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Teaching Gifted, Talented and Creative Students: New e-Guide
The Teaching Gifted, Talented and Creative Students e-guide has been revised and updated!
Carl H. Lindner College of Business Papers Now Available
By Kate Krueger
A new collection consisting of papers from the College of Business is now available. Established in 1906, The Carl H. Lindner College of Business has been a vital part of the University with approximately 2900 undergraduate and 600 graduate students. This collection contains documents from the mid 1970’s to early 2000’s ranging from revisions of various programs in the department such as the MBA and PhD program and materials from student groups. Also included in the collection are papers from the Alpha Rho Epsilon fraternity.
Ph.D Candidate Book, 1982-1983
MBA Case Competition Finalists and Judges, 1994
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: Reaction to the Salk Polio Vaccine Clinical Trials
Letter from Dr. Sabin to Dr. Richard Nelson regarding the 1954 mass trial of Salk's poliomyelitis vaccine.
By Megan Ryan, Sabin Project Student Assistant
The clinical trials for Dr. Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine began on February 23rd, 1954. This initial mass inoculation was huge in scale, “the clinical trials of the Salk vaccine were the largest ever conducted, involving nearly two million children”. Immediately the vaccine was announced and hailed as an enormous victory in the medical field against a disease plaguing countries around the world. In Dr. Salk’s obituary the aforementioned announcement was referred to as “the turning point in the battle against polio” and it was said that, “news caused a public sensation probably unequaled by any health development in modern times”.[1] Continue reading
A Look into the World of Landscape Architecture: The Myrl E. Bottomley Collection
By Janice Schulz
Professor Myrl E. Bottomley
In 1922, the College of Engineering and Commerce started a new degree program in Architecture that included a few classes in Landscape Design. The classes were well received, and when the Architecture Department moved to the newly created School of Applied Arts in 1925, a complete degree in Landscape Architecture was offered. With the growth of the Landscape program and the School of Applied Arts, a dedicated professor was needed to lead the Landscape Architecture program. Enter Professor Myrl Elijah Bottomley in 1926. A native of Michigan, Bottomley earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan State College in 1916. He served in World War I as a lieutenant on the front lines in France, where, as a result of gas attacks, he developed health issues that would stay with him for the rest of his life. After returning from the war, he earned a Master of Landscape Design from Cornell University in 1922. Before coming to UC he served as Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at Iowa State College from 1922-1925. Continue reading
SPIE E-Books in Optics and Photonics Now Available
UC Libraries recently purchased the eBooks collection on the SPIE Digital Library platform. Find these at http://spiedl.org/ebooks (UC Central Login required to view off-campus). For now, please utilize the SPIE link for direct access. Access via the UC Library catalog and the Summon search system is forthcoming.
SPIE is one of the world’s foremost non-profit societies in the field of light research. The eBook collection includes more than 150 titles from SPIE Press. Dating from 1989 to 2012, these titles include field guides, reference books, and tutorial texts in the field of optics and photonics.
Subject coverage for SPIE eBooks and the broader SPIE Digital Library includes:
- Astronomy & Astronomical Optics
- Biomedical Optics and Imaging
- Communication and Information Technologies
- Defense and Industrial Sensing
- Electronic Imaging and Processing
- Micro- and Nano- Technologies
- Optics and Electro-Optics
New: eBooks in Psychiatryonline Collection
The Psychiatryonline collection has grown from a group of 6 American Psychiatric Association journals to include 3 DSM-IV-TR® titles, 9 textbooks, the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines, and patient information handouts. Search across the entire collection or browse individual titles.
On the HSL website, find the journals in the eJournals list and the textbooks in the eBooks list.
Included in the collection are: Continue reading
Special Education e-Guide
The Albert B. Sabin Digitization Project: March 3, 1993
Page from the booklet called, "A Tribute to Albert B. Sabin." This is a copy of a certificate signed by former President Bill Clinton.
The nineteenth anniversary of Dr. Albert B. Sabin’s passing has recently occurred. In memory of Dr. Sabin, I thought I would take a look at some materials that were published shortly after he passed away on March 3, 1993. An introduction to the 1993 issue of Biologicals paying homage to Dr. Sabin said, “The contributions of Albert B. Sabin to modern virology and to public health remain so huge and his personality was so rich and unusual, that it is difficult to pay proper homage in a short article.”[1] This quote is still very true today, but hopefully these materials can share some insight into how friends and colleagues felt at the time. Continue reading
Service Note: Alienware Workstations and Disability Services Moving Temporarily for Renovation of STRC
On Monday, March 19, construction will begin on the renovation of the Student Technology Resources Center (STRC) on the 4th floor of Langsam Library. A full-height, drywall construction barrier will be installed around the STRC area to minimize dust and noise throughout the project.
Beginning Monday, March 12, the Alienware Video Editing workstations located in the STRC, as well as the Disability Services workstations will be relocated temporarily to Langsam Library 461 to allow for the renovation of the STRC and the Disability Services Office. All other services will remain available in the current STRC space.