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 Student Poster Art |
Online Exhibit  Student Poster Art: "Pulp Fiction and Pop Culture at UB" Discovery Seminar Posters created by students in the Spring 2007 and Spring 2008 seminars are displayed here. The posters demonstrate creative and intriguing use of digital images to communicate a personal message and/or make a unique artistic statement. The seminars were taught by Judith Adams-Volpe , Director of Communication for the UB Libraries. |
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 Gran Colombia Collection |
Lockwood Memorial Library Gran Colombia Collection July 2008-September 2008 Arriving in Buffalo through purchases in the 1960s, the Gran Colombia Collection of books and manuscripts has been a hidden gem of the University Libraries Special Collections. This exhibit of largely digital surrogates features manuscripts and rare books from the Collection. Originally assembled by General Francisco de Paula Santander and his family in Colombia, the Collection covers the former country of Gran Colombia and its evolution into the nations of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela with emphases on exploration, conquest, political history, and the search for El Dorado, the legendary City of Gold in the jungle. |
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 University School Songs |
Music Library Baird Hall, 1st Floor "University School Songs: 1903-2008" May 20, 2008-January 15, 2009 This exhibit, co-curated by Jason Imbesi and Molly O'Brien, provides some historical background on the University's songs: the alma mater, fight songs, hymns, marches, and songs associated with specific schools of the university. The composers and lyricists of these songs include university faculty, staff, and students, as well as locally and nationally known composers. The exhibit also provides brief biographical information about many of the composers.
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 African American Surgeons |
Health Sciences Library Abbott Hall, 1st Floor "Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons" May 1, 2008 through July 28, 2008 On loan from the National Library of Medicine,
"Opening Doors "celebrates the contributions of African American academic surgeons to medicine and medical education. It tells the stories of four pioneering African American surgeons and educators who exemplify excellence in their fields and believe in continuing the journey of excellence through the education and mentoring of younger physicians and surgeons.
An online web version of the exhibition is also available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframsurgeons |
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 Pioneering Photography |
Health Sciences Library Reference Desk area, first floor "Pioneering Photography" April 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 An overview of the earliest forms of photography and the contributions
of several American physicians who had a significant impact on American
photography and its uses in medicine. |
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 John D. Rockefeller |
Health Sciences Library "The Rockefeller Foundation: Philanthropy and the Rise of Modern Healthcare" Exhibit cases, Reference Area, first floor Traces the support provided by the wealth of John D. Rockefeller for research into areas such as yellow fever and the development of penicillin, and other endeavors such as saving Jewish scientists from Nazi extermination. The exhibit panels showcase the following themes:
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Last Update: 29 August, 2008
