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Rashes to Research: Scientists and Parents Confront the 1964 Rubella Epidemic - Traveling Exhibit from the National Library of Medicine - Exhibit at MassBay Framingham Campus Room 302A, March 25 to April 5

This exhibit is free and open to the public. Come see the exhibit at our newly opened MassBay Center for Health Sciences, Early Childhood, and Human Services at 490 Franklin Street, Framingham, MA.

In 1964 thousands of children were born with serious disabilities related to rubella exposure during pregnancy. While the nation’s scientists rushed to create a vaccine and develop better screening tests, families faced difficult decisions about current and future pregnancies. This Exhibit highlights the work of researchers, parents, healthcare professionals, and educators to respond to rubella and its devastating life changing health consequences in the years before an effective vaccine nearly eliminated the disease from the United States.

This traveling exhibit is on loan from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The NLM is the world's largest biomedical library and a national resource for health professionals, scientists, and the public, and is a part of the National Institute of Health (NIH).

**Memory Wall**

Thoughts of the rubella epidemic will remind us of the fear, confusion, and the determination of medical research we all experienced during the Covid pandemic. There will be a Memory Wall if you would like to leave a card in memory of a lost family member or friend. If you would like to leave a reflection on your experience during the pandemic, or if you have experiences related to rubella, we will collect them and curate them into a Reflective Zine for the MassBay Library.

See Our LibGuide for Lots More Information

Learn more at our Rashes to Research LibGuide: https://massbay.libguides.com/rashes-to-research

🌞 MassBay Library Summer Hours 🌞

Wellesley Campus: Mon - Thu 9am - 5pm; Fri 9am - 3pm
Framingham campus closed
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Happy Pride Month!!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💗

Transgender Awareness Week, Nov 13-19 & Transgender Day of Remembrance, Nov 20

This week is Transgender Awareness Week and Nov 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Transgender Awareness Week, observed November 13 to November 19, is a one-week celebration leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which memorializes victims of transphobic violence.

The purpose of Transgender Awareness Week is to educate about transgender and gender non-conforming people and the issues associated with their transition or identity.

Learn more about TDoR, TAW, gender identity and other information on and for transgender and gender non-conforming people at the dedicated page on our LGBTQIA2S+ Lib Guide: https://massbay.libguides.com/LGBTQ/transgender-awareness-week
To all the transgender members of the MassBay community, and trans folk throughout the globe, we offer heartfelt wishes for a better more welcoming place for you!!! 🏳️‍⚧️💗🤍💙

Veterans Day was this past Friday, November 11. Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. For one day, despite the differences in our political affiliations or our political beliefs, we stand united in respect for our veterans.

See our displays for Veterans Day at the Wellesley Campus library, including a table of fiction pieces dedicated to military stories, as well as our non-fiction display.

Learn more about Veterans Day and find lots of resources for Veterans and on Veterans Day and the military at our MassBay Library Veterans Day Libguide. More information at our latest MassBay Library blog post: https://massbay.libguides.com/blog/Veterans-Day