University of South Florida The region's biggest research institution is tackling coronavirus on many fronts. USF Libraries has created a map that updates in real-time with the number of coronavirus cases and deaths, breaking down those statistics further into residential status, sex and age. USF Health has been pulling the majority of weight: It teamed up with Tampa General Hospital to create 3D printed swabs to test for coronavirus, created a fund with a donation from Sen. Rick Scott to research… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'
[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-04-09 16:01:39 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#tackling coronavirus
#south florida
#usf libraries
#libraries
“Life doesn’t stop popping up things that are scary,” says the author of “Professional Troublemaker.” Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-08 14:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#life doesn
Columbia University Press, in collaboration with Howard University and Columbia University, is launching a new Black studies book series, with plans to also recruit and train students for the book industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#columbia university
#book industry
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance hosted a seminar on the topic of "Reining in Monopoly Power," where Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and others vowed to level the playing field for small businesses competing against Amazon and other dominant tech companies. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fight amazon
#playing field
'Monumental: Oscar Dunn and His Radical Fight in Reconstruction Louisiana' by Brian K. Mitchell is a graphic account of the life of Dunn, a New Orleans-born former slave, musician, carpenter, and grandmaster freemason, who rose to become the first African American state lieutenant governor and... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#14-page excerpt
Michael Lewis has written a “stunning” book on a group of people who predicted the coronavirus pandemic, to be rushed out by Allen Lane. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-28 20:37:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#coronavirus book
#allen lane
#michael lewis
#coronavirus pandemic
A school librarian talks about how he teaches students to think critically about fake news on the internet. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2021-01-25 11:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#school libraries
#fake news
#libraries
'In the last year, we've really seen the importance of reliable digital products' amid the constraints of the pandemic, says David Clark. The post Oxford University Press Puts Its Full ‘World Classics’ List Online appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-15 21:53:45 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#oxford university press
At the end of 2020, sorting through my papers was a welcome reminder of the joys of a literary life Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#stephen king
#tucker carlson
#literary life
“GUYS ARE LIKE school admissions,” Claire Wang’s mom tells Claire in Parachutes, a new YA novel by Kelly Yang. “Get in first. Then worry if you like them back.” The analogy is cheeky yet revealing: colleges and boyfriends function on a model of scarcity, and thus attainment is far more important... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-12-26 16:00:45 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kelly yang
#ya novel
Acclaimed designer and thought leader Cheryl D. Miller shares her decades-long quest for design justice. Cheryl D. Miller is an acclaimed New York communications designer, artist, and theologian. She is the author of the memoir Black Coral: A Daughter’s Apology to Her Asian Island Mother and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-12-17 08:00:08 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#memoir
‘The Foundations and Transformations of Arabic Literary Theory' will examine Arabic literary theoretical frameworks, in June and October. The post Sheikh Zayed Book Award Announces Arabic Conference With Columbia University appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-12-09 17:04:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#columbia university
#zayed book
Bob Dylan's entire catalogue of songs, one of the great treasures in music history, has been acquired by Universal Music Publishing Group for an undisclosed sum. Continue reading at CBC
[ CBC | 2020-12-07 16:53:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bob dylan
#universal music
#entire catalogue
#music history
Deal covers 600 songs including Blowin’ in the Wind and Knockin’ on Heaven’s DoorUniversal Music has struck a deal to buy the rights to Bob Dylan’s entire catalogue of 600 songs, from Blowin’ in the Wind to Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, in the biggest music publishing deal in decades.Dylan, whose... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2020-12-07 12:40:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bob dylan
#universal music
#entire catalogue
#nobel prize
#publishing deal
The University of Chicago Press will publish How to Make a Vaccine: An Essential Guide for Covid-19 and Beyond by John Rhodes, a UK-based international expert in immunology and vaccine discovery. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-12-06 16:10:48 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#covid-19 vaccine
#chicago press
#essential guide
The pandemic has put the kibosh on innumerable events this year, one of which was a big 50th anniversary bash for the Open University Press (OpenUP). Half a century is a good innings for any publisher, but it was to be a particularly celebratory occasion for OpenUP and its boss, head of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-27 22:33:33 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#open university
#post-covid market
#palgrave macmillan
#macmillan
The IPA explores 'the need for a joined-up, ecosystem recovery roadmap' to address effects of the pandemic on the world publishing industry. The post Surveying the Coronavirus’ Impact on the International Book Business appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-11-24 16:10:39 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
For many in the university press sector, the pandemic’s impact on digital working practices and consumption patterns have hastened plans to transition—and a number are positive about the future Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-22 15:12:18 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
William Collins has won a five-way auction for a feminist exposé of the economy by journalist Katrine Marçal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-11-19 00:41:42 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#william collins
Digiday’s Deep Dive: The Future of Publishing, is a collection of videos and key takeaways from our recent Publishing Summit Worldwide Live . The post Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-11-17 15:18:24 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#deep dive
#taking shape
#key takeaways
#publishing summit
In early 2022, Yale University Press will debut Black Lives, a series of brief biographies of Black individuals who profoundly shaped history. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-11-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#black individuals