PolicyMap

UNCG Libraries have  PolicyMap, which provides geographical data for the United States.

• demographic, economic, health, education and quality of life information
• compare regions and create reports

Health data from sources such as the CDC, Census, CMMS, HRSA, SAMHSA, and USDA.

Find mortality, chronic health conditions, access to health care, access to food, healthy behaviors, and more. Some down to the census tract level!

You can access PolicyMap through the libraries' list of databases.  Use your iSpartan account to log in.  Create your own additional account with the database to save your maps in the system.

Faculty - Information Literacy Course Development Awards for Spring 2018

We are looking for faculty members teaching in Spring 2018 who are interested in "revitalizing courses to foster information literacy skills." 

 

This is our third round of Course Development Awards and we will be able to award five $1000 stipends this year! 

 

Applications are due Friday, November 17. Jenny Dale will be holding a workshop for interested faculty on Wednesday, November 8 at 4pm in the CITI lab. More details available here.

Group meditation sessions in Greensboro

Looking for some company in contemplation?  Here are some meditation groups that meet in Greensboro.  

All are free, but some groups accept voluntary donations to rent the space where they meet.  I've heard that the Monday Meditation group at Presbyterian is struggling to keep going.

Meditation Meetings In Greensboro

(as of October 2017)

SUNDAY

Gate City Zen at Scuppernong Books, 304, S. Elm St. Sundays, 9:00-10:00 a.m. http://www.scuppernongbooks.com

MindBodyFitnessYoga, 2915 G Battleground Ave. Sundays, 3:00-4:00 p.m. http://www.mindbodyfitnessyoga.com

College Park Baptist Church, 1601 Walker Ave. Sundays, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Meet in the sanctuary.

https://www.meetup.com/Insight-Meditation-Community-of-Greensboro/events/244262681/

MONDAY/TUESDAY

Mindful Mondays, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Spring Garden at Tate Street Monday, 12:30- 1:00

Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, 501 S Mendenhall St. Mondays, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

https://www.meetup.com/Insight-Meditation-Community-of-Greensboro/events/244294112/

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Tuesdays, 12:00-12:30 p.m. (Insight Meditation)

https://www.facebook.com/events/1642910392684251/

SUNDAY/WEDNESDAY

Deep River Sangha Community of Mindfulness, two locations.

http://www.deepriversangha.org

Sundays, 4:00-5:30 p.m. (Unitarian-Universalist Church, 5603 Hilltop Rd, Jamestown)

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Wednesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. (New Garden Friends Meeting, 801 New Garden Rd) FRIDAY

YesPlus Yoga & Meditation, Student Club, UNCG, Kaplan Center (Studio 3) Fridays, 4-5 p.m.

JAMAevidence

Great news!

UNCG Libraries now has JAMAevidence - ebooks, lecture notes, podcasts, and more on the practice of evidence based medicine

You can get to this database from the UNCG Libraries' home page:

1. Select it from the list of all Databases, or from the library guide to evidence based practice resources
2. Use your iSpartan account to log in

We have access for 18 months.

Enjoy!

AccessMedicine

Great news!

UNCG Libraries now has AccessMedicine - online medical textbooks, drug information, study guides

You can get to this database from the UNCG Libraries' home page:

1. Select it from the list of all Databases, or from the library guide to nursing resources
2. Use your iSpartan account to log in

We have access for 18 months.

Enjoy!

AccessAnesthesiology!

Great news!

UNCG Libraries is providing AccessAnesthesiology - textbooks, study questions to review for anesthesiology exams, and video tutorials.

You can get to this database from the UNCG Libraries' home page:

1. Select it from the list of all Databases, or from the library guide to nursing resources
2. Use your iSpartan account to log in

We have access for 18 months.

Enjoy!

Thurs 10/19 Film Screening - The Day the Sun Fell

UNCG Sustainability Film and Discussion Series

Oct 19, 6:30PM – The Day the Sun Fell 

Location: School of Education Room 114 – just park in the Weatherspoon lot and walk across and down Spring Garden – see a campus map here.

Swiss-Japanese filmmaker Aya Domenig, the granddaughter of a doctor on duty for the Red Cross during the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, approaches the experience of her deceased grandfather by tracing the lives of a doctor and of former nurses who once shared the same experience. While gathering the memories and present views of these very last survivors, the nuclear disaster in Fukushima strikes and history seems to repeat itself.

Discussion leader will be Etsuko Kinefuchi, associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies. Her research covers diverse areas including critical inter/cultural communication, ecology and culture, ecofeminism, cultural identities, transnationalism and diaspora, and building intercultural alliances. Kinefuchi has conducted research in post Fukushima Japan. I look forward to her reaction to and interpretation of this important film.

Haunted House in Jackson Library Basement on 10/31/2017

The DMC and DACTS invite you to our Open House October 31, 2017, 3pm-6pm. Our departments turned 5 years old this year so we decided to celebrate our growth with a HAUNTED HOUSE!!! 

The Open House will feature: A Zombie VR experience, a Haunted Greenscreen Photobooth, a Spooky Special Effects mini-workshop in DACTS, Scary 3D print giveaways, and of course FREE FOOD.

We can't wait to see you there. Contact staff in the DMC (Digital Media Commons) or DACTS (Digital Act Studio) if have any questions.

Student input on library space Tues 10/3 from 10:30 am - 11:15 am

Dear Students,

The Libraries are engaging a consultant to help us plan changes and renovations to Jackson Library.  This is a time for your voice to be heard!

Please join a student meeting with the consultant on Tuesday October 3 10:30 - 11:15 am in Room 216 in Jackson Library.

Cookies will be provided!

Please sign up on this Doodle poll