Ongoing

The Beyond

Daniel M. Soref Learning Commons, Golda Meir Library

This exhibition examines the variety of human imagings about "what's out there." On display through October are 17th- 19th century conjectures on celestial bodies and mechanics; contemporary artist's books that ponder space and time; and speculative fiction from early science fiction and fantasy …

Universal Questions: Mapping the Skies Through Time  

American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee

Exhibit, American Geographical Society Library Mapping the stars as they rotate through the night sky is an ancient art practiced by people all over the world.  The ways people talk about space change over time thanks to scientific discoveries, but …

Wikipedia Editing Workshop – Music of Slovenia

W194, Golda Meir Library

Celebrate Open Access Week by learning to improve the world's largest open access reference source, Wikipedia. Join us for a Wikipedia Editing Workshop at the Golda Meir Library. At this free event, anyone can learn to edit and improve Wikipedia. …

UWM’s Academic Adventurers Talk: The Geography of Taxonomy, or What is a Type Locality, Anyway?

American Geographical Society Library, Golda Meir Library 2311 E. Hartford Ave., Milwaukee

Presented by Dr. Michael Pauers, UWM College of General Studies. Modern taxonomic practice demands that precise information about the location where a new species was found (the “type locality”) be included in the description of new species. Unfortunately, especially for …