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- D-Lab Events -

GIS & Mapping Community of Practice Meetup
Hosted by D-Lab & UC Berkeley Library

This month's "welcome back" meetup & social is hosted by the D-Lab! We'll meet in the D-Lab Collaboratory and learn about the D-Lab's services, trainings, and spaces, plus opportunities to chat with other folks on campus about what they're doing with GIS & mapping.

The GIS & Mapping Community of Practice is an informal meetup that offers participants an opportunity to get to know other people using mapping tools and techniques across campus, regardless of discipline. Whether you're just getting started exploring GIS & Mapping or a seasoned pro (or anywhere in between!), all are welcome to participate in the GIS & Mapping Community of Practice. Bring your questions and get excited to meet fellow mappers!

Date/Time: Wednesday, January 24, 11am-12:30pm
Location: D-Lab, 356 Social Sciences Building
Registration encouraged but not required.

Learn more and register here!
 


Digital Humanities Working Group
Hosted by D-Lab & UC Berkeley Library

The UC Berkeley Digital Humanities Working Group is a research community founded to facilitate interdisciplinary conversations in the digital humanities and cultural analytics. Our gatherings are participant driven and provide a place for sharing research ideas (including brainstorming new ideas and receiving feedback from others), learning about the intersection of computational methods and humanistic inquiry, and connecting with others working in this space at Berkeley. We encourage everyone to participate, regardless of your experience level. The DH Working Group is a welcoming and supportive community for all things digital humanities.

January Lightning Talks:
Responsible Editing with LLMs by ISchool Professor Marti Hearst; Investigating Neural Machine Translation Strategies for Low Resource Languages by ISchool graduate student Victoria Hollingshead; and Publishing Annotated 3D Models by Digital Humanities Summer Minor Instructor Kea Johnston.

Last Tuesday of most months!

  • January 30, 12:30pm-1:30pm
  • February 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm
  • April 2, 12:30pm-1:30pm (rescheduled due to spring break)
  • April 30, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Location: D-Lab, 356 Social Sciences Building, or join us via Zoom!
Sponsors: This talk is made possible by the DH Working Group, the D-Lab, and the UCB Library.

Learn more and sign-up here!
- D-Lab Blog Posts -

Follow D-Lab on Medium!

D-Lab is now publishing on Medium! Follow us to stay up to date on all D-Lab related written content, including our blog posts, thought pieces, and staff updates. We’ll also recommend interesting articles we find on Medium and beyond!

Read our latest blog post here:
"Measuring Migration: Old Challenges, New Opportunities" by Suraj Nair 

- D-Lab Workshops -

January

R Programming

R Fundamentals: Parts 1-4
Jan 29, 31, Feb 5, 7 | 9am-11am | Register here for Zoom link

Other Workshops

Excel Data Analysis: Introduction
Jan 29 | 9am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

Excel Data Analysis: Charts, Pivot Tables, and VLOOKUP
Jan 31 | 9am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

Berkeley FSRDC Fundamentals (Census Data)
Jan 31 | 11am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

 

February

Python Programming

Python Web APIs
Feb 8 | 10am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

Python Data Wrangling and Manipulation with Pandas
Feb 8 | 2pm-4pm | Register here for Zoom link

Python Intermediate: Parts 1-3
Feb 12, 14, 21 | 9am-11am | Register here for Zoom link

Python Web Scraping
Feb 15 | 10am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

R Programming

R Data Wrangling and Manipulation: Parts 1-2
Feb 12, 14 | 9am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

Other Workshops

MaxQDA Fundamentals
Feb 6 | 1pm-3pm | Register here for Zoom link

Covidence: Getting Started
Feb 8 | 12pm-2pm | Register here for Zoom link

Finding Health Statistics and Data
Feb 12 | 12pm-1pm | Register here for Zoom link

Stata Fundamentals: Parts 1-3
Feb 13, 15, 20 | 10am-1pm | Register here for Zoom link

Institutional Review Board (IRB) Fundamentals
Feb 16 | 9am-11am | Register here for Zoom link

Qualtrics Fundamentals
Feb 20 | 10am-12pm | Register here for Zoom link

Survey Fundamentals
Feb 21 | 1pm-3pm | Register here for Zoom link

 

More workshops on our website!

- Opportunities -

Call for Papers: 8th Annual Berkeley/Stanford Symposium
SF Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)

“The fog comes…and then moves on:” On Transience and Translucence

For the eighth annual Berkeley-Stanford SFMOMA Symposium, we invite graduate students, artists, and independent researchers to take fog, San Francisco’s friendly ghost, as a common point of departure. We are hoping for wide interpretations of fog, whether as guiding visual motif, conceptual or methodological underpinning, meteorological intervention, or poetic engagement. We welcome submissions from across time periods, regions, and disciplines.

Interested participants are invited to send proposals no longer than 300 words via Google Form by Thursday, February 15th, 2024. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, with time reserved for moderated discussion. This will be an all-day event at SFMOMA. The symposium is open to scholars and graduate students in any discipline, as well as artists, critics, curators, and independent researchers.

Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Location: SFMOMA, San Francisco
Deadline: Thursday, February 15th, 2024

Participants will be notified of submission status by March 1st, 2024. For any questions, please email sfmomasymposium@gmail.com.

Learn more and submit your proposal here!
 


Predoctoral Fellow: Development Economics
Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)

CEGA seeks outstanding applicants for a Predoctoral Fellowship in Development Economics. The position entails work on two ongoing studies, as part of a larger CEGA research agenda, in collaboration with Edward Miguel, Oxfam Professor for Environmental and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley, and Michael Walker, Staff Scientist.

The primary goal of this work is to assess the longer-term impact of interventions for poverty alleviation, and to use data collected as part of these studies in creative ways to further scientific knowledge. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and organized self-starter eager to contribute to the success of a dynamic research organization, while expanding their networks and positioning themselves for future career growth.

Compensation is commensurate with experience. The salary range for this position is $59,200–$65,900. UC Berkeley offers a competitive benefits package.

Learn more and apply here!
 


Spatial Analytics Paid Internship
CA Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology (CCPHIT)

The California Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology (CCPHIT) and the County of San Benito are seeking a Graduate-level Student Intern for a PAID Internship!

The San Benito County Public Health Services Department works in partnership with the community to ensure optimal health and well-being of all people by preventing disease, injury, and disability, promoting physical and mental health, and protecting from health hazards. San Benito County PH wants to work on a project using a rich COVID dataset. The initial project uses a COVID dataset and incorporates analysis for mapping/visualizing the data. The assigned Epidemiologist has identified a specific project using spatial GIS software to develop a cluster/spatial analysis of COVID cases for a learning experience suitable for a Master’s-level student.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis! If you have any questions, please email phinformatics@berkeley.edu.

Learn more and apply here by Jan 31st!
 


Data Quality and Access Specialist
CA Department of Health Care Access and Information

California’s Department of Health Care Access and Information, a leader in collecting data and disseminating information about California’s healthcare infrastructure, is hiring a Data Quality and Access Specialist! This position in the Health Care Payments Data (HPD) unit serves as the data quality and access specialist. As a team member in the HPD Unit, you may be responsible for the collection of data including medical and pharmacy claims and encounters, member enrollment data, provider information, and claims and encounters for specialty services such as dental and behavioral health.

Your efforts will support California healthcare cost transparency and inform policy decisions regarding the provision of health care and the reduction of health care costs and outcome disparities. You’ll also exercise your leadership skills by being responsible for contributing to the development and maintenance of the HPD system. Don’t wait! Bring your mad data science skills in Excel, Tableau, Python, and Visual Studio Code to a great, supportive department that makes space for you to learn and grow!

Position based out of Sacramento. Telework may be available for CA residents only.

Learn more and apply here by Jan 31st!
 


UW Data Science for Social Good Applications Now Open
University of Washington DSSG Summer Program

The UW Data Science for Social Good summer program brings together students, stakeholders, data scientists, and domain researchers to work on focused, collaborative projects for societal benefit. Student Fellows work with real-world data on cross-disciplinary teams led by Project Leads from academia, nonprofits, and government, along with data scientists at the eScience Institute who offer technical expertise and guidance.

This 10-week long, hands-on program emphasizes learning opportunities for all participants as they collaboratively navigate intensive teamwork in pursuit of Data Science for Social Good. Student Fellow applications are open until 11:59 PST, February 12th.

Learn more and apply here by Feb 12th!
 


New Graduate Course - Human Contexts & Ethics of Data
DATA C204 / STS C204 - Spring 2024

A new graduate course on the human contexts and ethics of data, machine learning, and AI, cross-listed between STS and Data Science, is being offered this spring! This course teaches you to use approaches from across the humanities and interpretive social sciences and tools of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) to recognize, analyze, and shape the human contexts, social implications, and ethics of data and data technologies, including data analytics, algorithmic decision systems, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI).

This course is open to graduate students in both STEM and social science, humanities, and professional disciplines. Undergraduates will be considered at the discretion of the instructor.

Class: DATA C204 / STS C204 - Human Contexts & Ethics of Data
Graduate section: Tue 4-6pm @ 201 Giannini
Instructor: Cathryn Carson

For more information and to be considered for enrollment, fill out this form!
 


Courses for Internships in Public Health Informatics
CA Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology (CCPHIT)

If you are a Berkeley student interested in learning about Public Health Informatics and Technology, experiencing a hands-on learning curriculum, and being considered for an internship with a public health department, please consider learning more about the California Consortium for Public Health Informatics and Technology (CCPHIT). We offer internship opportunities in the public health industry and you may apply for this opportunity once you complete a few required courses.

​Through this new course, you will gain theoretical knowledge as well as understand the practical applications of these technologies, overcoming specific community barriers, and generating impactful health outcomes. The learning experience takes a case study approach, with each case focusing on a significant technological advancement in public health. The key areas of application include mental health, bio-surveillance, environmental impact, and devices for lifestyle changes. This course will equip you with the ability to drive public health forward through technological application and innovation.


If you have any questions about the curriculum needed for the internship, please email us at phinformatics@berkeley.edu or visit our website!

- Upcoming Events -

UC Love Data Week 2024
February 12-16, 2024

UC Libraries and their partners are collaborating on another UC-wide “Love Data Week” from February 12-16, 2024. This will be a jam-packed week of talks, presentations, and workshops all about data! All members of the UC community are invited to attend these events to gain hands-on experience, learn about resources, and engage in discussions about data. All events are free to attend and open to any member of the UC community.

With over 20 presentations and workshops, whether you’re working on qualitative or quantitative data, there’s plenty to choose from. Topics include: 

  • Developing your data science portfolio
  • Remote and high performance computing
  • Open Science Tools and Resources at UC
  • Data Analysis without coding
  • 3D Data
  • Open Data Resources
  • and much more!

If you have any questions, please email librarydataservices@berkeley.edu.

Visit the UC Love Data Week website to learn more and register for workshops!
 


CRB Nexus: Where Policy Meets Research
California State Library

Coming in 2024, California Research Bureau is launching CRB Nexus: Where Policy Meets Research! CRB Nexus is a community of practice for policy staff and researchers across California to initiate and build relationships, share policy needs and solutions, and find ways to move those ideas into action to benefit all Californians.

Together with co-hosts UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies and UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, CRB Nexus will host 9 virtual events in 2024 featuring partner-recommended researchers by policy area.

The mission of the California Research Bureau is to provide nonpartisan and confidential public policy research for the Governor’s Office and the State Legislature and to advance equitable access via statewide initiatives.

Events:

  • Higher Education
    • Jan 26, 11am-12:30pm
  • Economics, Labor, and Employment
    • Feb 23, 11am-12:30pm
  • General Government
    • Mar 14, 11am-12:30pm


CRB Nexus: Where Policy Meets
Research


CRB partners with D-Lab for access to data science training and participates in the D-Lab Data Science Fellows program.



Tonya D. Lindsey, Ph.D.
CRB Nexus Project Director
D-Lab Data Science Fellow

Questions? Contact CRB Nexus project director, Tonya Lindsey, at Tonya.Lindsey@library.ca.gov.
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