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  • Screenshot of the video game Space Pirate Trainer, in which two people in space suits brandish futuristic guns at each other.

    Space Pirate Trainer Tournament in the Virtual Reality Studio

    HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Do you like space? Killing robots? Laser swords? The 80s? Then you should try out SPACE PIRATE TRAINER!

    Space Pirate Trainer is a VR, first-person shooter game where players guard their damaged spaceship while battling waves of flying robot with various weapons— From grenade launchers to laser swords, and a whole bunch more.

    Join us for a fast-paced tournament where the highest score wins the coveted Space Pirate Trainer Trophy!

    Free

  • Enhancing Your Studying: TASC Open House @ Makerspace

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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!

    Free

  • Intro to CNC Milling

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn how to use a CNC Milling machine to create anything from a wood block cut print to a PCB Circuit Board. During this workshop you can expect to learn the basics of CNC Milling, its various applications, and how to make your very own design. Feel free to stay after to complete a project of your own!

    Free
  • Learn 3D Modeling in VR with Gravity Sketch. Virtual Reality Studio, HSEC 5-132.

    3D Modeling with Gravity Sketch VR [Drop-In Hour]

    HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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.

    Free

  • ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

    Virtual Event

    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.

    Free

  • Intro to Vinyl Cutting

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn how to operate a vinyl cutter! During this workshop you can expect to learn about the different use cases of digital cutting machines, how to safely and effectively use them, and how to make your own custom designs! Feel free to stay after to do a project of your own!

    Free
  • Wam Jams logo

    UMN Libraries at Weisman Art Museum April Study Night

    Weisman Art Museum 333 East River Parkway, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    We will be traveling to and hosting a table at the Weisman Art Museum for their monthly study night on Wednesday, April 15 from 4-6pm.

    The theme is WAM Jams. "Wam Jams is back with a specially-tailored Spring Jam to meet you where you’re at and remind you that joy is, in fact, still possible. Bring your friends, your half-finished assignments, or your worn out winter sweater . Leave with a more relaxed nervous system, a full stomach, and a renewed sense of hope."

    Free

  • Intro to 3D Design with Fusion

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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.

    Free

  • Intro to Laser Cutting

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn how to operate a laser cutter! During this workshop you can expect to learn about the different use cases of digital cutting machines, how to safely and effectively use them, and how to make your own custom designs! Feel free to stay after to do a project of your own!

    Free
  • VR for human anatomy

    Anatomy Study Tools in Virtual Reality [Drop-In Hour]

    HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Got 15 minutes to spare? Come learn how you can use Primal VR at home with a borrowed headset to study anatomy in 3D virtual reality. Attendees can come and go at any point during the hour.

    Free

  • Intro to 2D Design with Inkscape

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us for an introductory CNC cutting workshop, where you'll learn to design and create a laser-cut, press-fit marble maze! In this hands-on session, you'll explore how to turn ideas into precise designs using CAD and vector graphics software, including Fusion 360 and Inkscape. We'll guide you through converting CAD sketches into vector designs, optimizing files for laser cutting, and a crash course on vector graphics software. Expect to leave with practical skills in CAD modeling, vector design, and CNC preparation — plus seeing your designs brought to life!

    Free
  • Long Night Against Procrastination logo

    Long Night Against Procrastination

    Wilson Library 309 19th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Get ready for finals and the end of semester! Bring your homework and get stuff done with structured work time and study breaks. Join us at Wilson Library (west bank) for the Long Night Against Procrastination on Wednesday, April 29, 6:30-9:30 p.m. We will have structured work time, fun study breaks with snacks and activities, music and more. Don’t miss the pizza!

    M Food Co will be providing coffee and treats to get things started. 

    Drop by anytime during the event. No registration necessary. All are welcome. Bring your friends and get stuff done!

    Free

  • ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

    Virtual Event

    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.

    Free
  • Three students clustered around open laptop

    ONLINE: Research metrics: what they are and when (and when not) to use them

    Virtual Event

    Have you heard about impact factors, h-indexes, or other metrics used to describe a researcher's work? Do you know what these numbers actually mean? This workshop will explain journal-level and author-level metrics and discuss what they can — and can't say — about the quality of research.

    This session is part of our Nuts & Bolts of Academic Publishing series. These are aimed at students who are at any stage of their graduate program and are looking for more information on all stages of the publishing process. This series focuses on publishing in journals.

    Free
  • A small maroon pillow with the yellow Block M logo embroidered on it.

    Intro to Sewing

    HSL Makerspace (5-101 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Learn how to use a sewing machine to make anything involving fabric! During this workshop you can expect to learn how to operate and thread the machines, create custom designs, and make your very own project!

    Free

  • ONLINE: Introduction to Zotero

    Virtual Event

    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.

    Free