http://blogs.uww.edu/library Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:15:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. Paul Rybski, UWW Dept. of Physics, will talk about "Galileo's Hits, His Misses and Why" (3rd fall 2009 Observatory Public Lecture) on Fri., Nov. 6, at 8pm in Upham Hall room 141. A public viewing session at Whitewater Observatory will follow at 9:15 pm, weather permitting. LECTURE ABSTRACT:  In October ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3643 Spent: Sex, Evolution and Consumer Behavior By Geoffrey Miller HB801 .M493 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor It seems that we're on a Darwin kick here (next week, a book about the Darwin Awards?), but this week's featured title also deals with evolution in a different context. Besides, with the Black Friday ads already starting ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3632 UWW will honor Veterans Recognition Week (Nov. 3-11, 2009) with several events. "Letters Home" on Tues., Nov. 3rd, at 7:30pm (Young Auditorium) is a performance of stories of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. It's inspired by The New York Times articles, The Things They Wrote. Mon., Nov. 9, ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3630 The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Monday, November 2, 2009 Young Auditorium, 7 pm Evolutional psychologist Steven Pinker is one of the world's leading cognitive scientists. The Times (London) calls him "academia's rock star," with his wild hair and controversial ideas. Currently, Pinker is Johnstone Professor of Psychology ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3612 Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin's Cradle of Evolution By Carol Ann Bassett F3741 .G2 B38 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Back in grade school, I remember learning about the islands off the coast of Ecuador where thousands of species of plants and animals could be found only there. ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3601 Through November 15th we have access to Alexander Street Press's "American History in Video" collection, which contains more than 1500 titles (500 hours) of newsreels and documentaries from such sources as PBS. Since seasonal and H1N1 flu references are everywhere this fall, of course I searched for something about flu. ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3555 Happy Campus Sustainability Day! There has been considerable talk about going green in the last few years. Believe it or not, this whole movement didn't just happen overnight. It got traction in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission in a report commissioned by the United Nations. That report, Our Common Future defines ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3483 Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us By Alyssa Katz HD1375 .K348 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor The housing market these days has a lot of people worried and waiting for an economic recovery to make the next move. The real estate bubble and subsequent implosion put individuals and corporations in dire ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3579 I've gotten a few questions about needing to find articles from the Wall Street Journal. Conveniently enough, we have access to WSJ back to 1984 through Proquest's ABI/Inform. Once you've gone to ABI/Inform, there are two ways in which you can search for articles from only the Wall Street Journal: Use the ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3554 It's Homecoming Week @UWW! "The '90s: Lived 'em, Loved 'em, Never Left 'em." So get into a '90s mood! Some Andersen Library resources might help, such as the DVD set of the complete Friends series (2nd-floor Browsing DVD--Features, call no. Fri). You can spend a whopping 4800 minutes watching this television ... http://blogs.uww.edu/library/archives/3526