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Upcoming Events

Machine Learning with Python: Image Classification

Dec 4, 2023

4:30 pm TO 6:10 pm

Learn Image Classification at this Workshop, where we delve into image recognition using the PyTorch framework.

Creating Animated Plots in R using gganimate

Jan 11, 2024

1:30 pm TO 2:30 pm

This virtual workshop will build on the Fall 2023 workshop “Data Visualization in R using ggplot2” to provide an introduction to gganimate in the statistical programming language R.

Map-Making for Absolute Beginners using QGIS

Jan 16, 2024

1:30 pm TO 3:00 pm

Designed for those who are curious about making maps but haven't yet had the opportunity to learn.

Hypothesis Test, Univariate, and Bivariate Analysis with R

Feb 13, 2024

4:30 pm TO 6:10 pm

In this beginner-level session, participants will learn the fundamentals of conducting hypothesis tests and performing univariate analysis using the R statistical software.

Introduction to Python

Feb 14, 2024

1:30 pm TO 3:30 pm

This beginner level workshop will introduce you to the basic concepts of the world’s most popular Python programming language.

Web Scraping with Python's Beautiful Soup

Feb 15, 2024

1:30 pm TO 3:00 pm

This workshop will introduce attendees to techniques for scraping information from the web using Python’s Beautiful Soup (bs4) toolkit. We will begin with a basic overview of the “anatomy” or structure of a webpage.

Multivariable Analysis with R

Feb 27, 2024

4:30 pm TO 6:10 pm

In this beginner-level session, participants will learn the fundamentals of conducting multivariable analysis using the R statistical software.

Introduction to Document Typesetting and Scientific Publishing with LaTeX

Mar 13, 2024

1:30 pm TO 3:00 pm

LaTeX is a typesetting programming language used to produce beautiful documents. It especially excels at scientific, mathematic, and engineering specific layouts, but can be used to produce nearly any sort of document.

Intermediate Python Programming

Mar 28, 2024

4:30 pm TO 6:10 pm

Python, a versatile and user-friendly programming language, has found widespread use among scientists for a variety of applications.

Survival Analysis with R

Apr 30, 2024

4:30 pm TO 6:10 pm

In this beginner-level session, learners will explore the fundamentals of survival analysis using the R statistical software.