Annular Solar Eclipse October 14th
The moon will pass in front of the sun on October 14th to create an annular solar eclipse, when the sun will appear as a ring around it. The path … Read More
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Welcome to LSM and a new semester!
Welcome to Rutgers and the Library of Science and Medicine! It was wonderful to meet some of you at our LSM Welcome Day as we begin a new year on … Read More
Misinformation in Science
Information is everywhere. Every day, it bombards us from our computers, phones, and televisions. We are a “plugged-in” society, seemingly always engaging with the endless stream of think pieces, factoids, … Read More
Love Data Week 2023- Data: Agent for Change
Love Data Week is an international celebration of all things data. The theme of #LoveData23 is Data: Agent of Change. In the hope of inspiring you to use data for … Read More
Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
Open Access Week runs from October 24th-30th of this year. Held annually, this event provides an opportunity for members of academic and research communities to come together and learn about … Read More
Environmental Impacts of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has touched people’s lives in a number of ways, some more immediately evident than others. Beginning in January 2020, a series of lockdowns around the world closed … Read More
Entrepreneurs and inventors: Learn from accomplished innovators June 15 and 22 during Proud Innovation
As the new Patents and Trademarks Resource Center representative for Rutgers, I receive information from the US Patents and Trademarks Office about trainings and informational webinars on patents, intellectual property, … Read More
Life on Mars: the ethics of space exploration
Image of Mars taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Source. In Episode Five of the popular television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (1980), entitled “Blues for a Red Planet,” astronomer … Read More
Love Data Week February 14-18, 2022
Love Data Week is an international yearly event that happens during the week of Valentine’s Day. This year’s theme is “Data are for everyone”. Love Data Week was started as … Read More
Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, and the Power of Kelp
As climate change continues to impact our environments and increase the amount of dangerous weather that we experience, farmers will need to come up with creative solutions. While the impact … Read More