Photo Slideshow: Rare Books Bind Literature, Art
The UA Poetry Center, which specializes in contemporary works, maintains the L.R. Benes Rare Book Room. "All of our rare books have a focus on poetry but we interpret poetry very broadly. So some of the books have very few words and some are rare first editions of a book and we have everything in between," said Wendy Burk, the Poetry Center's Librarian. The collection includes rare and oversized works by the likes of Robert Frost, Emily McVarish and Robert Creeley and also pieces by UA faculty,
Mary Todd Lincoln - The White House
Watch a biography video about Mary Todd Lincoln and her redecoration of The White House. (02:11)
Letter "E" Activities with Food
Featuring the Letter E. In this video children learn interactively about a specific letter of the English alphabet with Cullen and Gator in this educational and entertaining video. Three things are covered for each letter: viewing upper and lower case letters, making the letter's sound together, and learning about a food that starts with that letter with Cullen and Gator. Here is a list of the foods used for each letter so you and your child can interactivity participate with the foods. Re
Abraham Lincoln - Second Inaugural Address
NOTE: There are photographs dead Civil War soldiers in this video biography of Abraham Lincoln. Learn about his abolitionist views and his relationship with Frederick Douglass. (02:13)
Breakingviews: Car wars
Nov 14 - Jeffrey Goldfarb talks to Breakingviews editors about how Tesla and Peugeot are affecting the auto industry in different ways.
GO Nominated Artist: Adrian Coleman
Brooklyn is home to more artists than anywhere else in the United States, making it the creative capital of the art world. GO: a community-curated open studio project is a borough-wide initiative designed to foster personal exchange between Brooklyn-based artists, their communities, and the Brooklyn Museum.
During GO, 1,708 Brooklyn-based artists opened their studios to the community on September 8 and 9. An estimated 18,000 people made approximately 147,000 studio visits in order to nominate ar
This is America Charlie Brown, The Mayflower Voyagers Part 1
A Charlie Brown story about the Mayflower. (15mins)
In the Boardroom: Most predictions are wrong - Ipsos MORI CEO
Nov. 15 - If most predictions are wrong, how should boards use data? Lucy Marcus talks to Ipsos MORI CEO Ben Page about current trends, spotting massaged figures and planning for worst case scenarios.
Open House: Intro (Nader)
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LQP Asks: What's your most memorable holiday meal?
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Daily Digit: China's foreign investment funk
Nov. 20 - Foreign direct investment into China has extended its longest run of declines in three years - but that's not necessarily a distress signal for the economy. Tessa Dunlop reports.
Daoist Spirits and Zen Spirituality
Presented by Chad Hansen and sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies.
Discover Psychology - Cara Tigue
"Monkey voices and voting choices: The specialization of voice processing from infancy to adulthood" (PART 2)
Friday November 16, 2012
PC-155
Faculty Work: John Ochsendorf
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Piano Performance | 11/16/12
Piano Performance | 11/16/12
Theodore Roosevelt's Conservation Influences
Theodore Roosevelt was a great lover of nature long before he became president. From boyhood throughout his adult life, Roosevelt's enthusiasm for conservation was encouraged and shaped by several influential figures. Early on, TR's uncle, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt inspired his nephew with his tireless struggles on behalf of conservation policy. Later, Roosevelt would meet the naturalists John Burroughs, George Bird Grinnell, and Museum ornithologist, Frank Chapman. During his presidency, Roosev
Introduction to Radians - Khan Academy
Understanding the definition and motivation for radians and the relationship between radians and degrees. (10:51)
Indiana Welcome Center
Located in Hammond, at I-80/94 and Kennedy Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Northern Indiana, the Welcome Center houses an exhibit hall and the John Dillinger Museum. The design encompasses images of the South Shore: stainless steel “waves” of Lake Michigan; concrete “sand dunes;” steel, to represent the industry; farms and the Kankakee River.,Use of this image is restricted to projects related to Destination Indiana.,Lake County Journey
Kosciusko County Courthouse
The courthouse remains a beautiful building today.,Use of this image is restricted to projects related to Destination Indiana.,Kosciusko County Journey
Hyunuh Yuh 1999
South Korean-born American soprano, Hyunuh Yuh, was a student at the Peabody Conservatory. She later graduated earning a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma. She is accompanied on piano by her sister Hyon-Sook Park.
