{"id":741,"date":"2019-04-26T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T16:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/volume\/?page_id=741"},"modified":"2019-04-26T12:02:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T16:02:06","slug":"march-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/volume\/past-issues\/march-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In This Issue<\/em> <\/strong>
\nHoward Recognized with Exceptional Early Career Award by Purdue University | A Closer Look at Neil Armstrong’s Giant Leaps through Apollo Exhibition| Faculty Presentations, Publications, Awards, and Accomplishments | OUR Scholars Program Application Deadline March 27 | Inspiring Achievement: Stonebraker Aims to Help Students Realize Dreams | Why I Love Purdue Libraries Video Contest 2019 | Purdue University Press in Action! | Visiting Fulbright Scholar to Deliver Talk on Immigrants’ Information Literacy Experiences | Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies & Purdue Archives and Special Collections Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Howard Recognized with Exceptional Early Career Award for Teaching by Purdue<\/a><\/h1>\n

\"(From<\/a>Purdue University recognized Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Assistant Professor Heather Howard’s contributions to student learning by honoring her with the Exceptional Early Career Award Tuesday, March 19. Howard was surprised with the news while she was teaching a class in the Wilmeth Active Learning Center. Read more…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Tracy<\/a>A Closer Look at Neil Armstrong\u2019s Giant Leaps through New Apollo Exhibit<\/a><\/h1>\n

The public will have a chance to get a closer glimpse into Purdue alumnus Neil Armstrong\u2019s life through an exhibition presented by Purdue Archives and Special Collections. \u201cApollo in the Archives: Selections from the Neil A. Armstrong Papers\u201d opens March 18 and runs through Aug. 16. The exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the first manned spaceflight that landed on the moon \u2013 where Armstrong took those famed first steps. Read more…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Faculty Presentations, Publications, Awards, and Accomplishments<\/a><\/h1>\n
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\"The<\/a>OUR Scholars Scholarship Program Application Deadline March 27<\/a><\/h1>\n

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) continues the research scholarship program to recognize undergraduate student engagement in original research, scholarship, or creative work under the guidance of a Purdue faculty or approved mentor. These annual, non-renewable, academic scholarships, in the amount of $1,000 ($500 per semester) and disbursed through the Division of Financial Aid, are funded through an equal matching agreement between the OUR and each of the participating Colleges and Schools. Read more…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Ilana<\/a>Inspiring Achievement: Stonebraker Aims to Help Students Realize Dreams<\/a><\/h1>\n

The Marshall and Susan Larsen Leaders Academy in the Krannert School of Management provides an ideal place for Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies Associate Professor Ilana Stonebraker to teach Purdue students.<\/p>\n

The Academy, according to its website, \u201cprovides high-achieving students with enhanced academic opportunities and learning experiences to help them become top performers in the world of business.\u201d Read more…<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Purdue University Press in Action!<\/a>
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Visiting Fulbright Scholar to Deliver Talk on Immigrants\u2019 Information Literacy Experiences<\/a><\/h1>\n

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\nVisiting Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at the University of the Pacific Elham (Ellie) Sayyad Abdi will present \u201cImmigrants: An Information Literacy Framework\u201d at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 23 in Stewart Center, room 320, during her visit to Purdue University. The talk is open free to the public and is sponsored by the Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies.<\/p>\n

Abdi\u2019s research focuses on uncovering the ways in which different populations conceptualize and engage with information. Read more…<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies and Purdue Archives and Special Collections Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lecture<\/h1>\n

\"MichaelMichael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence<\/em><\/a>, and Rhonda Phillips, Dean, Honors College<\/a>, and Interim Dean, Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies<\/a>, talk use of psychedelics for health at \u201cWhat If Psychedelics Could Heal?\u201d as part of the Purdue Ideas Festival on March 20. Purdue Archives and Special Collections<\/a> is the home of the Betsy Gordon Psychoactive Substances Research Collection<\/a>. First established in 2006 with generous funding provided by the Betsy Gordon Foundation, the archival collections comprise unique materials that document the history of psychoactive substances and their applications for medicine and healing. More info. at http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2018\/09\/07\/asc-gordon-collection18\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Sesquicentennial Distinguished Lecture was co-sponsored by the Purdue Chemistry Department, Purdue Honors College, Purdue College of Pharmacy, Purdue College of Science, Purdue Graduate Student Government, and the Ideas Festival Committee.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies<\/a> 2019<\/p>\n

Editorial Inquiries<\/strong>
\nTeresa Koltzenburg
\nDirector of Strategic Communication
\ntkoltzen@purdue.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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