Author: Marynia
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Evaluating Access for Opioid Risk Environments
This summer we are pleased to share research highlights from our Spatial Data Science Summer Fellows, showcasing their work on the US COVID Atlas and opioid risk environment research projects. This week, Data Science Fellow Rachel Vigil (BA ’22) shares an update on her work on evaluating measures of access for opioid risk environment research projects. …
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We’re Hiring Research Assistants for Fall 2021 👋
The Healthy Regions & Policies Lab (HEROP) is hiring three new Research Assistant (RA) positions for the Fall 2021 quarter. These positions are open to undergraduate and graduate students. Pay starts at $15/hr, with a time commitment of 8-10 hrs/week. See below for full descriptions. Interested students can apply here. Returning RAs should also indicate…
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Constructing a Model to Study the Built Environment
This summer we are pleased to share research highlights from our Spatial Data Science Summer Fellows, showcasing their work on the US COVID Atlas and opioid risk environment research projects. This week, Built Environment Data Science Fellow Christian Villaneuva (BA ’22) shares an update on their work developing a model for measuring the built environment’s impact on…
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Interactive Web Mapping with Opioid Environment Data
This summer we are pleased to share research highlights from our Spatial Data Science Summer Fellows, showcasing their work on the US COVID Atlas and opioid risk environment research projects. This week, Summer Institute in Social Research Methods (SISRM) Fellows Margot Bolanos-Gamez (BS and BA ‘23) and Ziqian (Alexa) Jin (BA ‘24) share an update on…
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Explorations into US COVID Atlas Data Infrastructure
This summer we are pleased to share research highlights from our Spatial Data Science Summer Fellows, showcasing their work on the US COVID Atlas and multiple opioid risk environment research projects. This week, Spatial Infrastructures Data Engineering Fellow Jinfei Zhu (MAPPS ‘22) shares an update on her work with the US COVID Atlas. This piece…
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Welcoming HeRoP’s 2021 Spatial Data Science Fellows
The HeRoP Lab is is delighted to welcome six talented and passionate Spatial Data Science (SDS) Fellows this summer. Learn more about these students and their research projects.
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Call for HEROP Summer Fellows
Healthy Regions & Policies Lab Summer Fellowship Program The Healthy Regions & Policies Lab at the Center for Spatial Data Science is hiring multiple full- and/or part-time Summer Fellows for University of Chicago students (undergraduate or graduate) over the summer of 2021. Fellows will meet with project teams for weekly check-ins, and/or as needed.…
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How sure are we about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines?
Once a vaccine is approved for distribution to the full population and no longer just to a test population, scientists expect the efficacy rates to change slightly. A new statistical tool can help assess the strength of results from clinical trials for vaccines and other studies. The tool has just been published in the Journal of…
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Geographic Data Science Lab Brown Bag
The Geographic Data Science Lab at the University of Liverpool invited the HeRoP Lab to talk about their work on integrating geographic data science thinking into public health policy & practice. If you missed the presentation live, you can now catch the rerun at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcHwPNd-nck. Integrating Geographic Data Science into Public Health & Policy A…
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Women in Data Science: Chicago
You are cordially and very enthusiastically invited to Women in Data Science (WiDS): Chicago 2021 on Friday, March 12, from 5-8 pm CST.✨ WiDS: Chicago is an independent event organized to coincide with the annual Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide. You may have…
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