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Plant beans on Sep. 28 for Climate Prep Week

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Study Room Reservations End at 1:30 AM

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This Week's Album: The Soul of Texas Blues Women

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AI & the Environment Learning Community (Kickoff Sept 29)

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New Service: Key Free Study Rooms

America250@Fondren - Commemorating America's Semiquincentennial Anniversary

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Brown Fine Arts Exhibit—Bill Condon: Scenes from a Life

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Digital Media Commons (DMC) Workshop Web, Graphics and Others

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Beginner- Adobe Illustrator, Making vectors

Digital Media Commons (DMC) Workshop Web, Graphics and Others

Fri Sep 25, 4 - 5pm

Plant beans for Climate Preparedness Week

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Mon Sep 28, 10:30am - 12:30pm

Introduction to Zotero: Collect, Organize, and Cite Research

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Mon Sep 28, 11am - 12pm

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