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Distracted Driving Summit, Resources

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Barbara

Watch the Distracted Driving Summit live webcast Sept. 30 (7:30am-4pm)-Oct. 1 (6:30am-12:15pm). The archived summit will be available for a year. The agenda is online as well. If you are interested in researching driver distraction, Andersen Library has materials. A … Continue reading →

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Africa’s challenges in articles

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Barbara

Are you interested in learning more about Africa and its challenges? Andersen Library has resources you can use. The  Journal of International Affairs Spring/Summer 2009 issue’s theme is “Africa in the 21st Century” (available in Andersen Library’s 1st-floor Periodicals Collection … Continue reading →

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Eastman & color for everyone

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Barbara

On July 30, 1928, George Eastman demonstrated his “kodacolor” process that allowed anyone to make color motion picture films. He was 74 at that time and had never even finished high school. But his inventions, such as roll film, brought … Continue reading →

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Dillinger d. July 22, 1934

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Barbara

John Dillinger was killed as he left Chicago’s Biograph Theatre after attending the gangster film Manhattan Melodrama on this date (July 22nd) in 1934. You may have seen the currently-playing film Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp (I did!), which was … Continue reading →

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Moon landing’s 40th anniversary

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Barbara

“Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. The first steps by humans on another planetary body were taken by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969.” — NASA’s “Apollo 40th Anniversary” web pages … Continue reading →

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International Year of Natural Fibres

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Barbara

I’ve blogged a few times now about international years, which the United Nations has been designating since 1959 to to draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action addressing concerns with global importance and ramifications. 2009 is the … Continue reading →

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And they’re off… iPhones, Kindles, Audiobooks, Print

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Barbara

The Chronicle of Higher Education recently provided a university dean’s perspective on comparing different formats (paperback, Kindle, iPhone, and audiobook) for reading a novel. Those of us who haven’t experimented with these alternatives might find the article illuminating: Kirschner, A. … Continue reading →

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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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Health Care Access Lecture 4/27

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Barbara

Meg Gaines, ovarian cancer survivor and national advocate for cancer patients, will deliver this year’s John Kenneth Kyle lecture “The Best of Times and the Worst of Times: Getting Health Care in America” at 7 pm on Mon., April 27, … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Scholar talk 4/7

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Barbara

Kwame Anthony Appiah will receive the Distinguished Scholar Award and speak on “Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers” on Tues., April 7, at 7pm in the Young Auditorium. Kwame Anthony Appiah is the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of … Continue reading →

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