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![Special Collections Research Center Annual Report 2017-18](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/annualreportcover.jpg?itok=V6tTZzVr)
We are delighted to share our latest annual report, containing highlights from July 2017 to June 2018. Curious where items in our collections traveled for exhibition? Want to learn about a few of our most exciting acquisitions? Interested in what kinds of instruction sessions we do? You can find all that and more in this report.
![Cover of Heresy by S.J. Parris](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/heresy.jpg?itok=v6xGUH58)
Heresy is the first of a series of mysteries featuring the real-life 16th century philosopher and scientist Giordano Bruno. In 1583 Bruno goes to Oxford to uncover a conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I. One of the fellows of the college is found dead, and this turns out to be the first in a series of gruesome murders. Will Bruno find the murderer and put an end to the conspiracy against the queen?
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Design Lab Resident Hallee Thompson reflects on her own history with accessibility and its importance in many different architectural spaces.
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Design Lab Resident Hallee Thompson reflects on her year as an Open Accessibility Resident.
!["The Pot Book: The History, Cultivation, Preparation, and Other Useful Facts on Marijuana"](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/potbook.jpg?itok=bxCLqe4p)
Tomorrow is our final Special Collections After Hours event of the year! This month's theme is "What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been," where we'll be displaying material from the Joseph A. Labadie Collecton related to marijuana. This includes material on recreational and medical uses of marijuana, as well as manuals on its cultivation. Here's a preview of a couple of items we'll have out for the event.
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Design Lab Resident Sophie Niu discusses a workshop she attended on Sketch.
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Design Lab Intern Ana Cuza reflects on a talk from Dr. Kristie Dotson about combining research and activism.
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Design Lab Intern Ana Cuza discusses her work looking at applying machine learning to ecological studies of animal populations.
![picture of student project leader Rebekah Stein](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/stein_image_headshot.jpg?itok=OzP-aeWd)
EARTH-RISE is a multidimensional project focusing on bridging the gap between high school and tertiary education in STEM, particularly earth sciences, and addressing the leaky pipeline for students in high schools that are under-funded and lack resources. The earth sciences are generally excluded from most high school curricula. Many earth science majors discovered the track upon entering college; most people are unaware it is a discipline throughout secondary school and beyond. In order to attract the attention of more students, it is important to strengthen earth science secondary (and primary) education. Additionally, two of the major components that promote retention through college and beyond is whether students identify as a member of the scientific community, and whether students have access to mentors they respect who are also enthusiastic. This project hopes to rectify both issues by introducing major topics in earth sciences in an accessible and exciting way (in the high-school classroom, in the laboratory, and in the field).
This program focuses on hands-on experiences (in-class, research and in field) for high school students to encourage retention in earth sciences. EARTH-RISE is designed to form a long-lasting relationship between Ypsilanti Community High School (and Ypsilanti public schools in general), Detroit public schools, and the University of Michigan Earth department. It focuses on encouraging high school students to engage in hands-on activities and research in Earth Sciences. The students at Ypsilanti Community High School received little science education in middle school and, lacking enthusiasm and encouragement from teachers during formative years, have ruled out pursuit of STEM in later years.
This program focuses on hands-on experiences (in-class, research and in field) for high school students to encourage retention in earth sciences. EARTH-RISE is designed to form a long-lasting relationship between Ypsilanti Community High School (and Ypsilanti public schools in general), Detroit public schools, and the University of Michigan Earth department. It focuses on encouraging high school students to engage in hands-on activities and research in Earth Sciences. The students at Ypsilanti Community High School received little science education in middle school and, lacking enthusiasm and encouragement from teachers during formative years, have ruled out pursuit of STEM in later years.
![The statue of Mao, right next to the main campus library](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/photo_oct_30_12_42_33_0.jpg?itok=g9Pf2AvO)
In November 2108, I was fortunate enough to travel to Fudan University (Shanghai, China) to be a “Foreign Expert” at their library.