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June 2020 Wrap Up
Posted on June 30, 2020, 1:53 p.m.
By Grace Wagner, Reading Room Access Services Supervisor
Rehousing the American Book Company Illustrations
Posted on June 24, 2020, 1:35 p.m.
Massive preservation project of 17,000 plates used as textbook illustrations by the American Book Company.
A Perfect Recipe for Conservation
Posted on June 16, 2020, 5:44 p.m.
Diary entries and recipes probably written in the early 1880’s.
Brian Kam ’16 is veteran, student entrepreneur and frontline healthcare worker
Posted on June 11, 2020, 1:57 p.m.
Veteran, student entrepreneur and now frontline healthcare worker Brian Kam ’16 has a mission to serve.
Resources for LGBTQ+ Studies
Posted on June 10, 2020, 1:06 p.m.
June is here, which means the celebration of Pride Month for the LGBTQ+ community and our allies.
Gokul Beeda ’21 is creating the future through design
Posted on June 8, 2020, 2:07 p.m.
Beeda’s focus, through the HAUS project which he founded, is design principles applied to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Oladeji Awe ’20 combines design innovation and entrepreneurship
Posted on June 3, 2020, 2:13 p.m.
Oladeji Awe ’20 designed a technology to alert wheelchair bound or immobile individuals when they need to move around.
Dragnet! A Musical Controversy
Posted on June 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m.
Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995), whose papers are held at SCRC, was a Hungarian-American composer known for his dramatic film scores.
Pratik Paranjape G’20 brings cybersecurity to Promptous
Posted on June 2, 2020, 2:27 p.m.
One of the Promptous team members has been Pratik Paranjape G ’20, who just completed a master’s degree in cybersecurity.
Victoria Lawson ’20 on positivity, purpose, patience and passion
Posted on May 29, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Victoria Lawson, ’20, is a proud new member of the Blackstone LaunchPad’s 2020 Founders Circle.
Will DeVito ’20 tells a great story
Posted on May 29, 2020, 2:28 p.m.
At any given day in the LaunchPad over the past four years it has been open, you might have walked in and seen a dozen or more different activities.
Hamza Hamid ‘21 is pursuing his dream
Posted on May 26, 2020, 2:34 p.m.
In the 1931 best seller, ‘Epic of America,’ James Truslow described America as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”
May 2020 Wrap Up: National Photography Month
Posted on May 26, 2020, 1:53 p.m.
Celebrating National Photography Month through coverage of special collections and University Archives materials
Subject Librarian Online Engagement
Posted on May 21, 2020, noon
Ways subject librarians can support online learning.
Online LaunchPad survey
Posted on May 20, 2020, 2:54 p.m.
Take five minutes and help us learn about student views on entrepreneurship in this quick survey.
Daniel Zimmerman ’20 builds a better way to wager
Posted on May 20, 2020, 2:50 p.m.
There are traditions and cultural practices that have become sacred to people throughout our existence.
John McCabe ’21 on building a spirited community
Posted on May 20, 2020, 2:48 p.m.
Ella Fitzgerald, the beloved jazz singer once said, “The only thing better than singing is more singing.”
Thrive writes the next chapter
Posted on May 20, 2020, 2:44 p.m.
When the Blackstone LaunchPad first opened its doors in April 2016, one of their first student ventures was Thrive which grew into a nonprofit focused on providing portable energy solutions and sustainability education in Nepal.
An Incomplete History of the Inn Complete
Posted on May 19, 2020, 1:34 p.m.
Even though the Inn Complete has only been in this location since the 1990’s (it was originally located in the Sky Barn), the structure has had a storied life over the last 100 years.
New Acquisition: Rare 19th Century Photograph Album Featuring Black Americans
Posted on May 12, 2020, 5 p.m.
The photo album contains 20 cabinet card albumen photographs of fashionably dressed well-off Black people from the late 19th century.