Open Science Framework for Research Workflows

CLICC Classroom C, Powell Library

There are many actions researchers can take to increase the openness and reproducibility of their work. Please join us for a workshop, hosted by the Center for Open Science, to learn easy, practical steps researchers can take to increase the reproducibility of their work. The workshop will be hands-on. Using example studies, attendees will actively participate...

Finding Sources at the UCLA Library

CLICC Classroom C, Powell Library

Want to learn the most effective search strategies? There’s much more to search than Google! Become a savvy searcher and learn more about the best places to search for the information you need. RSVP recommended, but not mandatory. All are welcome! 

Python for Scientific Computing

IDRE Portal - 5628 Math Sciences Building

Python, originally developed as a general purpose programming language, has gained its popularity in the scientific community in recently years owning to its elegant and easy- to-understand syntax and powerful libraries. Python fully supports both functional and object-oriented programming styles. This class will present a number useful features of Python in the context of scientific...

Free

Computing Environment on Linux – I

IDRE Portal - 5628 Math Sciences Building

Part-I session of Computing Environment on Linux class is aimed to help researchers who are new to the Linux system. This two hour session will introduce basic Unix/Linux commands, shells, as well as a few editors available on most of the flavors of Linux operating system. The user should be able to log in to...

Free

Computing Environment on Linux – II

IDRE Portal - 5628 Math Sciences Building

The second session is regarding the use of Linux system for computation. It will describe the compilation and execution procedures for a given source program. A sample software code will be used to demonstrate the computing tools such as makefile, debugger, and profiler which are available under most Linux environments. To RSVP: https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/computing-environment-linux-ii-oct2017

Free

Choreographing Interventions in Multi-User Online Environments

UCLA Game Lab

Event is from 12:00 - 2:00 pm and a repeat workshop will occur from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. In this workshop game developer, performance artist, and interventionist Angela Washko will lead participants in exercises that will ask them to reconsider virtual environments as distinctive contexts for performance and intervention. Participants will gain both art historical...

Structuring Data to Decolonize History

The Learning Lab at Rolfe 2118 Rolfe Hall, Los Angeles, CA

In 1827, a scandal involving a fly swatter provided a pretext for the cessation of diplomacy between France and Algiers and, in 1830, the French conquest. The historiography of French Algeria’s violent formation remains focused, almost exclusively, on the actions of French officials. In contrast, this talk presents two case studies – one from an...

Free

Talks, Tapes, and Tags: Using Network Analysis and Linked Open Data to Rethink Digital Archives

The Learning Lab at Rolfe 2118 Rolfe Hall, Los Angeles, CA

Please attend the following workshop by Ryan Horne, candidate finalist for the Academic Administrator position for the Digital Humanities Program at UCLA.  Note: event time has been changed to 11am-12:30pm. Please RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/wJuoPWizBPe8UqbN2.  See the flyer (below and attached) for more information. Questions? Contact: allison@humnet.ucla.edu.  Linked open data and network analysis are concepts that have applications in...

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Microsoft Surface Workshop

UCLA Store CA

Join Microsoft and the UCLA Store in an exclusive event for UCLA departmental faculty and staff! Come see the Surface Product Family and learn more about how the Microsoft hardware and software ecosystem can benefit your academic and research missions. *Sign up to join Christie Boening, Surface Specialist in Education, and Anthony Ferrari, Surface Technical...

Winter Wednesday Workshops: Introduction to Statistical Software

Young Research Library, Research Commons (RC) Classroom Room 11630F, Young Research Library, Los Angeles

Wednesday, Feb 7, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm Research Library (Charles E. Young) Research Commons (RC) Classroom Christine Wells (Institute for Digital Research and Education), performs feats of fortitude, bending recalcitrant data to her will. Register