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What Happens When Google Turns Artists Loose On Its…

Google News Lab is inviting artists and designers to dig into its massive trove of data about what the world Googles. Data journalists work at the crossroads of reportage and visual creativity. They tell stories by shaping information like journalists do, but they communicate through visceral and compelling visuals. The same can be said of data artists, who emphasize the illustrative qualities of visualization over facts and numbers—but who communicate stories in much the same way. Read more “What Happens When Google Turns Artists Loose On Its Search Data” →

Events - Past

Disaster Relief Mapathon at UM Libraries 9/29/17

The University of Miami Libraries are looking at the experience of our neighbors in Puerto Rico and Mexico and are seeking appropriate ways to reach out to them and help in any way possible. Along with Columbia University, Rutgers University, Boston University, and Trinity College, UML will host an event using the OpenStreetMap platform to help provide the Red Cross and other emergency first responders with data needed for disaster response in Puerto Rico and Mexico. Read more “Disaster Relief Mapathon at UM Libraries 9/29/17” →

News - Archived

IDSC Fellows Program Deadline Extended to 10/12/2017

PLEASE NOTE: Owing to Hurricane Irma, the application deadline has been extended to Thursday, October 12, 2017. Applications for 2017-2018 opened on September 5, 2017. The Steering Committee will meet within one week of the closing of applications to choose the IDSC Fellows. There will be two reminders before the deadline. The announcement will be emailed to offices of Undergraduate Research, Graduate Office (UM, Med Sch, RSMAS, CoE, CAS), and to student groups at CoE, CAS, Med School, and RSMAS. Media Relations will help publicize it internally (E-Veritas, etc.), and via student media.

News - Archived

CANCELLED: DH+DJ Symposium 9/14-16/17

The DH+DJ Symposium canceled owing to Hurricane Irma. The 2nd annual Digital Humanities + Data Journalism Symposium has been CANCELLED due to Hurricane Irma. At this time, the DH+DJ Committee is looking at other dates in 2018 or 2019. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event. Please stay tuned to our website for more information. Once new dates have been scheduled, we will notify you. Read more “CANCELLED: DH+DJ Symposium 9/14-16/17” →

Publications

A.B.S. – Historic American Buildings Survey and the Integration…

As part of an HABS (Historical American Buildings Survey) effort to document the built environment, a University of Miami School of Architecture ARC 518 class took a small caravan of aircraft to North Eleuthera in the Bahamas to visit an historic site in disrepair, “The Residency” the former Governor’s mansion in Harbour Town. Read more “A.B.S. – Historic American Buildings Survey and the Integration of New Technology” →

News

Software Engineering Maps The Residency, Harbour Island

“Some of the greatest assets our country holds are our heritage sites and historical buildings and it is up to this generation to take a keen interest in preserving what we have.” This according to Dr. Christopher Curry, Chair of Social Sciences, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of The Bahamas (UB) and University of Miami’s School of Architecture. Read more “Software Engineering Maps The Residency, Harbour Island” →

Events - Past

2017 DH+DJ Symposium canceled due to Hurricane

The 2nd annual Digital Humanities + Data Journalism Symposium has been canceled due to Hurricane Irma. At this time, the DH+DJ Committee is looking at other dates in 2018 or 2019. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event. Please stay tuned to our website for more information. Once new dates have been scheduled, we will notify you. Read more “2017 DH+DJ Symposium canceled due to Hurricane” →

Events - Past

Data Scholars Summer Camp for Female Coders

What did you do during the summers when you were a teenager? Did you play video games? Did you spend your time at the pool or beach? Or perhaps you favored the park? For 17 local girls, this summer has been all about learning computer science. Read more “Data Scholars Summer Camp for Female Coders” →

Events - Past

Intro to Hadoop and Spark Workshop 8/11/2017

Join us for an introductory workshop on Big Data “Intro. to Hadoop and Spark” on Friday, August 11, 2017, from 1:00-4:00 PM at RSMAS, Marine Science Center MSC 123. The workshop explores the differences between Big Data systems and traditional high-performance computing and will get your hands wet by running some Hadoop and spark jobs using sample data. This is an excellent opportunity to grow your projects by making use of IDSC’s Bigfoot cluster, and will develop skills that are indispensable for industry careers. BRING A LAPTOP. Read more “Intro to Hadoop and Spark Workshop 8/11/2017” →