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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T165000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230317T020806Z
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SUMMARY:Cornerstone 1: Getting Started With Research Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to get started with research and creative inquiry at UCLA including how to find opportunities\, earn course credit for doing research or creative practice\, and how to find a faculty mentor!\nThis workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshop series\, a six part series of foundational research topics and skills created by URC-HASS\, the UCLA Library\, and the Undergraduate Writing Center. \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cornerstone-1-getting-started-with-research-workshop-3
LOCATION:Hybrid: Charles E. Young & Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230405T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230317T020805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T213634Z
UID:23796-1680710400-1680714000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Undergraduate Research Week Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Learn all about Undergraduate Research Week (May 22-26\, 2023)\, UCLA’s annual weeklong celebration of undergraduate research and creative inquiry\, and how you can present your research or creative project at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase event on May 23. Plus\, learn how to apply for the Dean’s Prize and nominate your mentor for a Faculty Mentor Award!\nAll students are invited to participate in Undergraduate Research Week! Each year\, over 1\,000 students share their research and creative projects with UCLA’s global community throughout the week. Find out more: https://urweek.ugresearch.ucla.edu/. \nRegister here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/undergraduate-research-week-info-session
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230405T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230405T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230310T193942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T193942Z
UID:23740-1680692400-1680696000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Containers for HPC
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will go over how to use container on HPC resources. Containers are a great way to run scientific software on various HPC platforms. Users can create a ‘virtual’ OS to easily install any application and transfer it to any system with container software. This workshop will cover how to build and use containers to run on HPC resources. We will use many examples of scientific software\, such as\, Nwchem\, R and Rstudio\, Python and Jupyter\, etc. We will work on UCLA’s HPC resource\, Hoffman2 (H2). H2 has the container software\, Apptainer (formerly Singularity) where researchers can run containerize applications. To follow along with the instructor\, a Hoffman2 account will be needed. Also\, it is suggested to have apptainer/singularity on a machine you have admin access (a few examples will also use Docker on these machines as well). \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkdOCgrz8vGdIpFATJd2i1Hj59P-Z0B6Kv
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/containers-for-hpc
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230329T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230329T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230310T193740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230310T193740Z
UID:23738-1680087600-1680091200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Hoffman2 Happy Hour: Using Rstudio on Hoffman2
DESCRIPTION:This Happy Hour Series will go over using RStudio on the Hoffman2 cluster. We will go over examples with interacting with the RStudio IDE on Hoffman2 and show how to install packages\, use GPUs\, and submit non-interactive batch jobs using RStudio. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Charles Peterson at cpeterson@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing. \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcuc-ugpjMuEtd12iA2V74-lKEJ_BRd1cvF
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hoffman2-happy-hour-using-rstudio-on-hoffman2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T123000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230308T173309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230422T065444Z
UID:23719-1679657400-1679661000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Urban biodiversity: the importance of scale
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Nannan Gao\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Virtual via zoom\n \nRegistration Link: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdeGgqj0pHNzapieckX5w-dQAFTDr3d5D \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: While much is known about the scaling of biodiversity\, less is known about specifically how biodiversity scales in urban areas. This is an important question because over two-thirds of humans live in urban areas. Understanding how\, precisely\, biodiversity scales in urban areas will inform management. Linear relationships would imply that similar interventions should work across the range of city sizes (from small towns to the largest mega-cities) whereas non-linear relationships would imply that biodiversity strategies must be tailored to the size of the city. We focused on avian biodiversity because more than half of the species are found in urban areas (6120 species out of 11\,162 species)\, including at least 350 threatened ones. We calculated species richness in 2\,568 cities and used eBird\, a community science platform\, to estimate species richness. After controlling for a variety of variables that might explain variation in avian biodiversity\, we found a non-linear relationship in cities and contrasted this to a well-established power law found in natural areas. After controlling for other key variables that might explain variation in urban biodiversity\, the log-log relationship between city area and avian biodiversity had a slope of 0.42 until cities got bigger than 331 km2\, beyond which it decreased to 0.15. This suggests that unique processes affect urban biodiversity in smaller and larger cities. When we focused on the subset of threatened species\, we found a linear relationship with a slope of 0.20. Urbanization not only contributes to a global extinction\, but urban areas may provide important habitat for threatened species. \nAbout Speaker: Dr. Nannan Gao is a Postdoctoral associate with Daniel T. Blumstein in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. Her research mainly focuses on studying the relationship between urban biodiversity and city size by creating global urban biodiversity datasets that include small towns to megacities involving spatiotemporal advanced computing\, statistical computing and data science. Dr. Gao received her PhD in Chinese Academy of Science\, also studied human geography and urban planning in Peking University. She seeks to balance humans and animals in urban areas.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/urban-biodiversity
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Presentations
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230302T202653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T224652Z
UID:23705-1679398200-1679409000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Getting Started with Registered Reports
DESCRIPTION: Click here for to watch the recording \nRegistered reports are a new publication mechanism where researchers submit a research proposal to a journal that is peer-reviewed\, and upon acceptance\, the journal agrees to publish the results of the study regardless of the outcome. Registered reports help address key issues which have resulted in replication crises in multiple academic fields\, such as publication bias and p-hacking. In this workshop\, you will learn how to publish registered reports\, the value of registered reports\, how registered reports align with incentives for researchers\, and how registered reports can interface with broader research systems (e.g.\, labs and trainees). \nAfter this workshop\, attendees will be able to… \n\nDefine a registered report and describe its component parts\nSummarize the differences between registered reports and traditional published research\nCompare and contrast the relative barriers and benefits of registered reports and traditional publications.\nIdentify and evaluate journals or other publishing mechanisms (e.g.\, PCI-RR) within their field which publish registered reports\nGenerate a Stage 1 registered report proposal for their own research project\n\nPresenters: Dr. Amanda Kay Montoya is a Quantitative Methodologist in the Department of Psychology at UCLA. Dr. William Krenzer is a Scientific Integrity Associate at Duke University. Drs. Montoya and Krenzer are funded by NSF to research the adoption and impact of registered reports in scientific practice. The team has experience submitting and publishing multiple registered reports\, as well as extensive experience with researchers considering and implementing registered reports and developing tools to improve the ease with which researchers can conduct registered reports.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/registered-reports-2
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230313T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230313T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T173720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T173720Z
UID:23483-1678712400-1678723200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Decomposing and Visualizing Interactions in R
DESCRIPTION:In regression\, we are often interested in an interaction\, which is the modification or moderation of the effect of an independent variable by another. Understanding interactions involves interpreting the regression coefficients\, estimating and testing simple effects and their differences\, and visualizing the interaction. This workshop will teach you how to do all of these thing in R using base R\, as well as the emmeans and ggplot2 packages. Some prior knowledge of linear regression and experience with R is recommended but not necessary. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Andy Lin at alin@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwkfumspzsqHtKbf6iQV7U-xADsn3h3BhT1
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/decomposing-and-visualizing-interactions-in-r
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230311T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20231204T222305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T222305Z
UID:24488-1678550400-1678550400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Mediation Models in Mplus
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce mediation (i.e.\, causal) models using Mplus.  Explanations of the syntax and output will be given\, as well as some tips about reporting such analyses.  Models with latent variables will not be discussed.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-mediation-models-in-mplus
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230308T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230223T011226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T011409Z
UID:23681-1678262400-1678372200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:HPC Monthly Workshop: Machine Learning and BIG DATA
DESCRIPTION:UCLA-IDRE\, along with ACCESS and Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center\, is pleased to announce a two-day Big Data workshop (March 8 – 9\, 2023\, 8 AM-2 PM PDT each day). \nThis workshop will focus on topics including big data analytics\, machine learning with Spark\, and deep learning using Tensorflow. It will be presented using the Wide Area Classroom (WAC) training platform in UCLA’s Visualization Portal (5628 Math Science Building). \nRegistration: \nInterested applicants must first have an ACCESS ID.  If you do not have an ACCESS ID\, please visit this page to create one: ACCESS User Registration \nOnce you have an ACCESS ID\, please complete the following registration page by Sunday\, March at Noon Pacific time: Eventbrite Reservation \nTentative Agenda: \nDay – 1:\n \n\n\n\nWednesday\, February 19\, 2020\nAll times given are Pacific\n\n\n08:00 AM\nWelcome\n\n\n08:25 AM\nA Brief History of Big Data\n\n\n09:20 AM\nIntro to Spark\n\n\n10:00 AM\nLunch Break\n\n\n11:00 AM\nMore Spark and Exercises\n\n\n02:00 PM\nIntro to Machine Learning\n\n\n02:00 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\nDay – 2: \n\n\n\nThursday\, February 20\, 2020\nAll times given are Pacific\n\n\n08:00 AM\nMachine Learning: Recommender System with Spark\n\n\n10:00 AM\nLunch break\n\n\n11:00 AM\nDeep Learning with Tensorflow\n\n\n02:00 PM\nTying it All Together\n\n\n02:30 PM\nAdjourn\n\n\n\n\n\nNote: Visit PSC’s workshop for more details. You may also reach out to tvsingh@ucla.edu in case of any questions about the workshop at UCLA.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/hpc-monthly-workshop-machine-learning-and-big-data
LOCATION:IDRE Visualization Portal\, Math Sciences Building 5628\, 520 Portola Plaza\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90095\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230306T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T173505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T173740Z
UID:23480-1678107600-1678118400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Missing Data in R
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of this seminar is to discuss techniques and introduce some useful packages in R for handling missing data. In particular\, we will focus on multiple imputation and how to perform it using the R package\, mice: “Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations”. As prerequisite to this seminar\, we suggest participants have basic knowledge in R and if they do not have prior training in R\, a seminar providing an introduction R can be found here: https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/r/seminars/intro/. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Siavash Jalal at sjalal@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMod-urpjwsGt0IpKni-92vrKDJsIyKclhO
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/missing-data-in-r
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20231204T222304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T222304Z
UID:24487-1677945600-1677945600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Zero-inflated and Hurdle models for Count Data in R
DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces zero-inflated poisson\, zero-inflated negative binomial\, and hurdle models for count data\, which are two-part models used when more zeros are found in the data than expected with typical count distributions. We will discuss the formulations of the two parts of each model\, the interpretation of model parameters\, and how to run these models and analyze zero-inflated count data in R.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/zero-inflated-and-hurdle-models-for-count-data-in-r
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20231204T223031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T013705Z
UID:24502-1677934800-1677934800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Zero-inflated and Hurdle models for Count Data in R
DESCRIPTION:This workshop introduces zero-inflated poisson\, zero-inflated negative binomial\, and hurdle models for count data\, which are two-part models used when more zeros are found in the data than expected with typical count distributions. We will discuss the formulations of the two parts of each model\, the interpretation of model parameters\, and how to run these models and analyze zero-inflated count data in R. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Siavash Jalal (sjalal@oarc.ucla.edu). \nRegister here:
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/zero-inflated-and-hurdle-models-for-count-data-in-r-2
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T172228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T184150Z
UID:23469-1677837600-1677844800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Generative Adversarial Networks
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will introduce participants to Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). We will demonstrate the core techniques of GANs\, including how to use Deep Convolutional GANs (DCGANs) to generate images using PyTorch. A basic understanding of the topics covered in previous sessions is assumed. Having working experience with Python\, Jupyter Notebooks\, and linear algebra will be helpful for fully participating in the workshop. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMrcuipqDspGtPEv6wm4JfiJrn5if56hl42
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-generative-adversarial-networks-2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T160000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T173247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T173519Z
UID:23478-1677502800-1677513600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Introduction to Meta-analysis in Stata
DESCRIPTION:Meta-analysis is the synthesis of results from previous studies. It is used to increase power\, obtain a better estimate of an effect size\, and sometimes to resolve conflicting conclusions in the literature. In this workshop\, we will discuss how the data for a meta-analysis are collected and organized\, as well as how such data are analyzed and graphed. We will also discuss some of the limitations meta-analysis and what should be included in a meta-analysis for publication. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Christine Wells at crwells@ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUpcO-vpzsqH93pnL7-ZfVKhYwxcbaX6j5f
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/introduction-to-meta-analysis-in-stata
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T123000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230211T011752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230224T222937Z
UID:23661-1677238200-1677241800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:High-throughput survey of brain cell diversity and organization using dimensionality-reduced spatial transcriptomics
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Fangming Xie\, Ph.D.\nIDRE Fellow\nInstitute for Quantitative & Computational Biosciences\nUniversity of California Los Angeles \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\nLocation: Virtual \nRecording of the presentation \n  \nAbstract: Biology is undergoing a revolution of information explosion. In genomics\, a single experiment measures the expression levels of thousands of genes in hundreds of thousands of cells. Meanwhile\, scalable computational tools were used to distill understanding from complex data. The combination of high-throughput experiments and analyses has transformed research paradigms and advanced our understanding in many areas\, including cell type taxonomy\, developmental trajectories\, and disease biomarkers. Yet\, we are still far from gaining the throughput to measure and analyze transcriptomes (cells’ full gene expression profiles) at whole-organ scale in organisms that are much smaller than humans. Existing methods\, including single-cell RNA-seq and spatial transcriptomics\, will take years to measure all cells (n=~100 million) in a mouse brain\, before any computational analyses to reveal cell types and their spatial organizations. \nRather than performing experiments first and analyzing data second\, we propose an integrated approach where computational dimensionality reduction methods are used to design smarter experiments that maximize the information content of spatial transcriptomics experiments. Using a variety of methods\, from principal component analysis\, non-negative matrix factorization\, to neural network\, we extracted from transcriptome data (num. dimension > 10\,000) low-dimensional (n=24) latent features\, with each latent feature being a linear combination of many genes. We designed spatial transcriptomic experiments to directly measure those latent features in situ in the mouse brain. Preliminary data from one full coronal section of the mouse brain suggests the empirically measured latent features reveal rich spatial organization that matches known brain anatomy and cell types. To demonstrate its throughput\, we are working on realizing its potential of enabling whole-organ scale spatial transcriptomics. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Dr. Xie is a postdoc in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA. Prior to joining UCLA\, Fangming received a BS degree in Physics at the University of Science and Technology of China. He visited UCLA as an undergraduate student for a summer\, working with Dr. Robijn Bruinsma and Dr. William Klug to model the self-assembly of viral capsids. He then pursued a PhD at UCSD where his research focused on integrative analyses of single-cell transcriptomes and epigenomes of brain cells. Fangming loves neuroscience\, genomics\, and physics. He believes many parts of these disciplines can be brought together to sharpen our tools and advance our understanding of the brain. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/23661
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230224T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T172021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T183526Z
UID:23466-1677232800-1677240000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Convolutional Neural Networks (2)
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be the second lecture in our introduction to convolutional neural networks (CNNs). We will continue our learning by applying data augmentation and transfer learning techniques to improve our solution for the classic Dogs-vs-Cats problem using PyTorch. A basic understanding of the topics covered in previous sessions is assumed. Having working experience with Python\, Jupyter Notebooks\, and linear algebra will be helpful for fully participating in the workshop. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIkd-6prj0qGd1awUTk9gFm77WRf-Aaap5s
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-convolutional-neural-networks-2-2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230223T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230223T150000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T201545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T201545Z
UID:23492-1677157200-1677164400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Code Profilers: Measuring Performance and Resource Usage
DESCRIPTION:Learn to use code profilers (software) to analyze a program’s performance and resource usage\, and to use the measurement data to guide tuning methodologies and workflows\, in the context of scientific computing. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Shao-Ching Huang at sch@ucla.edu.  \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIodumoqD0tG9cM27ylElmFbQzauFoBLpRL
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/code-profilers-measuring-performance-and-resource-usage
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T171745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T172852Z
UID:23463-1676628000-1676635200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Learning Convolutional Neural Networks (1)
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will provide an introduction to convolutional neural networks (CNNs). We will begin by using PyTorch to perform image processing on the classic Dogs-vs-Cats problem. Basic knowledge of the topics covered in previous sessions is assumed. Having working experience with Python\, Jupyter Notebooks\, and linear algebra will be helpful for fully participating in the workshop. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Qiyang Hu at huqy@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqdO6gqzMqE9Tow2G8OoEaPtGrPoDXypK4
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/learning-convolutional-neural-networks-1-2
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T165000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T200449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T200546Z
UID:23592-1676563200-1676566200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cornerstone 6: Developing a Research Plan
DESCRIPTION:Streamline your research plan and learn how to organize your drafts\, resources\, and time when writing a research assignment. This workshop is free and open to all undergraduates. This workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshops\, a six-part series covering foundational research topics and skills created by URC-HASS\, the UCLA Library\, and the Undergraduate Writing Center. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cornerstone-6-developing-a-research-plan
LOCATION:Hybrid: Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room (room 11360 ) and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T110000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T174155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T174155Z
UID:23488-1676538000-1676545200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Version Control with Git and GitHub
DESCRIPTION:Git is a software tool that helps users manage changes to their software over time\, and GitHub is a web-based platform for using Git and version control. They will allow you to maintain a complete change history of your files\, create branches for concurrent streams of changes\, trace changes with annotations\, and collaborate and share work with others. This interactive introduction will demonstrate how to use Git and GitHub to track changes\, explore history\, and use web-based Git repositories to share work with others and collaborate. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Ben Winjum at bwinjum@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEudu6vrDoiEtZ9juw4g7j7JfZDBhN1phEN
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/version-control-with-git-and-github
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T165000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T200309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T200309Z
UID:23590-1675958400-1675961400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cornerstone 5: Writing a Literature Review Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Writing a literature review can seem like a daunting task. Attend this interactive workshop to learn strategies for writing a literature review! This workshop is free and open to all undergraduates. This workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshops\, a six-part series covering foundational research topics and skills created by URC-HASS\, the UCLA Library\, and the Undergraduate Writing Center. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cornerstone-5-writing-a-literature-review-workshop
LOCATION:Hybrid: Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room (room 11360 ) and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230209T110000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T174029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T201025Z
UID:23486-1675933200-1675940400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Automation with Make and Makefiles
DESCRIPTION:Make is a tool that can be used to automate the process of building programs\, libraries\, plots\, and even papers. Make keeps track of the dependencies between files during this process\, and if any file changes\, Make knows how to update the built object to account for the updates. This can be a valuable tool for software development\, where source code files can be frequently updated and recompiled into programs and libraries\, and it can also be valuable more generally for automatable processes with a given set of file dependencies\, processes like running data analytics and visualization scripts or parsing and combining text files and plots into articles. This workshop will be an interactive introduction to working with make. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Ben Winjum at bwinjum@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvceurqTMuHdAgS87764pVswhD5B5FvwsE
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/automation-with-make-and-makefiles
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T165000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T200141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T200141Z
UID:23588-1675353600-1675356600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cornerstone 4: Collecting and Citing Sources
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to create a customized library of resources for your project! Find out how to auto-generate your bibliography in virtually any citation style\, keep track of your sources\, and avoid plagiarism. This workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshops\, a six-part series covering foundational research topics and skills created by URC-HASS\, the UCLA Library\, and the Undergraduate Writing Center. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cornerstone-4-collecting-and-citing-sources
LOCATION:Hybrid: Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room (room 11360 ) and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230111T195212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T192122Z
UID:23623-1675342800-1675348200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Teaching & Research w/ Digital Collections (Part 3): Lessons and Learning Activity Design. Content to consider when drafting
DESCRIPTION:Within the scholarship of teaching and learning\, it has been proven time and again that “Assembling and curating specimen collections is a valuable educational exercise that integrates subject-specific skills such as field collection\, curation\, identification\, organization\, and interpretation of relationships.” (Lucky et. al 2019) Digital collections increasingly avail students and scholars of primary source research materials that were only accessible previously by exclusive arrangement in person\, if at all. Rare and unique items\, such as manuscript documents\, cultural artifacts\, and historical print ephemera\, still present methodological challenges for intensive engagement\, even when they are readily and openly accessed. In this third workshop of the series\, the focus will shift to strategies for the design\, development\, and implementation of curriculum-based learning activities that engage collections of IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) content. \nIn this workshop\, participants will: \n\nLearn various strategies for learning activity design using curated collections of items\nCreate usable sample learning activities in Bruin Learn\, using IIIF-based collections content and embedded IIIF-compatible tools\n\nAll levels are welcome. This workshop series is a collaboration between the UCLA Digital Library Program and the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Additional leadership provided by UCLA faculty who have been participating in the LMS Design Lab. \nRegister in advance for this workshop at: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlceihrTgrHtCAHv_uVCTn87nh9mP379BB \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you plan to join us in person\, here are directions to the Portal: https://sandbox.oarc.ucla.edu/the-visualization-portal \nReferences\nLucky\, A.\, Branham\, M. & Atchison\, R. Collection-Based Education by Distance and Face to Face: Learning Outcomes and Academic Dishonesty. J Sci Educ Technol 28\, 414–428 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10956-019-9770-8
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/teaching-research-w-digital-collections-part-3-lessons-and-learning-activity-design-content-to-consider-when-drafting
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Office of Advanced Research Computing and UCLA Digital Library Program":MAILTO:falbrezzi@ucla.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20221207T173042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T173042Z
UID:23476-1675332000-1675339200@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cloud Computing Workshops. Part 5: GCP cloud storage and practices
DESCRIPTION:Cloud computing service is the delivery of computing resources including applications\, servers\, storage\, databases\, networking\, analytics\, and artificial intelligence over the internet. Besides understanding of cloud computing\, these workshops are intended to provide hands-on tutorials to see how cloud service providers may offer academic researchers an option to use additional computing resources. Working on two major cloud providers\, Amazon Web Service (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP)\, we will go over an introduction\, compute instances\, interactive computing\, storage\, and even setup of HPC cluster on the clouds. \nAny questions about this workshop can be emailed to Jerry Huang at hyhuang@oarc.ucla.edu. \nPresented by the Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). \nRegister here: https://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkdu2qqzwrGtHljJChD8aAe7s52FNqgkMD
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cloud-computing-workshops-part-5-gcp-cloud-storage-and-practices
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230201T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T195946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195946Z
UID:23586-1675267200-1675270800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:URC-HASS Scholarship Info Session 
DESCRIPTION:Learn all about URC-HASS’s scholarship opportunities for humanities\, arts\, and social science student and how you can receive $300-$17\,000 in scholarships for doing research or creative inquiry! Find out more about the Undergraduate Research Fellows Program (URFP)\, Undergraduate Research Scholarship Program (URSP)\, UCLA/Keck Humanistic Inquiry Undergraduate Research Awards (Keck Fellows)\, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF)\, Research Revealed\, and the Summer Research Incubator. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/urc-hass-scholarship-info-session
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230127T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230127T123000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230112T212001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230128T073141Z
UID:23636-1674819000-1674822600@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Panel discussion on Advanced Research Computing (ARC) applications
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Virtual (via zoom) \nLink to video recording: https://youtu.be/LgLiY00bvHU \nThe Early Career Researchers group at the Institute for Digital Research and Education is pleased to announce a discussion on current applications and requirements for Advanced Research Computing (ARC). The panel will be led by the following IDRE fellows who are also early career researchers from various disciplines across the UCLA campus. \n\n  Nannan Gao – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\n  Alp Karakoc – Civil and Environmental Engineering\n  Seyoon Ko – Computational Medicine\n  Victoria Rolandi – Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\n  Olivia Sanderfoot – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\n  Fangming Xie – Chemistry and Biochemistry\n\nAbout: Not long ago\, it was hard to imagine the scale at which Advanced Research Computing (ARC) at any university would drive innovation and enhance its research capabilities. ARC is increasingly important in research involving data\, computation\, communication\, and information sharing in most disciplines\, and infrastructure planning requires inputs from various segments across the university. However\, due to the fast pace of ever-changing technology\, the requirements of the ARC are constantly changing. It is a daunting exercise to keep track of the latest trends in research computing. This panel discussion on “Advanced Research Computing (ARC) applications” is to get feedback from the diverse community of early career researchers at UCLA\, who are at the forefront of technology in research.
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/ecr-panel-discussion-on-advanced-research-computing
CATEGORIES:Conferences and Seminars,Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T180000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T195819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195819Z
UID:23584-1674752400-1674756000@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Abstract and Artist Statement Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Interested in applying to present at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase\, Undergraduate Research Week’s premier event? First\, you’ll need an abstract or artist statement! Find out how to write one at this workshop. Applications are due by April 15. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/abstract-and-artist-statement-workshop
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T165000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230109T195628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230109T195628Z
UID:23582-1674748800-1674751800@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Cornerstone 3: Finding Sources Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn the most effective search strategies for finding what you need at the UCLA Library. Navigate your research with ease and pick out the best sources for your project! In this workshop\, you’ll explore the library research guides\, learn strategies for finding the information you need\, and find out about research consultations. This workshop is free and open to all undergraduates. This workshop is offered as part of the Cornerstone Research Workshops\, a six-part series covering foundational research topics and skills created by URC-HASS\, the UCLA Library\, and the Undergraduate Writing Center. \nJoin meeting here: https://bit.ly/urcworkshop
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/cornerstone-3-finding-sources-workshop
LOCATION:Hybrid: Charles E. Young Research Library Main Conference Room (room 11360 ) and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T143000
DTSTAMP:20260619T101556
CREATED:20230111T195043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T192148Z
UID:23620-1674738000-1674743400@idre.ucla.edu
SUMMARY:Teaching & Research w/ Digital Collections (Part 2): Tools and Practices for Engaging Digital Collections Content
DESCRIPTION:The active engagement of digital primary source collections content can\, and often does\, go beyond viewing materials on collections websites. For sustained inquiry\, a wide variety of tools and platforms have been developed that support in-depth scholarly analysis of high quality\, reliably-hosted image-based digital content and enable the creation of public-facing scholarly work products. This workshop is the second in a series about teaching and research with digital collections\, which highlights the affordances of IIIF content (for International Image Interoperability Framework) but it does not require prior knowledge or skills from the first workshop. It will focus upon the “interoperable” use of digital materials outside of their original institutional context\, in both lightweight\, easy-to-use tools for analysis\, presentation and annotation (such as Storiiies\, Exhibit.so\, Mirador\, and MISE)\, and more robust platforms for digital scholarship\, such as Scalar. \nIn this workshop\, participants will learn: \n\nWhat are IIIF manifests and image URLs\, and how can they be used in IIIF-compatible tools and platforms?\nHow to extract details from image-based content\nHow to import materials as linked content into various platforms\nHow to annotate\, caption\, and present content in multimedia essays and exhibits\n\nAll levels are welcome. This workshop series is a collaboration between the UCLA Digital Library Program and the Office of Advanced Research Computing. Additional leadership provided by UCLA faculty who have been participating in the LMS Design Lab. \nRegister in advance for this workshop at: \nhttps://ucla.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-quqjIsGdG78motdRVq1fiqyxJH3fKg \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you plan to join us in person\, here are directions to the Portal: https://sandbox.oarc.ucla.edu/the-visualization-portal
URL:https://idre.ucla.edu/calendar-event/teaching-research-w-digital-collections-part-2-tools-and-practices-for-engaging-digital-collections-content
CATEGORIES:Classes and Workshops,Education and Training
ORGANIZER;CN="UCLA Office of Advanced Research Computing and UCLA Digital Library Program":MAILTO:falbrezzi@ucla.edu
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