: For Students, Faculty, and Staff 
A 400-year-old map is a precious gift
Call it cross-cultural, call it precious, call it extraordinary: The 400-year-old Matteo Ricci Map uniquely…
markengeJune 16, 2020
‘A long and winding road’ to arrive at the U
Lisa Von Drasek, Curator of the University of Minnesota Children's Literature Research Collections, was recently…
markengeJune 15, 2020
The value of pie
On June 1, Rose McGee, founder of Sweet Potato Comfort Pies, arrived at the memorial…
markengeJune 15, 2020
Textbooks their way
Standard textbooks don’t suit everybody in academia. The fit may be awkward — or there’s…
markengeJune 10, 2020
Open avenue to Minne-centric publishing
MN Writes MN Reads is grounded in openness to everyone in the state — to…
markengeJune 5, 2020
Anti-racist readings for white people
As we mourn George Floyd’s death and try to honor his life through opposing violent…
markengeJune 3, 2020
‘Everything happens somewhere’
Data about COVID-19 and much, much more can be accessed via the Big Ten Academic…
markengeJune 3, 2020
‘Eternally grateful’ to have become a librarian
Shanda Hunt, Public Health Librarian and Data Curation Specialist, was recently promoted from assistant to…
markengeJune 3, 2020
Transposing musical research
In the style of a jazz trio, Cecily Marcus, Maura Coonan, and Jessica Abbazio created…
markengeMay 29, 2020
Math, reading, drawing, ‘West Wing,’ and more
Post-Spring Semester, Annie Hoffman — the Libraries Student Journalist — has spent time drawing, watching…
markengeMay 29, 2020