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DataLab is Hiring!
The UC Davis DataLab is seeking a full-time Research Data Scientist to join our team. The Research Data Scientist will support academic research by designing and implementing practical solutions to […]
Women in Data Science 2023 Datathon and Conference
The annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference returns in March! See below for how to get involved in this worldwide event. SAVE THE DATE WIDS DATATHON The 6th Annual Women […]
UC Love Data Week 2023
The UC Davis DataLab, along with data organizations from across the UC system, is hosting UC Love Data Week 2023! Join us February 13-17 for a week of training workshops and presentations covering […]
Stepping Outside the CAVE: Developments in Virtual Reality Technology for 3D Data Exploration
Learn how Virtual Reality (VR) technology can transform your data exploration and analysis workflows!
Developing Your Data Science Portfolio
Learn how to demonstrate your technical skills by creating a digital portfolio.
Responsible Data Science
Are you interested in increasing the impact of your research with data science? Register for this interactive workshop to learn about the power and responsibility of using computational techniques, and how to integrate data ethics, equity and justice into your research.
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Intermediate R: Cleaning Data and Automating Tasks – Part 2 of 2
Explore how to efficiently clean and prepare messy data for analysis, and how to automate repetitive tasks in this workshop for intermediate R users.
Intermediate R: Cleaning Data and Automating Tasks – Part 1 of 2
Explore how to efficiently clean and prepare messy data for analysis, and how to automate repetitive tasks in this workshop for intermediate R users.
Get Started with Drones in Scientific Research (#maptimeDavis)
Get started working with drones for research!
Intermediate R: Thinking in R – Part 2 of 2
This workshop is for intermediate R programmers. It will explore the underlying computational model of the R language to help programmers reason about and debug code.
Intermediate R: Thinking in R – Part 1 of 2
This workshop is for intermediate R programmers. It will explore the underlying computational model of the R language to help programmers reason about and debug code.
RESCHEDULED – Computational Pedagogy Fall Meetup
This event is being rescheduled for early in Winter 2023 quarter. Stay tuned for new date and time. ————————– At the Fall 2022 meetup for the Computational Pedagogy research and […]
CA 2022 Election Data Challenge Public Symposium
Register now and join us for our Challenge Finale Symposium on November 7th from 5-7pm! Registration is free and open to the public. The California 2022 Election Data Challenge is a month-long […]
ArcGIS Insights for Iterative and Exploratory Data Analysis (#maptimeDavis)
Learn the capabilities of ArcGIS Insights and learn to apply it to your own work.
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Orientation
Join us for the CA Election 2022 Data Challenge! At this in person orientation we’ll reprise content from virtual kickoff session and discuss goals of the challenge, introduce the timeline […]
Reproducible Research for Teams with GitHub
Learn how to work collaboratively on your data-driven projects using GitHub.
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Mentor Q&A Session
Join Challenge Organizers and other challenge participants for a Q&A session with our Data Challenge Mentors. Registered Data Challenge teams must RSVP by 10 am to receive the Zoom link […]
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Work Session
Join the Challenge Organizers from 4-6 pm for an open work session with other challenge participants. This session has been moved to Zoom; see the Data Challenge Slack for link […]
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Work Session
Join the Challenge Organizers from 4-6 pm for an open work session with other challenge participants. This session has been moved to Zoom; see the Data Challenge Slack for link […]
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Work Session
Join the Challenge Organizers in the DataLab Classroom (Shields 360) from 4-6 pm for an open, in-person work session with other challenge participants. Visit the CA Election 2022 Data Challenge […]
CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Kickoff
Join us for the CA Election 2022 Data Challenge Kickoff Event! We will discuss goals of the challenge, introduce the timeline and resources, provide details about the showcase and symposium, […]
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers 2022 (4-part series) Part 4 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers 2022 (4-part series) Part 3 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers 2022 (4-part series) Part 2 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers 2022 (4-part series) Part 1 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
DataLab Launches New Micro-Credential with GradPathways
To help our research community discover and grow their data science skills and gain a competitive edge in today’s data-driven workplace, DataLab has launched the Text Mining and Natural Language […]
Data Bytes Coffee Hour
Have questions about DataLab, computational resources at UC Davis, or other data science questions? Come chat with DataLab’s Directors and enjoy coffee/tea and a snack! All members of the UC […]
Data Bytes Coffee Hour
Have questions about DataLab, computational resources at UC Davis, or other data science questions? Come chat with DataLab’s Directors and enjoy coffee/tea and a snack! All members of the UC […]
Data Bytes Coffee Hour
Have questions about DataLab, computational resources at UC Davis, or other data science questions? Come chat with DataLab’s Directors and enjoy coffee/tea and a snack! All members of the UC […]
Hood Canal Landscape Assessment and Prioritization Tool (HC-LAP): A Web Mapping Application to Support Conservation Efforts in Hood Canal, Washington
See a demonstration of how how technical tools like web maps can be used to support the needs of local communities and conservation goals.
Winter 2023 Course Announcement: Adventures in Data Science (Quarter 1)
Adventures in Data Science is back in Winter 2023! DataLab directors Carl Stahmer and Pamela Reynolds will teach the first course in a two-part series offering a hands-on introduction to […]
Call for 2022-2023 DataLab Affiliates
UC Davis DataLab is a cross-university effort that supports data science research and training. Our Affiliates program has been quiet during the past two years of the pandemic as our […]
Call for Proposals: Pilot Translation and Clinical Studies Program
The UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) requests applications in response to this call for Health Data Analytics proposals to be conducted in the 2022-2023 funding period (October […]
Introduction to Version Control with Git
This interactive workshop covers the fundamentals of using version control for reproducible research.
Introduction to the Unix Command Line
Learn and practice taking directly to your computer via command line in this interactive, hands-on workshop.
Cartography for Map Figures in Academic Journals & Books (#maptimeDavis)
Learn how to make map figures for academic publications such as journal articles and books.
Introduction to Google Earth Engine (#maptimeDavis)
Get started with performing spatial analysis tasks with Google Earth Engine.
Introduction to Geospatial Raster and Vector Data with Python (#maptimeDavis & D-PUG)
Gain experience with the fundamental geospatial python packages for working with raster and vector data.
New RLC: the Davis Julia Users Group
DataLab is pleased to announce a new Research and Learning Cluster for Fall 2022: the Julia Users Group! This group is a study group about learning to program in Julia, […]
Upcoming Intro Workshops: Python & R
DataLab is offering two free workshop series this September and we invite you to apply! Introduction to Python is a 3-workshop series taking place September 6, 7, and 8 from […]
Introduction to Python (3-Part Series) Part 3 of 3
The Davis Python User Group is offering a 3-session training for UC Davis graduate students and postdocs interested in getting started with coding for their research using Python.
Workshop series dates and time: September 6, September 7, and September 8, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Introduction to Python (3-Part Series) Part 2 of 3
The Davis Python User Group is offering a 3-session training for UC Davis graduate students and postdocs interested in getting started with coding for their research using Python.
Workshop series dates and time: September 6, September 7, and September 8, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Introduction to Python (3-Part Series) Part 1 of 3
The Davis Python User Group is offering a 3-session training for UC Davis graduate students and postdocs interested in getting started with coding for their research using Python.
Workshop series dates and time: September 6, September 7, and September 8, 2022, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
2022 CITRIS Seed Funding Applications Open
DataLab welcomes the opportunity to partner with 2022 CITRIS Seed Funding applicants on project proposals, due October 10, 2022. The CITRIS Seed Funding program issues short-term, competitive awards of $40,000–$60,000 per […]
Call for Applications – Translational Health Data Science Fellowship Program 2022-2023
UC Davis graduate students engaging in applied health data science research are encouraged to apply for a 9-month fellowship program supported by CITRIS, CTSC, and Department of Public Health Sciences in collaboration with DataLab.
WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT
In keeping with our mission to support high-impact, quality, data-driven research, DataLab offers its expertise in data science and informatics to researchers, departments, and organizations that support a woman’s right […]
NIH Common Fund Hackathon
The NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem will be hosting a hackathon on NIH Common Fund data sets from May 9 – 13! This hackathon has both synchronous and asynchronous work, with […]
HackDavis Returns April 16-17
DataLab is pleased to sponsor HackDavis 2022, a 24-hour collegiate hackathon dedicated to empowering student hackers to collaborate and build impactful projects that make the world a better place. This […]
Disease Bioportal Project Awarded Phase II NSF Grant
We are pleased to congratulate DataLab affiliate Dr. Beatriz Martinez (Vet Medicine) on securing funding for Phase II of the Disease BioPortal dashboard project. DataLab Director of Translational Data Science […]
Recordings now available from 2022 UC Love Data Week
In February UC Davis DataLab joined forces with 10 data organizations from across the UC system to offer the second annual UC Love Data Week 2022. During this week the […]
MPA Project Receives New Funding
We are pleased to congratulate DataLab affiliates Drs. Ryan Meyer and M.V. Eitzel from the UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science on securing supplemental funds to extend their […]
Spatial SQL (#maptimeDavis)
Extend your SQL skills to work with spatial data!
Using the Census API Webinar
Learn how to access the most up-to-date demographic, socioeconomic, housing, economic, business, and geospatial data directly from the US Census API.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Working with Messy Text Data
This workshop helps Python-users better understand Python features, packages, and programming strategies to improve their coding
Intermediate Python: Squashing Bugs with Python’s Debugging Tools
This workshop helps Python-users better understand Python features, packages, and programming strategies to improve their coding.
Intermediate Python: Iterator & Generator Crash Course
This workshop helps Python-users better understand Python features, packages, and programming strategies to improve their coding.
Intermediate Python: Making Python Projects & Environments Reproducible
This workshop helps Python-users better understand Python features, packages, and programming strategies to improve their coding.
Intermediate Python: Slicing & Dicing Data with Pandas
This workshop helps Python-users better understand Python features, packages, and programming strategies to improve their coding.
Introduction to GIS with QGIS (#maptimeDavis)
This introductory-level workshop will focus upon the fundamental concepts and skills needed to explore and analyze data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software with examples using the QGIS platform.
Women in Data Science Conference Watch Party
DataLab is hosting a watch party for the annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference on March 7th, 2022! The WiDS initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless […]
Introduction to SQL for Querying Databases
Get started with SQL.
Introduction to Databases and Data Storage Technologies
Learn when to use a database and which technologies to use for storing and organizing your research data.
DataFeminism Bookclub: Modeler’s Manifestos
Join the Data Feminism RLC at this meetup to discuss frameworks for transparent and just modeling practices.
NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem Virtual Hackathon
The NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem will be hosting a hackathon on NIH Common Fund data sets from February 21 – 25. This hackathon has both synchronous and asynchronous work, with […]
Natural Language Processing with Python (3-part series)
Learn how to model the meaning of text data with Python.
Workshop dates: May 23, May 25, and May 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Natural Language Processing with Python (3-part series)
Learn how to model the meaning of text data with Python.
Workshop dates: May 23, May 25, and May 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Natural Language Processing with Python (3-part series)
Learn how to model the meaning of text data with Python.
Workshop dates: May 23, May 25, and May 27, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Engage Your Community with ArcGIS Hub (#maptimeDavis)
Learn how to work with organizations outside of UC Davis using ArcGIS Hub.
Building Maps with D3 (#maptimeDavis)
Learn to make user centered interactive maps with D3.
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Davis R Users Group
We are a community of R Users at UC Davis who support each other in using R for science and research. In Winter Quarter 2022, we meet weekly on Wednesdays from […]
Book Club Meetup (Data Feminism)
This interactive, dialogue-driven meetup will explore applying feminist theory and critique to how we work with data and perform research. How do structures of power and oppression shape the data […]
Announcing 2022 Translational Health Data Science Fellows
We are excited to announce the 2022 cohort for the inaugural Translational Health Data Science fellowship program!
Upcoming Winter 2022 Data Science Community Events
The DataLab's favorite data science events happening early 2022.
Reproducible Research for Teams with GitHub
Learn how to work collaboratively on your data-driven projects using GitHub.
Introduction to Version Control with Git
This interactive workshop covers the fundamentals of using version control for reproducible research.
Getting Started with Textual Data in Python 3-Part Series
Learn the basics of text mining with Python. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, and February 18, 2022, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM.
Getting Started with Textual Data in Python 3-Part Series
Learn the basics of text mining with Python. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, and February 18, 2022, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM.
Getting Started with Textual Data in Python 3-Part Series
Learn the basics of text mining with Python. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, and February 18, 2022, 12:00 PM–2:00 PM.
Building Web Maps with Leaflet (#maptimeDavis)
Learn to make web maps with the popular Leaflet web map library.
Beyond Basics: R Fundamentals 5-Part Series
This workshop explores the underlying computational model of the R statistical language for experienced users to help better reason about and debug their code. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, February 18, February 23, and February 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Beyond Basics: R Fundamentals 5-Part Series
This workshop explores the underlying computational model of the R statistical language for experienced users to help better reason about and debug their code. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, February 18, February 23, and February 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Beyond Basics: R Fundamentals 5-Part Series
This workshop explores the underlying computational model of the R statistical language for experienced users to help better reason about and debug their code. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, February 18, February 23, and February 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Beyond Basics: R Fundamentals 5-Part Series
This workshop explores the underlying computational model of the R statistical language for experienced users to help better reason about and debug their code. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, February 18, February 23, and February 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Beyond Basics: R Fundamentals 5-Part Series
This workshop explores the underlying computational model of the R statistical language for experienced users to help better reason about and debug their code. Workshop dates are February 14, February 16, February 18, February 23, and February 25, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Women in Data Science 2022 Datathon and Conference
In Winter quarter 2022 DataLab will be hosting events as part of the annual Women in Data Science Datathon and global Conference.
UC Love Data Week 2022
The UC Davis DataLab along with data organizations from across the UC system is hosting UC Love Data Week 2022!
DataLab hiring 3 undergraduate students to start winter 2022 [Applications Closed]
We are hiring for student analyst position (aka operational analytics and communications) and two open student assistants! Invite your students to apply!
Now Accepting GSR Applications for Winter 2022! [Applications closed]
The DataLab is looking for two new Graduate Student Researchers for Winter quarter 2022!
Translational Health Data Science Fellowship
UC Davis graduate students engaging in applied health data science research are encouraged to apply for a 9 month fellowship program supported by CITRIS, CTSC, and Department of Public Health Sciences in collaboration with DataLab.
DataLab launches first micro-credential pathway on research computing
To help our research community discover and grow their data science skills and gain a competitive edge in today's data-driven workplace, DataLab has launched a Research Computing pathway as part of the UC Davis GradPathways Institute's new micro-credential initiative.
Now Available: ProQuest TDM (Text Data Mining) Studio
The DataLab is excited to announce the premiere of a new tool for our community, ProQuest's Text Data Mining Studio.
US Census Open Data for Good Grand Challenge
The US Census Bureau, through Challenge.gov, is hosting an open challenge to create new products or data analyses which address: 1) Climate, Resilience, and the Natural Environment; 2) Society, Economy, and the Built Environment; or 3) Health and COVID-19. With a total cash prize pool of $310,000 it is well worth exploring further!
Health Data Science Resources at UC Davis (Joint Info Session)
The Health Data Science Cluster at DataLab will kick-off the fall quarter with a Joint Information Session on Health Data Science Resources.
Introduction to PostGIS with Crunchy Data (#maptimeDavis)
Learn PostGIS, a powerful, open-source extension to the PostgreSQL database.
ArcGIS Field Maps (#maptimeDavis)
ArcGIS Field Maps is one of the Esri mobile apps that combines data collection, map viewing, and location tracking capabilities into a single app that is easy to use and simple to deploy.
Getting started with ArcGIS Online (#maptimeDavis)
Get started with an account in ArcGIS Online for Organizations, and how to understand and work with data and apps within AGOL.
Interactive maps in R shiny (#maptimeDavis)
Create and customize professional-quality, interactive maps in R shiny.
Is my research mappable? Intro to map-making & GIS for researchers (#maptimeDavis)
Get started working with spatial data for your research.
Accessing cloud-hosted NetCDF with Python via Zarr, turbocharged with ReferenceFileSystem (#maptimeDavis)
Harness the cloud-optimization of the Zarr data format with existing NetCDF/HDF5 datasets.
Leveraging AI to Fight COVID: DataLab Partners with UC Davis Medical Center to Predict COVID-19 Hospital Admissions
The UC Davis DataLab has partnered with UC Davis Health to develop improved machine learning and AI models for predicting COVID-19 admissions and overnight stays, and to put them into use by doctors and nurses working with COVID patients.
Adventures in Data Science: Teaching the Data Science Skills that Students in Every Major Need
The UC Davis DataLab developed a two-quarter experiential education curriculum to expose non-majors to data science tools and computational thinking, and grow a more inclusive community of data science learners.
Unlocking Insights from Public Data: A case study with COVID-19 exposure data
The UC Davis DataLab used a locally significant dataset, AB 685 COVID-19 exposure data, to illustrate how data science workflows and tools can be combined to turn publicly available tabular data into an impactful dynamic and interactive data visualizations.
Call for 2022 Start-up Research Project Collaborations
UC Davis DataLab: Data Science and Informatics is accepting applications from UC Davis faculty and professional researchers for Start-Up Project Collaborations for the 2021-2022 academic year.
DataLab announces new immersive visualization facility
The UC Davis DataLab is establishing a new facility to enable researchers to generate novel insights from complex, multidimensional data using cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) hardware and immersive visualization software.
Model Validation for Applied Data Science
At this interactive, hands-on workshop, we will demonstrate methods to assess machine learning models for health data.
Introduction to the Unix Command Line
Learn and practice talking directly to your computer via command line in this interactive, hands-on workshop.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) – Part 4 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) – Part 3 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) – Part 2 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
Python Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) – Part 1 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using Python for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
DataLab partners with UC Davis Medical Center to build COVID models
The UC Davis DataLab has been working with the UC Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) over the past several months to improve their models for predicting COVID-19.
Introduction to Desktop GIS with QGIS (#maptimeDavis)
This introductory-level workshop will focus upon the fundamental concepts and skills needed to explore and analyze data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software with examples using the QGIS platform.
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 11: Making use of on-demand “cloud” computers from Amazon Web Services (8/31)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 10: Executing large analyses on HPC clusters with slurm (8/26)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 9: Automating your analyses with the snakemake workflow system (8/25)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 8: Keeping track of your files with version control (8/24)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 7: Automating your analyses and executing long-running analyses on remote computers (8/19)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 6: Structuring your projects for current and future you (8/17)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 5: Installing software on remote computers with conda (8/13)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 4: Running programs on remote computers and retrieving the results (8/12)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 3: Connecting to remote computers with ssh (8/10)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 2: Creating and modifying text files on remote computers (8/4)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Introduction to Remote Computing (11-part series) – Workshop 1: Intro to the UNIX command line (8/3)
Learn about how to use remote computers efficiently and effectively!
Student Spotlight – Ambar Mishra
We spotlight Ambar Mishra, a 3rd year statistics major at UC Davis, and his story moving through our programs during the 2020-2021 school year--from data science aspirant to successful job applicant!
Spring Letter from the Director
UC Davis DataLab Executive Director Carl Stahmer reflects the accomplishments of the DataLab through the pandemic, and shares plans as we move forward.
UC Davis Data Science Major Published
The new Data Science major at UC Davis has been published in the general catalog!
Health Data Science Express
Do you work on Health Related Research and have a question about a data set, software, package, statistics, you name it? We can help! The Health Data Science and Systems […]
Data Challenges as Opportunities for Experiential learning: Reflection on DataLab’s CA Election 2020 Data Challenge
As a case study to explore how intentionally organized data challenges can serve as opportunities for short-format experiential learning, we discuss our experience organizing a month-long data challenge sponsored by the UC Davis DataLab: Data Science and Informatics department and the Scholars Strategy Network that coincided with the November 2020 election.
Spring DataLab Research Startup Projects
The start of a new quarter brings exciting new projects to the DataLab! Undergraduate students from our inaugural Adventures in Data Science course will be joining DataLab staff to assist with 7 research projects across the UC Davis community.
Data Feminism Symposium
The UC Davis DataLab is hosting a symposium dedicated to asking: "Data science for whom? Data science by whom? Data science with whose interests in mind?"
UC Berkeley Digital Humanities Fair
UC Berkeley is hosting their annual Digital Humanities Fair.
Health Data Science Brown Bag Talk – Dr. Sergey Buduchin
Title: High Performance Computing (HPC) Core Facility Overview When: Friday, April 16, 2021 11:30am – 1:00pm Where: Please sign up for our listserv for updated Zoom information Abstract: This talk provide […]
Hack for California Research and Learning Cluster Featured
The Hack for California Research and Learning Cluster was featured on the Public Scholarship and Engagement website through a blog post made by cluster lead Dr. Lindsay Poirier.
Lab for Data Intensive Biology at UC Davis Host Workshop Series
The Lab for Data Intensive Biology at UC Davis, run by DataLab Faculty Director Titus Brown, is offering many free workshops as part of the NIH Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) training and engagement program.
Join #maptimeDavis Council
UC Davis DataLab's Spatial Sciences Research & Learning Cluster is convening the #maptimeDavis Council, a new advisory panel for their activities, including the #maptimeDavis Workshop Series.
Students Establish First Women in Data Chapter at UC Davis
UC Davis students start the first college chapter of Women in Data! Learn about the ambitious students pioneering efforts to share their love of data with the entire UC Davis community.
FOSS4G 2021 Call for Participation
The annual FOSS4G (Free & Open Source Software for Geospatial) Conference is accepting applications! There are tracks for general, academic, and workshop presentations. The conference this year will be virtual, […]
R Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) Part 4 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using R for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
R Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) Part 3 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using R for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
R Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) Part 2 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using R for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
R Basics: Introduction to Programming for Researchers (4-part series) Part 1 of 4
Gain exposure to programming in this 4-part introductory workshop on using R for reproducible data analysis and scientific computing.
DataLab’s Text Analysis Platform Quintessence at Shakespeare Association of America
The DataLab team debuted the new capabilities of our NLP and text mining platform called "Quintessence".
Cross-institution and Multidisciplinary Research Forthcoming in Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture
Dr. Michele Tobias announces upcoming chapter in the Routledge Handbook of Wine and Culture.
#maptimeDavis: Agent-Based Modeling with NetLogo
Learn the basics of agent-based modeling in NetLogo.
#maptimeDavis: Simplified Volcano Hazards Maps: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
Learn about the challenges of representing highly technical scientific information about volcano hazards on maps and infographics.
Reproducible Research for Teams with GitHub
Learn how to work collaboratively on your data-driven projects using GitHub.
#maptimeDavis: Lightning Talks
In this session, you'll hear from a variety of researchers about their work with geospatial data and mapping in a series of 5-7 minute talks.
#maptimeDavis Studio: Art Software for Cartography & Other Visual Research Communication
Learn about vector illustration software for finishing cartographic works or enhancing graphic from research output, such as R.
#maptimeDavis: Introduction to Spatial Statistics in R
Spatial data aren't always independent, which can cause problems for selecting an appropriate statistical method. In this workshop, we will apply R packages for interpolation and regression to sample spatial datasets.
#maptimeDavis: Projected Coordinate Systems in R
Learn how to work with projected coordinate systems in R for spatial data.
#maptimeDavis: End-to-end Deep Learning Workflows using Geospatial Technology
Geospatial technology helps in preparing and training the samples for the deep learning model to run, and further visualizing and analyzing the results.
Contribute to the DataLab Toolkits!
The DataLab has made our Researcher Toolkits capable of accepting community contributions through Github!
Health Data Science Spotlight
We asked the graduate students involved in the Health Data Science & Systems Research and Learning cluster about the work they are doing to advance their own research and enrich the cluster community.
Interactive Care: A web based platform for remote family caregiving, care receiver independence, and social connection
11:00 am to 12:30 pm Friday, February 19th, Zoom details will be emailed out via the listserv Abstract: Remote family caregiving of cognitively impaired older adults has many challenges including […]
Academic Early Career Panel
What do data scientists and research software engineers do in academia? Given the interdisciplinarity and relative adolescence of the fields of Data Science and Research Software Engineering, it is unsurprising […]
Natural Language Processing and Healthcare Data: Zooming out to consider the true efforts of NLP
Health Data Science and Systems Meeting 10:30am – 12:00pm There is a big difference between learning Natural Language Processing (NLP) and executing your first full cycle NLP project. This talk transpired […]
Call for Proposals to Enhance the DataLab Community
The UC Davis DataLab is seeking to support and foster community activities and engagement in data science at UC Davis.
Call for 2021 Start-Up Research Project Collaborations
UC Davis DataLab: Data Science and Informatics is accepting applications from UC Davis Faculty and professional researchers for Start-Up Project Collaborations for the 2021 academic year. These exploratory, or early […]
5th Annual Women in Tech Symposium
The 5th annual Women in Tech Symposium, an all-day virtual event taking place on March 12, is now open for registration. The symposium is the flagship event of the Women […]
TTRN – CITRIS International Summer Institute Spring Workshop
This year, TTRN – CITRUS is offering a four part workshop every Friday in March on Common Data Models for Real-world Data. This workshop will focus on the OMOP (Observational […]
Pop-up: Hands-On Introduction to Amazon Web Services
This free 2 hour hands-on tutorial will introduce you to creating a computer "in the cloud" and logging into it, via Amazon Web Services.
rstudio::global(2021) is Happening Now!
This year’s R studio conference is online and free to attend! There are a staggering number of talks this year, broadly sorted into: Language Interop Data for Good Visualization Modeling […]
Health Data Science Express – Friday, Jan. 29nd 11:00am – 12:30pm
Health Data Science Express – Friday, Jan. 29nd 11:00am – 12:30pm Do you work on Health Related Research and have a question about a data set, software, systems, packages, stats, […]
Popup Demo: Getting started with snakemake for workflow automation in bioinformatics
Snakemake is an automation and workflow system that lets you coordinate and execute workflows; it natively supports most HPC systems as well. I start with a standard set of variant calling commands, and walk through tying them together into a fully automated and scalable snakemake workflow.
UC Davis Business Analytics Google Cloud Event
The UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics invites all Aggie students to join us and the Google Cloud team for a Google Cloud Hero event Thursday, January 21 […]
RStudio 1.4 is out!
The latest release of RStudio came out today, include several new features including: A visual markdown editor. New Python capabilities, including display of Python objects in the Environment pane, viewing […]
Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science (SICSS) 2021
The purpose of the Summer Institutes is to bring together graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and beginning faculty interested in computational social science. The Summer Institutes are for both social scientists […]
Women in Data Science Datathon 2021 is Live!
The 4th Annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon is now open on Kaggle, and the competition has begun! This annual datathon encourages women to hone their skills through a […]
UC Love Data Week
The UC Davis DataLab coordinated 11 workshops attracting 905 registrations from across the UCs and CSUs.
Getting started with the new ArcGIS Field Maps (#maptimeDavis Workshop)
Join this workshop to learn how ArcGIS Field Maps can streamline the critical workflows that field personnel use every day.
Working with Address Data (#maptimeDavis Studio)
In this Studio session, we'll continue our discussion of working with address data. Bring your questions, sticking points, and example data if you'd like.
Future of #maptimeDavis (#maptimeDavis Studio)
#maptimeDavis Studio: Future of #maptimeDavis Description: Help steer the future direction of #maptimeDavis! In this community discussion, we’ll talk about how to make #maptimeDavis a stronger community as well as […]
Earth Engine & R for presentation-quality contextual maps (#maptimeDavis Workshop)
We will combine the power of Earth Engine with the user-friendliness of R to generate beautiful, presentation-quality contextual maps.
Multidisciplinary Approach to TB Diagnostics Based on Computational Modeling
The Health Data Science and Systems Research & Learning Cluster is meeting this Friday, January 8th, 10:30am-noon to hear from Dr. Imran Khan about Multidisciplinary Approach to TB Diagnostics Based on Computational Modeling Approximately, […]
WINTER COURSE: STS 112 – Visualizing Society
The course covers analysis and visualization of historical and contemporary data about populations and societies using R. It includes instruction in the critical exploration of visual communication of information about people over time and the critical assessment of the role of data collection and analysis in societies.
WINTER COURSE: NPB/NSC 287B – Topics in Theoretical Neuroscience
This quarter Professor Goldman in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior is teaching Topics in Theoretical Neuroscience, this year focusing on reinforcement learning!
Critical Approach to Data Visualization
This workshop will unpack the subjective process of data visualization and its relationship to concepts of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Data “Ownership”: Rights and Responsibilities
This talk will discuss the nuances of "ownership" and copyright implications for scholarly research data.
ReadME, Write Me!
This workshop covers best practices for organizing and documenting your digital projects for robust, reproducible research.
Introduction to Version Control with Git
This workshop covers the fundamentals of using version control for reproducible research.
Introduction to Basic Statistics in R (Part 2)
This workshop explores basic, practical applied statistics using the R statistical programming language.
Introduction to Basic Statistics in R (Part 1)
This workshop explores basic, practical applied statistics using the R statistical programming language.
Introduction to Command Line
Learn and practice how to talk directly to your computer via command line.
Excelling with Excel: Best Practices for Keeping Your Data Tidy
This workshop introduces learners to best practices for data entry and organization for data-driven projects.
Introduction to Text Mining and NLP for Health Data
This workshop covers an introduction to natural language processing (NLP) and caveats for its application to health data.
DataLab Geospatial Specialist Dr. Michele Tobias Elected to Board of OSGeo
DataLab's own Dr. Michele Tobias has been elected to the board of directors for OSGeo, an international foundation with wide ranging efforts in open source geospatial community.
Undergrad Research Opportunity: NYU CDS Undergraduate Research Program
The NYU Center for Data Science (CDS) is partnering with the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP) to offer the NYU CDS Undergraduate Research Program (CURP). It is a research […]
$5,000 For Data Stories from High School Educators or Students
In partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools program, the National Census Data Competition is open to U.S. teachers and students in grades 9-12 to submit their stories until December […]
Geocoding Personally Identifiable Data
In this workshop, we'll discuss the concepts needed to geocode data, understand options for working with personally identifiable data and non-identifiable data, and gain some hands-on experience with geocoding address data using QGIS, a GIS with a graphical user interface.
WINTER COURSE: Adventures in Data Science, Quarter 1
Winter quarter 2021 DataLab directors Carl Stahmer and Pamela Reynolds are hosting a Data science course right in here the DataLab! The first course in a two part series will […]
Something in the water: the mythology of Snow’s map of cholera – ArcGIS Blog
If there are positives to take from 2020 (a big ask I know but bear with me), the spotlight has shone brightly on the use of maps, charts, and data […]
Call for Proposals: SCWAReD Advanced Collaborative Support Program
ACS is a scholarly service offering collaboration between researchers and HTRC staff to solve challenging problems related to computational analysis of the HathiTrust corpus. In this special cycle of ACS, […]
Women in Data Science Announces 2021 Datathon
We are gearing up to launch the 4th Annual Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon in January, in advance of our first 24-hour virtual 2021 WiDS Worldwide Conference on March […]
Github Universe 2020
Join GitHub team leaders, industry icons, and artists inspired by code for three days of live interactive sessions as we explore the future of software for developers, enterprises, and students. […]
AlphaFold: a solution to a 50-year-old grand challenge in biology | DeepMind
Proteins are essential to life, supporting practically all its functions. They are large complex molecules, made up of chains of amino acids, and what a protein does largely depends on […]
Training: A Hands-On Introduction to Amazon Web Services
Data Lab Faculty Director Titus Brown and neuroscience faculty Abhijna Parigi are hosting an introductory workshop to Amazon Web Services (AWS). When: Tuesday, Dec 1, from 1:30pm-3:30pm PSTFind more about […]
Upskilling for a Data Fluent Culture
The Health Data Science and Systems Research & Learning Cluster is meeting this Friday December 4th, 10:30am-noon to hear from Christy Navarro about Upskilling for a Data Fluent Culture. The Zoom link for this meeting can […]
Upskilling for a Data Fluent Culture
The Health Data Science and Systems Research & Learning Cluster is meeting this Friday, December 4th, 10:30am-noon to hear from Christy Navarro about Upskilling for a Data Fluent Culture. Working […]
sftrack: Central Classes for Tracking Data • sftrack
sftrack provides modern classes for tracking and movement data, relying on sf spatial infrastructure. Tracking data are made of tracks, i.e. series of locations with at least 2-dimensional spatial coordinates (x,y), […]
Full article: Introduction: Special Issue on Data Science
This special issue brings together a number of articles focusing on the practical side of data science and data analysis. While there has been much hand-wringing about the rise of […]
Introduction to Version Control with Git – Live Session
Date: December 11, 2020 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM DESCRIPTION This hybrid asynchronous/synchronous workshop will cover the fundamentals of using version control for reproducible research. Topics covered will include […]
COVID-19 is spatial: Ensuring that mobile Big Data is used for social good – Age Poom, Olle Järv, Matthew Zook, Tuuli Toivonen, 2020
Abstract The mobility restrictions related to COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in the biggest disruption to individual mobilities in modern times. The crisis is clearly spatial in nature, and examining the […]
RStudio 1.4 Preview: Citations | RStudio Blog
This post is part of a series on new features in RStudio 1.4, currently available as a preview release. A few weeks ago we blogged about the new visual markdown […]
The Mystery of How Many Mothers Have Left Work Because of School Closings – The New York Times
How one researcher arrived at a figure of more than a million and a half. The pandemic has been a continuing nightmare for parents. This has been particularly true for […]
When Zombie Data Costs You a Home – The Markup
Locked Out When Zombie Data Costs You a Home Even when people get their criminal records expunged, data brokers ensure the past keeps coming back to haunt them By Lauren Kirchner October […]
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons | The Marshall Project
By The Marshall Project Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice and immigration. Since March, The Marshall Project has been tracking how many people are being sickened and killed by […]
Data Driven Transit Report
A new report co-authored by former DataLab Postdoctoral Scholar Jane Carlen illuminates the factors that impact bicycling comfort. Read the full report here. In this study, researchers use survey data […]
Seminar: Multilingual Neural Grammars and the Polyglot Machine Advantage
Characterizing the languages of the world in terms of their structural similarities and differences is one of the fundamental goals of linguistics. We present a new data-driven approach to linguistic […]
WEBINAR: Life of a PhD Googler
Google is hosting an event for current and graduating Ph.D. students to learn more about working at google with a Ph.D.. The event is free but registration is required. Register […]
TextXD: Text Analysis Across Domains 2020
The Berkeley Institute for Data Science is hosting their annual Text Analysis Across Domains conference! With a focus on interdisciplinary theory and practice of text analyses, there is something for […]
Data Challenge Winners
With the presentation of the showcase (recording available here), the California Election Data Challenge 2020 has concluded! We want to thank everyone who participated and volunteered their time to the […]
DataLab Projects Featured on European Geosciences Union Blog
DataLab’s own Dr. Oliver Kreylos showcased his work on the European Geosciences Union Blog this week, discussing an array of his work and the value of immersive visualization technology. Read […]
EBBA Unveils New Features
The English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) reveals a new and improved website today! The new design is the culmination of significant work by several of our DataLab Scholars. Changes include: […]
UC GIS Week
The University of California is launching the first ever system-wide GIS week! With help from the DataLab the UC GIS Hub is hosting three full days of all things geospatial. […]
Open Data Science Conference October 2020
ODSC is one of the largest AI and Data Science events and communities around the world. Open Data Science Conference is currently focusing on expanding our academic program and bringing […]
From Spatial Data to Publication Ready Figure: Mapmaking with R (#maptimeDavis)
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn a few of the many options for visualizing spatial data in R. Participants should have an introductory understanding of R and have R […]
Crop Type Mapping with Deep Learning using TensorFlow (#maptimeDavis)
Description: We will give a brief tutorial on machine learning methods in remote sensing. The focus will be on newer Deep Learning (Convolutional Neural Network) techniques, doing semantic segmentation with […]
Journal Map Figure Design (#maptimeDavis)
Description: In this workshop, participants will learn how to make map figures for academic publications such as journal articles and books. Participants will learn how to find and understand art […]
Contributing geographic data through OpenStreetMap (OSM) (#maptimeDavis)
Description: While traditional mapping agencies target mapping needs of big organizations, big cities and expert users, everyday needs of map data for citizens of the developing world, small organizations and […]
#maptimeDavis Studio: Mapping with R
Description: #maptimeDavis Studio is time for community discussion and learning. This week’s topic will be mapping and spatial data visualization in R. Registration: Registration is recommended but not required. Please […]
#maptimeDavis Studio: Machine Learning for Spatial Data
Description: #maptimeDavis Studio is time for community discussion and learning. This week’s topic will be machine learning for spatial data. Registration: Registration is recommended but not required. Please register here. […]
#maptimeDavis Studio: Map Design & Cartography
Description: #maptimeDavis Studio is time for community discussion and learning. This week’s topic will be map design and cartography. Registration: Registration is recommended but not required. Please register here. Zoom: […]
#maptimeDavis Studio: OpenStreetMap Data
Description: #maptimeDavis Studio is time for community discussion and learning. This week’s topic will be OpenStreetMap data. Registration: Registration is recommended but not required. Please register here. Zoom: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocu6tqDMpHdwsBkkZGS3vnsIOg73n7IbX password: […]
#maptimeDavis Studio: The Year of the Map: The Importance of Spatial Data in 2020
Description: #maptimeDavis Studio is time for community discussion and learning. This week’s topic will be Maps, Spatial Data, & Current Events lead by Leah Nagel, staff in the Center for Watershed […]
Health Data Science RLC Meeting 10/2/2020 at 10:30 am
The Health Data Science and Systems Research and Learning Cluster will meet virtually October 2, 2020 at 10:30 am. Dr. Sean Peisert will present a talk titled, “Scientific Computing and […]
CA Election 2020 Data Challenge
In collaboration with the Scholar Strategy Network we are launching the California Election 2020 Data Challenge leveraging data science and public data to help us understand this year’s ballot initiatives. […]
Workshop: Accessing data from Web pages and Web services/APIs
Date: September 29, 2014 Time: 9am – 5pm Description: There are now so many Web-based sources of data for researchers in almost all fields. In addition to the vast amount […]
Workshop: Data Visualization
Instructor: Dr. Duncan Temple Lang Date: April 25, 2015 Time: 12pm FacebookTweetLinkedIn
Workshop: Web Scraping & Services
Instructor: Dr. Duncan Temple Lang Date: April 4, 2015 Time: 9:45am – 4:30pm Description: This one day workshop will illustrate how to access data from HTML documents and Web Services. […]
Workshop: Lessons from Binary Classification
Instructor: James Sharpnack Date: May 12, 2017 Time: 12:00pm Description: Binary classification is the canonical machine learning task and its study has a rich history. Much of the main principles […]
Workshop: Lessons from Binary Classification
Instructor: James Sharpnack Date: May 5, 2017 Time: 12:00pm Description: Binary classification is the canonical machine learning task and its study has a rich history. Much of the main principles […]
Informatics for CA Water Data
Establishing data management workflows to develop and implement a database architecture for Sustainable Groundwater Management data from multiple geographies and organizations. Data fragmentation is one of the most challenging aspects […]
Virtual Research & Learning Cluster: Spatial Sciences – #maptimeDavis Studio
#maptimeDavis Studio is a time for community discussion and learning for people working with spatial data. Typical meetings include introductions; descriptions of people’s work; sharing of successes, trouble spots, and […]
Virtual Research & Learning Cluster: Spatial Sciences – #maptimeDavis Studio
#maptimeDavis Studio is a time for community discussion and learning for people working with spatial data. Typical meetings include introductions; descriptions of people’s work; sharing of successes, trouble spots, and […]
Virtual Research & Learning Cluster: Spatial Sciences – #maptimeDavis Studio
#maptimeDavis Studio is a time for community discussion and learning for people working with spatial data. Typical meetings include introductions; descriptions of people’s work; sharing of successes, trouble spots, and […]
Virtual Research & Learning Cluster: Spatial Sciences – #maptimeDavis Studio
#maptimeDavis Studio is a time for community discussion and learning for people working with spatial data. Typical meetings include introductions; descriptions of people’s work; sharing of successes, trouble spots, and […]
Bibliographic approach to the role of science in policy making
Tracing citations in U.S. National Environmental Policy Act compliant reports and role of science in decision-making. Although science-informed policymaking is frequently touted as a solution to policy design and implementation dilemmas […]
Assessing data on services utilization of children with Autism
Harmonizing data to help identify care improvement targets for children with complex issues such as Autism. Lack of access to combined mental health, educational and developmental disabilities services data limits […]
Activating Ocean Acidification Research
Mapping OA data in space and time along the western USA with Bodega Marine Laboratory researchers and students. DataLab is partnering with Professor Tessa Hill at the Bodega Marine Laboratory […]
Virtual Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
For Spring 2020 all of these meetings are online via Zoom (password is maps!). DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as […]
Mapbox (#MaptimeDavis)
For Spring 2020, all #MaptimeDavis workshops will be online via Zoom (password is maps!). Date: May 12, 2020 Time: 10:00am- 12:00pm Topic: Mapbox Demonstration Presenter: Megan Danielson Description: Megan Danielson […]
R for Spatial Data (#MaptimeDavis)
For Spring 2020, all #MaptimeDavis workshops will be online via Zoom (password is maps!). Date: April 28, 2020 Time: 10:00am- 12:00pm Topic: R for Spatial Presenter: Leah Nagel Description: Leah […]
Intro to GIS with QGIS
For Spring 2020, all DataLab and #MaptimeDavis workshops will be online via Zoom. Please take time to familiarize yourself with this videoconferencing platform in advance of the workshop. Date: April […]
Virtual Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
For Spring 2020 all of these meetings are online via Zoom (password is maps!). DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as […]
Virtual Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
For Spring 2020 all of these meetings are online via Zoom (password is maps!). DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as […]
Virtual Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
For Spring 2020 all of these meetings are online via Zoom (password is maps!). DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as […]
Virtual Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
For Spring 2020 all of these meetings are online via Zoom (password is maps!). DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as […]
MaptimeDavis Workshop: Finding Historical Air Photos with UCSB’s FrameFinder
Registration Link Instructor: Dawn Collings Date: January 14, 2020 Time: 10:00-12:00 Location: DataLab classroom (Shields 360) Description: Historic air photos are an important record of historical conditions and can […]
Participatory Data Mapping with Field Papers
Registration link Instructors: Dr. Michele Tobias and Nina Fontana Dates: March 10, 2020 Time: 10-noon Location: DataLab classroom (Shields Library room 360) Description: Field Papers is a tool built […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Workshop: #MaptimeDavis
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Workshop: #MaptimeDavis
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Cloud Computing (#MaptimeDavis)
DESCRIPTION Join Lauren Mabe for a workhop on cloud-based parallel computing! The workshop will cover how to set up the parallel computing on a local computer and how to apply […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Research Cluster: Spatial Sciences
DESCRIPTION The UC Davis DataLab (formerly the Data Science Initiative, DSI) has selected geospatial research as one of the focus areas for a Research Cluster for the 2019-2020 academic year. […]
Workshop: #MaptimeDavis
DESCRIPTION Join UC Davis Geography Graduate Group Alumnus Cameron Denny for a workshop exploring Facebook’s RapiD OSM Editor. Rabid is an OpenStreetMap (OSM) editor that increases mapping speeds by suggesting […]
Getting to Know SQL Workshop (2-part; Nov 13 & 15)
DESCRIPTION Learn the basics of SQL in this two-part, hands-on workshop geared for undergraduates and those who prefer a paced, practice-based approach to learning! SQL is a command-driven language used […]
InstallFest!
Our Fall 2019’s kick-off event is a community #InstallFest! Come with your computer to this drop-in workshop to work on installing different pieces of software commonly used for research in, […]
Extracting wine price data from historical catalogs
Developing programmatic workflows to activate the UC Davis archives for wine economists and historians. This project is a collaboration between the DataLab and UC Davis Library funded by the Sloan […]
Identifying minimum infrastructure needs for comfortable bicycling
We analyzed transportation survey data from the UC Davis community in which individuals were asked to rate their comfort level biking on certain streets based on 10-second videos of those […]
Creating Co-Author Networks in R
A co-author network is a great way to get a snapshot view of the breadth and depth of an individual’s body of research. I created such graphs and corresponding visualizations […]
Workshop: Introduction to Git for Version Control
DESCRIPTION This hands-on workshop led by DSI’s Carl Stahmer will cover the fundamentals of working with the Git versioning control system for both individual and team development. Topics covered will […]
Pop-up Workshop on Geocoding
Dr. Michele Tobias is hosting an informal “pop-up” workshop on Geocoding – transforming physical addresses to spatial coordinates – from 1-2pm on Friday, August 16. She’ll also discuss PII and […]
Archive-Vision
Archive-Vision (archv or arch-v) is a collection of computer vision programs written in C++ which utilizes functions from the OpenCV library to perform analysis on large image sets. The primary […]
Chronicling the rise of “creativity”
Combining OCR and NLP to explore the discourse of creativeness in American newspapers since the mid-1800s. The Creativeness Digital Scholarship Group (CDSG) is composed of a team of researchers uncovering […]
Digitizing American Viticultural Areas (AVAs)
Collaborative project mapping wine regions for environmental sciences, history and economics of American viticulture research applications. DataLab, in conjunction with UCSB, Virginia Tech, other partner organizations, and contributions from the […]
New Collaboration: Shared Cataloging of Early Printed Images
Through the generous support of The Getty Foundation, The UC Davis Library is working to develop an infrastructure that leverages Content Based image Recognition (CBIR) to facilitate shared cataloging of […]
Assessing Impact of Outreach through Software Citation in Geodynamics
The Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics is a community of software users and user-developers who model physical processes in the Earth and planetary interiors. From 2010-2018, the community of researchers published […]
Social Networks of Citation
Tracing scholarly influence in medicine. The purpose of this project was to create a peer network of all publications and collaborations that span from a single faculty member. Through mining […]
English Short Title Catalogue
This project was originally intended to create a, “machine-readable catalogue of books, pamphlets and other ephemeral material printed in English-speaking countries from 1701-1800.” Project partners: Brian Geiger (Principal Investigator), Luis […]
Places in Walt Whitman
Merging text mining and the geospatial sciences to map the poetry of Walt Whitman. The American poet Walt Whitman worked during the period of transition from transcendentalism to realism and, […]
Predicting Length of Hospital Stays
One of the most significant problems that hospitals across the country are facing at the moment is the prediction of how long each patient will remain in said hospital. This […]
Gender and Citation Disparities
Leveraging bibliometrics to measure the impact of scholarly publications and explore under-representation and attribution in science. Citation counts help a research community understand the importance of a given scholarly work. […]
BIBFLOW
BIBFLOW is a two-year project that is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The purpose of this project is to investigate the future of library services that […]
Play the Knave Modlab
The project, in coordination with the DSI, involves the creation of a gaming environment in which students recreate scenes from many works of Shakespeare. With this project, movement and vocal […]
The Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive
The Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive (http://pioneeringpunjabis.ucdavis.edu/) offers a window into the story of South Asian immigrants from the Punjab region in north India to California since the turn of the […]
Workshop 11/03 – Bibliometrics
Getting & Working with Bibliometric Data Description: DSI Postdoc Dan Hicks will lead this workshop on finding and using bibliometric data. Bibliometrics is a quantitative “science of science” field that […]
Cluster Computing
Computing on Clusters Bill Broadly, KeckCAVES Information Architect and MPS cluster manager, will discuss cluster computing including an introduction to high performance computing, what clusters are, what runs well on […]
Databases
When to Use a Database & Which Technology to Use Carl Stahmer, DSI Associate Director for the Humanities and the Director for Digital Scholarship at the UC Davis Library will describe […]
Install-Fest
Install-Fest Fall 2017’s kick-off event for the Data Science Initiative is a community #InstallFest. Come with your computer and work with people to install different pieces of software you need […]
Workshop – Parallel Computing in R
Parallel Computing in R DSI Director and Professor of Statistics Duncan Temple Lang will discuss parallel computing in R. The goals of Parallel Computing are to increase speed and to […]
Workshop 12/1 – Reading & Cleaning Complex Data
Reading & Cleaning Complex Data w/ Regular Expressions Description: DSI postdoc Matt Espe & DSI Director/Professor, Duncan Temple Lang will discuss how to read complex data into R and transform […]
DSI Workshop: Amazon Web Services for Research
AWS (Amazon Web Services) for Research Recording This workshop will discuss the what, why and how of using Amazon Web Services to run your R, Pyton, etc. code for research […]
DSI Workshop: Git
Introduction to Git for Version Control **NOTE: If you are interested in a follow-up workshop focused on utilizing git (and GitHub) for team projects please email us with the subject […]
DSI Workshop: InstallFest
InstallFest 2018 Fall 2018’s kick-off event for the Data Science Initiative is a community #InstallFest. Come with your computer to this drop-in workshop to work on installing different pieces of […]
DSI Workshop: Topic Modeling with LDA
Topic Modeling with Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) This DSI workshop, led by Associate Director Dr. Carl Stahmer, takes an in depth look at hyper parameters – the math behind the […]
DSI Workshop: Relational Databases & SQL
Using Relational Databases and SQL in R In this workshop led by Dr. Duncan Temple Lang, we’ll discuss how to use relational databases from within R, when to use them, […]
DSI Workshop: Extracting structure from text documents
Approaches & Emerging Software for Extracting Structure from Text Documents. This is a “work in progress” workshop led by DSI Director and Professor of Statistics Dr. Duncan Temple Lang in […]
DSI Workshop: Object oriented concepts, flexible functions, & software design
Object Oriented Concepts, Flexible Functions, and Software Design in R In this workshop led by Dr. Duncan Temple Lang, we’ll discuss object-oriented programming concepts in R. We’ll cover the the […]
DSI Workshop: Machine Learning (part 2)
Survey of Statistical Machine Learning Concepts (part 2) This two-part workshop series led by Dr. Duncan Temple Lang aims to provide an overview of relatively modern statistical machine learning concepts […]
DSI Workshop: Machine Learning (part 1)
Survey of Statistical Machine Learning Concepts (part 1) This two-part workshop series led by Dr. Duncan Temple Lang aims to provide an overview of relatively modern statistical machine learning concepts […]
DSI Workshop: Practical Introduction to Text Mining
Practical Introduction to Text Mining This DSI workshop, led by Associate Director Dr. Carl Stahmer, will focus on doing and interpreting basic text analyses. Topics will include: word frequency and […]
DSI DataFest 2018
DSI DataFest 2018 Website: http://dsi.ucdavis.edu/WineCatalogs/ September 14 – 21 The DSI is holding a DataFest! We’ll provide the problem and the data, and you’ll work in small teams to explore […]
DSI Bootcamp Intro to R
Introduction to R Bootcamp Links to Recordings and Resources Slides and data Recording Day 1 Recording Day 2 Information Dates: September 24 (8:30am – 4pm with a break for lunch) […]
DSI Workshop Beyond Basics in R
DSI Workshop: Beyond Basics in R Links to Workshop Recordings and Resources Slides and code Recording part 1 Recording part 2 Recording part 3 Information Dates: September 10, 12, & […]
DSI Workshop: Bayesian Inference
A gentle introduction to Bayesian inference Description: DSI postdoc Matt Espe will cover the basic foundations of Bayes, and then dive into a few different tools for Bayesian inference. It […]
DSI Workshop: R Fundamentals – Part 3
R Fundamentals – Part 3 Description: This 3-part workshop series led by DSI Director and Professor of Statistics Duncan Temple Lang explores the underlying computational model of the R language. […]
DSI Workshop: R Fundamentals – Part 2
R Fundamentals – Part 2 Description: This 3-part workshop series led by DSI Director and Professor of Statistics Duncan Temple Lang explores the underlying computational model of the R language. […]
DSI Workshop: R Fundamentals – Part 1
R Fundamentals – Part 1 Description: This 3-part workshop series led by DSI Director and Professor of Statistics Duncan Temple Lang explores the underlying computational model of the R language. […]
DSI Workshop: Exploratory Data Analysis with ggplot in R
Exploratory Data Analysis with ggplot in R Description: This basic/intermediate R workshop will introduce participants to exploratory data analysis [EDA] and the `ggplot2` package. Theoretical topics include the goals of […]
Workshop: #MaptimeDavis
MaptimeDavis Workshop Series: Spatial Databases Description: The UC Davis Library’s Data Management Program & the UC Davis Center for Spatial Sciences are proud to present #maptimeDavis, a geospatial skills workshop […]
DSI Workshop: Working with and Creating R Packages
Working with and Creating R Packages Description: This Data Science Initiative (DSI) workshop is all about R packages – both using them effectively, creating them for your own use, and […]
DSI Workshop: Projections for Spatial Data in R
Projections for Spatial Data in R *or, why does my data not line up in this map?!* Description: If you’ve ever worked with spatial data, you’ve had one of those […]
Workshop: Git Workflows (part 2 of 2)
Git Recording part 1 Github repo with notes, code, etc. Description This set of 2 workshops starts by briefly reviewing the basic git commands we use every day and then […]
Workshop: Git Workflows (part 1 of 2)
Git Recording part 1, Github repo with notes, code, etc. Description This set of 2 workshops starts by briefly reviewing the basic git commands we use every day and then […]
DSI Workshop: Data Visualization Principles, Concepts & Best Practices (Part 1)
Data Visualization Principles, Concepts & Best Practices (Part I) Recording, part 1 Recording, part 2 Github repo with notes, code and data The DSI’s Winter 2019 workshop series focuses on […]
DSI Workshop: Data Visualization Principles, Concepts & Best Practices (Part 2)
Data Visualization: Principles, Concepts & Best Practices (Part 2) Recording, part 1 Recording, part 2 Github repo with notes, code and data The DSI’s Winter 2019 workshop series focuses on […]
DSI Workshop: Geospatial Data Visualization
Data Visualization: Geospatial Data Visualization Github repo with notes, code and data *The DSI’s Winter 2019 workshop series focuses on Data Visualization, from principles and best practices to implementation with […]
Workshop: Interactive, Dynamic Visualization in R and JavaScript
Interactive, Dynamic Visualization in R and JavaScript Github repo with notes, code and data The DSI’s Winter 2019 workshop series focuses on Data Visualization, from principles and best practices to […]
DSI Workshop: Graphics in R
Data Visualization: Graphics in R Recording Github repo with notes, code and data The DSI’s Winter 2019 workshop series focuses on Data Visualization, from principles and best practices to implementation […]
Workshop: Building Apps with R and Shiny
Building Apps with R and Shiny Shiny is a tool in R to build and deploy interactive web apps Shiny apps can make data accessible to users without them having […]
Workshop: Spatial SQL
DESCRIPTION This workshop, taught by DataLab’s geospatial specialist Dr. Michele Tobias, provides an introduction to SQL for working with spatial data. We’ll use a graphical user interface (GUI) and explore […]