Join us for live demonstrations from the Digital Media Lab, including art, design and music making. You can watch this event from our Twitch page. If you have a free Twitch account, you can send questions and comments in the live chat. We're happy to answer your questions or refer you to someone who can…
Cheesemaking is an ancient means of preserving milk. But is cheese made from raw milk inherently riskier than cheese made from pasteurized milk? Heather Paxson, a professor and program head of anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss the cultural history and practical implications of the U.S. food safety regulation of cheese, which…
The sourdough library is unique in the world. Right now, 128 starters from 25 countries are kept in mason jars to be preserved for the future. Their biodiversity is kept for the following generations and all subjects of study. This amazing collection of wheat, rye, rice, whole grain, durum wheat, etc. is maintained following the…
Join NC State biologist and professor Rob Dunn and author Reem Kassis for a conversation about Delicious, a book that Dunn co-authored with Monica Sanchez. Delicious retells the story of humans from the perspective of flavor. Using insights from food science, neuroscience, anthropology and literally a dozen other fields, Dunn and Sanchez argue that flavor…
In the 1910s, Jane McKimmon’s tomato club movement taught young girls in North Carolina how to grow, can and sell their own tomatoes, as part of a broader effort to teach rural families more efficient farming methods through an emerging agricultural extension service. The tomato club girls created booklets documenting their experiences, which are preserved…
As part of the Arctic Indigenous diet, Inuit fermented foods are all animal-sourced, even the ones made from plants. From the stomach content of the caribou to the seabirds in sealskins, this short seminar introduces Inuit fermented foods illustrating how these rare foods present us with an opportunity to appreciate the diversity of dishes and…
Join us on Twitch for a conversation about open science and tea. Micah Vandegrift, open knowledge librarian, and Sheila Saia, associate director of State Climate Office of North Carolina, will share their open science knowledge through an informal discussion, teaching concepts along the way. Their talk will be livestreamed on the NC State University Libraries…
Building on her work as co-principal investigator of Data Stories, an Institute for Emerging Issues-supported project on mapping local North Carolina communities, Deborah Littlejohn, associate professor of graphic design in the College of Design, will present a reader-centric approach to data presentation. The approach Littlejohn will discuss uses principles from user experiences and graphic design…
The Analytical Instrumentation Facility is excited to host its annual Open House and User Appreciation. Join us for coffee and pastries and an introduction of our facility for new users, which will be presented by Aaron Bell, the bio-electron microscopy staff scientist for AIF, and tours of our facility. Although the event is free, please…
Using equipment and software available in the libraries' VR Studio, staff member Colin Keenan will assemble a live demo with input from chat. You can watch a live stream of the demo via Twitch, and if you have a free Twitch account, you can ask questions and make comments in the live chat. We're happy…
Learn how to bring the magic of Black characters to life in your classrooms at the 2021 Young Adult Colloquium: Come YAC With the Pack. This year's theme is Celebrating the Magic of Black Characters. You’ll hear from best-selling Black authors Tracy Deonn and Kwame Mbalia and guest scholar Jewel Davis to gain insight and…
Join the NC State University Libraries for a conversation with Anna Gessner and Cameron Morris from Feed the Pack. Feed the Pack is a food pantry open to all members of the campus community. To learn more about using the pantry, volunteering and donating, visit the Feed the Pack website. You can watch a livestream…