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Welcome to the Diversity Resources for Academic Libraries site! The purpose of this site is to provide resources for those charged with developing a diversity plan/program for an academic library.
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(University of California - Berkeley) In a "Perspective" article in the Aug. 13 edition of Science, Chris Somerville of UC Berkeley, Steve Long of UIUC, and colleagues from Berkeley's Energy Biosciences Institute suggest that a diversity of plant species, adaptable to the climate and soil conditions of specific regions of the world, can be used to develop agroecosystems for fuel production that...
A little wax and soap can help build electrodes for cheaper lithium ion batteries, according to a study in Aug. 11 issue of Nano Letters. The one-step method will allow battery developers to explore lower-priced alternatives to the lithium ion-metal oxide batteries currently on the market.
In a "Perspective" article in the Aug. 13 edition of Science, Chris Somerville of UC Berkeley, Steve Long of UIUC, and colleagues from Berkeley's Energy Biosciences Institute suggest that a diversity of plant species, adaptable to the climate and soil conditions of specific regions of the world, can be used to develop agroecosystems for fuel production that are compatible with contemporary...
New wireless technologies in cars may compromise a driver's privacy and pose a security threat, warn researchers at Rutgers University. Modern automobiles are increasingly equipped with wireless sensors and devices, such as systems that monitor air pressure inside tires and trigger dashboard warnings if a tire's pressure drops. These wireless signals can be intercepted 120 feet away from the car...
One of the two systems that forecasters have been closely watching in the Atlantic Ocean Basin became the fifth tropical depression at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Aug. 10 in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. NASA's TRMM satellite confirmed better organization in the system's rainbands just before it was classified as a tropical depression.
When it comes to the informal networks developed at work, women are at a disadvantage. Gail McGuire,chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend, found in herstudy that because women are typically in lower-status positions, they do not receive assistance that will help with future career goals.
When it comes to the informal networks developed at work, women are at a disadvantage. Gail McGuire,chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend, found in herstudy that because women are typically in lower-status positions, they do not receive assistance that will help with future career goals.
Someone who acts strangely or ‘goes mad’ is often described as having gone ‘doolally’. The military origin of this curious term is discussed in an aside in an academic article published in Twentieth Century British History.
The article discusses the changing concepts of how imprisonment during war impacts on soldiers’ mental health: POWs were originally thought to be...
The latest edition of RadioLab is a fantastic exploration of how the world might be different if we experienced it without the benefit of words that shape our concepts.
As always, it sounds effortlessly beautiful, and this episode takes a diverse look at the different ways in which we might understand our lives wordlessly.
Essentially, the programme looks at how the lack of language tells us...
