What: Exhibit: Nothing Unattempted: The Voyages of Captain James Cook
When: Through December 31
Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery
Free and open to the public.

Noted British navigator and explorer James Cook was a man of many "firsts." He was the first British commander to circumnavigate the globe in a single vessel, the first known European to visit the Hawaiian Islands, the first European to land on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. He forever influenced naval life by actively preventing scurvy among his seamen, and his astronomical observations contributed significantly to modern knowledge of the solar system. Explore the fascinating career of the man who left "nothing unattempted."

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What: First Fridays: Virtue & Vice in the Stacks
When: Friday, November 6, 2009 • noon - 1 p.m.
Where: 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public.

Abstinence & Gluttony
Food, drugs, bathing, drink, and sex have been integral in the interpretation of disease and the recommendations for cures for centuries. What may be moderate and good in one century is gluttony in another. This presentation will look at various interpretations represented in the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology & Medicine.

Gluttony
Information storage capacity, processing power, bandwidth - the computer industry continuously produces more powerful products, but it never seems to be enough. The Charles Babbage Institute will examine society's appetite for computers capable of doing more and doing it faster.

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What: Celebrating 40 Years
African American Studies & American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota
When: Through December 5, 2009
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Atrium Gallery
Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception
Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
120 Andersen Library

4:30 p.m. program featuring remarks by:

Nancy "Rusty" Barceló
Vice President & Vice Provost, Office for Equity & Diversity

Carolyn (Carrie) Schommer
Retired Dakota Instructor, Department of American Indian Studies

John S. Wright
Morse-Amoco Distinguished Teaching Professor, Departments of African American & African Studies and English

In 1969 the University of Minnesota established the African American and American Indian Studies Departments, the second and first such departments respectively to be founded in the United States. To celebrate the anniversary of this historic event, the University Libraries, with the African American Studies Department and the American Indian Studies Department, have put together a display of archival materials commemorating 40 years of history.

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