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  • Research Data Access & Preservation Association - Call for Proposals!

    Oct 17, 2018 1:45 pm0 views

    Research Data Access and Preservation Summit (RDAP) invites proposals for its upcoming summit at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL on May 15-17, 2019.

    RDAP Summit is a 2-day single-track, affordable event for research data support practitioners, with optional workshops available on a third day for a small additional fee. The program includes panels, lightning talks, a poster session, discussions, and optional workshops. This year’s theme is Building Communities.

    The planning committee encourages presenters to propose topics that address how different communities are impacted by our systems, technology, values, and practices; who our communities are by and for; and to look at data services through a critical lens.

    Once again, RDAP and the Journal of eScience Librarianship (JeSLIB) will continue their partnership. RDAP presenters will have the opportunity to submit papers to a special issue of JeSLIB.

    Deadline: 

    November 16, 2018

    Submit/more info:

    http://rdapassociation.org/cfp/

    Contact: 

    Tisha Mentnech (tisha.mentnech@utah.edu) and Carolyn Bishoff (cbishoff@umn.edu), Conference Committee co-chairs

  • IT Pro Forum Registration Open - deadline is 10/18 by 5pm

    Oct 17, 2018 1:45 pm0 views

    The Fall 2018 IT Professionals Forum registration is now open! Please visit the website and register for this #TechnologyTransformers conference. This is a 2-day event on November 7-8, 2018.

    Wednesday, November 7th follows our traditional format, held at the I Hotel and Conference Center located at 1900 S. 1st Street Champaign, IL 61820. Lunch and snacks will be provided.Thursday, November 8th is an optional day filled with workshops at the I Hotel and Conference Center. 

    The deadline to register is 5 PM on Thursday, October 18th. 

    For more information about the regular sessions or optional workshops please see the descriptions on the schedule page. Additional questions should be directed to the IT Professionals Forum Planning Committee at itpf-committee@illinois.edu.

  • Savvy Researcher Workshops

    Oct 15, 2018 9:45 am0 views

    Check out this week's Savvy Researcher Workshops:

    An Introduction to Prezi: Monday, October 15, noon – 1 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Latin American and Caribbean Research Workshop: Tuesday, October 16, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., Main Library, room 314

    Data Sharing: Tuesday, October 16, 1 – 2 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Share Your Video Online with Kaltura: Tuesday, October 16, 2 - 3 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    How to make Wikipedia edits that stick: Tuesday, October 16, 3 - 4 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Create scholarly and promotional digital materials with CANVA: Wednesday, October 17, 11 a.m. - noon, Main Library, room 314

    International Fieldwork 101: IRB and Beyond: Wednesday, October 17, 3 - 4 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Managing Your Citations with Zotero: Wednesday, October 17, 5 – 6 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Add Captions to Kaltura Video with Automatic Speech Recognition: Thursday, October 18, 2 - 3 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Starting the Job Search: Strategies for Success: Friday, October 19, 2 - 3 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  • Share Your Research Data through the Illinois Data Bank

    Oct 15, 2018 9:30 am0 views

    The Illinois Data Bank is an institutional, self-deposit data repository designed to preserve and share data produced by Illinois researchers. Depositors are given a persistent URL (DOI) for their data and the dataset will be publicly findable through search engines. Research Data Service staff are available for deposit consultations and assistance at databank@library.illinois.edu.

  • Scholarly Commons Open House

    Oct 5, 2018 12:30 pm8 views

    You are invited to the Scholarly Commons Open House

    October 9. 4:00-5:30 in 220 Main Library

  • LAW AND DATA SCIENCE SUMMIT

    Sep 24, 2018 10:00 am0 views

    The intersection between data science and the law includes pressing issues for the producers, users, and regulators of data – meaning virtually everyone. This summit examines how data science applies to law, looking at the promise of data science for our increased understanding of legal texts, law, and the important issues with which the law is grappling daily. It also asks how the law applies to data science, examining pervasive issues of privacy, ethics, and ownership.

    Location: Max L. Rowe Auditorium, Law Building, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue, Champaign, Illinois

    Date: Oct 5, 2018   8:30 am - 1:30 pm

    Registration: Registration required.

  • Savvy Researcher Trainings This Week

    Sep 17, 2018 8:45 am0 views

    Introduction to Text Mining Concepts and Sources: Monday, September 17, 2 – 3:30 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    An Introduction to Prezi: Tuesday, September 18, 10 - 11 a.m., Main Library, room 314

    Introduction to Data Management: Tuesday, September 18, 1 - 2 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Reading Data Visualizations: Tuesday, September 18, 4 - 5 p.m.,  Main Library, room 314

    Advanced Research Strategies: Wednesday, September 19, 3 - 4 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Copyright for Educators: Thursday, September 20, 11 a.m. - noon, Main Library, room 314

    Internet Privacy: Filter Bubbles and the Deep Web: Thursday, September 20, 2 - 3 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Exploratory Data Analysis Through Visualization: Thursday, September 20, 4 - 6 p.m.,  Main Library, room 314

    Introduction to Data Management: Thursday, September 20, 6 - 7 p.m., Main Library, room 314

    Managing Your Citations with Zotero: Friday, September 21, 1 - 2 p.m, Main Library, room 314

    Learn more and register online. 

  • "Humanities and Arts in the Age of Big Data", taking place October 4-5

    Sep 5, 2018 8:45 am0 views

    The panel conversations on the 5th should be particularly engaging. Two authors of my favorite books in 2018 are panelists: Safiya Noble and Virginia Eubanks will both be speaking. Their respective works Algorithms of Oppression and Automating Inequality, are some of the best works on the systemic problems of big data processing that I have read in the past several years. 

    For more information visit https://publish.illinois.edu/humanitiesartsinageofbigdata/schedule/

  • Introduction to ORCID for Research Administrators: What, Why, How?

    Sep 5, 2018 8:45 am26 views

    Tues., Sept. 11, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    Grainger Engineering Library

    2nd floor conference room “Commons”

  • 2018 DATA SCIENCE DAY - 9/27

    Aug 27, 2018 11:15 am0 views

    This event is a celebration of data science from across our campus. Events include sessions focusing on the application of data science in genomics and materials science, the hesitant data scientist, a session on data governance, and a session on community data science. This event is open to all, faculty, staff, students, and the public..

  • Breakfast meeting on undergraduate data science education - 9/5

    Aug 27, 2018 11:15 am0 views

    A breakfast on undergraduate data science education on Wednesday September 5 from 8:30 to 10:30, Rm 314, Illini Union. Hear about an initiative for a broadly accessible introductory course on data science as an on-ramp to other educational opportunities on campus. The goal is that every Illinois undergraduate should have the opportunity to have a meaningful exposure to data science. RSVP by 8/29.

  • Tech Points Remote Help Desks Available 8/27-8/29

    Aug 27, 2018 10:00 am0 views

    Pop-up IT support desks will be located at strategic locations on campus to help students feel prepared and ready for success during their first week back to campus.

  • Bringing Cloud Computing to Data Analytics

    Aug 22, 2018 8:30 am0 views

    “Research has shown that evidence-based decision making has greater returns than gut instinct based,” said Business Administration Associate Professor Ramanath Subramanyam, who teaches data analytics courses in the Gies Business MBA program.

  • Fall Update - a message from Deputy CIO for Research IT, John Towns

    Aug 21, 2018 12:30 pm45 views

    As we return from summer activities and embark on a new academic year, I want to share some recent efforts and planned activities for Technology Services' Research IT team with the campus research community. Based on the proposal to campus entitled, A Bold Investment in Research for the University of Illinois, and the subsequent document, Prioritizing a Bold Investment in Research for the University of Illinois, Research IT has made incremental but steady progress in establishing new research-enabling capabilities for our campus community.

  • MATLAB license now available for undergraduates

    Aug 20, 2018 10:30 am13 views

    As you start the new semester make sure you have all the right tools. The University of Illinois WebStore is now able to provide MATLAB  to all students, faculty and staff as a virtual application through our University wide CITRIX service. For only $20 a semesterstudents can now analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models using MATLAB.

    To obtain access, first, visit WebStore and purchase the MATLAB Virtual Application for Students offer. Then, follow the instructions in your WebStore Order History for access to the software.

    For more information about what's included in the new license, visit WebStore’s News Items. If you have questions about the new MATLAB license, contact webstore@illinois.edu.

  • Register for Fall CITL Workshops

    Aug 13, 2018 10:15 am0 views

    The fall schedule of workshops for the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) is now available online and workshops begin this week. Registration is open for workshops on topics such as: 

    Compass2g: The Essentials

    Compass2g: Special Topics (Group Projects, Online Tests, Large Class Management)

    i>clicker: The Essentials

    An Emerging Technology Hands-on series

  • VetMed Hackathon Oct. 10

    Aug 9, 2018 9:00 am0 views

    Wednesday, Oct. 10

    4-11 p.m.

    College of Veterinary Medicine

    The VetMed Hackathon will seek novel solutions to feline house soiling—the primary reason cats are relinquished to shelters. Open to veterinarians, students from all disciplines, and cat-lovers from the community! The winning team will come up with a cat-friendly and humane solution encouraging felines to eliminate at desired locations. Cash prize of $2,500.

  • ACH2019 Call for Reviewers

    Aug 6, 2018 9:15 am0 views

    Deadline: September 1, 2018

    ACH 2019 is seeking reviewers to evaluate conference proposal submissions during December 2018 and January 2019. ACH wishes to establish a wide, and as varied as possible, pool of reviewers for this conference. We welcome members of any academic affiliation or professional role who are interested in the digital humanities that would like to help shape the representation of our organization at its first national conference. Although we are a US-based organization, we encourage those who live in regions of the world that are not represented by existing professional organizations to review, recognizing that intellectual, cultural, institutional, and other forms of diversity make a vital contribution to scholarship and practice.

  • Current Research in Digital History 2019

    Aug 6, 2018 9:15 am0 views

    George Mason University, Arlington, VA,

    March 9, 2019

    Deadline: September 28, 2018

    The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media invites submissions for the second

    annual Current Research in Digital History conference <http://crdh.rrchnm.org/>. Submissions

    should offer historical arguments and interpretations rather than showcase digital projects. The

    format of short presentations provides an opportunity to make arguments on the basis of

    ongoing research in larger projects. Graduate students are encouraged to submit proposals.

    Some travel funding for presenters is available. Presentations will be peer-reviewed and

    published in an online publication that accommodates dynamic visualizations and narrative.

  • Software Carpentry—Crops in Silico (July 31)

    Jul 12, 2018 9:00 am0 views

    What basic computing skills do I need as a researcher?

    How do I maintain my research code?

    How can I quickly and automatically process my experimental data?

    This one-day workshop will cover the skills you need to succeed as all fields become data-driven:

    Scripting for task and data managementTask automation with the Bash command lineData Management and Version control with Gitand more . . .

  • Michigan State University's Empower Women in IT Conference: July 19

    Jul 12, 2018 9:00 am3 views

    Michigan State University Information Technology and MSU IT Club25 are excited to announce the inaugural Empower Women in IT Conference on July 19, featuring keynote speaker Emily Calandrelli! They have extended a warm welcome to all people working in IT. Emily Calandrelli is an Emmy-nominated science TV host. She's featured as a correspondent on Bill Nye Saves the World and an executive producer and the host of FOX's Xploration Outer Space.

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    Finding Solutions with Research IT: Research IT Consultants enable one equine researchers’ progress with U of I Box

    Jun 19, 2018 10:15 am90 views

    Connecting researchers to the right technology and resources for their needs is one of the main initiatives of the new Research IT program launched by Technology Services in Spring 2018. With the help of two Research IT consultants, one researcher was able to solve a long-standing problem that was hindering her progress.

  • Research IT Portal Introduction Video

    Jun 18, 2018 11:00 am0 views

    If you haven't been to the Research IT Portal yet, click the atricle title above to view a 1-minute video that introduces key Portal features.

     

  • University Library a Partner in Data Curation Network

    Jun 4, 2018 12:30 pm0 views

    The University Library is one of eight partners launching the Data Curation Network. The three-year effort is backed by a $526,438 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Data Curation Network will serve as “a cross-institutional staffing model that seamlessly connects a network of expert data curators to local datasets and to supplement local curation expertise.”

    “Deep curation of datasets is a clear case where no one library will be able to hire and retain staff to cover all disciplines, data types, and file formats,” said Heidi Imker, director of the Research Data Service at Illinois. "This is an incredibly important—and incredibly challenging—effort, and we're thrilled to lend our expertise, learn from others, and contribute to advancing data services in academic libraries."

    Visit the Data Curation Network website at http://datacurationnetwork.org.   

    Read the full news release from the University of Minnesota at https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2018/04/launching-the-data-curation-network/.

  • Writers Workshop Summer Hours

    Jun 4, 2018 10:45 am0 views

    The Writers Workshop will be open for limited summer hours during Summer Session II (June 11 - August 3). See the summer hours schedule below. For more information about individual or small-group consultations and to make an appointment, please visit their website.

    Monday - Thursday, 1 - 5 p.m., Undergraduate Library, room 251 or online Sundays, 3 - 7 p.m., Online only (select "Summer Sundays Online" from the drop-down menu at the top of the schedule).

  • What You Need to Know: The Essentials of Effective Teaching Workshop Series

    Jun 4, 2018 10:45 am0 views

    June 12, 14, 19, and 21, 11 a.m. - noon and 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. each day

    Registration is now open for the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning Summer Workshop series, titled "What You Need to Know: The Essentials of Effective Teaching."  The series as a whole is designed to get new instructors a head start on designing their first course, but any instructor (or future instructor) can attend any part of the series to brush up on their skills or learn something new.

  • University Data Breakfast Series - June

    Jun 4, 2018 10:30 am4 views

    Date: June 21st from 8.30-10.30 am

    Location: Illini Union Room 314A

    Register at: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/73216

    The goal of this series will be to advance the major ideas generated in the “data-smart action groups” that were convened at the 2017 University Data Summit, and to secure funding that will make the proposed solutions in to a reality.

  • The Internet of Things (IoT): An Intro to your Jetsons Lifestyle

    May 21, 2018 3:15 pm2 views

    Although the flying car is still a far-off dream for high-tech aficionados, many other technologies from the 20th century’s favorite futuristic cartoon have become a reality. Smartwatches, video calls, holograms that perform, and robotic assistants of all kinds are very real and present in our lives. What facilitates the existence and accessibility of these long-awaited tech advancements? In short, the Internet of Things.

  • Statistics Consulting Group Serves Campus Needs

    May 21, 2018 3:15 pm0 views

    "This service has helped A TON”,  states Magen Rooney, graduate assistant from the College of Education, regarding the new Statistical Consulting Services (SCS). "When we began to analyze our data, we weren't really sure what tests to run. The stats consultants helped us figure out what to run and how to run them...I have spent probably at least 10 different sessions with the consultants. It has been one of the best resources on campus."

  • 2018 Summer Boot Camp XSEDE Registration Pages Available

    May 15, 2018 9:30 am2 views

    The registration pages for the 2018 Summer Boot Camp event are now available.

    This 4 day event will include MPI, OpenMP, OpenACC and accelerators and run June 4-7. This event will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom(WAC) training platform and will conclude with a special hybrid exercise contest that will challenge the students to apply their skills over the following 3 weeks and be awarded the Fifth Annual XSEDE Summer Boot Camp Championship Trophy.  In addition, an XSEDE Badge will be available to those who complete the Challenge.

    https://www.psc.edu/hpc-workshop-series/summer-bootcamp-2018

    https://portal.xsede.org/web/xup/course-calendar

  • Globus Two-day Training

    May 15, 2018 9:30 am27 views

    When: June 11-12

    Where: NCSA 1030

    Cost: $0

    Why Attend? Learn how the Globus platform simplifies development of web applications for researchers. Experiment with new Globus services and APIs. Exchange ideas with peers on ways to apply Globus technologies. Expand your knowledge of Globus administration features

    The schedule is available at https://www.globusworld.org/tour/program?c=13

  • Box Community Summit June 27-28

    May 10, 2018 10:00 am0 views

    Universities from around the country will be gathering together to share ideas, concerns, and best practices. Learn how others are using Box on their campuses and how they address challenges they face.

  • Training in Digital Methods for Humanists Fellowships

    May 9, 2018 9:30 am25 views

    IPRH announces the second cycle of a three-year competition for Faculty Fellowships that support Training in Digital Methods for Humanists (TDMH), a pilot program funded by the Investment for Growth Initiative of the Offices of the Provost and the Vice Chancellor for Research.

  • 2018 April Newsletter (Archive)

    May 3, 2018 10:00 am0 views

  • Undergraduate Research Symposium - April 19

    Apr 18, 2018 2:15 pm36 views

    The annual Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held Thursday, April 19 from 9am-4:30pm in the Illini Ballroom, Rooms A, B, and C.

  • The Research IT Portal is Live!

    Apr 17, 2018 2:15 pm0 views

    The new, eagerly anticipated Research IT Portal is live! Visit researchit.illinois.edu to use the portal or the Tech Services website to learn more about it.

  • Reminder: Early-Bird Registration Period Ending Soon for 2018 Linux CIuster Institute (LCI) Introductory Workshop

    Apr 10, 2018 1:45 pm40 views

    Register now for the LCI Introductory Workshop before the early-bird registration period ends on April 22! LCI will continue to accept registrations after April 22, but the fee will increase.

    Introductory Workshop

    May 14-18, 2018

    University of Nebraska – Holland Computing Center

    Lincoln, NE

    Intermediate Workshop

    August 13-17, 2018

    Yale University

    New Haven, CT

  • When Excel Isn't Enough - 4/19

    Apr 10, 2018 1:30 pm5 views

    This workshop will discuss the pros and cons of Excel and databases for data storage. Weighing those pros and cons, do you need a database? If so, is a database in the cloud a cost effective solution?

  • Deadly handshake: Blue Waters reveals how staph bacteria cling to human cells

    Apr 10, 2018 1:30 pm0 views

    What makes pathogenic bacteria so persistent? Researchers from the Beckman Instituteat the University of Illinois and the University of Munich (LMU) are using the National Center for Supercomputing Applications' (NCSA) Blue Waters supercomputer to simulate and decipher the physical adhesion mechanism of a widespread pathogen virulence factor.

  • Scientific Software Development: PETSc and MOOSE Workshop

    Apr 9, 2018 8:15 am104 views

    This workshop, held May 15, 2018 at 9am, will teach students components and methods for modern scientific software and model development. This event offers hands-on lectures and tutorials by the developers of the major software packages PETSc and MOOSE. Topics will include numerical modeling, finite element modeling, multiphysics simulation and integrating components into a target software application.

  • Whole-Tale Summer Internships available

    Apr 4, 2018 8:30 am6 views

    Whole-Tale: Merging Science and Cyberinfrastructure Pathways" is an NSF-funded project that will enable researchers to examine, transform and then seamlessly re-publish research data that was used in an article.

  • iDSI Community Engagement Breakfast Invitation

    Apr 4, 2018 8:30 am18 views

    You are invited to join us at the iDSI Community Engagement Working Group Breakfast.

    April 11, 2018

    8:30-10:30am

    Illini Union 210

  • Call for Proposals: SBSRI Small Grant Program

    Apr 2, 2018 9:15 am2 views

    The Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Initiative, with support from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research both directly and via the Campus Research Board, requests proposals for its 2018 Small Grant Program. This program brings together interdisciplinary research teams to develop projects that show promise for external funding. Applications will be accepted until April 28, 2018.

  • Introduction to MATLAB for Data Analysis

    Apr 2, 2018 9:15 am0 views

    Join MATLAB expert and U. of I. alumnus, James Kristoff, on April 11 or 12 for a webinar to learn how to utilize MATLAB for Data Analysis. Both sessions will cover how to import data from sources like Excel, SQL Database, .txt files and more. You'll also learn how to manipulate and visualize data and share your results with others. Register for this free webinar through WebStore.

  • NCSA hosting XSEDE HPC Workshop on April 3-4

    Apr 2, 2018 9:15 am0 views

    The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is one of many host-sites for XSEDE's upcoming HPC Workshop, focused on MPI and parallel programming. If you are a researcher interested in adding high-performance computing to your research, this workshop offers a hands-on introduction. To register, sign up at https://www.xsede.org/web/xup/course-calendar/-/training-user/class/593/session/153

  • Fulbright Grants for Overseas Research

    Apr 2, 2018 9:15 am1 views

    The Fulbright program supports US citizens in all disciplines who wish to study or conduct research abroad in approximately 140 countries.

  • U of I Box Now Offers HIPAA

    Apr 2, 2018 8:15 am2 views

    U of I Box is now available for storing protected health information. Individuals who would like to use U of I Box to store Protected Health Information may only do so in a provided Box Health Data Folder (BHDF). A request for a BHDF can be submitted from https://hipaa.uillinois.edu/protecting-phi-with-box-health-data-folders. Individuals are responsible for following set policies and guidance listed in the web page above.

  • Apply for the Data Purchasing Program at the University Library

    Mar 29, 2018 10:15 am0 views

    The University Library is soliciting applications from faculty, academic professionals, and graduate students who need to purchase numeric, spatial, or textual data for their research. Through the Data Purchase Program, funds will be awarded for such data purchases, with a maximum award of $5,000. The application deadline for first consideration is May 28, 2018.

    Visit https://www.library.illinois.edu/sc/purchase/ for more details, including a link to the online application.

  • Attend the inaugural Industry Data Science Summit

    Mar 26, 2018 11:30 am0 views

    Learn about cutting-edge data science research happening at Illinois. The summit will take place on May 1-2 at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and will cover topics such as Data Governance, Data Security, Privacy, and Trust, Data Driven Architecture and Management, Data Analytics and Industry-University of Illinois Collaborations in Data Science. Register with the link above.

  • Design Research: Kim Erwin and Jerry Krishnan with Carle Illinois Faculty

    Mar 26, 2018 11:15 am19 views

    The FAA Design Research Initiative presents Kim Erwin and Jerry Krishnan, “You Don’t Get Points for Novelty: Design Research for Health Care,” a panel discussion with Kesh Kesavadas, Jenny Amos, and Stan Ruecker. March 29, 4-5 p.m., NCSA Auditorium. Reception immediately afterwards.