Published by admin on 11 Jul 2008
“It has been grand fun pulling up pieces of our past, shaking the dust off them and shaking our heads sometimes in disbelief.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM Professor Emeritus of English.
From the original blog at MacInstruct.com
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Weekend Wonk: Sally: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadPublished by admin on 09 Jul 2008
How do you teach 6th through 9th graders the meaning of a billion? Camp brings nanoscience alive.
Published by admin on 07 Jul 2008
“We went over the Raton Pass and somewhere around Cimarron I began to hear that ominous louder-than-normal tick. Trouble.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM Professor Emeritus of English.
From the original blog at MacInstruct.com
Published by admin on 02 Jul 2008
Jimmy Santiago Baca talks about how poetry changed his life and Cedar Tree, Inc., the nonprofit he founded to empower prisoners, families of prisoners and at-risk youth through literacy and writing. He will speak on Saturday, July 12 at 7 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Building ballroom A.
Published by admin on 01 Jul 2008
Professor of Radiology and Director of Mind Research, Columbia University Medical Center Truman R. Brown presented a technical talk about functional magnetic resonance imaging (ƒMRI) on June 26, 2008 at the Mind Research Network at UNM. As part of the talk he explored the complexities of analyzing and understanding the images and what they mean about the brain and the way it functions.
Published by admin on 30 Jun 2008
“This was a mythical trip, the final break with the hometown past, the home-leaving that I could almost taste. I was ready to bearhug my future.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM Professor Emeritus of English.
From the original blog at MacInstruct.com
Published by admin on 27 Jun 2008
Chip Ware, curator of UNM’s Jonson Gallery, and Kathy Flynn, executive director of the National New Deal Preservation Association, New Mexico chapter, discuss New Mexico’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of the New Deal. From KUNM’s University Showcase, March 7, 2008.
Published by admin on 26 Jun 2008
Timothy Graham’s illustrated lecture on the history, art and symbolism of the Book of Kells, a medieval Celtic decorated gospel manuscript. Sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UNM Continuing Education.
Watch the illustrated lecture on the Book of Kells
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Published by admin on 24 Jun 2008
Mary Beath reads selections from “Hiking Alone: Trails Out, Trails Home,” a collection of personal essays, at the UNM Bookstore.
Listen to Mary Beath’s reading.
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The book is available at the UNM Bookstore or from UNM Press.
Published by admin on 23 Jun 2008
Two UNM professors, Christine Sauer from the economics department and Peter L. White from the English and American Studies departments are taking a group of students to Germany to study this summer. They discuss details of their new international studies program with Karen Wentworth from the UNM Communication and Marketing Department.
Listen to the interview on the international studies program in Germany