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• Spring Savvy Researcher Training Schedule Released

  Mar 2, 2018 7:30 am0 views

  The library’s spring schedule for the Savvy Researcher Workshop series has been released.

  Join us for 50 minute, hands-on workshops that will help you improve your research and information management skills.

  Digital Humanities-related sessions include:

  Building Digital Exhibitions with OmekaDigital

  Publishing with ScalarBasics of Data Visualization

  Introduction to Text Mining Concepts and Sources

  Topic Modeling Theory and Practice

  Messy Data? Clean it up with OpenRefine!

  Making Scanned Text Machine Readable through Optical Character Recognition

  Using the DPLA (Digital Public Library) Primary Resources for Research

  GIS for Research I: Introduction to GIS Concepts, Software, and Data

  GIS for Research II: GIS Research, Data Management, and Visualization

  For more details and registration:   http://go.library.illinois.edu/savvyresearcher

  All sessions held in the Main Library, Room 314 unless otherwise noted.

• Special Seminar: Data Analytic Challenges and Opportunities at Sandia National Laboratories

  Nov 26, 2018 9:45 am1 views

  Location: B02 Coordinated Science Lab

  Date/Time: 29 Nov 2018, 9:00 - 10:00 am 

  Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program national security laboratory that delivers essential science and technology to solve the nation’s most challenging security issues. Data analytics is a research challenge across multiple programs. John Vonderheide joins us to discuss his team at Sandia National Labroatories, and their responsibility for the design and development of advanced mission data processing systems and analytical applications that enable some of our nation's most compelling nonproliferation and national security missions. Their mission is to design, engineer, build, deploy and enhance essential systems that transform data into decisions.

• Software Carpentry—Women in Biology (April 5–6)

  Mar 21, 2018 12:15 pm30 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 two-day workshop will cover the skills you need to succeed as all fields become data-driven:

  Scripting for task and data management

  Data analysis and programming with RData Management

  Version control with Git and more . . .

• 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 . . .

• Software and Data Carpentry Workshops Reach Over 27,000 Learners

  Jan 10, 2018 3:00 pm0 views

  Software and Data Carpentry workshops are held all around the world. The combined sessions have brought over 27,000 learners into workshops to learn to better use "R and Python to work with data, write functions, and initialize repositories in git".

  The Data Carpentry community has reviewed its assessment results and published an article on the impact of these sessions.

  Read the article

• Social Media Analytics Summit Success

  Jan 10, 2018 2:30 pm1 views

  The Social Media Analytics Summit (led by the Illinois Data Science Initiative and co-sponsored by Research IT, Technology Services) was a gathering of over 200 registrants that spanned academic research, industry research, social media practitioners, students, and other interested parties. The goal of the summit was to showcase what is happening in the realm of social media analytics both on the Illinois campus and beyond. A researcher from Spredfast (one of the largest social media analytics companies) and the network science group from Indiana University presented on things happening with social media analytics beyond Illinois. The State of Illinois marketing officer was also present to understand what is happening in this realm. It was an incredibly successful summit and hope that this was a springboard for many activities to come within the realm of social media analytics.

• Smart City Illinois: Building Empathy with Better Infrastructure

  May 23, 2019 9:15 am0 views

  A team of Illinois undergraduate researchers collaborate with the city of Champaign to bridge the gap between data and people and re-envision technology infrastructure towards a smart city future.

• 'Smart' Campuses Invest in the Internet of Things

  Jan 10, 2018 2:30 pm0 views

  Some campus academic leaders are interested in the possibility that IoT devices could help improve student success efforts, although obviously these efforts raise a number of privacy concerns. Arizona State University has launched a pilot project to see if using IoT to take attendance could help advisers reach out to students.

  Read the full story.

• Simplifying HIPAA-Related Processes

  Jan 10, 2018 2:30 pm0 views

  A cross-campus working group collaboratively drafted questions to be used in faculty interviews to assess their sensitive data needs.  The working group also identified opportunities to improve the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process, as it pertains to HIPAA, by populating the form with choices and reducing, if not eliminating, free-form text boxes.  Faculty welcomed the suggestion for simplifying the IRB form.

• Sign up for Data Nudge for Monthly Reminders to Manage Your Research Data

  Jan 10, 2018 3:00 pm0 views

  Want to manage your research data more proactively? Sign up to receive monthly data management reminders that come with quick, easy tips and activities designed by your local Research Data Service.

• 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.

• Seminar: Best Practices for Engaging Military/Veteran Populations in Research, November 28, 12-1pm, 114 Huff

  Nov 12, 2018 12:30 pm0 views

  Does your research apply to Military and/or Veteran communities? This talk is for all researchers who engage with or are interested in engaging with Military/Veteran populations in research. In this hour, Dr. Jeni Hunniecutt, Research Specialist for CHAD and the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education, will overview best practices for collaborating with and recruiting Military Service Members, Veterans, and family members for research. Visit their RSVP page for more information and to register.

• Scientists spearhead convergence of AI and HPC for cosmology

  Jul 2, 2019 10:00 am0 views

  Leveraging data generated by the Galaxy Zoo project, a team of scientists is now applying the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance supercomputers to accelerate efforts to analyze the increasingly massive datasets produced by ongoing and future cosmological surveys.

• Scientists Pioneer Use of Deep Learning for Real-time Gravitational Wave Discovery

  Mar 2, 2018 11:15 am0 views

  This new approach will enable astronomers to study gravitational waves using minimal computational resources, reducing time to discovery and increasing the scientific reach of gravitational wave astrophysics.

  Read more

• 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.

• 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

• 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

• Savvy Researcher Workshops

  Nov 6, 2018 9:30 am4 views

  Check out this week's Savvy Researcher Workshops:

  Personal Information Management: Monday, November 5, 4 – 5 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  Designing with Microsoft Publisher: Tuesday, November 6, 11 a.m. - noon, Main Library, room 314

  Making Scanned Text Machine Readable through Optical Character Recognition: Tuesday, November 6, 1 - 2 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  Smart & Simple Data Management: Tuesday, November 6, 3 – 4:30 p.m., Funk ACES, room 509

  Google for Scholars: Wednesday, November 7, 11 a.m. – noon, Main Library, room 314

  Drowning in Citations and PDFs? EndNote Can Help!: Wednesday, November 7, 1 – 2 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  Navigating the University Press Ecosystem: Thursday, November 8, 11 a.m. - noon, Main Library, room 314

  Building Digital Exhibitions with Omeka: Thursday, November 8, noon – 1 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  Introduction to Infographics Using Piktochart: Friday, November 9, noon – 1 p.m., Main Library, room 314

  The Power of Presentations: Enhancing your Slides for Teaching and Engagement: Friday, November 9, 1 – 2 p.m., Armory, room 172

  Learn more and register online.

• 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. 

• Revisions to the OPRS Exempt Research Policy

  Jul 29, 2019 10:15 am0 views

  The OPRS has revised its exempt research policy. The revisions will go into place August 1, 2019. Read about the changes and how OPRS is implementing them here. Researchers can also learn about the changes through our informational session on August 16, 2019. The session will take place from 10:00-10:30 am in Room 121 of 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue.

• REU and NCSA SPIN Programs Panel Discussion

  May 22, 2019 1:00 pm2 views

  Join Women@NCSA on Wednesday, June 5 from 1:30-2:30pm in the NCSA atrium for a partnering panel discussion from REU and NCSA SPIN programs. This panel aims to discuss opportunities and pathways for women in STEM fields with undergraduate students. The panel will be followed by round table discussions on topics such as women in research, women in STEM, careers for women in research, etc. The event is open to all. We are looking for volunteer mentors to help drive the conversations during the round table discussion, please contact Alice Delage at adelage@illinois.edu if you are interested in volunteering. 

  Refreshments will be served. RSVP and invite others via our Facebook event! 

• Research IT Team Members Lead Sessions at IT Pro Forum

  Jan 10, 2018 2:30 pm0 views

  Research IT team members Tony Rimovsky (IT Architect) and Tracy Smith (Director of Research IT) will lead multiple presentations and workshops at the Spring 2017 IT Professionals Forum on June 7-8.

• 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.

   

• Researchers update Illinois standards for storm frequencies

  May 13, 2019 10:15 am2 views

  As heavy rainstorms become more frequent and stronger than in the past, municipal drainage systems designed from outdated standards often fail, resulting in flooding and financial losses.

  Researchers at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) have recently applied newer data to update ISWS Bulletin 70, the publication that provides the state standards for expected extreme storms.

• Research Data Services Annual Report Available

  Jan 10, 2018 3:00 pm0 views

  Research Data Services has recently made its annual report available.

  “The Research Data Service (RDS) provides the Illinois research community with the expertise, tools, and infrastructure necessary to manage and steward research data.”

• 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

• 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

• Registration Open for SPaRC'Ed Research Administration Certification Series

  Apr 1, 2019 9:00 am0 views

  SPaRC'Ed annually solicits applications for participation in the SPaRC'Ed certification series. The SPaRC'Ed committee reviews and selects applicants based upon multiple factors, including their role in sponsored projects administration, their unit's degree of sponsored projects and research involvment, and the applicant's personal statement. Applications of all experience and knowledge levels are encouraged to apply.

  The application form can be accessed from the link below during the application period.

  The 2019-2020 SPaRC'Ed application period is now open and will close on Friday, April 19, 2019.

  Click here to apply.

• Registration open for Computational Genomics summer course

  May 13, 2019 10:30 am0 views

  Dates of Course: June 10-14, 2019

  This week-long intensive course for scientists and clinicians covers the basics of computational genomics, while integrating the latest technologies and computational methodologies. University of Illinois faculty teach lectures and lead hands-on lab exercises in a variety of subject areas including genome sequencing and assembly, polymorphism and variant analysis, epigenomics, and data visualization.

• Registration for 2019 Linux Clusters Institute's (LCI) Workshops now open

  Apr 2, 2019 9:00 pm0 views

  Registration is now open for the Linux Clusters Institute's (LCI) weeklong, hands-on Introductory and Intermediate workshops. These workshops will cover the fundamentals of setting up and administering a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster and will be led by some of the world's leading HPC experts.

• Register now for the Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) workshop

  May 29, 2019 12:00 pm0 views

  Registration is now open for the 2019 Linux Clusters Institute (LCI) Introductory Workshop,which will be held August 19-23, 2019 at the Rutgers University Inn & Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ. This workshop will cover the fundamentals of setting up and administering a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster and will be led by leading HPC experts. 

• Register now for the IGB Fellows Symposium

  Apr 15, 2019 9:15 am0 views

  The Institute for Genomic Biology Fellows Symposium will take place May 2, 2019. Speakers include NIH Distinguised Investigator Elaine Ostrander. Register now.

• 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

• REDCap will soon be available to investigators on campus

  May 6, 2019 3:30 pm0 views

  Launch date: May 15, 2019

  Research Electronic Data Capture, or REDCap, is a secure web application for building and managing surveys and databases for research studies. Developed by Vanderbilt University in 2004, REDCap is currently used by over 805,000 users in 3,000 institutions throughout 127 countries.

• Random Walks on Career Paths with Melanie Loots

  Mar 2, 2018 11:30 am55 views

  All are invited to join Women@NCSA on Wednesday, March 7, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in NCSA room 1040 for a talk by Melanie Loots.

  The former NCSA Senior Associate Director now serves as the Executive Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at Illinois.Melanie will share the story of her career and offer career advice from the lessons she’s learned. Drinks and refreshments will be provided.

• Promising Diagnostics for Detecting Latent Tuberculosis Revealed

  Mar 12, 2019 10:15 am0 views

  A collaboration between the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Michigan are introducing a new machine-learning-driven approach to latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnostics. While leveraging a high throughput detection technology and powerful bioinformatics, this approach aims to reveal multi-marker signatures for LTBI diagnosis and risk stratification.

• Presentation: Research Data Services at Cambridge

  Jan 10, 2018 2:30 pm2 views

  The Research Data Service is hosting a visit by Marta Teperek, the current Research Data Facility Manager at the University of Cambridge, from July 13-14. She’ll be presenting on their data services program on Friday, July 14, and all are welcome to attend.

• Photorealistic thunderstorm visualization wins XSEDE15 people’s choice award

  Jan 10, 2018 2:15 pm0 views

  A tornado visualization done using Blue Waters at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois has won the XSEDE 2015 People's Choice Award.

  Peer into the Guts of a Monster Tornado (by Gizmodo).

• Petascale Computing Hackathon - accepting applications through July 8!

  Jun 10, 2019 8:45 am0 views

  Date of Event: Sept 9-13, 2019

  Application Deadline: July 8, 2019

  The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is pleased to announce that team applications for the Blue Waters Petascale Computing Hackathon are now open.

  The hackathon is intended for research and development teams wanting to:

  • adapt their codes to run on petascale-class systems equipped with CPUs and/or GPUs,
  • optimize applications that already run on petascale computing systems,
  • accelerate machine learning and deep learning applications, or
  • implement other innovative uses of petascale computing systems.

• PEARC 19 Submission deadlines have been extended

  May 2, 2019 10:00 am1 views

  You are invited to prepare presentation proposals for the PEARC19 Conference that will be held in Chicago, July 28 - August 1, 2019. 

  Presentations may address any topic related to advanced research computing, but topics consistent with one or more of the following four technical tracks are of particular interest. Proposals may take several forms as indicated below. NOTE: Sections highlighted in blue reflect deadline extensions and other updates. See PEARC19 Call for Participation page for more information.

• Partner Investment in 7 TESLA MRI Impacts Illinois Research, Patient Care

  Jul 29, 2019 10:15 am6 views

  Carle and University of Illinois leadership recently approved funding to purchase a MAGNETOM 7 Tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. They join an elite network of clinical facilities (currently one of only six nationwide) to offer patients access to this technology, the highest magnetic field imaging strength commercially available in the United States approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for brain and knee scans of patients greater than 66 lbs.

• Paris-Oxford Research Fellowship

  May 2, 2019 11:45 am0 views

  Applications are open currently for a fellowship that will offer the successful doctoral student the opportunity to undertake research over a period of three years at two of the most prestigious institutions in Europe: Sorbonne University in Paris and the University of Oxford. Applicants should have a background in one or more of the following four disciplines: digital humanities, history of science, mathematics, or computer science. They should demonstrate experience of historical study alongside evident ability in the field of digital humanities or data sciences.

• OPRS Office Hours - July 12

  Jul 10, 2019 1:15 pm2 views

  Friday July 12, 10am to noon.

  The Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) will be hosting walk-in office hours. Staff reviewers will be available to assist you with your IRB protocol during this time. No appointment is needed. OPRS is located at 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue in Urbana.

• NSF-sponsored Workshop to Focus on Data Lifecycle Training

  Mar 2, 2018 11:15 am7 views

  For today’s graduate and post-doctoral students, conducting research often starts by trying to make sense of the many tools, technologies, and work environments used in data-intensive research and computing.

  NSF Cyber Carpentry Workshop: Data Lifecycle Training

  July 16-27 at University of North Carolina

  Travel and accommodations provided. Applications due March 15.

• Nominations Open for Illinois Innovation Prize! $20,000 for a Student Innovator

  Dec 17, 2018 1:15 pm0 views

  Deadline: January 25, 2019

  Nominations are open for the Illinois Innovation Prize through the Technology Entreprenuer Center at the College of Engineering.

  The Illinois Innovation Prize (IIP) for $20,000 is awarded annually to an innovative student working towards solving global and societal challenges with the potential for a significant positive impact on the world.

  Students must be nominated by a faculty member, mentor, advisor and so forth. Students may not nominate other students. Students must be on-campus during the 2018-19 academic year at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

• New type of silicon promises cheaper solar technology

  Apr 24, 2019 2:45 pm0 views

  An international research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has made a new type of silicon that better uses sunlight and promises to cut the cost of solar technology.

• New laboratory system allows researchers to probe secret lives of queen bees

  Mar 7, 2019 9:45 am0 views

  More than a decade after the identification of colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon marked by widespread loss of honey bee colonies, scientists are still working to untangle the ecologically complex problem of how to mitigate ongoing losses of honey bees and other pollinating species. One much-needed aid in this effort is more efficient ways to track specific impacts on bee health. To address this need, a group of Illinois researchers has established a laboratory-based method for tracking the fertility of honey bee queens.

• New Illinois med school built for health-tech future

  Mar 2, 2018 11:15 am0 views

  The Carle Illinois College of Medicine in Urbana-Champaign, which will welcome its first class of students in July, bills itself as the first medical doctorate program in the nation designed from inception to integrate engineering with medicine. Its hope is to graduate physician innovators who challenge the status quo and find solutions that reduce costs while improving access to and quality of care.

  Read the Chicago Tribune article on the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.

• NCSA Special Lecture: "Cybersecurity to Enable Science: Hindsight & Vision from the NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence"

  May 21, 2019 10:00 am0 views

  Date: May 30, 2019, 10:00 AM
  Place: NCSA Auditorium
  Speaker: Von Welch, NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

  How can cybersecurity play an enabling role in scientific research? This talk describes the first five years of experience from NSF Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, its vision for the next five, and its take on how cybersecurity supports scientific integrity, reproducibility, and productivity.

• NCSA researcher employs supercomputer in Ohio gerrymandering case

  May 10, 2019 8:30 am0 views

  Dr. Wendy K. Tam Cho, a professor of Political Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Asian American Studies and Law at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), uses the Blue Waters supercomputer to analyze electoral maps. During a trial in the Southern District of Ohio, which concluded in March, Cho was called as an expert witness for the case where she presented an analysis based on more than 3 million simulations of possible electoral maps for Ohio. These simulations helped the court in assessing how likely and how much partisanship was part of the map-drawing process for a redistricting that occured in Ohio.