Events
This 2-day intensive workshop is designed to provide foundational concepts that all programming depends on, using the R statistical computing platform as an example. There are no prerequisites and the workshop is designed for computer users from beginners to advanced.
Read more “2-Day Scientific Computing with R Workshop 3/4-5”
This 2-day intensive workshop is designed to provide foundational concepts that all programming depends on, using the R statistical computing platform as an example. There are no prerequisites and the workshop is designed for computer users from beginners to advanced.
Read more “2-day Scientific Computing with R Workshop 3/4-5”
Events - Past
This 2-Day Software Carpentry Workshop in R at MEDICAL CAMPUS is capped at 30 participants, and is on a first-come/ first-served basis. Read more “2-Day “R” Workshop 1/25-26/2018 Medical Campus”
Engagement
To a biologist or biomedical scientist starting out in Data Science, it may seem as if these two languages are interchangeable, and for some functionalities they are. However, there are clear distinctions between them too, and the answer is “it depends on what you’re trying to do”. Read more “Should I Learn R or Python or Both?”
Events - Past
This two-day workshop, jointly hosted by the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Center for Computational Science (CCS), will help scientists who are currently using tools like spreadsheets to start writing small programs to analyze their data in traceable, reproducible ways. The format is a mix of short seminars and hands-on practical exercises, participants are encouraged to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. Read more “Data Carpentry Genomics 2/22-23/2016”
News - Archived
Brought to you by IDSC, the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the Graduate School, this 2-day workshop will provide you with the basic computing skills and best practices needed to be productive in a small research team. The format is a mixture of short seminars and hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. Read more “R Workshop 3/14-15/2016 Gables Campus”
Community Outreach - Archived
We are happy to announce the first seminar as part of the Lunch-bytes Seminar Series this semester at RSMAS. Lunch-bytes were a series of informal seminars that existed from 2010 to 2012, with a focus on various computing topics. Lunch-bytes aims to provide an informal forum for RSMAS students, researchers, and faculty to discuss and exchange knowledge on various computational tools, techniques, and programming languages. Read more “Lunch-Bytes Seminar 10/14/2015 RSMAS Campus”
News - Archived
This two-day workshop, jointly hosted by the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Center for Computational Science (CCS), will provide you with the basic computing skills and best practices needed to be productive in a small research team. The format is a mixture of short seminars and hands-on practical exercises, and participants are encouraged to help one another, and to try applying what they have learned to their own research problems during and between sessions. Read more “Software Carpentry “R” Workshop 11/19-20/2015″
News - Archived
Interactive sessions for R are now available on the University’s supercomputing systems. Interactive sessions give command line users a desktop-like experience to the R statistical programming suite as opposed to the traditional batch mode previously provided. Read more “Interactive R available on Pegasus”
News - Archived
This two-day workshop, jointly hosted by the Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute and IDSC, will provide you with the basic computing skills and best practices needed to be productive in a small research team. The format is a mix of short seminars and hands-on practical exercises. Participants are encouraged to collaborate by applying the material to their own research problems during and between sessions. Bring your own laptop (any OS)! Read more “2-Day Bootcamps in R & Python, 1/27-28/2014”