You know those life like wax figures you see in museums of famous figures, presidents, movie stars? Have you ever wondered how they are made and how can they possibly look so life like? Check out this video from the Science Channel’s show “How It’s Made.” The process is fascinating!
https://youtu.be/7B2yDuitwTY
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This past spring, SUNY Cortland seniors Alexis Mastrelli and Morgan Salanger were among the students in a biochemistry class who were tasked with creating posters to explain the structure and function of metabolic enzymes.
Those posters are now on display both in the lobby of Memorial Library and online through the Digital Commons repository
Read more here
Need a good belly laugh? Watch this bear family discover the joys of a hammock. We “double dog dare” you not to laugh!
Video from The Dodo: Woman buys a hammock for the bear family that comes by her yard … and they LOVE it. https://youtu.be/mm8WXtrmjjg
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Memorial Library is happy to announce that Westlaw Campus Research is now available from the Databases A-Z page.
If you encounter any issues in using Westlaw, please contact The Help Center at 607-753-2500.
You can always check the status of any service at https://cortland.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/2298/…
Ever consider a career in Interior Design? It can be lucrative profession. $$$ Check out this Pirate themed room from House8 Media & HGTV’s show Spaced Out. It comes complete with a sea floor, brig, gangway, pirate ship, crows nest and a super luge that takes you down to a rock climbing wall and game room! https://youtu.be/XWq3YsGOV5U
Check out more videos from House8 Media …
https://youtube.com/c/House8Media
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Ever wonder how Lava Lamps are made? It is an interesting lesson in glass blowing and chemistry! Watch this video from Business Insider to find out how these groovy lamps are made.
https://youtu.be/Gs-cOlrvNwI
“Since their invention in 1963, millions of lava lamps have been sold across the globe.” -Business Insider
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“John Edmark’s sculptures are both mesmerizing and mathematical. Using meticulously crafted platforms, patterns, and layers, Edmark’s art explores the seemingly magical properties that are present in spiral geometries. In his most recent body of work, Edmark creates a series of animating “blooms” that endlessly unfold and animate as they spin beneath a strobe light.” – SciFri
Check out SciFri ARTS’ video of John Edmark’s memsmorizing spirals and never ending blooms … https://youtu.be/B5p2A5mazEs
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𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕘𝕠𝕟 𝔻𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪 🏴☠️
Tuesday, 9/14 through Thursday, 9/16, 2021 stop by the Library, scan our QR code to get your 🗺 Treasure Map, then embark on the “Dragon Discovery Treasure Hunt” and uncover the Hidden Treasures at the Memorial Library.
💎 Complete your treasure map to find the Dragon’s Horde and you will go home with some pirate booty of your own: a 3D printed Dragon keychain! 😀
🅧 Marks the spot
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Memorial Library is continuing its efforts to showcase campus voices in unique ways. A new “Gratitude Tree” has been installed in the main lobby that will build on the reflections left by students, faculty and staff through the graffiti board project this past spring.
Read more here.
This 2021-2022 academic year at SUNY Cortland, all faculty, staff, students, and alumni are invited to participate in a book discussion of Clint Smith’s new title How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America. This book fits into this year’s theme of “Memory,” sponsored by the Cultural and Intellectual Climate Committee (CICC) at SUNY Cortland. Co-sponsors for this event (in addition to the CICC) are the Anti-Racism Task Force, Memorial Library, and the History Department. Led by Evan Faulkenbury (history department) and Jeremy Pekarek (archivist and instructional services librarian), the book discussion will be a space for us to share ideas and insights about what we’re learning as we consider this important history.
If you’re interested, please fill out this form. If you would like to participate, you will need to purchase or borrow the book for yourself. The book discussion will meet in person (socially distant and with a max allotment of 15 people for safety amid COVID-19), but anyone may join us live virtually. We’ll be meeting in a classroom designed for remote learning, so anyone joining us online may participate.
Our first meeting (discussing the prologue and first chapter on Monticello) will be on Friday, September 24 from 1-2 PM in Sperry 309. Our second meeting (discussing the second chapter on the Whitney plantation) will be on Friday, October 29 from 1-2 PM in Sperry 309. Our third meeting (discussing the chapter on Angola Prison) will be on Friday, November 19 from 1-2 PM in Sperry 309. For those who will join us virtually, we will email you the log-in information. We will plan out and continue our discussion during the spring semester.
If you have any questions, please email us at evan.faulkenbury@cortland.edu and jeremy.pekarek@cortland.edu.