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2020 Summer Volunteer – Catherine Heiba

Chris Kretz and Clara Tran will be mentoring Catherine Heiba during this summer. Catherine received her Bachelor of Music at Rutgers University and Master of Music at University of Michigan. Currently she is a first year student of the MLIS

Posted in Libraries

Extended Virtual Chat Service

There are many virtual ways you can connect to librarians for research assistance; chat service is one of them. To support student research, the library since March 28, 2020 till further notice will have these extended reference chat service hours:

Posted in About Us, Reference, Research, Services

Dr. Steven Skiena on “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings”

On February 11, 2020, Dr. Steven Skiena presented the first Spring STEM Lecture at the University Libraries about the useful representation of word and graph embeddings in data science. Dr. Skiena presented his work in an easy to understand way.

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STEM Speaker Series: “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings” with Dr. Steven Skiena

Interested in word and graph embeddings?  Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Steven Skiena from the Department of Computer Science, to learn about “Representing Knowledge through Word and Graph Embeddings.” Date/Time: Tuesday, February 11 from 1pm-2pm Location: Special

Posted in Computer Science, Engineering, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM

2020 Spring Semester: Library Physical Reference and Virtual Chat Services

Welcome to the new semester!  Need help with research? We are here to help!  During the first 3 days of the Spring semester, librarians will be at the Horseshoe desk from 8am-5pm to answer any questions.  The Horseshoe desk is

Posted in About Us

Dr. Kedar Kirane on Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure

On November 19, Dr. Kedar Kirane presented “Predicting Dynamic Fracture of Fiber Composites to Enable Protection of Army Personnel and Infrastructure” at the University Libraries. Dr. Kirane described 7 mechanical properties of fiber composites that make them useful and viable

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Dr. Andrew Schwartz on AI Language Analyses for Mental Health

On October 29, Dr. Andrew Schwartz presented “AI Language Analyses for Mental Health: Digital Words as a Powerful Marker of Well-Being” at the University Libraries. Traditionally, surveys, interviews, and observations are commonly used for assessments.  For the first time, Dr.

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New Springer Nature eBook Collection

The University Libraries has recently launched a Science and Engineering Springer Nature ebook collection that includes graduate and advanced undergraduate textbook, German textbook, research and professional level of monographs, proceedings, PhD thesis and reference work to support for research and

Posted in About Us, eBooks, Engineering, Mathematics

Dr. Maureen O’Leary on “Collecting Fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali”

On September 17, 2019, Dr. Maureen O’Leary presented the first Fall STEM Lecture at the University Libraries about her late 1990s expeditions in the Sahara Desert of Mali.  The current region of the Sahara Desert was once the ancient Trans-Saharan

Posted in Ecology and Evolution, STEM

STEM Speaker Series: “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali” by Dr. Maureen O’Leary

Interested in fossils?  Spend an hour with our STEM speaker, Dr. Maureen O’Leary from the Renaissance School of Medicine, to learn about “Collecting fossils in the Sahara Desert of Mali.”  Date/Time: Tuesday, September 17 from 1pm-2pm Location: Special Collections Seminar

Posted in About Us, STEM