2-Day Free Software Carpentry “Python” Workshop at Medical Campus 2/21+22
2024-02-21 09:00 - 2024-02-22 16:30 (America/New_York) | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Software Carpentry helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them fundamental research computing skills. This hands-on Python workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. This course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Wednesday + Thursday 2/21+22/2024 | 9:00-4:30 Course Hours Both Days
Register Now | Syllabus
LOCATION
Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Don Soffer Clinical Research Center (formerly Clinical Research Building or “CRB”)
1120 NW 14th Street, Rooms 710 Q
Miami, FL 33136
PARKING
You may park in the building’s parking garage. Parking spaces are available throughout the garage at a rate of $1.00 per hour, with a max charge of $8.00/per day. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
REQUIREMENTS
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed on the syllabus).
INSTRUCTORS

Timothy Norris
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)
Erica Newcome
STEM and Interdisciplinary
Research Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
Francisco Cardozo Macias
Student
University of Miami

HELPERS

Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
Emory Neer
Research Support Analyst, Center on Aging Research
Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
University of Miami

Catalina Canizares-Escobar
Research Coordinator
Florida International University

ACCESSIBILITY
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. For workshops at a physical location, the workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.

SPONSORED BY
Louis Calder Memorial Library | Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) | Department of Computer Science | Graduate School | IDSC | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

2-Day Software Carpentry "R" Workshop at Medical Campus 10/10+11
2024-10-10 09:00 - 2024-10-11 16:30 | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only Software Carpentry “R” Workshop at Medical Campus on Thursday and Friday, October 10+11, 2024, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days: 9:00AM – 4:30PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated).
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on 2-day workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Register Now
Click here for the Syllabus, which includes: The Code of Conduct, Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys, a detailed schedule, and the required (free) software with installation instructions.
Who
The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where
Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When
Oct 10-11, 2024; 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible. To request an accommodation for this workshop, please fill out the accommodation request form. If you have questions or need assistance with the accommodation form please email us.
Glosario is a multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms. The glossary helps learners attend workshops and use our lessons to make sense of computational and programming jargon written in English by offering it in their native language. Translating data science terms also provides a teaching tool for Carpentries Instructors to reduce barriers for their learners.

Instructors

Emory Neer
Research Support Specialist
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine
Cameron Riopelle, PhD
Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship
University of Miami Libraries
Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Helpers

Charles Brown-Roberts
Applications Software Developer
University of Miami Libraries
Michele Mayne
PhD Sociology Major
Medical Sociology and
Community Health & Well-Being
Erica Newcome
STEM and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

2-Day Software Carpentry “Python” Workshop at Medical Campus 10/31+11/1
2024-10-31 09:00 - 2024-11-01 16:30 | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only Software Carpentry “Python” Workshop at Medical Campus on Thursday and Friday, October 31 and November 1, 2024, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days: 9:00AM – 4:30PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated).
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on 2-day workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
This Session is full! Please email tnorris@miami.edu to be put on a Waiting List.

Click here for the Syllabus, which includes: The Code of Conduct, Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys, a detailed schedule, and the required (free) software with installation instructions.
Who
The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where
Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When
Oct 31+Nov 1, 2024; 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible. To request an accommodation for this workshop, please fill out the accommodation request form. If you have questions or need assistance with the accommodation form please email us.
Glosario is a multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms. The glossary helps learners attend workshops and use our lessons to make sense of computational and programming jargon written in English by offering it in their native language. Translating data science terms also provides a teaching tool for Carpentries Instructors to reduce barriers for their learners.
Sponsored by
Department of Computer Science • Calder Memorial Library • CIMAS
OVPRS • The Graduate School • IDSC • UM Libraries

Instructors

Erica Newcome
STEM and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Helper

Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

Free 2-Day Software Carpentry "R" Programming Workshop at Medical Campus 3/3+4
2025-03-03 09:00 - 2025-03-04 16:30 | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only, Software Carpentry “R” Workshop at Medical Campus on Monday and Tuesday, March 3 and 4, 2025, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated).
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research-computing skills. This free, hands-on 2-day workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Registration is Closed—This Session is FULL
Click here for the Syllabus, which includes additional information, such as: The Code of Conduct, Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys, a detailed Schedule, and the required (free) software with installation instructions.
Who
The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where
Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When
March 3+4/2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed on the syllabus).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or to disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible. To request an accommodation for this workshop, please fill out the accommodation request form. If you have questions or need assistance with the accommodation form please email us.
Glosario is a multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms. The glossary helps learners attend workshops and use our lessons to make sense of computational and programming jargon written in English by offering it in their native language. Translating data science terms also provides a teaching tool for Carpentries Instructors to reduce barriers for their learners.
Sponsored by
Department of Computer Science • Calder Memorial Library • CIMAS
OVPRS • The Graduate School • IDSC • UM Libraries

Instructors

Erica Newcome
STEM and Interdisciplinary Research
Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
Charles Brown-Roberts
Applications Software Developer
University of Miami Libraries
Emory Neer
Research Support Specialist
University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine

Helpers

Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries
Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

2-Day Software Carpentry—Python Workshop at Medical Campus 3/20+21
2025-03-20 09:00 - 2025-03-21 16:30 | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
Join us for a free-2-day, in-person only Software Carpentry “Python” Workshop at Medical Campus on Thursday and Friday, March 20 and 21, 2025, at the CTSI Research Training Center (Rooms 710 Q-R). Course Hours both days: 9:00AM – 4:30PM. (Course lasts two days—content is not repeated).
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on 2-day workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
Registration Closed—This Session is full
Click here for the Syllabus, which includes: The Code of Conduct, Pre- and Post-Workshop Surveys, a detailed schedule, and the required (free) software with installation instructions.
Who
The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where
Rooms 710 R&Q, Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St., Miami, FL 33136. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When
March 20+21, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm EST Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed here).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

We are dedicated to providing a positive and accessible learning environment for all. We do not require participants to provide documentation of disabilities or disclose any unnecessary personal information. However, we do want to help create an inclusive, accessible experience for all participants. We encourage you to share any information that would be helpful to make your Carpentries experience accessible. To request an accommodation for this workshop, please fill out the accommodation request form. If you have questions or need assistance with the accommodation form please email us.
Glosario is a multilingual glossary for computing and data science terms. The glossary helps learners attend workshops and use our lessons to make sense of computational and programming jargon written in English by offering it in their native language. Translating data science terms also provides a teaching tool for Carpentries Instructors to reduce barriers for their learners.
Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.
Sponsored by
Department of Computer Science • Calder Memorial Library • CIMAS
OVPRS • The Graduate School • IDSC • UM Libraries

Instructors

Cameron Riopelle
Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship
University of Miami Libraries
Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Helper(

Cecilia Lopez-Gamundi
PhD Student
University of Miami Rosenstiel School
Marine Geology + Geophysics

Free 2-Day Scientific Computing Python Workshop 10/23+24 at Rosenstiel
2025-10-23 09:00 - 2025-10-24 16:30 | Rosensteil School of Marine Atmospheric and Earth Science, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, Florida, 33149, United States
The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “Python” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation.
Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Registration Closed (this session is full)
Thursday and Friday, October 23+24 2025, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Course Hours BOTH DAYS | Add to your Google Calendar.
Click here for Full Syllabus + Instructions
Location
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
Library (Room 106 upper level Science and Administration Building “SLAB”
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key, FL 33149.
Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed on syllabus).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible (take the elevator located on the ground level in the parking lot area beneath the building).
Accessible restrooms are available.

Parking
Anyone with a UM parking permit associated with their vehicle license plate number can park anywhere inside the gate on the Rosenstiel campus. Parking is first-come, first-served, except for a few spaces tagged “RESERVED.” Outside the gate, the (free) public parking lots are also an option, and alternatively, there is the Rosenstiel Shuttle that originates at the Miller Circle on the Gables campus. (Please check the schedule to see if they are running on the day/time of the event.)
Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

Instructors

Cameron Riopelle
Director of Research Data & Open Scholarship
University of Miami Libraries

Timothy Norris, PhD
Data Scientist
University of Miami Libraries and
Frost Institute for Data Science
and Computing (IDSC)

Charles Brown-Roberts
Applications Software Developer
University of Miami Libraries

Helpers
Jenna Courtade
Rimpi Khurana
Raquel Quintanilla

Sponsored by
Louis Calder Memorial Library | Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) | Department of Computer Science | Graduate School | IDSC | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship

FULL—Free Scientific Computing "R" Workshop 11/4-7 (9AM-1PM daily) at Medical Campus
2025-11-04 09:00 - 2025-11-07 13:00 | Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL, 33136, United States
The Software Carpentry community (software-carpentry.org) helps researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on “R” workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation.
Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems. The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers. You don’t need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Registration is now closed. This session is full.
Tuesday to Friday, November 4-7, 2025, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Course Hours All 4 Days
Workshop is broken into 4 half-day sessions | Add to your Google Calendar.
Click here for Full Syllabus + Instructions
Location
Don Soffer Clinical Research Building (aka “CRB”)
Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Room 710 R+Q
1120 NW 14th Street, 7th Floor, Miami, FL 33136
Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
Requirements
Participants must bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed on syllabus).
Accessibility
We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:

The room is wheelchair / scooter accessible.
Accessible restrooms are available.

Parking
The building has its own parking “14th Street Garage.” Parking is available at a rate of $1.00 per hour, with a maximum charge of $8.00 per day. The building does not validate.
Contact
Please email tnorris@miami.edu for more information.

Instructors

Emory Neer
Research Support Specialist
UM Miller School of Medicine

Erica Newsome
Stem and Interdisciplinary Research Librarian
UM Libraries

Thilani Samarakoon
Biomedical Data Librarian
University of Miami Libraries

Helpers
Rimpi Khurana
Tim Norris

Sponsored by
Louis Calder Memorial Library | Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) | Department of Computer Science | Graduate School | IDSC | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
