Upcoming Events

Mar 19
Reconstructing the Black Archive: The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts, the First African American Woman Novelist

Dr. Gregg Hecimovich, 2024-2025 Hutchins Family Fellow and Professor of English at Furman University, will describe his extraordinary research journey to document the life and literary accomplishment of Hannah Bond, who escaped enslavement in North Carolina and subsequently wrote, using the pseudonym “Hannah Crafts,” what scholars consider to be one of the earliest novels written by an African American woman. Now a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, his book, The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts; The True Story of The Bondwoman’s Narrative (Ecco, 2023), has received stellar reviews by The Washington Post, The L.A. Times, The New York Times, and other outlets.

5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Auditorium, Room 271
Mar 19
IRB Open Hours

Drop into an IRB Open Hours session to talk with members of the Protocol Assistance and Compliance Team (PACT) from the UGA Human Research Protection Program to ask questions and get assistance with your IRB submission. Virtual and In-person sessions are available.

2:15 pm to 4:15 pm
Main Library , 300
Mar 20
From Pixels to Point Clouds: Harnessing Drones for Imaging, 3D Reconstruction and Visualization

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 10:30am-12pm
McBay Science Library, Room 217 
w/Drone Demonstration Flight at 1:00pm outside Hardman Hall (weather permitting)
Attend the talk, drone flight, or both. No registration required. Open to all. 

10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Science Library , McBay Science Library Room 217
Mar 26
Women's History Month Keynote Speech: Kellie Carter Jackson

Every March, the Institute for Women's Studies coordinates and co-sponsors lectures, films, discussion panels, art exhibits, and more for Women’s History Month as well as publishes a poster highlighting those events.

4:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 271
Mar 26
Version Control with Git

This is a UGA Carpentries workshop. This event is for anyone interested in learning how to use Git to version control & backup of informatics and data, cohosted with RCDM, the Institute of Bioinformatics, and Software Carpentry.

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Online
Mar 29
Fluke Kick-Off Event

A live comics reading event brought to you by podcast host, Cam del Rosario and Athens cartoonist Abby Kacen (aka Mild Pain), with support from the UGA Special Collections and Oral History of FLUKE project.

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Bizarro-Wuxtry
Mar 29
Fluke Kick-Off Event

A live comics reading event brought to you by podcast host, Cam del Rosario and Athens cartoonist Abby Kacen (aka Mild Pain), with support from the UGA Special Collections and Oral History of FLUKE project.

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Bizarro-Wuxtry
Apr 03
Create a topographic model to 3D Print from a two-dimensional digitized map

In this 90-minute project-based workshop, learn to locate a topographic dataset for an area of interest from the USGS’s National Map 3DEP Lidar Explorer. You will learn to import, define, and create an image of your desired landscape and how to export and create a 3D model from that image file. After, we'll export that model to the makerspace’s 3D printers to bring your once, two-dimensional topographical image into envy-creating three-dimensional 3”x3”x3” desk candy.

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Science Library , McBay Science Library Makerspace
Apr 05
Curator Tour, "Sunken Treasure: The Art & Science of Coral Reefs"

On the first Friday of every month, join curator Dr. James Porter in exploring Hargrett's newest exhibit "Sunken Treasure: The Art & Science of Coral Reefs." Dr. Porter will begin his tour in Room 268, next to the Hargrett Gallery, in which he will provide an introduction before leading the group into the gallery. Attendees will gain insight into the 50 years of research and collecting that made this exhibit possible!

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , 268
Apr 11
Congress Week: Former U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus and Former USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley

Former U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus (D-OH) and former USG Chancellor Steve Wrigley will engage in a lively discussion about empowering citizens and government in the areas of democracy, political engagement, and institutional resiliency. Light reception to follow. The event is free and open to the public. Event parking is available in the Hull Street Parking Deck.

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Auditorium (271)