Monthly Archives: February 2015

Welcome Molly Higgins!

On February 2, the Health Sciences Library welcomed a new Librarian to our team – Molly Higgins. Molly was most recently a library fellow at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA.  Previously, she worked at the University

Posted in Health Sciences Library

Registration open for 2nd Annual Spy Hunt!

Be a part of history as the Library takes you back in time to the Revolutionary War Era. You will become a spy, forced to solve codes, puzzles, and clues to prove your research skills and assist in the rebellion. The

Posted in Events, Library Instruction, Library Outreach, Melville Library

Save the Date and Register – May 6: Food and China’s Silk Road

Food and China's Silk Road

Food and China’s Silk Road: Influences to and from the West by Dr. Jacqueline M. Newman on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 1 PM in the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre. Dr. Newman will discuss the East-West cultural exchanges that

Posted in Special Collections & University Archives

Groundhogs as Scientists?

While dealing with the difficulties of a winter day, it seems hopeful to look for a positive prediction from a groundhog, but in actuality, groundhogs are not the most reliable forecasters of weather outcomes. The National Climatic Data Center has

Posted in Libraries, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, MASIC

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000

This is a veritable trove of thought-provoking, interpreted documents presented to the researcher with the goal of advancing scholarly debates by demonstrating historical analysis as an interpretive process.  This is what you’ll find — 1270 full-text primary sources (go to

Posted in Cultural Analysis & Theory, Spotlight, Women's Studies