Monthly Archives: March 2009

Bird migration & climate change

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Barbara

Every spring I love hearing the birds after the long cold winter, but there may be changes coming in the songs I hear. My iGoogle widgets sent me to a ScienceDaily article “Birds’ movements reveal climate change in action.” Data … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month film festival

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Ronna

In honor of Women’s History Month, the UW-Whitewater Women’s Issues Committee, Women’s Studies Department, and the Women’s Resource Center are sponsoring a free film festival of documentaries by and about women. All films will be shown on Wednesdays at 7 … Continue reading →

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Minnijean Brown Trickey @UWW 3/9

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Barbara

Minnijean Brown Trickey will present “Return to Little Rock: Minnijean Brown Trickey of the Little Rock Nine” on Mon., Mar. 9th, at 7 pm in the Young Auditorium (part of the College of Letters and Sciences’ Contemporary Issues Lecture Series). … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – March 3

Posted on March 3, 2009 by kyle

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design & Delivery By Garr Reynolds HF5718.22 .R49 2008 New Book Island, 2nd floor Think of the last presentation you saw, whether it was part of a class project or at a conference. What … Continue reading →

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Women in Leadership awards, Wed., 3/4

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Ronna

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend the annual Women in Leadership Awards ceremony honoring outstanding women on the UW-Whitewater campus. The ceremony is Wednesday, March 4 at 1:00 PM in the Fern Young Terrace. A reception (with … Continue reading →

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Who Buys That?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by kyle

Did you know that: 53.6% of adults that purchased Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the last six months are married? people that drive a car with a manual transmission are 42% more likely to watch the GAC (Great American Country) … Continue reading →

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Barns of Walworth County (3/5)

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Barbara

Frank Landi will give a PowerPoint presentation on “The Barns of Walworth County” on Thursday, March 5th, at 7 pm at Whitewater’s public library (Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W Center St). The program is free, and the library … Continue reading →

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