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When: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Where: Zell B. Miller Learning Center, UGA Main Library, UGA Science Library, Aderhold Hall and the Ramsey Student Center What: A self-guided tour of the Georgia Museum of Art for two, dedicated to sharing stories about favorite family memories. Those who complete the tour will receive a free copy of Roz Chast’s “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?” The tour will be offered until May 9. When: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 90 Carlton Street, Athens, GA 30602 Fr...

BU librarians start seed library Provided by Binghamton University Library News Held in the Science Library, the seed library distributes seeds to students that they can borrow, grow and harvest at home. Housed in Science Library, initiative aims to strengthen biodiversity and community at BU April 28, 2021 In an effort to promote biodiversity and community togetherness, Binghamton University has launched a seed library where students can borrow, grow and harvest seeds at home. The ...

‘Lithuanians still regarded as a Jew-killing nation’: book in US throws spotlight on Holocaust controversy 27 The restored memorial plaque to Jonas Noreika-Vėtra in Vilnius. / BNS A controversial World War Two figure keeps dominating discussions about Holocaust memory in Lithuania, with a new book pointing at the countrys alleged failure to acknowledge the role of its lionised figures in killing Jews. In her new book The Nazis Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Crimin...

5:17 The New York State Writers Institute launches its first Albany Film Festival this weekend. WAMC’s Jesse King spoke with Institute Director Paul Grondahl. Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the first edition of the event will split its schedule between in-person screenings and online workshops, interviews, and panels with industry professionals. Grondahl says the main draw — a free, juried screening of shorts by Capital Region filmmakers — will take over the Malta Drive In on April 2...

Writers Institute launching virtual and in-person film festival FacebookTwitterEmail 1of14 The poster for the inaugural Albany Film Festival, sponsored by the New York State Writers Institute and being held in person and online from April 24 through May 3. (Provided photo.)Provided photoShow MoreShow Less 2of14Arriving in style at the "Ironweed" premiere on Dec. 17, 1987. (Times Union archive) Show MoreShow Less 3of14 4of14Buy PhotoJack Nicolson in scene from "Ironweed". February 1987 (Skip Di...

Claire Teitelbaum 4 hours ago Claire Teitelbaum, a graduate student in ecology, researches the effect of landscape changes on wildlife behavior, like the urban wildlife found at Memorial Park. (Photo by Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA) Claire Teitelbaum is finishing up a Ph.D. in ecology. She studies animal movement patterns and how animals respond to human development. This research could later be used to conserve species. She aims to better understand all the ways that nature “works.” “Ecology ...

March 16, 2021 Last fall, when the COVID-19 pandemic moved her introductory biology laboratory to Zoom, Maria Moreno, senior lecturer and research scientist in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, saw an opportunity to try something new. Working with GIS Librarian Miriam Olivares and Life Sciences Librarian Lori Bronars, Moreno developed Yale’s first Geospatial Learning Accelerator for undergraduates, a six-week course module that gives students an intensive introduction to Geograph...

In its Tuesday meeting, the UGA SGA unanimously passed two resolutions — one to work toward expanding the hours of on-campus study locations and the other to gain support for

Penelope Williams, Jittery Joe’s :  oat milk latte with caramel and hazelnut syrup. Olivia Mead, 1000 Faces Coffee : a cappuccino with “a little bit of brown sugar” Barista-ing, for many, is a job that’s easy to idolize — the very idea of it might make one think of unlimited coffees and lattes, listening to indie music on repeat and befriending hipster coworkers. However, there’s a lot more to being a student barista than may meet the eye. Coffee and connection ...

Alexandria Lin January 10, 2021 Senior Alexandria Lin has worked in UGA’s Small Satellite Research Lab since her freshman year at UGA. (Photo by Stephanie Schupska) Alexandria Lin, a senior Honors student majoring in computer systems engineering, was part of the team that put UGA’s first satellite in space. She’s been part of the Small Satellite Research Lab since her freshman year. She already has a job lined up after graduation as software developer for satellite missions. A problem-sol...