Future Exhibit Topics
Future Exhibit Topics
| Topics | Contact | Comments |
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| Air Pollution | ||
| Archeological Digs |
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| Alternative Fuels / Fuel Efficiency | Margaret Hogarth | Plants such as corn don't work well. Other plants available. |
| Biodiesel | Margaret Hogarth | |
| Botantical Art | Marie Bronoel | The Library has many examples of botanical illustration. |
| Coffee | Marie Bronoel | |
| Couples in Sciences | Couples who were both scientists | |
| Desert Environment (flowers, insects, birds, animals, microbes, geology) | ||
| Design of Cars | ||
| Drought - California | ||
| Ecology and Sustaining Ecosystems | ||
| Elements | Put in periodical tables Different kinds and various elements involved |
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| Ethics in Scientific Research | ||
| Eugenics | Lizbeth Langston | How eugenics in the past (WWII - Hitler) interfaces with cloning today (ex: cats). |
| Extinct Birds | Lizbeth Langston | |
| Faculty Seminar | Seminars that librarians have participated in. | |
| Fire Experts | ||
| Gender Research | Display on the politics of gender in Science. | |
| Genetically Engineered Food | ||
| Global Warming | ||
| Graduate Students' Favorite Books | Include student's picture and paper honoring student. | |
| Green Architecture | Hot area of interest in the environmental sciences. | |
| Herbs | Jean Weiss | |
| Hispanic Scientists | ||
| History of Water in Los Angeles | Marie Bronoel | Purchased 4 videos for the library relating to this topic. |
| Honeybees | Heidi Hutchinson | Lots of books in Science Library. Heidi has lots of props and artifacts that she can add. |
| How Cars Work | Margaret Hogarth | Journal articles Idea: display car parts |
| Information Literacy | Geetha Yapa | |
| Invasive Species | ||
| Meet the Author Series | Within the Science Library | |
| Migrating Whales | Issues Sounds in the ocean - how they affect whales |
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| Native Habitats | ||
| Professors and Grad Students | Highlight their projects | |
| Raptors | Steve Mitchell | Per Steve, it might be possible to borrow bird specimens from the San Bernardino County Museum natural history collection. Steve envisioned suspending the flying birds above the cases. There have been some new books on birds recently acquired for the Science Library. (Marie) |
| Robotics | Michele Potter | |
| Santa Ana Winds | Article in LA Times What is a Santa Ana? |
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| Science Films | e.g. videos and dvds in our collection | |
| Science of Sherlock Holmes | Lizbeth Langston | Notes: 1898-Phys Abs Ballistics, forensics - fingerprints Chemistry - distallation Drugs - cocaine |
| Scientific Toys | ||
| Stem Cell Research | ||
| Stress | Students stress during finals, coping mechanisms | |
| Subject Area Librarians | ||
| Technology of Common Stuff | Marie Bronoel Michele Potter |
The technology of common, everyday items. For example, Henry Petrosky has written several books that focus on simple, useful objects. The exhibit could feature items and science and information about the: Toothpick, Bookshelf, Pencil, Zipper, etc. This could be a fun one with real objects to show as well as published work. We may have an encyclopedia about The Way Things Work, and other similar resources. (MB) |
| Transportation in Southern California: History and Current Issues | Marie Bronoel | There may be contacts at UCR to interview |
| Trash | Marie Bronoel | Disposing of computers, how it affects the environment Landfill near Joshua Tree Park |
| UC Scientists | Book: Faces of Science | |
| Water in California: History and Current Problems | ||
| Water Conservation | ||
| Wild Fires | ||
| Women Scientists | Marie Bronoel | Book: Women in the Treetops |
Last modified: 3/30/2010 4:14 PM by M. Miller
