Joel Peckham, author and UC Clermont College associate professor of English, will read and sign copies of his new book Resisting Elegy: On Grief and Recovery on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Stanley J. Lucas, MD, Board Room of the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions, which is located on the E Level of the Medical Sciences Building (MSB). Continue reading
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Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine Annual Lecture May 17
The Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions will present the third annual lecture of the Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine on Thursday, May 17 at 4:30 p.m. At the event, Frederic Krome, assistant professor of history at UC Clermont College and co-author of Jews of Cincinnati, will present A Tradition to Help the Sick and Needy – Jews and Medicine in Cincinnati, 1850 to 1970. Continue reading
HSL Spring Lunch & Learn Instruction Series continues through May
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) invites you to join us for the second half of our Spring ‘Lunch & Learn’ instruction series, Tuesdays, May 1-May 29, 12:10-12:50pm in the HSL Classroom (MSB G005G).
Bring your lunch and learn during these quick information sessions. Open to all, the ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions focus on instruction along three tracks: Efficient Searching, Tablets and Multimedia, and Getting Noticed. Come to one session, a few, or all!
Next LIFE OF THE MIND Lecture Series Scheduled for May 8
The second in the “Life of the Mind” lecture series on the theme of “Identity” is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8 from 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center.
“Life of the Mind” features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme. Each quarter, there are two “Life of the Mind” sessions with three “thought provocateurs” contributing to each session. Each scholar provides a 15-minute talk followed by audience Q&A. Continue reading
UC Libraries Pay Tribute to UC Authors, Editors and Composers
Exhibit of Published Works on Display in Langsam Library’s 4th and 5th Floors through June 10, 2012
The annual Authors, Editors and Composers reception and program was held Tuesday, April 17, in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. At the event, UC Libraries honored 285 faculty members and their 413 creative and scholarly works published in the year 2011. Participating faculty members represented every UC college plus the Division of Professional Practice, and the Libraries. Continue reading
From Pyramids to Spacecraft
The traveling exhibition From Pyramids to Spacecraft will be shown at the Robert A. Deshon and Karl J. Schlachter Library for Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) April 20 – May 15, 2012. The exhibit features selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler, with offices in Munich, Germany and Bomarzo, Italy. Continue reading
Hungry?! Bite into Some Tasty Books at the Annual International Edible Book Festival
For the 10th year, the University of Cincinnati Libraries will celebrate the International Edible Books Festival with an event scheduled for Thursday, April 5 from 12:30-1:30pm on the 5th floor lobby of Langsam Library.
At the event, over 20 participants will present edible creations that represent a book in some form. There are few restrictions in creating an edible book – namely that the creation be edible and have something to do with a book. Continue reading
HSL Spring Lunch & Learn Instruction Series begins Tuesday, April 3rd
The Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library (HSL) invites you to join us for our Spring ‘Lunch & Learn’ instruction series, Tuesdays, April 3-May 29, 12:10-12:50pm in the HSL Classroom (MSB G005G).
Bring your lunch and learn during these quick information sessions. Open to all, the ‘Lunch & Learn’ sessions focus on instruction along three tracks: Efficient Searching, Tablets and Multimedia, and Getting Noticed. Come to one session, a few, or all! Continue reading
Orchestra Concert Scheduled for the CCM Library
Join UC Libraries at an orchestra concert in the Albino Gorno Memorial Music (CCM) Library Reading Room on the 6th floor of Blegen Library at 8:00pm on Wednesday, April 4.
Spring LIFE OF THE MIND Lecture Series Kicks Off April 10
UC Faculty Members to Consider the Theme of Identity.
The spring Life of the Mind lecture series will kick off Tuesday, April 10 from 3:30-5pm in the Russell C. Myers Alumni Center. Life of the Mind features interdisciplinary conversations with UC faculty around a one-word theme followed by audience Q&A. Each quarter, there are two Life of the Mind sessions with three “thought provocateurs” contributing to each session. The spring Life of the Mind theme is Identity.