The Cal Maritime Library is excited to announce that online access to The New York Times is now available to the Cal Maritime community. The Academic Pass provides each student, faculty and staff an online subscription to the nytimes.com site (no more paywalls!). This service gives students, faculty and staff full access to NYTimes.com and NYTimes mobile apps, as well as their international editions. …
The Cal Maritime Library has GoPro cameras! Any current Cal Maritime student may borrow a GoPro from the Library Front Desk, on a first-come, first-served basis, for no charge. What you need to borrow a GoPro camera A Cal Maritime photo ID (PortPass) presented in-person at the Front Desk A Library account in good standing …
What can engineers learn from lizards to design better robots? Find out at the next Cal Maritime Scholar event with Dr. Evan Chang-Siu, Engineering Technology, joined by discussant Dr. Nipoli Kamdar, International Business & Logistics. Dr. Chang-Siu will discuss the use of inertial appendages such as tails to improve the stability and maneuverability of animals … Continue reading
Get a head start on your holiday gift list by making your own fabric necklaces and gift bags from calendar pages. Pam Baird will teach you how to make necklaces from fabric, marbles and beads in the Tech 108 Makerspace on Wednesday, December 4 between 10-11:30. Supplies provided. All are welcome! Contact Margot Hanson (mhanson@csum.edu) … Continue reading
Join us in ABS 101 on Tuesday, December 3, at 1100 for the next Cal Maritime Scholar event. In response to growing environmental problems, policy makers are calling for more “usable” scientific information. Usable science expands alternatives, clarifies choices, and enables policy makers to achieve desired outcomes. Yet the research community often produces science without … Continue reading
On Tuesday, November 19th, adopt a friendly new plant companion by making a mini-garden out of succulents and spider plants. Succulents are an excellent choice for dry gardening, and require very little water. Pots, plants, and soil will be arrayed in the Tech 108 Makerspace from 1:00pm until we run out of supplies (or 3:00, … Continue reading
Please join us for the first Cal Maritime Scholar event of the year on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 11:00 in ABS 101. Dr. Cynthia Trevisan, Science and Math Department, will discuss experiments on X-ray photoionization of small molecules conducted at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. In a typical research project, physicists rarely need to confront … Continue reading
Calling all knitters and future fiber artists! Gather together to knit or crochet a garment to warm mariners’ hearts and heads this winter. We will be making items for the Christmas at Sea project, an initiative of the Seamen’s Church Institute, or you can just come work on any fiber arts project you have going … Continue reading
Looking to get creative for Spirit Week? Still in need of a Halloween costume? Looking to create a symbol of your divisional greatness? Well, the Cal Maritime Library and Maritime North invite you to bring your khaki boiler suit (or any other piece of clothing in need of a patch) down to the Makerspace (Tech … Continue reading
Turn ocean trash into art treasure! Use debris from the Coastal Cleanup efforts on campus, or bring your own recycled materials. Create artistic masterpieces: collages, sculpture, jewelry, or whatever you can imagine. Spread the word about the plight of our oceans and marine life. Meet on Monday, September 23 between 11-1 in the Makerspace, Tech … Continue reading
Make your own arts and crafts out of driftwood! Turn castoffs into decorations! On Friday, April 19th from 1200-1400 (Rescheduled) Monday, April 22 from 3:00-5:00pm on the Quad, we’ll provide driftwood and other supplies for you to make picture frames, baskets, and any other artistic expression you can imagine. Celebrate Sustainability Month by making something with … Continue reading
Join us in the Library Green Room on Wednesday, April 17th from 12:30-1:30 for a special Sustainability Month-themed TED Talk screening & discussion event. We will view a talk by Andrew Dent, “To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift,” then discuss as a group. Discussion will be moderated by Bethany Johnson. The TED website … Continue reading
