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University Libraries Presents: STEM Speakers Series

The University Libraries is proud to announce its third lecture of the fall 2016 STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Joanna Kiryluk, Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University. Her talk, “IceCube and Understanding the High Energy Universe

Posted in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: ATLA Religion Database

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With over 4,000 active religions in the world, it can be difficult to track down scholarly religious research. Luckily for us, the American Theological Library Association has compiled a database of over 1,800 journals in the fields of theology and

Posted in Arts & Humanities, Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Religious Studies, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Open Access Symposium 2016

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The Center for Scholarly Communication, Stony Brook University Libraries presents Open Access, Global Access and Research Futures, the Open Access Symposium 2016. When: Tuesday, October 25 Where: Wang Center, Stony Brook University Registration is free and open! Open Access, Global

Posted in Health Sciences Library, Open Access, Scholarly Communication, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Jeopardy Labs

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Jeopardy Labs is a website where users can create and customize their own jeopardy game templates for free. Instructors can use this tool to create jeopardy-style games for reviewing material with students during classes, which may be helpful before a test. They can have students play

Posted in Emerging Technology, Libraries, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

University Libraries Presents: STEM Speakers Series

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The University Libraries is pleased to announce its second lecture of the fall 2016 STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Joshua Rest, Department of Ecology and Evolution. His talk, “Survival and evolution in a changing world: lessons from genomes, transcripts,

Posted in Biology, Science and Engineering Library, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Dr. Sotirios Mamalis on Internal Combustion Engine Research

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The inaugural lecture in the SBU Libraries STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Sotirios Mamalis, Department of Mechanical Engineering was held on Wednesday, September 14 in the Special Collections Seminar room, second floor of the Melville Library. An audience of

Posted in Engineering, Events, Melville Library, Research, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)

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Writing a paper on some aspect of Asia and can’t find relevant research for your topic? If so, the Bibliography of Asian Studies might be the resource you need to get your research back on track. With an index of over

Posted in Asian and Asian American Studies, Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Kanopy Streaming

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Kanopy is an online streaming video service that provides a wide collection of films, documentaries, and foreign language videos in a variety of academic subjects. Subjects include the social sciences, the arts, education, business, health, global studies and languages, sciences, and

Posted in Emerging Technology, Library Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

University Libraries Presents: STEM Speakers Series

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The University Libraries is pleased to announce its first lecture of the fall 2016 STEM Speakers Series presented by Dr. Sotirios Mamalis, Department of Mechanical Engineering. His talk, “Internal Combustion Engine Research for Sustainable Transportation and Power Generation” will be

Posted in Engineering, Research, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Tech Spotlight: Griti

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Griti is a micro-tutoring platform that delivers videos for your particular school, course, and even instructor, created by past students who got an A. Griti is currently active on 52 campuses including many Ivy League and State Universities. Students with

Posted in Emerging Technology, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics