DataFest Returns with Even More Workshops and Hands-On Learning

February 19, 2019

by Steven Worthington

During J-term, IQSS hosted the DataFest2019 conference—a two-day series of workshops focusing on teaching best practices for analyzing, visualizing, and managing data throughout its lifecycle.... Read more about DataFest Returns with Even More Workshops and Hands-On Learning

Data Science Services Office Hours Return in February

January 14, 2019

After a break during the January Term, Data Science Services (DSS) will once again open its doors for weekly office hours beginning on February 1.... Read more about Data Science Services Office Hours Return in February

Announcing the Alexander and Diviya Magaro Peer Pre-Review Program at IQSS

January 10, 2019

The Institute for Quantitative Social Science is excited to announce the Alexander and Diviya Magaro Peer Pre-Review Program (PPR). PPR is designed to help IQSS-affiliated faculty improve scholarship before it becomes public, speed scientific discovery and publication, and reduce substantial inefficiencies for individual researchers.... Read more about Announcing the Alexander and Diviya Magaro Peer Pre-Review Program at IQSS

Center for Geographic Analysis: GIS Education in India

January 4, 2019

Cross-posted from the Center for Geographic Analysis

For a week in November of 2018 the CGA’s Jeff Blossom was in India teaching cartography and GIS workshops as part of the Out of Eden Walk project.... Read more about Center for Geographic Analysis: GIS Education in India

Register Now for DataFest 2019

December 11, 2018

Registration is now open for DataFest 2019, a data science bootcamp for better research taking place in January.... Read more about Register Now for DataFest 2019

A focus on flourishing: Newest IQSS program combines social science, philosophy to understand the factors that lead to a good life

October 5, 2018

By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer

Ask most scientists about the factors that contribute to public health, and chances are you’ll hear plenty about topics like quitting smoking, eating a healthy diet and exercise, but one item that probably won’t come up is going to church.... Read more about A focus on flourishing: Newest IQSS program combines social science, philosophy to understand the factors that lead to a good life

Help Advance Health and Mobile Data Research in theDataMap Visualization Contest

August 31, 2018

The Data Privacy Lab offers you the opportunity to be a “visualization hero” with its recent launch of theDataMap Visualization Contest.... Read more about Help Advance Health and Mobile Data Research in theDataMap Visualization Contest

Sloan Grant Awarded to IQSS Dataverse for Data Sharing Project

August 16, 2018

The Dataverse Project at IQSS received a two-year grant (2018-2020) from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to expand Dataverse’s data sharing features and practices.... Read more about Sloan Grant Awarded to IQSS Dataverse for Data Sharing Project

Philip Durbin: Visiting the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) for Dataverse

June 1, 2018

I just got back from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia or LIPI) where Sonia Barbosa and I were invited to give talks and participate in workshops in Jakarta and Bandung entitled “Managing and Sharing of Research Data to Increase Research Quality.”... Read more about Philip Durbin: Visiting the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) for Dataverse

CGA: Illuminating Space and Time in Data Science

May 11, 2018

The 2018 Research Conference of Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis examined the convergence between geographic information science and data science.... Read more about CGA: Illuminating Space and Time in Data Science

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