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Events for October 4 – February 7 – Page 3 – Office of Advanced Research Computing Events for October 4 – February 7 – Page 3 – Office of Advanced Research Computing

Introduction to GIS with QGIS

A Geographic Information System (GIS) can be a very useful tool for your research by incorporating location when exploring questions. In this short, interactive workshop, we will focus on the open source geographic information system: QGIS3. We will explore the interface, add and visualize data, create a map layout, explore plugins and support. Previous knowledge … Read More

R for data analysis: a tidyverse approach

This session introduces the R statistical software environment, basic methods of data analysis, and the "tidyverse." While R is much more than the tidyverse, the development of the tidyverse packages, led by RStudio, has provided a powerful and connected toolkit to get started using R. Note that graphics and data manipulation are covered in subsequent … Read More

Introduction to Python programming

This workshop is designed for beginners with little to no experience in programming, aiming to provide a rapid yet comprehensive introduction to the world of Python, one of the most popular and versatile programming languages today. Learners will quickly grasp Python syntax, script execution, and fundamental constructs like variables, data types, and operators. They will … Read More

Intro to Amarel HPC Cluster

Register to attend this workshop at the bottom of this page. Zoom link will be emailed after filling out the registration form. Workshop content: This short course helps everyone make those first few steps toward productively using a Linux cluster for research — all members of the Rutgers community have free access to the Amarel Cluster. … Read More

Data science basics: introduction to Python 2

This online workshop will present a beginning level introduction to iteration, lists, and subroutines in Python, building on our Introduction to Python-1. No programming experience is necessary. Attendance at the previous Python-1 workshop is not required. We will make use of replit.com, a browser based tool for coding.

GIS Joins, Queries and Data Management Tools using ArcGIS Online

A Geographic Information System (GIS) can be a very useful tool for your research by incorporating location when exploring questions. In this short, interactive workshop, we will work through various GIS data tools including data table join operations and spatial data management analyses. Make sure to register for an ArcGIS Online account before the start … Read More

GIS Joins, Queries and Data Management Tools using ArcGIS Pro

A Geographic Information System (GIS) can be a very useful tool for your research by incorporating location when exploring questions. In this short, interactive workshop, we will work through various GIS data tools including data table join operations and spatial data management analyses. Make sure to register for an ArcGIS Online account before the start … Read More

Mastering data analysis: Pandas and NumPy essentials

This workshop is designed to equip learners with powerful tools for data analysis in Python. Participants will delve into the world of NumPy, exploring its efficient arrays and array operations, which form the backbone of numerical computing in Python. The workshop then shifts to Pandas, where learners will get hands-on experience with its fundamental data … Read More

Love Data Week! Finding, Creating and Working with GIS Data

Location can play an important part in your research. "Everything happens somewhere..." In this short, interactive workshop, we'll learn about spatial data, explore GIS (geographic information systems) data resources and search strategies, review critical data literacy and attribution information, and discuss building spatial datasets.