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  • VR meditation app Hoame

    VR for Stress Reduction [Drop-In Hour]

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

    Every student experiences stress, and it’s important to find your strategies for taking care of yourself. In this workshop, we will use an app called Hoame to experience a guided meditation exercise. You will also learn how you can borrow a VR headset if you decide to make this part of your strategy. These VR for Stress Reduction workshops are not intended to be professional therapy or medical advice. To locate these services for students, staff and faculty, see z.umn.edu/personalwellbeing.

    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
  • 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

  • Game Day in the Virtual Reality Studio

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

    Take a break and explore virtual reality at Game Day! 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.

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

    Intro to Embroidery

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

    Learn how to use embroidery machines to decorate anything involving fabric! During this workshop you can expect to learn how to operate and thread the machines, create custom designs, and make a 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
  • EndNote Logo.

    ONLINE: Introduction to EndNote and EndNote Online

    Virtual Event

    Learn about using the citation management software, EndNote, to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. EndNote is a powerful  tool that can help you save time, stay organized, and collaborate effectively as you write and publish research papers. We will discuss using EndNote in conjunction with EndNote Online, a web-based version of EndNote freely available to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff. The workshop is open to all disciplines.

    Free
  • student in virtual reality headset superimposed over Google Earth space view map

    Introduction to the Virtual Reality Studio

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

    Have you been curious what goes on in the Virtual Reality Studio? All are welcome to come and learn about how we support students, student groups, classes, community partners and more! Explore the equipment and the possibilities for you at the Virtual Reality Studio.

    Free

  • Intro to Vacuum Forming

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

    Learn how to use a vacuum former to make a chocolate bar mold! During this workshop you can expect to learn the basics of mold making and its applications. Feel free to stay after to make a mold of your own!

    Free
  • WAM Study night March logo

    UMN Libraries at Weisman Art Museum March 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, March 25 from 5pm-8pm.

    The theme is "Social Study: Yes New Friends." In collaboration with the UMN Transfer Student Club and Tau Sigma, this Study Night, hosted by WAM Collective, is basically engineered for new-friend energy. Pull up for free Misfit Coffee, Duck Donuts, laid-back study activities in the Shepherd Room, and board games (nothing fosters friendship like friendly UNO rivalry) in Target Studio. The UMN Black American Student Association brings the R&B vibes from 5–8 PM. 

    Free

  • Enscape: See your architectural designs in VR! [Drop-In Hour]

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

    Whether you're using Sketchup, Revit or Rhino, it's easy to see your architectural designs in VR using a tool called Enscape. If you're curious to see this, drop in for ten minutes or the whole hour!

    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

  • Bodyswaps App Tour

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

    Public speaking, practicing job interviews, and more: you can do this in virtual reality with Bodyswaps! Come and learn about this innovative tool for interpersonal skills training, available to UMN students, staff and faculty at the Virtual Reality Studio.

    Free
  • A video of a doctor's office viewed from inside a virtual reality headset. There is a black spot in the center of each eye indicating vision loss.

    Building Empathy with Embodied Labs

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

    What can it teach us about a person to walk in their shoes? Join us for a look at Embodied Labs, a VR app that simulates what it is like to have vision and hearing loss, Alzheimer's Dementia, to go through the dying process, to experience the defining moments of a trans woman's life, or to experience social isolation as an older adult.

    Free