October 2022
PAWS (Pet Away Worry & Stress)
Stressed out? Come de-stress and forget about your worries at PAWS! Monthly PAWS sessions at Wilson Library feature registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, chickens, and other domestic animals like cats and rabbits—that you are welcome to interact with and pet. No registration or fee- just show up and pet away.
Find out more »IN PERSON: Introduction to Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku)
Are you feeling stressed or overwhelmed? Come slow down, de-stress from your daily routine, and deepen your connection to nature. It is different than other nature experiences such as hiking or birding; in forest bathing, we will be slowing down with intentionality and engaging all of our senses through some activities. Give your mind and body some time to rest, wander and wonder in nature. Join Kristen Mastel, Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Outreach Librarian, to discover “Forest Bathing” (The…
Find out more »ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero
Learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office. We will send a Zoom link to students who are registered. Register today!
Find out more »Mend-Day Wednesday
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles to this weekly event and learn how to mend them! No experience is needed and all materials are provided.
Find out more »‘Minneapolis: The Curious Twin,’ A Reexamination
Journalist Carey McWilliams wrote a famous article in 1946 called “Minneapolis: The Curious Twin.” It established an enduring impression of Minneapolis as the “capital of antisemitism” in mid-20th-century America. Join historian Laura Weber as she takes a close look at the “Curious Twin.” What was the article’s genesis? Who was its author? What was its contemporary reception? The discussion is based on her recent article in Middle West Review, which demythologizes McWilliams’ characterization of Minneapolis as the U.S. capital of antisemitism. The event is free and open to all. Reservations requested for this event, Wednesday, Oct. 19, noon-1 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library.
Find out more »Author talk with Marlene Zuk
Is our behavior dictated by nature or shaped by nurture? It’s an old question that’s been the source of endless debate. It's complicated. About this event In Dancing Cockatoos and the Dead Man Test: How Behavior Evolves and Why It Matters, evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist Marlene Zuk, illuminates how all of our attributes, behavior or not, are shaped by both genes and the environment in both humans and animals. Zuk invites us to see and celebrate entanglement, complexity, and our connection…
Find out more »ONLINE: Increase your reading efficiency
Reading ramping up this semester? Having trouble staying focused? Let's talk about strategies to read more efficiently -- we'll cover reading strategies in the sciences and humanities. Register
Find out more »ONLINE – Writing Your Thesis or Dissertation with R Markdown, GitHub, and Friends
he R ecosystem can be used for more than statistical analysis! This session will demonstrate how to use RStudio, R Markdown documents, and git/GitHub version control to write your thesis or dissertation in a fully reproducible and transparent way.
Find out more »ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero
Learn how to use Zotero to create your own collection of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create in-text citations and bibliographies as you write. We will send a zoom link to students who are registered. Register
Find out more »Mend-Day Wednesday
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles to this weekly event and learn how to mend them! No experience is needed and all materials are provided.
Find out more »ONLINE: Introduction to EndNote and EndNote Web
Learn to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also discuss using EndNote along with EndNoteWeb, a Web-based version of EndNote available for free. A Zoom link will be sent to registered students. Register now
Find out more »Meet Ellen and Yalile: A Conversation about Universities and Power
How can we better understand universities and their power? How do we negotiate the impacts they have had on surrounding communities, on students, and on an array of pressing and challenging issues shaping society? How do these questions play out when it comes to University of Minnesota history? Come hear Yalile Suriel, Assistant Professor of Universities and Power, and Ellen Holt-Werle, Institutional Archivist, talk about how they are beginning to tackle these questions here at the University of Minnesota. This…
Find out more »PAWS (Pet Away Worry and Stress)
Stressed out? Come de-stress and forget about your worries at PAWS! Monthly PAWS sessions at Wilson Library feature registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, chickens, and other domestic animals like cats and rabbits—that you are welcome to interact with and pet. No registration or fee- just show up and pet away.
Find out more »The James Ford Bell Lecture, featuring Michael Gaudio
Michael Gaudio, U of M Professor, Art History, presents the James Ford Bell Lecture, ”Speaking Images: The Art of Travel Literature in Early Modern Europe.” Please join us on Thursday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. at Elmer L. Andersen Library. The event is free and open to all, but space is limited. Please make a reservation.
Find out more »Bullet journaling for motivation
"Ever wanted to start bullet journaling? Looking for a way to organize your semester or your life? It's easy!
Join us for a beginner's session for bullet journaling where we introduce the basics of journaling including supplies, methods, and how to make it work for YOU, as a student. Have some paper and a pen/pencil handy (and art supplies if that's your thing) for the workshop and make a journal right along with u
Find out more »November 2022
Mend-Day Wednesday
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles to this weekly event and learn how to mend them! No experience is needed and all materials are provided.
Find out more »