Archive: September 2024 (3 Posts)

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Photograph of the sunset beyond the Astoria-Megler Bridge, a steel cantilever through truss bridge that spans the mouth of the Columbia River, between Astoria, Oregon, and Point Ellice, near Megler, Washington.

Truss: Bird or Bridge?

September 20, 2024

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Learn about the history of truss bridges, how they work, and some different types.

Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions, Science

magazine cover with a few articles: "New National Forest Reserves," "The president and the corporations," "Electrification - a railroad revolution," The most prosperous year in our history," "The Vital Education Debate in England," "American History and Mural Painting," and "Foreign Composers our guests." Price 25 cents, $3.00 per year

A Short Review of the “Review of Reviews”

September 13, 2024

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

This is another dive into a publication; this time the American Monthly Review of Reviews

Posted in: Business, Favorites From the Fifth Floor

Photograph of people dressed in winter coats and hats walking down a snow filled sidewalk in New York City.

Forecasting Respiratory Diseases for This Winter, Sept. 19 Webinar

September 5, 2024

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

The Library's Health Services Division and Science Section are co-sponsoring a free webinar on forecasting respiratory diseases for this winter (2024/25). The webinar will be held on September 19, from 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. (EDT) and will feature two experts in the field from the C.D.C. and Center for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control at HKU School of Public Health.

Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science

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