This photograph, taken inside the vaccination clinic, includes people waiting to receive vaccines and tables where people completed registration forms prior to being vaccinated. This clinic was held inside the curling club in Eveleth, MN. Visible on the walls are the flags of various nations, as well as signs for businesses and organizations tha...
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2021-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A sandwich board sign reading "COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Today." The sign was located at the St. Louis County Public Health COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic held at the Range Recreation Center (curling club) in Eveleth, MN.
Creator:
Pittman, Kim
Created:
2021-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This photograph, taken inside the vaccination clinic, shows two people at the registration table. Both people are wearing face masks. Visible on the table are a large digital clock, two laptop computers, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizer. This clinic was run by St Louis County Public Health, and was held at the local curling club.
Created:
2021-03-25
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Vincenta Jasiewicz immigrated to the United States from Poland at the age of 16. After her first husband tragically died, she remarried and raised 5 children in a Polish enclave of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her story is told by her granddaughter.
Creator:
Brandenburg, Ashley
Contributor:
Rolland, Isabella
Created:
2021-03-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center
The Metropolis Algorithm is an extremely useful and popular method of approximately sampling from complicated probability distributions. "Adaptive" versions automatically modify the algorithm while it runs, to improve its performance on the fly, but at the risk of destroying the Markov chain properties necessary for the algorithm to be valid. I...
Creator:
Rosenthal, Jeffrey (University of Toronto)
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This bulletin board was posted in the College of Science and Engineering on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. The first photograph shows the whole bulletin board, which is labeled "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING" in large text. An instruction sheet reads: "Okay, real talk. 2020 has flipped our world upside down. Here's a space where you can sha...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These three photographs show many chairs of different types stacked in areas in a library building that are normally open spaces, some blocking shelves of books. From the creator: "These photos were taken on March 23, 2021 at UMD, in the Library Annex. My office is in the Annex, which is currently closed. To encourage social distancing in the ma...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This sign was on the doors to the Library Annex building throughout Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. It reads: "The Library Annex is Closed for the Fall Semester. Need to connect with our Archives & Special Collections Department? If you need to connect with our Archives & Special Collections Department, please reach out to our Archives staff at: [con...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This sign was placed outside the bookstore in Kirby Center at UMD in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sign reads: "STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. FACE COVERINGS REQUIRED. FOR YOUR SAFETY: Customers limited to 38; Practice physical distancing by following signs and floor arrows; Properly wear face covering. Both your nose and mo...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The sign is affixed to the fountain and reads: "USE ONLY THE NO-TOUCH BOTTLE FILLER. Fountain is 'out' of 'order.' I mean, not really. But don't be a weirdo and use the fountain."
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
There are two signs on the door. The larger sign is red and gold (UMD's colors) and has a line drawing of a face mask. It reads: "+ STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 + FACE COVERING REQUIRED. SEE ALL SAFETY GUIDELINES: [URL]." The smaller, postcard-sized sign is blue with yellow lettering and has an illustration of blue string lights. It reads: "THANK...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This photograph was taken on the first floor of the library, at the main entrance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, library patrons were directed to enter through one lane of the entrance and exit through another, to aid with physical distancing. The sticker reads: "ENTRANCE ONLY DO NOT EXIT." The sticker was originally red and gold, UMD's colors, ...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sign reads: "Pick Up Your UMD Face Masks Here!" During this time UMD provided two cloth face masks to all students, faculty, and staff.
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
Signs for GrubHub, a takeout delivery service, in the hallway outside of the UMD campus coffee shop. The large colorful signs read: "ENTER HERE ONCE ORDER IS READY FOR PICKUP. GRUBHUB" and "GRUBHUB, Avoid the line! Order for pickup from on-campus restaurants with Grubhub campus dining. [QR code] Scan code with smartphone and download the app. $3...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sign reads: "HEALTH SCREENING CHECKLIST" and includes a list of possible symptoms of COVID-19. A student employee wearing a face mask is seated behind the plexiglass.
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This photo was taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some staff and students had returned to campus and some were still working and attending school from home. A student employee wearing a face mask is seated behind clear plexiglass at the Kirby Student Center Technology Services help desk. Signs on the plexiglass and de...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This sign was on the door of a lab. It has a cartoon image of a bear sleeping in a snowy cave, and reads: "This Lab Has Been Placed Into Temporary Hibernation. Critical equipment and experiments have been properly shut down and chemicals/samples are properly stored. No activity is occurring in this lab as of: March 17, 2020." The sign also inclu...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This sign directed students to online research help while library staff was working from home. It reads: "Looking for Research Help? Research Support is available online this semester. Email your question to [email address] or chat with the librarian on the library homepage, [URL]"
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
A table with rows of spray bottles of sanitizer. There are also instructions on a sheet of paper taped to the wall. These sanitizing stations were all over campus.
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The seating area consists of small tables with benches on each side. For each table, one of the benches is blocked off with yellow and black caution tape. This was to encourage physical distancing by preventing more than one person from sitting at each table.
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The seating area consists of small tables with benches on each side. For each table, one of the benches is blocked off with yellow and black caution tape. This was to encourage physical distancing by preventing more than one person from sitting at each table. A sticker on the open side of a table reads: "PHYSICAL DISTANCING PLEASE SIT HERE." Als...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These signs were on the wall near the door of the Study Abroad office at UMD in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some staff and students had returned to campus and some were still working and attending school from home. They read: "Want to Study Abroad? Chat with us online! [web address]"; "Our Passport Facility is closed at...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These signs were on the door of the Study Abroad office at UMD in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some staff and students had returned to campus and some were still working and attending school from home. They read: "WE'RE OPEN, BUT WORKING REMOTELY!"; "Want to Study Abroad? Chat with us online! [web address]"; "We want to ...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These photographs were taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some staff and students had returned to campus and some were still working and attending school from home. They show signs posted in seating areas in the Kirby Student Center to encourage students and staff to social distance. Many of the signs are humorous. Th...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These photographs were taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when some staff and students had returned to campus and some were still working and attending school from home. They show a variety of signs in the Kirby Student Center, placed to encourage social distancing. Some of the signs are blocking seats to discourage studen...
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The stickers were located on the first floor of the library near the circulation desk, and were intended to encourage people to stay six feet apart while waiting in line. They read: "PHYSICAL DISTANCING STAND HERE" and contain two pawprints. The stickers were originally red and gold, UMD's colors, but the creator notes that one year into the pan...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
These photos were taken in the Spring of 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. One side of the table tent reads: "PUH-LEASE don't move the couches, tables or chairs closer together. #KirbyLOVESYOU" and the other side reads: "ALSO Wear a mask. Stay 6 ft. apart. Clean your table. Keep being amazing. #KirbyLOVESYOU"
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This sign is in a hallway seating area. It reads: "+ STOP THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 + STUDY SAFE IN THIS SPACE. Wear your face covering. Maintain physical distance from others when moving around this space. Avoid moving tables and chairs around in the space. Please wipe down your area as you leave with the supplies provided. Wash your hands. Stay a...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The whiteboard was located on the second floor of the KAM Library. It reads: "Masks MUST be worn at all times - Over your NOSE + MOUTH. ONLY sit at marked spots - 1 person/table. ALL people must maintain 6' distance. Please follow these few protocols to help us keep the library open." Also visible in the photograph are a hand sanitizer dispenser...
Creator:
Aue, Shana
Created:
2021-03-23
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2021-03-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
Jacsen Callanan is a white masculine trans health organizer and educator based in rural Vermont. At the time of this oral history interview, he was working in the NICU (newborn/neonatal intensive care unit) at the University of Vermont Medical Center while preparing for medical school, and as a swim coach for a youth team in northern Vermont. Pr...
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2021-03-15
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2021-03-08
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
The content of the Twin Ports Mask Brigade website shortly before it was taken down. This content was downloaded on March 4, 2021, and the website was retired on March 31, 2021. Included are: a graphic of four emoji faces of various skin tones, all wearing white face masks, and the words "THANK YOU!" above them in black text; a message from the ...
Creator:
Twin Ports Mask Brigade
Created:
2021-03-04
Contributed By:
Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of Minnesota Duluth
The leading eigenvalue problem of a differential operator arises in many scientific and engineering applications, in particular quantum many-body problems. Due to the curse of dimensionality conventional algorithms become impractical due to the huge computational and memory complexity. In this talk, we will discuss some of our recent works on d...
Creator:
Lu, Jianfeng (Duke University)
Created:
2021-03-02
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2021-03-01
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
The Data Science group at The New York Times develops and deploys machine learning solutions to newsroom and business problems. Re-framing real-world questions as machine learning tasks requires not only adapting and extending models and algorithms to new or special cases but also sufficient breadth to know the right method for the right challen...
Creator:
Wiggins, Chris (Columbia University)
Created:
2021-02-26
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
Adrian Lowe is a white male activist, organizer, and prison abolitionist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of this interview, he was a Senior Staff Attorney at the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania and a community organizer with Hearts on a Wire, a grassroots organization he co-founded that supports transgender incarcerated people ...
Devi Peacock is a South Asian non-binary storyteller, performing artist and community organizer based in Oakland, California. At the time of this interview, they were the founding Artistic and Executive Director of Peacock Rebellion, an Oakland-based BIPOC, queer- and trans-led arts organization, as well as the co-organizer of the Liberated 23rd...
The Gromov-Hausdorff (GH) distance provides a flexible notion of dissimilarity between datasets. It is known that computing the GH distance between finite metric spaces leads to NP-Hard computational problems. This is true even for finite ultrametric spaces, which are highly structured metric spaces satisfying the so-called 'strong' triangle ine...
Creator:
Mémoli, Facundo (The Ohio State University)
Created:
2021-02-23
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications.
This is an episode of the Causenetic podcast, created by staff members of the YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas from 2019 to 2023. The podcast focused on promoting awareness of the YMCA’s mission to new audiences and providing conversation, inspiration, and influence on various timely community topics. The description that accompanied this Causenetic ...
Creator:
Ross, Rodrigua; Vinson, Keith
Contributor:
Leonard, La Shae; Frederick, David; YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas
Created:
2021-02-22
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Kautz Family YMCA Archives.
