Last year the National Women in Engineering Society (WES) ) set up Women in Engineering Day to celebrate its 95th anniversary! WES started after World War I in 1919, when the […]
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New Fireworks Exhibit!
Summertime is almost here and what can be more summer-like than the 4th of July, picnics, parades and, most of all, fireworks! Come see our new fireworks display and get in […]
Finals Week – Extended Hours and Free Coffee!!
According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, summer officially begins at 12:38 p.m. EDT on June 21, 2015. But, even though it isn’t officially summer, the UI Summer Sessions begin the […]
Happy 25th Anniversary, Hubble!
On April 24, 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery. Previously, telescopes had been positioned on remote mountaintops and away from city lights in order to […]
Wearable Tech Is All Around Us
Wearable technology is all over the news these days, but we have been dreaming of it for a long time (remember Dick Tracy, Inspector Gadget, and Maxwell Smart?) Wearable technology spans […]
Open Access Xpress Class Today, April 23!!
What can you get for free? Learn the basics of Open Access and hot it helps authors retain intellectual property rights. Today, 2:30 p.m., 2001C Seamans Center Library Computer Classroom, […]
Happy 45th Anniversary, Earth Day!!
Happy Earth Day! April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day. Founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, WI, it brought the environment to the forefront of awareness – on both personal […]
Data Management Xpress Class Today, April 16!!
This is an introduction to an online tool called DMPTool which will help you to create data management plans that meet institutional and funder requirements. Today, 2:30 p.m., 2001C Seamans […]
It Is National Library Week!
It is National Library Week!! Do you know how much your Engineering Library has to offer? The Lichtenberger Engineering Library – YOUR library – has a collection of […]
National Submarine Day
When you think of submarines, you might think of sub sandwiches, or start singing “…We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine….”1 But, as we recognize […]