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Jan 28 2021

Iowa City Darwin Day 2021

Posted on January 28, 2021February 2, 2021 by Laurie Neuerburg

Iowa City Darwin Day celebrates the benefits of science for humanity, and all are invited to celebrate this year by attending virtual talks by prestigious scientists! All Iowa City Darwin Day events are free and open to the public.

Erich Jarvis’ talk “Evolution of Brain Pathways for Vocal Learning and Spoken Language” will be on Friday, February 12 at 12 PM CST. Erich Jarvis is a professor and head of the Laboratory of Neurogenetics of Language at the Rockefeller University. He uses song-learning birds and other species as models to study the molecular and genetic mechanisms that underlie vocal learning, including how humans learn spoken language. He chairs the international Vertebrate Genomes Project which studies how species are genetically related and how unique characteristics evolve. Jarvis also collaborates on a project to generate a new human pangenome reference that will represent over 90% of genetic diversity.

Dr. Jarvis is the 2002 recipient of the National Science Foundation Alan T. Waterman Award and was awarded the Director’s Pioneer Award by the National Institutes of Health in 2008. He received the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award in 2019

Charmaine Royal’s talk “Race, Genetics, and Health” followed by a panel discussion will be on Friday, February 19 at 4 PM CST.

Charmaine Royal is a 2020 Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor. She is Associate Professor of African & African American Studies, Biology, Global Health, and Family Medicine & Community Health at Duke University. She is also core faculty in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, senior fellow in Kenan Institute for Ethics, and faculty in the Social Science Research Institute where she directs the Center on Genomics, Race, Identity, Difference and the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation. Dr. Royal’s research, scholarship, and teaching focus on ethical, legal, and social issues in genetics and genomics, particularly the intersection of race and genetics and its policy implications and practical interventions.

Panelists:
UI Professor of History Mariola Espinosa
UI Visiting Professor of Law Phoebe Jean-Pierre
Dr. Brian Donovan , BSCS
Moderator: UI Associate Professor of Law Anya Prince

Race Genetics and Health. Friday February 19 4:00 PM CST

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Events, Geosciences, Math, Physics, Research DataTagged Charmaine Royal, Erich D. Jarvis, Iowa City Darwin Day
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Jan 25 2021

Welcome Back, Hawkeyes!

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Laurie Neuerburg

You are invited to the Sciences Library for a comfortable, quiet place to study! There are computer stations, study carrels, and booths with USB and outlets for phones and computers. If you have group work to do, there are tables and large mobile monitors to use for sharing your computer screen. The Sciences Library is located between Phillips Hall and the Biology Building on Iowa Ave. The building is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5 PM for the Spring 2021 semester.  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we have hygiene stations available with disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer. A face covering is required, and yellow stickers mark off seats that are to remain unoccupied. The book stacks are open so feel free to peruse the shelves!

If you need help with your research, then you can meet with a librarian in a one-on-one research consultation to help you find books and articles that you need for a paper or project. You can search InfoHawk+ to find out what the UI Libraries has that you can use online or check out & take home, which includes print books, ebooks, newspapers, journals, and magazines (both print and online), DVDs and streaming videos. You can request that the library purchase something that we don’t have, or request to borrow something that we don’t have through Interlibrary Loan. You can access all of our ebooks, electronic journal articles, streaming videos, and online resources from off-campus by logging in with your HawkID.

You can ask librarians for help about research and using the library whenever you need it through chat, email, in-person, or by phone. Have a great semester! We’re glad to have you at the Sciences Library!

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Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Building info, Chemistry, Databases, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Math, Physics, Research Data, StaffTagged hours, research help from a sciences librarian, study spaces
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Dec 14 2020

Finals Week Stress Relief Guide

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

When you take a break from your studying, rest and recharge with online puzzles, science coloring sheets, wildlife live cams, and museum and nature virtual tours with the Sciences Library’s Finals Week Stress Relief Guide. You can put together a puzzle of the Andromeda galaxy, The Blue Marble view of Earth, a porcupine having a snack, or a peacock displaying its feathers. The science coloring sheets include Coloring Molecular Machinery: A Tour of the Protein Data Bank, Discovering Biology Through Crystallography, and images from the Biodiversity Library. Animal live cams from Explore.org, zoos, and aquariums can transport you to the sights and sounds of an African safari, a colorful, bustling coral reef, or a soothing waterfall. Immerse yourself virtually in the Badlands, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks, or attend an online tour of the Field Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and the British Museum. If you need a laugh, you can find Bird and Moon, xkcd, and other science comics on the Stress Relief Guide!

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Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Finals Week, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged Finals week break, Finals week stress relief, science stress relief
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Oct 26 2020

Iowa Rocks!

Posted on October 26, 2020October 28, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

Iowa is not known for having an especially dramatic landscape. But in fact there are many hidden gems to be found in this particular plot of so-called flyover country. Among them is Wildcat Den State Park in southeastern Iowa. According to Iowa DNR it is one of the most photographed state parks in Iowa. If you’ve not yet visited this state park to walk its trails and view its remarkable geological features, take advantage of any opportunity to do so before it becomes snow and ice encrusted. The park is 12 miles northeast of the city of Muscatine; from the University of Iowa campus it’s roughly an hour drive by car.

The most prominent landscape feature at Wildcat Den are the spectacular sandstone cliffs and glens whose origins date back to the Middle Pennsylvanian period, or about 310 million years ago, when ancient rivers coursed through this landscape. What makes these cliffs on the south side of the park so visually arresting is due in part to cross-bedding*, as well as iron-oxide stained and cemented zones visible on the exposed sandstone. To walk the trail at the base of these cliffs is every bit as captivating as a visit to a fine arts museum. But there’s much more to the geology at Wildcat Den.

Brian Witzke’s 1999 article in of Iowa Geology (pages 16-19 ) provides a brief, but very informative introduction to the geology of this park, while “The Natural History of Wildcat Den State Park,“ is a more detailed introduction to all aspects of the park, including its history, archaeology, vegetation, and wildlife. Its treatment of the park’s geology is in-depth and somewhat technical, but would still be informative to the novice. In this Geological Society of Iowa (GSI) field trip guidebook Robert McKay details the geological phenomena of cross-bedding* that is so visible in the sandstone at Wildcat Den. It also includes discussions of all the stops on the 1997 GSI field trip, and could serve as either a preview of what to expect on a visit or a review to answer questions raised after first visiting the park.

Two books published by the University of Iowa Press in its Bur Oak series would make excellent companion resources to help contextualize the geology of not only Wildcat Den State Park, but of geology all across the state: Jean Prior’s Landforms of Iowa and Wayne Anderson’s Iowa’s Geological Past: Three Billion Years of Earth History. Both Prior and Anderson note the preponderance of sedimentary rock throughout Iowa in its exposed rock record, evidence of its early marine environment.

Iowa Geology, a small journal published by Iowa DNR Geological Survey Bureau from 1976 to 2001, offers a treasure trove of highly readable articles for a general audience on a variety of topics pertaining to Iowa geology one might imagine, including “The Midcontinent Rift,” “Global Climate Change and the Cretaceous Greenhouse World,” and “The Age of Dinosaurs.” All issues are available in PDF format from Iowa Research Online: The University of Iowa’s Institutional Repository.

For those who wish to explore Iowa’s geology in other parts of the state, the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) provides a beautiful suite of webpages called Parks of Iowa, which also makes available guidebooks similar to “The Natural History of Wildcat Den State Park” for 12 other Iowa state parks. In fact, IGS makes the Geological Society of Iowa Guidebooks for field trips to over 70 diverse sites throughout Iowa freely available from its publications platform.

Now it’s time to go explore!

Thank you to Kai Weatherman for writing this post, and a special thanks goes to Raymond Anderson for his expert geologic commentary!

Photographs of Sandstone Bluffs at Iowa’s Wildcat Den State Park

Photographs by Kai Weatherman with Text by Raymond R. Anderson

The best-exposed rocks in Wildcat Den State Park are Pennsylvanian-age sandstones, originally deposited in a large river that was flowing to the southwest through the area.  The river was flowing through dense equatorial forests towards an arm of the sea that was advancing from the south into Iowa about 312 million years ago.  The sand formed sand bars and underwater dunes that were constantly being modified as river channels changed directions, eroding and cutting into existing bars and covering them with new sand layers (beds) from different directions creating the spectacular cross-bedding that is displayed in most exposures.  Geologists identify these sandstones as the Spoon Formation of the Cherokee Group.  At some exposures, especially at the Devil’s Punchbowl, the sandstones are resting on a dark gray shale unit, the Caseyville Formation, the oldest Pennsylvanian unit in Iowa.  The Caseyville was deposited on a river delta that developed into an earlier advance of the Pennsylvanian sea into Iowa.

Image of Iowa exposed rock
Image 01.  A view of a large block of Spoon Formation sandstone, popularly known as Steamboat Rock, that has broken free of the exposure bluff, sliding down-slope (probably on underlying Caseyville Formation shale).  The orange coloration is oxidized iron that coats quartz sand grains and sometimes cement them together.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 02.  A block of Spoon Formation sandstone that has broken free of the exposure bluff.  These broken blocks sometimes slide away from the base of the exposure creating a cave-like opening.  This action is called “mechanical karst”, different than the “solutional karst” that creates most Iowa caves by dissolving limestone.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 03.  This image shows an exposure of Spoon Formation sandstone that displays thick beds.  The cliff face displays an overall grayish coloration that is produced by calcium carbonate in groundwater that moved through the sandstone.  The water evaporates at the rock face, precipitating the calcium carbonate (calcite) that cements the sand grains together forming a thin surface crust that resists erosion.  This process is sometimes referred to as “case hardening”. In the light brownish areas this cemented crust has fallen off (due to freeze-thaw or other mechanisms) exposing the fresh sandstone.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 04.  A closer look at the sandstone bluff showing the gray case-hardened areas surfaces and the light orange sandstone where the case hardening has fallen away.  The bluish colored areas are due to lichens coating the rock surface. This coloration can also be seen on image #3, which is the larger cliff face from which this image was taken, and may be accentuated by the photographic process. Some areas of the sandstone display a rust-red color where iron oxides coat or cement the grains more heavily.  The thin beds display a time of slower deposition punctuated by calmer water where silts and shales were deposited.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 05.  A close view of the Spoon Formation sandstone with gray case hardening on some surfaces and brownish fresh surfaces where the varying amounts of iron oxide coat and cement the sand grains.  A block of sandstone near the base has separated from the exposure creating a small scale example of mechanical karst.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 06.  An even closer look at the sandstone reveals cross-bedding, created by shifts in the river channel.  Areas of case-hardened surfaces appear gray and areas where it has fallen away appear brown or orange. The circular light colored spots are lichens and other plants that have grown on the sandstone.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 07.  Cross-bedded sandstone deposited by an ancient river.  Groundwater moving through the sand carries calcium carbonate that precipitated when the water evaporates at the rock face.  Large areas of this face were case-hardened, displaying the gray coloration.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 08.  Another good example of cross-bedding in the Spoon Formation sandstone deposited by an ancient river.  Each of the thin individual layers (or beds) represent a single event, with coarser-grained layers deposited by faster moving water and finer grains by water with less energy.  Each coarse layer represents a high energy event with increasingly finer sand grains deposited as the event dissipated. The coarser layers are slightly better cemented, so are less easily eroded and stand out in positive relief, the finer grains erode in from the face.  Groups of beds all trending the same direction were deposited as an underwater dune, with bundles of beds trending in different directions representing a change in water current direction, crossing the earlier beds; cross-bedding.
Image of Iowa rock exposure
Image 09.   A cliff of sandstone originally deposited about 312 million years ago as sand in a large river that was flowing to the southwest.  A variety of bed thicknesses and orientations can be seen as can areas with gray case-hardening and other areas of brown freshly-exposed stone.  The beds are cut near the right side of the exposure by a near-vertical series of fractures.
Image 10:  A close-up of the sequence of roughly horizontal cross-bedded sandstones that was subsequently modified by tectonic activity that produced near-vertical fractures and deformed some of the beds.
Image of Iowa bluffs
Image 11.  An example of differential cementation created this honey-comb looking features.  Water bearing natural cements such as clay and lime moved preferentially through areas of coarser sand and sub-vertical fractures, cementing the sand grains as it moved.  In nearby areas where water did not move as freely the sand grains were not cemented as securely and eroded away when exposed to the weather. 
Image of Iowa bluffs
Image 12.  This image is a wonderful example of thin-bedded sandstone (separated by thin silty layers) and cross-bedding (identified by the unconformable contact of one set of bedded layers with another set trending in a slightly different direction.

Many of the photographs on this page were taken during the 2000’s. So, some features may appear somewhat different now.

Posted in Environmental Sciences, GeosciencesTagged Iowa geology, Iowa state parks, Wildcat Den
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Sep 10 2020

Find a comfortable place to study at the Sciences Library!

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

Head to the Sciences Library for a comfortable, quiet place to study! We offer a variety of study spots. There are many computer stations, study carrels and booths with USB and outlets for phones and computers, tables, and large mobile monitors to use for sharing your computer screen. This year we have new paint, new carpeting, and new rolling white boards!  

The Sciences Library is located between Phillips Hall and the Biology Building on Iowa Ave. The building is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 6 PM.  During the pandemic we have hygiene stations available with disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer. A face covering is required, and yellow stickers mark off seats that are to remain unoccupied. The book stacks are closed so that we can offer more electronic book access. If you would like to pick up a book, go to the service desk on the first floor.

Our live chat service is available during the day and also from 6-9 PM on Monday through Thursday, and 1-5 PM on Sunday.

Hope to see you soon!

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Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Building info, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged study space, study spots, studying
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Jun 12 2020

Antiracism Resources for the Sciences

Posted on June 12, 2020June 15, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

After #ShutDownAcademia, #ShutDownSTEM, and #Strike4BlackLives on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, there is a need to continue education and action about anti-racism. The CEO of American Association for the Advancement of Science, publisher of the journal Science, said that “When we hold up a mirror to the scientific enterprise, we see that it’s not only politicians and law enforcement that need to be reminded that Black lives matter.” A forthcoming special issue of Nature will be dedicated to exploring systemic racism in research, research policy and publishing in support of the Black lives matter movement. The sciences have not been impervious to racism, and there are resources for anti-racism education specifically for the sciences that will help all of us to create a better and more just world.Cover image of Making Black Scientists

This past year Iowa City Darwin Day recorded two workshops about teaching biology without racial prejudice that have been recorded and are freely available for streaming online. The workshops are “Playing With Fire? How We Perpetuate Biological Beliefs About Race in the Classroom and How We Can Avoid It” and “Genomics Literacy Matters: Teaching Genomics to Prevent Racial Prejudice.” Additionally, there is an article in the New York Times about the curriculum taught by the workshop leaders called “Can Biology Class Reduce Racism?” which explains the necessity for classroom education that racial differences in achievement and other disparities are not due to genetics.

In the ebook Making Black Scientists: A Call to Action, Marybeth Gasman and Thai-Huy Nguyen offer ideas to help support and advance future black scientists based on their observations of successful outcomes at historically black colleges and universities. In Sisters in Science: Conversations with Black Women Scientists about Race, Gender, and Their Passion for Science and Notable Black American Scientists, learn the about stories of black scientists to amplify their voices and to inspire those who will follow in their footsteps. To find more in InfoHawk+, search on keywords such as Black scientists, African American scientists, minorities in science, or ask a librarian for assistance (lib-sciences@uiowa.edu).

The UI Libraries Antiracism guide provides information about understanding racism, resources for antiracist allies, support resources for people of color, and resources for parents and educators. This guide and the resources within it are meant to inspire reflection, education, and action for the University of Iowa community and beyond.

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Math, Physics, Research Data, StaffTagged African American scientists, anti-racism, antiracism, Black lives matter, Black scientists
Sciences Library Trivia Night. Winner will receive a prize!
May 14 2020

All are invited to Sciences Library Trivia Night!

Posted on May 14, 2020June 8, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

All are welcome to join the Sciences Library for Trivia Night at 5 PM central on Fridays through July 10th! We will use Zoom and Kahoot, so join Zoom on your computer to see the trivia questions and use the browser on your smartphone to input your answers. We will do two rounds of questions and give away two prizes per evening. All are eligible to win the prize and the winning person in each round will receive a prize in the mail! Winner must provide name and mailing address to receive the prize. Register at https://uiowa.libwizard.com/f/uiscilibtrivia to receive the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be the same from week to week, so you only need to register one time. This is a free event and open to the public.

There will be two rounds of trivia each evening. The first round of trivia will be general questions. The second round will have a theme: animals on June 12, myths on June 19, movies on June 26, food on July 3, and fantasy on July 10.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Laurie Neuerburg in advance at 319-467-0216 or laurie-neuerburg@uiowa.edu.

Sciences Library Trivia Night

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Events, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged trivia, Trivia Night
Sciences Library Trivia Night. Winner will receive a prize!
Apr 21 2020

Sciences Library Trivia Night on Fridays!

Posted on April 21, 2020April 22, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

Hawkeyes, join the Sciences Library for Trivia Night on Fridays, April 24th to July 10th at 5 PM! The trivia will be led by student emcees Madison and Mason. The questions will be from various subjects such as science, arts & literature, history, pop culture, and sports. We will use Zoom and Kahoot, so join Zoom on your computer to see the trivia questions and use the browser on your smartphone to input your answers. We will do two rounds of questions and give away two vacuum insulated, stainless steel water bottles per evening! The winning Hawkeye student in each round will receive a water bottle in the mail! Register at https://uiowa.libwizard.com/f/trivia to receive the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be the same from week to week, so you only need to register one time. This is a free event.

Only University of Iowa students are eligible to win the prize. Winner must provide mailing address to receive the prize. All University of Iowa students faculty and staff are invited to play!

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Laurie Neuerburg in advance at 319-467-0216 or laurie-neuerburg@uiowa.edu.Sciences Library Trivia Night Friday April 24-July 10 at 5 PM

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Events, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged prize, trivia, Trivia Night
Sciences Library Trivia Night. Winner will receive a prize!
Apr 10 2020

Sciences Library Trivia Night

Posted on April 10, 2020April 13, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

Hawkeyes, join the Sciences Library for Trivia Night on Friday, April 17 at 5 PM! The trivia will be led by student emcees Madison and Mason. The categories will be science, arts & literature, history, pop culture, and sports. We will use Zoom and Kahoot, so join Zoom on your computer to see the trivia questions and use the browser on your smartphone to input your answers. The winning Hawkeye student will receive a vacuum insulated, stainless steel water bottle in the mail! Register at https://uiowa.libwizard.com/f/trivia to receive the Zoom link. This is a free event.

Only University of Iowa students are eligible to win the prize. Winner must provide mailing address to receive the prize. All University of Iowa students faculty and staff are invited to play!

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa–sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Laurie Neuerburg in advance at 319-467-0216 or laurie-neuerburg@uiowa.edu.

Sciences Library Trivia Night. Friday April 17 5 to 6 PM.

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Events, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged prize, trivia, Trivia Night
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Apr 09 2020

National Poetry Month: Science Edition

Posted on April 9, 2020April 10, 2020 by Laurie Neuerburg

Picture of a robinNational Poetry Month: Science Edition

It’s National Poetry Month, so if you would like to explore poetry about science and take a break from the uncertainty of life living through COVID-19, then you have come to the right place. All of the poetry listed below relates to science, including biology, chemistry, earth & environmental sciences, mathematics, and physics and astronomy. If you know of science poems that we could add to our list, you are welcome to email your suggestions to lib-sciences@uiowa.edu.

  • Amy Catanzano’s “World Lines: A Quantum Supercomputer Poem” https://physics.aps.org/articles/v11/103
  • Roald Hoffmann’s “Fluorite” http://roaldhoffmann.com/sites/all/files/fluorite.pdf
  • Daniel Halpern’s “Pandemania” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/56108/pandemania
  • Miroslav Holub’s “Brief Reflection on Accuracy” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51041/brief-reflection-on-accuracy
  • Sarah Howe’s “Relativity,” for Stephen Hawking https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/10/08/on-relativity/
  • A. Van Jordan’s “The Flash Reverses Time” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52983/the-flash-reverses-time
  • James Clerk Maxwell’s “To the Chief Musician upon Nabla: A Tyndallic Ode” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45778/to-the-chief-musician-upon-nabla-a-tyndallic-ode
  • Langdon Smith’s “Poems of Evolution” https://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072858507?urlappend=%3Bseq=5
  • Juliana Spahr’s “If You Were a Bluebird” https://granta.com/if-you-were-a-bluebird/
  • Maria Terrone’s “Madame Curie” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=170&issue=2&page=13
  • Sallie Wolf’s “The Robin Makes a Laughing Sound” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91101/the-robin-makes-a-laughing-sound

The following poems and poetry collections require HawkID authentication:

  • John Allman’s Curve away from stillness: science poems https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/permalink/f/9i2ftm/01IOWA_ALMA21304944470002771 (Hawkeyes can request a PDF of a book chapter)
  • Philip Appleman’s Darwin’s ark: poems https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4449534 (You must log in through the University of Iowa Libraries HathiTrust Emergency Access)
  • Linda Bierds’ First hand: poems https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015060839589 (You must log in through the University of Iowa Libraries HathiTrust Emergency Access)
  • Ron Louie’s “Handwashing 0347” https://login.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/login?url=https://jamanetwork-com.proxy.lib.uiowa.edu/journals/jama/fullarticle/2685991?resultClick=1 (Requires HawkID login)
  • Rick Mullin’s Sonnets from the Voyage of the Beagle https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/permalink/f/9i2ftm/01IOWA_ALMA21474189660002771 (Hawkeyes can request a PDF of a book chapter)
  • Ruth Padel’s Darwin: a life in poems https://search.lib.uiowa.edu/permalink/f/9i2ftm/01IOWA_ALMA21323792310002771 (Hawkeyes can request a PDF of a book chapter)
  • Peter Pereira’s Saying the world https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015060006569 (You must log in through the University of Iowa Libraries HathiTrust Emergency Access)
  • Jack Ridl’s Broken symmetry https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015063360237 (You must log in through the University of Iowa Libraries HathiTrust Emergency Access)

If you need help accessing these books or finding other items in the UI Libraries collection, email us (lib-sciences@uiowa.edu) any time, or live chat (www.lib.uiowa.edu/sciences/contact/) with us Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Geosciences, Math, PhysicsTagged National Poetry Month, science poems, science poetry

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