I recently had the opportunity to take a field trip into Manhattan for The Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo at the Jacob Javitz Center . Continue reading
New York City Streets are rich with history. Two of the most famous streets in New York City are Broadway and Wall Street. Broadway is best known for the theater district, bright with lights and marquees, advertising the dozens of shows currently playing. Wall Street is associated with money, the financial district, and the New York Stock Exchange. But have you ever thought about the humble beginnings of these famous New York City Streets? Continue reading
I am Laurel Scheinfeld, a Reference Librarian at the Bay Shore campus. I have been working for Touro Libraries for three years, since June 2011, a month after I graduated from Long Island University (LIU) with my Master’s degree in Library Science. I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity. In my last semester at LIU, I reached out to the Chief Librarian at the Bay Shore campus to request an internship, which was a requirement of the program in Library Science at LIU. I didn’t realize at the time that a Librarian position would open up while I was there – that was a wonderful surprise. Continue reading
If you rely on Google or Wikipedia for drug information, you could be missing important updates on safety. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues safety warnings when a prescription drug is found to have an adverse reaction in a particular patient population. FDA Safety warnings are posted on the MedWatch Portal. But these safety warnings don’t always make it to Google or Wikipedia in a timely manner.
