An ever-growing Latino population is changing the demographic landscape of Tennessee and creating new challenges for professionals, the public sector and communities around the state. The University of Tennessee is teaming up with several groups in the Knoxville community to provide some guidance through a conference, “The New Latino Immigration to Tennessee: Opportunities and Challenges.” … Continued
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found evidence that a hormone produced in the stomachs of mice and rats directly stimulates the higher brain functions of spatial learning and memory development, and further suggests that we may learn best on an empty stomach. More information at http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/neurosciences/memory/printer_3499.shtml
Student artists can participate in Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition that showcases only student art Student artists are invited to submit their works to Student Art in the Library, a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Two Student Art in the … Continued
Yale University Librarian Alice Prochaska to discuss modern uses of rare books Join the UT Libraries for the next e-Forum, on Tuesday, March 28 when Alice Prochaska, University Librarian at Yale University, presents Library Special Collections in a Digital World. The lecture will be held at 3:30 pm in room 605 of Hodges Library and … Continued
We are now subscribing to Naxos Music Library again. It is a comprehensive collection of classical music and offers the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues, equivalent to over 8,800 CDs.
Starting Wednesday, March 8, 2006, laptop computers in the Music Library may be checked out for 4 hours at a time. Laptops may also leave the library and should be able to access the Internet anywhere on campus with a wireless Internet connection. See the list of buildings on campus that have wireless access at … Continued
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Inc. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2005. http://www.rockhall.com/ Contains information about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame including inductees, exhibitions, programs and other general information about the Museum. Read how honorees are selected and inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Byone, Yvonne. Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. Ref. ML102.R27 B96 2006 Presents a cross-section of people, events, and ideas that have significantly shaped rap and hip-hop music. Each entry contains a short biography of the artist, and the appendices include a selected rap discography, statements to preserve and … Continued
AgEcon Search (http://agecon.lib.umn.edu) has reached a milestone with the addition of the 20,000th paper. This free-to-user Web resource contains full-text of working papers, conference papers and journal articles in agricultural, resource, environmental, consumer, and other areas of applied economics. It is coordinated by two librarians at the University of Minnesota, and co-sponsored by the American … Continued