On March 15th at 1pm, the University Libraries will hold the first event in the Spring 2018 Colloquium Series. These events feature the research and professional development activities of SBU Libraries’ faculty and staff, while creating a forum for interdisciplinary…
Monthly Archives: March 2018
From Special Collections: Trailblazer Helen Hull Jacobs
In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8) and Women’s History Month, Special Collections is highlighting its collections of trailblazing and pioneering women. Helen Hull Jacobs (1908-1997) served as a commander in the U.S. Navy intelligence during World War II,…
What I Learned at the Fair
Students in the Southampton cohort of the Occupational Therapy program held a Health & Wellness Fair in the library this week. They put on a great show, providing a number of visually impressive and interactive displays on a variety of…
Literary Karaoke in Honor of Women’s History Month — March 21st!
The University Libraries have added a second literary karaoke event as part of their program in celebration of Women’s History Month. This second event will be held at 1pm on March 21st in Melville Library’s North Reading Room. All are…
Dr. Ritwik Banerjee on “Social Identities in Text” at SBU Libraries
As part of the University Libraries’ focus on providing an interdisciplinary forum for scholars and students interested in digital humanities modalities, Dr. Ritwik Banerjee spoke about his research, entitled, ” Social Identities in Text.” A research assistant professor in the…
Copyright Assessment in the Trenches… A Panel Review
Copyright Assessment in the Trenches: Workflow, Tools, Metadata, and more is the title to a session panel I recently took part in at the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Out of Bounds 46th Annual Conference, 2018 in New…
University Archives to Host Class of 1968, 50th Reunion Event
Stony Brook University’s class of 1968 is reuniting this May to celebrate a momentous milestone – 50 years since graduation. On Saturday, May 19 Special Collections and University Archives will participate in the Alumni Relations‘ event by hosting an open house…
University Libraries Presents: STEM Speaker Series, Dr. Ya Wang
University Libraries will be hosting a second lecture of the Spring 2018 STEM Speaker Series given by Dr. Ya Wang from the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Title: “Optically chopped PIR sensor for occupancy detection” Date/Time: March 27, 2018 from…
Posted in About Us, Engineering, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, STEM Tagged with: Mechanical Engineering, research
North Reading Room Student Art Show
Stop by the new student art exhibit now open on the second floor of North Reading Room in Melville Library. This themed art show will be up through the end of the spring semester and focuses on Black History Month,…
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Cuatro Basso Plays in the Galleria
Cuatro Basso, a double bass quartet comprised of students in the Music Department’s DMA program, graciously shared their talents during a lunchtime performance today. The double bass, with its wide range in register and percussive qualities, lends itself well to quartet arrangements…
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