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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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  • Spatial Data Science Mini Grant

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The University of Chicago’s Center for Spatial Data Science has been pioneering innovative ways to teach students spatial methods through coding in R, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Python, and other technical languages. These training opportunities help diverse groups of women

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  • Mar 5: Gentrification Seminar Series Event

    March Seminar Series: Gentrification Friday, March 5th from 2-3pm CST, Register via Zoom   Join the HeRoP Lab this Friday, March 5th for a seminar series event focused on the multidisciplinary and multidimensional topic of Gentrification. We will have presentations and discussion from a leading expert on the topic as well as emerging work from student scholars. Dr. Somashekhar will provide

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  • Feb 19: The US Covid Atlas @ Computation + Journalism Symposium 2021

    The US COVID Atlas project will be presenting insights and reflections on the recent development of the Atlas 2.0 at the Northeastern Computation + Journalism Symposium, Data Journalism in an Expanded Field. Details below! Feb 19, 2021, Register Here Speaker: Dylan Halpern, Principal Software Engineer COVID-19 has dominated attention, media, and life around the world in

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