Artist Tomás Saraceno uses principles from engineering, physics, aeronautics, and architecture in his work to demonstrate the limitless possibilities when solar and human energy combine. As an artist in residence at the Walker Art Center, Saraceno will complete construction on Museo aero solar, a solar-powered sphere made from thousands of reused plastic bags. The Bell Museum and the Walker Art Center are partnering to present a discussion of art and aeronautics with Saraceno and University of Minnesota aerospace engineers.
]]>This workshop, intended for graduate students and newer faculty in the sciences, will help you identify appropriate journals to which to submit your article and discuss how to manage your rights when signing a contract with a publisher. Join your colleagues to share your ideas and discuss the issues you face as an emerging academic author.
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]]>Getting ready to do a poster at an upcoming conference? Learn pointers about using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer.
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]]>This informal evening talk, the second in a year-long series of public
lectures given by staff at the Charles Babbage Institute, examines the pioneering
Engineering Research Associates. For further information visit the Babbage Institute website.
This workshop will introduce you to web-based tools like tagging, RSS feeds and library databases that can help you more efficiently keep up with your fields of interest.
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]]>Learn the basics of using RefWorks, the Web-based citation manager that is available to all U of M students, faculty, and staff. Adding references to RefWorks will be covered, as well as exporting them to Word, and selecting a style (ACS, APA, LaTeX, AIP, etc.) for your bibliography. You can register for the workshop here.
]]>The Outdoor StreamLab is a premier research facility developed by the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (SAFL) and the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (NCED) at the University of Minnesota. It is designed to bring together river scientists, engineers, and managers to explore river flow and ecology in downtown Minneapolis. The public is invited for tours from 3-5 pm. Visit the OSL website for additional information.
]]>Third Annual Misel Family Lecture
"Finding the Big Bang" with eminent cosmologist Jim Peebles, Albert Einstein Professor of Science Emeritus at Princeton University, presented by the William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute.
For more information visit the web site.
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