Clash of the Titans: Case of the Disputed Research Findings
A recent acquisition sheds light on the fiery dispute between Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling and Dr. Charles Moertel concerning the effectiveness of Vitamin C and Laetril as treatments for advanced cancer. Dr. Moertel, chief researcher and Mayo Clinic spokesman, returned fire with claims of bias in the Pauling clinical trials which proved to be accurate. Dr. Moertel's papers relating to the dispute were donated by his son Christopher, a U professor and clinical director of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program, to the Wangensteen Historical Library and will be available to researchers in fall 2012.
Itβs the classic question
We all have the same housekeeping problem: deciding what to save and how to save it. Except with scientists, the problem is infinitely more complex. Think of the volume of data their research generates! What data management skills are needed and how can academic librarians best teach these skills? That's what a new grant, funded by the Institute for Museum and Libraries Services, is examining. Learn more »
Dig Deeper @ Your Library
Looking for information but don't know where to find it? Here's something better than Google—your portal to Minnesota's online library services, developed by Minitex, an information and resource sharing program of the University of Minnesota Libraries and the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. Check out MnKnows.org »
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Upcoming Events
First Fridays: Call it Character—A Selection of Stars from Archives and Special Collections
April 6, 2012
"Pacific Explorers" at noon in 120 Elmer L. Andersen Library. Free and open to the public. Details »
American Indian Cultural House Film Series
Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian
April 19, 2012
5:30 p.m. light refreshments
6:00 p.m. film begins
Rapson Hall Auditorium
Co-sponsored by the University Libraries and the Circle of Indigenous Nations. Free and open to the public. Details »
Third Annual
Pankake
Poetry Reading
featuring
Heid E. Erdrich
April 24, 2012
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library
Reading begins at 4:00, with reception to follow. Free and open to the public; RSVP online by April 17. Details »
Friends Annual Dinner
featuring Jane Smiley
May 10, 2012
5:30-9:00 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center
Buy tickets by May 3. Details »
See our events listing for more information about these and other events.
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