Did you know that you can change the color of a hydrangea from pink to blue? The color of the hydrangea bloom depends on the alkalinity or acidity of the soil! The hydrangea is blue when the soil is very acidic and pink when the soil is only slightly acidic. Water-soluble pigments, calledContinue reading “Change the Color of Your Hydrangea? Not Magic – It’s Science!”
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DIY Drone! What You Need to Know!
Interested in learning more about drones? Ever thought about building your own? We have the resources you need! The best place to start might be understanding what a drone is. Dictionary.com defines a drone as “an unmanned aircraft or ship that can navigate autonomously, without human control or beyond the line of sight.” “Unmanned” is the termContinue reading “DIY Drone! What You Need to Know!”
Guess How Much Coffee Will We Serve – Win a Mug!
GUESS HOW MUCH COFFEE!! How many gallons of free coffee will be consumed in the Engin Library May 8-13? Post your guess by Wed 6pm to win a mug! #uienglibcoffee! Remember this is finals week and we are open extended hours! Mon-Thur: 8:30 a.m. to midnight Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Post your guessContinue reading “Guess How Much Coffee Will We Serve – Win a Mug!”
Extended Finals Week Hours & Free Coffee!!
Hard to believe that it is already time for finals!! We have extended our hours and will have free coffee and hot chocolate to help you make it through! Extended Hours Sunday, May 7th: 2:00 p.m. to Midnight Monday, May 8th through Thursday, May 11th: 8:30 a.m. to Midnight Friday, May 12th: 8:30 a.m. toContinue reading “Extended Finals Week Hours & Free Coffee!!”
National Superhero Day! Are You an Earth Month Hero?
April 28th is National Superhero Day! And what better way to be a Superhero than by doing your part to save our planet!? Paper or Plastic? Paper or plastic? Many communities are beginning to outlaw plastic shopping bags. Seems like a no-brainer, right? Plastic is, well, plastic and paper is made from trees. Ergo,Continue reading “National Superhero Day! Are You an Earth Month Hero?”
Spring + Earth Month + Gardening = Composting!
It’s spring and for many that means gardening! Most of us have at least heard of compost, but we really may not know much about how it helps the soil, what should – and should not – go into compost and how to effectively use it once we have it! So. What is compost? Put simplyContinue reading “Spring + Earth Month + Gardening = Composting!”
April Showers Bring Umbrellas – New Exhibit!
April Showers Bring May Flowers! And Umbrellas! Do you know how many types of umbrellas there are now? Not just the ‘normal’ umbrella with the hooked handle, the umbrella that opens and closes at the touch of a button, or the umbrella that is small enough to fit in a pocket or bag…. Now thereContinue reading “April Showers Bring Umbrellas – New Exhibit!”
Happy Dolphin Day!!
Happy Earth Month!! It’s National Dolphin Day!! Do you think of Flipper when you think of a dolphin? Do you think of the social, fun-loving, intelligent, inquisitive mammals of the sea? Who doesn’t love dolphins? Dolphins and whales are cetaceans, which is the collective name for all whales, dolphins, and porpoises. There are 43 speciesContinue reading “Happy Dolphin Day!!”
You Light Up My Life… For Earth Month!
You know you want to “go green,” but there are SO many ways and so many choices – where do you start? One good place to start is with your lighting! We all need lights and light bulbs in our homes – so why not start there! Light bulbs on the market now areContinue reading “You Light Up My Life… For Earth Month!”
It’s Pi Day!!
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286…. March 14th is Pi Day!!! Beginning geometry students might remember finding the area of a circle – pi x radius squared…. But, what is Pi (π) and why does it rate its very own day? Pi is one of the most famous and mysterious of numbers. Defined as the ratio of the circumferenceContinue reading “It’s Pi Day!!”