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Jul
16
0 comments Tags: bootcamp, Data, data_science, eScience, science
This is the second blog post in a series authored by individuals who received scholarships to attend the 2018 Science Boot Camp held at Brandeis University on June 13-15, 2018. Please watch for more posts about this event and from scholarship recipients in the upcoming weeks. Read the first post here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This June, I… Read More »
Jul
03
0 comments Tags: bootcamp, Data, data_science, e-Sciece community, eScience, science librarians
This is the introductory blog post in a series about the 2018 Science Boot Camp for Librarians held at Brandeis University on June 13-15, 2018. In the next few weeks we will feature several individual’s reflections of the science boot camp. These are authored by people who received scholarships to attend the 2018 Science Boot… Read More »
Jun
25
0 comments Tags: Data, data collection, data_science, science
With summer break on the horizon, the question becomes what can I do with my kids that is entertaining and keeps their curiosity? The answer is citizen science. This is where data collection and/or analysis is distributed to members of the public – kids, adults – collect the data. Or on rainy days, data, such… Read More »
Apr
10
0 comments Tags: Data, marijuana, public safety
On the day that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission began accepting applications for Registered Marijuana Dispensaries, UMass Amherst hosted a symposium entitled Marijuana Legalized: Research, Practice and Policy Considerations. The School of Public Health and Health Sciences invited Darrin Grondel, Director of Washington (State) Traffic Safety Commission, to speak about the impacts of legalized recreational marijuana… Read More »
Posted in: Public Health
Feb
06
0 comments Tags: Data, data_science, eScience
NER is happy to welcome our newest staff member, Karen Coghlan. Karen is a recent graduate from the University of Alabama Library Science School. Karen also holds a MS In Biology from Tufts University and JD from Villanova. Karen has worked as a STEM/Technology high school and middle school teacher and as a long-term substitute… Read More »
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