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145,000 Plants with Adventuress Ynes Mexia

October 11, 2024

There has hardly been another plant collector as intrepid as Ynes Mexia, a Mexican American former rancher and social worker who collected more than 145,000 specimens despite starting her pioneering botanical career only in her mid-50s.

Posted in: Botany, Hispanic American History, Science, Women's History

Trusts, Combinations, and Charles R. Flint

October 9, 2024

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

You hear about mergers today, but Charles R. Flint was the master of combinations in his day.

Posted in: Biography, Business

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Hispanic American Business Icons Webinar on October 15

October 1, 2024

Posted by: Natalie Burclaff

Join our Business Reference Specialists in exploring the lives of several Hispanic American business icons, using some of the biographical, business, and other resources available through the Library of Congress, on October 15, 2024, at 12pm.

Posted in: Hispanic American History, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos

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

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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

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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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Business Collections Orientation September 11

August 28, 2024

Posted by: Natalie Burclaff

Join the Business Section for a short, 30-minute webinar at 1pm on Wednesday, September 11, highlighting collections, with content related to the fashion industry as examples.

Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos