My Friend, Rachel Carson: Shirley Briggs and the Iowa Connection to Silent Spring Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a lucid and compelling book about how DDT and other pesticides were damaging the environment and human health. The book called for a change in the way humankind viewed the natural world and became anContinue reading “Celebrate Iowa connection to Silent Spring and sustainability”
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What is Open Access?
Confused about Open Access? Check out this PHD Comic to get a good overview of what is open access and how it can benefit you. http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1533
Happy Homecoming!
Hardin Library staff would like to wish everyone a safe and happy homecoming this weekend. We’re showing our spirit, today. From left to right, top: Kelly Thormodson, Shane Wallace, Cassie Reed-Thureson, Chris Childs, Amy Blevins, Kerry Minner. From left to right, bottom: Sarah Andrews, Xiaomei Gu, Linda Walton, Janna Lawrence
Reception to honor Deberg on Wednesday
Jennifer Deberg, Clinical Education Librarian for the College of Nursing, has earned the Arthur Benton Excellence in Reference Services Professional Development Award. Please join us for a celebration on Wednesday, September 26 from 3-4:30pm in the Hardin Library Conference Room 401. Jennifer was nominated by both The College of Nursing and the Department of NursingContinue reading “Reception to honor Deberg on Wednesday”
Iowa City Book Festival this weekend
The Iowa City Book Festival is a celebration of books, reading and writing presented by The University of Iowa Libraries. Most of the book festival programs are free and many are appropriate for children. Pick up a guide to the festival at the Hardin Library or see list of events online (http://www.iowacitybookfestival.org/schedule/). Programming aboutContinue reading “Iowa City Book Festival this weekend”
National Public Health Week
State, local and federal health officials from across the county unite this week to celebrate National Public Health Week (April 2-8), an annual health observance aimed at educating the public, policy-makers and the public health community about critical public health challenges facing the nation. To learn more go to http://www.nphw.org/tools-and-tips/themes/communicable-diseases
Happy National Doctor’s Day!
Today, March 30, is National Doctor’s Day. This is a day when for all of us to take some time to thank the hard working physicians that keep us healthy and work to heal us when we are sick and injured. If you’d like to learn more, see http://www.doctorsday.org/
Art and Science symposium at UI March 2-3
The University of Iowa’s Art History Society’s 27th annual symposium is themed “Art and Science.” All events are free and open to the public. Keynote presentation – Friday, March 2 – 5:30pm – Art Building West, Auditorium 240 Martial Guedron, Universite de Strasbourg Science and Phantasmagoria in the Twilight of Enlightenment Morning Sessions – Saturday,Continue reading “Art and Science symposium at UI March 2-3”
Celebrate Iowa City Darwin Day – February 10-12
You are invited to Darwin Day, a celebration of science and its benefits to humanity! Iowa City Darwin Day is sponsored by The Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and The Sciences Library. 2012’s theme is “Bird Origins and Evolution” and a slate of world-renowned scientists will share their research in a series of professional seminarsContinue reading “Celebrate Iowa City Darwin Day – February 10-12”
Iowa City Book Festival this weekend – Most Free!
The Iowa City Book Festival is a three-day celebration of books, reading and writing, presented by the University of Iowa Libraries on July 15, 16 and 17. The Book Festival will begin on Friday with an author dinner in the Main Library. Saturday is festival day in Gibson Square with booksellers, music, children’s activities, food vendors,Continue reading “Iowa City Book Festival this weekend – Most Free!”