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D-Lab Newsletter 11/03/2016
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Upcoming Workshops
Machine Learning with H2O in Python
Dr. Erin LeDell of H2O.ai will be back Friday to share her expertise on machine learning in python using H2O and H2OEnsemble. It's not too late to register for the workshop here!

Interactive Maps in R with ggMap, Shiny + Leaflet
Come learn how to turn your geographic data into beautiful maps! Josh Pepper will be teaching his popular workshop series on creating easily reproducible, interactive maps all within R. Register for the workshop on Maps in R with ggMap and Leaflet, or the workshop on Maps in R with Shiny and Leaflet or both!

Creating Publication-Ready Maps
Need to publish the beautiful map you just created? Get a basic overview of all the considerations necessary to ensure your data becomes a publication-ready map. Register here!

QMG Presents: New Pathways to Analysis Through Thick Description with Tina Sacks
Register here for this process-oriented talk given by Dr. Tina Sacks! She will walk us through the ethical, logistical, conceptual, and methodological challenges related to investigating the impact of historical trauma and contemporary trauma on experiences of one research participant connected to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. 

Mapping Time Series Data in R
Are you wondering how to create multiple maps for different time periods? In the first half of this workshop UCB History Prof. Robin Einhorn will discuss why and how she is mapping a hundred years of taxation data. The second half of the workshop will be a tutorial in which we will create time series maps with various R packages. Registration and more info here.

NLP with NLTK in Python
Put your Python skills to good use with the Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK)! This workshop will cover how to identify different linguistic structures in text and more! Registration and more info here.

Introduction to Pandas
Pandas are more than adorable creatures, its an extremely useful Python package too! This hands-on workshop will provide the knowledge and practice you need to do practical, real world data manipulation and analysis in Python. Register here!

All Upcoming Workshops

Creating Maps in R
Fri, November 4, 2016 - 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Machine Learning with H2O in Python
Fri, November 4, 2016 - 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Creating Interactive Maps in R with ggMap + Leaflet
Mon, November 7, 2016 - 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Creating Publication-Ready Maps
Tue, November 8, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Webscraping in Python: Part 2
Wed, November 9, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
QMG Presents: New Pathways to Analysis Through
Thick Description with Tina Sacks

Wed, November 9, 2016 - 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Stata Intensive: Part 2 of 3
Thu, November 10, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Creating Interactive Maps in R with Shiny and Leaflet
Mon, November 14, 2016 - 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Survey Sampling: An Introduction
Tue, November 15, 2016 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
NLP with NLTK in Python
Wed, November 16, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Stata Intensive: Part 3
Thu, November 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Introduction to Pandas
Thu, November 17, 2016 - 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Special Events
New Media, New Voices
You don't want to miss this engaging panel discussion moderated by D-Lab Executive Director Claudia Von Vacano on Friday, Nov. 4! New Media, New Voices will discuss the transformative nature of new media in content creation and distribution as part of the 2016 Play Conference. More info and registration can be found here!
Exploring a Cliometric History of the University of California
This presentation, given by D-Lab Consultant and PhD student Zachary Bleemer and Senior Policy Fellow at CSHE John Aubrey Douglas, will explore a data-oriented history of UC Berkeley and the University of California system, including the demographic and geographic origin of students and faculty, faculty to student ratios, and budget sources. More info here!
Scrivener: Software for Writers Workshop
Want a better way to tackle your long writing project? Scrivener can help! Scrivener is a software program that breaks down your writing into manageable "chunks" and keeps all of your research, brainstorming, and writing in a single conceptual workspace. Use Scrivener for your thesis, dissertation, book project, novel, or any longer writing project. Read more and register for the workshop here.
BERC Cleanweb Hackathon:
Brave New Hacks

Calling all scientists, software engineers, policy makers, designers, and entrepreneurs: please join us for the 4th annual BERC Cleanweb Hackathon! The election results will be in and our uncertain future requires some brave new hacks. Teams are challenged to create new ideas in the energy, resources, legal, and political sectors, using their hacking, data, and policy skill set. Food and beverages will be provided by BERC. Get tickets here!
Working Groups
Get Involved
Working groups are a great way to get involved in a community of like-minded researchers. You can always join at any time! See a listing of working groups on our website.
 

What is D-Lab?

We help faculty, staff, and graduate students move forward with world-class research in data-intensive social science. We strive to be inclusive, equitable, and to facilitate access to information and resources. We live by the phrase: It’s okay not to know!(IOKN2K)

Check out our free workshops, join our working groups or book an appointment with our consultants today.

Calendar
Keep up to date with the  
D-Lab Calendar for upcoming workshops, working groups, and special events!

Consulting

Need help with your project? We have consultants who can work with you on areas including:

  • Research/study design
  • Python, SQL
  • R, Stata, SPSS
  • Qualitative methods
  • Network analysis
  • Statistical literacy
  • Statistical modeling
  • Accessing datasets
  • GIS, spatial analysis
  • Web mapping

See our consultant page for more details.

Featured Consultant
 
Katherine Enders is a Master of Public Health student studying Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She has a strong academic background in social psychology, statistics, professional writing, and has both qualitative and quantitative data analysis experience from working in anthropological and psychological research.

Visit Us

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Email us for questions or to suggest new offerings. Better, stop in if you would like to interview for a consulting slot, send us a CV / resume and cover note, and we'll be in touch.

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We have a variety of software installed in our computers for public use including R, Stata, SAS, SPSS, ArcGIS, Gephi, SPAD and more. Our collaboratory is also free for you to work on your projects or conduct discussions with your peers. See you there!
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