In this 45-minute workshop you will meet other veterans on campus, learn tips and tricks from military affiliated Libraries staff for doing research for papers and projects, accessing library materials, and getting help when you are off-campus.
Check out the newest addition to the Virtual Reality Studio, the Apple Vision Pro, and learn what it can do! Can you share the Apple Vision Pro? What is spatial video? What is spatial computing?
Working on a research paper or project? Learn tips and tricks for figuring out a good topic and finding high-quality sources (e.g. online journals, magazines, newspapers, books) through the U Libraries website (lib.umn.edu).
Learn how to operate a laser cutter and 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!
Please join us on Nov. 14 for a reception and guided gallery tours of the exhibit, “Journey to Joy: Rise, Relevance, Representation in Children’s Picture Books.”
Join us for an evening at the Wangensteen Historical Library on Thursday, November 14th from...
Every student experiences stress, and it’s important to find your strategies for taking care of yourself. In this workshop, we will use virtual reality to take us through guided meditation exercises.
Join us for Make Mondays at the Toaster, a crafting meetup for everyone! Bring your own work in progress, or we'll have a Make of the Week for you to try. Hang out and meet other crafters and makers each week in a chill, low-pressure environment. Recurs weekly; come when you can, for however long you can. All experience levels welcome!
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.
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!
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!
Please join us on Nov. 20 for the 2024 James Ford Bell Lecture, “A Mixture of Nations: Feeding Children and Empires in the Early American Northeast,” presented by Carla Cevasco, Associate Professor of American Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and author of “Violent Appetites: Hunger in the Early Northeast.”
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.
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!
Welcome to Queer Creative Connections, where LGBTQ+ individuals and allies can come together to explore the art of collaboration! Bring your ongoing project and enjoy the company, or join us as we embark on our latest endeavor: a variety of nostalgic crafts from your childhood and beyond -- think bead lizards, origami, friendship bracelets...
Join us on Thursday, Nov. 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. for a book reading and conversation with author Taiyon J. Coleman. Coleman’s new book, “Traveling Without Moving,” includes an essay about the University of Minnesota’s Mapping Prejudice Program.
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