Big Data to Knowledge Updates

Posted by Darlene Kaskie on May 9th, 2016 Posted in: General

BD2K Updates 05/06/2016

Distributed to The NN/LM All Staff listserv featuring links to learning opportunities and related “big” data articles.

Data Science Opportunities

• NCATS Launches the Biomedical Data Translator program: Applications due June 1, 2016. Awards will be made by September 30, 2016. For more information please visit https://ncats.nih.gov/files/NCATS-Translator-FY16-FOA.pdf.

 Data Science Events

• Duke University, in partnership with the National Library of Medicine and the NIH Office of the Associate Director for Data Science, is sponsoring a May 12, 3:00-5:00PM forum on the NIH Campus for the release of the book, Governing Digitally Integrated Genetic Resources, Data, and Literature – Global Intellectual Property Strategies for a Redesigned Microbial Research Commons (Cambridge University Press, 2016).  RSVP here. The forum will explore how the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity both constrains and facilitates access to plant and microbial materials and data for research and applications.

• The Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics invites you to attend a two-day workshop on the challenges of applying scientific inference to big data. For more information, including the preliminary program, check out the workshop website. June 8-9, 2016, Keck Center, Room 100, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. This workshop will be professionally webcast. If you intend to join us in person or online, please register by Monday, June 6^th. For questions about the workshop, please contact Michelle Schwalbe.

 Data Science Articles and Blog posts

• A new blog from “Under the Poliscope” is now available! This newest entry, “Protecting Data, Promoting Access: Improving our Toolbox“ discusses the latest ways in which the NIH Office of Science Policy is taking a lead role in ensuring that vital genomic data is shared in a responsible way.

• The new White House Big Data & Civil Rights report is now live with a post on the White House blog by co-authors DJ Patil, Megan Smith, and Cecilia Muñoz!

Big Risks, Big Opportunities: the Intersection of Big Data and Civil Rights:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/05/04/big-risks-big-opportunities-intersection-big-data-and-civil-rights

Big Data: A Report on Algorithmic Systems, Opportunity, and Civil Rights: https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/2016_0504_data_discrimination.pdf

ABOUT Darlene Kaskie
Darlene Kaskie, M.L.S. is Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist for Region 6 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine. She connects communities to training, engagement, and funding to improve access to health information and NLM Resources such as MedlinePlus. Advancing health literacy and digital skills training helps people make informed decisions about their health. She earned her Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association.

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