Category Archives: info.gov

Supreme Court nominations

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Barbara

The Supreme Court is in the news: On May 26th President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appellate court judge (U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit), to replace retiring Justice David Souter. Curious about how this process … Continue reading →

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State Dept.’s State magazine

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Barbara

State, the U.S. State Dept.’s glossy monthly magazine, is aimed at Dept. employees at home or abroad, but it’s available online to everyone, including prospective employees wanting to know more about the Dept. There’s a lot of news that’s not … Continue reading →

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Federal Gov’t Information is Diverse

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Barbara

While reviewing some recently-received U.S. Government publications, I was struck once again by the great variety of topics on which the Government publishes: A Basic Guide to Exporting English Teaching Forum Enforcing Religious Freedom in Prison Medical Aspects of Chemical … Continue reading →

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Keep up with aerospace research

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Barbara

Want to scan new publications related to aerospace research? Try Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR), an “online publication listing citations and abstracts of NASA and worldwide aerospace-related research.” It’s updated biweekly, and you can sign up for an email … Continue reading →

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Looking for Accurate Health Information?

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Susan

There’s a lot of health information online. Unfortunately, it’s not all accurate. If you haven’t checked out the consumer health Web site MedlinePlus sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, you should. It’s terrific. MedlinePlus has up-to-date health information with … Continue reading →

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Swine Flu, aka H1N1 influenza

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Barbara

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve been hearing about the swine flu invasion. You can keep updated on it with the Internet, TV, radio, or newspapers. Some helpful web sites are: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) – Centers for … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Month (April)

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Barbara

Celebrate National Poetry Month, an annual observance started by the Academy of American Poets in 1996. Read some poetry, write some, and give poems away (especially on April 30th, aka Poem In Your Pocket Day). Where, oh where, can one … Continue reading →

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WisconsinEye: Watching State Government Work

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Susan

Wisconsin Eye provides broadcast coverage of all three branches of the Wisconsin State Government—legislative, executive, and judicial.  This public affairs network, available on the Internet and on cable television, is a nonpartisan source of information, covering legislative floor proceedings, committee … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Online Town Hall Meeting 3/26

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Barbara

President Obama scheduled a town hall meeting with all of us Thursday morning, March 26th, at 10:30 a.m. People were directed to the White House web site to review questions. If you missed it, you can read the transcript or … Continue reading →

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Mar. 25 Commemorates End of Transatlantic Slave Trade

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Barbara

In December 2007, the United Nations General Assembly designated March 25th as an annual International Day for the Commemoration of the Two-Hundredth Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. You can research this topic at your University’s Library. … Continue reading →

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