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How a Star is Born (Mar. 12)

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Barbara

“How a star is born: Making the gas and dust soup in molecular clouds from which stars are born” will be presented on Fri., Mar. 12 @8pm in Upham Hall 140, followed by public viewing at the UWW Observatory @9:15pm … Continue reading →

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A Land Twice Promised (Mar. 10)

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Barbara

Israeli storyteller Noa Baum will present a one-woman performance of Israeli and Palestinian women’s stories called “A Land Twice Promised” at 7:30 pm on Wed., Mar. 10, in the Hamilton Center (James R. Connor University Center). Free and open to … Continue reading →

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Preserve your reputation online (Mar. 9 talk)

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Barbara

“What happens in Vegas, stays on Facebook,” a talk by social media strategists Katie Felten & Emily Lenard on Tues., Mar. 9, 6:30-8 pm (Winther Hall 2001), will provide insight on how to leverage social media for employment while preserving … Continue reading →

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A hot issue every week…

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Barbara

Whether you are casting about for a topic for a research paper, or doing research on a topic you’ve already selected, this resource may help you: CQ Researcher explores a potentially controversial, “hot” topic in each weekly issue. You will … Continue reading →

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Scholarly/Peer-Reviewed Sources

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Barbara

Have you been told by your professor to use scholarly or peer-reviewed articles for your research paper? Wondering what that means and how to get them? Peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals send submitted manuscripts to other experts in the same discipline … Continue reading →

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Test & improve financial literacy

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Barbara

How’s your financial IQ? According to the executive summary of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation‘s 2009 report “Financial Capability in the United States,” respondents to a national survey demonstrated a low level of financial literacy. Here are couple of places … Continue reading →

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“Naked Trends” talk Feb 15

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Barbara

Charles Wheelan will speak about “Naked Trends: What Can Basic Economics Tell Us About The Future” on Mon., Feb. 15 @7pm in the Young Auditorium. This talk is part of the 2009/2010 Contemporary Issues Lecture Series sponsored by the College … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Barbara

Were you awake for the quake on Wednesday morning? Have you been following the news about the ongoing recovery from the January 12th earthquake (and its aftershocks) in Haiti? Are you interested in learning more about earthquakes? Andersen Library has … Continue reading →

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Try a new research aid (bX Recommender)

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Barbara

UW System libraries are testing bX Recommender until Feb. 28. Try it and tell us what you think of it! bX Recommender is a scholarly article recommender service. It suggests additional relevant articles, similar to “More Like This” or “If … Continue reading →

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Remembering John

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Barbara

John Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980. I always think of Lennon at this time of year, not because this is when he died, but because “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” is one of my favorite songs, … Continue reading →

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