Past Events
Feminist Data Science in Action
A Conversation with Catherine D’Ignazio: scholar, artist/designer and hacker mama who focuses on feminist technology and data justice. Critiques and exposés of how big data, big tech, and AI can perpetuate discrimination and inequality have been mounting in recent years. How can…
Data Science Lunch: Michael Weisberg
Tackling complexities and knowledge gaps in climate change negotiations and how data visualizations can help
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
Penn Mapping and GIS group (PennMGIS)
A group that meets to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools through hands-on tutorials, workshops, and presentations. The group meets in-person in Goldstein Electronic Classroom…
Selecting a Data Repository Workshop
This workshop will help researchers become familiar with the data repository ecosystem in order for them to choose an appropriate data repository for deposit. After this workshop, learners will be able to determine if a repository has desirable characteristics, outline the types…
NVivo 1 - Getting Started
If you are working with qualitative data, such as focus groups, interviews, videos, even open-ended survey questions, NVivo could help save you time. This session will help you get started using NVivo by learning about the benefits of using the software, organizing a project…
Data Science Lunch: Hanming Fang
Trends in data science and predictive economics
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
Penn Mapping and GIS group (PennMGIS)
A group that meets to discuss, learn, and collaborate on topics and projects related to mapping, geospatial data processing, visualization, and analysis tools through hands-on tutorials, workshops, and presentations. The group meets in-person in Goldstein Electronic Classroom…
Data Science Lunch: Dan Hopkins
Nationalization of voters and utilization of data science methods in political science
Amy Gutmann Hall, Room 615
3333 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
During the academic year, our postdoctoral fellows meet most Tuesdays from 12pm – 1:30pm for an informal lunch with a Penn faculty guest speaker.
Introduction to ArcGIS Pro
In this workshop, we will explore GIS data models and formats, various components of ArcGIS Pro interface and tools, creating a new map, adding data layers, changing layer symbol and display properties; creating map layouts with legends, titles, north arrows, and other map…
Introduction to QGIS
In this workshop, we will explore GIS data models and formats, various components of the free and open source QGIS interface and tools, creating a new map, adding data layers, changing layer symbol and display properties, creating map layouts with legends, titles, north arrows…