Fellowships for Doctoral Study

The University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science is recruiting a select group of doctoral students interested in pursuing the study of information in society, including policy, economic, and historical dimensions. Your interests may lie in any part of the emerging field of information studies, such as practices of information organization, library [...]

Soil

Here are some quotations about the soil, something we can use for class discussion:
“For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.” - Xenophanes of 580 B.C.
“The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself.” - Franklin Delano Roosevelt
“While the farmer holds the title to the land, actually it belongs to [...]

Discovery: Galileo

“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them,” (Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642: The Quotations Page).

Bertha Klausner Research Fellowship

The Bertha Klausner Research Fellowship is funded through the generosity of Ms. Klausner’s family and friends and is intended to provide research support for a recognized scholar. The Fellowship also is intended to facilitate the use of the Bertha Klausner Papers and other archival collections held by the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. The [...]

The Max Kelly Medal

The Max Kelly Medal plus a prize of $500 is awarded annually to a ‘beginning’ historian for a work of excellence in any aspect of Australian history. The Medal was established as a tribute to Associate Professor Maxwell John Kelly (1935-1996), the first elected President of the History Council, who died suddenly in 1996.
The History [...]

History Channel

I got this from my inbox and it might be of interest to some of you.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am producing a series called “Cities of the Underworld” for the History
Channel. We are thinking about filming an episode in China in January and
I’m hoping your organization will be of assistance. I believe that [...]

American Indian Proverbs

Misfortunes do not flourish on one path, they grow everywhere.
A hungry stomach makes a short prayer.
Cherish youth, but trust old age.
Sharing and giving are the ways of God.
We are all one child spinning through Mother Sky.
We are made from Mother Earth and we go back to Mother Earth.
It is no longer good enough to cry [...]

Queer Southeast Asian Short Films Program

Queer Southeast Asian Short Films Program
Thursday, November 8 • 7pm
Reception at 6:30 pm
Curator John Badalu to appear in person for Q&A session
The University of California Irvine Film and Video Center is honored
to welcome guest curator John Badalu to present a series of queer
Southeast Asian short films. Badalu is both an independent producer
working with some of [...]

International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics

2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics - May 28-30, 2008 - Sanya, Hainan, China
Submission deadline: Noember 10, 2007
http://www.hainu.edu.cn/BMEI2008
Call for Papers, Invited Sessions & Sponsorship
The aim of BMEI2008 is to bring together researchers working in many
different areas of biomedical engineering and informatics to foster
international collaborations and exchange of new ideas.
The BMEI 2008 conference proceedings [...]

Cicero

“A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age,” (Cicero: The Quotations Page).