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Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna? F 10/18
Dr. Rex Hanger, UWW Dept. of Geography and Geology, will give a one-hour talk about ““Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna?”” on Fri., Oct. 18, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the third lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, climate, collisions, databases, earth science, environment, history, lectures, megafauna, Pleistocene, science, Whitewater Observatory Lecture Series
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There is no wrong way to have a body
“There is no wrong way to have a body” is the talk that Hanne Blank will give at 11 a.m. on Tues., Oct. 15, in the UC Summers Auditorium. Blank is the author of Big big love: A sourcebook on … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, authors, body image, books, conference papers, lectures, obesity, self-perception
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Recent Asteroid Discoveries & Possible Collisions with Earth
Dr. Paul Rybski, UWW Dept. of Physics, will give a one-hour talk about “Recent Asteroid Discoveries and Possible Collisions with Earth” on Fri., Oct. 11, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the second lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater Observatory Lecture … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, books, collisions with Earth, Congressional hearings, databases, federal government, government info, nasa, near earth objects, Observatory Lecture Series, science
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Would you like to improve your typing (keyboarding)?
Many people are doing less traditional typing on their smart devices, because they’re very busy texting with just their thumbs or taking advantage of new technology that uses predictive vocabulary and touch swiping. So you may not have had much … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, ebooks, efficiency, keyboarding, productivity, qwerty, self-improvement, technological innovations, technology, typewriting, typing, web-based instruction
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Mayan Prophecy & Calendar talk Oct 4
Dr. Joanne Burkholder, Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, and Dr. Paul Rybski, Dept. of Physics, will give a one-hour talk about “The Mayan Prophecy and the Mayan Calendar: The Anthropological and Astronomical Facts” on Fri., Oct. 4, at … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, apocalypse, articles, astronomy, books, calendars, doom, forecasting, lectures, Mayans, physics, predictions, prophecy, science
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Can Environmental Justice and Economic Development Co-exist in the African American Community?
September 25, 2013 Linda Loubert will be giving a lecture titled “Can Environmental Justice and Economic Development Co-exist in the African American Community?” in the UC. Whether or not you can attend this intriguing presentation, the Andersen Library is the best place to go to find articles related to the topic being discussed. Continue reading
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Tagged African American Heritage Lecture Series, African Americans, articles, economic development, environmental justice
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National Moth Week
July 20-28, 2013 is National Moth Week! Many locations are holding mothing events during this week. How will you celebrate? This is an opportunity to get involved in citizen science! Moths are incredibly diverse, and there are many more species … Continue reading
Quinoa
Did you know that 2013 is the International Year of Quinoa? That’s right, due to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last March. What is it? The UN resolution notes that it is a “natural food high … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, food, food security, hunger, international years, quinoa, united nations, web sites
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Memorial Day
On Monday. May 27th, we will observe Memorial Day. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 p.m. local time. The Whitewater Banner describes Whitewater’s observance on May 27 (parade starting at 10:30 am from the First Citizens Bank … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, community events, ebooks, holidays, memorial day, memorials, war dead, web sites
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Celebrate the birth of jeans May 20th
Did you know that blue jeans were born on May 20, 1873? That’s the day that U.S. patent no. 139,121 for “Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings” was granted to Jacob Davis and Levi Strauss, creating work pants reinforced with metal rivets … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, blue jeans, books, federal government, government info, history, inventions, jeans, Levi Strauss, patents, rivets
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