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Workshop Running with the Jersey Devil Just in time for spooky season! Learn all about the infamous Jersey Devil that stands over six feet tall with the face of a horse, the body of a kangaroo, and expansive leathery wings. The Jersey Devil has struck fear in the hearts of many a South Jerseyan since 1735. Registration link: https://go.r... Friday, October 23, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00 AM - Online
Workshop Policy Map: Accessing and Mapping Data Indicators Join us for an introduction to the online data and mapping application, PolicyMap, which provides access to indicators related to U.S. housing, crime, mortgages, health, jobs, demographics, and education. Registration link: https://go.rutgers.edu/PolicyMap Friday, October 23, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Online
Stressbusters Take a Break, Make a Magnet! Take a break from studying and unwind with a little creativity! Stop by the Mathematical Sciences and Physics Library for a fun, self-guided stress-buster activity. Choose a magnet card, add your personal touch with colorful acrylic paints, and create a one-of-a-kind keepsake to brighten your refrig... Monday, October 26, 2026, 9:00 AM - Friday, October 30, 2026, 5:00 PM - New Brunswick
Workshop Growing Your Research Network: Using Academic Profiles to Connect and Be Found Your research doesn't speak for itself until people can find it and find you. This workshop introduces graduate students to the platforms researchers use to discover colleagues in their field, stay current on emerging work, and share their own research beyond the traditional journal article, includi... Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Online
Workshop Data Visualization 2 This session covers creating interactive visualizations with Shiny in RStudio, delivering Shiny visualizations on the web, and hosting a Shiny server. Workshop conducted via Zoom. Register to receive the Zoom link with instructions on how to connect. Supplemental materials are available at https://l... Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2:00 - 3:30 PM - Online
Workshop Applied Machine Learning with SHAP Learn practical ML application to achieve a simple predictive model and performance interpretation through these key topics: When to use machine learning Basic model building Model evaluation and limitations Attendees will develop a simple predictive model with associated performance interpretatio... Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM - Online
Workshop Collecting and Analyzing Social Media Data Social media data provide researchers with a real-time view into a wide variety of social and cultural topics. This workshop will include a gentle introduction to the R programming language and RStudio, the most commonly used integrated development environment for R. We will use the searchPosts endp... Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 3:00 - 4:30 PM - New Brunswick
Workshop Data Publication 2 Sharing your data and code is the essential step in maximizing the impact and usefulness of your research. This workshop first reviews repositories for data publication such as Dataverse, ICPSR, OSF, Zenodo, and more. Then we turn to a detailed discussion of building R packages. R Packages are an ex... Wednesday, October 28, 2026, 3:30 - 5:00 PM - Online
Workshop Transcribing Handwriting with AI: Introduction Discover how artificial intelligence can aid in transcribing historical documents and handwritten text. Join Sonia Yaco, Emerging Technologies Librarian at Rutgers University Libraries, for Transcribing Handwriting with AI: Introduction. This workshop provides an overview of practical techniques for... Thursday, October 29, 2026, 1:00 - 2:30 PM - Online
Workshop Digital Privacy: Protecting Yourself and Educating Others An introduction to tools and techniques for protecting your digital privacy and how to share this information with others. Registration link: https://go.rutgers.edu/DigitalPrivacy Friday, October 30, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM - Online