Teaching with Technology on April 14

This Wednesday, April 14, is Northeastern’s sixth annual Teaching with Technology mini-conference from 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. beginning in the Curry Center Ballroom. The keynote speaker will be Don Marinelli, Professor of Drama and Arts Management at Carnegie Mellon. Dr. Marinelli is Executive Producer of the Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Center, a joint initiative between the College of Fine Arts (CFA) and the School of Computer Science. Teaching with Technology Day is sponsored by Northeastern’s EdTech Center, Center for Innovation and Excellence in Teaching and Learning, Information Services, and University Libraries. For questions, contact Alicia Russell at  617-373-3157, or by email at a.russell@neu.edu. For more details, visit the event website. Download the event flyer here.

IRis Reveals Undergraduate Research Gems

It’s not just faculty and graduate students who are doing research at Northeastern. Undergraduates at NU are doing some interesting stuff. (Talk to your professor to find out how you can get involved in undergraduate research at NU.) At the Library, we are trying to capture as much of the university output as possible through IRis, and that includes undergraduate research and projects done through the Honors Program. Here are some interesting Honors Projects of undergraduates from past years that are currently in IRis: Drugs versus psychotherapy, which would you choose? : a cognitive investigation of a clinical problem, by Jennelle E. Yopchick. Introduction to linguistics study guide, Laura E. Hughes and Anna Gartsman One insider’s view of the research process, Wendy Lewis Kesl. This student describes her experience participating in a study of nurses and nursing students in England. If you are in the Honors Program or doing undergraduate research yourself, we hope to get your final project to put into IRis.

Looking for tax forms?

It’s that time of year again, when we all hope that April showers will bring May tax refunds. If you’re looking for Massachusetts state tax forms, we have a supply of paper forms on a table next to the Hub on the first floor of Snell Library. For federal forms, connect to the IRS web site. If you need to file in another state, forms for all 50 states can be found at the web site of the Federation of Tax Administrators. Residents of eastern Massachusetts may be eligible to extend the deadline to file to May 11 . The extension is intended to ease the burden on those among us who are still coping with the effects of flooding. (Read more here.)

IRis Highlight: Sport in Society

In addition to its academic departments, Northeastern University hosts multiple interdisciplinary research centers and institutes. These centers are the source of a great deal of original research. Many of them have chosen to place their publications and presentations in IRis, the Libraries’ digital archive that collects, manages, preserves, and shares the intellectual output and historical record of Northeastern University. One such center is Sport in Society, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. This center conducts research and offers programming and outreach with a mission of using the power and appeal of sport to foster diversity, prevent violence, and improve the health of local and global communities. Sport in Society has submitted an extensive set of reports, presentations, and research articles to IRis. You can read about athletes with disabilities and their legal rights to participate in recreational and sporting opportunities, or about violence linked to teams or universities with Native American mascots, among many other topics. Browse in IRis and you can find out about the fascinating array of subjects being studied by Sport in Society and many of Northeastern’s other research centers.