Python, SQL and pandas: Oh my! June 21
SQL is the most popular programming language for generating and interacting with relational databases and is, therefore, an extremely useful language to learn. This OHSU Library BioData Club...
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A Gentle Introduction to the Command Line, March 6
What is the command line and why would you want to use it? Command line interfaces (CLIs) offer more control, speed, precision, and efficiency than graphical user interfaces (GUIs) can provide....
Better biodata with ontologies and linked data workshop
Have you ever wondered… What an ontology is and why anyone would use one? Who's using ontologies and how are they using them? How ontologies are created and maintained? How to use an...
OHSU Impact Challenge: “Show, don’t tell: Tips and tricks for public speaking, better slide decks and posters,” Dec. 12
Public speaking is an important type of scientific communication, but it can be scary. Developing public speaking confidence and the skillful use of visual presentation materials is important to a...
Github pages workshop: Create a personal website, Nov. 16
A personal website can serve as a flexible hub for presenting your best professional self, but where do you start? Github Pages Workshop Friday, Nov 16 4 to 6 p.m. (optional troubleshooting from...
Rules of research: Ten things you should be doing with your data, Nov. 7
In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn about practices and considerations for making your data maximally valuable and reusable by you, your collaborators and other scientists. Join...
Preprints: The changing scholarly communication landscape
Guest post by Robin Champieux, OHSU’s research engagement and open science librarian. Have you shared your first preprint? For the uninitiated, a preprint is a complete scientific manuscript...
Neuroscience doctoral candidate and preprint advocate awarded Mozilla Fellowship for Science
Daniela Saderi co-founded a project that is increasing awareness of preprints — versions of scientific papers that are made available before publication in a peer-reviewed journal — and the...
Robin Champieux: Building an open science culture at OHSU
Robin Champieux is working on grassroots cultural change that can help build an open science university. As the research engagement and open science librarian at OHSU, one of her goals is to...
The science of social media: How to tweet like Neil deGrasse Tyson
Most of us use social media, but many do not leverage it for professional success. Twitter is a powerful tool for science outreach and idea development because it can move conversations from an...