Category Archives: info.gov

Native Heritage Month: lecture on 11/18

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Barbara

Chip Beal will give a lecture “A Native Perspective: Walking In Two Worlds” on Tues., Nov. 18, at 4:15 p.m. in Upham 140. Beal is UW- Superior’s Multicultural Affairs Coordinator and a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. This … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, campus connection, info.gov | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Native Heritage Month: lecture on 11/18

Digital TV, anyone?

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Barbara

OK, you probably don’t have time to waste watching TV during the academic year, but if there are others in your household who do, and you are a holdout like me (too frugal to pay for cable, a dish, or … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Digital TV, anyone?

Blacklisted!

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Barbara

“From 1947 to 1961, your ability to work in Hollywood’s motion picture industry strictly depended on whether or not your name appeared on a list of suspected Communist activists or sympathizers. The blacklist.“ — SAG and the Motion Picture Blacklist … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Blacklisted!

Ocean monitoring

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Barbara

Last week I blogged about the International Year of the Earth and noted that one of the Year’s themes is oceans. Well, there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about our oceans and how they are faring, including their … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Ocean monitoring

International Year of Planet Earth

Posted on October 9, 2008 by Barbara

International Year of Planet Earth, jointly initiated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS), has political support from 191 countries and partnerships with many organizations. The “year” runs January 2007 … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on International Year of Planet Earth

National Latino Heritage Month

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Barbara

Sept. 15-Oct. 15 is National Latino Heritage Month. Sept. 15 is the anniversary of independence for several Latin American countries (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua). Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence on Sept. 16th and 18th, respectively. … Continue reading →

Posted in campus connection, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on National Latino Heritage Month

Science.gov expands

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Barbara

Science.gov version 5.0 was launched Sept. 15th, providing access to collections of reliable science and technology information from 17 organizations within 13 federal government science agencies. In all, researchers are provided access to over 200 million pages of scientific information. … Continue reading →

Posted in info.gov | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Science.gov expands

International Year of Languages

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Barbara

“On average, a language ceases to be spoken every two weeks.” That’s what the web page for the UN’s International Year of Languages (2008) says. UNESCO suggests that language policies enable people in linguistic communities to use their first languages … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov, online @ the library | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Roswell revisited

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Barbara

Recently one of my iGoogle science gadgets alerted me to an interview with Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell in which he says he believes there really was an alien spacecraft that crashed at Roswell, NM, in July 1947. Now, I hadn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in around the library, info.gov | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on Roswell revisited

International Year of the Potato

Posted on July 11, 2008 by Barbara

Did you know that 2008 is the International Year of the Potato? Yup, thank the United Nations and eat a spud today. Why?! The International Year of the Potato (IYP) “will raise awareness of the importance of the potato – … Continue reading →

Posted in around the world, info.gov, tips for research | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments