On Tuesday, May 22nd the UA System Scholars Institute will be broadcast virtually at the Faculty Resource Center (Room 233) in Salmon Library. Join us for Michael Wesch’s keynote address at 9:30am (CST) followed by three selected sessions throughout the day.
Please visit the website (http://www.uab.edu/si2012/virtual-conference) for the complete schedule. We hope to see you there!
**May 17th 1:50pm Update: Due to rain in Tampa, Florida, the schedule for the NCAA Tournament has been significantly delayed. Unfortunately, this means that we will be unable to host the Watch Party tonight. You can still watch the game online tonight at this link: http://www.tampaspartans.com/page.asp?articleID=3660 Let’s go Chargers!**
For the first time in 11 years, the University of Alabama in Huntsville baseball team was selected to participate as the No. 6 seed in the eight-team NCAA South Regional on Sunday night during the NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament selection show at the Shelby Center on the UAH campus.
The regional, scheduled for May 17-21, will be hosted by top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Tampa at the University of Tampa Baseball Field in Tampa, Fla. The Chargers (31-22) will open regional play on Thursday, May 17, at 4:30 p.m. EST / 3:30 CST at the UT Baseball Field against third-seeded Lynn (34-13).
Wondering how you can watch this game? Salmon Library will be streaming the game live in the coffee shop area on the ground floor from 3:30-5:30 CST this Thursday, May 17th. Please join us and enjoy the game with your fellow Chargers fans!
The winner of the NCAA South Regional will go on to play the winner of the NCAA South Central Regional in the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C. on May 26-June 2.
For more information on the game, please visit: http://uahchargers.com/news/2012/5/13/BB_0513124518.aspx
Go Chargers!
Von Braun at his desk at Marshall Space Flight Center in May 1964, with models of the Saturn rocket family
Below are the scheduled events open to the public in Huntsville, AL, honoring Dr. Wernher von Braun on the occasion of his 100th Birthday.
Wernher von Braun event at UAH Salmon Library
Date/Time: 22 March (Thursday) 1:30 – 4:00 pm
Event: Panel Discussion “Wernher von Braun, A Visionary’s Influence on UAHuntsville”
Location: Louis Salmon Library, University of Alabama in Huntsville campus, Huntsville, AL
Date/Time: 22 March (Thursday) – 5:00 pm
Event: Alabama Public Television film documentary on Dr. Wernher von Braun and a Passing the Torch ceremony
Location: Davidson Center, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
Date/Time: 23 March (Friday) – 6:00 pm Reception, Dinner at 7:00 pm
Event: Wernher von Braun’s 100th Birthday PARTY; dinner speaker is Dr. Margrit von Braun, Wernher von Braun’s daughter.
Location: Davidson Center, US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
Click below for tickets which are available for $100 for individuals and $1000 for a table of eight.
http://www.spacecamp.com/vbday
You can see the article in The Huntsville Times here:
http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/03/uah_to_celebrate_100th_anniver.html
Questions? Please let us know at http://libanswers.uah.edu or give us a call at 256-824-6529.
Filled blini (Russian pancakes) with toppings
The International Society of Huntsville, together with the UAHuntsville Salmon Library and Russian Community Representatives, invites you to attend a Russian Pancake Brunch or “Maslenitsa” on Saturday, February 25, 2012, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the UAHuntsville Salmon Library.
Join us for traditional Russian food and refreshments, interesting facts from history and from modern Russia, as well as music, games, plus entertainment for families, all provided by Russian community representatives from Huntsville and Madison.
The cost is just $5 per person (cash or check at the door). Please RSVP at rsvp@internationalsocietyofhuntsville.org so we will know how many blini to make!
As a graduate student 25 years ago at UAH, Jim Ashburn invented the first high-temperature superconductor. (The Huntsville Times/Eric Schultz)
Recognition denied for a quarter century finally arrived for a UAH graduate student who played a key role in the development of superconductivity. In a Sunday afternoon ceremony in front of UAH’s Wilson Hall, Dr. Jim Ashburn witnessed the unveiling of a plaque commemorating his achievement.
The plaque, placed by the Alabama Historical Society, recognized Ashburn’s research and efforts in the discovery of a quartet of elements that combined in the right way allows the conductivity of electricity with virtually no losses to resistance. It termed the discovery “a major advance in science.”
In January 1986 Jim Ashburn was a young, first-year graduate student at UAH, pursuing his Ph. D in Physics. He and Dr. M.K. Wu, who directed the UAH physics lab at that time, were working on a NASA research project involving various metal alloys to be processed in space.
NASA allowed the team to alter the research project to focus on a search for a better superconductor, following a breakthrough in superconductivity that had occurred a few years earlier.
Aided by friends and colleagues, Ashburn worked 12-14 hour days, often alone, before hitting on the right combination of three elements, yttrium, barium, copper and oxygen that form the basis of his superconductor. His research became the subject of his doctoral dissertation.
To learn more about Dr. Ashburn and his discovery, you can read the full article in the The Huntsville Times here:
http://www.al.com/42/index.ssf/2012/01/historical_plaque_recognizes_2.html
For the rest of the story, check out the UAH News article here:
http://uah.edu/news/items/9-campus/1105-uahuntsville-student-recounts-discovery-of-first-high-temperature-superconductor
To read Dr. Ashburn’s historic article on his discovery from the March 1987 issue of Physical Review Letters , which has been cited 769 times in Scopus since 1996, click on the below link (courtesy of the UAHuntsville Salmon Library):
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.908
Please note that if you are off campus, you will need to log in using your Angel credentials.
Please contact the library at http://libanswers.uah.edu/ or 256-824-6529 if you have any problems accessing the article.
The 2012 Spring Open House at the UAHuntsville Library will be on Tuesday, January 24th from Noon to 3pm!
We are planning on having snacks, drinks, a scavenger hunt, as well as plenty of giveaways. We will also be giving away a Nook Color, which you can win just by visiting the library! We will also be hosting our first Game Night of the semester at 6pm that night, featuring Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
In conjunction with the Library Open House, we would like to showcase faculty publications. Please contact Belinda Ong or Anne Coleman if you have recent publications that you would like the library to include in the showcase.
Other activities scheduled include a presentation on Onesearch, the tool to search books, journals and more in one place by an Ebsco representative in Room 125 at 3 p.m.
LAN Party from 6 pm – 11 pm
Wendy Worlund from TAG will be making a presentation plus Q & A in Library room 111 from 1:15 to 3:30 p.m.
Janice Perkins from the Instructional Technology Team will address services provided by the Faculty Resource Center plus Q & A in the FRC (room 233).
Faculty/Staff/Alumni are invited to the open house reception. Librarians will be available to provide Library tours up0n request. A Librarian or TAG staff member will also be available to answer any questions related to library services/resources or TAG services.
For more information, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. See you here on the 24th!
If finals have you all stressed out, go to the UC Lobby to spend some time relaxing with the dogs from Therapy Partners! They will be here this Thursday, Dec. 1, from 11-1 in the UC Lobby. Therapy Partners will be bringing their specially-trained dogs to help reduce anxiety and stress. For more information, have a look at their website at www.therapypartners.org.
You can find this and other student events around campus here:
http://www.uah.edu/studentevents/
Join us for one or all of the following activities to celebrate International Education Week at UAHuntsville Nov. 14-19, 2011:
Event: Country Exhibition
Date: November 9-18, 2011
Location: Salmon Library Lobby
Description: Poster presentations by UAHuntsville International Programs or International Student Organizations that highlight a country/region or their mission abroad or on campus.
Event: Harvest Dinner
Date: Monday, November 14, 2011, 4:30-7:30 PM
Location: Baptist Student Center, 450 Sparkman Dr.
Description: A full Thanksgiving dinner provided with the support of the Department of Housing, the International Student and Scholar Office, and numerous other volunteers across campus and in the Huntsville community. The holiday gathering allows the student and scholar community a way to experience the holiday season with their UAHuntsville family. RSVP required so visit our IEW Facebook Page.
Event: UAHuntsville Without Borders: Intercultural Exchange Forum
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011, 11:10 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Frank Franz Hall 138 (Multipurpose Room)
Description: Come share and learn about UAH’s international spirit! UAH international students will discuss and display their countries, cultures, and experiences in the U.S., and non-international students who have furthered their education by studying or doing research abroad will let you in on their adventures.
Event: International Film Festival: The Concert
Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2011, at 8:00 PM
Location: UC 126
Description: In this new comedy Andrei Filipov, a once celebrated Russian conductor of the Bolshoi, has hit rock bottom and is now working as a depressed custodian who drinks too much. But when he intercepts an invitation meant for his former orchestra to perform in Paris, Andrei masterminds a plan to pose as the leader of the group in order to make a triumphant return to the music scene. Andrei sets off for Paris to fulfill his destiny and return to his glory as a great conductor. Along the way, he will reunite with a young, beautiful violin virtuoso who holds the key to his past and his future. In French and Russian with English subtitles.
Event: Keynote Address – “Connecting Cultures: Competency, Awareness, and Communication” by Lobna “Luby” Ismail
Date: Thursday, November 17, 6:00-7:00 PM
Location: Salmon Library, Room 111
Description: Luby Ismail, founder and president of Connecting Cultures, Inc., is a training specialist with over fifteen years of experience in the areas of cross-cultural communication, cultural competency, Arab and American cultures, Islamic awareness, and religious diversity. She is the author of “Doing Business in the Middle East and North Africa” and “Finding Diversity.” She is frequently used as an expert by national media and major international news programs. Ms. Ismail will discuss how cultural competency, awareness, knowledge, and skills are more essential than ever to communicating across diverse and multicultural settings. For more information visit: http://www.connecting-cultures.net/new/index.htm. Presented in partnership with the International Services Council of Alabama as part of the Global Perspectives Institute.
Event: World Traveler Photo Contest/Gallery Reception
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 7:00 PM
Location: Salmon Library Art Gallery
Description: An informal reception to follow the keynote speaker to view award-winning photos and award prizes. Refreshments will be served.
Event: International Film Festival: I Saw the Devil
Date: Friday, November 18, 2011, at 8:00 PM
Location: UC 126
Description: Lee Byung-hyun stars as Dae-hoon, a special agent whose pregnant wife becomes the latest victim of a disturbed and brutal serial killer, captivatingly played by Oldboy’s Choi Min-sik. Vowing revenge, Dae-hoon blurs the lines between hunter and hunted and good and evil, eventually becoming a monster himself in his twisted pursuit of revenge. In Korean with English subtitles.
Event: Nashville Extravaganza
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Description: Spend an afternoon in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, also known as “Music City.” Then visit the famous Opryland Hotel, which will be extravagantly decorated for the Christmas holiday. The transportation and events are free. Only meals and personal expenses will be on your own. All international students are encouraged to get out and do some traveling! Availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. RSVP required so visit the IEW Facebook page for more information.
Sign up here: https://uahchargers.wufoo.com/forms/k7w0s1/ for students to register for the Nashville trip.
International Education Week is sponsored by: International Student and Scholar Office, Office of International Programs and Services, the UAHuntsville Salmon Library, Study Abroad, and Student Affairs.
Below is the calendar for the Salmon Library Art Gallery until the end of the semester. Unless otherwise stated, you can view the artwork anytime the library is open.
Oct. 9-21: Art & Art History Student Exit Show, works by Amber Murray.
Nov. 4-22: Art & Art History Student Group Show, “Big Photos from Big Cameras: Recent Work by Elizabeth Addison, Addison Brown, Andrew Hall, Charles Patty, Chris Prince, and Jillian Rael.”
Nov. 28-29 (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.): Art & Art History Annual Holiday Art Show and Sale. Fine art and unique crafts by UAH art students.
If you are interested in seeing the other art galleries on campus, you can view the complete fall 2011 calendar from the UAH Art & Art History department here.
