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Free Workshops & Events, Winter 2025

Posted on by Gabriele Hayden

We’re excited to share our lineup of workshops and events for Winter Term 2025! Whether you’re eager to learn new skills, connect with fellow data lovers, or explore cutting-edge topics like data ethics, we’ve got something for everyone.

Interactive Workshops

Introduction to R
This eight-session workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of using R!
Twice weekly starting Monday, January 13, 2025

Introduction to Python
This ten-session hybrid workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in Python through interactive programming exercises.
Twice weekly starting Monday, January 13, 2025

Wrangling Data with Python in Pandas
Develop the skills to clean, analyze, and visualize tabular data with the popular package Pandas through hands-on exercises with real data in Python.
Twice weekly starting Monday, February 24, 2025.

Research Tools & Professional Development

Introduction to Zotero
Join our research librarian colleagues for a one-hour workshop where you’ll learn to navigate Zotero, a free, open-source citation management tool designed to simplify your research process.
Thursday, January 16, 2025

GitHub Portfolios for Job Seekers
Learn how to create a free digital portfolio on GitHub to highlight your coding and career readiness skills for future employers & open-source projects.
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Introduction to High Performance-Computing
These free, interactive workshops will introduce UNIX commands, bash scripting, file management, OnDemand, Slurm, JupyterLab integration, and other best practices for working on Talapas, UO’s high performance computing cluster.
Starts Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Introduction to Qualtrics
This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of online data collection, walk you through setting up your first project in Qualtrics, and guide you on what to do with the data you gather.
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Community Learning Opportunities & Peer Connections

Coffee + Data & Code Sessions 

Coffee + Data && Code is a casual event that brings together curious minds to explore interesting projects and questions in the world of data analysis and statistics at UO. Each session features a talk or conversation on research, a project, or a topic in the data world.

January 10th: Hannah Waight on AI and State Propaganda
Sociology Professor Hannah Waight will be giving a talk on the influence of propaganda on large language models (LLMs) in the context of Chinese state media. Her research suggests there may be strategic incentives for states and other actors to increase the prevalence of propaganda in the future as generative AI becomes more ubiquitous.

January 24th: Sheldon Sandbekkhaug on Software Engineering for New Graduates
Google Staff Software Sheldon Sandbekkhaug will lead a casual chat about what’s he learned about software engineering from his nine years at Google and his advice for undergraduates entering the profession.

Coding Circles 
Have a tangle in your coding project? Want to chat about programming projects in a casual environment? Come to coding circle to work it out over snacks.  

Book Club: The Promise of Access

Join us this winter in reading and discussing The Promise of Access. This book examines the paradoxical relationship between digital technology and economic inequality. Drawing on ethnographic research, it explores how institutions like schools, libraries, and startups perpetuate the dream of technological empowerment while ignoring the systemic issues that sustain inequality.

Ready to Join Us?

Whether you’re taking your first steps in data science or advancing your expertise, these events offer valuable opportunities to:
– Develop practical skills
– Connect with fellow data enthusiasts
– Engage with cutting-edge topics
– Build your professional network

👉 View all events and register here!

We can’t wait to learn and grow with you this winter!

Best,
The Data Services Team

Introduction to High Performance Computing

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UO Libraries, Research Advanced Computer Services (RACS), and the Lewis Center for Neuroimaging are pleased to announce our pilot Introduction to High Performance Computing workshop series. Targeted towards graduate students interested in conducting computational research, these interactive workshops will introduce UNIX commands, bash scripting, file management, OnDemand, Slurm, JupyterLab integration, and other best practices for working on Talapas, UO’s high performance computing cluster. Learn from experts in high performance computing and neuroscience!

No prior experience with the command line or high-performance computing is required, though experience with a programming language like Python or R will be helpful.

Schedule

·         Monday, September 9th – Introduction to UNIX and Bash (Erin Winter, UO Libraries)

·         Wednesday, September 11th – Bash Scripting, UNIX Permissions, Getting to Talapas (Erin Winter, UO Libraries)

·         Friday, September 13th – Talapas Essentials: PIRGS, Slurm, Modules, and Partitions (William Winter, RACS)

·         Monday, September 16th – Talapas for Researchers: OnDemand, JupyterLab, Environments, and File Management (Jolinda Smith, LCN) 

·         Wednesday, September 18th – [OPTIONAL] Office Hours while Talapas is down for maintenance

·         Friday, September 20th – Applications of High Performance Computing (TBA)

Interested? Bring a laptop with the operating system of your choice to the DREAM Lab.

Feel free to drop in on sessions that seem most relevant to you. In order to make sure every participant can access Talapas during workshop sessions, advance registration is required.

How to Network Workshop this Friday!

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Will you be looking for a job or attending a conference soon? Eugene Women in Data Science is hosting a How to Network event this Friday 2/117 from 3-4 in the DREAM Lab! We’ll talk about networking etiquette and then you’ll develop and deliver your elevator pitch. All genders are welcome. With snacks!

WiDS Eugene is an independent event sponsored by the UO School of Computer and Data Sciences, the UO Honors College, and UO Libraries as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference, the WiDS Datathon, and an estimated 200 WiDS Regional Events worldwide. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS conference and WiDS Datathon Workshop events which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.

Fall 2022 Data Services Workshops

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R for Absolute Beginners: An Orientation (In-person & on Zoom) 

Friday, September 30, 3:00pm – 5:00pm 

Have you heard of R but aren’t sure if it’s for you? Are you attending the all-day workshop on Saturday and want to make sure you’re prepared? This 2-hour hybrid workshop will be a basic orientation to what R is and how you can interact with it using the RStudio interface. We will also review how to navigate files on your computer from within a programming environment. 

Introduction to R (In-person & on Zoom) 

Saturday, October 1st, 10:00am – 5:00pm 

Are you interested in using R and RStudio but unsure where to start? This workshop is for you! 

This intensive workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in R, including creating functions, analyzing data sets, reading and writing files, and understanding data types. The workshop series follows this Carpentries workshop curriculum. Please follow these instructions to install R, RStudio, and files we will use during the workshop; for help troubleshooting installations, set up an appointment with us. 

Introduction to Python (In-person & on Zoom) 

This four-session workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in Python. This course is intended for absolute beginners or anyone wanting to review the basics. This series lays the foundation for attendees to understand Python code and begin writing scripts that apply to their work. We have scheduled two hours per session in order to allow for questions, but most sessions will last about an hour. 

1. Setup & Python Fundamentals (1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday, October 25) 
2. Libraries & Functions (1:30pm – 3:30pm, Thursday, October 27) 
3. Analyzing Data with Python (1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday, November 1) 
4. Visualizing Data with Python (1:30pm – 3:30pm, Thursday, November 3) 

The workshop series follows this Software Carpentries workshop curriculum. 

Introduction to R  (In-person & on Zoom) 

Are you interested in using R and RStudio but unsure where to start? This workshop is for you! 

This six-session workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of using R! This course is intended for absolute beginners or anyone wanting to review the basics. Each session will be an hour and a half per and follow the schedule below. 

1. Intro to R and Rstudio (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesday, October 12th) 
2. Getting started with R (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Friday, October 14th) 
3. Data visualization with R & ggplot (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesday, October 19th) 
4. Working with Data in R part 1 (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Friday, October 21st) 
5. Working with Data in R part 2 (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Wednesday, October 26th) 
6. Reproducible reports with R & Rmarkdown (2:00pm – 4:00pm, Friday, October 28th) 

The workshop series follows this Carpentries workshop curriculum. 

Upcoming R and Python Workshops!

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Hi Everyone,

We have added several Python and R workshops to the Library Calendar. Please share these with anyone that you know who might be interested.

We will be announcing more workshops for Fall 2022 soon!

Python for Absolute Beginners: An Orientation 

Thursday September 22nd 1:00pm-3:00pm

Have you heard of Python but aren’t sure if it’s for you? Are you attending the all-day workshop on Friday and want to ensure you’re prepared? This 2-hour hybrid workshop will be a basic orientation to Python and how you interact with it. We will also review how to navigate files on your computer from within a programming environment.

Introduction to Python 

Friday September 23rd 10:00am – 5:00pm

This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in Python. Intended for absolute beginners or anyone wanting to review the basics, this workshop lays the foundation to understand Python code and begin writing scripts that apply to your work.

The workshop follows the Software Carpentries workshop curriculum Plotting and Programming in Python and will cover introductory topics such as variables, data types, data frames, plotting, lists, for loops, conditionals, and (if time allows) writing basic functions.

Before the workshop, please install Python 3 in the interface of your choice. We recommend JupyterLab Desktop, available for installation here. If you need help troubleshooting an installation, you can make an appointment with us. The day before, we will also offer a 2-hour orientation to Python, called Python for Absolute Beginners. If all you know about Python is that it sounds like a snake, consider attending.

R for Absolute Beginners: An Orientation

Friday September 30th 3:00pm – 5:00pm

Have you heard of R but aren’t sure if it’s for you? Are you attending the all-day workshop on Saturday and want to ensure you’re prepared? This 2-hour hybrid workshop will be a basic orientation to R and how you can interact with it using the RStudio interface. We will also review how to navigate files on your computer from within a programming environment.

Introduction to R

Saturday, October 1st 10:00am – 5:00pm

Are you interested in using R and RStudio but unsure where to start? This workshop is for you!

This intensive workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in R, including creating functions, analyzing data sets, reading and writing files, and understanding data types and for loops. The workshop series follows this Carpentries workshop curriculum. Please follow these instructions to install R, RStudio, and files we will use during the workshop; for help troubleshooting installations, set up an appointment with us.

This hybrid workshop will take place in the DREAM Lab, but participants may also join via Zoom.