ...

25 May eBooks: Ethics in Nursing, History of Architecture, Neurobiology, etc.

This May, we’re adding 25 eBooks to our collection that cover a wide range of topics. Check out the list below, which includes innovation in the fashion industry, an infectious disease handbook, and the hidden costs of global warming. Browse our complete eBook collections at the Dixon Library on the Dixon Campus, the Gutman Library on the East Falls Campus, and the Scott Library on the Center City Campus.Amplifying Voices in UX: Balancing Design and User Needs in Technical CommunicationBioplastics for Sustainability: Manufacture, Technologies, and EnvironmentThe Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of TraumaCode of Ethics for NursesThe Corporation in the Twenty-First Century: Why (almost) Everything We Are Told about Business is WrongCPT Professional 2025Culturally Conscious Board: Setting the Boardroom Table for ImpactDetailing Worlds: A Conceptual History of Architectural DetailFashion Business and Digital Transformation: Technology and Innovation Across the Fashion IndustryFashion in the Metaverse: Designs and Technologies Shaping the FutureGood is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose: Designing a Meaningful and Prosperous CareerHealth Policy and Analysis: Framework and Tools for SuccessThe Infectious Diseases Consult Handbook: Common Questions and AnswersMassachusetts General Hospital Handbook of General Hospital PsychiatryModels for Multi-state Survival Data: Rates, Risks, and Pseudo-valuesMRI/DTI Atlas of the Human Brainstem in Transverse and Sagittal LanesNeurobiology for DummiesThe Promise and Peril of CRISPRPathology IllustratedRNA As a Drug Target: The Next Frontier for Medicinal ChemistrySlow Burn: The Hidden Costs of a Warming WorldSpeech Sound Disorders: For Classroom and ClinicStuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American OpportunityTeaching Cultural Competence and Cultural Humility in Medical Education: A Practical GuideTreatment Resource Manual for Speech-language Pathology...

Sciwheel is now Lean Library Workspace

Sciwheel is now Lean Library Workspace. Known initially as F1000 Workspace, Jefferson researchers have been using the intuitive, web-based citation management tool for many years (through multiple name changes) to support their production of high-quality scholarship.Please update your browser with the new Lean Library browser extension. The existing browser plug-in will continue working until August 31, 2025.This rebranding is mostly cosmetic. Logins, accounts, and functionality are not changing.The existing Microsoft Word and Google Docs writing tools are rebranded as Lean Library.Visit the citation management tools guide from the Jefferson Libraries for more information....

Take a Brain Break with the Scott Library: Therapy Dogs, Chair Massages, Iced Coffee, Etc.

Unwind with a Brain Break during May Week! Take a look at the programming below for stress relieving activities. Visit Scott Library’s 2nd floor for giveaways, coloring sheets & puzzles, and leisure books until May 2.Therapy Dog Griff!Monday, April 28: Self Care Day & Therapy Dog Day Self Care Day: Lubert Plaza, 9am brought to you by the office of Student Life & Engagement Therapy Dog Griff: Scott Library, 12-2pm brought to you by the Scott Memorial LibraryTuesday, April 29: Therapy Goats from Philly Goat Project12 - 2 pm, Lubert PlazaRain date: Wednesday, April 30, 12pmbrought to you the Office of Recreation & the Fitness CenterWednesday, April 30: Chair Massages4-7 pm, 1st floor Scott Memorial Librarybrought to you by the Office of Residential LifeThursday, May 1: Ticket Series AMC Ticketsstarts at 10 am, Jefferson Alumni Hall (JAH) 105 brought to you by the Office of Campus & Community EngagementBrain Breaks & May Week are brought to you by the Scott Memorial Library, Office of Student Life & Engagement, Office of Residential Life, Office of Recreation & the Fitness Center, and the Office of Campus & Community Engagement....