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Events and Workshops
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CSSI Workshop: Geospatial Data Analysis
Thursday, September 18, 2025 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This workshop is designed for beginners eager to develop practical skills in spatial data processing, spatial analysis and statistics, and mapping through a real-world case study on nitrate contamination and social vulnerability. Participants will also learn to use Google Colab for executing and collaborating on spatial data science workflows, including running Jupyter notebooks in a cloud-based environment and processing large datasets.Caglar Koylu, associate professor in the School of Earth...
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From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1–5 p.m.Part 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1–5 p.m.IMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is designed to...

From Draft to Impact: Strategies for Publishing in Leading Journals
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Take your manuscript from draft to impact in this 8-hour in-person workshop hosted by the Center for Social Science Innovation and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Presenter: Jamil Marques, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.Date(s) and Time(s):Part 1: Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1–5 p.m.Part 2: Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1–5 p.m.IMPORTANT: Registering for this workshop enrolls you for both Part 1 and Part 2.Description: This workshop is designed to...

CSSI Workshop: Survival Analysis
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Survival analysis is a statistical method used to analyze and predict the time until an event of interest, such as death or failure, occurs. This workshop introduces participants to the fundamental concepts and techniques used to analyze time-to-event data. Jon Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, will run the workshop.Register for the workshop here.

CSSI Workshop: Introductory Time Series Analysis
Friday, April 25, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
This two-hour workshop introduces time series methods and shows their utility for examining social science data. Topics that will be covered include stationarity, ARIMA models, ADL/ECM models, and a brief introduction to more advanced time series models.Sara Mitchell, professor in the Department of Political Science, will run the workshop.Registration for this workshop is closed.

Decoding Peer Review: A Guide to Reviewing Social Science Research Manuscripts
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Social Sciences Research Building
Are you a faculty member, staff researcher, or graduate student looking to enhance your peer review skills? Do you find reviewing to be challenging or time-consuming? Join us at the Center for Social Science Innovation for a workshop on best practices for reviewing manuscripts in the social sciences!This 90-minute workshop will provide you with practical guidance on assessing research quality, offering constructive feedback, and making meaningful contributions to the academic peer review process...