Ever wanted to put Fluffy on your water bottle, or Fido on your laptop case? Learn how to use the Cricut to create a sticker using an image of your pet! Be sure to snap a few good photos of your pet beforehand-- the more minimal the background, the better-- and bring them on a flash drive or send them to your Google Drive.
Transform your study habits and boost your creativity by understanding your optimal learning environment. The Tutoring & Academic Success Center (TASC) invites you to join us at the Health Sciences Library to explore the Makerspace and the Virtual Reality Studio! FREE food will be provided!
Interested in taking your photography to the next level? Looking to upgrade your vacation photo skills? Anyone can be a good photographer - you don’t need a fancy camera or a ton of technical knowledge! The workshop will focus on the basic concepts of what makes an engaging photograph and all you need is your mobile phone! The workshop will be a presentation with a short exercise to get you on your way to honing your skills to see and tell your travel stories through photography.
Drop in anytime during the hour to learn about Gravity Sketch VR, a 3D modeling program where you sketch in virtual and mixed reality. These sketches can be exported to CAD software, Unity 3D projects or 3D printed. This workshop is for anyone interested in design or virtual reality.
Global climate change has resulted in global climate-related migration that impacts different countries and regions uniquely. Our experts will explain what climate migration is, how it impacts Finland and the United States, and what governments can do to be better prepared.
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office. We will send a zoom link to students who are registered the day before the workshop.
Join us at Wilson Library (west bank) for PAWS (Pet Away Worry and Stress) from UMN Boynton Health. Drop in at any time to meet registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, bunnies, cats, chickens, and other therapy animals. Sessions are FREE and open to the University of Minnesota community. All are welcome!
Travel anywhere in the world or even visit your house! Google Earth VR combines all of the image data in Google Earth with the immersiveness of a virtual reality experience, so it can feel like you are standing where you grew up, studied abroad, or would like to go someday. Join us for a virtual world tour!
Are you finishing up your Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) proposal application? Want fellow students to review your draft? Have questions on citations? Drop by Walter Library room 204 for work time and support.
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Anita Say Chan about her new book, Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future. Techno-surveillance, algorithmic control, and data-driven discrimination have become routine features of our social landscape. But the Age of Big Data has important precedents in earlier eugenicist and anti-immigrant movements, with lasting consequences for how data is collected and used today. Chan analyzes how contemporary Big Tech is built on data that exploits women and immigrants and reinforces social inequalities. At the same time, Chan looks to the past for previous models of feminist resistance to institutional research and data practices, which continue to inspire today’s data-justice activists.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. The March program features presentations from the University of Minnesota Archives and the Tretter Collection in GLBT Studies.
Unlock your creativity with our Introduction to CAD Software in Fusion 360, where you'll learn to design and model your very own LEGO brick. Perfect for beginners, this hands-on course will guide you through the basics of 3D design, bringing your ideas to life one brick at a time.
Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, and more. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.
Learn about using the citation management software, EndNote, to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations.
In this workshop, we will demonstrate how to use Bodyswaps, a tool for UMN students, staff and faculty to practice job interview skills and other interpersonal skills. This can be a start of your self-paced journey to become more confident applying for jobs and internships! Bodyswaps uses virtual reality to place you in a realistic setting where you talk to an avatar, and it can give you feedback such as whether you're coming off too confident or not confident enough. It tracks your head movements and body posture to give you advice about non-verbal communication.
In the wake of the Holocaust, dozens of survivors journeyed to Minnesota to establish new lives for themselves. While they couldn’t escape their pasts, survivors in Minnesota incorporated themselves into communities across the state in meaningful and profound ways. Join us on March 18 as we celebrate this story of resilience in the aftermath of the Shoah and a conversation about how we can continue documenting this story.
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