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2024–2025 Sidney S. Williston Memorial Fund Recipients

WCG

She has previously performed research in the cultural heritage field as a preservation science intern with the Preservation Research and Testing Division at the Library of Congress in summer 2023 and as an intern with the Scientific Research department at the National Gallery of Art in summer 2024. The post 2024–2025 Sidney S.

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Photograph Conservation Technician, Cross Museum Services

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Description The Photograph Conservation Technician contract shall commence October 7, 2024, and end October 6th, 2025, with the option to extend the contract based on contractor performance. Assists with preparation of samples for research and testing projects, as well as for educational workshops on the history of photography.

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Day in Review (September 9–12)

Association of Research Libraries

(Queue via ACM Digital Library) See also: Googles New Tool Lets Large Language Models Fact-Check Their Responses (MIT Technology Review) High School Benchmarks (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center) Ideas Labs to Advance Research Capacity at the Nations Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NSF: US National Science Foundation) OpenAI (..)

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WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, Thursday, January 9th, 2025, 5:00–7:30 pm

WCG

Programming for the 2025 3-Ring Circus made possible with support from: WCG Annual 3-Ring Circus, 2025 The S. 2024/2025 WCG season memberships are $35 for professionals, $25 for renewing emerging professionals and free to emerging professionals who are entering their first season as a WCG member.

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Graduate Internships (Objects and Paintings Conservation), VMFA

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Project Description: Beginning in Fall 2025, these internships are designed for graduate students who are entering their final year of studies in an accredited master’s program in art conservation. Photo by David Stover, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

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Day in Review (November 18–21)

Association of Research Libraries

Million International Students at Higher Education Institutions, Reaching All-Time High (Open Doors) Scholars & Scholarship Analyzing the Consistency of Retraction Indexing (preprint) (MetaArXiv Preprints) National Academies President on How to Use Generative AI Responsibly in Scientific Research (JAMA) Curated by Gary D.