Exhibit

Chronological history by decade from
the creation of USDA in 1862 until 2000
Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table—
Protecting crops and livestock from pests and disease,
Improving the quality and safety of agricultural products,
Determining the best nutrition for people from infancy to old age,
Sustaining our soil and other natural resources,
Ensuring profitability for farmers and processors,
Keeping costs down for consumers, and
Providing research support to other federal agencies.

Four anatomical manikins from the collections of the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences are featured in the National Library of Medicine's Dream Anatomy exhibition.  Dream Anatomy, an exhibition on art and anatomy, will run at the National Library of Medicine and on their website from October 9, 2002 to July 31, 2003.  

In September of 1918, soldiers at an army base near Boston suddenly began to die. The cause of death was identified as influenza, but it was unlike any strain ever seen. As the killer virus spread across the country, hospitals overfilled, death carts roamed the streets and helpless city officials dug mass graves. It was the worst epidemic in American history, killing over 600,000--until it disappeared as mysteriously as it had begun.

he Museum of Health Care, a non-profit corporation, is governed by a Board of Directors. The Ann Baillie Building, a historic limestone building on George Street on the property of the Kingston General Hospital, is the home of the Museum. More than 27,000 artifacts have been acquired, of which 13,000 are fully accessioned.

This exhibit explores the medicine and medical theory Lewis and Clark employed to promote health and recovery. It also examines the trials the explorers faced due to disease, accident, and injury.

Housed in a landmarked status mansion, the collection is exhibited on all four floors. Originally organized by a particular country, the artifacts are displayed by either country or discipline for example: radiology, orthopedics, and a turn of the century apothecary.

This exhibit examines the evolution of teratology (i.e. the study of  perceived abnormalities in the natural world, both real and imagined) through the eyes of physicians and philosophers.  How have they considered and how have they intertwined different interpretations in their representations and explanations of wonders from Antiquity to the end of the 18th century?

NMSI is the umbrella name for three great museums and one in the making. What binds us together is and a vision that can be stated in one senatnce. 'We engage peopl in a dialogue to creat meanings from the past, present, future of human ingenuity.

MIT Museum presents exhibitions and programs that explore the foundations and frontiers of science and technology. The museum provides a window on the research being done behind laboratory doors at MIT and gives visitors the opportunity to investigate technological innovation.

Welcome to the online exhibit of the Moody Medical Library's collection of historical microscopes. Here you will find the images and descriptions of over 40 microscopes, ranging from the 1760s through the 1920s. Some of the instruments are presented with their intricately designed mahogany cases and close-up views of the names of their makers engraved on brass. The exhibit features mostly 19th-century instruments, revealing the various phases in the evolution of the scientific microscope and the art of microscope making.