The “Visions of Heavens” Astronomy Exhibit Reception will be
held in the John Crerar Library on Tuesday, June 2nd. Professor Richard Kron will
give a lecture on telescopes and their history. Refreshments will be
provided. Please visit the exhibit page (http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/)
for more information and to RSVP.
Image credit: NASA.gov.
Dr. Janet Rowley to speak on May 18 in conjunction with exhibit!
Changing the Face of
Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians
First floor, John Crerar Library on view April 15-May 22, 2009
"This exhibition honors the lives and achievements of women in medicine. Women physicians have excelled in many diverse medical careers. Some have advanced the field of surgery by developing innovative procedures. Some have won the Nobel prize. Others have brought new attention to the health and well-being of children. Many have reemphasized the art of healing and the roles of culture and spirituality in medicine." (From: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/exhibition/)
Photo courtesy of Lori Arviso Alvord, M.D.
Visions of Heaven:
Astronomical Observation through the Ages
April 13-October 2, 2009
From ancient times to the modern day, humans have charted the sky and
stars. View a history of the tools they used, from the earliest
observatories and instruments to recent innovations in telescope technology.
This exhibit is in conjunction with the celebration of the
International Year of Astronomy 2009, the 400th anniversary of
Galileo’s use of the telescope. More information is available here:
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/exhibits/.
In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the University of Chicago Chapter of Colleges Against Cancer has created an exhibit in the John Crerar Library entitled "Cancer Research at the University of Chicago."
The exhibit is located on the 1st floor of the Library, in the reference area by the computers.
For more information please see the Colleges Against Cancer web site or contact:
March 30, 4:00pm at The John Crerar Library.
*A reception and book signing will follow the lecture.*
Please register for Bob Skilnik’s lecture at 
Join us for “The History of Beer and Brewing in Chicago”, a lecture by BOB SKILNIK, author of Beer: A History of Brewing in Chicago and Beer & Food: An American History, in conjunction with the Crerar Library's current exhibit, "Something's Brewing: The Art, Science and Technology of Brewing".
Crerar's newest exhibit - "Something's Brewing: The Art, Science and Technology of Brewing" - features publications from the Library's collections. Five cases cover the history of brewing, raw materials, science of brewing, technology of brewing, and brewing in Chicago.
This permanent exhibit of images, documents and artifacts traces the history of The John Crerar Library, from its establishment in 1895 through to the present day.
Reproduced in the exhibit are a number of historical photographs seeking to 
convey the architecture and ambience of the four separate buildings that successively accommodated the John Crerar Library collection. The exhibit is now available for viewing on the first floor of the John Crerar Library.
Images have been drawn from the digital archive of the University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center, and from various publications of The John Crerar Library and
The University of Chicago. Also included are a number of unpublished photographs supplied by staff of The John Crerar Library. (Photos: Portrait of John Crerar (left) and John Crerar Library at Randolph Street and Michigan Avenue (right))
The John Crerar Library's new exhibit "Enrico Fermi. The Life of a Scientist. Images and documents, including his Chicago years" is on display from April 6-September 8.
