Visitors to Falk Library, located in Alan Magee Scaife Hall, are encouraged to check out these opportunities and displays:
March Mystery Game: History of Health Sciences Edition
Now through March 31, 2026
Check out our new library display, “Uncredited: Women in Health Sciences,” then test your knowledge with a short quiz. Anyone who submits answers will win a small HSLS prize. The more you know, the more chances you’ll get to win our grand prize of $25 in Scaifeteria gift cards! Stop by Falk Library during our open hours through the end of March to participate.
Make Your Own Trail Mix
Wednesday, March 18
Lunchtime Session: noon-2 p.m.
Evening Session: 4-6 p.m.
Take a custom-made snack with you. Select from a variety of chocolate, Craisins®, pretzels, peanuts, and other small snack foods. This is offered as both a lunchtime and an evening session – pick which time works best for you. Pack your own tight-seal bag with your favorite goodies and enjoy throughout the day.
Look for our Guess-the-Candy game at the trail mix table. Whoever has the closest guess to the number of candy pieces wins a prize!
On Display
Mothers of Psychoanalysis (Rare Book Room Window Display, Lower Floor)
In the early 20th century, women were typically restricted to a handful of professions. However, they were included in Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic movement. They earned degrees, conducted research, joined professional societies, and published books. Their life experiences helped make psychoanalysis more inclusive. This exhibit highlights the contributions of these early women: Helene Deutsch, Karen Horney, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth, Marie Bonaparte, and Beatrice Moses Hinkle.
Read more about the Mothers of Psychoanalysis in the HSLS Update
Uncredited: Women in Health Sciences (Display Cases, Main Floor)
Do you know the name Rosalind Franklin? What about Alice Bell, Ester Lederberg, Dorothy Anderson, Martha Chase, Hilde Mangold, or Marthe Gautier? There are many ways in which the work and contributions of women in science have been overlooked and uncredited in history. This exhibit will show the ways in which their work has been unacknowledged through the stories of these remarkable women.
Pittsburgh’s Medical Students in 1886 (Display Case, Main Floor)
The Western Pennsylvania Medical College, the predecessor to Pitt’s School of Medicine, opened its doors in 1886. This exhibit provides a snapshot of the early years of the College by displaying books from the first syllabus along with information about tuition costs, admission practices, and class schedules. Come see how the life of a medical student has changed over the past 140 years – and what is similar!
An online version of this exhibit is available on the HSLS Digital Exhibits & Collections website.
While our focus is on the Pitt Health Sciences community, all Pitt affiliates are welcome to participate. Unless otherwise noted, all activities and displays are available during Falk Library Operating Hours.