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The Technological University Reimagined

Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994-2008

By: G. Wayne Clough

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The Technological University Reimagined

Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994-2008

By: G. Wayne Clough

Reimagining the technological research university involves re-instituting an commitment to undergraduate education, enlivening campus design, engaging the outside world through regional and national policy, making global connections, taking on new research directions with interdisciplinary approaches, and more. The book explains the basis for the key decisions that were needed to make it happen"--

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0881468126

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9780881468120

Seeing the Universe From Here

Field Notes from My Smithsonian Travels

By: G. Wayne Clough

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Field Notes from My Smithsonian Travels

By: G. Wayne Clough

As the Smithsonian Institution's twelfth Secretary, Dr. G. Wayne Clough traveled extensively to connect with researchers and gain a better understanding of the scope of the Institution's work. While the Smithsonian is comprised of nineteen museums and galleries, a National Zoological Park, and nine research facilities, it also has a research presence in more than one hundred countries. During his six years as secretary, Dr. Clough kept a detailed journal of his experiences and discoveries while on his travels, ranging from anthropology in Antarctica to pre-Columbian history in Peru from astrophysics in the Andes and the mountains of Hawaii to coral reef ecosystems off the coast of Belize, and from climate change in Wyoming to preserving endangered species in Kenya and Panama. Seeing the Universe From Here offers a firsthand perspective of the Smithsonian's global relevance in these progressive fields.

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Smithsonian Institution

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1588345971

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9781588345974

Things New and Strange

A Southerner’s Journey through the Smithsonian Collections

By: G. Wayne Clough

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Things New and Strange

A Southerner’s Journey through the Smithsonian Collections

By: G. Wayne Clough

Things New and Strange chronicles a research quest undertaken by G. Wayne Clough, the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution born in the South. Soon after retiring from the Smithsonian, Clough decided to see what the Smithsonian collections could tell him about South Georgia, where he had spent most of his childhood in the 1940s and 1950s. The investigations that followed, which began as something of a quixotic scavenger hunt, expanded as Clough discovered that the collections had many more objects and documents from South Georgia than he had imagined. These objects illustrate important aspects of southern culture and history and also inspire reflections about how South Georgia has changed over time. Clough’s discoveries—animal, plant, fossil, and rock specimens, along with cultural artifacts and works of art—not only serve as a springboard for reflections about the region and its history, they also bring Clough’s own memories of his boyhood in Douglas, Georgia, back to life. Clough interweaves memories of his own experiences, such as hair-raising escapes from poisonous snakes and selling boiled peanuts for a nickel a bag at the annual auction of the tobacco crop, with anecdotes from family lore, which launches an exploration of his forebears and their place in South Georgia history. In following his engaging and personal narrative, we learn how nonspecialists can use museum archives and how family, community, and natural history are intertwined.

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University of Georgia Press

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0820355232

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9780820355238

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The Technological University Reimagined

The Technological University Reimagined

Seeing the Universe From Here

Seeing the Universe From Here

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