Coles Science Center Blog

Women on Women (WoW), the NYU Department of Chemistry, and the New York University Libraries invite you to attend a special event on April 30, 2008.

Join James D. Watson for a discussion of his latest book, Avoid Boring People: Lessons from a Life in Science.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Presentation and Q & A Session 4-5 pm
Reception 5-5:30 pm
Fales Reading Room, Bobst Library, Third Floor
70 Washington Square South

James D. Watson received the 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick for describing the DNA double helix structure. He is a recipient of the National Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, member of many prestigious societies such as the National Academy of Science and the Royal Society, and past head of the publicly-funded Human Genome Project.

Hosted by:
Tamar Schlick: NYU Professor in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science
Carol A. Mandel: Dean of NYU’s Division of Libraries
Kara M. Whatley: Head, Coles Science Center, NYU Division of Libraries

All NYU faculty, students, staff, and community guests are welcome to attend this free event. Kindly RSVP to Liz at 212-992-7050 or rsvp@library.nyu.edu.

Funding from the Mathematical Association of America (Tensor Award for WoW) and the NYU Provost’s Office is gratefully acknowledged.

It was so wonderful to meet everyone who came for an ice cream shake at Coles Science Center last week!

On behalf of the Coles staff, we thank you for stopping by to chat with us, and look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

We hope to do it again soon!

Environmental Sciences Resources at Bobst Library/Coles Science Center

Relevant Call Numbers:
* Environmental Sciences: GE1–350
* Meteorology and Climatology: QC851-999
* Ecology: QH540–549.5
* Plant Ecology: QK900-989
* Environmental Technology: TD1–1066
* Mechanical Engineering & Machinery: TJ1-1570
* Chemical Technology: TP1-1185

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:
* Dictionary of Ecology and the Environment: QH540.4.C65 1998
* A Dictionary of Ecology: QH540.4.C66 2005 (reference)
* A Dictionary of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics: QH540.4.L56 1998 (reference)
* The VNR Dictionary of Environmental Health and Safety: RA566.D53 1994 (reference)
* Dictionary of Environmental Health: RA566.W68 2003 (reference)
* The Encyclopedia of Environmental Studies: QH540.4.A84 1991
* Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology: QH540.4.E52 1995 v.1-3
* The Water Encyclopedia: TD351.V36 1990

Electronic Books (linked in BobCat):
* The Global Warming Desk Reference: QC981.8.G56 J64 2002eb
* Pollution A to Z: TD173.P65 2004eb
* Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals: TD196.O73 V47 2001eb
* Water Encyclopedia: TD345.L393 2005eb

Specialized Databases:
* ENVIROnetBase
* Environment Complete (EBSCO)
* Environmental Universe (LexisNexis)

Green Building Resources at NYU's Jack Brause Real Estate Library
* Research Guide (pdf)

Environmental Law Resources at NYU's Law Library
* Databases

Sustainability at NYU
* Sustainability Task Force

Recycling at NYU
* Facilities and Construction Management's recycling services

Funding for Green Projects at NYU
* Green Grants program

Environmental Sciences Programs at NYU

Environmental Studies
(Undergraduate, College of Arts and Science)

Environmental Conservation Education
(Graduate, Steinhardt School)

Environmental Health Sciences
(Graduate, Graduate School of Arts and Science)

Environmental Medicine
(Graduate, School of Medicine)

Government Resources
* National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
* U.S. Department of Energy
* U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
* National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Satellite and Information Service
* National Geophysical Data Center
* U.S. Geological Survey and USGS Water Resources of the United States
* NASA
* Library of Congress’ Thomas Legislative Information

Nonprofit Organizations
* Air and Waste Management Association
* American Water Works Association
* Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
* Ecological Society of America
* National Council for Science and the Environment
* NatureServe
* Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center
* World Resources Institute
* Worldwatch Institute

Research Institutes
* Caltech’s Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
* Colorado School of Mines’ Center for Wave Phenomena
* Columbia University’s Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
* Columbia University’s Lamont-Dogherty Earth Observatory
* MIT’s Earth Resources Laboratory
* Penn State’s Earth System Science Center
* University of California’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics
* University of Colorado at Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
* University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Space Science and Engineering Center

Other Links
* EnviroLink
* GeologyLink
* Tree of Life web project

The Coles Science Center at Bobst Library Presents a
Special Coles Science Salon in Honor of World AIDS Day

"HIV Prevention Reconsidered for a New Generation of Young Gay and Bisexual Men: Preliminary Findings from Project Desire"

by Perry Halkitis, Ph.D., M.S., Robert Moeller, Ed.M., and Daniel Siconolfi, M.P.H.
Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS), NYU

Project Desire, in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, is a mixed-methods investigation to better understand the recent increase in HIV incidence in young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in New York City. We also seek to develop and test HIV prevention messages tailored to this population. Project Desire will 1) document the patterns of sexual risk-taking behavior in a racially and ethnically diverse sample of YMSM in NYC, 2) develop a qualitative understanding of sexual-risk-taking in this population, and 3) determine the effectiveness of HIV prevention messages as well as the needs of YMSM with regard to prevention messaging.

DATE: Monday, December 1, 2008
TIME: 5-6pm
PLACE: Avery Room, 2nd Floor, Bobst Library*

Please join us for the talk, followed by a discussion. Refreshments will be served.

For more info on Project Desire, please read the NYU Today article.

*Entrance to the library requires a valid NYU or affiliated institution ID.
More info on access to Bobst here.

***RSVP Required***
Go here: http://tinyurl.com/salon-rsvp

Please join us on Wednesday, January 28th from 4-5pm on the 9th floor for complimentary coffee, tea, and baked treats.

Let's kick off the semester together on the caffeinated foot! (Decaf bevs also available.)

February 12th is Charles Darwin's birthday (aka, Darwin Day), and this year marks his 200th.

In honor of the man, his theory of evolution, and his famous book, On the Origin of Species (call # QH365.O2 1859a), we had an impromptu celebration today on the 9th floor, complete with cupcakes and pink frosting.

So come hang out at Coles Science Center, because you never know when we're going to feed you!

For library resources on evolution, see our Research Guide for Evolution, Complexity, Information Theory, and Entropy.

Happy Earth Week!

New Recycling Program at Bobst Library

In recognition of Earth Week, the Bobst Library Sustainability Group wants to bring to your attention the new recycling policy at the library. Hopefully you have already noticed, but if you haven't, we have now switched to a "single stream" recycling system. What this means is that ALL recyclable material -- whether its paper, plastic, metal or glass -- now goes into the SAME container. This exciting new process should making recycling easier and more accessible for everyone!

NYU Open Green Map and 2009 Bike Maps

Go up to the 6th Floor Documents Center and Data Services Studio in Bobst Library for a special Earth Week event highlighting the new NYU Open Green Map. What is the NYU Open Green Map? It is an exciting, interactive and collaborative online map that features the work of NYU Green Grants winners, sustainable initiatives, and other green projects at NYU. Moreover, you can be a part of it! Bring your knowledge and insights and add them to the map, its a work in progress: Tuesday - Thursday from 11 to 5pm. Take a look at the map online here:

http://www.opengreenmap.org/en/greenmap/nyu-open-green-map

In addition, the 6th Floor Documents Center has received a shipment of brand new 2009 NYC Cycling Maps. Explore over 90 new miles and over 620 total miles of bicycle lanes in NYC!!! You can also pick up a map at the 9th floor reference desk.

Other Events on Campus

For more exciting events on campus, make sure to check out the Sustainability website's NYU EarthWeek page:

http://www.nyu.edu/sustainability/get.involved/earth.week.html

Best,

The Bobst Library Sustainability Group

Please join the Coles science reference staff and your fellow students during Welcome Week for some cookies, caffeine, and conversation on Thursday, September 10th from 4-5pm in the Coles Science Center on the 9th floor of Bobst Library.

Cookies@Coles is the perfect time to chat with a science librarian, reference associate, or classmate about your research, or just take a break from your studies with some complimentary snacks.

DATE: Thursday, September 10, 2009
TIME: 4-5pm
PLACE: Coles Science Center, Bobst Library, 9th floor

We hope to see you there!