Previous Events

Apr 15
Family Day: Object Lessons with GMOA

“Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum” pairs works together in fresh ways that start new conversations about American history and culture. Explore the exhibition, play Art Cart games in the galleries and create a work of art to take home in the Michael and Mary Erlanger Studio Classroom. Staff from UGA’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library will also share objects from their collection that tell stories about Athens.

10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Georgia Museum of Art
Apr 11
Film Screening, The Living Record of Our Memory

Why preserve film in a world where audiovisual materials seem so readily available online? That is the key question posed in Film, the Living Record of Our Memory, which features interviews with film archivists, curators, technicians, and filmmakers including Costa-Gavras, Jonas Mekas, Patricio Guzmán, Ken Loach, Bill Morrison, Fernando Trueba, Wim Wenders, and appearances by Martin Scorsese, Barbara Rubin, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Ridley Scott, and Ousmane Sembene.

7:15 pm
Ciné
Apr 11
Congress Week: Congress and the Decline of Democracy in the United States

As part of its annual Congress Week celebration, the Russell Library and SPIA are hosting Loch K Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia,

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Auditorium (271)
Apr 03
Beginning Arduino workshop for undergraduates

Arduino microcontrollers are simple computers used to build circuits with sensors that interface with a variety of components and output devices. Artists, environmental researchers collecting data like temperature and humidity, and robotics engineers all utilize Arduino. 

10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Science Library , Makerspace, room 381
Mar 30
Beginning Arduino workshop for undergraduates

Arduino microcontrollers are simple computers used to build circuits with sensors that interface with a variety of components and output devices. Artists, environmental researchers collecting data like temperature and humidity, and robotics engineers all utilize Arduino. 

1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Science Library , Makerspace, room 381
Mar 28
Escape the Gallery Game Night

Join the Hargrett Library for an interactive escape room experience in our very own galleries! Explore Hargrett's newest exhibit, "Freemasonry in Georgia: Ideals, Imagery, and Impact," and unearth the secret clues secured within by Escape the Space, Athens' local escape room company. Do you have what it takes to be a #PuzzleMaster and decode the hidden message? 

RSVP to Jess Grant (jess.grant@uga.edu) by March 27th. 

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries , Hargrett Gallery
Mar 27
Undergraduate instructed workshop, This sewing machine workshop is going to be TOTE-ally awesome!

Make a canvas tote bag and learn about other makerspace embroidery tools and supplies available to personalize it. Undergraduates, Caroline Solomon and Casey Serrano, will teach this workshop. Come learn from your peers at the McBay Science Library Makerspace!

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Science Library , Makerspace, room 381
Mar 24
Using Pivot to Find Research Funding

Introduction to using Pivot to find grant finding and research collaborators at UGA and beyond!

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Online
Mar 24
Gather Citations Smarter, Not Harder: Setting up Search Alerts and Saved Searches

Automate the gathering of newly published research for long term projects. Search alerts and saved searches are a great time saving tool. Webinar will demonstrate how to use these resources in major databases.

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Online
Mar 24
Designing a Research Poster

A good research poster isn't a research article on a 4​'x3' piece of paper. Learn design tips and tools to make your poster look professional and how to communicate through graphic elements such as maps, charts, and tables. No artistic skill or knowledge of specialized software required!

10:00 am to 11:00 am
Online