Excel, IRB, R Geo, and many more workshops!

D-Lab is Reimagining Python Fundamentals

Over the years, we received amazing feedback on our Fundamentals series from you! Python Fundamentals is our primary workshop to onboard new learners into computationally intensive data science.

We have been experimenting with different aspects of the workshop: length, priorities, the style of the notebooks, and so on. Our goal was to make the workshop even more friendly for beginners. Below are some changes you can expect:

2-hour instead of 3-hour workshops. This causes less fatigue and allows you to digest information better across smaller sessions.
Less verbosity: diving into coding faster, especially at the start.
New iconography of our Jupyter notebooks for a clearer separation of questions, tips and challenges.

As one of our most popular workshops, our amazing community of educators has consistently improved it. We're thrilled to release the pilot of of our reimagined 3-part Python Fundamentals workshop on 2/28, 3/2, and 3/7 from 2:00pm-5:00pm.

We hope to see you there!
D-Lab Staff

D-Lab Consulting Services to Reopen

The consulting system will re-open to submit new consulting requests on Wednesday, January 18th.
Drop-in consulting via our virtual frontdesk will begin Monday, January 23rd.

We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

R Workshops

R Machine Learning with tidymodels: Parts 1-2
Feb 22, Mar 1 | 1pm-4pm | Register for Zoom link

Other Workshops

BITSS Workshop: Forecasting in the Social Sciences
March 2, 2023

Led by Stefano DellaVigna (UC Berkeley) and Eva Vivalt (Australian National University), the 2023 workshop will bring together leaders from across academic disciplines to present new research findings, share knowledge, and continue charting a path forward for prediction in the social sciences. The Social Science Prediction Platform, which has over 4,500 completed forecasting surveys for over 50 projects, is facilitating the collection and cataloging of forecasts for the broader research community.

Stay tuned for more information, as well as a Call for Papers to present your work at the Forecasting Workshop!

Contact Grace Han at grace.han24@berkeley.edu with any questions about this event.

Call for Abstracts: Psychology and Economics of Poverty Convening 2023
April 14, 2023
UC Berkeley & Virtually

On April 14th, 2023, the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)’s fifth annual Psychology and Economics of Poverty (PEP) Convening will bring researchers, implementing partners, and policymakers together to share original work in this space. This event will take place in person at UC Berkeley. Participants may have an option to join virtually (to be confirmed).

A growing body of research is revealing new insights into the psychological consequences of poverty and its potential impacts on social and economic development. Through collaborations across psychology, economics, and other disciplines, this work is producing evidence with the potential to shape programs and policies designed to improve lives and promote well-being.

We are currently inviting submissions for papers.
Submit your abstract here by January 16, 2023.

The eXperimental social
science Laboratory (XLab)

Xlab supports UC Berkeley’s world class research by providing resources such as access to participant pools, experiment coordination, payment support, access to softwares, grants, and more. It also provides technical and administrative support. For more information about Xlab, click here!