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Author Archives: Barbara
Celebrate Darwin Day! Feb 12
Anneke Lisberg, Department of Biological Sciences, will talk about “The smell of success: Understanding chemical signals and competition in social mammals” in honor of Charles Darwin’s 206th birthday on Thurs., Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm in Hyland Hall’s Timmerman Auditorium. “Darwin Day” … Continue reading
Posted in campus connection, info.gov
Tagged animals, anniversaries, articles, biology, books, chemical signals, Darwin Day, evolution, federal government, government info, lectures, legislation, mammals, pheromones, research, science
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The Girls in the Band
The College of Arts and Communication will show the film The Girls in the Band at 7:30pm on Tues., Feb. 3, in the Greenhill Center of the Arts, room 30. The synopsis on the film’s web site says THE GIRLS … Continue reading
Posted in around the library, campus connection
Tagged articles, audio recordings, big bands, books, films, gender, history, jazz, music, sound recordings, videos, web sites, women
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Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
Dr. William Jones, Professor of History at UW-Madison, will talk about Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights on Tues., Feb. 3, 2015, from 3:30-4:30pm in UC 275A. It’s part of the African American Heritage Lecture Series and … Continue reading
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Tagged African American Heritage Lecture Series, articles, books, Conversation on Race, discrimination, diversity, ebooks, federal government, government info, history, law, lectures, legislation, politics, race relations, web pages
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The Voting Rights Act (MLK, Jr. Commemorative Event) – Jan. 28
Deuel Ross, Fried Frank Fellow for the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, will talk about the 1965 Voting Rights Act on Wed., Jan. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in the UC Hamilton Room. This is UWW’s 29th annual Martin Luther … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, anniversaries, articles, books, civil rights, discrimination, diversity, federal government, government info, history, lectures, legislation, presidents, protests, speeches, video, voting, Voting Rights Act of 1965, web sites, youtube
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Andersen Library’s MLK weekend hours, UWW MLK event
Andersen Library will be closed Sat. Jan. 17-Mon. Jan. 19 (Winterim ends on Jan. 16th, and it’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday the 19th). Spring Semester hours will start on Tues., Jan. 20th, at 7:30 a.m. Please plan … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, civil rights, federal government, government info, history, holidays, law, lectures, legislation, library hours, voting
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2015/2017 Wisconsin Legislature
Wonder how the State Legislature works? Have an interest in something the State Legislature is doing? The Wisconsin Library Association’s Government Information Round Table has posted a blog entry that provides basic information about the new biennial session of the … Continue reading
Posted in around wisconsin, info.gov
Tagged blogs, government information, law, legislation, state government, web sites, wisconsin
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Library System Migration Affects UB (UW Borrowing), Reserves, Renewals, etc.
UPDATE: The system migration has been rescheduled from February to mid-May. Specific dates and potential impact on our Library services will be posted later. UB (Universal Borrowing) Requests may be done through Research@UWW as usual. All UW libraries, including UWW’s … Continue reading
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Tagged catalog, ILLiad, itnerlibrary loan, My Account, Research@UWW, resource sharing, UB, universal borrowing
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Friday Fun: Armchair travel this winter!
Winter in Wisconsin! What better time to travel, especially to warmer places, eh? But if you’re like me, you can’t afford the time (or the travel). Well, a little ‘armchair’ travel may be the ticket for us. Andersen Library can … Continue reading
Posted in around the library, around the world
Tagged armchair travel, books, fun stuff, leisure, travel, travel writers, videos
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Break & Winterim Library Hours
Library hours during the break (Dec. 23-28) are: Tues Dec 23: 8am-4:30pm CLOSED Wed-Thurs Dec 24-25 Fri Dec 26: 8am-4:30pm CLOSED Sat-Sun Dec 27-28 Winterim (Mon Dec 29-Fri Jan 16) Library hours are: Mon-Wed: 7:30am-6pm, Thurs-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, Sat: CLOSED, Sun: … Continue reading
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Tagged library hours, library services
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Friday Fun: Live Reindeer Cam
Oh my goodness, thanks to Brenda in Circulation, here’s some Friday fun that can last and last all the way to the holidays. It’s live ReindeerCam! And you can get your name on the nice list to ensure your holiday will … Continue reading
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Tagged Friday fun, holidays, kid stuff, livestream, reindeer, Santa, web sites
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